The ‘Maryland Man’ of Boulder Colorado

If you haven't heard by now, I'm writing the definitive media account of the incident involving a BIPOC street performer in the People's Republic of Boulder, Colorado. Boulder is a well-to-do place that I have some connection to. Pearl Street is a place I used to walk up and down every so often, especially when visiting my cousin. My Korean War vet uncle-in-law was so impolite to the Boulder folks as to repeatedly wear an American flag hat. This just got him dirty looks. Not very social of him. So here it goes:

A wholesome Maryland Father Colorado Native Father has accomplished a courageous act of civil disobedience that resists the colonization by Nazis who perpetuate oppression on people of color in an illegal Apartheid State. #SocialJustice. In front of the Pride-Progressive flag, which is flown proudly and ubiquitously in the fortress of Boulder, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, an Egyptian-American, protested strongly by shouting his truth. The Nazis (who were likely Jew sympathizers) had repeatedly invaded the public space, degrading it to an unsafe condition for those who would be triggered by grotesque displays in favor of genocide. The resourceful Mohamed overcame right-wing hypocrisy on the Second Amendment. Mohamed was discriminated against in not being allowed to obtain firearms due to profiling his legal status. Instead, he creatively utilized everyday items to conduct an effective protest of civil disobedience. He has since been unjustly locked up, like MLK in Selma. If he can be locked up, then any of us can.

The Trump administration is clearly abusing its power in weaponizing the FBI and DOJ against the Native Colorado Father. Local Boulder police chief has issued a statement that the incident is being investigated, and no motives have been identified. Trump minions in the DOJ have made outlandish claims of terrorism that stoke xenophobia, Islamophobia, and hate. Worse yet, Trump officials might further their cruel family separation policy in a possible unconstitutional prosecution of Mr. Mohamed, simply for exercising his free speech civil rights. The Colorado Father has a daughter who just graduated from high school. He lovingly delayed his protest until after her graduation so that he could attend, because he knew the discrimination that would befall him for openly resisting the systemically racist oppression structure.

Disinformation has been spreading that Mr. Mohamed was somehow an aggressor against people who simply wanted hostages released by Hamas. Hamas invited these individuals as guests. But regrettably, deepfakes of Hamas and Palestinians doing something in the occupied lands have tarnished this hospitality. These October 7 deepfakes have since been debunked by numerous fact-checkers; the Southern Poverty Law Center has deemed them not credible. Further misinformation about a holocaust survivor being among the Nazis has been spread in order to deflect from the violent speech committed by the rogue white Nazi group. We should remember that this type of hate speech is not free speech, and if we had a functioning democracy, this type of misinformation would be sanitized in the interest of public safety.

Rogue media channels (bankrolled by Russia) have claimed that the Colorado Father was actually illegally in the country on an expired, non-immigrant visa and may have lied on the paperwork. As a result, he shouldn't be in the country. It should be noted, however, that he is on stolen land of a white supremacist movement that has sinned incessantly since 1619, which voids so-called immigration authority by a Fascist government. No person is illegal, including Mr Mohamed Soliman. He should get the full support of the ACLU working in combo with CAIR to immediately file a lawsuit to block any abusive actions by the Trump administration. Instead, Mr Mohamed Soliman has a legal case against the authorities for police brutality. Did you see his bandaged ear and damaged face? Even in post-George Floyd America, we have NOT adequately done the work to achieve racial equity. One more reason to double down on DEI funding. The arc of Justice is long, but it bends toward Equity and Anti-Racism.

But we have a hope in Colorado with zany-eyed Jena Griswold, our secretary of state. She is now running for CO State Attorney General after having been popularly reelected as secretary of state. Being anti-Trump is an important feature of her race to be the state's head of law enforcement. Boulder could be a sanctuary city in a sanctuary state under Griswold's visionary leadership. She proved herself by banning Trump from the ballot to ensure election integrity. Perhaps as AG she should cut off state law enforcement cooperation from the depravities of an FBI hijacked by Trump, thereby protecting Native Coloradans like Mohamed Sabry Soliman. Place a black square as your social media profile (or of a flaming Molotov cocktail) and fight for social change together by supporting a minority Colorado Native Father. The GoFundMe is linked below. And donate to Act Blue.

Okay, it's ready for print, I think. Maybe one last go through. So do I get the WaPo columnist job yet?