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Video of Vallejo, Calif., Police Officer Beating Suspect Sparks Outrage
Disturbing video of a Vallejo, Calif., police officer has surfaced, showing the cop repeatedly striking a suspect—first with his fist and then with a baton—as an outraged crowd looks on, yelling in the background. According to KRON, the incident occurred Friday afternoon after police responded to a call about a man acting erratically at…
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Community Calls for Boycott of Beauty Supply Store After Owner Is Seen on Video Kicking, Choking Black Woman
A community is outraged about cellphone footage going viral on social media that shows a Charlotte, N.C., beauty supply store owner constraining a black woman in a choke hold after accusing her of stealing. Community leaders and customers are now calling for a boycott of the store. According to WBTV, the incident started when Sung…
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Kellyanne Conway Is More Than Just the Rick James of This Administration
I’m not sure why Kellyanne “Rick James” Conway can’t keep her feet off the couch, but it seems these day that she’s also unable to keep her foot out of her mouth. Hiyooooooooo! #NeverForget During a Monday-morning appearance on CNN, Donald Trump’s senior adviser made a fool of herself—which is starting to become the norm…
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Missing Autistic Teen Kennedi High Located, Being Reunited With Family
Updated Monday, March 13, 2017, 11:30 a.m. EDT: The Baltimore Police Department has reported that Kennedi High, an autistic 16-year-old girl who went missing last week, has been located and is being reunited with her family. Earlier: On Sunday the Baltimore Police Department enlisted the public’s help in the desperate search for an autistic 16-year-old…
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Sean ‘Spicy Facts’ Spicer Confronted in Apple Store, Takes Racist Way Out
Sean “Spicy Facts” Spicer can’t catch a break, and he shouldn’t because he’s an ass. On Saturday, Spicy was out at an Apple Store in Washington, D.C., when Shree Chauhan spotted his dumb ass and decided that he needed to answer some questions live on Periscope. “How does it feel to work for a fascist?”…
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Protests Rock Ferguson, Mo., After New Footage of Michael Brown Emerges
Ferguson, Mo., was once again rocked by protests a day after new footage from the day of Michael Brown’s death was revealed to the public in the documentary Stranger Fruit. According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, word of the video Sunday night drew a group of some 100 protesters, which led to the closing of…
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Fla. Man Tried to Burn Down Convenience Store to ‘Run the Arabs Out of Our Country’: Police
A Florida man attempted to burn down a convenience store, admitting, apparently, to local authorities that he thought the owner was Muslim and that he wanted to “run the Arabs out of our country,” the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office confirmed. As it turns out, the store owners were actually Indian, making the incident the…
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Probe Continues After Day Care Worker Is Seen on Video Pushing 4-Year-Old Girl Down Stairs
A family in Pennsylvania are trying to pick up the pieces after a day care worker was caught on video apparently pushing their 4-year-old child down a set of stairs. The incident, which took place March 3, was captured on a newly installed surveillance camera at the day care center. The employee, 52-year-old Sarah Gable,…
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Does Anyone Care About DC’s Missing Black and Latinx Teens?
Updated Monday, March 13, 2017, 2:04 p.m. EDT: Updated Monday, March 13, 2017 7 a.m. EDT: Earlier: Over the last week, my timeline on Twitter has been inundated with retweets from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., with photos of missing black and Latinx teens. Within the last week, 10 teens have gone missing…
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Rep. Steve King: ‘We Can’t Restore Our Civilization With Somebody Else’s Babies’
Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) decided to let his Nazi freak flag fly (again) Sunday afternoon. King, who’s known for embracing racism and supporting European white supremacists, tweeted his support for Geert Wilders’ bid to become prime minister of the Netherlands . King has previously been vocal about his support of people like Norbert Hofer, the 2016…