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Politicians Behaving Badly
Politicians Behaving Badly
Politicians Behaving Badly
A story of how Republican supporters and their leader demanded to publicly hang the Vice President of the United States of America Mike Pence for upholding the constitution.
A culture of Assassination
Politicians Behaving Badly
A culture of Assassination
Travel back into the 60's with ptfjournal as we dive into the deaths of civil rights leaders, reformers and revolutionaries.
A culture of Assassination
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, Robert F.. Kennedy,
Malcolm X, Cesar Chavez & John F. Kennedy all were alive during the 60's. All but Cesar Chavez , perished in disturbing fashion,. assassination by gunfire, This fueled a paranoid culture of assassination that burned through the history of the United States fast.
November 22nd, 1963 President John F. Kennedy is
assassinated.
January 2nd, 1963 Malcolm X is assassinated
April 4th, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr is assassinated
June 6th, 1968 Robert Kennedy is Assassinated
Pictured on the left: Martin Luther King Jr.with Robert F. Kennedy in 1968
March 10th, 1968 Robert F. Kennedy Meets with Cesar Chavez ending a 25 day fast. The fast was to demonstrate a commitment to non violence.
March 26th, 1964 Malcolm X & Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Photographed together for their one and only meeting.
Robert F. Kennedy with his brother President John F. Kennedy
President John F. Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr. Met at the White House on August 28, 1963 President John F. Kennedy would be assassinated, November 22nd 1963. In Dallas Texas.
The Gold Standard In News Media
Malcolm X May 19th, 1925-February 21st, 1963
Malcolm X was a minister and a spokesman for the nation of Islam he was a revolutionary in fact. A leader for the Nation Of Islam being ranked second in command. After spending many years in Prison, losing his father, when he was very young and growing up poor. He reformed himself through Islam. Malcolm X was controversial for preaching violence, he ultimately shifted into the civil rights movement. He separated from Islam, and his public presence attracted much attention to this veiled feud between himself and his organization. He denounced what he considered immoral behavior among the leadership. This series of events was followed by his assassination in Manhattan, New York, as one gunman jumped on stage and shot him point blank in the chest, two gunmen followed after and shot their firearms onto the stage as well. Malcolm X had the ability to motivate young men into Islamic religion, having a powerful impact in African America communities. When asked during an interview what was his Alma mater he responded " books are my Alma Mater."
President John F. Kennedy May 29th, 1917- November 22nd, 1963
President John F. Kennedy. Much has been written about JFK from Oswald to Ruby to the grassy knoll, his health condition, which required his back to be braced,a rumored affair with Marilyn Monroe & wild parties at the White House. JFK was not a typical Manchurian candidate like many before him. JFK motivated the entire country into the space exploration program, he loudly voiced that man would go to the moon not because it was easy but because it was hard. He made some questionable political decisions, such as ceasing the arms race during the cold war, a move that to this day left Russia with the largest nuclear arsenal in the world. As he rode through Daley plaza in Dallas Texas riding topside he sat on the headrest of the Presidential convertible a single shot from a high caliber rifle, to his head, killed John F. Kennedy instantly,. His wife moved away from the shot, she eventually embraced him in her arms where he took his last breath, his head in pieces. The secret service escorted the convertible to a morbid cover all much too late. Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested a block or two away from the incident as a bystander noticed something suspicious. Uniformed police officers quickly cuffed him and the unwitting assassin was off to jail. On Oswald's way to court live on camera Jack Ruby approached him with a revolver tucked in his newspaper and shot a slug into his stomach resulting in his death .
Martin Luther King Jr. January 15th 1939-April 4th, 1968
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, rose to prominence as a Pastor, he soon was designated to be the official spokesman for the NAACP. He advocated for non violent protest and organized marches throughout the country fighting for better wages for African American workers that were not treated equally receiving less pay than White workers. Such as the trash workers in Memphis Tennessee. He also organized protest for desegregation and equal treatment for all. He brought attention to his cause on a national level meeting attorney general Robert Kennedy & the President at the time John F. Kennedy & also meeting on a single occasion with Malcolm X. This meeting between Malcolm & Dr. King took place by coincidence since they had somewhat opposing views. They never actually intended to meet. Or they at least did not acknowledge a meeting publicly. Malcolm Promoted the use of violence in the defense of African Americans. While Dr. King was a firm believer in non violent protest. A constitutional right for all Americans the right to peaceful protest.
