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Newly Released Video Footage Shows Black Veteran Died After Police Hooded Him and Left Him in a Florida Jail Cell
The injustices that led to the creation of the Black Lives Matter movement and this year drove hundreds of people to march in pain and protest against the police’s inhumane treatment of Black Americans, are littered across the this country. The latest development in the story of the December 2018 death of U.S. Army veteran…
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Proposes 'Anti-Mob' Legislation Allowing Citizens to Shoot Looters and Rioters
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) really wants citizens to be able to shoot people. The governor is reportedly proposing “anti-mob” legislation that would expand Florida’s Stand Your Ground law, allowing armed people to protect property by shooting looters, rioters or anyone else displaying nefarious intentions against businesses and other properties. What could go wrong, right?…
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The LGBTQ Community Will Usher In a New Era After Big Wins on Election Night
While it might’ve been an anxiety-ridden election night for most of us, for the LGBTQ community it was a historic night of triumph. Throughout the country, gay, queer, trans and non-binary candidates racked up congressional win after congressional win, prevailing over years of discrimination in order to put Black excellence at the forefront. In New…
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Federal Judge Orders USPS Facilities to be Swept for Undelivered Ballots in Key Battleground States
The late stages of the election have been a dark, dark comedy of Republican officials trying to steal the election and the—admittedly occasional—federal court going “Um, the fuck are you doing?” In the latest, and hopefully final act of this play, a federal court ordered the United States Postal Service to sweep its facilities for…
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Voters of Color in 2 Key Swing States Are Seeing Their Mail Ballots Returned at Higher Rates Than White Voters
Florida and Georgia—two crucial battleground states in the 2020 election—are rejecting mailed-in ballots from voters of color at substantially higher rates than those from white voters, according to a recent analysis by NBC News and the Democratic political data firm TargetSmart. According to NBC News, the data looks at mailed-in ballots across 11 different states.…
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NYPD Officer Suspended After Video of Him Using Patrol Speaker to Say ‘Put It on Facebook. Trump 2020,’ Was Put on Facebook
An officer for the New York City Police Department was suspended without pay after a video of him saying “Trump 2020,” over the loudspeaker of his patrol cruiser was spread on social media. According to NBC News, multiple videos were uploaded to social media of the officer using the speaker on his car to declare…
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Robocalls About Warrants, Lies About Absentee Ballots, and Other Disinformation Targeting Black Voters Ahead of Election Day
With days to go until election day, there are increasing signs of voter disinformation and suppression tactics targeting Black and Latino voters. Just this past week in Florida, numerous voters in a heavily-Democrat county received disturbing emails that threatened them if they don’t vote for President Trump. Now organizers in battleground states like Florida, Michigan,…
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Democrats Get ‘Vote for Trump or We Will Come for You’ Emails From Proud Boys' Address; U.S. Officials Say They’re From Iran
On Tuesday, dozens of voters in heavily Democratic Alachua County in Florida received an alarming email from what appeared to be an address belonging to the right-wing extremist group the Proud Boys. The author of the email threatened to “come after” registered Democrats if they don’t vote for incumbent President Donald Trump. An investigation by…
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President COVID-45 Holds Rally and Wants to Kiss ‘Guys’ and ‘Beautiful Women’
President Superspreader just can’t keep his COVID-19 to himself. On Monday, not only did the president, who claims that he’s immune to the disease caused by the coronavirus, hold a campaign rally in Florida but, at one point, he claimed that he wanted to kiss everyone in the audience. “I feel so powerful… I’ll kiss…