MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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In the News
By Joe Anuto & Sally Goldenberg @ Politico.com, Oct. 29
Mayor Bill de Blasio preached the gospel of campaign finance reform during his brief and ill-fated presidential run, but he practiced under a different code.
Despite disavowing the role of big money in politics, de Blasio relied primarily on donors who have business dealings with the city, are often wealthy and are rarely motivated by ideology — something reinforced by the campaign’s most recent federal filings from this month [....]
By James Haines-Young @ TheNational.ae, Oct. 29
Mass protests led the prime minister to announce his resignation, but the situation remains precarious
By Ahmed Aboulenein @ Reuters.com, updated 4 hrs. ago
[....] The latest protest in Baghdad took place after a night of violence in the Shi’ite holy city of Kerbala, where, according to medical and security sources, Iraqi security forces opened fire on protesters and killed at least 18 people.
At least 865 people were wounded, the sources said.
Kerbala’s governor and police chief, Iraq’s prime minister and the military all denied anyone was killed. But the security and medical sources said local authorities had been ordered to cover the deaths up.
The United Nations representative in Iraq condemned the violence and called for dialogue [....]
By Rebecca Kheel @ TheHill.com - 10/29/19 05:40 PM EDT
The House on Tuesday easily approved sanctions against Turkey over its offensive in northern Syria against Kurdish forces.The measure passed 403-16, with 176 Republicans voting in support and just 15 opposing the bill. The sanctions offer a rare bipartisan rebuke of President Trump's policies while underscoring the growing divide between Congress and a NATO ally [....]
In claiming responsibility for lower crime rates, President Trump latches on to dangerous misconceptions about violence and policing.
Voters delivered big gains to the far-left and far-right in Sunday's elections in the eastern German state. DW examines why the unprecedented results matter for the stability of the country — and Europe.
The central eastern German state of Thuringia is only home to about 2 million people in a country of 83 million.
But shocking results from the state's regional election last night solidify a roiling trend of political polarization in Germany that foreshadows coming instability in both Berlin and Brussels.
What happened in Thuringia? [....]
By Justine Coleman @ TheHill.com, Oct. 28
A jury has awarded $20 million to a Missouri police officer who alleged he was discriminated against for being gay.
St. Louis County Police Sgt. Keith Wildhaber filed a complaint to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Missouri Commission on Human Rights after he was told to "tone down your gayness" and denied a promotion, CNN reported [....]
By Colin Kalmbacher @ LawandCrime.com, Oct. 27
An off-duty Dallas Police Department officer shot his own son just outside of their home on Saturday evening after mistaking him for an intruder, according to the DeSoto Police Department.
According to local NBC affiliate KXAS, the victim is an adult male in his 20s who was taken to a local hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his right forearm. The man’s injury was not considered to be life-threatening, police told the outlet.
The off-duty officer personally contacted authorities after he shot his son. No arrests were made after the shooting because the incident is currently being treated as an accident [....]
"Deep state" squeals on the boss' spin again.
President Trump’s abrupt decision to pull forces from northern Syria forced the Pentagon to press ahead with a risky night operation that killed the ISIS leader, military officials said.
By Eric Schmitt, Helene Cooper & Julian E. Barnes @ NYTimes.com, Oct. 27, updated 11:24 p.m ET
[....] Mr. al-Baghdadi’s death in the raid on Saturday, they said, occurred largely in spite of, and not because of, Mr. Trump’s actions [....]