[CRIME NEWS] Biden White House says congressional GOP trying to 'defund' police, FBI amid crime crisis

By artappraiser on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 12:01pm |

yes it's that Serpico tweeting this story

Biden White House says congressional Republicans trying to 'defund' police, FBI amid crime crisis | Fox News https://t.co/Fj8GNuthpA
— Francesco Serpico (@SerpicoDet) October 10, 2022

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https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-white-house-says-congressional-republicans-trying-defund-police-fbi-amid-crime-crisis

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Progressives are going to have a tough time attacking Paterson, the state’s first black governor, who: "chastised his party for failing to address “a rather small number of who seem to repeat these offenses and get arrested 20, 30, 50 times."https://t.co/HX2I3BQVCm
— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) October 9, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 12:03pm

A lot more murders *of black people* aren't a big deal

If it were their neighborhoods, it would be an apocalypse, but so long as it's taking place in Baltimore and Philadelphia instead of SF, white progressives do not care. https://t.co/DC1s3RyhZM
— Swann Marcus (@SwannMarcus89) October 10, 2022

Want to know something really messed up? Whites in Minneapolis supported police defunding at much higher rates than African-Americans and the richest, whitest neighborhoods of the city are now paying the police for extra protection that is not afforded to black communities
— Swann Marcus (@SwannMarcus89) October 10, 2022

Here's the final vote for the police defunding referendum in Minneapolis. Blue means pro-defund and orange means opposed.

Notice anything interesting about how the places with all the shootings voted? The safest people voted to take police protection from the most at risk pic.twitter.com/tlPEx96eff
— Swann Marcus (@SwannMarcus89) October 10, 2022

Even more fucked up? The two most pro-defund precincts are the University

What percentage of people who voted to defund the Minneapolis police are even residents of the city when school's not in session? Rich college kids voted to defund black residents' police department
— Swann Marcus (@SwannMarcus89) October 10, 2022

A bunch of goo-goo white people are making America less safe for black people. At exactly what point? I don't know. But it's racist AF. And at some point this needs to matter. https://t.co/9CFk94ulO7
— Peter Moskos (@PeterMoskos) October 11, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 12:08pm

Extremely well-written oped by a former prosecutor (even tho it's in the NY Post!). It addresses the laws and judicial practices that are stymying prosecutors that cause the problem of which Gov. Paterson was complaining in the second story on this thread:

I've had it — this former prosecutor is voting Zeldin over Hochul to fix New York's crime crisis https://t.co/MSC8tJmtPi via @nypost
— Fredric U. Dicker (@fud31) October 11, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 12:56pm

"former city cop, current suburban cop" who participates a lot on Moskos threads and crime threads concerning Chicago -

Story today that spans my current and former agencies that's very frustrating. We've been telling the courts all year "we think this guy is going to kill this lady," most recent felony domestic arrest like a month or two ago. He was out and blasted her today.
— The OG energy drink (@pourover16) October 10, 2022

She might not make it.

Lots to the story I can't post here.

Extremely frustrating stuff. He should have been in jail but he wasn't.
— The OG energy drink (@pourover16) October 10, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 12:19pm

It’s not very complicated. https://t.co/VNUQPCgAkf
— Steve B 744 (@SteveBellow) October 10, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 12:22pm

A federal judge on Thursday put the brakes on much of the concealed carry law Albany had quickly fashioned in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in June that found New York’s permit system violated the Second Amendment.

https://t.co/dFwxzCgts9
— THE CITY (@THECITYNY) October 11, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 3:08pm

For states' rights except when not. Clear as mud. Or rightest agendas.

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 5:13pm

Well I've got to give them that they argue with that that's it's actually in the Constitution, Second Amendment - and yes, I know all the arguments about the stupidity of the interpretation of a well-armed militia etc so spare me. The point: abortion is not mentioned anywhere. Nor are things like a public education...

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 6:38pm

Valid point. Though "well-organized militia" is in the Constitution as well, and that part seems to escape the gaze of even well-educated experienced judges. No intentional blindness, is there?

