By now everyone has, I’m sure, done a bunch of venting about the outcome of Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial today. Whether that’s about the judge and his behavior, the prosecution, the defense, the actual events, or some combination of all of them. The reality though, and I’m sure someone put this in a comment in MisterMix’s …
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Well That’s Very Interesting
Interesting: Federal investigators descended Tuesday on the Lower Manhattan headquarters of the NYPD’s Sergeants Benevolent Association, the union headed by fiery and controversial president Ed Mullins, the Daily News has learned. While the details of the probe remained under wraps, an FBI spokeswoman confirmed to The News that the agency was “carrying out a law …
The 1/6 Select Committee Begins Its Work (Part One of… Many)
Tomorrow I’ll be testifying before congress, and while I don’t think I’m nervous, I am definitely anxious. It will be televised so please tune in and support if you are able to. Additionally I am soliciting your good vibes!!! Thanks in advance pic.twitter.com/D89uxfgmk6 — Harry A Dunn (@libradunn) July 26, 2021 Due to start at …
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You Don’t Fix a Broken System By Making It Worse For Everyone, You Fix It By Making It Better For Everyone
Justice, Justice You Shall Pursue – Deuteronomy 16:18 In the wake of the sentencing of Derek Chauvin, a lot of people in a lot of places are expressing that they wish he’d gotten the maximum. That if he was black or brown or Muslim he wouldn’t have gotten less than the maximum. While I understand …
Friday Night Cop Dump Open Thread: Derek Chauvin Has Been Sentenced
The punishment handed out Friday fell short of the 30 years that prosecutors had requested. With good behavior, Chauvin, 45, could be paroled after serving two-thirds of his sentence, or about 15 years.https://t.co/TMHBe6casR — The Associated Press (@AP) June 25, 2021 Judge Peter Cahill's 22-page sentencing memo explaining why he gave Derek Chauvin 22.5 years …
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Just a Quick Note About Why Rudy Giuliani Offered What He Claims Are Hunter Biden’s Hard Drives To the FBI
In the comments to AL’s late night/overnight open thread post last night, there was a discussion about why Rudy Giuliani offered what he claims are Hunter Biden’s hard drives to the FBI agents who served the warrant and seized all 18 of his electronic devices. The reason he did this was simple and it was …
LTC (ret) Grossman Has Grossly Misrepresented Himself, His Service, and His Qualifications
A while back one of my closest friends, who is a SWAT sniper, asked me about Grossman, specifically because I’ve spent a fair amount of time working with US Army Special Operations Forces (ARSOF). I said I didn’t think he was SOF, especially not a Green Beret as I’ve never seen a Green Beret not …