Democratic activist Shaun King made a shockingly honest observation about the Democratic Party on Friday. King, who is known for his activism around racism and police brutality, denounced “generic” imperatives from leaders that voting is the process by which the black community can receive criminal justice reform. That is because, as King observed, Democrats control
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The police are asking the public for help in identifying seven “persons of interest” possibly connected to the shooting death of retired St. Louis police captain David Dorn. St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department released a video of potential suspects in the fatal shooting of Dorn. Dorn responded to a burglar alarm in the early morning
James Freeman at The Wall Street Journal takes up a topic the liberal media elites will avoid: State and local officials are discriminating against religious services as they grant wide berths to protests in the streets. He began with a joke headline from the Babylon Bee: “Clever Churchgoers Avoid Arrest By Disguising Themselves As Rioters.” Certainly,
It’s Saturday so this must be the “Republicans Will Lose the Senate” day in the media. The Hill: “Republicans Fear Trump May Cost Them the Senate” NBCNews: “Democrats move within striking range of taking the Senate, forecasts say” New York Post: “How the Democrats could easily seize the Senate in 2020” Alternet: “‘Awful news for
National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell issued a statement Friday saying the league was “wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier,” after players urged the organization to “admit wrong in silencing our players from peacefully protesting.” Goodell’s statement came after nearly two weeks of nationwide protests over police brutality sparked by the death of
President Donald Trump angered many of his critics when he quieted a reporter attempting to interrupt a signing ceremony in order to ask him a question about minority unemployment. The interaction happened Friday at the White House after the president applauded a report showing a surprising and sudden drop in unemployment nationwide. The president moved
For some reason someone like some pop music veteran Pink thinks she can get away with calling a major portion of the population un-American because they support a certain orange president she loathes. And of course, who’s the person who blames conservatives and Trump supporters for being bigots who make sweeping generalizations about a group of people?
After protests over the horrific police killing of George Floyd devolved into riots that proved destructive of black lives, black livelihoods, and black monuments, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser decided she would permanently paint the streets with state-sanctioned graffiti reading, “Black Lives Matter.” “Holy cow. The city of DC is out here on 16th [Street] behind
Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions (R) and Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) sparred on social media on Friday after the congresswoman called for disbanding the Minneapolis Police Department. Sessions ended the battle hitting out at Omar over allegations that she previously married her own sibling, asking the Democrat: “How’s your brother, by the way?” What are
It seems that every Friday night, the PBS NewsHour pundits are savaging President Trump, and always suggesting his presidency is unraveling. In this turn, New York Times columnist David Brooks said “we’re moving left” and “that’s the reality.” He complained about the president’s “authoritarian line of domination” and a “dangerous contagion” of “mental brutalism.” WOODRUFF:
New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees posted a lengthy response to the support from President Donald Trump for his controversial message about the American flag. Brees has come under attack for saying that he would never agree with anyone disrespecting the American flag or the country. He has since apologized twice after many excoriated his message,
This is going to be delicious. Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham made his intention to subpoena key players in the Crossfire Hurricane scandal clear in May. His list includes a Hall of Shame of Obama officials who oversaw departments that appear to have framed Michael Flynn and others based on bogus Russian disinformation. All the
Long-running series “Cops” and popular A&E program “Live PD” have both been pulled from broadcasting amid nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd. It is unclear when either law enforcement-focused show might be aired again, if ever. What are the details? Variety first reported Friday that “A&E has decided not to run new episodes
There’s no question that police brutality is a serious problem, but is it really a racial issue? The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh joined the Glenn Beck Radio Program Friday to tell the story of Tony Timpa, a 32-year-old, white man from Dallas who was killed by police in a similar situation as George Floyd. Body