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 1:39am

The victim in seventh subway murder of the year, Charles Moore, was a @CitiField maintenance worker commuting home. His death is just as important as those of Goldman and Deloitte workers murdered on subway this year, although it will get less attention. https://t.co/ikjkpRylMe
— Nicole Gelinas (@nicolegelinas) October 8, 2022

by artappraiser on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 2:39am

....My award-winning research examines how guns shape American life, including those who survive gun violence’s harrowing aftermath, police who enforce the country’s complex gun laws, gun sellers and retailers who are on the front lines of surges in gun purchasing, and the people who choose to own and carry guns....

https://jdawncarlson.com/about/

just won a MacArthur genius grant

edit to add: @survivingguns on twitter.

by artappraiser on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 2:12pm

An armed teen boy who was angry at a Milwaukee mom and her daughter for “staring” at him opened fire, killing a 12-year-old Olivia Schultz.

This is the hell our lawmakers have made in America by kowtowing to the gun lobby. No one is immune. #wileg https://t.co/89haryBz8R
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 11, 2022

But she was not shot by a police officer so few will "remember her name."

by artappraiser on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 2:19pm

And somehow even conservatives in 1972 didn't think the 2nd Amendment meant arming 13-year-old criminals. Originál intent? Or revisionist spinning?

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 10/12/2022 - 2:46pm

North Carolina mass shooting: 5 killed, others injured. Suspect identified as 15-year-old brother of one of the victims.

The teen suspect may be charged and tried as an adult. President Joe Biden renews calls for a change in gun laws after the rampage in Raleigh. Authorities have identified the victims, which includes a police officer, aged ranging from 16 to 53.

continues at Twitter events

by artappraiser on Sat, 10/15/2022 - 5:35am

This is Tracy Howard, husband of Raleigh shooting victim Nicole Connors. The couple lived two doors down from the shooter. He found his wife shot dead on his front porch, with their dog Sammy, also shot dead, at her feet. pic.twitter.com/p6y7QWfwMt
— Leigh Tauss (@LeighTauss) October 14, 2022

My heart goes out to him. Absolutely unnecessarily tragic. pic.twitter.com/MEp9qV2liE
— Maya Contreras (@mayatcontreras) October 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 10/15/2022 - 2:36pm

ATM thefts are back, at least they’re not crashing vehicles through the walls anymore https://t.co/hsTSVLyKPZ
— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) October 14, 2022

I guess they stopped bolting them to the floor because the cost of the ATM theft was less than the cost of rebuilding the doors/walls when someone drives through them.
— Edward Eade II (@nachoha) October 14, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 10/15/2022 - 2:15pm

dupe replaced with school-shooting related news - PREVENTED BY POLICE WORK -

A 15-year-old Tranquillity High School student in Fresno, California, was arrested after making criminal threats online. Police say he had a gun and a magazine in his backpack. #caleg https://t.co/VkrUFqmlDW
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 15, 2022

An Indiana 5th grade teacher was arrested for having a “kill list” of students and colleagues, saying: “I’m having trouble with my mental health, and sometimes the kids don’t listen...”

Indiana law allows teachers to be armed without training. #inlegis https://t.co/JSsGweoj75
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 15, 2022

NEW: A 14-year-old boy was arrested at his home in Oxford, Michigan - the same town where a teen boy carried out a mass school shooting in 2021 - after he posted photos of handguns on social media and threatened to kill Jewish people at a recreation center.https://t.co/g74ycmZVxL
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 15, 2022

Three handguns belonging to the father were seized from the home, and live rounds were found in the boy’s bedroom.

GOP lawmakers in Michigan continue to block Democrats’ efforts to pass secure storage requirements in the state. #mileg #migov https://t.co/I7FlpdZZvC
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 10/15/2022 - 2:24pm

The man who killed two Connecticut officers was a gun extremist: “…he gleefully depicted his firearms on Facebook, which included a photo from his wedding of his buddies brandishing long guns. [He] stands in the center, pointing a pistol at the camera.” https://t.co/YMJpPikAGJ
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 10/15/2022 - 2:18pm

suggestion: don't invite guys like this to stay in your house

Five Dead in Mass Shooting at a South Carolina Home, Suspect in Custody. Inman, SC. Fall for Greenville. https://t.co/UcWtuZAMBe via @people
— San Diego Independent (@roxieloftin1999) October 15, 2022

....The victims were all in different locations in the house, Clevenger said, and he also confirmed that they were not related.

