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Virginia Nightclub Threatened After Refusing to Host Pro-Trump 'DeploraBall'
Last edited Fri Dec 16, 2016, 12:13 PM - Edit history (4)
Virginia Nightclub Threatened After Refusing to Host Pro-Trump 'DeploraBall'
The venue says the party organizers sold more than 500 tickets without ever signing a contract
By Julie Carey and Andrea Swalec
@nbcwashington
A nightclub and event venue outside Washington, D.C. is receiving threatening phone calls and online comments after the small business chose not to host an inauguration party called the DeploraBall.
DeploraBall organizers say Clarendon Ballroom cancelled the event booking because they caved to pressure from Hillary Clinton supporters. ... But managers of the venue say they never had a contract with the party's organizers, who they say sold more than 500 tickets to their venue without their knowledge. ... "We cannot cancel an event that was never booked. There was never an in-person meeting with organizers, never a hand shake and definitely not signed contracts or deposits," Clarendon Ballroom said in a statement issued Thursday evening.
Some calls and messages Clarendon Ballroom received were so threatening that they called police. Arlington County police are monitoring the situation, spokeswoman Ashley Savage said. The department is not aware of any credible threat. .... Organizer Jack Posobiec said Clarendon Ballroom cancelled the event when word got out of social media that it would occur there. A Washington Post reporter tweeted Monday night that DeploraBall organizers were selling tickets. Clarendon Ballroom responded in a tweet the following morning that no event was contracted for the day.
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Another DeploraBall organizer, Mike Cernovich, said in a video posted to his Twitter page that he also believes Clarendon Ballroom fell to pressure from people who oppose President-elect Donald Trump. ... "They caved to left-wing harassment," he said in the video. ... Cernovich, a self-described "American nationalist" who The New Yorker called "the meme mastermind of the alt-right," showed in the video what appeared to be a proposal from Clarendon Ballroom. He did not show a signed contract. .... Organizers say the event will go on, at a new, to-be-announced location. Unlike many inauguration parties, ticket costs are low, at $30 each.
Published at 2:15 PM EST on Dec 15, 2016 | Updated at 7:37 PM EST on Dec 15, 2016
The venue says the party organizers sold more than 500 tickets without ever signing a contract
By Julie Carey and Andrea Swalec
@nbcwashington
A nightclub and event venue outside Washington, D.C. is receiving threatening phone calls and online comments after the small business chose not to host an inauguration party called the DeploraBall.
DeploraBall organizers say Clarendon Ballroom cancelled the event booking because they caved to pressure from Hillary Clinton supporters. ... But managers of the venue say they never had a contract with the party's organizers, who they say sold more than 500 tickets to their venue without their knowledge. ... "We cannot cancel an event that was never booked. There was never an in-person meeting with organizers, never a hand shake and definitely not signed contracts or deposits," Clarendon Ballroom said in a statement issued Thursday evening.
Some calls and messages Clarendon Ballroom received were so threatening that they called police. Arlington County police are monitoring the situation, spokeswoman Ashley Savage said. The department is not aware of any credible threat. .... Organizer Jack Posobiec said Clarendon Ballroom cancelled the event when word got out of social media that it would occur there. A Washington Post reporter tweeted Monday night that DeploraBall organizers were selling tickets. Clarendon Ballroom responded in a tweet the following morning that no event was contracted for the day.
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Another DeploraBall organizer, Mike Cernovich, said in a video posted to his Twitter page that he also believes Clarendon Ballroom fell to pressure from people who oppose President-elect Donald Trump. ... "They caved to left-wing harassment," he said in the video. ... Cernovich, a self-described "American nationalist" who The New Yorker called "the meme mastermind of the alt-right," showed in the video what appeared to be a proposal from Clarendon Ballroom. He did not show a signed contract. .... Organizers say the event will go on, at a new, to-be-announced location. Unlike many inauguration parties, ticket costs are low, at $30 each.
Published at 2:15 PM EST on Dec 15, 2016 | Updated at 7:37 PM EST on Dec 15, 2016
Jack Posobiec again, the guy who got thrown out of Comet Ping Pong for videotaping a children's party there.
