Louisville Police Chief Steve Conrad, who was already under fire for his department’s handling of the investigation into the shooting of Breonna Taylor, was relieved of duty today by Louisville mayor Greg Fischer, less than one month before he was scheduled to retire. The final straw for Conrad appears to have been the revelation that,
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Two officers were struck by a vehicle as a group of law enforcement officials were responding to protests over the death of George Floyd in Buffalo, New York. Startling video of the heinous incident was caught on video and circulated widely on social media on Monday. The officers can be seen running to get away
On May 29, Hulu premiered its second season of Ramy, a show about a Muslim-American man living in New Jersey. While the first season tried to showcase the complexities of an Egyptian-American immigrant family, the second season went full raging leftist, calling the U.S. army “the world’s most corrupt army” and the United States a
I don’t know about you, but I’m looking for signs of genuine leadership at the state and local level. Someone who will step up and stare down the criminals eyeball to eyeball, make arrests, clean up the streets, and protect lives and property. America needs leaders. But America is being torn apart. Of course, it
The sheriff of Polk County, Florida, issued a stern warning to anyone who might consider using the George Floyd protests for cover to attack residents on Monday night, telling criminals outright that the citizens of Polk County are well armed and will “be in their homes tonight with their guns loaded.” What are the details?
David Morehouse, the president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team, is being hailed a hero after being credited with stepping in to help save a local news cameraman after the victim was attacked during a George Floyd protest that turned violent. What are the details? KDKA-AM cameraman Ian Smith was beaten, thrown to
CW’s Roswell, New Mexico took a week off following its claim that people walk through the doors of ICE facilities and die. Unfortunately, it’s back to tell us pretty much the same thing as we’re reminded how terrible ICE officers are. As if 2020 hasn’t been bad enough for us earthlings. The June 1 episode
There were loud calls for President Trump to speak out on the riots that have riven dozens of American cities in the country for days, since George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody. On Monday he delivered. Instead of tweeting or speaking through his White House spokeswoman about the Floyd’s death and the riots as
Social media users have been reporting mysterious piles of bricks in cities across the country in recent days, stoking speculation that the stashes are being planted to encourage violence amid the countrywide protests over George Floyd’s death. On Sunday, police confirmed the existence of such piles in Kansas City, urging residents to notify police if
The media has been trying to discredit BlazeTV’s Elijah Schaffer after he recorded a disturbing video of a man being brutally beaten and stoned almost to death by rioters Saturday evening in Dallas. Elijah joined Glenn Beck on the radio program Monday to set the record straight. “The very dishonest far-left media is working tirelessly
Appearing as a guest on Sunday’s AM Joy, MSNBC weekend host Ali Velshi again rationalized the actions of rioters as he got an a soap box and preached about “institutional, socioeconomic injustice and racism” against the black population being the motivation for riots in Minneapolis and other cities. His commentary elicited an “amen” from liberal
The family of George Floyd commissioned an autopsy and released its results today. It’s top finding contradicts the autopsy done by Hennepin County last week, reports the StarTribune. Attorneys representing George Floyd’s family released findings of their own autopsy that say he was asphyxiated while Minneapolis police officers knelt on his back and neck, pinning
A protester who was causing damage to a city block was escorted to police lines by other protesters during a demonstration in Washington, D.C., over the weekend. The video, captured and posted to Twitter by local news reporter Safvan Allahverdi on Sunday, shows a masked protester dressed in all black appearing to hammer and chisel
A majority of the images broadcast from the weekend’s protests and riots range from discouraging to terrifying, as people take to the streets in response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers as well as the Louisville Metropolitan Police killing of Breonna Taylor. In the midst of the chaos,
“With the powers vested in me by the liberal media, I am pleased this morning to declare Tou Thao a white man.” Joe Scarborough might as well have said that on today’s Morning Joe. Expressing his outrage that the police officers who, in addition to Derek Chauvin, were on the scene when George Floyd died,
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s daughter, Chiara, was arrested at a violent protest in New York City Saturday night, where she was part of a mob of protesters blocking emergency vehicles. According to the New York Post, Chiara de Blasio was “taken into custody around 10:30 p.m. after cops declared an unlawful assembly at 12th Street
The coronavirus has become much less lethal and the virus is losing its “potency,” a top Italian doctor has said, Reuters reported. Dr. Alberto Zangrillo, the head of the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan — one of the areas in Italy hardest hit by COVID-19 — explained the evolution of the virus is extremely positive.
