Month: June 2020
Minneapolis police union: Shootings will ‘continue’ because officers lack support to do ‘basic police work’
A board member for the Minneapolis Police Federation told members of the city council that they shouldn’t expect the recent uptick in gun violence to subside anytime soon. Three members of the police union told […]
Police disbanded a Seattle-inspired autonomous zone that was forming near the White House
Over the past few days, protesters have attempted to erect an autonomous zone in Washington, DC, which they called the “Black House Autonomous Zone,” or BHAZ. But that effort has been dashed by DC police, […]
Total of those receiving unemployment benefits falls below 20 million
Jobless claims totaled 1.48 million last week as unemployment related to the coronavirus pandemic remained stubbornly high, though those receiving benefits fell below 20 million for the first time in two months. Economists surveyed by […]
Newt Gingrich blasts Cuomo’s response to Roosevelt statue removal: ‘What he said is a disgrace’
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Wednesday that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s response to the planned removal of a statue of Theodore Roosevelt from the entrance to the Museum of Natural History was “a […]
Shaun King’s calls to remove white Jesus statues leads to ridicule, outrage, threats
Accused fraudster Shaun King, who most recently came under fire for his shady media company, drew both ridicule and threats online Tuesday for demanding statues showing a light-skinned Jesus be pulled down. “Yes, I think […]
CHAZ Is Playing With Fire
The new state of CHAZ has evolved. Over the past week, following Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan’s decision to abandon the Seattle Police Department’s East Precinct Building, left-wing protesters have transformed the surrounding neighborhood into the […]
Hackers just leaked sensitive files from over 200 police departments that are searchable by badge number
A group of hackers has published hundreds of thousands of files it said were leaked from over 200 police departments and FBI offices across the US, including internal memos, emails, and officers’ personal information. The […]
Idris Elba, Queen Latifah, more stars join 300 black artists, execs asking Hollywood to ‘divest from police’
More than 300 black artists and executives are calling upon Hollywood to make a change. After being shot seven times by rubber bullets at a recent protest, “Insecure” actor Kendrick Sampson penned an open letter […]