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The Most Anticipated Games of 2021
New year, new games, baybeee! This is going to be an interesting year as we see the Playstation 4 and Xbox One fade into the sunset and, hopefully, the new generation rise in prominence. There aren’t an incredible amount of next-gen (current-gen?) exclusives right now but 2021 looks to fix that with some potential bangers.…
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Claim Notices Filed by Victims of Kyle Rittenhouse Allege Negligence on Behalf of Kenosha Police and Sheriff’s Department, Seek $20 Million in Damages
Separate claim notices filed by both a victim of Kyle Rittenhouse and the family of another could potentially put the Kenosha Police Department and the Kenosha County Sheriff’s Department on the hook for up to $20 million in damages. According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the claims were filed by the parents of Anthony Huber,…
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Churches in Washington DC Request Police Protection Ahead of Pro-Trump Protest, File Lawsuit Against Proud Boys Over Vandalism During Previous Protest
A group of churches in Washington DC has requested local police provide extra protection ahead of a protest against the election results scheduled for later this week. How’s that saying go again? New year, same old bullshit? According to NBC Washington, the request comes after a similar protest on Dec. 12 resulted in a Black…
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Los Angeles County and 22 Others Under Indefinite Lockdown as Virus Surges
As cases and deaths from COVID-19 surge throughout the state, California’s most densely populated counties are set to remain under a strict lockdown for the indefinite future. According to ABC News, a stay-at-home order for Los Angeles County and 22 others was put in place on Dec. 6 due to a surge in coronavirus cases.…
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Black Man Files Lawsuit After Being Jailed Due to Error in Facial Recognition Technology
A Black man in New Jersey has filed a lawsuit against police and county prosecutors after a misidentification by facial recognition technology resulted in him being jailed for 10 days. According to NBC News, 33-year-old Nijer Parks went to Woodbridge police headquarters on Feb. 5 after finding out from his grandmother that a warrant was…
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Close Out an Awful Year By Grabbing Some of 2020’s Best Games at Some Good-Ass Prices
For all intents and purposes, 2020 was the worst fucking year. At least it wasn’t a bad year in gaming, though? While it didn’t quite hit the highs of 2013—the last transition between console generations—there were still some solid bangers to drop. Even better, you can grab most of the year’s best games at heavily…
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Boston Removes a Statue Depicting a Free Black Man Kneeling Before Abraham Lincoln, and It Only Took Them 150 Years!
Today I learned that a statue depicting a freed Black man kneeling before President Abraham Lincoln stood in Boston since 1879, further proving that America has had a white savior complex since before any of us were born. According to NBC Boston, the statue, a replica of the Emancipation Memorial in Washington, D.C., was finally…
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Stacey Abrams’ Sister, a Federal Judge, Also Doesn’t Play, Blocks Attempt at Georgia Voter Purge
Man, I know the Georgia GOP is probably tired of the Abrams sisters right about now. Stacey Abrams’ work in combating voter suppression was essential in turning the state blue, and her sister, a federal judge, has blocked an attempt to purge over 4,000 voters from the rolls ahead of the state’s Jan. 5 runoff…
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A County Attorney in Washington Resigned Due to ‘Racially Motivated Attacks’
The more I hear about the Pacific Northwest, the more I’m good on ever checking it out. Everything I’ve been told by people who live in the region just makes it sound like white liberal hell. The fact that an elected prosecuting attorney in Washington state resigned from his job due to “racially motivated attacks”…
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Police and Federal Officers Investigating Fire at Black Church in Massachusetts
Local police along with the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are investigating a fire at a Black church in Springfield, Massachusetts. According to NBC News, Martin Luther King Jr. Community Presbyterian Church caught fire during the early hours of Monday morning. Firefighters responded to a call around 5 a.m.,…