A Facebook worker and registered Democrat resigned from the company after it’s leadership refused to censor the president of the United States. Naturally, CNN devoted more than 1,400 words to his protest. “Timothy Aveni, a 22-year-old Facebook software engineer, quit after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg refused to take action on President Donald Trump’s warning last
Riot Tensions Are Running High This is one of those Riot Week stories that it is perfectly acceptable to have mixed feelings about, although I’m leaning on the side of the police here, for a few reasons. It begins with the suspension of two members of the Buffalo Police Dept. Emergency Response Team. The New
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has been doing his best to convince the George Floyd protesters that he is on their side. He said he was “proud” when his daughter was arrested along with the protesters. He offered lame excuses as to why the protests were being allowed to occur while church services
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) directed a city public works crew to paint “Black Lives Matter” in large block letters spanning two blocks of 16th street — a street that leads directly to the White House. The move comes amid the protests across the country following the death of George Floyd, who was killed when
Listen up, Hollywood! The Washington Post’s Alyssa Rosenberg has a terrific idea for you: she wants you to “immediately halt production on cop shows and movies and rethink the stories [you tell] about policing in America.” Hear her out. “Like many other industries, entertainment companies have issued statements of support for the protests against racism
Fire coverage is not necessarily our thing here at PJMedia, but you’ll probably want to watch this space because we don’t want this to go down the nation’s collective memory hole. A warehouse used by Amazon was burned to the ground Friday morning in Redlands, CA. BREAKING NEWS!!! POSSIBLE AMAZON BUILDING ON FIRE IN REDLANDS
Former New York Times reporter Alex Berenson has been an outspoken critic of the global coronavirus lockdowns, using data and facts to make his points. But when he wrote a book on those “unreported truths,” Amazon initially refused to publish it. Then Elon Musk stepped in. What are the details? Berenson has been sounding the
An influential study in the Lancet used to attack the president for recommending the use of hydroxychloroquine against coronavirus has been retracted after overwhelming criticism. The editors of the publication explained on Thursday that the authors of the study could not obtain the dataset in the study in order for third party reviewers to confirm
Rod Rosenstein – the former Deputy Attorney General at the red hot center of the Robert Mueller probe into the phantom menace of Trump collusion with the Russians – testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 3. You may not know that happened. ABC, CBS, and NBC ignored it that night. PBS gave it
You’ll want to grab a (Molotov) cocktail and sit down for this Obama tale. Perhaps you’ll recall the news story of two well-to-do lawyers caught supplying leftist rioters with Molotov cocktails Saturday night. They were later seen tossing the bombs inside a police car, according to authorities. For this material support of terrorism, which to now
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) flouted her own executive order mandating social distancing during a march protesting the death of George Floyd on Thursday, after months of condemning fellow Michiganders who demonstrated against her strict coronavirus lockdown. What are the details? Whitmer joined a march in Highland Park and Detroit days after loosening her restrictions
When Jeffrey Zucker’s CNN settles on a narrative, they flood the zone with employees singing from the same sheet music; seeing as how they have a President to hate. Such was the case on May 22 when CNN shows spent 90 minutes and 54 seconds heralding a now-debunked study that originally claimed taking hydroxychloroquine while
Former NFL coach Tony Dungy came to the defense of New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees and his comments against insults to the American flag and the country. Brees’ statement was excoriated by many in the NFL, including some of his teammates on the Saints. “We have to have Drew Brees saying what he said,”
On Thursday, Twitter removed a video tribute to George Floyd posted by President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign, claiming the video violated the social media platform’s policy on copyrighted material. “We are working toward a more just society, but that means building up, not tearing down. Joining hands, not hurling fists. Standing in solidarity, not surrendering to
(Natural News) As hordes of angry protesters, violent rioters, and careless looters tear up America’s cities as a show of support and solidarity for black people, not a single social justice warrior anywhere is addressing one of the biggest killers of black people in America today: cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, African Americans
President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to campaign for anyone with “a pulse” against Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, after the lawmaker from Alaska told the press she could not commit to voting for Trump in November. What are the details? “Few people know where they’ll be in two years from now, but I do,” President Trump