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Facebook Purges Patriot Prayer After Member Killed by Antifa

Facebook has blacklisted the conservative group “Patriot Prayer,” as well as the group’s leader, Joey Gibson. The move by Facebook arrives in the wake of a Patriot Prayer member being murdered in Portland by an Antifa rioter. Facebook told a media outlet the purge is part of its “ongoing efforts to remove Violent Social Militias from our platform.”

CAMBRIDGE, MA - MAY 25: Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the commencement

Chad Wolf to Portland Mayor: End Riots or Feds ‘Will Have no Choice but to Protect our American Citizens’

Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf responded to a letter Democrat Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler sent to President Donald Trump that said he did not want help to quell the destructive and deadly riots that have continued nightly. Wolf said that not only does federal law enforcement have the authority and responsibility to protect federal property, it could be soon that the American people need protection.

GAO: Acting DHS chief Chad Wolf, deputy not legally appointed to jobs

Oregon Sheriffs Reject Gov. Kate Brown’s Request to Assist Portland

Law enforcement agencies in the State of Oregon are denying Gov. Kate Brown’s (D) request to assist with unrest in Portland, citing the “lack of political support for public safety, the uncertain legal landscape, the current volatility combined with intense scrutiny on use of force” which “presents an unacceptable risk if deputies were deployed directly.”

Oregon Governor Kate Brown reacts during a press conference in Roseburg, Oregon on October