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It does seem difficult to find jurors who don’t have strong feelings about Donald Trump in NYC; “it's reportedly because they feared jurors would pummel him.” Recall that Trump was worried about the lethality of thrown fruit. Donald Trump worried that...
by annieli
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on Wed Nov 02, 2022 at 02:08 PM PDT
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Even though it took authorities more than two years to begin termination procedures for two officers charged in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, a prosecutor in Louisville said Thursday he has no intention of dropping charges against those...
by Rebekah Sager
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on Thu Sep 08, 2022 at 01:17 PM PDT
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*Indebted to Raw Story, which had the exclusive this morning.* First off, 2020 election loser and Capitol-insurrection promoter Donald John Trump has a known history of encouraging physical retaliation against peaceful protestors when speaking at his...
by Clio2
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on Wed Jul 27, 2022 at 07:09 AM PDT
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As if Metropolitan D.C. police officer Michael Fanone hadn’t been through enough while fighting a violent mob during the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, now he’s forced to deal with protestors harassing him. According to reporting from The...
by Rebekah Sager
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on Fri Jul 22, 2022 at 08:09 AM PDT
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The police in Ottawa ended the occupation of the “Freedom Convoy” with a titanic show of over the top force, and Senator Ted Cruz retweeted a “report” that one of those brave occupiers was trampled to death by cops on horseback! Oh the brutality!...
by Merlin196357
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on Sat Feb 19, 2022 at 07:39 PM PST
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First they came for Chris Barber, and then the protestors did nothing. Then, they came for Tamara Lich, and they still did nothing. And now… Sorry for ripping off Martin Niemoller, but those right wing assholes in Ottawa keep comparing themselves to...
by Merlin196357
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on Thu Feb 17, 2022 at 07:19 PM PST
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Much of the American Media’s attention has been on the blocked Ambassador Bridge that links Windsor, Canada To Detroit, MI. The right wing nut job truckers and their supporters appear to be cleared from the Ambassador Bridge. However, the city of...
by Merlin196357
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on Mon Feb 14, 2022 at 06:48 AM PST
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Kansas House and Senate Republicans today introduced legislation that demands that the state reject any vaccine mandate, saying that individuals cannot be fired, and if they are fired they are allowed to receive back pay, as well as potential fines...
by Christopher Reeves
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on Mon Nov 22, 2021 at 09:30 AM PST
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I was wrong, 45 showed up for deposition Monday for 4 hrs! Posting Reuters link got me flagged on FB Here is the link that got flagged on FB and removed and some highlights www.reuters.com/… The suit names Trump personally, the Trump Organization and Trump’s security director Keith Schiller. It also addresses four unnamed members of Trump’s security...
by LokiMom
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on Tue Oct 19, 2021 at 03:57 AM PDT
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From EngagingPeace.com engagingpeace.com/...
by jkandra
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on Mon Sep 21, 2020 at 09:29 AM PDT
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Donald Trump’s attempt to halt Portland’s protests through violent escalation ended in public failure as protests at the federal courthouse were non-violent for the second day in a row. Trump’s demand that state police bring the situation under control...
by MacKenzie Stout
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on Sat Aug 01, 2020 at 03:27 PM PDT
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Initially, I penned this diary back in October of 2016, when our trumpian nightmare was just beginning. It didn’t get much play back then. I guess I could have done a better job but I was just too upset. It’s 4 years later and my God, our country under...
by Sensai56
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on Mon Jul 27, 2020 at 03:21 PM PDT
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The Doubleclicks are performing tonight. Itʼs an All-Request Livestream — Donate to Request YouTube livestream starts 6 pm PT thatʼs 9 pm ET These wonderful people are a nerd-folk duo based in Portland, Oregon, so of course, there is a ukelele. I was...
by RosyFinch
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on Wed Jul 22, 2020 at 05:27 PM PDT
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by btcano
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on Sun Jul 19, 2020 at 10:12 AM PDT
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On June 25th, Graham Mayor Jerry Peterman, who is probably a racist and at the very least hates the Constitution, issued an emergency ordinance that temporarily eliminated protests in the city. Already, activists were required to obtain a permit to...
by Blue Tuesday
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on Mon Jul 06, 2020 at 06:33 PM PDT
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The Tulsa rally just ended. In case you didn’t catch it, after swearing that he would put the protesters in their place, He-Man of the Universe Donald totally caved in to them. Here’s the solemn promise he made: Any protesters, anarchists, agitators,...
by Diogenes Bartleby
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on Sat Jun 20, 2020 at 07:33 PM PDT
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It’s alright to be White It’s alright to be White, and proud to be born free, though a history of Racism and hate creates disparity, disunity, partiality. Don’t perpetuate the hate, don’t deny the lie, of discrimination, denigration, and segregation;...
by Brim4peace
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on Fri Jun 19, 2020 at 05:53 AM PDT
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“Trump’s trapped in his own bunker of fear — with his fan base of right wing cowards” by Amanda Marcotte, Salon (9 June 9 2020) Excerpt 1 : “Indeed, the entire right wing reaction to the protests has served as a lengthy demonstration of a central...
by Obiwan711
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on Tue Jun 09, 2020 at 11:55 AM PDT
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Why is Faux Fake news not being brought to heel with chanting and pushing the truth of BLM? Fox indeed does carry the water for Trump. They carry the water for racists. Fox promotes division and hate. Protestors missed the mark with CNN and should have...
by Vetwife
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on Sat Jun 06, 2020 at 06:43 AM PDT
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Seriously. How are you sleeping? It’s not easy is it? In 1968 I turned 11 in June. I have memories of the upheaval going on around the country including my hometown. But the images from then weren’t as ubiquitous as they are today. Everyone has a...
by TexDem
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on Fri Jun 05, 2020 at 07:30 AM PDT
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