Respect, honor and remember Continuing with a tradition that is now in its 18th year, the city of Alamosa is holding a memorial service honoring peace officers of the San Luis Valley who have lost their lives in the line of duty ... 04/26/2024 - 4:18 am | View Link
History fuels high rates of Native American death at hands of police, experts say Having their elders sent to boarding school or suffering from addiction "likely contributes to the moment that an Indigenous person finds themself encountering the police,” one expert said. 04/26/2024 - 12:30 am | View Link
Officer Wagner's name to be added to National Law Enforcement Memorial The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund announced on Thursday that the names of 282 officers who died in the line of duty will be added to the National Law Enforcement Memorial this year. 04/25/2024 - 6:58 am | View Link
24th annual Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Relay Run kicks off in Las Vegas On Wednesday morning, law enforcement gathered to kick off the 24th annual Nevada Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Relay Run. According to police, there are currently over 150 names on the Nevada ... 04/24/2024 - 8:35 am | View Link
Police kill Native Americans at a rate 5X that of whites and 3X of Blacks. Why? Near midnight on March 14, 2018, Poor Bear stood outside his house on the Rosebud Indian Reservation and watched, then listened, as Adam was shot and killed by a tribal police officer. Adam was ... 04/24/2024 - 12:49 am | View Link
CNN's Dana Bash reacts to Joshua Steinglass' cross-examination of David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, about whether he suppressed stories to help a presidential candidate during the 2016 elections.
Hey, did you guys hear that President Joe Biden is old? It's true—a shithole site with shithole writers has a "scoop" on it. As Susie Madrak wrote earlier today, "the New York Times is nothing more than a Mean Girls burn book," after repeated "articles" on Biden's age simply because the President wouldn't grant them an interview.
While facing a mountain of legal problems, Donald Trump, who ran his 2016 campaign on locking his opponent, Hillary Clinton, up even though she was never charged with any crimes, denies ever wanting to imprison her. Voters have bad memories at times, but the lock her up chants at every single Trump rally are unforgettable.
Some are wondering why South Dakota's Governor included her animal killing spree in her upcoming memoir. "She includes her story about the ill-fated Cricket, she says, to illustrate her willingness, in politics as well as in South Dakota life, to do anything “difficult, messy and ugly” if it simply needs to be done." There is also a story about a wayward aggressive goat that was dealt with decisively, that is to say with a bullet to the brain.
On Trump's shortlist for running-mate, Noem must think such anecdotes paint in a good light.
Trump’s political operatives are putting together a plan that would give him input into the Federal Reserve, including making him an “acting” central bank board member, according to the Wall Street Journal. Via CNBC:
The plans, which the Journal report described as highly secretive, are part of a 10-page document that suggests Trump — if elected — would be consulted on interest rate decisions.
Jamie Raskin hilariously suggested that the RNC headquarters could host the Supreme Court after wingnut justices appeared open to recognizing some form of presidential immunity yesterday. Via HuffPost:
Host Joy Reid, who noted that Trump’s federal election interference case could be remanded back to the D. C. Circuit Court of Appeals and thus further delay the trial past Election Day, called the Supreme Court majority “so clearly politicians” before looping in Raskin.
“Well, they’re politicians who are not even subject to popular election unlike me.