On Tuesday, the Burke County Sheriff's Office arrested 24-year-old James Douglas Drayton in Georgia in connection with an armed robbery at a gas station in South Carolina. During the investigation, authorities learned he was a suspect in the mass murder in Inman, the department said in a statement.

All five victims were living at the house at the time of the killings, and police believe Drayton was staying at the house for approximately two weeks, according to a statement from the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office.

Four of the five victims have been identified as Thomas Anderson, 37, Adam Morley, 32, Mark Hewitt, 59, and Roman Christean Megael Rocha, 19.

The sheriff's office also said that they obtained a full confession from Drayton about the mass murder, but are unsure when he will be extradited from Georgia to South Carolina.....

by artappraiser on Sat, 10/15/2022 - 3:16pm

One person is dead and several other people were taken to a local hospitals from an overnight shooting at a house party in Adams County, according to the sheriff's office. https://t.co/NINT2ygAWr
— The Denver Post (@denverpost) October 15, 2022

Wendy’s shooting leaves man, 35, dead after argument between staff and customer... - The US Sun #wendys #fastfood https://t.co/zInfJDHVOu
— Fast Food Alerts (@ellett62) October 15, 2022

One dead after shooting on Upton Avenue https://t.co/29RdlBQUfI
— CRYPTO & THE REVOLUTION (@BOOMTOWN_BOUND) October 15, 2022

https://t.co/W6xrFDS2DW
— Metro Detroit Crime (@CrimeInTheD) October 15, 2022

Fenkell and Hubbell pic.twitter.com/Atz9SOnN8f
— Metro Detroit Crime (@CrimeInTheD) October 14, 2022

In a few years you can expect this to get some kind of tv series, not unlike the Dahmer show on Netflix.

It’s just too surreal. https://t.co/c77pMt8mAY
— Dr. Henry Rose (@thehankrose) October 14, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 10/15/2022 - 3:22pm

2 Dads Shoot Each Other’s Daughters in Road Rage Incident: Cops https://t.co/pKb82X3PvH

just another example of 'responsible' gun ownership
— Heal the Planet (@fwtoney) October 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 10/15/2022 - 3:52pm

Re: the narrative that police don't care about minority youth and assume they're all bad. I see tweets like this all the time:

Please help us find missing Teer Hathorn. If you have any information, please call Detroit's 12th Precinct at (313) 596-1201 or 911.#OneDetroit #protectandserve pic.twitter.com/jEJQsASf7G
— Metro Detroit Crime (@CrimeInTheD) October 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 10/15/2022 - 9:46pm

Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR): “Portland, which used to be kinky and weird and a very liberal community, became a very dangerous community where people are no longer enjoying it.” https://t.co/8xijTnhqhr
— Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) October 15, 2022

by artappraiser on Sat, 10/15/2022 - 9:52pm

Two people were shot and others were injured when gunfire erupted during rapper Asian Doll’s performance at a homecoming concert at a North Carolina college, officials say. https://t.co/pDhYk5axL0
— NBC News (@NBCNews) October 17, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 12:53am

19-Yr-Old Brooklyn Drill Rapper Shot in the Head While Leaving His Paraprofessional Job https://t.co/f7PxwksctA
— DJ Vlad (@djvlad) October 14, 2022

Go figure, another rapper being shot at. Rap music is
creating a surge in crime by teenagers

Shots were fired at G Herbo’s performance at Clark Atlanta’s homecoming. Sources are saying he may have been hit as well. pic.twitter.com/Ctc4VN9nAF
— Lets_Dance (@REBECCA53126988) October 14, 2022

oh btw, this is 'Asian Doll' - she's Black (and 'appropriating' doncha know?)

