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Armed right-wing militias ripped for bringing guns to ‘help’ Harvey survivors in Houston

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Armed right-wing Proud Boys "patrolling" in Houston (Photo: Screen capture)

Hundreds of people on the ground in Texas have rushed to Houston and surrounding areas to help with rescues of tens of thousands of people since Sunday. The rains have slowed, the water is no longer rising and calls for help have overwhelmingly decreased.

So, the Oath Keepers are heading to Texas and asking their members to bring boats and specifically they’re asking for Oath Keepers who have first aid experience.

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“They need our help,” their website says as part of a call for help.

Other towns that were hit with rains as the storm moved east are still in need of help, but it is unclear if the militia will be going to other towns.

By the time they arrive in Houston, they’re likely to encounter the problem that the vast majority of the rescues have already been done. They’ll also encounter the Proud Boys, another far right wing group of armed civilians. The group has been on the ground “patrolling” the city to ensure there is no looting.

“Proud Boys wading through Texas flood with AR15s and shotguns as ‘anti looting patrol,’ They don’t actually look equipped to help anybody,” Antifa tweeted out on Thursday.

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It’s unclear whether either group will be willing to stay in Houston and work to help neighborhoods clean up or if they’re bringing clothing, food or supplies to those impacted by Hurricane Harvey. One of the things most needed by survivors who have lost everything is food and clean water. After that, another need will be clothing and then those who will be willing to help them when bills for their homes must still be paid. They’ll need help if they didn’t have flood insurance, which three-fourths of people didn’t have. Survivors will need experts to help them file for FEMA assistance and other things.

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The Oath Keepers are listed on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s list of extremist antigovernment groups.

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Here are some ways that individuals can help donate those hit by the storm.


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Stephen Colbert gets Trump to admit he hated Pence’s debate performance in fake Zoom interview

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"Late Show" host Stephen Colbert scored an epic fake interview with President Donald Trump after the vice presidential debate on Wednesday night.

According to the president, he hated Vice President Mike Pence's performance, and the only way he was able to get through it was with "drugs" and "various other drugs."

"Tell me about the care you received at Walter Reed," Colbert asked Trump.

"We have the greatest doctors in the world," Trump said.

"And they helped you feel better?" Colbert asked.

"I heard about this drug. I said, 'Let me take it.' It was my suggestion. I said, 'Let me take it.'" Trump replied.

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WATCH: Rick Santorum interrupts only woman on CNN panel to defend Mike Pence’s interruptions of Kamala Harris

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Conservative pundit Rick Santorum on Wednesday interrupted CNN's Gloria Borger in an effort to defend Vice President Mike Pence, who was also accused of interrupting women.

Following the 2020 vice presidential debate, Borger reflected on Pence's habit of interrupting both Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) and moderator Susan Page.

But before Borger could make her point, Santorum interrupted.

"Don't make the claim that he interrupted repeatedly!" Santorum shouted.

"I'm speaking," Borger pointed out. "He did."

"He interrupted the moderator and her," CNN host Anderson Cooper agreed.

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‘Flaccid’: MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace says Mike Pence couldn’t get his energy up in debate and it’ll hurt him with men

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Vice President Mike Pence faced off against Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) on Wednesday, and MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace thought it didn't go well.

She said that the only cases in which the vice-presidential debate matters is when the presidential candidate bombs so badly. That was the case in George W. Bush's debate, she recalled, and it made Dick Cheney's debate much more critical. In the case of Pence, it mattered even more.

"This could have mattered. I don't think it did," said Wallace. "The women are gone. Tim Alberta wrote a piece earlier this week and tweeted today that the collapse that Trump is seeing in the polling is because white college-educated and all white women fled the ticket. The problem tonight is that Mike Pence appeared flaccid and anemic, and that will hurt him with men. The only people they have in their coalition after last week's barn burner from Trump were the grievance voter that is a vocal and animated part of the Trump base."

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