2017
This was written by a teenager at Roosevelt High in Seattle whose teacher invited Trump supporter Forest Machala, then 22, to speak to her class:
“I was devastated from the election because I supported Clinton, and I wasn’t sure if I could handle talking with a Trump supporter. But my curiosity outweighed my fears and I decided to stay – until I heard [Forest] Machala say that his faith in Trump didn’t falter after the release of the Access Hollywood tape, which shows Trump making misogynist comments about women …”
—Olivia Capestany
2020
“… a single gunshot can be heard as counterprotesters advance on members of a pro-Trump group on Saturday, including one person on a sidewalk who is waving a large Trump flag. After the gunshot, one of the counterprotesters can be seen falling to the ground as others call for help. In another video, a man with a gun can be seen running from the scene and putting on a red hat.”
—Christina Morales, NYT
“The shooter, identified as 26-year-old Trump supporter Forest Michael Machala of Seattle, was charged with first-degree assault, the state’s equivalent of an attempted-murder charge. The victim, a Black man who has not been identified, was transported by street medics to a local hospital with a stomach wound.”
—David Neiwert, Daily Kos
—emily duchaine
Flommist Emily Duchaine lives in the Pacific Northwest. She likes to drink mead, learn about sharks, and listen to the Talking Heads. She pretends to be a professional businesswoman most days. Copyright © 2020 Emily Duchaine.
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