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Louisville Police Chief Fired After Black Man Is Shot To Death
Louisville resident David McAtee was shot and killed during a police response to a curfew violation early Monday. Both police and National Guard members were on the scene and fired shots. The incident has led to the firing of the police chief.
Minneapolis council member: Conversations underway to disband police
A member of the Minneapolis City Council revealed this week that he and several other council members are working on finding out what it would take to disband the Minneapolis Police Department.
Trump says he’ll cut off funding to states that make it easier to vote
Breaking: Michigan sends absentee ballots to 7.7 million people ahead of Primaries and the General Election. This was done illegally and without authorization by a rogue Secretary of State. I will ask to hold up funding to Michigan if they want to go down this Voter Fraud path!..
Melania Trump Leads FEMA Briefing Without Her Husband and People Have Questions
The first spouse, whether woman or man, has no official duties nor title in the United States. There are a million good policy reasons to keep it that way. If one absolutely must put a family member in government, make it official and appoint a spouse to a specific position for specific purposes.
Heavily armed men who refuse to identify themselves are patrolling the streets of Washington, DC. They were sent by the Bureau of Prisons.
Heavily armed federal agents wearing no badges or identifying markings have been patrolling the streets of Washington, DC, this week as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on protests against racism.
Caught in the Middle
I imagine that these are difficult days to be a professional soldier serving in the armed forces of the United States. As a long-ago soldier myself, I hope they are.
Police rioted this weekend, justifying the point of the protests
In cities across America over the past several days, many police officers rioted. Wanton acts of violence were committed. Rights were callously violated. The rule of law was abandoned.
https://www.newsweek.com/domestic-terrorism-white-supremacy-violence-fbi-director-1450748
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National Debt Has Increased $5.2 Trillion During Trump's 3 Years as President
The national debt has increased by $5.2 trillion since President Donald Trump took office. According to the Peter G. Peterson Foundation, a non-partisan fiscal watchdog, the national debt rose from more than $19.9 trillion on January 20, 2017 to more than $25.2 trillion Wednesday.
Chicago Proud Boys Telegram Chat Logs Identify Chicago Police Officer Rob Bakker as Proud Boy
The Proud Boys are an SPLC-designated hate group for their identity as a far-right neo-fascist organization that admits only men as members and promotes political violence.
'Do the Right Thing': Veterans Call On National Guard Members to Refuse to Deploy Against Protesters
Over 300 veterans have signed onto an open letter encouraging members of the National Guard to respond to the "moral choice" in front of them by refusing orders to deploy against protesters in streets across the nation.
James Mattis Denounces President Trump, Describes Him as a Threat to the Constitution
James Mattis, the esteemed Marine general who resigned as secretary of defense in December 2018 to protest Donald Trump’s Syria policy, has, ever since, kept studiously silent about Trump’s performance as president.
Mark Zuckerberg on leaked audio: Trump’s looting and shooting reference “has no history of being read as a dog whistle”
In an internal video call with Facebook employees on Tuesday obtained by Recode, CEO Mark Zuckerberg doubled down on his controversial decision to take no action on a post last week from President Donald Trump.
The FBI Finds ‘No Intel Indicating Antifa Involvement’ in Sunday’s Violence
The FBI’s Washington Field Office “has no intelligence indicating Antifa involvement/presence” in the violence that occurred on May 31 during the D.C.-area protests over the murder of George Floyd, according to an internal FBI situation report obtained exclusively by The Nation.
We’ve Now Entered the Final Phase of the Trump Era
We are in the Götterdämmerung now, the final phase of the Trump era. We began with the axis of adults that imperfectly constrained him. We then entered the age of hubris and action during which he systematically rid himself of the adults and was free to follow his whims.
Lawmakers Begin Bipartisan Push to Cut Off Police Access to Military-Style Gear
The effort to end a program transferring surplus military equipment from the Pentagon to the police reflects a revived bipartisan concern about excessive use of force by law enforcement.
Former Joint Chiefs chairman rips Trump's threat of military force: 'Our fellow citizens are not the enemy'
Retired Adm. Mike Mullen, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, has rebuked President Donald Trump's threats to use the military on protesters, writing that "our fellow citizens are not the enemy, and must never become so."
Washington Archbishop Condemns Trump's Visit To Catholic Shrine
Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory said he finds it "baffling and reprehensible" that a Catholic facility would allow itself to be "manipulated" in this way.
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Hitler and Trump: comparisons being made after Bible stunt
THE image above went viral yesterday on social media after Donald Trump strode through a park that had just been cleared of peaceful protesters to stand outside a church and brandish a Bible. He said, over the noise of sirens, that America is a great country, and will be greater than ever before.
History Will Judge the Complicit
Why have Republican leaders abandoned their principles in support of an immoral and dangerous president?
'My son didn't hurt nobody:' David McAtee, Lousiville business owner, killed by authorities
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — David McAtee, the owner of a barbecue business in western Louisville, was shot and killed by law enforcement officers early Monday morning, an incident that's now under state and local police investigation. McAtee was known as a "community pillar," said his mother, Odessa Riley.
One dead in Louisville after police and National Guard 'return fire' on crowd
Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad said in a statement that at around 12:15 a.m. his officers and the National Guard were sent to a parking lot to break up a crowd. Conrad did not specify who fired the fatal shot, and authorities have not released information about the victim.
Georgia police threw a stun grenade in a 19-month-old's crib
A SWAT team raiding a home in Habersham County, Georgia at around 3 am Thursday, May 29th, threw a stun grenade into the crib of a 19-month-old toddler, Bounkham Phonesavanh, critically injuring him.