Two people were shot and others were injured as they fled gunfire that broke out at a North Carolina college concert featuring rapper Asian Doll https://t.co/LCIWnuYpNz
— billboard (@billboard) October 16, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 12:58am

Popular local Charlotte rapper Jamir Rucks was shot dead two months ago and police are still looking for suspects. He was only 22 years old. #jamir #rucks #rap #rapper #Charlotte

Story: https://t.co/7AzhO9jgwX pic.twitter.com/bAzqF4ySyp
— Celeb Crimes (@CelebCrimes) October 14, 2022

‘Superfly’ actor-rapper sentenced to 50 years to life in prison for sexual assaults pic.twitter.com/ofYyiQumKn
— SAY CHEESE! (@SaycheeseDGTL) October 18, 2022

Rapper “Rah Rah” shot while in an Uber #shooting #hoodfights #gore #fightvids #gorevideo #gunfight pic.twitter.com/NWA50kleHa
— homofrom63rd (@hom0from63rd) October 18, 2022

#NEW Father fatally shot at Coronation Park in 2018 was targeted over a gold necklace, crown prosecutors have told the jury.
The jury has also heard the accused Andrew Douglas was rapper ‘Smoke Dawg’s brother, who was murdered 2 months earlier. https://t.co/Mw2mlDAYGG
— Catherine McDonald (@cmcdonaldglobal) October 18, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 1:14am

Why will so few say what is blatantly obvious? I've had enough after tracking it for like only a year now, it's super disgusting!

RAP CULTURE IS SICK AS FUCK, VILE, NASTY, VIOLENT AND CHOCK FULL OF NEGATIVE RETRO VALUES to boot.

Why is it so dominant after so many decades? You like lauding BLACK TRASH ghetto culture, with WHITE TRASH the eternal runner up - Eminem trending on Twitter right now - with your hard-earned cash? You like a world where people with black skin are represented by this vile culture? Where all women are ho's twerking their asses in public as pieces of meat and men are proud to fight each other including kills -

Aside from the real violence, just look at this shit, really just look at it for what it is -

As Nicki Minaj prepares to watch the Grammys from her home with her registered sex offender she seemingly takes shot at “Big Energy” rapper, Latto. pic.twitter.com/giJGe5D13K
— Cuntology (@Bardiology_) October 13, 2022

Earlier this year @NICKIMINAJ husband was put under house arrest for failing register as a sex offender based on being convicted of rape back in 1995. #Nicki #NickiMinaj #rap

Story: https://t.co/w1bOjfFejd
— Celeb Crimes (@CelebCrimes) October 14, 2022

In 1999 @Diddy attacked @SteveStoute in his office and beat him over the head with a telephone. @Diddy was upset that a video he made a cameo in included a crucifixion scene. #diddy #Jesus #rap

Story: https://t.co/3brRek9esD pic.twitter.com/nfZWExR0X2
— Celeb Crimes (@CelebCrimes) October 15, 2022

nobody can ever give a valid reason why they dislike Megan Thee Stallion.
— Brie’s Acting Coach (@BACStratus_) October 16, 2022

culturally divisive - let's make up tribal fights for entertainment, why don't we?

Literally them when you ask them why they dislike her WITHOUT naming the WAP collaboration with Cardi pic.twitter.com/yzNJEPZWha
— Brie’s Acting Coach (@BACStratus_) October 16, 2022

So because you don’t like her music, you dislike her as a person? Weird
— Chrissy (@chachatheslide) October 17, 2022

so basically you don’t like her because she got shot by your favorite rapper and you’re misogynistic?
— mia (@sothisisjamia) October 17, 2022

check out the whole thread....

it's as if Damon Runyon's world is not only still with us but has become dominant. Heck, Trump is just a symptom of general scuzziness, narcissism and criminal attitude. I am very thankful my young life was different. If you look at rap culture and its dominance, tho, it's almost as if Putin has a point about "the west".

Where are The Woke on this? Crickets...

