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Special Prosecutor Press Conference
on April 11, 2012
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Developing Story via Fox News: Zimmerman is in custody and, according to AP sources, will be charged with 2nd-degree murder. More details and official charges to follow during scheduled 6pm press conference with Special Prosecutor Angela Corey. UPDATE (ongoing): Some notable quotes from Special Prosecutor Corey...
Miami New Times doubles down on Sanford (FL) neo-Nazi patrol story
on April 10, 2012
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Michael Miller, The Miami New Times reporter who kicked off an internet firestorm a few days ago with a report of armed groups of neo-Nazis patrolling Sanford, Florida, is at it again, After Trayvon Martin, Neo-Nazis Say They’re Armed and Patrolling Sanford. The account, again,...
Sanford (FL) Police deny any indication of neo-Nazis patrolling
on April 07, 2012
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The latest wildfire spreading through the media and blogosphere is that armed neo-Nazis are patrolling Sanford, FL, in anticipation of trouble if George Zimmerman is not charged in the killing of Trayvon Martin. In what has become a prime example of media malpractice, none of...
CNN proves “beyond a reasonable doubt” why cases should not be tried in the media
on April 06, 2012
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If it were not for the fact that a young man is dead, the factual accounts and investigations in the media of the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman would be laughable. There is no better proof that cases should not be tried in...
Audio expert in Martin case demanded at least six similar voice exemplars in prior case
on April 04, 2012
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The big headline for the past several days has been that an audio expert hired by The Orlando Sentinel, Thomas J. Owen, had concluded that the person screaming for help on the 911 tape when a neighbor called in was not George Zimmerman because voice biometric analysis of the...
From seeking justice to obstruction of justice
on April 03, 2012
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I will grant the Martin family enormous deference in the way they interact with the media. They lost a child. Whatever the facts of this case end up being, they lost a child. Whatever the legal outcome ends ups being, they lost a child. They are...
Noted photo-analyst blogger now just seeing what he wants to see
on April 02, 2012
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There are going to be a lot of people beclowning themselves in the rush to judgment to convict George Zimmerman before the facts are known. With every new piece of information, proclamations are made that the information destroys Zimmerman’s claim of self defense, only to...
Speculative hoodie symbolism
on April 01, 2012
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The hoodie has become the symbol of protests regarding the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. From images of former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm wearing a hoodie, to the “million hoodie march,” to Havard law students wearing hoodies with a sign “Do we look suspicious?,” to Congressman Bobby Rush appearing on...
How easily the public is manipulated
on April 01, 2012
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How sad is it for us as a society that Al Sharpton, of the Tawana Brawley hoax and Crown Heights/Freddy’s Fashion Mart riots, is leading protests calling for civil disobediance if George Zimmerman is not arrested immediately (and then will call for civil disobedience if the...
Around the world
on March 31, 2012
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Israel Matzav is having a fundraiser. Carl in Jerusalem is a blogger who is a great source on things going on in the Middle East, consider supporting him. Muslim Brotherhood of Egypt running presidential candidate, despite have said it wouldn’t. Buy Israeli Goods month just...
Really bad day for right-wing eliminationist narratives
on March 27, 2012
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This has been a really bad day for eliminationist narratives of a rising right-wing terror. First, it turns out that George Zimmerman, rather than being a product of Republican / Tea Party / right-wing talk radio, was a registered Democrat. Now, a federal judge has...
Inconvenient narratives in the Martin case
on March 27, 2012
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Via The Crawdad Hole, a very interesting chart of FBI crime statistics for 2009. What it shows is that whites kill whites, and blacks kill blacks. And interestingly, “other” kills “other.” It’s not the narrative heard much in the media, because it does not play...
Trayvon Martin case heading towards the political abyss
on March 26, 2012
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I predicted Saturday night that the Trayvon Martin case was being set up for an explosive outcome in which expectations of a conviction faced the reality of the rights of an accused and evidence which cast “reasonable doubt” on what happened. Two developments today make the facts...
Spike Lee didn’t “Do the right thing”
on March 25, 2012
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There have been numerous threats made against George Zimmerman, the shooter of Trayvon Martin. It is unclear whether a crime was committed, and Zimmerman has not been charged. Spike Lee’s most famous film was Do the Right Thing, about racial tensions which spill into violence:...
The other parents
on March 24, 2012
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I advocated yesterday for letting the facts come out in the shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. And that’s still my position. The case began to get attention when the Martins had to file a civil suit for release of the 911 tapes. I don’t...
NBC News Stealth Edits Report To Match WH Account Of Griner Swap With Russia
on December 11, 2022
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"But the [senior U.S.] official said Russia has treated Whelan differently because he is an accused spy, and that the Kremlin gave the White House the choice of either Griner or Whelan — or none," NBC News originally reported.
