Minerva @ Midnight: GOP states want to suppress protests by deputizing civilian vehicular assault
Only Republicans would encourage running over demonstrators by indemnifying and pitting RWNJs and their vehicles against peaceful crowds. Because who knew that the “unintentional” weaponizing of personal...
Red flag failure in the Indy shooting spree
Who failed: “The FedEx gunman legally purchased his two semiautomatic rifles just a few months after the police seized a shotgun from him amid concerns...
Colorado Republican makes lynching joke before whitesplaining the Three-Fifths Compromise
I’m not sure if I liked Republicans better when they were secretly racist or if it’s better now that they’ve decided to wear their racism on...
Minerva @ Midnight: don't defund police, reduce the domestic military force occupying our country
Structural change needs to happen, because in community policing, community should precede policing. The paramilitary trend should not be seen as a burgeoning conflict between...
Minerva @ Midnight: End LEO qualified immunity, let insurers find different profit centers
Ending qualified immunity for police officers would certainly fill the gap in insurance company revenues created by universal healthcare in the US. There’s plenty of...
“Your air freshener is blocking your window” driver pulled over, shot, killed.
The driver Daunte Wright was pulled over for a traffic violation by Brooklyn Center, MN police, and in the process of being arrested for an...
Minerva @ Midnight: Lando Cotton wants to lock… you up! Previous Guy returning to Facebook
https://twitter.com/donwinslow/status/1379557465830817793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw Tom Cotton thinks there aren’t enough people in prison, or perhaps like Arkansas lawmakers, thinks even more medical conditions should be criminalized. Cotton is being...
AAPI: Wall Street Journal's Ang Li in conversation with John C. Yang and Jennifer Ho at 230pm
LIVE Q&A | BEGINS 2:30 PM EDT APRIL 5, 2021 As the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community continues to grapple with violence, many are searching...
AAPI: Wall Street Journal's Ang Li in conversation with John C. Yang and Jennifer Ho
Q&A | APRIL 5, 2021 As the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community continues to grapple with violence, many are searching for ways to prevent further...
Security guy closes door as woman is attacked in front of him
More NYC stories of anti-Asian hate. Because bullies and haters come in all shapes and sizes. TRIGGER WARNING https://twitter.com/CeFaanKim/status/1376698713582796804?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw https://twitter.com/NYPDHateCrimes/status/1376681962086227969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw In case you’d like to...
Speech rights for me but not for she, because there'll be no wedding pizzas in that classroom
The 6th Circuit rules that Shawnee State University violated a professor's free speech and free expression rights by punishing him for refusing to use a trans student's...
the previous guy said, “I like taking the guns early”
Concealability had nothing to do with Monday’s massacre in Boulder, Colorado, but the details tell us more about the marketability of semi-automatic firearms using high-capacity magazines. Discussing...
Meet The Press discusses anti-Asian violence without any invisible model minority… ground Chuck
So much thick-headed media activity this past week. OTOH Chuck Todd panders to the center again, or perhaps it's the college drop-out demographic. xA @MeetThePress...
Kenosha DA: No charges against police officer who shot and paralyzed Jacob Blake
A not unexpected result with National Guard in place. Other legal activities will ensue. xKenosha County District Attorney Michael Graveley: "No Kenosha law enforcement officer...
“Everybody knows who he is, but they don't know what to do with him” Ole Miss fires a professor
As with most faculty politics, there is a subtext to the story of a professor fired for specious reasons. Garrett Felber was fired for failing...
John Brown's Body lies a-moldering in the grave
Old John Brown's body lies moldering in the grave, While weep the sons of bondage whom he ventured all to save; But tho he lost his life while struggling for the slave, His...
official terror comes to this election
Stores are already being boarded up in anticipation of election week violence, as cops begin to take sides in spite of the rule of law....
De-Trumpification programs could be ahead, regardless of the election outcome
Reminding myself that during nearly two decades of my life, racial segregation dominated some states, and that in 2020 we are still battling some of the...
who supplied Kyle Rittenhouse's murder weapon, even if Illinois isn't involved.
Apparently the person who gave their gun to Kyle Rittenhouse has some explaining to do. xBlue Lives Matter Supporters Say Kyle Rittenhouse Not Reflective Of...
Assuming some violence will occur in election week, plan to keep calm and remain aware
Assuming that there will be some violent provocations, we should encourage all deescalation efforts for election week, regardless of the vote outcomes. We’ve now seen the...
another protest shooting, this time in Denver
Taking bear repellent to a gunfight doesn’t work in all states. This event, still being investigated in Denver unfortunately replicates the incident in Portland where...
Londo Cotton's a proud good ole boy with a necessary evil that Trump promoted because 'heritage'
Antifa is a candy and a breath mint. I know because you’re soaking in a floor wax and a dessert topping. xSlave masters weren’t just...
Trump endorsed the Proud Boys white supremacy group last night, because whataboutism on both sides
Trump’s gaslight went greenlight as Trump gave the Proud Boys domestic terror group a shoutout. xWithin minutes of President Trump's mention of them during Tuesday's...
because the Second Amendment covers shooting out your window, accelerating after road rage
More Florida men-a-tee, standing their ground even as it moves beneath them at 101 mph, hot brass flying around the cabin of the pickup truck. Shooter appears...
Portland Proud Boys day of rage fizzles as promised crowd of 20,000 turns out 500
Much jackboot-quaking as a much-touted demo in Portland had a weak showing north of the anarchist jurisdiction. xtickled by this because I watched 5 seconds...
