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In the Case of Michael Brown: Were Recent Grand Jury Leaks and Autopsy Reports a Deliberate Effort to Help “Set the Stage” for Darren Wilson’s “Non-Indictment?”
By Elaine Magliaro My curiosity was aroused the other day when I read several news reports about “selective” grand jury leaks and forensic experts’ analyses of Michael Brown’s official autopsy report. Many of the reports were based on information provided … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Crime, DOJ, Equal Rights, Government, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Media, Missouri, Propaganda, Racism, Society, United States
Tagged Darren Wilson, Ferguson (MO), Grand Jury Leaks, Micahel Brown Autopsy, Michael Brown
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South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley: No Problem with a Confederate Flag at the Statehouse Because No CEOs Have Complained
By Elaine Magliaro Last week—during the gubernatorial debate in South Carolina—Democratic candidate Sen. Vincent Sheheen said that the Confederate flag at the statehouse should “be retired to a museum.” Sheheen added, “I think the people of South Carolina are tired … Continue reading
Posted in Conservatives, Politics, Racism, States, Tea Party, United States
Tagged Confederate Flag, Governor Nikki Haley, South Carolina
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The Case of the “Houdini Handcuff Suicide”: Young Black Man Supposedly Shoots Himself in Back Seat of Police Cruiser in Louisiana (VIDEOS)
By Elaine Magliaro Here’s an interesting story about a young black man who was shot while in police custody earlier this year. Twenty-two-year-old Victor White III died in a Louisiana hospital on March 3rd. He was the “victim of a … Continue reading
Posted in Countries, Crime, DOJ, FBI, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Louisiana, Racism, United States
Tagged police, Victor White III
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DIRTY TRICKS?: Koch-Backed Group Americans for Prosperity Mailed Out Incorrect Voter Information to Residents of North Carolina
By Elaine Magliaro Americans for Prosperity, a right-wing advocacy group founded by the infamous Koch brothers, is up to its old voter suppression tactics again. This time the group sent out voter registration forms to people in the state of … Continue reading
Police Chief of Ferguson, Missouri, Apologizes to Michael Brown’s Parents (VIDEO)
By Elaine Magliaro Thomas Jackson, the police chief of Ferguson, Missouri, apologized to the parents of Michael Brown in a video message earlier today. Jackson extended his apology to peaceful protesters who may think that he didn’t do “enough to … Continue reading
Posted in Free Speech, Local Government, Missouri, Racism, Short Video, Society, United States
Tagged Darren Wilson, Ferguson (MO), Michael Brown, Officer Involved Shootings, police
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ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Mississipians Who Have Been Jailed Indefinitely without Being Indicted or Given Access to Counsel
By Elaine Magliaro Yesterday, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Mississippi, and the Roderick and Solange MacArthur Justice Center filed a class action suit “against the Scott County (Mississippi) sheriff, district attorney, and judges…” The three organizations did … Continue reading
Posted in Courts, Crime, Government, Local Government, Prison, States, United States
Tagged ACLU, Constitutional Rights, Mississippi
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Exclusive CNN Video Captures Witnesses’ Disbelief to the Shooting Death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri
By ELAINE MAGLIARO Yesterday, CNN aired an exclusive cell phone video that was recorded several minutes after the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The video captured the reactions of two contractors to the shooting of Michael Brown. The … Continue reading
Posted in Law Enforcement, Local Government, Media, Missouri, Racism, United States
Tagged Darren Wilson, Ferguson (MO), Michael Brown, police
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Oregon GOP Congressional Candidate Asks Residents to Send Him Their Urine
By Elaine Magliaro Sometimes, I just have to shake my head when I read the news these days. That’s actually what I did the other day when I read an online article about Republican Congressional candidate Art Robinson of Oregon. … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Conservatives, Education, Politics, Science, States, United States
Tagged Art Robinson, Congressional Candidates, Oregon
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Ferguson (MO) Circa 2014, California Circa 1967, the Death of Denzil Dowell, the Black Panther Party, and Open Carry Laws
By Elaine Magliaro Nearly fifty years ago, Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale established the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. According to Steve Wasserman of The Nation, the two “brash upstarts” from Oakland, California “quickly garnered a reputation for their … Continue reading
Posted in American History, Courts, Crime, Equal Rights, History, Justice, Law Enforcement, Local Government, Murder, Politics, Propaganda, Racism, States, United States
Tagged Black Panther Party, Bobby Seale, California, Denzil Dowell, Ferguson (MO), Huey Newton, Mulford Act, NRA, Open Carry, Ronald Reagan
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Heads Up, Louisiana Voters—The “Sarah Palin of the South” Is Running for Congress in the Sixth District
By Elaine Magliaro Meet Lenar Whitney. A Republican from Houma, Louisiana, Whitney is currently serving as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from District 53. She is also the Republican National Committee Woman from her state. On May … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change Deniers, Climatology, Conservatives, Louisiana, Politics, United States
Tagged House of Representatives, Lenar Whitney
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