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“I did not see humanity provided to Mr. Floyd that day,” says Medaria Arradondo, the Minneapolis police chief at the time of George Floyd's murder. Five years after Floyd was murdered in an interaction with police officers Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng, Matt Galloway talks to former police chief Arradondo and civil rights lawyer and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong about what has or hasn't changed — and where the Black Lives Matter movement stands in the U.S. today with Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
Hal Shurtleff, host of Camp Constitution Radio, interviews Liz Collin, author of "They're Lying and producer of the documentary "The Fall of Minneapolis." The Fall of Minneapolis documentary is based upon empirical research. It offers first-hand accounts of police officers involved in the riots and surrender of the Third Precinct in Minneapolis. It features police body cam videos—that were initially withheld from the public and not shown to the jury (but have been available online from many sources since September, 2020). It also features documents from official court proceedings, the official autopsy report, meeting memos, transcripts from interviews conducted by the FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA), and more.This archive aims to underscore an underlying message of documentary: these resources have been available for years, yet far too few of us have considered them—or put them to good use in demanding truth, justice, and accountability from the politicians, the media, the prosecutors, and others who have obscured the truth.A trove of information is publicly available within the court documents in the cases against the four former Minneapolis Police officers involved in the arrest of George Floyd: State vs. Derek Chauvin (27-CR-20-12646) State vs. J. Alexander Kueng (27-CR-20-12953) State vs. Thomas Kiernan Lane (27-CR-20-12951) State vs. Tou Thao (27-CR-20-12949) Please visit the website https://www.thefallofminneapolis.com/
00:55 Cops around the world land in some big trouble 15:41 Shots fired before hatchet thrown on video LEO Round Table (law enforcement talk show) Season 7, Episode 50b (1,881) filmed on 12/12/2022 Topic 1 concerns Metropolitan Police Constable Sam Helena being discplined after her superiers discovered her OnlyFans account "Officer Naughty", Newport (Virginia) News police Sergeant Alvin Trevor Pearson being sentenced to 6 years for the fatal shooting of Henry K. “Hank” Berry III, and former Minneapolis (Minnesota) police officer J. Alexander Kueng being sentenced to 3.5 years for the death of George Floyd. Topic 2 concerns video showing a Jacksonville (Florida) Sheriff's Office Officer fatally shooting Kevin Mahan, after he refused to drop his hatchet. Show Panelists and Personalities: Chip DeBlock (Host and retired police Detective) Special Guest: Mike Roche (retired United States Secret Service agent) Randy Sutton (retired police Lieutenant) David D'Agresta (retired police Officer and sheriff's Corporal) Andrea Casale (retired police Officer) Will Statzer (Producer) Related Events, Organizations and Books: The Wounded Blue - Lt. Randy Sutton's charity https://thewoundedblue.org/ Rescuing 911: The Fight For America's Safety - by Lt. Randy Sutton (Pre-Order) https://rescuing911.org/ Books by panelist and retired Lt. Randy Sutton: https://www.amazon.com/Randy-Sutton/e/B001IR1MQU%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Book by panelist and retired Lt. Bob Kroll's wife (featuring Lt. Kroll and Off. Derek Chauvin) They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd - by Liz Collin https://thelieexposed.com/ Books by panelist and retired Secret Service Agent Mike Roche including "Mass Killers": https://www.amazon.com/Mike-Roche/e/B00BHEIF78%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Content Partners: ThisIsButter - One of the BEST law enforcement video channels https://rumble.com/user/ThisIsButter The Free Press - LEO Round Table is in their Cops and Crimes section 5 days a week https://www.tampafp.com/ https://www.tampafp.com/category/cops-and-crime/ Video Show Schedule: Mondays at 7pm ET - 90 minute LIVE show on YouTube, Facebook1, Facebook2, LinkedIn and Twitter Tue - Sat at 9am ET - Excerpts from LIVE show are uploaded to YouTube and Rumble (approx. time) Syndicated Radio Schedule: http://leoroundtable.com/radio/syndicated-radio-stations/ Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable Website: http://leoroundtable.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/leoroundtable Parler: https://parler.com/profile/LEORoundTable/media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/leoroundtable Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leoroundtable/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LEORoundTable LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leo-round-table Sponsors: MotionDSP - Video enhancement/redaction and audio redaction https://www.motiondsp.com/ Galls - Proud to serve America's public safety professionals https://www.galls.com/leo Bang Energy - Energy drinks and products https://bangenergy.com/ The International Firearm Specialist Academy - The New Standard for Firearm Knowledge https://www.gunlearn.com/ Guardian Alliance Technologies - Hire Smarter, Investigate Applicants with Precision & Speed https://guardianalliancetechnologies.com/ MyMedicare.live - save money in Medicare insurance options from the experts http://www.mymedicare.live/ TAC-TOTE - Rapid access and deployment with magnetic technology https://tac-tote.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/support
12.9.2022 #RolandMartinUnfiltered: Sen Sinema Leaves Dems, MN J. Alexander Kueng Sentence, Brittney Griner In US, Project 21's Plan Arizona Senator Kyrsten Sinema is leaving the Democratic Party after years of giving Democrats political pushback. We discuss how Sinema's split impacts the Democrats' True Senate Majority. In Minnesota, the St. Paul police department releases body camera footage of a fatal police shooting of a black man. We break down the details, explain what happened, and examine how the system may have failed. The black conservative group Project 21 says they have a plan to build a better black America. One of the members will explain the Blueprint For A Better Deal For Black America. Brittney Griner is finally on American soil. Now she and her family have to deal with the trauma of being held in a Russian prison. I'll talk to a licensed professional counselor to discuss what lies ahead in Brittney's mental recovery. The former Minneapolis police officers who kneeled on George Floyd's back gets sentenced today. In our Education Matters segment, we talk to the founder of Pensoles Academy, who gives opportunities to black creatives. +Roland's Jackson State Commencement Speech. Support RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork via the Cash App ☛ https://cash.app/$rmunfiltered PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ roland@rolandsmartin.com Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox
Should former Minneapolis Police officer J. Alexander Kueng go to prison for 3 years for his role in the murder of George Floyd? Jason has some differing opinions.
Former Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced to 42 months in prison today for his role in George Floyd's killing. This is an evening update from MPR News, hosted by Hannah Yang. Music by Gary Meister.
Former Minneapolis police officer J. Alexander Kueng, who helped restrain George Floyd, sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison. Listen for more details.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
On this version of Hot off the Wire (posted Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. CT): J. Alexander Kueng, the former Minneapolis police officer who held down George Floyd's back as one of his colleagues kneeled on the Black man's neck, has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison. The head of NATO has expressed worry that the fighting in Ukraine could spin out of control and become a war between Russia and NATO. In the World Cup, Croatia defeated Brazil 4-2 in a penalty shootout after a 1-1 draw. Brittney Griner has returned to the United States, nearly 10 months after the basketball star's detention in Russia made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad and set off a political firestorm. The World Trade Organization has rejected the 2018 import taxes that then-President Donald Trump imposed on foreign steel and aluminum, saying they violated global trade rules. U.S. officials say Florida's seasonal orange production is forecast to be down 36% from earlier estimates, in part a reflection of twin hurricanes that battered growing regions. A prominent Russian opposition figure has been sentenced to 8 1/2 years in prison after being convicted on charges stemming from his criticism of the Kremlin's action in Ukraine. U.S. safety regulators and Honda Motor Co. are urging drivers once again to make sure their vehicles haven't been recalled after another person was killed by an exploding Takata air bag. Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona says she has switched her registration to independent. But the first-term senator also says she doesn't plan to caucus with Republicans and that will ensure Democrats retain their narrow voting majority in the Senate. After disappointing results in this year's elections, Republicans are reevaluating their antipathy to mail voting. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform says the Washington Commanders created a “toxic work culture” for more than two decades and downplayed sexual misconduct by men at the top levels of the organization. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has helped mark a milestone in U.S. history by holding up a newly minted $5 bill signed for the first time ever by two women. Yellen's signature will appear alongside that of U.S. Treasurer Lynn Malerba, the first Native American in that position. —The Associated PressSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
00:00 Intro 01:01 NY cops refusing vaccine win big LEO Round Table (law enforcement talk show) Season 7, Episode 44b (1,851) filmed on 10/31/2022 Topic 1 concerns Tulsa (Oklahoma) police Sergeant Mike Griffin being under investigation after making comments about rioters and "white liberals", Norfolk (Virginia) police Officer Edmund “Ryan” Hoyt being found not guilty for the fatal shooting of Kelvin White, New York state Supreme Court ordering the reinstallation of employees who were let go for refusing the vaccine, St. Tammany Parish (Louisiana) Sheriff's Office Captain Calvin Lewis losing a second round in a lawsuit over being fired for having to choose between his job and ex-felon partner, Monroe County (Florida) Sheriff's Office Detective Sergeant Nicholis Joseph Whiteman being arrested for using a wrestling hold on a fellow cop, former Minneapolis (Minnesota) police officer J. Alexander Kueng pleading guilty for his involvement in the death of George Floyd, and deputy Samir Ahmad being arrested following an FBI operation uncovered him selling guns used during a school shooting. Also mentioned: Citizens Police Academy, NYPD, Judge Barry Ashe, and Thomas Lane. Show Panelists and Personalities: Chip DeBlock (Host and retired police Detective) Mike Roche (retired United States Secret Service agent) Bob Kroll (retired police Lieutenant) David D'Agresta (retired police Officer and sheriff's Corporal) Andrea Casale (retired police Officer) Will Statzer (Producer) Related Events, Organizations and Books: 25th Annual Community Harvest (September 2022) https://www.1905familyofrestaurants.com/ The 2nd Annual National Law Enforcement Survival Summit https://thewoundedblue.org/event/the-2nd-annual-national-law-enforcement-survival-summit/ The Wounded Blue - Lt. Randy Sutton's charity https://thewoundedblue.org/ Rescuing 911: The Fight For America's Safety - by Lt. Randy Sutton https://rescuing911.org/ They're Lying: The Media, The Left, and The Death of George Floyd - by Liz Collin https://thelieexposed.com/ Content Partners: ThisIsButter - One of the BEST law enforcement video channels https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisIsButter1/ The Free Press - LEO Round Table is in their Cops and Crimes section 5 days a week https://www.tampafp.com/ https://www.tampafp.com/category/cops-and-crime/ Video Show Schedule: Mondays at 7pm ET - 90 minute LIVE show on YouTube, Facebook1, Facebook2, LinkedIn and Twitter Tue - Sat at 9am ET - Excerpts from LIVE show are uploaded to YouTube and Rumble (approx. time) Syndicated Radio Schedule: http://leoroundtable.com/radio/syndicated-radio-stations/ Podcasts: Website: http://leoroundtable.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/leoroundtable YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/leoroundtable Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leoroundtable/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LEORoundTable LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leo-round-table Sponsors: MotionDSP https://www.motiondsp.com/ Bang Energy - Energy drinks and products https://bangenergy.com/ The International Firearm Specialist Academy - The New Standard for Firearm Knowledge https://www.gunlearn.com/ Guardian Alliance Technologies - Hire Smarter, Investigate Applicants with Precision & Speed https://guardianalliancetechnologies.com/ MyMedicare.live - save money in Medicare insurance options from the experts http://www.mymedicare.live/ TAC-TOTE - Rapid access and deployment with magnetic technology https://tac-tote.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/support
This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily NewsBrief for Tuesday, October 25th, 2022. I hope you and your family had a restful weekend, but now let’s take a dive back into the news. Before we do that however… Club Membership Plug: Let’s stop and take a moment to talk about Fight Laugh Feast Club membership. By joining the Fight Laugh Feast Army, not only will you be aiding in our fight to take down secular & legacy media; but you’ll also get access to content placed in our Club Portal, such as past shows, all of our conference talks, and EXCLUSIVE content for club members that you won’t be able to find anywhere else. Lastly, you’ll also get discounts for our conferences… so if you’ve got $10 bucks a month to kick over our way, you can sign up now at fightlaughfeast.com. https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-has-only-25-days-of-diesel-supply-as-shortage-could-cripple-economy_4815049.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport&src_src=partner&src_cmp=BonginoReport US Has Only 25 Days of Diesel Supply; Shortage Could Cripple Economy The United States is down to 25 days of diesel supply as a top White House official declared the stockpile levels to be “unacceptably low.” Data provided by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) show that diesel stockpiles are at their lowest level for October in records that date back to 1993, according to a Bloomberg News analysis. EIA data show that the United States, as of Oct. 14, has 25.4 days of supply—down from 34.2 days of supply four weeks prior. National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, a top adviser to President Joe Biden, told Bloomberg News last week that current diesel levels are “unacceptably” low and that “all options are on the table” to increase supplies. The diesel crunch comes just over two weeks before the November 2022 midterm elections and will likely drive up prices even more. Diesel is the fuel used by freight trains and commonly used by long-haul truckers to transport goods and food. Prices, meanwhile, remain relatively elevated, according to AAA data. The average price for a gallon of diesel stands at around $5.33 nationwide, or up nearly $2 since the same time in 2021, the data shows. Wholesale diesel prices at the New York spot market spiked last week to more than $200 per barrel. It comes as the Biden administration recently announced it would release another 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, part of the 180 million Biden authorized in March, that Republicans say is a bid to keep Democrats politically afloat ahead of the midterms. But Biden and his allies say that it’s not a political tactic, and the administration says it will refill the reserve when prices drop to $67–$72 per barrel. https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-on-his-fitness-for-office-i-could-drop-dead-tomorrow Biden On His Fitness For Office: ‘I Could Drop Dead Tomorrow’ President Joe Biden (D) responded to questions about his age and fitness for office during an interview that aired Sunday morning by saying that he could “drop dead tomorrow.” Biden made the remarks during an MSNBC interview with Jonathan Capehart when he was asked what he would say to convince voters to stick with him if he were to run again in 2024. https://twitter.com/i/status/1584212983672340480 - Play Video https://www.dailyfetched.com/eu-to-gift-18-billion-to-ukraine-next-year-rest-will-come-from-u-s/ EU to Gift $18 Billion to Ukraine Next Year, the Rest Will Come From U.S European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke after the 27 national EU leaders discussed supporting Ukraine during the second day of their summit in Brussels on Friday. She said the EU has so far sent $19 billion to Ukraine this year. Von der Leyen said the EU would finance 1.5 billion euros per month, with the rest expected to come from the United States. During a video link, Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the EU leaders saying Russian missiles and Iranian drones have damaged a third of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Von der Leyen said the EU was looking to help Ukraine re-establish water, power and electricity supplies. Zelensky asked the EU for air and missile defence systems and called for “new powerful” sanctions on Russia and Iran for supplying drones in Moscow’s war. Poland and the three Baltic states proposed banning diamond imports from Russia and phasing out the steel trade. Meanwhile, Hungary opposed sanctions against Russia, while Germany and France have said current measures already go far. Zelensky appealed for more aid pledges to be made at an international conference in Berlin next Tuesday. European Council President Charles Michel, the summit’s chairman, said the EU was looking at using Russian assets frozen under sanctions. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said that seizing assets amounted to some 300 billion euros, while Berlin and others have warned it might be illegal. Kallas also sided with Lithuania for a possible international tribunal to judge possible war crimes committed in Ukraine. https://www.foxnews.com/us/ex-minneapolis-police-officer-kueng-pleads-guilty-george-floyd-killing Ex-Minneapolis police officer Kueng pleads guilty in George Floyd killing A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty on Monday to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the May 2020 killing of George Floyd. Alexander Kueng’s guilty plea will allow one count of aiding and abetting second-degree murder to be dismissed. Kueng had helped to restrain Floyd, who was handcuffed and knelt on his back during the May 25, 2020, killing that was recorded on video. He is the second officer to plead guilty to the state charge. Thomas Lane earlier pleaded guilty to the same count. Their former colleague, Tou Thao, is still scheduled to face trial this week. All three have already been convicted on federal counts of willfully violating the civil rights of Floyd. Lane was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in the federal case. Kueng was sentenced to three years and Thao was sentenced to 3 1/2 years. Officer Derek Chauvin has already been convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges in Floyd’s killing last year and is currently serving 22 1/2 years in the state case. Chauvin had pinned Floyd to the ground with a knee on Floyd’s neck as he repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe. State sentencing guidelines for a person with no criminal record, like Kueng, call for a range from about 3 1/2 years to four years and nine months in prison for second-degree unintentional manslaughter. The presumptive sentence is four years. If Kueng had been convicted of aiding and abetting second-degree murder, he would have faced a presumptive 12 1/2 years in prison. https://dailycaller.com/2022/10/23/msnbc-host-claims-minority-republican-candidates-not-voices-of-color/ Now this! Apparently you need to be a liberal to count as a voice of color: https://rumble.com/v1pfcze-faces-of-color-not-voices-of-color-msnbc-host-attacks-minority-republican-c.html - Play Video MSNBC host Tiffany Cross attacked minority Republican candidates Saturday morning, claiming they were “not voices of color.” Cross previously hosted Elie Mystal, who attacked Republican senatorial candidate Herschel Walker of Georgia as “a person who lacks independent thoughts,” on July 30. https://www.theepochtimes.com/michigan-teen-pleads-guilty-in-school-shooting-that-killed-4-students_4816373.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport Michigan Teen Pleads Guilty in School Shooting That Killed 4 Students A Michigan teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to murder and terrorism charges in a mass shooting at a high school last year that killed four of his classmates and wounded more than half a dozen other people. Ethan Crumbley, 16, is accused of opening fire at Oxford High School outside Detroit on Nov. 30 with a handgun that his father purchased for him as a Christmas gift days before the massacre. Two boys, aged 17 and 16, and two girls, aged 17 and 14, were killed while six other students and a teacher were wounded. Crumbley, who was a 15-year-old at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty in Oakland County Circuit Court to a total of 24 charges, including one count of terrorism causing death and four counts of first-degree murder. He was also charged with seven counts of assault with intent to murder and 12 counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He faces life without parole when he is sentenced. A tentative sentencing hearing is scheduled for Feb. 9, 2023. Crumbley’s lawyers on Monday withdrew an insanity defense notice that they had previously filed with the court. Crumbley’s parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, also face involuntary manslaughter charges connected to the shooting. In that case, Rochester District Court Judge Julie Nicholson said evidence showed they had purchased a gun for their son despite signs that he was a “troubled young man.” The case appears to be the first in the United States in which the parents of a teenage school shooter have been charged with crimes attributed to their child. They have pleaded not guilty. Four days before the shooting, Ethan Crumbley accompanied his father to a gun shop, where James Crumbley bought a 9mm handgun, prosecutors said. New Saint Andrews: Today’s culture shifts like sand. But New Saint Andrews College is established on Christ, the immovable rock. It is a premier institution that forges evangelical leaders who don’t fear or hate the world. Guided by God’s Word, they take the world back because they’re equipped with the genius of classical liberal arts and God-honoring wisdom, thanks to a faculty dedicated to academic rigor and to God’s kingdom.Find out more, at nsa.edu/ https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/10/22/23418034/ufc-280-results-beneil-dariush-drops-mateusz-gamrot-late-secures-unanimous-decision-victory Beneil Dariush drops Mateusz Gamrot late, secures unanimous decision victory Beneil Dariush continued his winning ways at UFC 280 while vanquishing Mateusz Gamrot, who had quickly become one of the most talked about lightweights in the promotion. Showcasing incredible takedown defense combined with a punishing style on the feet, Dariush never slowed down over all rounds as he continued to hammer Gamrot with strikes. Late in the third round, Dariush clubbed Gamrot with a huge overhand left that helped him secure the victory as he notched his eighth victory in a row in arguably the toughest division in the sport. The defining strike came with just over a minute remaining as Dariush leveled Gamrot with a huge overhand left. Gamrot dropped to the ground before diving for another takedown to stave off a potential finish. Still, the knockdown was the biggest strike in the fight as Dariush put on another stellar showcase while competing against a less established product in Gamrot. With the win, Dariush moves that much closer to title contention. But one of the best parts for me came in Dariush’s post fight interview. Beneil Dariush Octagon Interview | UFC 280- Play 0:00-1:10 The reason I want to praise Dariush here, is because he’s praising Jesus Christ in an area of the world where Islam is the dominant religion currently. Eventually it won’t be, but for the time being, this was a bold statement in the United Emirates.
This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily NewsBrief for Tuesday, October 25th, 2022. I hope you and your family had a restful weekend, but now let’s take a dive back into the news. Before we do that however… Club Membership Plug: Let’s stop and take a moment to talk about Fight Laugh Feast Club membership. By joining the Fight Laugh Feast Army, not only will you be aiding in our fight to take down secular & legacy media; but you’ll also get access to content placed in our Club Portal, such as past shows, all of our conference talks, and EXCLUSIVE content for club members that you won’t be able to find anywhere else. Lastly, you’ll also get discounts for our conferences… so if you’ve got $10 bucks a month to kick over our way, you can sign up now at fightlaughfeast.com. https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-has-only-25-days-of-diesel-supply-as-shortage-could-cripple-economy_4815049.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport&src_src=partner&src_cmp=BonginoReport US Has Only 25 Days of Diesel Supply; Shortage Could Cripple Economy The United States is down to 25 days of diesel supply as a top White House official declared the stockpile levels to be “unacceptably low.” Data provided by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) show that diesel stockpiles are at their lowest level for October in records that date back to 1993, according to a Bloomberg News analysis. EIA data show that the United States, as of Oct. 14, has 25.4 days of supply—down from 34.2 days of supply four weeks prior. National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, a top adviser to President Joe Biden, told Bloomberg News last week that current diesel levels are “unacceptably” low and that “all options are on the table” to increase supplies. The diesel crunch comes just over two weeks before the November 2022 midterm elections and will likely drive up prices even more. Diesel is the fuel used by freight trains and commonly used by long-haul truckers to transport goods and food. Prices, meanwhile, remain relatively elevated, according to AAA data. The average price for a gallon of diesel stands at around $5.33 nationwide, or up nearly $2 since the same time in 2021, the data shows. Wholesale diesel prices at the New York spot market spiked last week to more than $200 per barrel. It comes as the Biden administration recently announced it would release another 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, part of the 180 million Biden authorized in March, that Republicans say is a bid to keep Democrats politically afloat ahead of the midterms. But Biden and his allies say that it’s not a political tactic, and the administration says it will refill the reserve when prices drop to $67–$72 per barrel. https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-on-his-fitness-for-office-i-could-drop-dead-tomorrow Biden On His Fitness For Office: ‘I Could Drop Dead Tomorrow’ President Joe Biden (D) responded to questions about his age and fitness for office during an interview that aired Sunday morning by saying that he could “drop dead tomorrow.” Biden made the remarks during an MSNBC interview with Jonathan Capehart when he was asked what he would say to convince voters to stick with him if he were to run again in 2024. https://twitter.com/i/status/1584212983672340480 - Play Video https://www.dailyfetched.com/eu-to-gift-18-billion-to-ukraine-next-year-rest-will-come-from-u-s/ EU to Gift $18 Billion to Ukraine Next Year, the Rest Will Come From U.S European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke after the 27 national EU leaders discussed supporting Ukraine during the second day of their summit in Brussels on Friday. She said the EU has so far sent $19 billion to Ukraine this year. Von der Leyen said the EU would finance 1.5 billion euros per month, with the rest expected to come from the United States. During a video link, Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the EU leaders saying Russian missiles and Iranian drones have damaged a third of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Von der Leyen said the EU was looking to help Ukraine re-establish water, power and electricity supplies. Zelensky asked the EU for air and missile defence systems and called for “new powerful” sanctions on Russia and Iran for supplying drones in Moscow’s war. Poland and the three Baltic states proposed banning diamond imports from Russia and phasing out the steel trade. Meanwhile, Hungary opposed sanctions against Russia, while Germany and France have said current measures already go far. Zelensky appealed for more aid pledges to be made at an international conference in Berlin next Tuesday. European Council President Charles Michel, the summit’s chairman, said the EU was looking at using Russian assets frozen under sanctions. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said that seizing assets amounted to some 300 billion euros, while Berlin and others have warned it might be illegal. Kallas also sided with Lithuania for a possible international tribunal to judge possible war crimes committed in Ukraine. https://www.foxnews.com/us/ex-minneapolis-police-officer-kueng-pleads-guilty-george-floyd-killing Ex-Minneapolis police officer Kueng pleads guilty in George Floyd killing A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty on Monday to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the May 2020 killing of George Floyd. Alexander Kueng’s guilty plea will allow one count of aiding and abetting second-degree murder to be dismissed. Kueng had helped to restrain Floyd, who was handcuffed and knelt on his back during the May 25, 2020, killing that was recorded on video. He is the second officer to plead guilty to the state charge. Thomas Lane earlier pleaded guilty to the same count. Their former colleague, Tou Thao, is still scheduled to face trial this week. All three have already been convicted on federal counts of willfully violating the civil rights of Floyd. Lane was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in the federal case. Kueng was sentenced to three years and Thao was sentenced to 3 1/2 years. Officer Derek Chauvin has already been convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges in Floyd’s killing last year and is currently serving 22 1/2 years in the state case. Chauvin had pinned Floyd to the ground with a knee on Floyd’s neck as he repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe. State sentencing guidelines for a person with no criminal record, like Kueng, call for a range from about 3 1/2 years to four years and nine months in prison for second-degree unintentional manslaughter. The presumptive sentence is four years. If Kueng had been convicted of aiding and abetting second-degree murder, he would have faced a presumptive 12 1/2 years in prison. https://dailycaller.com/2022/10/23/msnbc-host-claims-minority-republican-candidates-not-voices-of-color/ Now this! Apparently you need to be a liberal to count as a voice of color: https://rumble.com/v1pfcze-faces-of-color-not-voices-of-color-msnbc-host-attacks-minority-republican-c.html - Play Video MSNBC host Tiffany Cross attacked minority Republican candidates Saturday morning, claiming they were “not voices of color.” Cross previously hosted Elie Mystal, who attacked Republican senatorial candidate Herschel Walker of Georgia as “a person who lacks independent thoughts,” on July 30. https://www.theepochtimes.com/michigan-teen-pleads-guilty-in-school-shooting-that-killed-4-students_4816373.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport Michigan Teen Pleads Guilty in School Shooting That Killed 4 Students A Michigan teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to murder and terrorism charges in a mass shooting at a high school last year that killed four of his classmates and wounded more than half a dozen other people. Ethan Crumbley, 16, is accused of opening fire at Oxford High School outside Detroit on Nov. 30 with a handgun that his father purchased for him as a Christmas gift days before the massacre. Two boys, aged 17 and 16, and two girls, aged 17 and 14, were killed while six other students and a teacher were wounded. Crumbley, who was a 15-year-old at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty in Oakland County Circuit Court to a total of 24 charges, including one count of terrorism causing death and four counts of first-degree murder. He was also charged with seven counts of assault with intent to murder and 12 counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He faces life without parole when he is sentenced. A tentative sentencing hearing is scheduled for Feb. 9, 2023. Crumbley’s lawyers on Monday withdrew an insanity defense notice that they had previously filed with the court. Crumbley’s parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, also face involuntary manslaughter charges connected to the shooting. In that case, Rochester District Court Judge Julie Nicholson said evidence showed they had purchased a gun for their son despite signs that he was a “troubled young man.” The case appears to be the first in the United States in which the parents of a teenage school shooter have been charged with crimes attributed to their child. They have pleaded not guilty. Four days before the shooting, Ethan Crumbley accompanied his father to a gun shop, where James Crumbley bought a 9mm handgun, prosecutors said. New Saint Andrews: Today’s culture shifts like sand. But New Saint Andrews College is established on Christ, the immovable rock. It is a premier institution that forges evangelical leaders who don’t fear or hate the world. Guided by God’s Word, they take the world back because they’re equipped with the genius of classical liberal arts and God-honoring wisdom, thanks to a faculty dedicated to academic rigor and to God’s kingdom.Find out more, at nsa.edu/ https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/10/22/23418034/ufc-280-results-beneil-dariush-drops-mateusz-gamrot-late-secures-unanimous-decision-victory Beneil Dariush drops Mateusz Gamrot late, secures unanimous decision victory Beneil Dariush continued his winning ways at UFC 280 while vanquishing Mateusz Gamrot, who had quickly become one of the most talked about lightweights in the promotion. Showcasing incredible takedown defense combined with a punishing style on the feet, Dariush never slowed down over all rounds as he continued to hammer Gamrot with strikes. Late in the third round, Dariush clubbed Gamrot with a huge overhand left that helped him secure the victory as he notched his eighth victory in a row in arguably the toughest division in the sport. The defining strike came with just over a minute remaining as Dariush leveled Gamrot with a huge overhand left. Gamrot dropped to the ground before diving for another takedown to stave off a potential finish. Still, the knockdown was the biggest strike in the fight as Dariush put on another stellar showcase while competing against a less established product in Gamrot. With the win, Dariush moves that much closer to title contention. But one of the best parts for me came in Dariush’s post fight interview. Beneil Dariush Octagon Interview | UFC 280- Play 0:00-1:10 The reason I want to praise Dariush here, is because he’s praising Jesus Christ in an area of the world where Islam is the dominant religion currently. Eventually it won’t be, but for the time being, this was a bold statement in the United Emirates.
