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Report: Most Foreign-Born Terrorists Become Radicalized After Living in the US
According to an unclassified, internal Department of Homeland Security report, most foreign-born terrorists operating in the United States do not become radicalized until several years after entering the country, which is the antithesis of Donald Trump’s reasoning for his travel ban. ABC News reports that the findings “may undercut the ability of officials to prevent…
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Disgraced Former Journalist Arrested and Charged With Threats Against Jewish Facilities
A disgraced former journalist is allegedly behind some of the recent bomb threats against Jewish facilities across the country, and according to the FBI, the threats were part of the man’s plot to harass a woman. A federal complaint against Thompson was read in District Court in New York City on Friday, according to the…
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Markeith Loyd Tells Judge, ‘Y’all Can’t Do Nothing to Me,’ Uses ‘Sovereign Citizens’ Defense
It has been more than a month since Markeith Loyd was arrested and charged with killing his pregnant girlfriend and an Orlando, Fla., police officer, and this week he made an appearance in court during which he refused to enter a plea and claimed his status as a sovereign citizen. According to the Washington Post,…
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Report: 32 ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Bills Have Been Introduced in 14 States This Year
Since the beginning of the year, there have been 32 bills introduced in 14 states proposing that members of law enforcement be included in hate crime protections, the same type of protections granted to people of color, religious minorities and members of the LGBTQ community, according to an analysis of state legislatures. The Huffington Post,…
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SXSW Talks in Circles Just to Say, ‘Yes, if You Perform Anywhere Else, We Can Call Immigration’
South by Southwest responded to criticism Thursday that its artist agreements for its music festival included language that indicated it reserved the right to call immigration authorities on any international artist(s) who performed at an event or venue outside of the festival’s own showcases. Early Thursday, Told Slant frontman Felix Walworth tweeted a screenshot of…
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Barack Obama Is the Recipient of the 2017 JFK Profile in Courage Award
The love for former President Barack Obama continued to flow Thursday as he was named the 2017 winner of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for carrying on the legacy of his fellow Democrat. NBC News reports that Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, will present Obama with the award during a…
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Jeff Sessions Recuses Himself From Russia Inquiry in Press Conference That Displays His Lawyer Double-Talk Skills
On Wednesday night it was revealed that Jeff Sessions had contact with the Russian ambassador to the United States during Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, a fact that Sessions denied during his Senate confirmation hearing for the position of U.S. attorney general. On Thursday, Sessions announced that he would recuse himself from any investigations related to…
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Are We About to Get Jeff Sessions Up Outta Here?
Contrary to the testimony he gave during his confirmation hearing, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, while a U.S. senator representing the state of Alabama, had two conversations with the Russian ambassador to the United States during the presidential campaign last year, and that contact is likely to result in calls for his recusal from a…
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BLM Protester Hit With Restraining Order by L.A. Police Commission President
A Los Angeles Black Lives Matter activist was hit with a civil restraining order Wednesday after being accused of threatening the president of the Los Angeles Police Commission. The Los Angeles Times reports that the city sought the restraining order against activist Trevor Ferguson (also known as Trevor Gerard), who, according to court documents, allegedly…
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White Ohio Sheriff’s Deputies Shown on Video Using Taser on 12-Year-Old Black Girl
Two white sheriff’s deputies in Colerain Township, Ohio, were caught on video using a Taser on a 12-year-old black girl at a skating rink Saturday night after she reportedly attacked them and refused to leave the skating rink when asked. Brian Liette, an employee of the Skatin’ Place, told Fox19 that the girl was asked…
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