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June 10, 2020
On Tuesday, BuzzFeed News reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has denied extending qualified immunity to five West Virginia police officers who shot a man 22 times as he lay still on the ground.
Apologies, cannot copy more, but there is more info at link.
Federal court denies immunity to cops who shot a man over 20 times -- and cites George Floyd
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/federal-court-denies-immunity-to-cops-who-shot-a-man-over-20-times-and-cites-george-floyd/On Tuesday, BuzzFeed News reported that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit has denied extending qualified immunity to five West Virginia police officers who shot a man 22 times as he lay still on the ground.
Apologies, cannot copy more, but there is more info at link.
June 9, 2020
New Lincoln Project ad compares Trump’s meager inauguration crowd to massive protests against racism
Published 1 min ago on June 9, 2020By Travis Gettys
The conservative anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project released a new attack ad against President Donald Trump highlighting the massive protests against police brutality.
The ad, released Tuesday, ties the president’s policies to the protests, which have raged across the United States — and even overseas — in response to the police killing of George Floyd and other Black men and women.
"It took almost four years for Trump to get the crowds he wanted,” the narrator says, after showing the relatively paltry attendance for his January 2017 inauguration."
Little more at link. One sentence which speculates on large crowd sizes when shitstain is gone.
New Lincoln Project ad compares Trump's meager inauguration crowd to massive protests against racism
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/new-lincoln-project-ad-compares-trumps-meager-inauguration-crowd-to-massive-protests-against-racism/New Lincoln Project ad compares Trump’s meager inauguration crowd to massive protests against racism
Published 1 min ago on June 9, 2020By Travis Gettys
The conservative anti-Trump group The Lincoln Project released a new attack ad against President Donald Trump highlighting the massive protests against police brutality.
The ad, released Tuesday, ties the president’s policies to the protests, which have raged across the United States — and even overseas — in response to the police killing of George Floyd and other Black men and women.
"It took almost four years for Trump to get the crowds he wanted,” the narrator says, after showing the relatively paltry attendance for his January 2017 inauguration."
Little more at link. One sentence which speculates on large crowd sizes when shitstain is gone.
June 9, 2020
‘We are outraged’: Organizers, county commissioner react to vehicle incident at Cooper-Young protest
By WMCActionNews5.com Staff | June 8, 2020 at 2:32 PM CDT - Updated June 8 at 11:00 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) -
Organizers and attendees of a Black Lives Matter protest in Memphis’ Cooper-Young neighborhood say they are outraged by drivers who they say steered vehicles into the crowd last Friday.
Witnesses say two vehicles drove into the crowd in separate incidents about an hour apart.
Anthony Marcuzzo, 18, stayed at the scene while police investigated but wasn’t arrested until the next day. He is charged with five misdemeanors for reckless endangerment and reckless driving. He was released from jail on his own recognizance.
Beau Albauer, 26, was initially issued a citation for disregarding a red light, but now he is wanted on a warrant for felony reckless endangerment and misdemeanor reckless driving.
Much more at link. I had originally posted about this & was told these were felony charges, which was apparently incorrect. Another case of a "troubled" young man? 🤬
"We are outraged': Organizers, county commissioner react to vehicle incident at Cooper-Young protest
https://www.wmcactionnews5.com/2020/06/08/live-shelby-county-commissioner-responds-incidents-fridays-cooper-young-protest/‘We are outraged’: Organizers, county commissioner react to vehicle incident at Cooper-Young protest
By WMCActionNews5.com Staff | June 8, 2020 at 2:32 PM CDT - Updated June 8 at 11:00 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) -
Organizers and attendees of a Black Lives Matter protest in Memphis’ Cooper-Young neighborhood say they are outraged by drivers who they say steered vehicles into the crowd last Friday.
Witnesses say two vehicles drove into the crowd in separate incidents about an hour apart.
Anthony Marcuzzo, 18, stayed at the scene while police investigated but wasn’t arrested until the next day. He is charged with five misdemeanors for reckless endangerment and reckless driving. He was released from jail on his own recognizance.
Beau Albauer, 26, was initially issued a citation for disregarding a red light, but now he is wanted on a warrant for felony reckless endangerment and misdemeanor reckless driving.
Much more at link. I had originally posted about this & was told these were felony charges, which was apparently incorrect. Another case of a "troubled" young man? 🤬
June 9, 2020
On CNN Monday, anchor Chris Cuomo invited on Earl Gray, the lawyer defending Minneapolis ex-police officer Thomas Lane, and sparred with him over his client’s treatment of George Floyd.
Apologies, again. Cannot copy more, but there is a lot more at link.