This is Garrison Hardie with your CrossPolitic Daily NewsBrief for Tuesday, October 25th, 2022. I hope you and your family had a restful weekend, but now let’s take a dive back into the news. Before we do that however… Club Membership Plug: Let’s stop and take a moment to talk about Fight Laugh Feast Club membership. By joining the Fight Laugh Feast Army, not only will you be aiding in our fight to take down secular & legacy media; but you’ll also get access to content placed in our Club Portal, such as past shows, all of our conference talks, and EXCLUSIVE content for club members that you won’t be able to find anywhere else. Lastly, you’ll also get discounts for our conferences… so if you’ve got $10 bucks a month to kick over our way, you can sign up now at fightlaughfeast.com. https://www.theepochtimes.com/us-has-only-25-days-of-diesel-supply-as-shortage-could-cripple-economy_4815049.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport&src_src=partner&src_cmp=BonginoReport US Has Only 25 Days of Diesel Supply; Shortage Could Cripple Economy The United States is down to 25 days of diesel supply as a top White House official declared the stockpile levels to be “unacceptably low.” Data provided by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) show that diesel stockpiles are at their lowest level for October in records that date back to 1993, according to a Bloomberg News analysis. EIA data show that the United States, as of Oct. 14, has 25.4 days of supply—down from 34.2 days of supply four weeks prior. National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, a top adviser to President Joe Biden, told Bloomberg News last week that current diesel levels are “unacceptably” low and that “all options are on the table” to increase supplies. The diesel crunch comes just over two weeks before the November 2022 midterm elections and will likely drive up prices even more. Diesel is the fuel used by freight trains and commonly used by long-haul truckers to transport goods and food. Prices, meanwhile, remain relatively elevated, according to AAA data. The average price for a gallon of diesel stands at around $5.33 nationwide, or up nearly $2 since the same time in 2021, the data shows. Wholesale diesel prices at the New York spot market spiked last week to more than $200 per barrel. It comes as the Biden administration recently announced it would release another 15 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve, part of the 180 million Biden authorized in March, that Republicans say is a bid to keep Democrats politically afloat ahead of the midterms. But Biden and his allies say that it’s not a political tactic, and the administration says it will refill the reserve when prices drop to $67–$72 per barrel. https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-on-his-fitness-for-office-i-could-drop-dead-tomorrow Biden On His Fitness For Office: ‘I Could Drop Dead Tomorrow’ President Joe Biden (D) responded to questions about his age and fitness for office during an interview that aired Sunday morning by saying that he could “drop dead tomorrow.” Biden made the remarks during an MSNBC interview with Jonathan Capehart when he was asked what he would say to convince voters to stick with him if he were to run again in 2024. https://twitter.com/i/status/1584212983672340480 - Play Video https://www.dailyfetched.com/eu-to-gift-18-billion-to-ukraine-next-year-rest-will-come-from-u-s/ EU to Gift $18 Billion to Ukraine Next Year, the Rest Will Come From U.S European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen spoke after the 27 national EU leaders discussed supporting Ukraine during the second day of their summit in Brussels on Friday. She said the EU has so far sent $19 billion to Ukraine this year. Von der Leyen said the EU would finance 1.5 billion euros per month, with the rest expected to come from the United States. During a video link, Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the EU leaders saying Russian missiles and Iranian drones have damaged a third of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Von der Leyen said the EU was looking to help Ukraine re-establish water, power and electricity supplies. Zelensky asked the EU for air and missile defence systems and called for “new powerful” sanctions on Russia and Iran for supplying drones in Moscow’s war. Poland and the three Baltic states proposed banning diamond imports from Russia and phasing out the steel trade. Meanwhile, Hungary opposed sanctions against Russia, while Germany and France have said current measures already go far. Zelensky appealed for more aid pledges to be made at an international conference in Berlin next Tuesday. European Council President Charles Michel, the summit’s chairman, said the EU was looking at using Russian assets frozen under sanctions. Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said that seizing assets amounted to some 300 billion euros, while Berlin and others have warned it might be illegal. Kallas also sided with Lithuania for a possible international tribunal to judge possible war crimes committed in Ukraine. https://www.foxnews.com/us/ex-minneapolis-police-officer-kueng-pleads-guilty-george-floyd-killing Ex-Minneapolis police officer Kueng pleads guilty in George Floyd killing A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty on Monday to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the May 2020 killing of George Floyd. Alexander Kueng’s guilty plea will allow one count of aiding and abetting second-degree murder to be dismissed. Kueng had helped to restrain Floyd, who was handcuffed and knelt on his back during the May 25, 2020, killing that was recorded on video. He is the second officer to plead guilty to the state charge. Thomas Lane earlier pleaded guilty to the same count. Their former colleague, Tou Thao, is still scheduled to face trial this week. All three have already been convicted on federal counts of willfully violating the civil rights of Floyd. Lane was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in the federal case. Kueng was sentenced to three years and Thao was sentenced to 3 1/2 years. Officer Derek Chauvin has already been convicted of state murder and manslaughter charges in Floyd’s killing last year and is currently serving 22 1/2 years in the state case. Chauvin had pinned Floyd to the ground with a knee on Floyd’s neck as he repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe. State sentencing guidelines for a person with no criminal record, like Kueng, call for a range from about 3 1/2 years to four years and nine months in prison for second-degree unintentional manslaughter. The presumptive sentence is four years. If Kueng had been convicted of aiding and abetting second-degree murder, he would have faced a presumptive 12 1/2 years in prison. https://dailycaller.com/2022/10/23/msnbc-host-claims-minority-republican-candidates-not-voices-of-color/ Now this! Apparently you need to be a liberal to count as a voice of color: https://rumble.com/v1pfcze-faces-of-color-not-voices-of-color-msnbc-host-attacks-minority-republican-c.html - Play Video MSNBC host Tiffany Cross attacked minority Republican candidates Saturday morning, claiming they were “not voices of color.” Cross previously hosted Elie Mystal, who attacked Republican senatorial candidate Herschel Walker of Georgia as “a person who lacks independent thoughts,” on July 30. https://www.theepochtimes.com/michigan-teen-pleads-guilty-in-school-shooting-that-killed-4-students_4816373.html?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=BonginoReport Michigan Teen Pleads Guilty in School Shooting That Killed 4 Students A Michigan teenager on Monday pleaded guilty to murder and terrorism charges in a mass shooting at a high school last year that killed four of his classmates and wounded more than half a dozen other people. Ethan Crumbley, 16, is accused of opening fire at Oxford High School outside Detroit on Nov. 30 with a handgun that his father purchased for him as a Christmas gift days before the massacre. Two boys, aged 17 and 16, and two girls, aged 17 and 14, were killed while six other students and a teacher were wounded. Crumbley, who was a 15-year-old at the time of the shooting, pleaded guilty in Oakland County Circuit Court to a total of 24 charges, including one count of terrorism causing death and four counts of first-degree murder. He was also charged with seven counts of assault with intent to murder and 12 counts of possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony. He faces life without parole when he is sentenced. A tentative sentencing hearing is scheduled for Feb. 9, 2023. Crumbley’s lawyers on Monday withdrew an insanity defense notice that they had previously filed with the court. Crumbley’s parents, James and Jennifer Crumbley, also face involuntary manslaughter charges connected to the shooting. In that case, Rochester District Court Judge Julie Nicholson said evidence showed they had purchased a gun for their son despite signs that he was a “troubled young man.” The case appears to be the first in the United States in which the parents of a teenage school shooter have been charged with crimes attributed to their child. They have pleaded not guilty. Four days before the shooting, Ethan Crumbley accompanied his father to a gun shop, where James Crumbley bought a 9mm handgun, prosecutors said. New Saint Andrews: Today’s culture shifts like sand. But New Saint Andrews College is established on Christ, the immovable rock. It is a premier institution that forges evangelical leaders who don’t fear or hate the world. Guided by God’s Word, they take the world back because they’re equipped with the genius of classical liberal arts and God-honoring wisdom, thanks to a faculty dedicated to academic rigor and to God’s kingdom.Find out more, at nsa.edu/ https://www.mmafighting.com/2022/10/22/23418034/ufc-280-results-beneil-dariush-drops-mateusz-gamrot-late-secures-unanimous-decision-victory Beneil Dariush drops Mateusz Gamrot late, secures unanimous decision victory Beneil Dariush continued his winning ways at UFC 280 while vanquishing Mateusz Gamrot, who had quickly become one of the most talked about lightweights in the promotion. Showcasing incredible takedown defense combined with a punishing style on the feet, Dariush never slowed down over all rounds as he continued to hammer Gamrot with strikes. Late in the third round, Dariush clubbed Gamrot with a huge overhand left that helped him secure the victory as he notched his eighth victory in a row in arguably the toughest division in the sport. The defining strike came with just over a minute remaining as Dariush leveled Gamrot with a huge overhand left. Gamrot dropped to the ground before diving for another takedown to stave off a potential finish. Still, the knockdown was the biggest strike in the fight as Dariush put on another stellar showcase while competing against a less established product in Gamrot. With the win, Dariush moves that much closer to title contention. But one of the best parts for me came in Dariush’s post fight interview. Beneil Dariush Octagon Interview | UFC 280- Play 0:00-1:10 The reason I want to praise Dariush here, is because he’s praising Jesus Christ in an area of the world where Islam is the dominant religion currently. Eventually it won’t be, but for the time being, this was a bold statement in the United Emirates.
Jury selection was supposed to start Monday morning in the trial of two former police officers charged in the killing of George Floyd. In a last minute twist, it looks like neither officer — Tou Thao or J. Alexander Kueng — will have a jury trial. Reporter Jon Collins was in the courtroom and joined Cathy to explain what happened.
Rick Petry from the Mitchell Hamline School of Law helps understand the plea deal reached in Minneapolis this morning.
Rishi Sunak has become Britain's third prime minister of the year. He is now tasked with taming an economic crisis that has left the country's finances in a precarious state and millions of Britons struggling to pay their food and energy bills. Sunak is the U.K.'s first leader of color. He met King Charles III at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. A new AP-NORC poll shows that nearly two-thirds of Americans think the federal government is not doing enough to fight climate change. That opinion comes as respondents have limited awareness about a sweeping new law that commits the U.S. to its largest ever investment to combat global warming. A Russian court has started hearing American basketball star Brittney Griner's appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. Ukraine's nuclear energy operator says Russian forces have performed secret work at Europe's largest nuclear power plant. WhatsApp said service on the popular chat app has been restored following a brief outage that left people around the world complaining that they couldn't send or receive messages. A prosecutor told jurors Monday that the women who will testify that Harvey Weinstein sexually assaulted them will tell uncannily similar stories of themselves as young aspiring women who were cornered in hotel rooms by a man who defined Hollywood power. The Bears won on the road for Monday Night Football, the Colts made a quarterback switch, the Grizzlies beat the Nets with some big performances, and longtime CBS announcer Jim Nantz will leave the Final Four after next year. Leslie Jordan, the Emmy-winning actor whose wry Southern drawl and versatility made him a comedy and drama standout on TV series including “Will & Grace” and “American Horror Story,” has died. He was 67. A completed documentary about the rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been shelved amid his recent slew of antisemitic remarks. Ye's talent agency, CAA, has also dropped him. A gunman broke into a St. Louis high school Monday morning, fatally shooting a woman and a teenage girl and wounding six others before police killed him. The shooting just after 9 a.m. at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School forced students to barricade doors and huddle in classroom corners, jump from windows and run out of the building. A teenager has pleaded guilty to terrorism, first-degree murder and other charges in a Michigan school shooting. Four students were killed and seven people wounded when Ethan Crumbley opened fire nearly a year ago. Two weeks ahead of the midterm elections, it is not clear which party will emerge with control of Congress. A federal appeals court panel won't block a subpoena issued by the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol insurrection that seeks phone records of the Arizona Republican Party's leader. Singer Mary J. Blige has joined first lady Jill Biden to promote cancer prevention. Blige was a guest Monday at the White House, where the American Cancer Society announced two new “roundtables” to address breast and cervical cancer. A former Minneapolis police officer has pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd just as jury selection was about to begin. J. Alexander Kueng on Monday agreed to a deal that calls for 3 1/2 years in prison, with prosecutors agreeing to drop a count of aiding and abetting second-degree murder. Three women were ejected from the set of ‘The View' on Monday after interrupting an interview of U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for what appeared to be a climate change protest. Police in North Carolina say six people, including a toddler, were shot over the weekend. Oxford police say officers responded to Piedmont Avenue around 9:30 p.m. Saturday for a report of shots fired and found six people suffering from gunshot wounds. On this week's AP Religion Roundup, the Church of Scientology is evoked in the rape trial of actor Danny Masterson, the White House weighs in on antisemitic comments made by Kanye West, and an ancient shrine destroyed by Islamic State militants gives up its secrets. —The Associated PressSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
A crowd of bystanders watched helplessly as a Minneapolis police officer took George Floyd's life in Minneapolis in 2020. One of those watching was just 9 years old, Judeah Reynolds. Now an 11-year-old sixth grader, Judeah has released a children's book called “A Walk to the Store.” It documents the effect Floyd's murder had on her and how she's continuing to move forward. "I'm too little to walk alone to the store,” Judeah reads to a rapt audience of elementary school students in north Minneapolis Friday. “So I ask everybody in the house, "Will you walk me to the store?" Her cousin Darnella Frazier agreed to walk Judeah, with her $3 for candy, to Cup Foods at the corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue. That's where Judeah watched as George Floyd lost consciousness and stopped moving under Derek Chauvin's knee. Her cousin recorded the video of Floyd's murder that went viral. "We watch a man get killed,” Judeah reads. “We cannot stop it from happening. All we can do is tell what happened." Stephen Maturen for MPR News Judeah Reynolds reads from her book before an audience of young children at Legacy of Dr. Josie R. Johnson Montessori School. Judeah was the youngest bystander at the scene. Her presence was noted repeatedly by judges and attorneys as four ex-cops stood trial in state and federal court in Floyd's killing. All four former officers are currently serving federal prison sentences. Two of the former officers, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, are set to go on trial later this month in Hennepin County District Court on charges of aiding and abetting Floyd's murder. As told to Sheletta Brundidge and Lily Coyle, Judeah's story was inspired by a book by Brundidge's daughter that Judeah read called “Cameron Goes to School'' in the Urban Ventures reading program. Brundidge said Judeah's book purposely doesn't dwell on the horrific details of Floyd's murder. There are no images of Derek Chauvin or of Floyd pinned to the ground. "I didn't want to relive that trauma for Judeah,” said Brundidge, who has authored three other children's books. “George Floyd died but the world moved. We moved in the right direction with racial equity and breaking down barriers and systemic things that have been in place for generations. We all moved. I didn't want her stuck in that spot." Stephen Maturen for MPR News A copy of the book “A Walk to the Store” sits on a table during an assembly at Legacy of Dr. Josie R. Johnson Montessori School on Friday in Minneapolis. Instead, Judeah's story follows her path, from sadness to starting to understand the power she had as a witness of this event. That's why Brundidge felt it was important for the book to also include a list of ways that parents can help kids through trauma. "As parents we're having to explain school shootings [at] football games, and why we've got to be careful or what we've got to look out for. These kids are going through a lot of trauma,” Brundidge said. “This little girl who people were wondering about, who was in the video, 'I wonder how she's doing? I think about her all the time.' Well, she's doing fine." The drawings by Darcy Bell-Myers of Stillwater show Judeah and her family in bright colors. Judeah wears a blue shirt that says “Love.” Judeah's book release was held at Legacy of Dr. Josie R. Johnson Montessori School in north Minneapolis. It's named for the pioneering Minnesota civil rights advocate, active since the 1950s, who helped pass anti-discrimination laws in the state. Painting symbolized a movement Bringing the ‘Icon of a Revolution' to George Floyd Square A movement memorialized Plywood art honoring George Floyd goes on display Johnson said it broke her heart when she heard Judeah witnessed Floyd's killing. But she was hopeful seeing Judeah read to a gym full of children. “To see her today be able to say she saw and she's still alive and awake as to what's going on, and to feel safe and secure, is what our struggle as Black adults is all about,” Johnson said. Judeah's father Ronnie Reynolds remembers some hard days after Floyd's killing. She couldn't sleep, she was crying all the time. The family moved to Chicago to get some distance. The book release was the first time they'd been back. "Me and my family left Minneapolis because the tragedy was too much for my little daughter to bear. She didn't want to go to school, she was scared of police and stuff,” Reynolds said. “And I was like, ‘OK, it's time to just move away for a while.'" Stephen Maturen for MPR News A balloon honoring the 49th birthday of George Floyd is prepared for release. But Reynolds has watched his daughter grow, get better and gain strength. When he read her book, he said it brought tears to his eyes to see how far she'd come. Judeah's book was released on what would have been George Floyd's 49th birthday. After hearing the book, dozens of children tramped into the parking lot behind the school. They sang "happy birthday," shouted George Floyd's name, and released a big red balloon. Brundidge told the kids it would float all the way to Floyd in heaven. Judeah said most kids she went to school with don't understand all that happened to her. She wants to share her story with other kids to help make positive change. “I'm too little to walk alone to the store,” Judeah's story closes. “But I'm big enough and brave enough to make things better in a very big way.” The book is published by Beaver's Pond Press and is available at AWalkToTheStore.com. Stephen Maturen for MPR News Students watch as a balloon honoring the 49th birthday of George Floyd is released during an assembly to celebrate the book “A Walk to the Store” at Legacy of Dr. Josie R. Johnson Montessori School on Friday in Minneapolis.
