#martingugino

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A galling aspect of the video is how rows of officers strut indifferently past an aged man lying still and wounded, as if dead. It made me think of the tens of thousands of elder Americans needlessly lost to COVID-19 and the callous disregard shown them by the Trump administration. Its catastrophic response to the virus has entailed the seemingly willful sacrifice of our seniors to Trump’s strongman fantasy of a virile nation. Shove the old, decrepit people out of the way. Step over them. Don’t help them. They were going to die anyway.

The world needs more 'agitators' like Buffalo protester Martin Gugino

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Trump never saw a Christian protester coming

The elderly Buffalo protester isn't 'Antifa.' He's a Catholic peace activist — and that shouldn't come as a surprise.

As baseless conspiracy theories often do, this one reveals more about its wielder than about reality. The assumption undergirding Trump's post is that Gugino could not possibly be protesting at such great cost to himself, and, if he were, he must be under the sway of some strange radicalism. The truth is Gugino was protesting despite the risks. And he isn't Antifa, but he is a different sort of radical — albeit a kind we may have to forgive Trump for failing to recognize, as he likely has not personally encountered many examples, if any at all.

Gugino is a Christian who takes seriously Jesus' command to peacemaking. Specifically, he is a devout Catholic peace activist, Religion News Service reports. For Gugino, this has meant spending his retirement years protesting police brutality, torture, and drone warfare. He prepares and serves meals for the poor and supports organizations working on health care and affordable housing. Asked why he donates to a community health clinic, Gugino said he is merely following the direction Jesus gave "to clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, feed the hungry, and give drink to the thirsty."

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Longtime peace activist Martin Gugino represents a face of Catholicism that Donald Trump would not know from the ‘powerful’ Catholics around him.

Now Gugino is under the glare of a much bigger spotlight, known internationally as the seventy-five-year-old protester whom Buffalo police officers pushed to the ground, causing him to bang the back of his head so hard on the pavement that blood flowed immediately from his right ear. He is the subject of one of President Donald Trump’s most asinine tweets—speculation that Gugino faked his injury as an Antifa tactic—and the victim of Trump-inspired conspiracy theorists who wildly distort who he is.

[therealdizzik]

Posted @withregram • @balleralert #MartinGugino, the 75-year-old protester who was pushed by two Buffalo, New York, police officers, has a fractured skull and is not able to walk, according to his lawyer. "I am not at liberty to elaborate at this time other than to confirm that his skull was fractured," Gugino's attorney Kelly Zarcone told CNN. "While he is not able to walk yet, we were able to have a short conversation before he became too tired. He is appreciative of all of the concern about him, but he is still focused on the issues rather than himself." We have to drain the swamp and Buffalo is a real bad place with racism. It has that whole regional area in a racist headlock. Almost everybody let’s them do what they want https://www.instagram.com/p/CBjzZwwjkZ-/?igshid=1xk7krednexxc

[siennastewart2020]

Trump appreciates Police Officers who pushed Martin Gugino to ground

US President Donald Trump has defended police officers caught in a video clip pushing an elderly man to the ground during nationwide demonstrations over the death of George Floyd. He claimed they may have been an Antifa provocateur. On Tuesday, Trump tweeted about the video clip from protests last week in Buffalo, New York. President …

US President Donald Trump has defended police officers caught in a video clip pushing an elderly man to the ground during nationwide demonstrations.

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Martin Gugino #MartinGugino https://www.instagram.com/p/CBPYc8XFXm0/?igshid=4g9n1yz7xogw

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(vía Acusados ​​de asalto en segundo grado, policías implicados en el derribo de Martin Gugino.)

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(vía Accused of second-degree assault, police officers who pushed down to Martin Gugino.)