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More Capitol Rioters Arrested, Including Man Pictured With Confederate Flag Inside Capitol Building
I feel like white conservatives are just not very good at being criminals. I’m sure plenty of them make good white-collar criminals—because America worships the rich, white and shady, so wealthy thugs getting away with things isn’t all that impressive—but when it comes to right-wingers who commit crimes like petty theft, breaking and entering and,…
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Massachusetts Woman Fired From Hospital After Being Identified in Capitol Coup Photo by Her Own Daughter
Listen: The attempted coup at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, was a terrible event. Terrible. It was treasonous, horrifying and an undeniable threat to American democracy. That being said, the fallout has been funny as hell. Ever since the mob of angry white people stormed the Capitol building like it was hosting a clearance…
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2 Virginia Police Officers Face Federal Charges After Posting About Participation in Capitol Riot
Another day, another group of dumbasses face charges for rioting at the Capitol last week. Today’s crop of dumbasses take us to Virginia, where two cops apparently thought bragging about breaking into the nation’s Capitol on Facebook wouldn’t come back to bite them. CBS News reports that Sergeant Thomas Robertson and Officer Jacob Fracker of…
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Researchers Find That ‘Less Lethal’ Measures Deployed by Police During George Floyd Protests Weren’t ‘Appropriate for Crowd Control’
After reviewing hospitalization records related to last year’s George Floyd protests, researchers have found that many people suffered serious injuries as a result of “less lethal” measures utilized by the police. Which, uh, yeah. We know. According to CNN, researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School published their findings in a letter to the…
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Don't Call Them 'Urban Issues': Why the Biden-Harris Administration Needs to Address Black Interests for What They Are
“To the extent that the Biden-Harris administration understands the power of their rhetoric and is willing to work with all kinds of groups throughout the country to ensure that African-American interests remain at the forefront of their agenda, that’s important.” — Ravi Perry Ph.D., Chair of Political Science, Howard University text Howard University professor Ravi…
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‘QAnon Shaman’ Gets Organic Diet in Prison, Because of Course He Would [Updated]
We all know Jake Angeli. He’s the white man who stormed the Capitol dressed as Bullwinkle, wearing a horned helmet and fur. Apparently, he is also a Chad (a male Karen), who survives off an organic diet of white tears, complaining, whining, and privilege. And because there is a separate jailing system for white people,…
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New Bond Conditions Requested for Kyle Rittenhouse After Teen Was Seen Drinking and Flashing ‘White Power’ Signs With Proud Boys
On Jan. 5, Kyle Rittenhouse—the teen accused of fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during a protest in Kenosha, Wisc., last August over the police shooting of Jacob Blake—was arraigned and pleaded not guilty to two felony homicide charges and one felony charge of attempted homicide. About an hour and a half later,…
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Ray Fisher Confirms Warner Bros. Dismissed Him From The Flash, Claims DC Films President Undermined Abuse Investigation
Though Warner Bros. Pictures has concluded their investigation into Justice League co-star Ray Fisher’s work abuse claims against director Joss Whedon, the issue is far from resolved. On Wednesday, Fisher posted an extensive tweet confirming that WB has dismissed him from the upcoming film, The Flash—a film where he was set to continue his portrayal…
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Derek Chauvin to Stand Trial Separately From Other Cops Charged in George Floyd’s Death
Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin will be tried separately for his role in the death of 46-year-old George Floyd in May of last year. Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill made the ruling on Monday, citing the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, reports NPR. Chauvin was notoriously captured on video kneeling on Floyd’s neck for over eight…
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Researchers Say Radical Trump Supporters Are Using Encrypted Platforms Now That They've Been Booted From Twitter
Since the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6., Twitter and other platforms have been purging right-wing extremists—including y’all’s soon-to-be-ex president—like social media was the Republican party and QAnon followers were Black people’s votes. So now, all of those white nationalist nutjobs have had to find new online spaces, according to a counter-terrorism group…