“It Should Be An Interesting Four Years…”
…was what someone told me when Trump was elected. No kidding.
Police Didn’t Spend Millions On Awesome Tank Just To Let Protests Stay Peaceful
Thank goodness for honest journalistic sources like The Onion. The Onion LOS ANGELES—In response to concerns that law enforcement officers were escalating violence in the nationwide George Floyd uprisings, Los Angeles Police Department officials announced Tuesday that they didn’t spend millions on an awesome tank just to let […]
Is the UFO Invasion Next?
A Picture Says a Million Words
Federal officer killed in Oakland near George Floyd protest identified by family
Patrick Underwood has been identified as the Federal Protective Service officer who was shot and killed Friday night, the family confirms to ABC7 News. Officials say he was watching over the George Floyd protest in Oakland and police say it was most likely a targeted attack.
Twitter has restricted a Monday tweet from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), saying it glorifies violence, a move that comes after also cracking down on some of President Trump’s tweets last week.
The battle between techno-oligarchs and the mouthpieces for the right-wing of the ruling class continues. Matt Gaetz has the look of a probable incel. By Justine Coleman MSN.Com Twitter has restricted a Monday tweet from Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), saying it glorifies violence, a move that comes after […]
Tweedledee and Tweedledum
Babylon Bee once again reveals itself to be one of the most accurate journalistic outlets.
Police Tear Gas Protestors in Richmond
This happened a block away from me. I could smell the tear gas and saw waves of people running down the street escaping the scene. Was at the protest (on monument in Richmond) – was peaceful. And all the sudden out of nowhere at 7:35 (not 8 when […]
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Build the Wall!
Black and White: Unite and Fight!
By Troy Southgate People have every right to fight back against the corrupt US system and its brutal mercenaries, but let’s not pretend that police violence is reserved for Black people. At the same time, the Right’s predictable response to Black Lives Matter is to claim that most […]
Louisville TV Reporter Shot By Police During Live Broadcast Covering Street Protests
By Bruce Harin Deadline UPDATED 4 PM with SAG-AFTRA Statement: A reporter for an NBC affiliate station in Louisville, KY was fired upon by police Friday night during a live broadcast covering street protests in that city. Kaitlin Rust, a journalist at WAVE 3, was live on the […]
Curfews go into effect in cities around the country as George Floyd protests continue
There is an 8 pm curfew in my city that virtually no one is paying any attention to. A strip mall a block away got looted and torched two nights ago. There was a shooting three blocks from my residence along with a series of dumpster fires and […]
Camden Police Department marches in solidarity with protestors
Apparently, some cops are defecting to “the other side.” FOX29 Philadelphia CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J. – A very different scene and approach to the protests witnessed in recent days was observed in Camden. In a show of solidarity with protestors, the Camden County Police Department marched alongside activists seeking […]
‘We want to be with y’all’: Michigan sheriff leads law enforcement to march alongside protesters
By Austin Williams FOX 29 FLINT TOWNSHIP, Mich. – As demonstrations condemning the death of George Floyd continue across the U.S., some local officers and deputies are being praised for crossing the lines and participating in the protests. Marchers in Flint Township, Michigan, arrived at a police station […]
The Looting Started Before George Floyd Was Killed
Just think of the looters as implementing their own grassroots-level stimulus plan.
Trudeau: Canadians watching US unrest and police violence in ‘shock and horror’
A Canadian once said that being Canadian and living to the north of the USA is like living above neighbors with a meth lab in their apartment. Although Canada is not the “liberal” permissive society that many Americans think it is. I witnessed a riot in Toronto in […]
Into the Void
This reminds me of the lyrics to the Black Sabbath song “Into the Void.”