A crowd of bystanders watched helplessly as a Minneapolis police officer took George Floyd's life in Minneapolis in 2020. One of those watching was just 9 years old, Judeah Reynolds. Now an 11-year-old sixth grader, Judeah has released a children's book called “A Walk to the Store.” It documents the effect Floyd's murder had on her and how she's continuing to move forward. "I'm too little to walk alone to the store,” Judeah reads to a rapt audience of elementary school students in north Minneapolis Friday. “So I ask everybody in the house, "Will you walk me to the store?" Her cousin Darnella Frazier agreed to walk Judeah, with her $3 for candy, to Cup Foods at the corner of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue. That's where Judeah watched as George Floyd lost consciousness and stopped moving under Derek Chauvin's knee. Her cousin recorded the video of Floyd's murder that went viral. "We watch a man get killed,” Judeah reads. “We cannot stop it from happening. All we can do is tell what happened." Stephen Maturen for MPR News Judeah Reynolds reads from her book before an audience of young children at Legacy of Dr. Josie R. Johnson Montessori School. Judeah was the youngest bystander at the scene. Her presence was noted repeatedly by judges and attorneys as four ex-cops stood trial in state and federal court in Floyd's killing. All four former officers are currently serving federal prison sentences. Two of the former officers, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, are set to go on trial later this month in Hennepin County District Court on charges of aiding and abetting Floyd's murder. As told to Sheletta Brundidge and Lily Coyle, Judeah's story was inspired by a book by Brundidge's daughter that Judeah read called “Cameron Goes to School'' in the Urban Ventures reading program. Brundidge said Judeah's book purposely doesn't dwell on the horrific details of Floyd's murder. There are no images of Derek Chauvin or of Floyd pinned to the ground. "I didn't want to relive that trauma for Judeah,” said Brundidge, who has authored three other children's books. “George Floyd died but the world moved. We moved in the right direction with racial equity and breaking down barriers and systemic things that have been in place for generations. We all moved. I didn't want her stuck in that spot." Stephen Maturen for MPR News A copy of the book “A Walk to the Store” sits on a table during an assembly at Legacy of Dr. Josie R. Johnson Montessori School on Friday in Minneapolis. Instead, Judeah's story follows her path, from sadness to starting to understand the power she had as a witness of this event. That's why Brundidge felt it was important for the book to also include a list of ways that parents can help kids through trauma. "As parents we're having to explain school shootings [at] football games, and why we've got to be careful or what we've got to look out for. These kids are going through a lot of trauma,” Brundidge said. “This little girl who people were wondering about, who was in the video, 'I wonder how she's doing? I think about her all the time.' Well, she's doing fine." The drawings by Darcy Bell-Myers of Stillwater show Judeah and her family in bright colors. Judeah wears a blue shirt that says “Love.” Judeah's book release was held at Legacy of Dr. Josie R. Johnson Montessori School in north Minneapolis. It's named for the pioneering Minnesota civil rights advocate, active since the 1950s, who helped pass anti-discrimination laws in the state. Painting symbolized a movement Bringing the ‘Icon of a Revolution' to George Floyd Square A movement memorialized Plywood art honoring George Floyd goes on display Johnson said it broke her heart when she heard Judeah witnessed Floyd's killing. But she was hopeful seeing Judeah read to a gym full of children. “To see her today be able to say she saw and she's still alive and awake as to what's going on, and to feel safe and secure, is what our struggle as Black adults is all about,” Johnson said. Judeah's father Ronnie Reynolds remembers some hard days after Floyd's killing. She couldn't sleep, she was crying all the time. The family moved to Chicago to get some distance. The book release was the first time they'd been back. "Me and my family left Minneapolis because the tragedy was too much for my little daughter to bear. She didn't want to go to school, she was scared of police and stuff,” Reynolds said. “And I was like, ‘OK, it's time to just move away for a while.'" Stephen Maturen for MPR News A balloon honoring the 49th birthday of George Floyd is prepared for release. But Reynolds has watched his daughter grow, get better and gain strength. When he read her book, he said it brought tears to his eyes to see how far she'd come. Judeah's book was released on what would have been George Floyd's 49th birthday. After hearing the book, dozens of children tramped into the parking lot behind the school. They sang "happy birthday," shouted George Floyd's name, and released a big red balloon. Brundidge told the kids it would float all the way to Floyd in heaven. Judeah said most kids she went to school with don't understand all that happened to her. She wants to share her story with other kids to help make positive change. “I'm too little to walk alone to the store,” Judeah's story closes. “But I'm big enough and brave enough to make things better in a very big way.” The book is published by Beaver's Pond Press and is available at AWalkToTheStore.com. Stephen Maturen for MPR News Students watch as a balloon honoring the 49th birthday of George Floyd is released during an assembly to celebrate the book “A Walk to the Store” at Legacy of Dr. Josie R. Johnson Montessori School on Friday in Minneapolis.
00:00 Intro 01:15 Wild Las Vegas chase and shootout on video 09:25 Cops across the country hit legal turmoil LEO Round Table (law enforcement talk show) Season 7, Episode 34c (1,802) filmed on 08/22/2022 Topic 1 concerns video showing gunman, Justin Venegas, leading Las Vegas (Nevada) Metropolitan Police officers on lengthy car chase and shoot, ending with his arrest. Also mentioned: Assistant Sheriff Andrew Walsh. Topic 2 concerns former Minneapolis (Minnesota) Police officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng refusing pleas deal in state case, former Louisville (Kentucky) Metropolitan Police Department (LMPD) Detective Kelly Goodlett expecting to plead guilty for violating Breonna Taylor's civil rights, Denver (Colorado) police officers being probed after accidently shooting 6 civilians during gunfight, the Thrall (Texas) Police taking scrutiny after post goes viral of selfie with Kyle Rittenhouse, Columbus (Ohio) Division of Police Officer Phillip Walls charges being dropped after alleged misconduct during 2020 riots, Naperville (Illinois) Police Officer Frank Tonkovich being cleared for the fatal shooting of axe-wielding man Edward C. Samaan, off-duty Chicago (Illinois) Police sergeant Michael A. Vitellaro being charged after takedown of teen suspect, and U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Huff throwing out $85M civil rights verdict for the in-custody death of Lucky Phounsy by San Diego (California) Sheriff's Department deputies. Also mentioned: the Place-Based Investigations Unit and Columbus police. Show Panelists and Personalities: Chip DeBlock (Host and retired police Detective) Ward Meythaler (Attorney and former Federal Prosecutor) Bret Bartlett (retired police Captain) Randy Sutton (retired police Lieutenant) David D'Agresta (retired police Officer and sheriff's Corporal) Andrea Casale (retired police Officer) Will Statzer (Producer) Content Partners: ThisIsButter - One of the BEST law enforcement video channels https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisIsButter1/ The Free Press - LEO Round Table is in their Cops and Crimes section 5 days a week https://www.tampafp.com/ https://www.tampafp.com/category/cops-and-crime/ Video Show Schedule: Mondays at 7pm ET - 90 minute LIVE show on YouTube, Facebook1, Facebook2, LinkedIn and Twitter Tue - Sat at 9am ET - Excerpts from LIVE show are uploaded to YouTube and Rumble (approx. time) Syndicated Radio Schedule: http://leoroundtable.com/radio/syndicated-radio-stations/ Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable Website: http://leoroundtable.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/leoroundtable Parler: https://parler.com/profile/LEORoundTable/media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/leoroundtable Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leoroundtable/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LEORoundTable LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leo-round-table Sponsors: Galls - Proud To Serve America's Public Safety Professionals https://www.galls.com/ Bang Energy - Energy drinks and products https://bangenergy.com/ The International Firearm Specialist Academy - The New Standard for Firearm Knowledge https://www.gunlearn.com/ Guardian Alliance Technologies - Hire Smarter, Investigate Applicants with Precision & Speed https://guardianalliancetechnologies.com/ MyMedicare.live - save money in Medicare insurance options from the experts http://www.mymedicare.live/ TAC-TOTE - Rapid access and deployment with magnetic technology https://tac-tote.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/support
01:03 Is Google silencing the Law Enforcement community? 04:57 Officers sue and get sentenced across the United States 19:53 Domestic violence suspect first to fire in fight with cops LEO Round Table (law enforcement talk show) Season 7, Episode 31a (1,785) filmed on 08/01/2022 Topic 1 concerns an online search engine test by LRT founder Chip DeBlock which found Google not showing anything regarding an LRT video, while “DOGPILE.COM” and “DUCKDUCKGO.COM” did. Topic 2 concerns the Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and Oakland city council being ordered to pay former Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick $1.5 million for wrongful termination, former Minneapolis (Minnesota) Police officers J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao being sentenced to 3 years for the death of George Floyd, and former Paulsboro (New Jersey) Officer Elijah Camacho suing the city for wrongful termination after he was caught having sex with a trainee on duty. Also mentioned: Off. Thomas Lane. Topic 3 concerns video showing Portland Police Officer Mina Cavalli-Singer fatally shooting Johnathan A. Worth, after he fired at the officer. Show Panelists and Personalities: Chip DeBlock (Host and retired police Detective) John Newman (retired police assistant Chief) Bret Bartlett (retired police Captain) Randy Sutton (retired police Lieutenant) David D'Agresta (retired police Officer and sheriff's Corporal) Will Statzer (Producer) Content Partners: ThisIsButter - One of the BEST law enforcement video channels https://www.youtube.com/c/ThisIsButter1/ The Free Press - LEO Round Table is in their Cops and Crimes section 5 days a week https://www.tampafp.com/ https://www.tampafp.com/category/cops-and-crime/ Video Show Schedule: Mondays at 7pm ET - 90 minute LIVE show on YouTube, Facebook1, Facebook2, LinkedIn and Twitter Tue - Sat at 9am ET - Excerpts from LIVE show are uploaded to YouTube and Rumble (approx. time) Syndicated Radio Schedule: http://leoroundtable.com/radio/syndicated-radio-stations/ Podcasts: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable Website: http://leoroundtable.com/ Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/leoroundtable Parler: https://parler.com/profile/LEORoundTable/media YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/leoroundtable Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leoroundtable/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LEORoundTable LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leo-round-table Sponsors: Galls - Proud To Serve America's Public Safety Professionals https://www.galls.com/ Bang Energy - Energy drinks and products https://bangenergy.com/ The International Firearm Specialist Academy - The New Standard for Firearm Knowledge https://www.gunlearn.com/ Guardian Alliance Technologies - Hire Smarter, Investigate Applicants with Precision & Speed https://guardianalliancetechnologies.com/ MyMedicare.live - save money in Medicare insurance options from the experts http://www.mymedicare.live/ TAC-TOTE - Rapid access and deployment with magnetic technology https://tac-tote.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/support
A judge on Wednesday sentenced two former Minneapolis police officers to federal prison for failing to stop Derek Chauvin from murdering George Floyd. Jurors convicted Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng of failing to get medical care to George Floyd and not intervening as Derek Chauvin kneeled on Floyd's neck. MPR News evening update for July 27, 2022. Hosted by Matt Sepic. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
In a startling turnabout, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin have reached an expansive agreement that had eluded them for months on health care, energy and climate issues, taxes on higher earners and corporations and trimming the federal debt. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned he's ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea. State media reported Kim made such a warning in a Wednesday speech marking the 69th anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. Heat wave duration records could be broken in the Pacific Northwest this week and authorities are expanding capacity at some cooling centers as temperatures near triple digits are forecast to extend into the weekend. The National Weather Service has extended the excessive heat warning for Portland, Oregon, from Thursday through Saturday evening. Alabama is set to execute a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend decades ago, despite a request from the victim's two daughters to spare the man's life. Joe Nathan James Jr. is scheduled to receive a lethal injection Thursday night at a south Alabama prison. He was convicted of the 1994 shooting death of 26-year-old Faith Hall and sentenced to death. Hall's daughters say they've forgiven James and would rather he serve life in prison. “Leave It to Beaver” actor Tony Dow has died. Agent Frank Bilotta says Dow died Wednesday at age 77. As Wally Cleaver on the beloved sitcom that ran on CBS and ABC from 1957 to 1963, Dow helped create the popular and lasting image of the 20th century American teenager. “Jeopardy!” is giving itself two answers to the question of who gets to host the quiz show — Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings. Bialik and Jennings have been serving as rotating hosts since Mike Richards exited the show amid controversy after a short tenure as the late Alex Trebek's replacement. JetBlue has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines in a $3.8 billion deal, a day after Spirit and Frontier Airlines agreed to abandon their merger proposal. The Mets padded their lead in the NL East with a Subway Series sweep of the Yankees, the A's swept away the Astros, the Brewers defeated the Twins, the 76ers inked James Harden and the U.S. is ready to trade for Brittney Griner. The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a point for a second straight time in its most aggressive drive in three decades to tame high inflation. The Fed's move will raise its key rate, which affects many consumer and business loans, to its highest level since 2018. The Ukrainian military has used a U.S.