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 →
It’s striking how often it happens. First there’s the inflammatory incident – hyped to the skies, completely dominating the MSM and the national discourse, sparking accusations and breast-beating and mea culpas, firings, arrests and charges, and of course demonstrations and … Continue reading →
[Please see ADDENDUM below for clarification.] I have never seen a headline like this pic.twitter.com/tb0Ao8hxgc — Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) August 27, 2020 I’ve read several articles about Blake’s knife, and the reporting doesn’t make the situation at all clear. Earlier … Continue reading →
Commenter “Edward” writes: From what I saw in these videos, there is an excellent self-defense argument for Rittenhouse. I hope that ALL the videos are played IN THEIR ENTIRETY to the jury when it goes to trial. The fake news … Continue reading →
A few facts about the men, and a few more about the presentation of those facts. First we have Andy Ngo, who lists their names, photos, and a bit about their lives. I have no idea whether the information at … Continue reading →
The fact that it’s highly likely that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose is old news. A lot of us put two and two together quite some time ago – in particular, the levels of fentanyl and other drugs … Continue reading →
I’ve seen precious little serious discussion of that question. Kenosha is a small city of about 100,000 people, about 10% of whom are black. In the videos I’ve seen so far of what’s going on in Kenosha, many of the … Continue reading →
Kenosha, Wisconsin is a small city of about 100,000 people and a population that is ten percent black. Not your typical big blue urban environment. But last night it shared some big blue urban problems, because after the shooting (he’s … Continue reading →
It will be interesting to see what sort of sentence Marquise Lee Love receives, if any: The Black Lives Matter rioter who was caught on-camera kicking a truck driver in the face in a vicious, unprovoked attack last weekend in … Continue reading →