Sanderson first coined the term, “Vile Vortices” 1 in his article “The Twelve Devil’s Graveyards Around the World” (Saga magazine, 1972).
Sanderson, a naturalist and paranormal investigator. Harris have not yet commented publicly on the verdict.Figure 1 - click to enlarge Explaining the Vile Vorticesīy definition, the Vile Vortices would be miserable whirlers but actually they are twelve vertex points of a planetary grid (see Figure 1) originally plotted by Ivan T. Smollett was found guilty on five of six counts of felony disorderly conduct stemming from his false report to Chicago police. Defense attorney Nenye Uche said Thursday that his client would appeal and called him “100% innocent.” Smollett steadfastly maintained his innocence throughout the trial. 1 op-ed: “For many progressives, the story was ‘too good to check’ - so they didn’t.” The mainstream media did the same.”ĭaily Beast columnist Matt Lewis offered an explanation in a Dec. The account opined that “ Kamala Harris, Eric Swalwell, Nancy Pelosi, Cory Booker, all fell for Smollett‘s bald-faced lies and then when the truth came out they grew silent. “But crimes like this are happening more frequently,” said the California Democrat. Eric Swalwell tweeting that the attack was “vile and tragic.”
The Twitter account Libs of Tik Tok assembled Thursday a greatest hits of pro- Smollett sentiment, which included Rep. 30, 2019: “Let’s call it what it is: A vicious hate crime.” Then-Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez didn’t hesitate to pass judgment, tweeting on Jan. You can’t watch ‘ Empire.’”Įven so, plenty of Democrats accepted the account uncritically. Or as comedian Dave Chappelle put it, “if you’re racist and homophobic, you’re not even gonna know who this n- is. “Somehow they were aware that Smollett, prominent but hardly on the A-list as celebrities go, was gay,” he noted. “These thugs, who shouted Trump slogans as well as racist and homophobic slurs, seemed to know who Smollett was on sight, meaning they were aficionados of the splashy black soap opera Empire, on which Smollett is a main character,” said Columbia University professor John McWhorter in a Feb. as Smollett walked back to his apartment after making a Subway run - during a polar vortex with the temperatures well below freezing.Īccording to Smollett, the attackers knew that he was gay and called him a homophobic slur, even though he was not widely known outside the “ Empire” fandom. The incident also allegedly took place at 2 a.m. Skeptics pointed out that Smollett was in deep-blue Chicago, not exactly a hotbed of pro-Trump activity. His Twitter account became a repository of 2019 tweets about Smollett that didn’t age well in the aftermath of the hoax conviction, prompting critics to slam the left’s confirmation bias on the incident despite his yarn having some glaring red flags.įor example, Smollett, now 39, said that he was beaten and had a noose placed around his neck by two men in ski masks who recognized him from the show and shouted “This is MAGA country,” referring to then-President Trump’s Make America Great Again slogan. Miller responded Thursday by quipping on Twitter: “I have good news, Reverend.” The guilty must face the maximum.”Ĭonservative media critic Stephen L. Al Sharpton declared that the “reported hate attack on my friend and brother, actor Jussie Smollett is despicable and outrageous. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, then mayor of South Bend, Indiana, tweeted: “While the struggle for basic hate crime legislation continues here in Indiana, this horrible attack calls all Americans to stand against hatred and violence in all its forms.” Rashida Tlaib, Michigan Democrat, decried the “racist, homophobic attack.” Cory Booker, New Jersey Democrat, who denounced what he called an “attempted modern-day lynching.” Rep.
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