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Maine Gov. Paul LePage Compares Removing Confederate Statues to Losing 9/11 Memorial
Maine Gov. Paul LePage continues to prove that he has indeed lost his damn mind, comparing the removal of Confederate monuments to removing a monument to those who died in the 9/11 attacks. According to the Associated Press, LePage made the comments Thursday morning on WGAN-AM when asked for his reaction to the violent white…
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Ala. Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against City and Mayor of Birmingham, Ala., for Covering a Confederate Monument
While states across the nation are trying to figure out how to get rid of the second-place trophies of traitors, the Alabama Attorney General’s Office has apparently deemed it a good idea to file a lawsuit against the city of Birmingham and its mayor, William Bell, for allegedly violating state law by covering a Confederate…
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Tech Companies Are Driving White Supremacists Back to the Dark Ages Where They Belong
These Nazis are gonna learn that they’re being shut off from decent society, and they will have a very hard time finding people who support their dumb rhetoric online. They also won’t be able to fund their harmful causes or listen to their shitty music. Apple, LinkedIn, Spotify, Twitter and more are all joining a…
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University of Fla. Rejects Request for ‘Repugnant’ White Nationalist Event
The University of Florida is the latest institution to tell white supremacists to take that shit elsewhere, denying a request by a group led by white nationalist Richard Spencer to rent space on campus for an event in September. According to the Associated Press, university President Kent Fuchs sent out a statement underlining that the…
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2 KKK Members Who Were Correctional Officers in Fla. Convicted in Plot to Kill Black Inmate
Two Ku Klux Klan members who also somehow managed to serve as correctional officers for the Florida Department of Corrections were both convicted in a plot to kill a black inmate upon the man’s release, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday. As News4Jax reports, David Elliot Moran, 49, and Charles Thomas Newcomb, 45, were each…
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Baltimore Wastes No Time, Tears Down Confederate Monuments 1 Day After Vote to Remove Them
Baltimore took quick action after showing its hand, removing Confederate statues across the city in the early-morning hours of Wednesday, just one day after voting on the issue. A lot of areas could take notes from Baltimore: No sitting around twiddling thumbs, waiting on God knows what. The city voted for the loser trophies to…
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Former SC Trooper Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison (but Will Only Serve About 5) for Shooting Unarmed Black Motorist
A former South Carolina state trooper will serve about five years in prison for shooting and injuring an unarmed black motorist during a 2014 traffic stop. Sean Groubert shot and injured Levar Jones after pulling him over for not wearing his seat belt. Video footage from the dashcam was released to the public and showed…
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Ga. Judge Suspended After Comparing ‘the Nut Cases Tearing Down’ Confederate Monuments to ‘ISIS’
A Georgia judge was temporarily kicked off the bench after he compared anti-racist and anti-Confederate protesters to the Islamic State group, often referred to as ISIS, in comments on Facebook over the weekend. Gwinnett County Judge James “Jim” Hinkle started the controversy Saturday after he called anti-racist protesters in Charlottesville, Va., “snowflakes” who had “no…
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NYC Teen Charged With Choking Mom’s Ex to Death After Witnessing Him Attack Her
A New York City high school football player is facing charges of manslaughter for choking his mom’s ex-boyfriend to death after he reportedly witnessed the man attacking her in their apartment early Monday. According to the New York Daily News, 18-year-old Luis Moux, who lives with his mother in the city’s Bronx borough, was in…
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Estate of Inmate Who Died of Dehydration in Milwaukee Jail Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Against County, Sheriff David Clarke
The family of Terrill Thomas, an inmate who died of dehydration while in custody at the Milwaukee County Jail in 2016, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit naming the county, Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. and more than 20 others as defendants in the case. As the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel notes, the lawsuit comes…
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