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 1:51am

more shit, this is the culture, dis and dis back, put others down, climb on their backs, whoever is the vilest wins -

this was the first shot, btw. this is what started this whole thing https://t.co/nMR4KKcU15
— denver sean. (@dnvrsn) October 3, 2022

Jail Time has a new body, a makeup caked face, and a few coins and now she's in Nicki's ass deeper than her rapey hubby. Cardi should've left that criminal to fend for herself. And the dummy for Diddy too. The Ghetto Girls are a joke.
— Nicole (@TheNicolePretty) October 4, 2022

edit to add, check out what AT&T is supporting:

Aye really appreciate the way @Diddy has made it a point to bring awareness to the injustices of this Criminal enterprise called America Salute to people like @TamikaDMallory @TezlynFigaro @revolttv @BlkStarNetwork @IndisputableTYT and the list goes onhttps://t.co/qzQqutr0dE
— Mr.2real4dabullshit (@realasitget314) September 27, 2022

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 3:17am

everyone should listen to this man!

Former inmate turned mayor talks prison reform in Michigan

After spending 29 years in prison for armed robbery, Franklin Deese went on to become the mayor of a North Carolina city. He was in Michigan discussing prison reform and changes that need to happen to rehabilitate people

by artappraiser on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 8:29pm

Yglesias v. Wilfred Reilly:

Here are the claims that I have made about this:

1) Oklahoma has a higher murder rate than New York

2) This is true even though Oklahoma is a very rare example of a state whose two main cities have Republican governors

That is it. https://t.co/0QaLq6rjRf
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 20, 2022

If I’m wrong about that (which I am not) please present me with factual information disputing those claims.

But if I’m right about that (which I am) but you have some separate beef with Democratic Party criminal justice policy then go complain to someone else.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 20, 2022

I have frequently written critical articles about leftist takes on crime, but in the upcoming federal election I am concerned that if Republicans win they will make gun laws laxer bringing the whole national situation closer to what we see in Oklahoma.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 20, 2022

We’ve already seen a dumb leftist-rightist convergence around the idea that enforcing gun laws is bad when what we ought to be doing is reinvigorating efforts to prosecute and deter illegal gun-carrying and interstate gun trafficking. https://t.co/hsvCOOtiKR
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 20, 2022

Yes, and the reply is that - even in that one outlier - murders are concentrated in Dem-voting POC wards of big cities.

NYC, interestingly, is also an intentionally-chosen outlier: a mostly-blue city that broke crime under stern city governments in the 1990s and 00s.
— Wilfred Reilly (@wil_da_beast630) October 20, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 10/20/2022 - 12:23pm

More than 150 years after slaves were freed in the U.S., voters in five states will soon decide whether to close loopholes that led to the proliferation of a different form of slavery — forced labor by people convicted of certain crimes. https://t.co/STihZAUa6u
— PBS NewsHour (@NewsHour) October 20, 2022

by artappraiser on Thu, 10/20/2022 - 7:38pm

A Philadelphia man wanted in the fatal shooting of a 50-year-old artist and musician last month was released from prison last year after city prosecutors helped overturn his conviction for an unrelated 2012 killing.https://t.co/bdfmu7xZgT
— The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) October 21, 2022

same story

Man exonerated for 2012 murder wanted in deadly Philadelphia shooting https://t.co/S9Q8XCCwob via @6abc
— Chris (@Chris_1791) October 21, 2022

#Philadelphia

CAUTION GRAPHIC VIDEO:

This is video from shooting on 3600 Palethorp that took the life of a 17 year old victim.

Bystanders decide to rob the juvenile victim as he lay dying instead of helping…

Obtained by @MarkFusetti pic.twitter.com/px6tqzInOa
— PhillyCrimeUpdate (@PhillyCrimeUpd) October 8, 2022

Ricky G. Vance, of #Philadelphia, showed no emotion as a #MontcoPa judge sentenced him to life in prison for his role in Nov. 28, 2020, fatal shooting of Ebony Pack, of Feasterville, #BucksCounty, as she sat in her car at a red traffic signal in #Lansdale pic.twitter.com/MNNEOtt2oC
— Carl Hessler Jr. (@MontcoCourtNews) October 20, 2022

Philadelphia police released new surveillance videos in connection with the deadly shooting just blocks from Drexel University that killed Temple University graduate Everett Beauregard last month: https://t.co/gN9HfzZV4s
— NBC10 Philadelphia (@NBCPhiladelphia) October 20, 2022

A Philadelphia man is facing charges after prosecutors say a car crash lead to a non-fatal shooting and a police pursuit during which he pointed a gun at an officer and spat on another. https://t.co/08674G09YM
— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) October 21, 2022

today:

