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Archive for June, 2020
June 6th, 2020 - 6:39 pm § in Racism
Arrested for “dancing in the streets” while black
It’s the same old ugly story: A black man in his own neighborhood, minding his own business, is gang-tackled by a platoon of white cops. What was he doing? Exercising. (In the police report, “dancing in the streets.”) That’s a crime in Alameda, California? It is if you’[...]
June 6th, 2020 - 4:45 pm § in Misc.
Essay: We need better police, not no police
I don’t agree with calls to eliminate police, or drastically slash police budgets. We need better police, not no police. Somebody has to direct traffic, cite traffic violators, and arrest drunk drivers; respond to crimes-in-progress, investigate crimes, and arrest criminals; and protect societ[...]
June 5th, 2020 - 6:07 pm § in Misc.
Last Civil War pensioner dies
Irene Triplett, 90, was the last living child of a Civil War veteran. Her V.A. pension, which her mother received before her, was $73.13 per month. Her father, Moses Triplett, fought on both sides — for the Confederacy until Gettysburg, then defected and fought for the Union; the latter servic[...]
June 5th, 2020 - 12:33 pm § in Misc.
Contraband seized by police from protesters
These items were intercepted by police at a post office and taken into custody. Read story here.[...]
June 5th, 2020 - 11:59 am § in Donald Trump
Trump: “This is a great day for George Floyd”
… because the stock market went up on news of a strong jobs report, which Trump thinks will help his re-election efforts. Read story here. Meanwhile, black workers are being left behind as employers rehire. Read that story here. He doesn’t care about that.[...]
June 5th, 2020 - 2:25 am § in Donald Trump
Trump claims injured elderly man “set up” the police!
Update: Elderly man has skull fracture; still hospitalized A 75-year-old man was knocked down by cops during a protest in Buffalo, New York, on Thursday, June 4, 2020. He was in “serious but stable” condition in a local hospital. Read story here. The two cops who knocked him down were su[...]
June 4th, 2020 - 5:21 pm § in America
Video shows National Guard shooting at Minneapolis residents on their porches
With paint rounds, not potentially-lethal rubber bullets; but it’s still horrifying to think what might have happened to a deaf or elderly resident who couldn’t hear or understand their commands. https://youtu.be/y3qZEA-nbY8[...]
June 4th, 2020 - 1:57 pm § in Racism
Going, going, going …
Statutes of Confederate heroes Robert E. Lee, J.E.B. Stuart, Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis, and Confederate naval officer Mathew Fontaine Maury lining Richmond’s Monument Avenue are coming down. Read story here. Photo: Protesters surrounded the grafitti-smeared Robert E. Lee statute in R[...]