Aggressive policing tactics called into question as national protests flare
Alongside the peaceful protests and images of destruction in the wake of the death of George Floyd, there have also been disturbing videos, photos and reports of police officers appearing to use excessive force and violence against demonstrators.
Trump threatens White House protesters with 'vicious dogs and most ominous weapons'
Donald Trump has threatened people protesting the death of George Floyd with "vicious dogs" and "ominous weapons" if they had breached the fence outside the White House, where members of the US Secret Service are "waiting for action".
George Floyd protests across US hijacked by white provocateurs to start riots
Many of the riots sending US cities up in flames are feared to have been sparked and fuelled by white provocateurs, the Mirror can reveal.
Fact Checkers Prove That 91% of the Things Donald Trump Says Are False
Politicians running for president are graded by Politfact and the order runs in the way you would expect it to if you find yourself annoyed when Donald Trump is speaking. Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner, is at the bottom of the list with a sad 9% of true or mostly true statements.
Antifa to be designated as terrorist organization, Trump says
The United States will be designating left-wing militant movement Antifa as a terrorist organization, President Donald Trump announced.
Trump Vetoes Student Loan Forgiveness Bill
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George Floyd death and protests nationwide: Live updates
Clashes between police and protesters continued to erupt across the country Saturday as thousands descended on the streets, pleading for justice in the wake of George Floyd's death this week in Minneapolis.
Trump Is the Looter
You’d think Donald Trump would have more sympathy for looters, being a looter himself. The president has helped himself to money from the U.S. Treasury, using political power to direct public money to his personal businesses.
Protests, fires rage through the night in Minneapolis
Fires raged through the night in Minneapolis after a group of demonstrators swarmed a police station, which officers had been ordered to abandon as protests intensified in a city rocked by the death of a black man in police custody.
Ukrainian hackers used quizzes to access private Facebook data, company says
A pair of Ukrainian hackers used seemingly innocuous online quizzes and surveys, with titles like "What does your eye color say about you?," to gain access to private Facebook user data and to target users with "unauthorized" advertisements, the social media company says.
Kellyanne Conway Encourages Trump Supporters to Harass Twitter Exec Who Fact-Checked Trumps’ Tweets
Well, it was only a matter of time. Kellyanne will not be stopped, she will back up Trump’s most insane behavior and – apparently – most unconstitutional behavior. Trump tweeted out Wednesday morning that “Big Action” was coming soon against Twitter.
Trump executive order: Leaked draft slams Twitter, Facebook for 'censoring'
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order on Thursday about social media, according to tweets by several White House reporters on Wednesday. The expected move comes after Twitter fact-checked Trump's mail-in ballot tweets for containing "potentially misleading misinformation.
Trump tells police not to worry about injuring suspects during arrests
During a speech on Long Island on Friday, President Trump took a break from discussing gang violence and illegal immigration to give the law enforcement officers gathered for his remarks some advice on how to treat suspects.
Trump threatens to crack down on social media platforms after Twitter labels his tweets
President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to "strongly regulate" or even shut down social media platforms after Twitter applied a fact-check to two of his tweets this week.
‘Close Them Down’: Trump Threatens To Shut Down Social Media Platforms
President Trump threatened action against social media companies one day after Twitter, for the first time, fact-checked one of his tweets on mail-in voting.
The unluckiest generation in U.S. history
After accounting for the present crisis, the average millennial has experienced slower economic growth since entering the workforce than any other generation in U.S. history.
Donald Trump wrote own health letter, says physician Harold Bornstein
Donald Trump's former doctor has said he did not write a 2015 letter declaring the then-Republican presidential candidate's "astonishingly excellent" health, US media report. The White House has not yet commented on the physician's allegation.
Survival Of The Nicest? A Theory Of Our Origins Says Cooperation-Not Competition-Is Instinctive
A century ago, industrialists like Andrew Carnegie believed that Darwin’s theories justified an economy of vicious competition and inequality.
From Camping To Dining Out: Here's How Experts Rate The Risks Of 14 Summer Activities
It has been around two months of quarantine for many of us. The urge to get out and enjoy the summer is real.
'It Was Me Who Shattered 100% of the ISIS Caliphate,' Says Trump to Defend Golfing Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out against those criticizing his decision to play golf over the weekend by blaming his predecessor Barack Obama for failing to defeat Islamic State forces and accusing his 2020 Democratic rival Joe Biden of having a "poor work ethic.
'It Was Me Who Shattered 100% of the ISIS Caliphate,' Says Trump to Defend Golfing Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out against those criticizing his decision to play golf over the weekend by blaming his predecessor Barack Obama for failing to defeat Islamic State forces and accusing his 2020 Democratic rival Joe Biden of having a "poor work ethic.
Mike Pompeo's Home State Newspaper Calls His 'Gaudy, Taxpayer-Funded Dinners' a Gross Exploitation of Public Trust
An editorial published Thursday by The Kansas City Star called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's "gaudy, taxpayer-funded, rolodex-building 'Madison Dinners'" a gross exploitation of public trust.
https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2016/01/25/woody-guthrie-sang-of-his-contempt-for-his-landlord-donald-trumps-father/?mtrref=m.facebook.com&gwh=80D0E4F3BD1CDBC923785E9EC6A919AA&gwt=pay&assetType=REGIWALL
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‘This Is Not the Hunger Games’: National Testing Strategy Draws Concerns
The Trump administration’s report to Congress sees states taking responsibility for coronavirus testing with federal guidance.
'The price you pay': Sweden struggles with 'herd immunity' experiment
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to include Sweden's 7-day rolling average of daily confirmed COVID-19 deaths per million. Unlike its Nordic neighbors, Sweden decided early on in the pandemic to forgo lockdown in the hope of achieving broad immunity to the coronavirus.
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