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Illinois City Will Investigate Police Department a Year After Eric Lurry Died While in Police Custody
An Illinois city has hired a private attorney to investigate its police department over the death of Eric Lurry while in police custody a little over a year ago. According to CBS News, city leaders in Joliet agreed to hire the attorney to investigate the Joliet Police Department in part because of a disturbing dashcam…
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Massachusetts School District Suspends School Police Program After Cops Were Called on 6-Year-Old
I never understand the logic behind calling the police on a very young child. I can’t imagine looking at a 6-year-old and going “Fuck, I’m in danger.” Apparently, officials at a school in Somerville, Mass., didn’t feel the same way, and after an incident where the police were called on a 6-year-old Black and Latino…
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Resurfaced Video Shows Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Saying She Wouldn't Take Down Statues of Hitler or Satan So She Could Teach 'What They Did'
I’m going to just assume that Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has never read a book. In fact, I think it’s safe to assume that she isn’t even aware of the concept of books. It’s the only way I can make sense of recently resurfaced comments from last year where she said she wouldn’t take…
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Texas Lawmakers Approve Legislation That Would Let People Carry Handguns Without a License. In Other News, I'm Never Traveling to Texas
You know, if I were a lawmaker in a state where multiple mass shootings have taken place this year alone, I probably wouldn’t be gung-ho about making it easier for the wrong people to get a gun. Texas Republicans will never miss an opportunity to have the wrong priorities, though, and are set to approve…
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Louisville Metro Police, National Guard Will Not Face Criminal Charges in Shooting of David McAtee
Last June in Louisville, Ky., during a protest over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police, David McAtee was fatally shot by a member of the National Guard. Almost a year after his death, it’s been announced that neither the National Guard members nor the Louisville Metroville Police officers…
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North Carolina Woman Arrested After Driving Car Into Group of Protesters
Cognitive dissonance is a hell of a thing. Somehow, the all lives matter crowd has got it into their heads that peacefully protesting against injustice is worse than driving a car into a crowd and placing actual lives in danger. A woman in North Carolina was arrested on Monday after allegedly driving her car into…
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Texas Governor Announces Intention to Sign Bill That Would Prevent Cities From Defunding the Police
Texas Republicans truly operate on a whole ‘nother level when it comes to dumbfuckery. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced that he intends to sign a bill that would make it significantly more difficult for a city to defund its police force. According to CBS News, Austin Police Association President Kenneth Casaday tweeted on Sunday…
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Rally Held in Minneapolis to Mark the One-Year Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death
To mark the one-year anniversary of his death, activists, citizens, and members of Floyd’s family gathered to celebrate his life and continue the fight for reform. Politico reports that a rally took place outside the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis where last month, former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on three counts of murder in…
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British Black Lives Matter Activist Sasha Johnson in Critical Condition After Being Shot in the Head
In the early hours of Sunday morning, Sasha Johnson, a British Black Lives Matter activist, was attacked and shot in the head in south London. According to CNN, the Taking the Initiative Party (TTIP) issued a statement regarding the shooting on Sunday. “It is with great sadness that we inform you that our own Sasha…