-supplied precision rocket system to deliver a morale-lifting knockout punch to a bridge Russia used to supply its forces in an occupied region of southern Ukraine. The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American Paul Whelan. That's according to Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who also revealed Wednesday that he has asked to speak with his Kremlin counterpart for the first time in months. Griner testified at her drug possession trial in Russia that an interpreter translated only a fraction of what was said during questioning when she was detained at Moscow's airport in February and officials told her to sign documents without giving an explanation. The last two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd's civil rights have been sentenced in federal court. J. Alexander Kueng was sentenced Wednesday to three years and Tou Thao got a 3 1/2-year sentence. They were convicted in February of two counts of violating Floyd's civil rights. The British environmental scientist whose influential Gaia theory sees the Earth as a living organism gravely imperiled by human activity has died on his 103rd birthday. James Lovelock's family said Wednesday that he died the previous evening at his home in southwest England after his health deteriorated from a bad fall this year. President Joe Biden has emerged from five days of isolation after contracting the coronavirus, telling Americans that “COVID isn't gone” but saying serious illness can be avoided with vaccines, booster shots and treatments. Biden spoke after testing negative for the virus Tuesday night and again Wednesday morning. The Justice Department says Trident Mortgage Co., owned by billionaire businessman Warren Buffett's company, discriminated against potential Black and Latino homebuyers in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Delaware. Officials are calling it the second-largest redlining settlement in history. A California federal judge has rejected a legal push to require Uber to provide wheelchair-accessible vehicles, finding that such a mandate would be too onerous on the ride-hailing company. The bacon, egg and cheese sandwich is a staple in many a New Yorker's diet. It's easy to make, easy to eat on the go and cheap — although not as cheap as it used to be. To keep up with today's levels of inflation, bodega owners are faced with no choice but to raise the prices of their famously low-priced breakfast sandwiches. Buzz Aldrin's jacket worn on his historic first mission to the moon's surface in 1969 has been auctioned off to a bidder for nearly $2.8 million. Sotheby's says the amount paid for the Apollo 11 Inflight Coverall Jacket is the highest for any American space-flown artifact sold at auction. Raccoon Island, a barrier isle an hour's boat ride off the coast of Louisiana, is one of the few remaining breeding refuges for the iconic brown pelicans. A dozen years ago, there were 15 low-lying islands with nesting colonies of Louisiana's state bird. But today, just six islands in the state harbor brown pelican nests — the rest have disappeared underwater from subsidence and rising seas from climate change. —The Associated Press See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What A Week (7/12)Intro: (Cue intro music) Hey everyone, welcome back to What a week! I'm your host, Olivia Lee, here to deliver your weekly dose of the news. Let's get started!In Local News: https://www.oregonlive.com/living/2022/07/portlands-last-big-float-draws-thousands-to-willamette-river-for-float-finale-photos.htmlLast Sunday, thousands of people with a wide array of floatation devices spent the day floating the Willamette River in The Big Float, an annual event that has drawn tens of thousands to Portland's Willamette River since 2011. Sadly, after a two-year pandemic hiatus, this will be Portland's last Big Float, according to ringleader Willie Levenson. The event first started in 2011 after the $1.44 billion Big Pipe project was completed after 20 years of construction, resulting in a near-total elimination of combined sewer overflows into the river. In response Levenson created the Human Access Project, whose mission is “transforming Portland's relationship with the Willamette River.” Levenson serves as the nonprofit's Ringleader. Now, the era of the annual Big Float has come to an end. Levenson stated that putting on The Big Float requires too much energy for the Human Access Project. The project wants to focus on its other goals, like addressing the harmful algae bloom threat at Ross Island Lagoon, replacing swimming docks at multiple public beaches, and creating a new access point on the Willamette as part of the Burnside Bridge replacement. Still, Levenson is holding out hope that another person or group might continue the Human Access Project's work and revive The Big Float. In-state news: https://katu.com/news/local/oregon-department-of-forestry-declares-all-of-oregon-now-in-fire-season-salem-wildfire-fighters-portland-cliff-mass-washington-central-eastern-washington-human-caused This past Monday morning, the Oregon Department of Forestry announced that all the ODF districts are now in fire season. Officials say that public use restrictions may be in place where you live or where you plan on spending time outdoors this summer. The start of fire season was slightly delayed this year in part to heavy rains in May and June according to officials. ODF officials say they are worried about ground fuels, like grass, that grew with the spring rain but will dry out quickly, and those fuels can become a greater risk for human-caused fires. The Oregon Department of Forestry protects over 16 million acres of private and public lands from wildfire. Most fire districts start their fire season around May or June, and the season ends around the end of October. In National News: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/derek-chauvin-21-years-federal-sentence-george-floydLast Thursday, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced to 21 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to violating George Floyd's civil rights. Chauvin is currently serving 22 and a half years after a state jury found him guilty of violating police policy and training when he pinned his knee on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds during an arrest in May 2020, which ended up killing Floyd. Chauvin's 21-year federal sentence will be served concurrently with the state sentence. Chauvin pleaded guilty to federal charges in December 2021 and faced a sentence recommendation of 20 to 25 years, according to the plea agreement. Three other former police officers who were with Chauvin during the arrest — Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane — were found guilty in February of violating Floyd's civil rights by failing to provide medical care. Their state trial, initially set for June this year, was postponed to early 2023. In International News: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adeonibada/prime-minister-boris-johnson-resign-conservative-leaderLast week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation, after several eventful days of UK politics that resulted in 50 members of Parliament officially declaring that they had lost faith in the conservative leadership. Dissent in the party was ignited by the revelation that Johnson was aware of misconduct complaints against former Conservative MP Chris Pincher, who he promoted to a government role, a decision Johnson now says quote "was the wrong thing to do." Fresh allegations of sexual misconduct against Pincher renewed scrutiny of Johnson's handling of the complaint and called into question the integrity of the party. The 58-year-old conceded that he had been unsuccessful in convincing his colleagues to back his leadership and blamed the power of “Westminster herd instinct” as the driving force behind his downfall. Johnson was confronted last week by senior members of Parliament who called for him to step down after more than 50 resignations from within the party in recent days. Johnson intends to remain as prime minister in a caretaker role until a new leader is selected in October. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-08/shinzo-abe-japan-s-longest-serving-prime-minister-dies-at-67?utm_campaign=instagram-bio-link&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram&utm_content=businessShinzo Abe, the 67-year-old former prime minister of Japan, was fatally shot last Friday. Abe died in a hospital hours after being shot during a campaign event for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Nara, western Japan, according to the Finance Minister. The death was confirmed by a doctor during a hospital press conference. Abe built a legacy during a record-breaking tenure as a foreign policy hawk, but will likely be most remembered for an aggressive economic-growth strategy that bore his name. Lastly here is the wildcard news for the week: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-08/musk-says-he-s-terminating-44-billion-deal-to-buy-twitter?utm_campaign=instagram-bio-link&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagramElon Musk is trying to end an agreement to buy Twitter Inc. for $44 billion and take it private, alleging that the company misrepresented user data and setting the stage for an arduous court brawl. The pullout marks a dramatic turn in a half-year saga that began with Musk building up an equity stake, lining up an elaborate financing plan, and then striking a deal in April. Throughout, Musk has accused the company of misleading the public about the number of automated accounts known as spam bots on its platform, culminating with a termination letter sent Friday. Twitter made “misleading representations” over the number of spam bots on the social network and hasn't “complied with its contractual obligations” to provide information about how to assess how prevalent the bots are, Musk's representatives said in the letter included in a regulatory filing Closing: Well that wraps up What a Week! Stay safe and see you guys next week.
The number of coronavirus deaths globally dropped by about 21% in the past week while cases rose in most parts of the world, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly report on the pandemic released Thursday, the U.N. health agency said the number of new COVID-19 cases appears to have stabilized after weeks of decline since late March, with about 3.5 million new cases last week, or a 1% rise. Some 9,000 deaths were recorded. WHO said cases increased in the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and the Western Pacific, while falling in Europe and Southeast Asia. Russia says hundreds more fighters have emerged from the Mariupol stronghold where they made their last stand and surrendered. The International Committee of the Red Cross is working to register the fighters as prisoners of war, as the end of a key battle in the conflict draws closer. A monthslong siege of Mariupol that left it in ruins and the drama of last-ditch fighters at a steel plant holding off Russian forces turned the strategic port city into a worldwide symbol of suffering and defiance. The Russian military said Thursday that a total of 1,730 Ukrainian troops at the Azovstal steelworks have surrendered since Monday. The white man accused of slaughtering 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was scheduled to appear in court Thursday as authorities continue to investigate the possibility of hate crime or terrorism charges. Payton Gendron livestreamed the attack from a helmet camera before surrendering to police outside the grocery store. Shortly before the attack last Saturday, he posted hundreds of pages of writings to online discussion groups where he detailed his plans for the assault and his racist motivation. At his initial court appearance last week, Gendron's court-appointed lawyer entered a plea of “not guilty” on his behalf. President Joe Biden has invoked the Defense Production Act to speed production of infant formula and has authorized flights to import supply from overseas. He is facing mounting political pressure over a domestic shortage caused by the safety-related closure of the country's largest formula manufacturing plant. The Defense Production Act order requires suppliers of formula manufacturers to fulfill orders from those companies before other customers. Many experts fear there will soon be a recession. Stocks closed sharply lower on Wall Street Wednesday as dismal results from Target renewed fears that inflation is battering U.S. companies. The S&P 500, the benchmark for many index funds, fell 4%. Target lost a quarter of its value, dragging other retailers down with it, after saying its profit fell by half in the latest quarter as costs for freight and transportation spiked. That comes a day after Walmart cited inflation for its own weak results. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1,164 points, or 3.6% and the tech-heavy Nasaq pulled back 4.7%. Treasury yields fell as investors sought safer ground. Officials in a North Carolina town on the Outer Banks are pleading with beachgoers to think twice before digging deep holes on the beach. They posted a warning on Facebook on Tuesday just hours before a man died at a New Jersey beach when a hole collapsed on him. The town of Kill Devil Hills on the Outer Banks posted a picture of ocean rescue supervisor David Elder standing in a large hole that he said was as much as 7 feet deep. The Warriors roll over the Mavericks in the NBA Western Conference opener, Panthers and Flames win their NHL playoff series openers, the Dodgers keep winning, Hiura's blast lifts the Brewers, and the PGA Championship will begin without a big name. President Joe Biden's top health official has tested positive for COVID-19, the latest member of his Cabinet to be infected with the virus. A spokeswoman for U.S. Health Secretary Xavier Becerra said he tested positive for the coronavirus on Wednesday while visiting Berlin. COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States – and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking. Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are putting more of the country under guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that call for masking and other infection precautions. Right now, about a third of the U.S. population lives in areas that are considered at higher risk — mostly in the Northeast and Midwest. NATO diplomats say national envoys have failed to reach a consensus about whether to start membership talks with Finland and Sweden. Wednesday's development comes just as Turkey renewed its objections to the two Nordic countries joining. U.S. President Joe Biden voiced optimism on the matter Wednesday. “I think we're going to be OK,” he said. A former Minneapolis police officer has pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. As part of Wednesday's plea deal, a count of aiding and abetting second-degree unintentional murder against Thomas Lane will be dismissed. Lane and prosecutors have agreed to a recommended sentence of three years, which is below state sentencing guidelines. Lane and former Officers J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao have already been convicted on federal counts of violating the civil rights of Floyd, who was Black. Lane hasn't been sentenced yet in the federal case. Their former colleague, Derek Chauvin, was convicted of murder last year and also pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights violation. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is touting a package of executive orders and gun control bills in the aftermath of a racist attack on a Buffalo supermarket. The Democrat's executive orders would require state police to seek court orders to keep guns away from people who might pose a threat to themselves or others. New York is among states that have a so-called “red flag” law. It allows law enforcement officials to petition a court to take away someone's guns if they're potentially dangerous because of a mental health problem. Convicted pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli has been freed from prison after serving much of a seven-year prison sentence for lying to hedge fund investors and cheating investors in a drug company. Shkreli's attorney, Ben Brafman, said in a statement Wednesday that the 39-year-old Shkreli was released from a prison in Allenwood, Pennsylvania. He said his client was transferred to a Bureau of Prisons halfway house after completing programs that enabled him to earn early release. A Vatican cardinal has shed light on a scandal that had sparked questions about the Vatican's commitment to financial transparency and accountability. Cardinal Angelo Becciu testified Wednesday that Pope Francis himself ordered the resignation of the Vatican's first auditor general, because the auditor no longer had his trust. “The Greatest Show on Earth” is making a comeback — without animal acts — five years after shutting down it's three-ring circus. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey announced Wednesday that their show will go on in September 2023. It will be interactive, featuring audience engagement, and celebrate performers from around the world, displaying what it calls "incredible feats that push the limits of human potential.” The falling out came after Libero Milone apparently engaged an outside investigative firm to spy on Vatican hierarchs. His ouster had long been cited by Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's former financial czar, as evidence of possible shady dealings by Becciu and the secretariat of state and a step back in the Vatican's efforts at financial transparency and reform. A 21-year-old Russian soldier facing the first war crimes trial since Moscow invaded Ukraine has pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed civilian. Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin could get life in prison for shooting a a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head through an open car window on Feb. 28. Shishimarin is being prosecuted under a section of the Ukrainian criminal code on the customs of war. Ukraine's prosecutor general has said her office was preparing cases against 41 Russian soldiers for alleged war crimes such as bombing civilian infrastructure, killing civilians and rape. The racist massacre that killed 10 Black people in Buffalo, New York, is the latest mass shooting in which the gunman apparently came prepared for anyone trying to stop him with a gun. A database maintained by The Violence Project shows at least 21 mass shooters over the last four decades have worn body armor, most of those within the last decade. Printing mistakes will force local election officials in Pennsylvania and Oregon to redo thousands of mailed ballots, a laborious process that could delay results for some closely contested races in Tuesday's primaries. In Pennsylvania, where GOP primaries for governor and U.S. Senate are drawing national attention, officials in Republican-leaning Lancaster County said the company that printed its mailed ballots included the wrong ID code. That is preventing scanning machines from being able to read them. In Clackamas County, Oregon, about half the ballots sent to voters included a blurry bar code that cannot be read by ballot-scanning machines. Hundreds of climbers who scaled Mount Everest over the last few days taking advantage of favorable weather conditions have begun to return safely down the mountain. Among them are some who set records on the world's highest peak, including the first Ukrainian woman to scale Mount Everest. Lakpa Sherpa, a 48-year-old Nepali Sherpa, broke her own record reaching the 29,032-foot summit for the 10th time — the most times any woman has climbed Mount Everest. British climber Kenton Cool scaled it for the 16th time, setting the record for the most Everest summits by a non-Nepalese climber. And Ukrainian climber Antonina Samoilova said she hoped her achievement would call more attention to the war in her country. —The Associated Press See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As the second anniversary of George Floyd's murder approaches, prosecutors and defense attorneys are preparing for the state criminal trial next month of the three former officers charged in his death. Former officers J. Alexander Kueng, Tou Thao and Thomas Lane are charged in Hennepin County District Court with aiding and abetting murder and manslaughter in Floyd's killing. This is a morning update from MPR News, hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Music by Gary Meister.