Volunteers flock to Twin Cities neighborhoods to clean up ravaged streets
More direct action, though they should probably wait until the uprising is over. Otherwise, they’re just wasting their time. MPR News Staff Volunteers gathered in Minneapolis Saturday morning, cleaning up Lake Street at Nicollet Avenue, near the epicenter of Friday night’s protests over the killing of George Floyd. […]
Police Erupt in Violence Nationwide
I don’t think they liked that one of their cop shops was burned to the ground. Slate The ongoing protests following the killing of George Floyd were caught up in violence again on Saturday, as police all over the country teargassed protestors, drove vehicles through crowds, opened fire […]
Protesters gather at Florida home of Minneapolis officer charged with George Floyd’s death
WFLA Orlando ORLANDO, Fla. (WFLA) – Protesters and police officers gathered Friday outside a Florida home that belongs to fired Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, who has been arrested for the death of George Floyd. Orange County Sheriff John Mina addressed the gathering on Friday, saying his office […]
George Floyd, fired officer overlapped security shifts at south Minneapolis club
By Ana Lastra and Eric Rasmussen A former club owner in south Minneapolis says the now-fired police officer and the black man who died in his custody this week both worked security for her club up to the end of last year. George Floyd and now-former Officer Derek […]
Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis
Associated Press As unrest spread across dozens of American cities on Friday, the Pentagon took the rare step of ordering the Army to put several active-duty U.S. military police units on the ready to deploy to Minneapolis, where the police killing of George Floyd sparked the widespread protests. […]
Taking a Break from Social Distancing
Colin Kaepernick Offers To Pay For Lawyers For Protesters Arrested In Minneapolis
It looks like Colin is having the last word. By Tommy Beer Forbes The Know Your Rights Legal Initiative, which is a new project of the former NFL quarterback’s nonprofit Know Your Rights Camp, set up a web page Friday where anyone “arrested while fighting injustice” can apply […]
It’s Always Best to Avoid Reductionism
We have a cop problem in America, not a racism problem.
Scientism is Just Another Cult
“Yes, It Does”
Even the most committed MAGAs have to go along with this one.
More False Dichotomies Representing Red Tribe/Blue Sectarian Civil War
Why not anti-lockdown protests AND anti-police protests? And no about there are dangerous lunatics everywhere: among anti-lockdown protestors and anti-police protestors, and among the anti-protestors, the police, the government, the ruling class.
George Floyd & the police: what you aren’t being told
The ruling class’ lipstick on a pig.
A Nationwide Rebellion
This is 1960s level stuff here.
Origins of the police – David Whitehouse
Sir David Peel fucked up big time. LibCom.Org Excellent text examining the creation of the first police forces, which took place in England and the US in just a few decades in the mid-19th century. And explaining that they were not brought into being to prevent crime or […]
Those AR15s Should Be Coming in Handy Right About Now
Time to Rethink All That Voting Bullshit
You Know It’s Real When the Mennonites Show Up
Bus Driver Unions Nationwide Refusing to Work With Police
Back in 1990, I did some strike support work with the Greyhound bus drivers’ union when they were on strike. Most of those guys wouldn’t even show up for picket duty. Hopefully, their attitude has changed. Friday evening, bus drivers in New York City and members of TWU […]
The Cavalry’s Fort is Burning
Still Not Enough
Shit, that don’t mean anything. I’ve known white women who were beaten, abducted, tortured, and raped by pigs. What do you see in this pic? This is white privilege being used correctly in Louisville, KY. This is the power of being a woman. A line of Caucasian women […]
The Planets Aligned?
Trump said China showed ‘the power of strength’ when talking about the Tiananmen Square massacre in a 1990 Playboy interview
Once again, Trump presents the state as it ought to be presented (i.e. as a glorified mafia that’s just about power and violence) which is why “liberals” don’t like him. MSNBC liberals actually support most of his policies. If anything, they think he’s not warmongering or authoritarian enough. […]
Another Modern Sweat Shop and Symbol of the Global Empire Burns
Retail and fast-food workers are some of the most poorly treated workers in the US service industries. Some years ago, a worldwide social science research project was conducted that showed McDonald’s “Golden Arches” were the most recognized symbol globally, even more so than the Christian cross or the […]
National Guard support requested by city to combat riots in south Minneapolis
Protests continued into Wednesday night in south Minneapolis, where Chopper 5 captured video of apparent looting at a nearby Target and other area businesses. Fires have sprung up around the area as well. Gov. Tim Walz tweeted late Wednesday night, calling the situation near Lake Street and Hiawatha […]
Women Named Karen: The New Oppressed?
I generally agree that the busybody, do-gooder, tattletale, know-it-all soccer mom types that the label “Karen” is meant to ridicule deserve the ridicule they get. It is this demographic that is one of the primary constituents for the therapeutic state and totalitarian humanism. Although women named Karen now […]
Plutocratic Rule is Not Democracy
Anarchy from the Bottom-Up
Mask Up, Folks!
She Really Doesn’t Need to Be So Diligent
“ID T-Shirts” Will Probably Be Mandatory at Some Point
What Progressives need to do to actualize their legislative priorities
This discussion is somewhat interesting but kind of sad. Krystal says her favorite presidents were FDR and LBJ. No surprise there (“Welfare Statism Uber Alles”). For Saager, it’s John Quincy Adams, Lincoln, Grant, and FDR. Sounds rather neoconnish. I guess that’s what passes for “national-populism” nowadays. My favorite […]
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