The FBI harassed Dr. King, putting his house under surveillance and writing egregious inflammatory reports about him. He knew his life was in danger as his house was fire bombed, he was also stabbed in separate incidents. People around him say he sometimes laughed at the possibility of death. In his last speech in Memphis he said he had been to the the mountain top and had seen the promise land. Dr. King was not afraid of any man as he declared in his last speech. His message was not only one of courage, dignity and equality. It was a message to a country that forgot its own past. A message we should all remember.
Robert F. Kennedy November 20th,1925-June 5th, 1968
Robert Kennedy was President John F Kennedy's younger brother, he served as attorney general, during JFK's term in office, one of 9 Kennedy siblings. He carried on his brother's legacy as a reformer, he went after organized crime, launched the biggest anti poverty legislation in the largest ghetto in America at the time in New York. President John F. Kennedy & Robert Kennedy were advocates for civil rights actions. Robert F. Kennedy never got along with Lyndon B. Johnson. They had a very public feud. Lyndon B. Johnson was his brother's Vice President whom took over, as President when John F. Kennedy was assassinated. In 1968 Robert Kennedy campaigned against Johnson for the Presidential election after his brother's death in 1963. Robert was shot in the head by Sirhan Sirhan in a crowded restaurant during his own that campaign. As he took after his brother's footsteps he soon met a similar fate. Death by gunshot. All caught on camera. He was shot in the Los Angeles Wilshire District. The Ambassador hotel, towered over this grim site haunting Los Angeles for 33 years as the hotel was off limits, until a proper monument could be dedicated.
Cesar Chavez March 31st, 1937-April 23rd, 1993
Of all the civil rights leaders that were alive during the 60's, Cesar Chavez was the last of his kind, a breed of man, that gave everything for human rights, and civil liberties.during this raging fire of assassination that burned through America. An advocate for farm workers in Northern California, Chavez demanded better living, & working conditions for migrant workers that did not have a voice for themselves. He called on all farm workers to protest peacefully, the farm workers united behind his leadership, the nation also followed, with a boycott of grapes by consumers, Chavez was prominent with the Latino community for his drive to improve workers rights, the movement or "La Causa," succeeded resulting in the negotiation of better wages, and improved living conditions. The organizational strength speaks to the character of not only Chavez but the farm workers community as well. No one expected for migrants and a laborer to become a powerful union representing the interest of the working class. What Chavez left behind was a white canvas, a symbol that our culture can accomplish anything we set our minds to. He did his part. Now we can do our part in writing our own history. For we are the authors of our heritage and culture. What I learned from Chavez is that he left us a white canvas. The liberation of our people is in the hands of the working class.
Malcolm X
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Malcolm X, shot onstage during his final speech January 21st 1963. Witnesses say first gunman with a shotgun had already killed him , two shooters followed, pumping rounds into his body. 10 months later President John F. Kennedy would be assassinated.
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
On November 22nd, 1963 shortly after the assassination of Malcolm X. President John F. Kennedy was shot in his head, with a high powered rifle, making him, the youngest American President to have died in the history of the United States at 46 old.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr was killed coming out of his hotel room in Memphis Tennessee. Witnesses reported that a shot had come from the building across from Dr. King's. Many reports surfaced but the delay in Memphis was not planned. It was a result of a march to protest non violence having been cancelled due to excess snow. Dr. King's shooter had been following him across multiple states.
Robert F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Robert Kennedy after being shot in the head on camera while campaigning in Los Angeles. As he walked through the restaurant kitchen a gunman fired one shot to his head and two more into his back. There are different reports about the exact date of his death. He was shot on June 5th 1968 and died the next day June 6th 1968.
January 21st, 2021, Cesar Chavez bust unveiled into the White House.