You don't need training to be a human being': CNN's Cuomo lays into lawyer for cop charged in George
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/you-dont-need-training-to-be-a-human-being-cnns-cuomo-lays-into-lawyer-for-cop-charged-in-george-floyds-death/On CNN Monday, anchor Chris Cuomo invited on Earl Gray, the lawyer defending Minneapolis ex-police officer Thomas Lane, and sparred with him over his client’s treatment of George Floyd.
Apologies, again. Cannot copy more, but there is a lot more at link.
June 9, 2020
Apologies, I cannot get text to copy.
Mitch McConnell's progressive Black challenger: Democrats can win Kentucky with 'moral clarity'
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/mitch-mcconnells-progressive-black-challenger-democrats-can-win-kentucky-with-moral-clarity/Apologies, I cannot get text to copy.
June 9, 2020
Lots of tweets that I cannot copy.
"Tinyman Square': Internet suggests names for new fencing complex around White House
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/tinyman-square-internet-suggests-names-for-new-fencing-complex-around-white-house/Lots of tweets that I cannot copy.
June 9, 2020
‘I am ashamed’: Trump voter expresses deep regret for 2016 choice in new ad
Published 9 hours ago on June 8, 2020By Brad Reed
A new video posted by the anti-Trump organization Republican Voters Against Trump features an Arizona man named Lance who explains why he cannot support the president again in 2020.
“I am ashamed as a Republican by what our president has done to our country,” Lance says in the video. “I voted for him in 2016 and I will not vote for him, regardless of whether there’s anybody running against him."
More at link.
That's gonna leave a mark.
"I am ashamed': Trump voter expresses deep regret for 2016 choice in new ad
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/i-am-ashamed-trump-voter-expresses-deep-regret-for-2016-choice-in-new-ad/‘I am ashamed’: Trump voter expresses deep regret for 2016 choice in new ad
Published 9 hours ago on June 8, 2020By Brad Reed
A new video posted by the anti-Trump organization Republican Voters Against Trump features an Arizona man named Lance who explains why he cannot support the president again in 2020.
“I am ashamed as a Republican by what our president has done to our country,” Lance says in the video. “I voted for him in 2016 and I will not vote for him, regardless of whether there’s anybody running against him."
More at link.
That's gonna leave a mark.
June 9, 2020
Virginia man who plowed his truck into Black Lives Matter crowd is the head of the state’s Ku Klux Klan
Published 9 hours ago on June 8, 2020By Sarah K. Burris
Over the weekend, a Virginia man was arrested for driving his truck into a crowd of protesters. It has now been revealed that the accused, Harry H. Rogers, is also the head of the Virginia chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.
Apologies. I cannot copy more. Lots more at link.
Virginia man who plowed his truck into Black Lives Matter crowd is the head of the state's Ku Klux K
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/virginia-man-who-plowed-his-truck-into-black-lives-matter-crowd-is-the-head-of-the-states-ku-klux-klan/Virginia man who plowed his truck into Black Lives Matter crowd is the head of the state’s Ku Klux Klan
Published 9 hours ago on June 8, 2020By Sarah K. Burris
Over the weekend, a Virginia man was arrested for driving his truck into a crowd of protesters. It has now been revealed that the accused, Harry H. Rogers, is also the head of the Virginia chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.
Apologies. I cannot copy more. Lots more at link.
June 8, 2020
According to the Memphis Police Department, Anthony Marcuzoo has been charged with four counts of reckless endangerment and one count of reckless driving.
These are misdemeanor charges!
See another story here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213568227
More at link.
On Edit: Updated to include "misdemeanor charges" with link.
Driver charged after hitting protester with vehicle in Midtown Memphis
https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/local/driver-charged-after-hitting-protester-with-vehicle-in-midtown/522-47775f4c-1051-48cc-a10f-329267475d38According to the Memphis Police Department, Anthony Marcuzoo has been charged with four counts of reckless endangerment and one count of reckless driving.
These are misdemeanor charges!
See another story here:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213568227
More at link.
On Edit: Updated to include "misdemeanor charges" with link.
June 8, 2020
Kentucky sports-talk host endorses Black legislator pulled over while campaigning against Mitch McConnell
Published 1 min ago on June 7, 2020By Sarah K. Burris
Progressives rebelled against conservative Democrat Amy McGrath with the hashtag #BookerBeatsMitch, supporting her primary opponent state Rep. Charles Booker in the race to dethrone Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
More at link.
Kentucky sports-talk host endorses Black legislator pulled over while campaigning against Mitch McCo
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/kentucky-sports-talk-host-endorses-black-legislator-pulled-over-while-campaigning-against-mitch-mcconnell/Kentucky sports-talk host endorses Black legislator pulled over while campaigning against Mitch McConnell
Published 1 min ago on June 7, 2020By Sarah K. Burris
Progressives rebelled against conservative Democrat Amy McGrath with the hashtag #BookerBeatsMitch, supporting her primary opponent state Rep. Charles Booker in the race to dethrone Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
More at link.
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