#Philadelphia

SHOOTING at 38th & Girard. 1 male shot. Medics on location
— PhillyCrimeUpdate (@PhillyCrimeUpd) October 21, 2022

#Philadelphia

HOMICIDE BY SHOOTING at Brown & Penncock St. 1 male victim has been pronounced deceased
— PhillyCrimeUpdate (@PhillyCrimeUpd) October 21, 2022

#Philadelphia

SHOOTING at Poplar St & Poplar Drive. 1 male victim shot in the groin
— PhillyCrimeUpdate (@PhillyCrimeUpd) October 21, 2022

#Philadelphia

SHOOTING at 862 N Markoe St. 1 male victim has been shot. More to come on this story. Gathering details
— PhillyCrimeUpdate (@PhillyCrimeUpd) October 20, 2022

by artappraiser on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 12:53am

https://t.co/8VyjIVU81n
— Metro Detroit Crime (@CrimeInTheD) October 21, 2022

by artappraiser on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 12:26am

Another man is charged with providing the sheriff's office with fake work records so he could leave home while on electronic monitoring.

He's the third person charged in a forgery scheme allegedly run by a City Colleges of Chicago basketball coach...https://t.co/YaIfvelFKS
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) October 21, 2022

The man who sparked a 7-hour SWAT standoff in Edgewater on Tuesday had burglarized his landlord's maintenance room and was seen carrying a gun and an ax in the lobby: prosecutorshttps://t.co/UAl47xx16S
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) October 21, 2022

A man convicted 11 times of driving on a suspended license faces the same charge again — for allegedly driving a kiddie-sized ATV the wrong way on Harlem Avenue...

“You can’t drive,” the judge warned, "Even if it’s a vehicle designed for children.”https://t.co/GRcNbfRNBz
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) October 21, 2022

An Amazon delivery driver was robbed while making his rounds in Lakeview on Wednesday morning, CPD says.https://t.co/AkRdQqXjHF
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) October 21, 2022

Friends and family are remembering Cordaryl Allen, the father of 3 who was killed at the J. Parker rooftop lounge in Lincoln Park over the weekend.

As of last night, though, Chicago police had not forced the bar to close.https://t.co/k4gWDRXoJs
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) October 20, 2022

The J. Parker rooftop lounge "will remain closed for the time being," Lincoln Park Ald. Timmy Knudsen said in an email tonight.

But the bar was open when we stopped by.https://t.co/Xpt81w7cL6
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) October 21, 2022

A man who was on electronic monitoring for allegedly robbing a woman at knifepoint aboard a CTA train was found 7 miles from his house, prosecutors say.

His lawyer says he was trying to catch the family dog...https://t.co/81Yw2l0Fnl
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) October 20, 2022

Police say yet another victim has stepped forward to report being abducted and robbed near Wrigley Field over the weekend.

That brings the total number of cases from the weekend to five.https://t.co/J5biqylcj6
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) October 20, 2022

In the wake of abductions and kidnappings in Wrigleyville, Ald. Tom Tunney is calling for more cops to be added to the local police district.

It's a demand he's been making since Rahm Emanuel was mayor.https://t.co/11Owbi9wQm
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) October 20, 2022

The answer is ZERO more patrols for ZERO days. pic.twitter.com/LxBn6KQtf7
— CWBChicago (@CWBChicago) October 21, 2022

by artappraiser on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 1:04am

NEW: The Stockton, California, serial killer used a ghost gun in the five homicides committed between April 2021 and last month. According to reports, the killer’s victims were targeted, with a pattern of attacking predominantly unhoused Latino men. https://t.co/hU94yEpHzS
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 21, 2022

Nearly 2,500 ghost guns have been connected to criminal activity in 102 federal cases in the past decade. ATF officials estimate that 10,000 ghost guns were recovered across the U.S. in 2019. In California in 2021, LAPD recovered 1,921 ghost guns - more than double in 2020.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 21, 2022

by artappraiser on Fri, 10/21/2022 - 2:05am

D.C. Capitol Riverfront shooting/homicide

Photos from the homicide scene at the new Silver Diner that just opened which is directly next to Gatsby and across from the Sports Book. @DmvBlossom https://t.co/MqypUfmkHD pic.twitter.com/bvsS0ehJ2S
— Alan Henney (@alanhenney) October 23, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/23/2022 - 3:16pm

Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of one hand, says agent https://t.co/xNSE8Lqd5X
— Farran Nehme (@selfstyledsiren) October 23, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/23/2022 - 3:20pm

The shocked reactions to the fact that there are coke delivery services makes me think a lot of people have been living under the assumption that New Yorkers get designer drugs by like, going up to guys in trenchcoats on the street https://t.co/jJcBVUbtgx
— Joe Bernstein (@Bernstein) October 24, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/23/2022 - 9:16pm

There is a suspect in custody in Dallas, after yesterday’s shooting in the Methodist Dallas Medical Center where two labor and delivery nurses were murdered. The suspect was on parole for robbery and had an active ankle monitor. Who was monitoring the monitor?
— Barbara Malmet (@B52Malmet) October 23, 2022

UPDATE: The two nurses shot outside Methodist hospital in Dallas today are dead. The suspect was a criminal on parole and he was wearing "an active ankle monitor.”

Spare me your bullshit about how Gov Abbott is “tough on crime.” THIS IS LAWLESSNESS: https://t.co/nniHmXXtR6 https://t.co/AdlBqACwRd
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) October 23, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/23/2022 - 10:35pm

6 shot in North Carolina, including 18-month-old: police https://t.co/gJoP5QsqSD
— FOX8 WGHP (@myfox8) October 23, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/23/2022 - 10:41pm

#Chicago shooting that left 5 people shot, 3 fatally.
pic.twitter.com/xGPcKybQp6
— The Daily Sneed™ (@Tr00peRR) October 24, 2022

Victims were 15-20 years old out at 4 AM. Smart phones recording look more expensive than mine.

Neighbors outraged after shooting at 'drifting' street race in Chicago l... https://t.co/rSrh29hKON via @YouTube
— Ratsaurus (@Ratsaurus11) October 24, 2022

3 people are dead and 2 others injured in a shooting after a drag racing incident took over a Chicago intersection #BreakingNews #Hrva #PortsmouthVA #NewportNews https://t.co/MLSsrYU8he
— Steve Jackson Top 1% Of Influential People Network (@SteveJacksonVA) October 24, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/23/2022 - 10:50pm

4 killed, 25 wounded by gunfire since Friday evening in Chicago https://t.co/BDwRH3BFJO
— Sun-Times Breaking (@CSTbreaking) October 23, 2022

new, after that total -

2 seriously wounded in Brighton Park drive-by shooting https://t.co/2nI2MyJRZw
— Sun-Times Breaking (@CSTbreaking) October 24, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/23/2022 - 10:54pm

"Philadelphia police say a fight escalated into a deadly shooting between two co-workers in Oxford Circle - WPVI-TV" https://t.co/vuZFETkGXC
— Bids-A-Lot (@bidsalot) October 23, 2022

A man is dead after police say he became the victim of a shooting in North Philadelphia Saturday morning. https://t.co/ypPx3O0rv2
— FOX 29 (@FOX29philly) October 23, 2022

Philadelphia police announce arrest in Roxborough High School shooting | #schoolshooting https://t.co/aJ2vTcDtUM
— Parent Security (@ParentSecurity) October 22, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/23/2022 - 11:01pm

A woman's body was found in a plastic storage bin in a driveway on Staten Island. Police are now trying to figure out who she was and how she died. @JennaMDeAngelis reports. https://t.co/TLNKj3FQYl
— CBS New York (@CBSNewYork) October 21, 2022

On October 18 at 2:50 PM, opposite 870 42nd Street in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, this individual fired multiple times at two unknown persons, instead striking an unoccupied vehicle numerous times. Now @NYPDTips is looking for information about the incident. pic.twitter.com/lLM5uSsxy8
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) October 24, 2022