Before President Joe Biden stepped down . The campaign for re-election was being ran by the Grand daughter of Cesar Chavez the founder of the Farm Workers Union. Inside the Oval Office President Joe Biden has a bust of Mr. Cesar Chavez. (President Joe Biden pictured with Vice President Kamala Harris.)
Beyond the Headlines
Author: Paul Hernandez
The Dragon Crew
Many of us have watched the evolution of Elon Musk as he immigrated from South Africa where he was born, arriving and studying in the United States, dropping out of Stanford he made his name known by digitizing information for city guide, forming a company with his brother which sold for $307 million. The guy made his money. He formed Pay Pal, sold it and made even more money. He began trying to buy rockets from Russia. When the price was too expensive he decided to build his own. For lovers of SpaceX we know how this story continues. He has enjoyed tremendous success with his autonomous, amphibious, upright reusable rocket. Tesla, Neuralink, Starlink. The accolades are numerous in the field of space exploration and tech development. Elon has charted his own course in interplanetary development. He began leaning towards the extreme right, and expanded on what I consider warped radicalized views, once he bought X. Elon Musk was born in a country that is known for apartheid which is South Africa. He has no leaned towards some questionable associations with some far right extremist, With the harboring of characters like Nick Fuentes an openly racist Trump supporter on X. Making anti-semitic remarks at the height of the October 7th tragedies. That event was odd and it is high up on the list of controversial worthy moments in American history. From my research I learned that he was bullied for calling other students stupid which resulted in him being hospitalized. According to Elon Musk himself he was exposed to many bullies. At the age of 9 after his parents divorced Elon never had a strong Father figure in his life. Makes one wonder if that has motivated his support of Donald Trump. Elon has engaged in many politically & factually incorrect beliefs. Beliefs that he has spread through his social media platform X. To say it is a belief system is to be generous with word play he worked around that by providing the people in Brazil wifi through starlink. Despite the court order. He was fined and X continues its practices The fact is he was shut down in Brazil for spreading what the court considered disinformation. The Biden Administration, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, corrected him on disinformation in the United States. This resulted in Elon Musk apologizing to Pete Buttigieg. How is that for a Father figure Elon? He was spreading misinformation about FEMA relief efforts mischaracterizing the Biden Administration and manipulating the suffering of American citizens to attack Presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Similar to Donald Trump, Elon Musk has had an unpredictable nature, There is no epiphany taking place on a moral level. There is no accountability for the words and actions that hurt our democracy, and divide our country. Attacks coming from a person that was not even born in this country. For myself being an American born United States Citizen son of immigrants from Mexico through the proper channels have saved this last fact for my coup de grace. Elon Musk has taken a stance against immigrants coming into our country because they will commit crime. Yet Elon has been fined $20 million by the SEC for fraud. Similar to Donald Trump. That pays for allot of crime. In my opinion. I don't understand a wide spread irrational fear that there will be a shortage of resources. As if he is saying " Don't let anyone else in. There may not be enough for me." Maybe he is should reflect on how Jeff Bezos or Sergey Brin or many of the other immigrants and sons of immigrants will be the next Steve Jobs or the next big thing? We can speculate endlessly, but the fact of the matter, is that this is un-american. more is owed to the American people. More credit is due to the same immigration system that made him who he is. How can America slam the door on others like himself. That is simply un-american. That is my biggest discord.
mathew's secret
Thomas Mathew Crooks September 20th, 2003-July 10th, 2024
Little is known about the secretive, Thomas Matthew Crooks, one of many, three named Presidential shooters, such as Lee Harvey Oswald (Shot Kennedy), John Wilkes, Booth (Shot Lincoln) John Hinckley, Jr (Shot Regan), not to mention a few others.The 20 year old registered Republican, shot and killed a volunteer fire chief, and grazed Trump on his ear, as Trump, coincidentally turned to his right. Crooks was not a marksman but was somewhat, effective in his murderous plot. Although he missed, pretty much a high percentage shot, for a novice shooter. In my opinion he thought he made full contact. He was summarily shot in the head, and died on a rooftop, within 13 seconds after squeezing off his AR from about 164 yards.Taking with him, the logic of a politically motivated act, that stunned the world. The name Crooks & Trump will remain Synonymous in history. Trump survived the shots from Crooks in Butler Pennsylvania, now he has to survive the blue wave.