In this live stream, we're going over: - Kyle Rittenhouse's announced program and hints at future litigation this week to fight back against defamatory statements by the media, celebrities, and others - The female soccer players of the USWNT settled their equal pay claims with US Soccer, marking an end to the litigation - The other (former) Minnesota police officers involved in George Floyd's death are on trial--specifically, the jury enters the second day of jury deliberations. How is this case against J. Alexander Kueng, Tou Thou, and Thomas Lane the same (and different) from the case against Derek Chauvin? Joining us: @Nate The Lawyer @Uncivil Law @Good Lawgic Come join us in the live chat!
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Former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were found guilty of violating George Floyd's civil rights by a federal jury in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Thursday.The 12 jurors -- four men and eight women -- found Lane, Kueng and Thao guilty of depriving Floyd of his civil rights by showing deliberate indifference to his medical needs as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd for more than 9 minutes on May 25, 2020, ultimately killing him. The jurors also found Thao and Kueng guilty of an additional charge for failing to intervene to stop Chauvin. Lane, who did not face the extra charge, testified that he asked Chauvin twice to reposition Floyd while restraining him but was denied both times.Violating a person's civil rights "is punishable by a range of imprisonment up to a life term, or the death penalty, depending upon the circumstances of the crime, and the resulting injury, if any," according to the Department of Justice. Federal sentencing guidelines suggest the officers could receive a lesser sentence.The three men remain free on bond and are expected to start pre-sentencing proceedings next week.The charges stemmed from the officers' actions -- or lack thereof -- as Chauvin pressed his knee into the neck and back of Floyd, who was handcuffed and lying on his stomach on the pavement. Kueng and Lane, both rookie officers, held down Floyd's torso and legs, respectively, while Thao stood nearby and kept a crowd of upset bystanders back."This is just accountability, it can never be justice because I can never get George back," Floyd's brother, Philonise Floyd, said in a news conference Thursday evening.The case quickly gripped the nation's attention two years ago when a bystander's video showed Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck as the 46-year-old Black man pleaded he couldn't breathe. Floyd's last words became a rallying cry during a summer of global protests against police brutality and racial injustice."Today closes another important chapter in our journey for justice for George Floyd and his family," the Floyd legal team, including attorney Ben Crump, said in a statement after the verdict on Thursday. They added that the verdicts should serve as an example of why police departments "should expand and prioritize instruction on an officer's duty to intervene and recognize when a fellow officer is using excessive force."Attorney General Merrick Garland said the verdict "recognizes that two police officers violated the Constitution by failing to intervene to stop another officer from killing George Floyd, and three officers violated the Constitution by failing to provide aid to Mr. Floyd in time to prevent his death," in a statement Thursday."George Floyd should be alive today," Garland added.Chauvin was convicted last spring of murder and manslaughter in a state trial and was sentenced to more than 22 years in prison. Lane, Kueng and Thao, will face a state trial in June on charges of aiding and abetting in the killing, which was pushed back so the federal proceedings could take place first. They have pleaded not guilty to those charges."We hope, and we expect, that these officers will once again be held accountable for their lack of humanity," the Floyd legal team said in their statement Thursday.As part of a plea agreement, Chauvin pleaded guilty in December to the federal civil rights charges related to Floyd's death and the restraint of a teenager in a separate incident. He now faces between 20 and 25 years in prison. Prosecutors requested that he be sentenced to 25 years in prison, to be served concurrently with the sentence from his state trial.What prosecutors had to proveAt the start of deliberations, the judge instructed jurors that to find the three officers guilty of violating Floyd's rights, they had to find that Floyd had "an objectively serious medical need," that the defendants knew about it and disregarded that need "by failing to take...
Three fired Minneapolis police officers were found guilty on all counts Thursday of violating George Floyd's civil rights. Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were on the scene of Floyd's arrest May 25, 2020, as Derek Chauvin, the senior officer on site, pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd, handcuffed and face down on the pavement, pleaded that he couldn't breathe. Thao, Kueng and Lane were accused of failing to provide medical aid to Floyd. MPR News host Angela Davis discusses the verdict, the ramifications and what comes next. Guests: Dr. Yohuru Williams is a professor of history and founding director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas Kami Chavis is a professor of law and director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University School of Law Steven Belton is the president of the Urban League of the Twin Cities Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.
Former Minneapolis police officers Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane were found guilty of violating George Floyd's civil rights by a federal jury in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Thursday. The 12 jurors -- four men and eight women -- found Lane, Kueng and Thao guilty of depriving Floyd of his civil rights by showing deliberate indifference to his medical needs as former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd for more than 9 minutes on May 25, 2020 -- ultimately killing him. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
After less than two days of deliberations, a federal jury today found J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao guilty on all counts of violating George Floyd's civil rights in his killing. Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody in May 2020. This is an MPR News Evening update for February 24, 2022. Hosted by Natasha Senjanovic. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
Following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, there were calls for sweeping police reform across the U.S. Floyd's murder sparked the largest racial justice protests since the Civil Rights Movement — and ignited long overdue conversations about police violence and the racist roots of our criminal (in)justice system. Many states changed their use of force standards in the aftermath, with bans on chokeholds and neck restraints. Several states also established the duty for police officers to intervene in cases of excessive or illegal force. There was also some accountability in the justice system. Derek Chauvin — the former police officer who murdered Floyd — was found guilty, marking a significant moment in the quest for justice. Now, the three other cops involved in Floyd's death face trial. Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao are accused of violating Floyd's constitutional rights by not intervening when Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for 9 1/2 minutes. While we await that verdict, there have been developments in other high-profile cases of police-involved killings. Last week, Kim Potter — the former Minneapolis police officer who killed Daunte Wright — was sentenced to two years in prison. Potter fatally shot Wright during a routine traffic stop. Her sentence was far less than the standard manslaughter sentence of seven years. Judge Regina Chu defended the sentencing, saying Potter was quote a "cop who made a tragic mistake," not one who committed murder as in the Chauvin case. Even still, instances of police violence against Black bodies continue. At the beginning of February, Minneapolis police officers entered an apartment building under a no-knock warrant and seconds later shot and killed Amir Locke. Locke, who is Black, was not named on the warrant. The incident is under review and the officer involved in the shooting is on administrative leave. So how much has policing actually changed since Floyd's death? Are we seeing any real oversight? And what are the challenges of making lasting change in policing? For that and more, The Takeaway spoke to Tracey Meares, professor at Yale Law School and a founding director of the Justice Collaboratory, and Nia T. Evans, writer, researcher, and fellow at the Boston Review.
Following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, there were calls for sweeping police reform across the U.S. Floyd's murder sparked the largest racial justice protests since the Civil Rights Movement — and ignited long overdue conversations about police violence and the racist roots of our criminal (in)justice system. Many states changed their use of force standards in the aftermath, with bans on chokeholds and neck restraints. Several states also established the duty for police officers to intervene in cases of excessive or illegal force. There was also some accountability in the justice system. Derek Chauvin — the former police officer who murdered Floyd — was found guilty, marking a significant moment in the quest for justice. Now, the three other cops involved in Floyd's death face trial. Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng, and Tou Thao are accused of violating Floyd's constitutional rights by not intervening when Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for 9 1/2 minutes. While we await that verdict, there have been developments in other high-profile cases of police-involved killings. Last week, Kim Potter — the former Minneapolis police officer who killed Daunte Wright — was sentenced to two years in prison. Potter fatally shot Wright during a routine traffic stop. Her sentence was far less than the standard manslaughter sentence of seven years. Judge Regina Chu defended the sentencing, saying Potter was quote a "cop who made a tragic mistake," not one who committed murder as in the Chauvin case. Even still, instances of police violence against Black bodies continue. At the beginning of February, Minneapolis police officers entered an apartment building under a no-knock warrant and seconds later shot and killed Amir Locke. Locke, who is Black, was not named on the warrant. The incident is under review and the officer involved in the shooting is on administrative leave. So how much has policing actually changed since Floyd's death? Are we seeing any real oversight? And what are the challenges of making lasting change in policing? For that and more, The Takeaway spoke to Tracey Meares, professor at Yale Law School and a founding director of the Justice Collaboratory, and Nia T. Evans, writer, researcher, and fellow at the Boston Review.
After a month of testimony, defense attorneys and prosecutors presented their closing arguments on Tuesday in the federal trial of J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane, and Tou Thao, who are charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights. Jury deliberations are set to begin on Wednesday. This is an MPR News morning update for Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
Two of the three men accused of violating the civil rights of George Floyd have testified about their roles in the fatal confrontation on May 25, 2020. Former officers Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng both took the stand Wednesday in federal court in St. Paul. This is an MPR News morning update for Thursday, February 17, 2022. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
Three police officers are on trial in Minnesota for their role in George Floyd's murder. The case centers on their “duty to intervene” in the actions of Derek Chauvin. But some are asking: How do you teach cops to stand up to other cops? Read more:Former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas K. Lane and Tou Thao are facing trial on federal charges that they deprived George Floyd of his federal civil rights in the fatal May 2020 arrest. Reporter Holly Bailey has been reporting on the courtroom proceedings — a process that's played out much differently than in Chauvin's trial. “It feels like we're really going to get deep into what police officers in Minneapolis are trained to do, and how exactly they are trained,” Bailey says.In the aftermath of Floyd's death and Chauvin's conviction, police departments around the country have been seeking out training in “bystander intervention” — teaching police officers how to speak up when their colleagues are doing something harmful. “For decades and decades, we've been teaching police officers about intervention, but we've been doing it really badly,” says Jonathan Aronie of the Sheppard Mullin law firm, the co-founder of the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement Project. “All we do is we give them a PowerPoint and we say, ‘Thou shall intervene,' as though it's easy. And we've never, ever taught the skills of intervention.”
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced plans to retire. Now, President Joe Biden has the chance to make his first SCOTUS nomination, indicating he will select a Black woman as his pick to send to the Senate for confirmation.The trial of the three officers involved in the murder of George Floyd begins this week. Prosecutors must prove that Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng had a responsibility to intervene as Derek Chauvin killed Floyd.Meanwhile, the world continues to watch the border between Russia and Ukraine. Countries in Western Europe are sending military aid and repositioning their defenses. President Joe Biden warned Russia that an invasion would change the nature of world diplomacy.The military has assumed control in Burkina Faso in the latest coup in the country's history. Now, 20 million people on the edge of the Sahara are waiting to see if the military will keep its promise to return the country to constitutional order within a "reasonable time."We cover all this and more during the News Roundup. Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.