Is Louisville an “anarchist jurisdiction” because Rule of Law failed by not indicting killer cops
In revisionist history, perhaps the Union troops hunting down John Wilkes Booth were only interested in him because of some ‘wanton endangerment’. We do know...
AL-Sen: CNN, “Tommy Tuberville (R) appears to have no idea what the Voting Rights Act is”
From CNN: Former Auburn University head football coach Tommy Tuberville is favored to beat Democratic Alabama Sen. Doug Jones this fall and join one of...
“And I will tell you something, that’s the way it has to be. There has to be retribution.”
In an interview yesterday, Trump went all in on sanctioning extralegal political killing, because death squads seem right for his presidency, shooting people on the...
Was Michael Reinoehl shot “clutching a cellphone and eating a gummy worm as he walked to his car”
Trigger-happy extralegal shooting by federal law enforcement. US Marshals fired many rounds into/at him. But surely death squads don’t exist in America. When police last week...
Trump tries to cut federal funds to “lawless zones”, like his sanctuary city threats, it's a stunt
Like the fantasy airline flights filled with numerous thugs, the delusional election stunts continue. The riff here is on “autonomous zones”. xThis is the latest attempt...
Trump: 'We’re all safe because of law enforcement’ in Kenosha shooting man 7 times
‘We’re all safe because of law enforcement’ Trump says in Kenosha where a cop shot a Black man in the back 7 times xCan we...
Trump says paintballs would be defensive
“Coming from out of town to drive through crowds of people, spraying mace, and shooting paintballs all falls under “self defense.” Interesting. So if BLM...
Le Petomane Trump’s line between real and fake Americans excludes urban people of all sorts
“Work, work, work, work, work, work, work. (turns to the bosom of a female staffer) Hello boys! Have a good night's rest? I missed you! Gentlemen, affairs of state must take precedent over... affairs of...
Tucker Carlson gives cover to a domestic terrorist who killed two and shot others.
The Kenosha killer was apparently a Trumpist, and wasn’t immediately arrested, even as the police witnessed several people being shot. Jacob Blake’s assailant has also...
Trump's carnage is self-fulfilling prophecy as vigilante incels take to the streets
More revelatory would be whoever created the “Kenosha Guard” page on FB, as Kyle Rittenhouse has been arrested on first-degree murder charges. xPolice chief describes...
Jacob Blake protests in Kenosha Wisconsin
Blake is currently paralyzed from the waist down having been shot seven times by police. xBREAKING: Jacob Blake, a Black man shot by police in Kenosha,...
Proud Boy aims handgun at protester, violates state law ORS 166.190 (Pointing firearm at someone)
Proud Boys appeared at today’s “Back the Blue” demonstration in Portland OR, one brandishing a firearm like the St Louis couple defending their villa. Perhaps another...
ready for defunding, Aurora police mistake a SUV for a motorbike, make ready to drop knees on necks
Too many compelling arguments for defunding rather than refunding police departments, as the Aurora police seem good at arresting movie theater terrorists but crap at...
NY Daily News front page contrasts pouty Trump with grown-up past presidents
This pretty much says it all, doesn’t it? From today’s New York Daily News cover story: One by one, former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush...
Portland protests continue not because of “professional anarchists” but because there's no justice
In his presser, Trump blamed Portland violence on “professional anarchists” because of course they carry cards noting their memberships, rather than those awful amateur anarchists....
Trump threatens to “clean out” Portland as Oregon governor announces federal force withdrawal
Aside from being charged hourly for the fence around the Portland federal building because it blocks the street ($192,000 at last count), federal forces will be...
A.G. (dis)Barr testifies that Portland protests have been “hijacked” except it's not what you think
William Barr’s opening statement has been released and apparently anarchists abound as the Mueller report signaled a “bogus Russiagate scandal”. Hopefully House questioners will ask Barr...
ACAB comes with the territory – can policing (ever) change
Community policing can happen even if it’s been talked about for half a century against a backdrop of paramilitary enforcement and military intelligence. Sadly, the change...
Rest in Power, Garrett Foster
Garrett Foster was shot and killed as he tried to protect his disabled wife during a peaceful march in Austin Texas. The alleged killer has...
Pew Pew … #TrumpsGestapo point their guns at photographer during #PortlandProtests
Trump's cosplay paramilitary uses repression stunts to reinforce GOP's voter suppression message, pointing their tiny mushrooms. x"I can't turn my back. But I fear for...
Trump COVID19 presser: “ready, willing, and able to go in with great force” without health experts
Led with Pfizer vaccine trial progress and exaggerated its availability. More than a few lies spewed. Trump implies that the wall is keeping the virus out,...
Trump fabricates urban revolts from peaceful protests, using stormtroopers as reelection extras
The use of federal protection squads in Portland and DC is expected to expand, even as there is no need for them except as actors...
what state-sponsored terror looks like: protection squads in Portland will spread to other cities
Chad Wolf confesses to committing a crime on national television. One person’s ‘proactive arresting’ is another’s extralegal detention and subsequent rendition. If you get scooped up,...
Endless / End this Trump nonsense “Biden won’t keep you safe from the chaos I’ve caused”
The federal protection squads have now engaged in the second attempt to operate without accountability, this time in a state run by Democrats. we’ll see...
KY-Sen: Slate, “Do Not Call John Lewis a 'Hero' if You Stood in His Way”
Joe Anderson at Slate Magazine has a great piece where he trashes Republicans like Kevin McCarthy, Brian Kemp and the Cato Institute for praising Rep....