Twitter account of Washington Post reporter who tweeted about this: DanLamothe
Morning Notes
by ARLnow.com — December 16, 2016 at 9:00 am
Clarendon Ballroom Battles Alt-Right Blitz — After beating up on Arlington’s Dept. of Parks and Recreation earlier this month, the alt-right faction seeking to hold inauguration rallies and parties in Arlington has focused its attention on the Clarendon Ballroom. The Ballroom, one alt-right leader alleges, turned away their planned “DeploraBall” due to political pressure. The Ballroom, however, says the organizers never actually signed a contract. Since then, the Ballroom has been receiving “hundreds of slanderous, dangerous, vulgar and threatening posts and tweets,” along with threatening phone calls. {NBC Washington, Washington Post}
by ARLnow.com — December 16, 2016 at 9:00 am
Clarendon Ballroom Battles Alt-Right Blitz — After beating up on Arlington’s Dept. of Parks and Recreation earlier this month, the alt-right faction seeking to hold inauguration rallies and parties in Arlington has focused its attention on the Clarendon Ballroom. The Ballroom, one alt-right leader alleges, turned away their planned “DeploraBall” due to political pressure. The Ballroom, however, says the organizers never actually signed a contract. Since then, the Ballroom has been receiving “hundreds of slanderous, dangerous, vulgar and threatening posts and tweets,” along with threatening phone calls. {NBC Washington, Washington Post}
Clarendon Ballroom gets threats after declining to host Trump backers’ ‘DeploraBall’
By Rachel Weiner
@rachelweinerwp
December 15 at 5:39 PM
A nightclub in Arlington, Va., says it is receiving harassing phone calls after backing out of hosting an inauguration party celebrating President-elect Donald Trump.
Until this week, Clarendon Ballroom was in talks with organizers of a “DeploraBall” on the night before inauguration hosted by a group called Citizens for Trump and featuring some of Trump’s most prominent and aggressive online boosters. ... Sandra Hoehne of Clarendon Ballroom emphasized that no contract had been signed when the North Arlington nightclub decided not to host the event. Since then, she said, the club has been getting harassed by phone.
Jack Posobiec, one of the organizers, said his group was in “final negotiations” with the venue until this week, when Clarendon Ballroom abruptly backed off.
“They knew from the first email that it was an event to celebrate President Trump,” Posobiec said. “It was perfectly fine until The Washington Post started calling them out.”
By Rachel Weiner
@rachelweinerwp
December 15 at 5:39 PM
A nightclub in Arlington, Va., says it is receiving harassing phone calls after backing out of hosting an inauguration party celebrating President-elect Donald Trump.
Until this week, Clarendon Ballroom was in talks with organizers of a “DeploraBall” on the night before inauguration hosted by a group called Citizens for Trump and featuring some of Trump’s most prominent and aggressive online boosters. ... Sandra Hoehne of Clarendon Ballroom emphasized that no contract had been signed when the North Arlington nightclub decided not to host the event. Since then, she said, the club has been getting harassed by phone.
Jack Posobiec, one of the organizers, said his group was in “final negotiations” with the venue until this week, when Clarendon Ballroom abruptly backed off.
“They knew from the first email that it was an event to celebrate President Trump,” Posobiec said. “It was perfectly fine until The Washington Post started calling them out.”
Writing about the ‘alt-right’
Nov. 28, 2016, by John Daniszewski
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Be specific and call it straight
Finally, when writing on extreme groups, be precise and provide evidence to support the characterization.
We should not limit ourselves to letting such groups define themselves, and instead should report their actions, associations, history and positions to reveal their actual beliefs and philosophy, as well as how others see them.
Nov. 28, 2016, by John Daniszewski
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Be specific and call it straight
Finally, when writing on extreme groups, be precise and provide evidence to support the characterization.
We should not limit ourselves to letting such groups define themselves, and instead should report their actions, associations, history and positions to reveal their actual beliefs and philosophy, as well as how others see them.
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And I think it's way past time for Twitter to ban Jack Posobiec. I have flagged tons of his comments for hate speech. Shit, they banned Milo Yiannopolous for less than that. 
But these dipshits should not be allowed to be given a platform to spread their hate on inauguration day. 
