May 2020
Ahmed Arbery Shoplifting Video: Admissible in McMichaels Trial?
on May 20, 2020
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Hey folks,
Today's show looks at another Ahmaud Arbery video, released in the last 24 hours or so, of Arbery apparently getting arrested in a parking lot for purportedly attempting to shoplift a 65" TV. You got that right, sixty-five inches. Go big or go home, I guess.
You’re Invited to Our Virtual Reader Reception
on May 20, 2020
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Howdy!
As we've discussed, we finally have a date for our first ever Virtual Reader Reception! Join us online Sunday, May 31.
Supreme Court blocks release of Mueller secret grand jury evidence sought by House Judiciary Committee
on May 20, 2020
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Michigan State Police Issue Three Disorderly Conduct Citations During Operation Haircut
on May 20, 2020
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Earlier today I blogged that the Illinois State Police would not take a reasonable approach to that state's tyrannical governor.
Looks like Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has the Michigan State Police on a short leash because they swarmed the protest Operation Haircut and issued three citations for disorderly conduct.
Disorderly conduct for giving a haircut. Outside. On a nice day.
Michigan State Professor Warns of “Unconscious Bias” and “Microaggressions” in Virtual Meetings
on May 20, 2020
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Now that so many people are working from home under quarantine, holding virtual meetings on the internet has become the norm. One professor at Michigan State University wants people to be careful to avoid 'unconscious bias' during such events.
This is an example of how progressive culture finds its way into our lives, no matter what is happening.
Illinois State Police Won’t Arrest Individuals for Violations of Executive Orders
on May 20, 2020
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University of Notre Dame Opening Campus to Students in Fall With Reconfigured Schedule
on May 20, 2020
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“By far the most complex challenge before us is the return of our students to campus for the resumption of classes in the fall semester”...
Mika Demands to Speak to Twitter’s Manager to Complain About Trump’s Account
on May 20, 2020
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Mika Brzezinski went full-blown Karen on Twitter!
She wants to speak to Twitter's manager to report President Donald Trump's account for violating their policies every day.
Pelosi Tries to Make Fat-Shaming Great Again, Calls Trump ‘Morbidly Obese’
on May 20, 2020
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On Monday, President Trump was participating in a White House roundtable with restaurant executives and industry leaders when he mentioned in answer to a question from the media that he was taking hydroxychloroquine.
Colorado State U. Hands Out $1,500 Coronavirus Stimulus Checks to Undocumented Students
on May 20, 2020
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“Colorado State University is committed to supporting all of our students during this very challenging time”...
Wuhan Virus Watch: Justice Department Warns CA Coronavirus Rules May Violate Religious Freedoms
on May 20, 2020
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Today's update begins with some significant developments from the West Coast.
The U.S. Justice Department has just issued a warning that California could be violating religious freedoms in its plan to reopen the state after the coronavirus stay-at-home order.
Mayor of Ithaca, NY, Says City Faces ‘Cataclysmic Trouble’ if Ithaca College and Cornell Don’t Open in Fall
on May 20, 2020
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“If the students don’t come back in the fall, we’re in real cataclysmic trouble”...
Iran Threatens U.S. Over Oil Shipments To Venezuela
on May 20, 2020
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Iran has threatened the United States over its oil shipments to Venezuela.
In a letter written to the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif warned against "America's movements in deploying its navy to the Caribbean." Tehran believes that action will disrupt its oil supplies to the Latin American country.
Susan Rice’s consciousness of guilt
on May 19, 2020
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On Obama's last day in office, January 20, 2017, National Security Advisor Susan Rice wrote an email memo to herself (pdf.) regarding the investigation into Michael Flynn and a January 5, 2017, meeting attended by Obama, Biden, Rice, Sally Yates, and James Comey. The email was mostly public previously, though supposedly classified portions were redacted.
Open the States movement declares: “On Friday, the lockdowns end”
on May 19, 2020
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The repressive, often petty and irrational, lockdown measures implemented in many states and localities has caused a backlash that grows daily.
Increasingly, we see hairdressers, restaurants, gyms, and other small businesses saying they are willing to risk arrest in order to reopen and save their businesses. People who normally obey the law are engaging in acts of civil disaobedience against orders and restriction that are viewed as illegitimate, both constitutionally and from a health perspective.
Ahmaud Arbery Case: Propaganda, §1983, and Police Body Cam Video
on May 19, 2020
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Hey folks,
In this video about the Ahmaud Arbery case I touch on two closely related topics, and share a police body cam video with you.
First, we compare the photos preferentially used by the media in the Trayvon Martin case with the photos preferentially used by the media in this Arbery case.
Michael Flynn Asks Appeals Court to Order District Court to Grant DOJ Motion to Dismiss
on May 19, 2020
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Judge Emmet Sullivan has opened up the District Court criminal prosecution to an outsider, former Judge John Gleeson, to argue why Sullivan should not dismiss the case against Michael Flynn even though the Department of Justice wants to drop the case based on FBI and prosecutorial misconduct. Gleeson has a documented history of hostility towards Flynn.
