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Massachusetts School District Suspends School Police Program After Cops Were Called on 6-Year-Old
I never understand the logic behind calling the police on a very young child. I canât imagine looking at a 6-year-old and going âFuck, Iâm in danger.â Apparently, officials at a school in Somerville, Mass., didnât feel the same way, and after an incident where the police were called on a 6-year-old Black and Latino…
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Resurfaced Video Shows Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Saying She Wouldn't Take Down Statues of Hitler or Satan So She Could Teach 'What They Did'
Iâm going to just assume that Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has never read a book. In fact, I think itâs safe to assume that she isnât even aware of the concept of books. Itâs the only way I can make sense of recently resurfaced comments from last year where she said she wouldnât take…
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Texas Lawmakers Approve Legislation That Would Let People Carry Handguns Without a License. In Other News, I'm Never Traveling to Texas
You know, if I were a lawmaker in a state where multiple mass shootings have taken place this year alone, I probably wouldnât be gung-ho about making it easier for the wrong people to get a gun. Texas Republicans will never miss an opportunity to have the wrong priorities, though, and are set to approve…
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Louisville Metro Police, National Guard Will Not Face Criminal Charges in Shooting of David McAtee
Last June in Louisville, Ky., during a protest over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police, David McAtee was fatally shot by a member of the National Guard. Almost a year after his death, itâs been announced that neither the National Guard members nor the Louisville Metroville Police officers…
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North Carolina Woman Arrested After Driving Car Into Group of Protesters
Cognitive dissonance is a hell of a thing. Somehow, the all lives matter crowd has got it into their heads that peacefully protesting against injustice is worse than driving a car into a crowd and placing actual lives in danger. A woman in North Carolina was arrested on Monday after allegedly driving her car into…
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Texas Governor Announces Intention to Sign Bill That Would Prevent Cities From Defunding the Police
Texas Republicans truly operate on a whole ânother level when it comes to dumbfuckery. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced that he intends to sign a bill that would make it significantly more difficult for a city to defund its police force. According to CBS News, Austin Police Association President Kenneth Casaday tweeted on Sunday…
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Rally Held in Minneapolis to Mark the One-Year Anniversary of George Floydâs Death
To mark the one-year anniversary of his death, activists, citizens, and members of Floydâs family gathered to celebrate his life and continue the fight for reform. Politico reports that a rally took place outside the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis where last month, former officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on three counts of murder in…
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Concerns Grow That Monthly Checks for Child Aid Wonât Reach the Poorest Families Who Need It Most
Throughout the pandemic, families in need of food assistance have received monthly payments to help cover the cost of food for children who faced greater food insecurity as a result of remote schooling making it harder to get free school meals. While those payments were extended to at least the end of the year as…
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British Black Lives Matter Activist Sasha Johnson in Critical Condition After Being Shot in the Head
In the early hours of Sunday morning, Sasha Johnson, a British Black Lives Matter activist, was attacked and shot in the head in south London. According to CNN, the Taking the Initiative Party (TTIP) issued a statement regarding the shooting on Sunday. âIt is with great sadness that we inform you that our own Sasha…
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Black Man Files Federal Lawsuit After Illinois Police Officers Told Him a Container With His Daughterâs Ashes Tested Positive for Drugs
Itâs so strange that bootlickers exist when cops continually do shit that makes any normal person without authoritarian tendencies go âWow, thatâs fucked up.â A Black man in Illinois has filed a federal lawsuit after officers took a small urn containing his daughterâs ashes and said it tested positive for drugs. Wow. Thatâs fucked up.…
