Author: Mary Chastain

Mary Chastain

Mary is the resident libertarian. She covers stories in every vertical, but her favorite thing to do is take on the media. She saw its bias against the right when she was a socialist.

Mary loves the Chicago Cubs, Chicago Blackhawks, tennis, cats, Oxford comma, Diet Coke, and needlework.

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Reports: Atlanta Police Walking Off the Job Following Officer Charged With Felony Murder of Rayshard Brooks

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 17, 2020 171 Comments

Fulton County DA Paul Howard announced 11 charges against former officer Garrett Rolfe, including felony murder, in the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks. I'm seeing reports on Twitter that Atlanta police officers have started to walk off the job in protest of the charges. The Atlanta Police Department denied the walk-out on Twitter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnGWJdyz3EM

Popular Mechanics Publishes Instructions on How to Take Down Statues ‘Using Science’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 17, 2020 18 Comments

Last week, a man was injured when a statue hit him on the head as he participated with a Black Lives Matter group to remove it. Popular Mechanics decided to publish an article with instructions on how to topple these statues so you don't get hurt. The magazine claims the article is not an encouragement for people to tear down the statues, though!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jfN1kXPiak

Man Accused of Shoving Elderly Woman in NYC has Been Arrested Over 100 Times Since 2005

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 17, 2020 31 Comments

Police told many New York media outlets that Rashid Brimmage, the man accused of shoving an elderly woman into a fire hydrant in NYC, has been arrested more than 100 times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TvE-PpbzPM

Quaker Oats Renaming Aunt Jemima Brand Since the ‘Origins are Based on a Racial Stereotype’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 17, 2020 64 Comments

Quaker Oats, a subsidiary of PepsiCo, decided to change the name and image of its popular brand Aunt Jemima. The company said that "Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qma8LHQlrA

Retail Sales Hit Record 17.7% in May in Another Sign the Economy is Recovering

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 16, 2020 19 Comments

America saw a decline in unemployment claims and decent jobs report in May. The Commerce Department revealed another sign the economy is recovering from the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. Retail sales hit a record of 17.7% in May.

Nashville Holocaust Memorial Vandalized With Anti-Semitic Messages

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 16, 2020 24 Comments

Samantha wrote about the spike in anti-Jewish violence in the wake of George Floyd's death. It has not stopped. Someone sprayed anti-Semitic messages on a bedsheet and spread it over the Nashville Holocaust Memorial at the Gordon Jewish Community Center on Saturday during the Jewish Sabbath.

De Blasio Instructs Tracers Not to Ask New Coronavirus Patients if They Attended Protests

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 15, 2020 32 Comments

The City reported that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio instructed "test and tracers" not to ask anyone who tests positive for the Wuhan coronavirus if they attended any of the protests or riots in response to the death of George Floyd.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA6jjuIHx3Y

George Floyd’s Brother Comes Out Against Defund the Police Movement

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 15, 2020 54 Comments

Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, and family attorney Benjamin Crump came out against the #DefundThePolice movement on Fox News on Sunday.

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SCOTUS Rules 6-3 to Protect LGBT From Job Discrimination

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 15, 2020 94 Comments

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in a decision that protects LGBT people from job discrimination. They decided "that an employer who fires a worker for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which already protected people from sex discrimination."

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CNN’s Stelter Tells Trump Attorney Jenna Ellis She’ll ‘Regret’ Defending Trump ‘When Your Kids, Grandkids Look Back at This’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 15, 2020 9 Comments

Personal attacks are usually off-limits, but if it happens, you do not bring in kids. Is anyone shocked CNN's Brian Stelter did just that to shame President Donald Trump's senior legal adviser Jenna Ellis into shutting up?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMGCiGHv-e4#action=share

Abrams has ‘Not Received Any Calls’ From Biden Campaign About VP Spot

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 12, 2020 52 Comments

CNN political analyst April Ryan said that Joe Biden's campaign is vetting Stacey Abrams for the VP spot. Stephen Colbert asked Abrams about that, but she did not give the expected answer.

https://komonews.com/news/local/some-say-black-lives-matter-message-hijacked-by-emergence-of-chaz

Protesters Lash Out at Seattle’s Chaz: ‘You Have Hijacked’ the Message, ‘Core Belief has Been Lost’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 12, 2020 43 Comments

I've seen people on social media vent frustrations over the riots, looting, and the Seattle autonomous zone called CHAZ because all of that has hijacked the message and conversation we all need to have. The African American Community Advisory Council (AACAC) in Seattle had it out with CHAZ the other day, especially since the zone took over the police precinct.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9EAIDkX3Jc

People Want Disney to Change Splash Mountain Since It’s Inspired by ‘Song of the South’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 12, 2020 38 Comments

Many people consider Disney's Song of the South, released in 1946, the studio's most racist film. Disney fans started petitions demanding the Disney parks change the popular ride Splash Mountain since its inspired by the movie.

https://twitter.com/SKMorefield/status/1271258035319603202

Seattle Mayor Durkan Downplays Autonomous Zone: ‘We Could Have the Summer of Love’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 12, 2020 36 Comments

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan downplayed the six-block autonomous zone in the city on CNN last night after President Donald Trump demanded she restore order to the city. Durkan claimed the zone is "not an armed takeover" and "more like a block party." Yet, the police chief said their "calls for service have more than tripled." Videos show tension within this zone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ7r2OVu1ss

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