This morning I went off on an angry rant on the twitter machine when reading about the killing of Daunte Wright, and discovered that the cops pulled him over for fucking expired tags. Basically, it is my belief that cops who pull people over for shit like expired tags, not being able to see a …
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A Quick Word On What We Know About the Police Shooting of Daunte Wright
I’ve just finished watching the very, and not surprisingly, combative press conference held by Brooklyn Center, MN leadership regarding the police shooting of Daunte Wright. This included watching the body cam footage that they released and played. That video is below from Fox 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul. WARNING, THE VIDEO IS GRAPHIC! Brooklyn Center Police Chief …
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Breaking: Eyewitness Reports Indicate the Atlanta Mass Shooter/Domestic Terrorist Was Specifically Targeting Asians, Contradict This Morning’s Law Enforcement Statements
It did not take long for what everyone expected Robert Aaron Long’s motive was to be reported: The Atlanta shooter said: "I'm going to kill all Asians," according to local Korean media interview with a surviving witness. The story now reported in one of South Korea's top newspapers, Chosun Ilbo. https://t.co/3XtJnSa6DK — Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) …
Your Mellows, I Am Here To Harsh Them! Fulton County Investigation Into Trump Electoral Interference Edition
Earlier today The Wall Street Journal reported that not only is Trump’s phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger at the center of the Fulton County District Attorney Fani T Willis’s investigation into whether Trump illegally interfered with the presidential election in Georgia, but so is his call with the chief investigator in Raffensperger’s …
Breaking: Senate Majority Leader Schumer Has Advanced Merrick Garland’s Nomination To a Final Vote
Last week, Senator Cotton provided a long and detailed explanation as to why he was holding up Merrick Garland’s nomination to be Attorney General. Despite the long winded justification, the reality is that he was doing it because 1) he could and 2) he’s an asshole. Senate Majority Leader Schumer didn’t say anything about Senator …
Daniel Baker: Thought Criminal or Incipient Domestic Terrorist?
On January 15, the FBI raided the home of a run-of-the-mill whackjob named Daniel Baker. The broad strokes of this man’s life will be familiar to those who spend time on certain parts of the Internet: he is a tough-talking wannabe vigilante who’s said he’s “so fucking down to slay enemies again” and wants to …
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Late Night Open Thread: Kyle Rittenhouse, in the Wind
Wait — does this mean they weren't even making him wear an ankle monitor? https://t.co/ckMIwVVMDC — Scott Lemieux (@LemieuxLGM) February 3, 2021 We can assume the big soft gowk hasn’t (yet) been left dead in a dumpster behind the widget factory, or the Wingnut Wurlitzer would be humping his corpse around every available media platform, …
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