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Every day is extremely eventful as we quickly approach the November presidential election, and it can seem almost impossible to keep up with it all. But at least we have late night shows to catch up with us. Like how “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” kicked off its episode Tuesday with a joke about Donald Trump declaring New York, Portland and Seattle as “anarchist jurisdictions.”

This is an attempt by the Trump administration to justify the withdrawal of federal subsidies to these cities. That’s no small amount of money for New York – about $ 7.5 billion a year, a big chunk of the annual budget. The designation will have no impact for at least 30 days, but the mayors of the three cities have pledged to sue the government for Trump and co. actually take action.

But, in the meantime, Colbert’s staff had a little sketch at the start of his show which joked about the absurdity of calling New York an anarchist – but then understood how Trump could have come to that conclusion.

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You can watch the sketch below.

On #LSSC tonight: we know why the Trump administration has called New York an “anarchist jurisdiction.” pic.twitter.com/TNWNdyciIi

– A late show (@colbertlateshow) September 23, 2020

“New York City, an anarchist jurisdiction,” says the narrator.

“Of course, in reality, everything looks fine. But just use your imagination and a Netflix account, and suddenly ballet gangs are taking over the West Side. Giant gorillas roam the skyscrapers. Shameless prostitutes have orgasms in delicatessens. The demonic confections terrorize the city center.

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These jokes refer, in order, to “West Side Story”, “King Kong”, “When Harry Met Sally” and “Ghostbusters”.

But that was not all. Colbert’s sketch had a pretty murderous punchline, featuring Donald Trump’s cameo in “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”.

“And perhaps most frightening of all, New York is home to this idiot,” the narrator said in an image of Trump’s cameo.

By Paul LeBlanc | CNN

President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to cut federal funding to several major American cities – all run by Democrats and located in blue states – on the grounds that their leaders allow “lawlessness, violence and destruction.”

The White House announced that it had tasked federal agencies with preparing reports for the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, setting a timetable for the agency to restrict federal grants to “anarchist jurisdictions.” The memo specifically mentions New York City; Portland, Oregon; Seattle; and Washington, DC.

Such a move would immediately spark legal challenges and echo Trump’s threats to suspend aid to U.S. cities that limit cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, attempts that have been largely blocked. by federal courts.

But for Trump, this comes immediately on top of his frequent “law and order” messages, which he has been promoting in recent weeks. Minneapolis and Kenosha, Wisconsin, were notably absent from Wednesday’s memo, which also experienced unrest this summer but are located in more competitive states for the presidential election.

It is also the latest extraordinary example of Trump seeking to use the power of the federal government to punish citizens who reside in areas that are politically opposed to him.

“My administration will not allow federal public funds to finance cities that allow themselves to degenerate into lawless areas. To ensure that federal funds are neither unnecessarily wasted nor spent in a way that directly violates our government’s promise to protect life, liberty and property, it is imperative that the federal government review the use of federal funds by jurisdictions that allow lawlessness, violence, and destruction in American cities, ”the memo reads.

“It is also essential to ensure that federal grants are used effectively, to protect taxpayer dollars entrusted to the federal government for the benefit of the American people.”

The president’s campaign has increasingly turned to dark themes of violence and chaos as he seeks to portray Democratic-ruled cities as out of control, in large part to appeal to suburban residents. Since protests spread across the country in the wake of George Floyd’s murder in May, Trump has worked to cultivate a harsh anti-crime message.

“My administration will do everything in its power to prevent weak mayors and lawless cities from taking federal dollars while they let anarchists harm people, burn buildings and ruin lives and businesses.” , Trump tweeted Wednesday night.

“We are putting them on notice today.”

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler berated the president on Twitter for threatening to withdraw funds “Americans need to get through the pandemic and the economic crisis.”

Wednesday’s memo sets a 30-day deadline for the Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought to “issue direction to agency heads on restricting eligibility or disfavouring, to the maximum extent permitted. By law, anarchist jurisdictions in receipt of grants that the agency has sufficient discretion to restrict or otherwise disadvantage anarchist jurisdictions from receiving.

Trump has repeatedly called on governors to deploy National Guard troops to quell violent protests, even though the protests have been largely peaceful. In June, after Floyd’s death, approximately 5,000 National Guard soldiers were briefly called in to patrol Washington, DC, where the federal government has the authority to order such deployments.

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Transgender woman who describes herself as a ‘satanic anarchist’ won the Republican nomination for sheriff in a county in New Hampshire after showing up on an ‘F *** the police’ platform .