- La variante ómicron del coronavirus que se acelera en todo el mundo puede traer otra ola de caos, amenazando con estirar aún más a los trabajadores de los hospitales que ya luchan con un aumento de casos delta y cambiar los planes de vacaciones por segundo año consecutivo. La Casa Blanca insistió el miércoles en que no había necesidad de un bloqueo porque las vacunas están ampliamente disponibles y parecen ofrecer protección contra las peores consecuencias del virus. Pero incluso si ómicron resulta más leve en general que delta, aun puede desarmar algunas de las herramientas disponibles para salvar vidas y poner a las personas inmuno-comprometidas y de edad avanzada en un riesgo particular a medida que comienza un avance rápido en los Estados Unidos. Según las muestras recolectadas la semana pasada, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades dijeron que omicron representaba aproximadamente el 3% de los coronavirus secuenciados genéticamente a nivel nacional. Los porcentajes varían según la región, siendo los más altos (13%) en el área de Nueva York / Nueva Jersey. A nivel mundial, más de 75 países han informado casos confirmados de omicron. En los Estados Unidos, 36 estados han detectado la variante. Mientras tanto, el delta está aumentando en muchos lugares, con epicentros en Nueva Inglaterra y el medio oeste superior. Los cinco estados con el promedio móvil más alto de casos de dos semanas por cada 100.000 habitantes son New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Michigan, Minnesota y Vermont. FUENTE: AP - Derek Chauvin se declaró culpable de cargos federales de violar los derechos civiles de George Floyd, el hombre al que fue declarado culpable de asesinar en mayo de 2020. Chauvin, un ex oficial de policía de Minneapolis, es blanco; Floyd era negro. Chauvin se encuentra actualmente en prisión, cumpliendo una sentencia de 22 años y medio que un juez de Minnesota dictó en junio. El ex-policía compareció ante el tribunal el miércoles para cambiar su declaración de culpabilidad en el caso federal, que estaba a punto de ir a juicio el próximo mes. Además de los cargos que enfrentó en relación con el asesinato de Floyd en 2020, el caso federal acusó a Chauvin de violar los derechos civiles de un niño de 14 años no identificado a fines de 2017, cuando "sostuvo al Juvenil 1 por la garganta y golpeó al Juvenil 1 varias veces. en la cabeza con una linterna ", según documentos judiciales. La declaración de culpabilidad de Chauvin también se aplica a esos cargos, que lo acusaron de incautación irrazonable y fuerza irrazonable por parte de un oficial de policía. "Los fiscales federales recomiendan una sentencia de hasta 25 años" por las violaciones de los derechos civiles. El hermano de Floyd lo llamó "un buen día para la justicia". El fiscal general de Minnesota, Keith Ellison, dio la bienvenida al cambio de declaración de Chauvin, que calificó de "importante e histórico". Tres ex oficiales aún enfrentan cargos federales. J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane y Tou Thao, los tres ex oficiales de policía que estaban con Chauvin cuando inmovilizó el pecho y la cara de Floyd contra el asfalto y se arrodilló sobre su cuello durante más de nueve minutos, lo que resultó en su muerte. Kueng, Lane y Thao se han declarado inocentes de los cargos federales, así como de los cargos estatales relacionados con la muerte de Floyd. Está previsto que vayan a juicio por los cargos estatales en marzo de 2022. FUENTE: NPR, WBUR
Welcome to Majority.FM's AM QUICKIE! Brought to you by justcoffee.coop TODAY'S HEADLINES: Republican state legislators across the country are passing laws to micromanage the history that gets taught in schools and make it seem like racism doesn’t exist. For some reason the party of bigoted white men is touchy about this particular subject. Meanwhile, forecasters are predicting another year of intense storms and wildfires. So it’s rather concerning that FEMA’s workforce is reportedly stretched to the breaking point. And lastly, after eleven days of fighting, Israel has agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza. The work of rebuilding is urgent, as Palestinian medical facilities are overwhelmed. THESE ARE THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW: The curriculum wars continue. CBS News reports that this month, Idaho Governor Brad Little became the first Republican governor to sign into law a bill that restricts educators from teaching a concept called critical race theory. And more could follow: Nearly a dozen states have introduced similar Republican-backed bills that would direct what students can and cannot be taught about slavery in American history and the ongoing effects of racism. But critics say the legislation isn’t aimed at what children are learning in the classroom. Idaho’s law prohibits teaching that individuals are responsible for actions committed in the past by other members of the same sex, race, religion, et cetera. A proposal in Rhode Island would prevent teaching that the United States is fundamentally racist or sexist. However, proponents of critical race theory say it does not teach that any race is inherently racist, but how race is ingrained in our history. Jazmyne Owens, of the think tank New America, told CBS that the wave of legislation is; "aimed at erasing and whitewashing American history." For example, Owens pointed to a Texas bill that just passed in the state's House that bans discussion of privilege and white supremacy. The state bills have similar goals as two executive orders Donald Trump introduced, one that called for patriotic education and a one that sought to ban diversity training for federal workers. President Joe Biden has revoked both. But at this rate, Republicans will soon be pushing to ban schools entirely. FEMA Workers Are Exhausted This report on essential worker burnout comes from the New York Times. Workers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been scouting shelters for migrant children. They’ve been running coronavirus vaccination sites in Colorado, Massachusetts and Washington. And they are still managing the recovery from a string of record disasters starting with Hurricane Harvey in 2017. On the cusp of a destructive season of hurricanes and wildfires, just thirty eight hundred of the agency’s nearly fourteen thousand emergency workers are available now to respond to a new disaster. That’s twenty nine percent fewer than were ready to deploy at the start of last year’s hurricane period. FEMA has seldom been in greater demand – becoming a kind of 911 hotline for some of President Biden’s most pressing challenges. And the men and women who have become the nation’s first responders are tired. Deanne Criswell, Biden’s pick to run the agency, identified employee burnout as a major issue during her first all-hands FEMA meeting, according to Steve Reaves, president of the union local that represents employees. According to the Times, the shortage is severe for some categories of workers. Among the agency’s senior leadership, just three out of fifty three are currently available to deploy. Other specialized personnel have less than fifteen percent of their workers available. In interviews, current and former FEMA employees described twelve-hour days, canceled vacations, and not enough time to recover between assignments. Sounds like they should hire and train more staff and create some good-paying government jobs. Gaza Ceasefire Takes Effect At last, a breather. Al-Jazeera reports that Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire yesterday to halt eleven days of fighting in the Gaza Strip. A statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the security cabinet had unanimously accepted an Egyptian initiative for an unconditional ceasefire. Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad then confirmed the ceasefire in a statement. At least two hundred and thirty two Palestinians, including sixty five children, have been killed. On the Israeli side, twelve people, including two children, have been killed. Following the announcement of a ceasefire, Egypt’s representative at the United Nations announced to member states that it will fund efforts to rebuild Gaza. And there is much rebuilding to be done. According to the Associated Press, the Gaza Strip’s already feeble health system has been brought to its knees. Hospitals have been overwhelmed with waves of dead and wounded from Israel’s bombardment. Many vital medicines are rapidly running out in the tiny, blockaded coastal territory, as is fuel to keep electricity going. Two of Gaza’s most prominent doctors, including the Number Two in Gaza’s coronavirus task force, were killed when their homes were destroyed during barrages. Just as Gaza was climbing out of a second wave of coronavirus infections, its only virus testing lab was damaged by an airstrike and has been shut. Health officials fear further outbreaks among tens of thousands of displaced residents crowded into makeshift shelters after fleeing massive barrages. And absolutely none of this needed to happen. AND NOW FOR SOME QUICKER QUICKIES: The Wall Street Journal reports that prosecutors in the case of three former Minneapolis police officers charged with abetting Derek Chauvin in the murder of George Floyd told an appellate court yesterday they are considering adding a third-degree murder charge against the three men. Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane are expected to stand trial next March. They could have stopped Chauvin, but didn’t. According to the Houston Chronicle, Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed legislation that bans abortion as early as six weeks into pregnancy and, in a first, would give nearly any Texan the ability to sue providers who they believe have broken the law. It is one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the nation and is certain to face legal challenges. Strike it down on the double! The Intercept reports that the Department of Homeland Security will be shutting down the controversial immigration prison in Georgia where dozens of women were subjected to nonconsensual gynecological procedures, including hysterectomies. The Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Georgia, run by LaSalle Corrections, was the focus of criticism last fall when a nurse alleged pervasive medical misconduct. Good riddance. The Guardian reports that relations between the US and Russia have taken a tentative step forward after the Kremlin welcomed a decision by the Biden administration not to impose sanctions on a Russian pipeline delivering gas to Germany. Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, also reacted positively. Let’s everybody just hug it out, okay? AM QUICKIE - MAY 21, 2021 HOSTS - Sam Seder & Lucie Steiner WRITER - Corey Pein PRODUCER - Dorsey Shaw EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - Brendan Finn
TOPIC: We continue yesterday's discussion on developments in the George Floyd case. Minneapolis ex-cop Derek Chauvin, appealing his conviction on state murder and manslaughter charges in the killing of George Floyd last year, now faces federal charges related to the same crime. Chauvin, 37, and three other fired cops -- Tou Tao, 34; J. Alexander Kueng, 26; and Thomas Lane, 37 -- face a laundry list of charges, including aiding and abetting second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter; second-degree unintentional murder; third degree murder; and second-degree manslaughter. They were indicted on the federal charges Friday. Their trials begin in August. Chauvin was convicted last month on state murder and manslaughter charges for his key role in causing Floyd's death during a brutal attempted arrest. QUESTION: If these new charges stick and all four ex-officers are found guilty in the federal trial, will that finally close the case?
A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd's killing last year on criminal civil rights charges. The indictment charges Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao with violating George Floyd's civil rights. Also, outdoor mask requirements ease in Minnesota, along with other restrictions. This is the MPR News evening update for Friday, May 7, 2021. Hosted by Nina Moini. Theme music by Gary Meister.
Rachel K. Paulose is a Professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law & former US State Attorney for Minnesota. Feds plan to indict Chauvin, 3 other officers: Federal prosecutors plan to ask a grand jury to indict Chauvin and the other three ex-officers involved in George Floyd's killing — J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao — on charges of civil rights violations, a source said. If the grand jury voted to indict, the former officers would face the new civil rights charges on top of the state's cases, meaning all four could be headed toward yet another criminal trial in federal court. Rachel discusses that and more with Paul and Jordana. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Three Cops Facing Trial As Chauvin's Help7ers In Murder of George Floyd. When Does Police Reform Begin? Minneapolis prosecutors, having won convictions against 19-year police veteran Derek Chauvin on murder and manslaughter charges in the killing of George Floyd, are bracing for a followup showdown in August. That's when three other officers--Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng--go on trial for aiding and abetting Chauvin's murder and manslaughter of Floyd, prosecutors say. But when does police reform begin?
Today on Sojourner Truth, we discuss the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020. Chauvin's murder trial began on March 8, 2021, with opening statements beginning on Monday, March 29. This has become one of the most closely watched court cases in decades. Floyd, a Black father of three and a grandfather of two, was killed during an arrest after a store clerk claimed he used a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin, one of the four police officers who arrived on the scene, handcuffed him and slammed him face-down on the street. Three other officers - Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng - restrained Floyd and another prevented passersby from defending Floyd. They have also been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin proceeded to kneel on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, preventing him from breathing. As he was pinned under Chauvin's knee, Floyd repeatedly cried out for help and said that he couldn't breathe. During the final two minutes of him being pinned down, Floyd was motionless and had no pulse. The Minneapolis police took no immediate action to directly treat him and Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd's neck until medics arrived. Following Floyd's murder, Chauvin was fired and charged with second-degree murder. In the following weeks, protests against systemic racism and in solidarity with Black lives erupted in cities across the United States and around the world. Protests began in Minneapolis, but quickly spread to over 2,000 cities and towns in over 60 countries, according to The Guardian. Some polls have estimated that as many as 26 million people participated in the demonstrations. Our guests are Mic Crenshaw, Kieran Knutson and Nana Gyamfi. Mic Crenshaw was born and raised in Chicago and Minneapolis and currently resides in Portland, Oregon. Crenshaw is an independent hip hop artist, respected emcee, poet, educator and activist. Crenshaw is the Lead U.S. Organizer for the Afrikan HipHop Caravan and uses Cultural Activism as a means to develop international solidarity related to Human Rights and Justice through Hip Hop and Popular Education. Mic is the NW Regional Director of Hip Hop Congress. Kieran is President of CWA Local 7250 and has been active in protests in solidarity with George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. Kieran is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nana Gyamfi is an attorney, consultant, educator, activist, the Executive Director of Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), and the President of the National Conference of Black Lawyers.
Today on Sojourner Truth, we discuss the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020. Chauvin's murder trial began on March 8, 2021, with opening statements beginning on Monday, March 29. This has become one of the most closely watched court cases in decades. Floyd, a Black father of three and a grandfather of two, was killed during an arrest after a store clerk claimed he used a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin, one of the four police officers who arrived on the scene, handcuffed him and slammed him face-down on the street. Three other officers - Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng - restrained Floyd and another prevented passersby from defending Floyd. They have also been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin proceeded to kneel on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, preventing him from breathing. As he was pinned under Chauvin's knee, Floyd repeatedly cried out for help and said that he couldn't breathe. During the final two minutes of him being pinned down, Floyd was motionless and had no pulse. The Minneapolis police took no immediate action to directly treat him and Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd's neck until medics arrived. Following Floyd's murder, Chauvin was fired and charged with second-degree murder. In the following weeks, protests against systemic racism and in solidarity with Black lives erupted in cities across the United States and around the world. Protests began in Minneapolis, but quickly spread to over 2,000 cities and towns in over 60 countries, according to The Guardian. Some polls have estimated that as many as 26 million people participated in the demonstrations. Our guests are Mic Crenshaw, Kieran Knutson and Nana Gyamfi. Mic Crenshaw was born and raised in Chicago and Minneapolis and currently resides in Portland, Oregon. Crenshaw is an independent hip hop artist, respected emcee, poet, educator and activist. Crenshaw is the Lead U.S. Organizer for the Afrikan HipHop Caravan and uses Cultural Activism as a means to develop international solidarity related to Human Rights and Justice through Hip Hop and Popular Education. Mic is the NW Regional Director of Hip Hop Congress. Kieran is President of CWA Local 7250 and has been active in protests in solidarity with George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. Kieran is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nana Gyamfi is an attorney, consultant, educator, activist, the Executive Director of Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), and the President of the National Conference of Black Lawyers.
Today on Sojourner Truth, we discuss the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020. Chauvin's murder trial began on March 8, 2021, with opening statements beginning on Monday, March 29. This has become one of the most closely watched court cases in decades. Floyd, a Black father of three and a grandfather of two, was killed during an arrest after a store clerk claimed he used a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin, one of the four police officers who arrived on the scene, handcuffed him and slammed him face-down on the street. Three other officers - Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng - restrained Floyd and another prevented passersby from defending Floyd. They have also been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin proceeded to kneel on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, preventing him from breathing. As he was pinned under Chauvin's knee, Floyd repeatedly cried out for help and said that he couldn't breathe. During the final two minutes of him being pinned down, Floyd was motionless and had no pulse. The Minneapolis police took no immediate action to directly treat him and Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd's neck until medics arrived. Following Floyd's murder, Chauvin was fired and charged with second-degree murder. In the following weeks, protests against systemic racism and in solidarity with Black lives erupted in cities across the United States and around the world. Protests began in Minneapolis, but quickly spread to over 2,000 cities and towns in over 60 countries, according to The Guardian. Some polls have estimated that as many as 26 million people participated in the demonstrations. Our guests are Mic Crenshaw, Kieran Knutson and Nana Gyamfi. Mic Crenshaw was born and raised in Chicago and Minneapolis and currently resides in Portland, Oregon. Crenshaw is an independent hip hop artist, respected emcee, poet, educator and activist. Crenshaw is the Lead U.S. Organizer for the Afrikan HipHop Caravan and uses Cultural Activism as a means to develop international solidarity related to Human Rights and Justice through Hip Hop and Popular Education. Mic is the NW Regional Director of Hip Hop Congress. Kieran is President of CWA Local 7250 and has been active in protests in solidarity with George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. Kieran is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nana Gyamfi is an attorney, consultant, educator, activist, the Executive Director of Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), and the President of the National Conference of Black Lawyers.
Today on Sojourner Truth, we discuss the trial of Derek Chauvin, the white police officer who murdered George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020. Chauvin's murder trial began on March 8, 2021, with opening statements beginning on Monday, March 29. This has become one of the most closely watched court cases in decades. Floyd, a Black father of three and a grandfather of two, was killed during an arrest after a store clerk claimed he used a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin, one of the four police officers who arrived on the scene, handcuffed him and slammed him face-down on the street. Three other officers - Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng - restrained Floyd and another prevented passersby from defending Floyd. They have also been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin proceeded to kneel on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds, preventing him from breathing. As he was pinned under Chauvin's knee, Floyd repeatedly cried out for help and said that he couldn't breathe. During the final two minutes of him being pinned down, Floyd was motionless and had no pulse. The Minneapolis police took no immediate action to directly treat him and Chauvin kept his knee on Floyd's neck until medics arrived. Following Floyd's murder, Chauvin was fired and charged with second-degree murder. In the following weeks, protests against systemic racism and in solidarity with Black lives erupted in cities across the United States and around the world. Protests began in Minneapolis, but quickly spread to over 2,000 cities and towns in over 60 countries, according to The Guardian. Some polls have estimated that as many as 26 million people participated in the demonstrations. Our guests are Mic Crenshaw, Kieran Knutson and Nana Gyamfi. Mic Crenshaw was born and raised in Chicago and Minneapolis and currently resides in Portland, Oregon. Crenshaw is an independent hip hop artist, respected emcee, poet, educator and activist. Crenshaw is the Lead U.S. Organizer for the Afrikan HipHop Caravan and uses Cultural Activism as a means to develop international solidarity related to Human Rights and Justice through Hip Hop and Popular Education. Mic is the NW Regional Director of Hip Hop Congress. Kieran is President of CWA Local 7250 and has been active in protests in solidarity with George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement. Kieran is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nana Gyamfi is an attorney, consultant, educator, activist, the Executive Director of Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI), and the President of the National Conference of Black Lawyers.
