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Frat Boy Admits Singing a Racist Song about Lynching Ni**ers Was a “Horrible Mistake”–But Was the Incident Indicative of More Widespread Racism in the Greek System…and the Country?
By Elaine Magliaro In his article titled The Ugly, Racist, Deadly History of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Jake New provides a brief history of the college fraternity. New said that SAE has been known as “the singing fraternity.” He added that … Continue reading
A Mark Fiore Political Cartoon Video: “Racist EZ-Cash”
By Elaine Magliaro Mark Fiore, the Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist, posted a video last week titled Racist EZ- Cash following the release of the Justice Department’s report on the city of Ferguson, Missouri. Fiore said that the veil had “been … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Liberties, Corruption, Countries, Courts, Democracy, DOJ, Equal Rights, Government, Humor, Jurisprudence, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Missouri, Political Science, Politics, Racism, Short Video, Society, United States
Tagged Debtors Prisons, DOJ Ferguson Investigation, Ferguson (MO), Ferguson Police, Mark Fiore, Political Cartoon
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Privatization Fail: Company That Runs Toll Road in Indiana Has Filed for Bankruptcy
By Elaine Magliaro Last week, Mike Spindell wrote a post titled Privatization is a Bad, Immoral Idea and Has Nothing to Do With Free Markets. Like Mike, I think that privatization is a bad idea that has nothing to do with … Continue reading
UPDATE: The Huffington Post Says That “Surveillance Video May Poke Holes In Secret Service Drunk Driving Story”
By Elaine Magliaro Last Thursday, I posted an article about a Washington Post report that two secret service agents had crashed into a White House barricade and disrupted a bomb investigation. Today, Michael Calderone (Huffington Post) said that an unnamed … Continue reading
Posted in Countries, Government, United States
Tagged Secret Service, White House, White House Security
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Family of Mentally Ill Man Who Was Killed by Dallas Police Releases Video of His Shooting (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro A recently released video of the officer-involved shooting of Jason Harrison in Dallas last year shows what happened in the moments before the mentally ill mandied. Harrison, 38, was shot by police while holding a screwdriver. His … Continue reading
Florida Church Loses Tax-Exempt Status for Hosting Naked Paintball Parties and Lingerie and Pajama Slumber Events
By Elaine Magliaro The Panama City News Herald reported some sad religious news last week. It appears that a local church has lost its tax-exempt status. The Life Center: A Spiritual Community, a church in Panama City, Florida, is now … Continue reading
Posted in Law Enforcement, Religion, Society
Tagged Florida, Naked Paintball Parties, Spring Break
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Bill Maher on Spolied Rich Kids and the “Death Tax”
By Elaine Magliaro During the “New Rules” segment of Real Time with Bill Maher last night, the host of the program talked about spoiled rich kids, the culture of dependency, and the “death tax.” Maher said, “Someone has to explain … Continue reading
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“Capital New York” Catches NYPD Editing Wikipedia Entries About Eric Garner and Other Police Brutality Victims
By Elaine Magliaro Kerry Weill of Capital New York reported early yesterday morning that computers operating on the New York Police Department’s computer network at its 1 Police Plaza headquarters had “been used to alter Wikipedia pages containing details of alleged … Continue reading
Posted in Government Propaganda, Law Enforcement, Media, Propaganda, United States
Tagged Eric Garner, NYPD, police, Sean Bell, Wikipedia
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