This morning, when asked by the press if President Trump would condemn the actions of Kyle Rittenhouse, the young, right wing vigilante charged with killing two protesters in Kenosha, Wisconsin, White House spokesperson Kayleigh McEnany responded, “The president is not going to weigh in on that.” Later in the day, however, Trump did weigh in […]
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Trump not only refuses to condemn the actions of Kenosha killer Kyle Rittenhouse, but makes the case for self-defense
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2020, 2020 election, Adam Schiff, Anthony Huber, Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Joseph Rosenbaum, Kayleigh McEnany, Kenosha, Kyle Rittenhouse, murder, paintball, Portland, protests, self-defense, violence 103 Comments
Violence is the strategy
While being interviewed on FOX News this past Thursday, presidential advisor Kellyanne Conway gave away Donald Trump’s strategy for winning re-election. The more that violence erupts around the United States, she said, “the better it is” for Donald Trump, who, as of right now, doesn’t seem to be making any progress against Joe Biden in […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged 2020, 2020 election, anarchy, Annie Dillard, black lives matter, caravans, chaos, Civil War, Donald Trump, fascism, Jacob Blake, Joe Biden, Kellyanne Conway, Kenosha, Kenosha Guard, Kyle Rittenhouse, liberal thugs, militias, misogyny, National Guard, Patriot Prayer, protests, public safety, Qanon, racism, swing states, Tucker Carlson, white supremacy, Wisconsin 63 Comments
It’s not as catchy of a slogan, but “Let’s Incentivize Communities to Start Creatively Shrinking Police Forces, Collecting Data on What Works and What Doesn’t, and Go from There”
While I’ve always been against the militarization of U.S. police forces, and in favor of more transparency, accountability and civilian oversight, I have to confess that I’ve never taken calls to “defund the police” very seriously. When, in the past, I’ve heard people say that we should abolish the police, I’ve thought that they were […]
Posted in Civil Liberties, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged #8toabolition, #cut50, #DefundThePolice, 2020, 9/11, Alicia Garza, authoritarianism, black lives matter, Clementine, crime, David Ware, defund the police, Donald Trump, Douglas Schoen, George Floyd, home invasion, LAPD, Minneapolis, NYPD, police violence, prison industrial complex, prison reform, racism, recidivism, Shaka Senghor, the militarization of the police, Tucker Carlson, Ypsilanti police department 85 Comments