Remember this? I wrote about it last year. A Minnesota jury has reached a verdict in the manslaughter trial of Jeronimo Yanez, the officer who fatally shot Philando Castile during a traffic stop last year. Yanez is on trial for one count of second-degree manslaughter and two counts of intentional discharge of firearm that endangers safety because Castile’s girlfriend and … Read More
The Terrorist You Won’t Hear About
A terrorist armed with guns and a thousand round of ammunition failed in his attempt to go on a shooting spree in America, killing and wounding unknown numbers. You don’t about this story, because he failed in his attempt. And also, because the terrorist is a right wing white guy: The FBI arrested an alleged right-wing extremist who had amassed … Read More
Another Doc Dump – Indictment Against Dude Threatening JCCs
The rash of threats against Jewish Community Centers appears to be partly solved [UPDATE: Very partly. We’re only talking about 10% of the threats and vandalism seen nationwide lately]. Federal G-men arrested Juan Michael for making threats against many JCCs in an attempt to stalk/frame his ex-girlfriend. He appears to be a copycat though. Still, scary dude.
Who’s Sorry Now?
On July 25, 2015, Joe Torres and Kayla Norton, joined about a dozen other people in a convoy of pickup trucks waving large Confederate flags as they drove around Douglas County, a suburban Atlanta community. Most of them belonged to a group called “Respect the Flag.” This was only a few weeks after Dylann Roof attended a prayer service at … Read More
More Fake News Believers Getting Violent
This is getting out of hand: A Tampa woman is accused of making death threats to the parent of a first grader who died in the Sandy Hook massacre. Investigators say 57-year-old Lucy Richards is among those who believe the 2012 shooting, that killed 20 children and 6 adults, was all a hoax. Her disbelief is so strong, investigators say … Read More
Walter Scott Follow-Up
It has been a year and a half since Walter Scott’s death. I wrote about it here… but basically, he was running from a cop and was shot IN THE BACK As HE WAS RUNNING AWAY. The video makes this crystal clear: There’s even indication that the cop planted evidence on/near the body. Yes,. look at the video. So what … Read More
Winston-Salem Clown Mystery Solved
Hoaxer: Claims of “Killer Clown” sightings in Winston-Salem have made national headlines and made Winston-Salem one of the locations for a rash of recent claims from Greenville, South Carolina to one outrageous claim of a man who claims to have pursued one of the these clowns with a machete. These sightings are similar to other incidents that seem to run in … Read More
More and More, It Looks Like The Dallas Cop Killer Was A Nut
Dallas police now believe that Micah Johnson, who shot and killed 5 Dallas police following a Black Lives Matter march, was actually planning some sort of mass attack, but advanced his plans to take advantage of the BLM march. His house was full of bomb making equipment, far too much to have put together in recent days. He had received … Read More
Breaking: Officers Shot In Dallas Protest
CNN affiliate KTVT in Dallas is reporting that two police officers have been shot after a peaceful protest deaths of two black men. Chaotic live footage from the scene shows police and SWAT teams in a tense combat Police in tactical gear carrying riots shields descended after about 20 shots in boomed loudly in quick succession, audio that was captured … Read More
Two Deadly Police Shootings In Two Days
Alton Sterling, a 37-year-old black man, was standing in the parking lot selling CDs as he had for years when two white cops arrived on Tuesday night. By Wednesday morning he was dead and protesters were in the city’s streets. Calls erupted from Congress and the NAACP for an independent investigation into the shooting, which the Justice Department announced within … Read More
Why I Don’t Have Much To Say About The Hillary Email Scandal
FBI Director James Comey gave a press conference yesterday morning that sent shock waves through the political establishment. The bottom line: Shock waves indeed, but when I looked around at the political landscape when it was over, I noticed that the pieces hadn’t moved. Hillary wasn’t indicted. That wasn’t news. She acted stupidly, carelessly. That wasn’t news either. That the … Read More
Dems In The House: “Screw Moment Of Silence, Where Is The Bill?”
After pausing to observe a moment of silence to honor the victims in the Orlando mass shooting, Democrats in the House on Monday erupted in protest repeating the question “Where’s the bill?” Their emotional demand was directed at Speaker Paul Ryan and House Republicans to bring forth gun control legislation in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in American history … Read More
Trump’s National Security Speech: Based on Lies
In the wake of the Orlando gay nightclub massacre, Trump seized the opportunity to Muslim-bash in a national security speech, even though (as I will write soon) it looks less and less like the shooting was a bonafide Islamic terrorist attack. Vox summarizes the lies: 1) Trump: There’s no screening for refugees coming to the US We’re not screening people. … Read More
20 [Update: 50] Dead In Orlando Gay Club Shooting; Possible Terrorism
USA TODAY: A heavily armed assailant opened fire in a packed Orlando nightclub early Sunday in a bloody massacre that left about 20 people dead and prompted a terrorism investigation, authorities said. Police Chief John Mina said the tragedy began at 2:02 a.m., when three police officers engaged in a gun battle with a suspect outside Pulse Orlando, a gay … Read More
Florida AG Gets $ From Trump And Drops Case Against Trump U
This story has been around for a day or two, and needs more scrutiny: WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida’s attorney general personally solicited a political contribution from Donald Trump around the same time her office deliberated joining an investigation of alleged fraud at Trump University and its affiliates The new disclosure from Attorney General Pam Bondi’s spokesman to The Associated Press … Read More