The California Highway Patrol has agreed to pay $1.5 million to Marlene Pinnock, 51, the African-American woman shown being repeatedly punched by CHP Officer Daniel Andrew, 31, alongside a freeway on July 1 in a video made by a passing motorist that quickly went viral, following mediation of her civ[...]
Archive for September, 2014
September 25th, 2014 - 8:25 am § in Uncategorized
California Cops Agree To Pay Beating Victim $1.5 Million
[...] September 24th, 2014 - 12:32 pm § in Misc.
It’s now a crime to be a spastic in Granville, West Virginia
This is another horror story about stupid violent cops. (They seem endless these days.) A 39-year-old disabled man was making his way on a sidewalk in Granville, W.Va., with his two young children, one in a stroller and carrying the other in his arm, in the jerky fashion characteristic of people [...]
September 24th, 2014 - 11:33 am § in America, The Ave Scene
“My disgust for Jews does not stem from any bad experiences with them personally rather I am concerned about my people, White people, and the negative effects Jewish power and control over their world has had on them.”
Campaign placard from Kentucky, where write-in candidate Robert Ransdell is running for Senate. Call Mr. Ransdell at 1-800-488-1363 and leave a message What is “White?” Quotes: (on whether Je3ws are white) “It is absurd and a fantasy that Jews in America do not make a distinction[...]
September 24th, 2014 - 9:29 am § in Schools & Colleges
Rightwing school board provokes Denver-area student strikes
More than 1,200 students walked out of six Denver-area suburban high schools yesterday to protest a newly-elected school board’s attempts to force-feed them conservative ideology. Teachers at the schools are also upset with the board’s efforts to censor education, and staged sick-outs [...]
September 24th, 2014 - 4:47 am § in Misc.
Berkeley Blog: A review of Picketty
Inequality In the Twenty-First Century john powell, director, Haas Institute for a Fair and Inclusive Society | 5/2/14 | As part of his nationwide book tour, French economist Thomas Piketty stopped in San Francisco to speak to overflowing lecture halls. ….. Piketty’s new book, Capital in the[...]
September 23rd, 2014 - 6:12 pm § in The Ave Scene
The Stranger Needs a Writer!
After firing Goldy and having Dominic Holden quit, the Stranger needs a writer! “We’re looking for a widely curious, energetic news junkie who wants to report on the fastest growing large city in America™ for Seattle’s only newspaper™. Must have a black belt in time management [...]
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