X has suspended an account that posted numerous anti-gay and antisemitic posts and was used by the man accused of killing store owner Lauri Carleton over her display of a Pride Flag. [...] Alejandra Caraballo with the Cyberlaw Clinic at Harvard Law School posted on X Wednesday that she reported the account’s content, but received … Continue reading X took two days to suspend account of suspect in Pride flag killing
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Video of Trump confusing E Jean Carroll with ex-wife in deposition is released
“Trump claims E Jean Carroll isn’t his type,” Mariotti said, “but he mistook a picture of her for a picture of his ex-wife. You don’t need to be a lawyer to understand why his testimony could [affect] the jury’s verdict.” https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/05/donald-trump-e-jean-carroll-trial-video-deposition -The Guardian; 5/5/2023
New Mexico police shot and killed a man after they went to the wrong house while responding to a domestic violence call
Wednesday’s fatal police shooting occurred a day after a similar controversial case of authorities targeting the wrong location. FBI and US Army tactical personnel conducting training exercises in Boston on Tuesday raided the wrong hotel room, detaining an innocent Delta Air Lines employee based on what authorities described as “inaccurate information.” https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/07/us/new-mexico-police-shooting-wrong-house/index.html -CNN; 4/7/2023
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine [R] ‘Not Seeing’ Issues After East Palestine Derailment
In a Valentine’s Day press conference, DeWine gave updates to local and national media about ongoing efforts to clean up the wreck. But, when asked about the Biden administration’s response, DeWine gave a curious answer — that the response was more than satisfactory, because there simply aren’t any issues. https://jalopnik.com/ohio-governor-mike-dewine-not-seeing-issues-after-east-1850117450 -Jalopnik; 2/15/2023
GOP Senate Candidate Compares Zelensky to Osama bin Laden
A hardcore libertarian multimillionaire with no political experience, Fenton has designed a campaign platform to cut against the grain. In the WMUR interview, the amateur crypto cartoonist voiced support for defunding the police—“not in the ways that most of the people that use that slogan say so. What we should do is have less laws”—and … Continue reading GOP Senate Candidate Compares Zelensky to Osama bin Laden
Billionaire-Backed Group Enlists Trump-Supporting Citizens to Hunt for Voter Fraud Using Discredited Techniques
ProPublica contacted election officials in a dozen of the states where VoteRef has examined voter rolls, and in every case the officials said that the methodology used to identify the discrepancies was flawed, the data incomplete or the math wrong. The officials, a mix of Democrats and Republicans, were in Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, … Continue reading Billionaire-Backed Group Enlists Trump-Supporting Citizens to Hunt for Voter Fraud Using Discredited Techniques
John Bolton says Trump ‘barely knew where Ukraine was’ and complained about his own administration’s sanctions against Russia
"But in almost every case, the sanctions were imposed with Trump complaining about it and saying we were being too hard," Bolton said. "The fact is that he barely knew where Ukraine was. He once asked John Kelly, his second chief of staff, if Finland were a part of Russia. It's just not accurate to … Continue reading John Bolton says Trump ‘barely knew where Ukraine was’ and complained about his own administration’s sanctions against Russia
Cop Shoots Multiple Bystanders by Mistake Trying to Stop Car Thief
A police officer in Georgia has been placed on administrative leave after shooting multiple innocent people while firing at an alleged car thief. https://www.newsweek.com/columbus-police-officer-shooting-car-thief-suspended-georgia-1677086 -Newsweek; 2/8/2022
Trump’s trade war was a total flop
If there had been no Trump trade war, and no tariffs, U.S. exports to China would have been $119 billion more than actual levels from 2018-2021, if the U.S. share of Chinese imports had simply remained constant. That's a net loss of business for American companies. And it doesn’t include nearly $30 billion in U.S. … Continue reading Trump’s trade war was a total flop
LAPD Officers Drove Around In Circles During A Robbery In Progress To Play Pokémon Go
An appeals court denied two former Los Angeles Police Department officers’ motion to be reinstated last week after they were fired in 2017 for pursuing a rare Pokémon in the mobile game Pokémon Go while on duty. The court documents make for some pretty hilarious and depressing reading. https://jalopnik.com/lapd-officers-drove-around-in-circles-during-a-robbery-1848340350 -Jalopnik; 1/10/2022
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