“I can’t imagine them being happy about it,” Aria DiMezzo told Inside Sources when asked about the Republicans’ reaction.

DiMezzo won the GOP nomination for Cheshire County Sheriff on Tuesday night after running unopposed in the party primary.

She won despite the fact that she received no GOP county or state support.

DiMezzo will have an even more daunting task as she will face a four-term holder, Democrat Eli Rivera.

Cheshire County Republican Party Leader Marylin Huston manhandled DiMezzo as she nicknamed “he” when she offered her congratulations.

“He did really well with the primary and it was wonderful,” said Huston.

DiMezzo is a member of a group of libertarian activists known as the Free Keene group.

During the recent GOP primary for governor, the group backed Rich Paul, who legally changed his name to Person.

No one lost the primary on Tuesday to incumbent Republican President Governor Chris Sununu.

Last year, Nobody lost his candidacy for mayor of Keene.

DiMezzo is the host of an Internet radio show in which she is known as “She-Male”.

Initially, Free Keene started out as an offshoot of the Free State Project of Libertarians, but the Free State Project has since moved away from Free Keene.

According to Huston, DiMezzo ran as a Republican because she was unable to participate in the Libertarian Party ballot.

She signed up to run as a Republican two days before the deadline after learning that Earl Nelson, a longtime GOP candidate, was not running.

DiMezzo said she regretted the party did not support her candidacy.

“They are clearly not on my side,” said DiMezzo.

In the town of Rindge, Nelson received more than 200 written votes on Tuesday.

Local Republicans on social media have expressed concerns about DiMezzo’s gender, religious beliefs and political positions.

“The people of Rindge have done a phenomenal job. Very well done, ”said DiMezzo.

Huston denies that there was a coordinated effort to stop DiMezzo from winning the nomination.

“I guess that’s part of the whole political scene,” Huston said.

Huston denies that the GOP is avoiding DiMezzo, although she has raised concerns about his political positions.

“If you look at their social media and their political statements, they really don’t fit the Republican message,” Huston said.

DiMezzo supports ending prosecutions for drug, sex work, illegal immigration and other “victimless” crimes.

She said she is more liberal in many ways compared to her Democratic opponent, Rivera.

“I am more liberal than him,” said DiMezzo.

“There are tons of things people get fined for, arrested for, that actually don’t claim any victims.”

DiMezzo also identifies as a “high priestess” of the Satanic Reformed Church, which describes herself as “an organization dedicated to individual sovereignty and the principle of non-aggression.”

Unlike the Church of Satan, the Reformed Satanic Church does not define itself as a religion.

“We are an anti-religion,” says the organization’s website.

“Religion is authoritarian; we reject any authority claimed to be arbitrary and, at best, backed up by threats of force and violence.

“If one chooses to respect the edicts of this authority, it is his own decision, but this choice essentially belongs to a given person; the usurpation of this sacred choice creates obedience inspired by fear, not respect. ‘

The church adds, “Lucifer is not our god or our king. Lucifer is our example.

“As he refused to obey the arbitrary edicts of an authority, so will we.

“Morality is determined by conscience, not by the hierarchical classification of a decree.

On Thursday, US Representative Ken Buck and 49 other members of the Republican House wrote to US Attorney General William Barr imploring him to investigate “these attacks on our republic”, referring to the riots and destructive behavior that several cities have known in association with peaceful protests for racial justice. .

The “riots in Portland and other major US cities have revealed a targeted effort to destabilize our way of life,” lawmakers wrote. “It is evident that these individuals were equipped for war and were clearly part of a planned effort to infiltrate peaceful protests, provoke violence and further subvert our system of government.”

Buck, who is also chairman of the Colorado Republican Party, tweeted afterwards that “left anarchist groups” carried out “totalitarian attacks” and suggested the need to investigate the funding of such groups. The letter from the GOP representatives was addressed specifically to “ANTIFA”, which is the abbreviation of anti-fascist. The term indicates an ideology, rather than an organized group of members.

The letter referred to the August shooting of Aaron J. Danielson in Portland during a clash of protesters in the city. Lawmakers described Danielson as “a supporter of President Trump,” while the Washington Post reported he was a member of a right-wing group that Facebook has pulled from its platform as part of a crackdown on “violent social militias”. Police have since killed the man accused of Danielson’s murder.

Other reasons given by lawmakers for investigating the rioters included the burning of buildings, the “theft of livelihoods” and “the docking of a sitting US senator,” an allusion to protesters who followed the US Senator Rand Paul, R-Ky. after the Republican National Convention and drawing attention to the murder of Breonna Taylor in her home state.