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      XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, talk.politics.misc, alt.politics.n       tionalism.white       XPost: alt.politics       From: d@ray              Santa Ana, California – Active Club founder and political prisoner Robert       Rundo, who had languished in federal custody since March of 2023, has       finally been released.              The news comes amid a federal court decision to drop all charges due to       perceived “selective prosecution” in the case, which stems from violence       during a series of Antifa-led ambushes in places like Charlottesville,       Virginia, and Berkeley and Huntington Beach, California, in 2017. It would       be the second time the same case against him would be dismissed in five       years.              Rundo, the pro-White activist with founding ties to numerous advocacy       organizations—including the Rise Above Movement (RAM), Active Clubs (AC),       and Will2Rise (W2R)—had sought refuge in Eastern Europe in the face of what       could only be described as a political witch hunt.              Facing a trumped-up charge of “conspiracy to commit violence,” Rundo would       eventually be captured in Romania and extradited to the United States in       2023. He has sat in a California jail cell ever since.              In newly released court documents, U.S. District Court Judge Cormac J.       Carney granted a motion to dismiss the charges, pointing to substantial       evidence that so-called “antifascists” and other “left-wing” extremists       were just as violent—if not more—than Prosecutors alleged Rundo had been       during these same rallies.              “Prosecuting only members of the far right and ignoring members of the far       left leads to the troubling conclusion that the government believes it is       permissible to physically assault and injure Trump supporters to silence       speech,” read Carney’s decision. “It was groups like Antifa that went to       pro-Trump rallies with the intent to use violence to disrupt protected       political speech.”              “When announcing this case, the United States Attorney for the Central       District of California at the time explained this case was initiated       because of ‘an orchestrated effort to squelch free speech as members of the       conspiracy traveled to multiple locations to attack those who hold       different views,’” he continued. “The problem in this case, though, is       that       sentiment equally describes Antifa and other extremist, far-left groups.”              According to LA Times reporter Brittny Mejia, Federal prosecutors had       appealed Judge Carney’s decision, which demanded that Rundo be held in       custody “because (he) presents a grave risk of flight, as well as a danger       to the community.”              Carney, however, denied the request, adding, “I don’t believe it’s       warranted that Mr. Rundo spend one minute more in custody, so I’m going to       release him forthwith.”              “I feel very comfortable in the decision I’ve made,” he said. If the       motion       to keep Rundo in custody fails, he could expect to walk free as early as       Thursday              In the wake of Rundo’s release, a veritable chorus of support—and       hate—has       seeped into online spaces and from both sides of the political spectrum. On       social media, members of the anti-White extremist movement, commonly       referred to as “Antifa,” were upset that a member of their political       opposition was being spared state oppression.              The TORCH Antifa-linked Atlanta Antifascists—whose violent NorCal chapters       were present in some of the very same places where Rundo and his crew were       ambushed in 2017—said, “We don’t rely on the cops or courts to do our       work       for us…We must rely on ourselves to protect ourselves and stop the       fascists,” in a veiled threat made to their official Mastodon page.              Many would even go on to parrot baseless Antifascist conspiracy theories,       downplaying the existence of “Antifa” as a singular group while masking its       true status as a movement. Others would attack the judge, likening Carmac       to a “fascist” whose decision was somehow evidence of “corruption,”       “White       supremacy,” and “racism” in American government.              On the right, however, Rundo was being hailed as a hero who, despite the       odds, went face to face with an “anti-White” system and emerged victorious.       Widespread support of Rundo’s plight could be evidenced on social media       accounts belonging to dozens of affinity groups that compose the greater       nationalist scene, which, for months, had fundraised and clamored for his       eventual release.              Lifelong pro-White advocate and self-professed “one-man think tank,” Nathan       Damigo, professed he was “gobsmacked” at the Federal government’s       decision.       In an exclusive request for comment by the Justice Report, Damigo said that       justice under the “anti-White regime” was rare, and was excited to hear of       Rundo’s release from custody.              “I am absolutely gobsmacked at this decision, and I couldn’t be more       excited for Robert Rundo in this case,” said Damigo. “It is so rare that       someone in our movement, in our cause, receives justice under this       anti-White regime. The judge’s decision was absolutely correct.”              "Things like selective prosecution have existed in this country my entire       life, but it ramped up around the time of 2016 and 2017," he elaborated.       "During the inauguration of Donald Trump, scores of anti-White terrorist       groups posted on Facebook that they were going to disrupt the inauguration       and try to stop it. All of them went to D.C., and they all rioted in Black       Bloc."              "They arrested hundreds of these rioters, and they had them dead to rights       conspiring to do so on video. Almost every single charge was dropped, with       the exception of a guy who hit a cop, and guess what he got? Four months.       That's it," he continued. "(The feds) are clearly disinterested in       prosecuting the many flagrant violent crimes committed by anti-white       terrorists, or anyone on the Democratic side of this regime."              Nathan Damigo is an influential pro-White advocate who can be found on       Telegram, Substack, Odysee, and elsewhere.              Prominent White civil rights activist and long-time supporter of Rundo's       political advocacy, Mike Peinovich, highlighted the fact that this would be       the second time federal prosecutors attempted to jail Rundo over       Antifa-inspired street clashes in 2017. The reason? Because Rundo is White.              "This is a rare piece of justice in an America that is characterized by       political persecution of White people and White advocates," said Peinovich       in a request for comment by the Justice Report. "This is the second time       that Rob has been through this exact process. "              "It should be obvious by now that this case was never about the facts or              [continued in next message]              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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