A Visual Journey
Politicians Behaving Badly
On January 6th, 2021 Donald Trump the disgraced former President of the United States asked his supporters to March to our Capitol in D.C and when rioting broke out he failed to denounce the actions of his supporters. He claimed the 2020 election was stolen from him, without offering any evidence. Resulting in attacks against capitol police threats against our government officials resulting in six deaths and 174 police officers being attacked.
Public Hanging
The comments made on January 6th, 2021 by then President Donald Trump were vague and open ended. Much can be left to semantics, but when I do research, I tend to look for what is not there. What is missing from January 6th, is the act of Donald Trump asking his supporters not to use violence. Evidence is also missing. Where is the evidence that the election was stolen? Also missing was compassion for Vice President Mike Pence & his family. Once Trump falsely claimed that the Vice President could overturn the election but refused. The mob of rioters demanded for Pence to be produced so he could hang publicly. Even building a hang man's pillar & noose.Those were real threats in a real insurrection to really overthrow our democracy and really hang our Vice President during transition of power. Mike Pence himself has written a memoir of those events in which he says Trump endangered his family and every American Citizen at the Capitol that day. Down to the female supporter that was shot to her death. Mike Pence was the only cabinet member of the Trump administration that showed dignity, courage & kept his oath to our country and our constitution.While Ted Cruz a supporter of Trump and a disgraced Senator in his own words hid in a supply closet that day. As he vehemently denied Trump lost the election.
The Fall of Trump
Trump won the 2016 election with just the right amount of minority voters, enough of the woman vote, African American vote, the undecided and he was the first Republican President to pierce the blue wall, in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania & Michigan this had not been done in over years 24years. This was an unprecedented victory. Donald was poised to win the 2020 election few would dispute that fact. Only an act of God would have kept Trump out of office. COVID was that act of God. Objectively we are free to speculate that COVID was designed in Wuhan through a scientific process that is illegal in the United States known as " gain of function" This was designed in China by Trumps worst enemy. COVID, killed more people in the United States, than anywhere in the world. Biden won the election hands down no question about that. If Trump should have peacefully marched with his supporters on J6. He still would not have won 2020, COVID took care of that, and for him to repeat a perfect historic presidential diverse delegate count in blue states is a long and windy road with many dead ends. Perfection is needed to hold the toughest job in the world, and 45 became imperfect on J6. Lets not forget the threats against Vice President Mike Pence. The timing of the indictments against Trump are questionable and does not sit well with some objective observers. However those charges have nothing to do with January 6th, he committed fraud through wire transfers to pay off Stormy Daniels. But after four years they decided prosecute on election year. Americans are not crazy. Crazy things have happened. Without Biden, Harris perhaps more manic history will shake up our nation. As I said in 2020 we needed a Balanced Biden. That is why now Vice President Kamala Harris is the solution for America's future. In a race, too close to call, to the very end. We have just witnessed, a registered republican, nearly kill 45, but he barely missed and Donald survived, miraculously through another one of those acts of God, he did not die. He is well and lived through that attempt on his life. He survived those shots. Now he has to survive the blue wave.
The Third Tower
The Third Tower
The Third Tower
For the jumpers: September 11th, 2001 marks the first time in history that two skyscrapers collapsed due to a plane crash and debris, the third was World Trade Center building 7 collapsing that same day without being hit by a plane. The North Tower was 110 stories high. The South Tower was 110 stories high. Both being hit by planes. World Trade Center Building 7, which was 47 stories high was not hit by a plane. That is about half the size of either tower. It simply imploded & collapsed to dust . All three buildings were insured as part of the World Trade Center to Larry Silverstein whom acquired the lease to these buildings only 6 weeks prior to 9/11 with the rights to rebuild if it were destroyed
The Third Tower
The Third Tower
The Third Tower
Beyond the headlines