There have been violent riots in Wisconsin’s capital of Madison, where a group of about 150 demonstrators threw rocks at police officers on Saturday night, according to WITI-TV. At least 75 stores were damaged or looted overnight. Despite the bedlam and property damage, the Madison Police Department only made three arrests. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel politics
Starz’s new drama Hightown is prone to sex, nudity, drugs, and violence. May 31’s episode, “Rebellion Dogs”, however, was particularly excessive. During an episode which clocks in at 52 minutes, there was 16.5 minutes of scenes involving such content. That’s almost 32 percent of the episode. The show features an intense storyline full of unlikable
St. John’s Episcopal Church at Lafayette Square in the District of Columbia burned Sunday night, having been set ablaze by rioters in another long night of nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd, who died after a Minneapolis police officer dug his knee into the handcuffed man’s neck until he stopped breathing. St. John’s,
George Floyd protesters aren’t the only ones who are furious this weekend. One Minneapolis business owner is also enraged after his city was devastated by the riots. A fed-up business owner gave an interview to KARE-TV. He used the live TV broadcast to voice not only his frustrations with his entire shopping plaza being destroyed,
Three people have been arrested for Molotov cocktail attacks on the NYPD during this weekend’s riots in New York City. Two Brooklyn lawyers, including an Ivy League graduate corporate attorney, and an Upstate New York woman are facing federal charges for throwing Molotov cocktails into NYPD vehicles. According to the charging documents, Urooj Rahman, 31,
On Friday’s The Situation Room, during a discussion of the riots that had broken out in Minneapolis, CNN’s Don Lemon went on a rant against President Donald Trump for calling the rioters “thugs,” and suggested that the peaceful conservative protesters in Michigan were just as bad or worse. Lemon also spoke sympathetically about the rioters,
Life comes at you pretty fast. Chris Martin Palmer, NBA reporter for ESPN, is learning this the hard way. On May 28, Palmer tweeted: Image of Chris Martin Palmer’s deleted tweet. The thing being burned down belonged to people who aren’t wealthy NBA storytellers for ESPN. It’s an affordable housing complex. Palmer later deleted that
In Episode 95 of “Unashamed with Phil Robertson” podcast, the Robertson brothers revealed the emotional story of how they found out that they had a long-lost sister. In the latest episode, Phil Robertson, Miss Kay, and the boys reveal how they welcomed Phyllis into the “Duck Dynasty” family, and the audience gets to meet the
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, pinned responsibility for the violence in Minneapolis on right-wing “white supremacists” and drug cartels on Saturday. Walz, along with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter (D), also blamed the violence on out-of-state, professional agitators — not local residents. New evidence, however, show their claims
In the past few days, we’ve seen disturbing videos and reports of journalists getting brutalized from both sides of recent clashes: rioters beating them, damaging and stealing equipment, and police arresting and shooting reporters with rubber bullets or pepper spray balls while they just try to report. But according to CNN’s media analyst and Reliable
Attorney General Bill Barr minces very few words and is about as articulate and clear as they come. He has been a standout in articulating what needs to happen to restore law and order in our cities. With ongoing riots in many urban areas, Barr’s recent statements have sent a few clear messages. First is
FBI General Counsel Dana Boente, a central figure in the revived Michael Flynn scandal, has reportedly been ousted from his job. FBI Director Christopher Wray asked for Boente’s resignation on Friday. However, the decision to oust Boente came from “high levels” in the Justice Department — not originally from Wray, according to NBC News. Boente
Two Chicago police officers were surrounded by protesters on Saturday — and then briefly dragged through the street. Video footage of the incident shows two Chicago police officers attempting to arrest a protester. However, the officers were greatly outnumbered and surrounding demonstrators quickly attacked them. The footage shows protesters hit and drag the officers, one