The narrative that “cops hunt down black people to kill them” leads to actual killings. Killings of cops. Killings by rioters rioting against cops. Killings by black people killing other black people in neighborhoods from which the police have withdrawn. … Continue reading →
When I was a child, I had elderly relatives who lived in Newark, New Jersey. We’d visit them now and then. They lived in an old apartment building that had a European quality (as did their furnishings), with very high … Continue reading →
From William Jacobson at Legal Insurrection: …Trump’s move [to end Critical Race training in federal agencies] is viewed as a mortal threat by the CRT movement. One of the leading academics on CRT, UCLA and Columbia law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, … Continue reading →
Who can blame them? Another foreseeable result of treating police like dirt while simultaneously making it difficult if not impossible to do their jobs, and exposing them to great risk: Rochester Police Chief La’Ron Singletary said in a statement that … Continue reading →
[See UPDATE below.] Are they going to make this guy into a martyr too? After all, it sounds like the feds killed him. Unless he killed himself as they closed in. Breaking news: NYT Reporting Portland Shooter Micheal Reinoehl killed … Continue reading →
The Portland rioters are testing Wheeler, to see just how far they can go. They understand that he’s weak and getting weaker, and they revel in it. Now he’s thinking he may have to move from the condo in which … Continue reading →
A very disturbing article. Here’s a sample: …[T]he political insider, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he fears prosecution, said fraud is more the rule than the exception. His dirty work has taken him through the weeds of municipal … Continue reading →
I missed some news that came out in late 2019, something I’m just coming across now. In the not-too-distant future, I hope to post a longer piece or two connected with it. It concerns allegations that are not only mind-blowing … Continue reading →
The man who is allegedly the Portland shooter had been arrested before and released without consequences: A 48-year-old man who was accused of carrying a loaded gun at an earlier downtown Portland protest is under investigation in the fatal shooting … Continue reading →
Predictable, considering the makeup of the court, and yet awful: The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, ruling en banc (full court), has ruled against Michael Flynn’s attempt to force District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan to grant the government’s motion to … Continue reading →
Earlier today I wrote about Jacob Blake and the changing story about him, and now I’m going to update the news on Kyle Rittenhouse. You know, Rittenhouse – that “white supremacist” 17-year-old who crossed state lines to roam around Kenosha … Continue reading →
Remember the initial story about Jacob Blake and what he was doing at the location where he was shot? If you don’t, I’ll refresh your memory. Very shortly after Blake’s shooting, his family retained the same lawyer who keeps turning … Continue reading →