Anti-maskers are widely viewed as a rogue element in American society. Objecting to being required to wear a mask is somewhat understandable; people don’t like being told what to do, even for their own good. (The problem is that going unmasked not only puts them at risk, but also endangers oth[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Protests’
September 15th, 2021 - 12:54 am § in Law and Courts
How bad police squander tax dollars
“The city of Philadelphia will pay $2 million to a Black woman who was pulled from a car, beaten by officers and had her toddler used for social media fodder by the police union,” NBC News reported on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. (Read story here.) “Nursing aide Rickia Young was he[...]
Judge blocks Florida law targeting protesters
A federal judge has struck down an “anti-riot” law championed by Florida GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis and passed by the Republican legislature, Huffington Post reported on Thursday, September 9, 2021 (read story here). Rioting, arson, looting, and vandalism were already crimes in Florida. This [...]
September 8th, 2021 - 2:23 pm § in Environment
What do Canadians protest most?
Not racism, police brutality, or elections. Logging. “A string of protests against old-growth logging in western Canada have become the biggest act of civil disobedience in the country’s history,” with hundreds of protesters arrested, the Guardian reported on Wednesday, September 8, 20[...]
August 18th, 2021 - 10:12 pm § in Law and Courts, Racism
Racist “Karen” ordered to pay BLM protesters
A former ice cream shop owner, who has relocated to another state, has been ordered to pay $500 each to 9 “peaceful” Black Lives Matters protesters he’s accused of harassing under a recently-passed New York “anti-Karen” law (read story here). The man’s actions wer[...]
August 6th, 2021 - 2:08 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Capitol riot consequences begin taking shape
GOP leaders have falsely called the Capitol insurrection “peaceful” and the rioters “tourists” in their efforts to downplay and whitewash their party’s violent reaction to losing the 2020 election. This is nonsense. Among other things, they’ve claimed the rioters [...]
August 6th, 2021 - 1:22 am § in Donald Trump, Politics
Trumpers plan Sept. 18 Capitol rally
Matt Braynard (photo, left), a veteran of Trump’s 2016 campaign, is organizing a Capitol rally to display solidarity with jailed January 6 rioters, whom he calls “political prisoners.” It’s supposed to happen on September 18, 2021. He’s promising “high profileR[...]
July 22nd, 2021 - 1:25 pm § in Politics
Pelosi is 110% right about the Jan. 6 inquiry
She won’t let Reps. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Jim Banks (R-IN) participate, and she shouldn’t. GOP House leader Kevin McCarthy (R-TX) doesn’t like it. Most other Republicans don’t like it, either. You don’t expect them to. “This is deadly serious,” Pelosi said. “This [...]
July 21st, 2021 - 2:30 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
Tears as Capitol rioter heads for prison
No crocodile tears, these. “The first person sentenced to hard time for … the January 6 Capitol riot was seen saying an emotional farewell to his girlfriend … after he admitted his guilt in court,” the U.K.-based tabloid Daily Mail reported on Wednesday, July 21, 2021. “[...]
July 9th, 2021 - 6:23 pm § in Donald Trump, Politics
They weren’t tourists and it wasn’t a protest
From a CNN story published on Friday, July l9, 2021 (read it here): “Officer AW stepped out of a tunnel where police were congregated and into the crowd to help Rosanne Boyland, 34, a rioter and QAnon supporter who was trampled by the mob. … “Prosecutors say AW’s body-worn [...]