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Copy shortlink: The state police officers association and the leader of a Bloomington political committee are criticizing a city human rights commissioner for describing a recent pro-police rally as fascist. Commissioner Anita Smithson tweeted that she drove by Bloomington Civic Plaza on July 25 during the second annual Back the Blue rally, which she called a fascist organized rally. Smithson, who was appointed to the commission in March, said last year s rally was organized with ACT for America, classified as an anti-Muslim hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center. She said in a series of other tweets that while the rally was raising money for a good cause, it amounted to fascist radicalization and was tied to ACT for America.

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