Department of Justice files criminal complaint against conservative social media influencer Ricky Vaughn for election memes. Ghislaine Maxwell does not want white people on her jury panel. Bad cops want to talk about George Floyd's criminal priors but are denied. Biden administration makes some moves in the justice department. And more! Join criminal defense lawyer Robert F. Gruler to discuss the latest criminal, political and legal news, including:• Douglass Mackey, aka Ricky Vaughn, social media influencer arrested and taken into custody for "undermining voting rights"• Criminal complaint for Douglass Mackey filed in the Eastern District of New York - we review the documents• Ghislaine Maxwell does not want so many white jurors on her case and asked the court to dismiss the charges• Bad Popos Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, Thomas Lane and J. Alexander Kueng stopped from discussing George Floyd's prior offenses in court• Capitol police via Yogananda D. Pittman admit they knew about militia and white supremacist groups prior to the Capitol Hill Riots• Senator Chuck Schumer moving to expand the federal judiciary in order to create new vacancies for Biden• President Biden signs new executive order seeking to phase out private prisons• Philadelphia police rule a death a homicide instead of a suicide 10 years later - what happened?• Canadians moving quickly to also criminalize "hate speech" online• As always, your questions and live chat after the news!The show starts at 5pm AZ time (4pm PT, 6pm Central, 7pm ET).NEW! Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/robertgruleresqNEW! Audio only podcast: https://watchingthewatchers.buzzsprout.comDon't forget to join us on Locals! https://watchingthewatchers.locals.comHead over to Locals to continue the conversation before and after the show. You can also grab the slides (and other stuff) from the show as well as a free PDF copy of Robert's book which is also available to buy on Amazon here: https://rcl.ink/hHBOther tips? Send to tips@rrlawaz.com or tag @RobertGrulerEsq on twitter.#WatchingtheWatchers #RickyVaughn #GeorgeFloyd #GhislaineMaxwell #DouglassMackey #CapitolHillRiots #Biden #Schumer #BadpopNEW! Homepage with transcripts (under construction): https://www.watchingthewatchers.tv
Those of you that know me understand my INFATUATION with @willsmith so when I found out that HBO Max was hosting Fresh Prince of Bel-air, I immediately created an account and started binge watching. It wasn't long before I came across an episode that is addressing something still going on today. Season 1 episode 6: Mistaken Identity. In this episode, The Banks are faced with the reality check of Racial Injustice. What stood out to me the most was Carlton's attempt to justify the racial profiling and injustice. FAIR USE NOTICE: The use of the following media material is PROTECTED by the FAIR USE CLAUSE of the U.S. COPYRIGHT ACT of 1976, which ALLOWS for the REBROADCAST of copyrighted materials for the purposes of commentary, criticism, and education. *****this podcast was recorded prior to any convictions related to Breona Taylor, Ahmad Arbery and George Floyd**** Ahmad Arbery: A grand jury returned an indictment with nine counts against each of the three defendants of Ahmad: malice murder, four counts of felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, false imprisonment and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment. They face life sentences without parole. Breona Taylor: A grand jury indicted a former Louisville police officer in late September for wanton endangerment for his actions during the raid. He pleaded not guilty. No charges were announced against the other two officers who fired shots, and no one was charged for causing Ms. Taylor's death. George Floyd: In June, Derek Chauvin, was charged with second-degree manslaughter and second-degree murder, a more serious charge than he had originally faced. If convicted, he could face up to 40 years in prison. The other fired officers, Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng, face aiding and abetting charges. Source: NY Times #shoutalks #shounanigans #racialinjustice #drivingwhileblack #freshprineobelair #blacklivesmatter #blm #podcast #blackpodcasters #podcastlife #podcastersofinstagram #radiogoals #podcastshow #newpodcast #notyourtypicalpodcaster #spotifypodcast #promo #blackfemalecreatives #blackentrepreneurs #spotify #anchor #pocketcast #googlepodcast #applepodcast #radiopublic #breaker #overcast #youtube --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/shoutalks/support
Dan Abrams talks about a judge denying audiovisual coverage of hearings in the trial of Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao, the officers charged in George Floyd's death on May 25th.
5:00pm EST GrassRoot Ohio radio, 94.1FM & streaming at wgrn.org, Host Carolyn Harding w/ Christopher Austin, the originator of the petition to take down the Statue of Christopher Columbus in front of the Columbus City Hall. http://chng.it/brNFFqVm72 Christopher Austin graduated from Otterbein University with a major in Theatre and received his Master's Degree in Pastoral and Professional Counseling from Methodist Theological School. He has received awards for his theatrical performances and completed his first feature film “Things Are Tough All Over,” directed by local film maker Chris Bournea. Christopher has worked in the field of counseling and social work for 6 years and has received recognition and awards for his work in the field. He is active in the Columbus community with the goal helping people find their voice of empowerment through the arts, volunteering in religious and community outreach, and social activism. On Memorial Day, Monday, May 25), George Floyd was murdered by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, and was aided and abetted by officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Since then there has been no peace in Minneapolis, all over the states and around the world. Here in Columbus there are rallies, protests and marches daily and nightly. The Columbus Police have used aggression and violence -pepper spray, mace, wooden and rubber bullets, flash-bang grenades on those exercising their First Amendment Rights. People are being injured, harmed: A young woman has died from complications after being sprayed by chemical agents, a double amputee protestor was roughed up and left on the ground, 3 prominent African American politicians were pepper sprayed while standing in solidarity with protestors. During this #BlackLivesMatter movement, there has been a nationwide demand to remove the statues of perpetrators of Racial cruelty, discrimination and Injustice. And here, in our city, Christopher Columbus is coming down. Christopher you wrote an online petition to do just this, take down the statue of Christopher Columbus. Black Lives Matters - policy, protests, rallies, marches, why the statue? GrassRoot Ohio w/ Carolyn Harding - Conversations with every-day people, working on important issues here in Columbus and all around Ohio! Every Friday 5:00pm, EST on 94.1FM & streaming worldwide @ WGRN.org We now air on Sundays at 4:00pm EST, at 107.1 FM, Wheeling/Moundsville WV on WEJP-LP FM. Contact Us if you would like GrassRoot Ohio on your local station. Check us out and Like us on Face Book: https://www.facebook.com/GrassRootOhio/ All shows/podcasts archived at SoundCloud! https://soundcloud.com/user-42674753 #GrassRoot_Ohio radio/podcast now has our interviews on video: Show with #ChristopherAustin, #ChristopherColumbusComesDown https://youtu.be/3eIqQbH9uY8
This episode contains discussions on: Main Death of George Floyd and Arrest of Minneapolis Police Off. Derek Chauvin (8:46 video) 3 Add'l Fired/Arrested Officers: Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao Charges: 1a1 https://www.policeone.com/officer-misconduct-internal-affairs/articles/murder-charge-upgraded-in-floyd-case-3-other-cops-charged-lhDaKm4Jk67llnUt/ 1a2 https://www.leoaffairs.com/breaking-3-other-officers-involved-in-george-floyds-death-charged-chauvins-charge-upgraded/ 1b https://www.policeone.com/legal/articles/minn-files-complaint-against-police-department-Sv0bJzJcdgCL5oUH/ Panelist Jeffrey James Higgins presents updated info on Ending the Myth of Police Racism and Killing Unarmed Black Men and Fighting Anti-Police Propaganda. 2a http://jeffreyjameshiggins.com/end-the-myth/ 2b http://jeffreyjameshiggins.com/fighting-anti-police-propaganda/ 2c http://jeffreyjameshiggins.com/the-stephon-clark-protests-are-perpetuating-a-lie/ From Subscriber J Evans From Subscriber J Evans SBI director: Excesses by police have created a ‘systemic issue of mistrust, misunderstanding' 2d https://www.newsobserver.com/article243233521.html Candace Owens: “I DO NOT support George Floyd!” & Here's Why! 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtPfoEvNJ74 Supporting Documentation: https://swarajyamag.com/insta/autopsy-report-george-floyd-had-covid-19-suffered-from-heart-disease-fentanyl-intoxication-and-meth-use COURT DOCUMENTS: George Floyd Profile Reads Like A Career Criminal https://greatgameindia.com/george-floyd-criminal/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/support
On May 25th, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, officer Derek Chauvin murdered 46-year-old George "Perry" Floyd, by kneeling on his neck for over eight minutes. Three other officers were involved in the murder, named Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas K. Lane. His death caused an uprising not only across all fifty states but the world, including the United Kingdom, Syria, Mexico, Germany, Japan, among other countries. If you can donate, please use the link to donate to various Black Lives Matter cases, including George Floyd's. If you cannot donate, there is a YouTube link that donates to various Black Lives Matter causes through the advertisements, and you can also sign petitions. All these links will be provided below. https://twitter.com/gwsjuii/status/1267882930866708480?s=11 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCgLa25fDHM https://twitter.com/defnceles/status/1268721489278312448?s=11 https://twitter.com/iostfocus/status/1268927046438268929?s=11 https://twitter.com/versacetaehyung/status/1268256815420190724?s=11 https://twitter.com/am1r4hscave/status/1267202201132265472?s=11 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/senseink/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/senseink/support
This episode contains discussions on: The death of George Floyd and the firing and arrest of Minneapolis Police Off. Derek Chauvin. We also cover fired officers Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao as well as other related stories. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/support
This episode contains continued discussions on: The death of George Floyd and the firing and arrest of Minneapolis Police Off. Derek Chauvin. We also cover fired officers Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao as well as other related stories. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/leoroundtable/support
(0:00) Show Open: So we can't talk about George Floyd, OR Coronavirus. But what if it's BOTH at the same time!? Final autopsy report reveals George Floyd had CORONAVIRUS but died from 'cardiopulmonary arrest' after Minneapolis cop knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes Minnesota's Attorney General Keith Ellisonincreased the charge against Derek Chauvin to second-degree murder in the death of George Floyd. He'd previously been charged with third-degree murder. The new charge has a maximum sentence of 40 years. The previous third-degree charge had a maximum of 25 years. The three officers who were with Chauvin when he killed Floyd have finally been charged as well . . . Tou Thao, Thomas Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng are all facing charges of aiding and abetting second-degree murder. The FBI has found, quote, "no intelligence indicating Antifa involvement [or] presence" during a Washington, D.C. protest that turned violent on Sunday. They DID find that a far-right social media group, quote, "called for far-right provocateurs to attack federal agents [and] use automatic weapons against protesters." There have been countless corporate statements this week supporting the Black Lives Matter movement and the protests . . . but Ben & Jerry's is getting a lot of attention for being, quote, "unusually comprehensive and direct." (13:05) Entertainment News ‘Cash Me Ousside' Girl Danielle Bregoli Checks Into Rehab For Prescription Pills And Trauma At Just 17 Years Old Steven Avery Continues Mission To Become The World's Unluckiest Man After Contracting COVID-19 In Prison Sean Hannity is single ladies! WOO hoo. Rush Limbaugh says white privilege doesnt exist. He said that to an all black radio show cast. Neil Young drops the 2019 version of Southern Man (31:00) Oh, because the Pandemic is over huh? Amazon has dropped the $2-an-hour raise it gave to warehouse workers for coming into work during the pandemic. (40:10) Hey dick, you dropped something! Terrifying moment agitator stops his car to set off a mortar firework during peaceful George Floyd demonstration in California, forcing a protester to throw the makeshift bomb back into his car (52:25) Dumbass of the Day Rioter wearing a Joker mask is arrested for torching a Chicago police car after cops were able to identity him because he forgot to cover his 'PRETTY' neck tattoo A Man Is Arrested for Peeing in the Almond Milk at a Grocery Store Husband 'faked his wife's death by pretending she fell over a cliff so she would avoid jail time for fraud' - but investigators found her hiding in her closet after a costly search We're Spending 19 Hours a Day Looking at Screens Since the Quarantine Started According to a new study, the average person used to spend a total of 17 hours and nine minutes a day looking at screens. Since the quarantine began, it's up to 19 hours and six minutes a day. If you're saying, "Wait, I'm not awake for that many hours, how is that possible?" . . . it's because there are plenty of times we're looking at two screens at once, like when we're messing around on our phone or laptop while we watch TV. The full breakdown for the average person is: 5 hours and 10 minutes a day on a laptop . . . 5 hours and 9 minutes of TV per day . . . 5 hours and 2 minutes on our phone . . . and 3 hours and 45 minutes on a gaming device. The survey also found 60% of people have argued with their significant other about screen time . . . and three in four feel hypocritical for trying to limit their kids' screen time. (People) Support the show: https://podcave.app/subscribe/the-world-famous-frank-show-4eehjczc See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Morte de George Floyd provoca reflexos negativos no mundo e faz ressurgir feridas provocadas pela discriminação racial. George Floyd, afro-americano, morreu no último dia 25 de maio, depois que Derek Chauvin, um policial de Minneapolis, ajoelhou-se no pescoço dele por pelo menos sete minutos, enquanto estava deitado de bruços na estrada. Os policiais Thomas Leine e J. Alexander Kueng também ajudaram a conter Floyd, enquanto o policial Tou Thao estava perto e observava. O incidente ocorreu durante a prisão de Floyd em Powderhorn, Minneapolis, Minnesota, e foi gravado em vídeo nos celulares por vários espectadores. Os quatro policiais envolvidos foram detidos no dia seguinte. Acompanhe o comentário de especialistas na Rádio Metropolitana AM 1070.
In response to the murder of George Floyd, violent protests erupted for the second night in a row on Wednesday in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Floyd, an African-American man, was seen on video pleading for medical assistance and saying that he could not breath while Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin placed a knee upon his neck while detaining him on the ground. The Minneapolis Police Department identified the other officers at the scene as Thomas Lane, Tou Thao and J. Alexander Kueng. All four officers have since been fired. What are we to make of these new developments?Some 2.1 million Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week as US President Donald Trump and state governors try to reopen the economy. This is according to data released by the Labor Department on Thursday. "In the week ending May 23, a seasonally adjusted 2,123,000 Americans filed initial claims for unemployment benefits, falling from a revised total of 2,446,000 applications filed the week before," The Hill reported Thursday. How do we make sense of this? "A $3 billion federal program designed to get food from farmers to hungry Americans during the coronavirus pandemic is being criticized by charitable groups for neglecting New York and other northeastern US states hit hard by the outbreak," the Financial Times reported Wednesday. "Of the $1.2 billion awarded by the US Department of Agriculture so far, only $54 million, or less than 5%, has gone to food distributors serving its northeastern region — New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine, seven states that together represent roughly a tenth of the US population. The distribution of the aid has raised questions of political fairness, since none of the states voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 election. It also follows allegations that companies without proper qualifications were given contracts in the 'Farmers to Families Food Box Program.'”GUESTS:David Schultz — Professor of political science at Hamline University and author of "Presidential Swing States: Why Only Ten Matter." Dr. Jack Rasmus — Professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California and author of "Central Bankers at the End of Their Ropes: Monetary Policy and the Coming Depression." Elizabeth Henderson — Member of the National Family Farming Coalition and the board of directors of the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York (NOFA-NY) who co-chairs the Policy Committee and represents the NOFA Interstate Council on the board of the Agricultural Justice Project. Her writings on organic agriculture appear in The Natural Farmer and other publications, and she is the lead author of "Sharing the Harvest: A Citizen's Guide to Community Supported Agriculture." She also wrote "A Food Book for a Sustainable Harvest" for the members of Peacework Organic Community Supported Agriculture (GVOCSA).
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