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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Paramount Network Cancels ‘Cops’ Show Due to Protests, Riots Against Police Brutality

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 10, 2020 48 Comments

Paramount Network canceled the long-running show Cops after 32 years due to protests and riots against police brutality after a white cop allegedly killed George Floyd.

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

HBO Max Temporarily Removes Gone With the Wind After Complaints it ‘Glorifies the Antebellum South’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 10, 2020 63 Comments

The death of George Floyd has really put everyone on edge lately with people demanding the removal of insensitive content and statues. HBO removed Gone With the Wind from its streaming service HBO Max after 12 Years a Slave screenwriter John Ridley claimed it "glorifies the antebellum south."

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

Christopher Columbus Statue Torn Down, Thrown Into Lake in Downtown Richmond

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 10, 2020 25 Comments

The death of George Floyd has reignited the obsession with removing statues of those with unsavory pasts. Protesters tore down the Christopher Columbus statue in Byrd Park in Richmond, VA. They then threw it into the lake.

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

Chicago Mayor Lightfoot Tells Alderman He’s ‘100 Percent Full of S***’ After Describing Ward as a War Zone

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 09, 2020 67 Comments

Earlier today I blogged about Chicago having its deadliest day in 60 years. The city saw 18 murders in 24 hours on May 31. On that same day, Mayor Lori Lightfoot met with Chicago officials to discuss the mass riots and looting across the city in response to George Floyd's death. While Lightfoot raged against the chaos, she also told one alderman he was "100 percent full of shit" when he described his ward as a "virtual war zone."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WyK3zOIpi0

May 31: 18 Killed Made It the Deadliest Day in Chicago in 60 Years

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 09, 2020 37 Comments

Chicago, IL, saw 18 murders in 24 hours on May 31. It's the deadliest day in the Windy City in 60 years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jE_sPSVxhk

Minneapolis Manufacturer Leaving After Plant Burned During Riots: ‘They Didn’t Protect Our People’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 09, 2020 97 Comments

Kris Wyrobek, president and CEO of 7-Sigma, decided to move his business out of Minneapolis after rioters burned his plant to the ground. Wyrobek does not "trust public officials who allowed his plant to burn." The city will lose 50 jobs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR0XrBJ4ykA

Michigan Supreme Court Throws Out Order Saying Barber Karl Manke had to Close Shop

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 08, 2020 14 Comments

The Michigan Supreme Court threw out the order forcing barber Karl Manke to close during the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic.

https://twitter.com/jackposobiec/status/1269981173746262016?s=21

Minneapolis City Council President: Ability to Call Police Over Robbery ‘Comes From a Place of Privilege’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 08, 2020 115 Comments

The Minneapolis city council voted to abolish the Minneapolis police department. CNN's Alisyn Camerota asked Bender who people will call if someone robbed their home. President Lisa Bender said the ability to call the police in that case "comes from a place of privilege."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c44gMpMEfM

According to the BBC, ‘Largely Peaceful’ Protests Left 27 Officers Injured

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 08, 2020 19 Comments

We all know the MSM is trying so hard to downplay the riots, insisting everything is a peaceful protest. Even with the evidence, the BBC tried to downplay riots leaving 27 police officers injured.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z6CE7SkQDw

Man Charged With Murder of Retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 08, 2020 18 Comments

Authorities announced they have arrested and charged Stephan Cannon, 24, for the murder of retired St. Louis police captain David Dorn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP5DsFntMNI

De Blasio Will Cut Funds to NYPD, Transfer Money to Social Programs

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 08, 2020 53 Comments

The NYPD already hates NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio. This will not help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpFXt86KtQ0&feature=emb_logo

Biden: ’10 to 15 Percent’ of Americans are ‘Not Very Good People,’ But ‘Vast Majority’ are Decent

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 05, 2020 35 Comments

Remember when failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said half of Trump supporters belong in a basket of deplorables? Well, Biden almost had a similar moment. He said 10 to 15% of Americans are "not very good people." But you have to look at the whole statement because I refuse to slice and dice his whole comment.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STKX88eOwNg

Jobs are Returning: Unemployment at 13.3%, Payrolls Rose by 2.5 Million

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 05, 2020 31 Comments

That sound you hear is all the jaws dropping to the floor! The May jobs report came out much better than expected. Unemployment hit 13.3% while payrolls went up by 2.5 million. April's unemployment rate was 14.7%.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLR76_e_koE

Project Veritas Exposes Antifa: Eye Gouging, ‘Do Dangerous Things as Safely as Possible’

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 04, 2020 26 Comments

James O'Keefe's Project Veritas dropped a video an undercover journalist made when they infiltrated Rose City Antifa (RCA) in Oregon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3GuOc6FSCo

Unemployment Claims Continue to Go Down as 1.9 Million Filed Last Week

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 04, 2020 10 Comments

About 1.9 million people filed for unemployment benefits last week, which is another sign the economy is picking up as businesses reopen.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/us/tear-gas-risks-protests-coronavirus.html

NY Times: Blame Tear Gas, Not Rioters and Looters, If There’s New Coronavirus Outbreak

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 03, 2020 36 Comments

The New York Times touted one study that claims tear gas can make someone's lungs more susceptible to respiratory illnesses. Buried lede: a researcher said more studies have to happen since most of them are decades old.

FBI Asks Public for Tips on Those ‘Inciting Violence’ During Peaceful Protests

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 03, 2020 43 Comments

The FBI has asked the public to send in any tips or "digital media" of anyone inciting violence during the peaceful protests in response to George Floyd's death.

St. Louis Retired Police Captain David Dorn Shot and Killed During Looting at Pawn Shop

Posted by Mary Chastain on June 03, 2020 32 Comments

If you're going to preach Black Lives Matter you better include every damn one of them. A person shot to death David Dorn, a retired St. Louis police captain. Dorn responded to an alarm at a pawn shop, which was being looted during riots. President Donald Trump remembered Dorn. Where is Joe Biden, Nancy Pelosi, Elizabeth Warren, etc?

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