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Regarding St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCulloch, Ham Sandwiches, Pontius Pilate, and the Ferguson Grand Jury
By Elaine Magliaro One of the images that came to my mind when I thought about the situation faced by the Ferguson grand jury was of Pontius Pilate washing his hands. Pontius Pilate–that’s who it seemed St. Louis County prosecutor Robert McCulloch was acting like. He … Continue reading
Rudy Giuliani Tells Michael Eric Dyson That There Wouldn’t Need to Be So Many White Police Officers in Black Communities “If You Weren’t Killing Each Other 70-75% of the Time”
By Elaine Magliaro On Sunday, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani of “a noun, a verb, and 9/11” fame appeared on Meet the Press. He got into a contentious discussion with Georgetown professor Michael Eric Dyson on the subject … Continue reading
Benghazi House Investigation Report Released in “Friday Document Dump”
By Elaine Magliaro The Associated Press reported on Friday that the House Intelligence Committee’s two-year investigation into what happened in Benghazi in 2012 found that the CIA and the military had acted properly when responding to the 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Media, Politics, Propaganda, United States
Tagged Behghazi, CIA, Congress, House Intelligence Committee, House of Representatives, State Department
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Preparations Are Being Made for the “Coming Storm” in Ferguson, Missouri
By Elaine Magliaro On Monday, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency. The FBI also issued a bulletin “warning of likely violence across the country as a St. Louis County grand jury concludes its investigation of Ferguson police … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Media, Propaganda, Society, United States
Tagged Darren Wilson, FBI, Ferguson (MO), Governor Jay Nixon, Ku Klux Klan, Michael Brown
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Senators Ted Cruz and Al Franken…and John Oliver Opine on the Subject of Net Neutrality
By Elaine Magliaro Last week, Senator Ted Cruz wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post titled Regulating the Internet threatens entrepreneurial freedom. In his piece, Cruz claimed that one of the greatest regulatory threats to the Internet was net neutrality. … Continue reading
Frank Serpico Tells How Some Police Are “Still Out of Control” in Recent Politico Article
By Elaine Magliaro NOTE: I want to thank Michael Beaton for calling my attention to the Politico article titled The Police Are Still Out of Control, which was written by police whistleblower Frank Serpico. ABOUT FRANK SERPICO Frank Serpico–born on … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Media, Society, United States
Tagged Blue Wall, Ferguson (MO), Ferguson Police, Frank Serpico, Knapp Commission, NYPD, police, Police Corruption, Police Departments, Serpico
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You Won’t Hear This Story on Fox News: US Government Expects to Earn at Least $5 Billion from Loan Program That Funded Solyndra
By Elaine Magliaro Justin Doom of Bloomberg Businessweek reported on Wednesday that the US government “expects to earn $5 billion to $6 billion from the renewable-energy loan program that funded flops including Solyndra LLC, supporting President Barack Obama’s decision to back … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Media, Politics, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Conservatives, Green Energy, Republicans, Solar Energy, Solyndra
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POETRY FRIDAY: Those Who Go to War and the “Fortunate Sons” Who Never Have to Serve
By Elaine Magliaro At the Concert for Valor on Tuesday night, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl, and Zac Brown performed their rendition of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son.” John Fogerty’s 1969 song “Fortunate Son” is an anti-war “anthem that rails against blind … Continue reading
90 Pounds of Cocaine Seized Aboard Cargo Ship in Colombia Owned by Mitch McConnell’s In-Laws
By Elaine Magliaro Lee Fang of The Nation reported in late October that a ship operated by the Foremost Maritime Corporation–a company owned by Mitch McConnell’s wife’s family–was stopped and searched before it departed from Colombia. Fang said that Colombian Coast Guard agents found 90 … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Hypocrisy, Media, Politics, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Cocaine, Colombia, Drug Seizure, Elaine Chao, Foremost Maritime Corporation, Illegal Drugs, Lee Fang, Mitch McConnell
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Simon Hemingway: Grand Jury Should Probe the Aftermath of Michael Brown’s Shooting
By Elaine Magliaro Simon Hemingway has an interesting article at Salon today about the death of Michael Brown titled Ferguson police’s other sin: Why grand jury must probe Brown shooting’s aftermath. Hemingway says that while people wait to hear the grand jury’s … Continue reading
Posted in Media, Society, Uncategorized, United States
Tagged Darren Wilson, Ferguson (MO), Ferguson Police, Michael Brown, Officer Involved Shootings, police
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