A 21-year-old man at the Roosevelt Avenue and Junction Boulevard Station in Corona around 1:30 a.m. was slashed twice in the back by three attackers he says he did not recognize.
It’s unclear whether a dispute sparked the attack or if it was "random".https://t.co/9AhxdygXYF
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) October 23, 2022

A 33-year-old man at Bleecker and Mercer streets in Greenwich Village around 2:30 a.m. was stabbed in both thighs by a group of between three and five males. https://t.co/5pLM0OAyHT
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) October 23, 2022

A 46-year-old man was stabbed in the neck around 11 p.m. near West 86th Street and Columbus Avenue.
'The victim was intoxicated and didn’t remember what led up to the attack, police said.'https://t.co/WI8Q2F6GXr
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) October 23, 2022

train I USED to take all the time

A 14-year-old girl on a southbound 1 train approaching W. 191st St. in Washington Heights got into an argument with two girls she had been beefing with around 4:10 p.m. One stabbed her in the side; the two fled at the station. She was in stable condition. https://t.co/ugFnuB11Wj
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) October 23, 2022

Thread: "My first visit to NYC from Little Rock, AR." https://t.co/nuUGmdLIZW
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) October 24, 2022

At the edge of some park in Manhattan. Probably on some hallucinogen, possibly did this too many times and will never have another normal moment again. pic.twitter.com/eB8Lk5kF2o
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) October 23, 2022

Grand jury: Not enough evidence to indict 18-year-old for fatally shooting 15-year-old on Far Rockaway subwayhttps://t.co/n1Ashxl3Il
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) October 23, 2022

See: https://t.co/fATHxG2r0V
— Crime in NYC (@CrimeInNYC) October 23, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/23/2022 - 11:18pm

There was a shooting on Clark Atlanta's campus last night. pic.twitter.com/eLESEGSUX5
— Everything Georgia (@GAFollowers) October 17, 2022

#Atlanta
At least four people were hurt early Sunday morning after a shooting on the Atlanta University Center campus, police said.

-11Alive

pic.twitter.com/DLFUzHRizK
— The Daily Sneed™ (@Tr00peRR) October 16, 2022

Atlanta is crazy as fuck. All homecoming week it’s been wild. Tonight there was a shooting on Clark campus, this the 2nd one in a week. And let’s not forget the random dude going around Morehouse pepper sprayin people.. what the fuck
— YUNGVTRILLA (@valw0w) October 16, 2022

Police arrest convicted felon in deadly shooting in NW Atlanta neighborhoodhttps://t.co/80VueUb7EJ
— Jörg (@jm3107) October 23, 2022

Someone shooting gun in air from 3rd floor Catalyst Atlanta apartments got @GaTechPD and @Atlanta_Police presence in the area.
— Daniel Stewart (@dalek07) October 23, 2022

Atlanta Rapper Dirty Tay, Signed to Lil Baby’s 4PF Label Arrested For Alleged Shooting of 3-year-old and His Father https://t.co/UWhsS1chtG
— lets_cryptocurrency (@letscryptocurr) October 23, 2022

shooting right in the building over last night smh Atlanta
— DANA (@danalyciam) October 22, 2022

by artappraiser on Sun, 10/23/2022 - 11:28pm

Because Maryland has only one district, which pools jurors from the entire state, it seems she wants the trial held in a different state https://t.co/0YxD1npCbq
— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) October 21, 2022

Record scratch: pic.twitter.com/hFxiTIRp2p
— MolotovFlicker Ignoring Your Questions Since 1902® (@MolotovFlicker) October 22, 2022

https://t.co/7fogHpu35q
— MolotovFlicker Ignoring Your Questions Since 1902® (@MolotovFlicker) October 22, 2022

Police offer $4,000 reward for info on east Baltimore double shooting suspect https://t.co/uRY9p8uPIm
— Holly Quinn (@HollyQu47705450) October 23, 2022

At around 1:39 p.m., officers were sent to the 2200 block of Homewood Avenue in East Baltimore, for a report of a shooting. About 38 minutes later, police say they were called to the second shooting.https://t.co/70SHwjlkex
— FOX Baltimore (@FOXBaltimore) October 22, 2022

A man has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in a 2021 double shooting at a South Baltimore pizzeria. https://t.co/FWGtfuO3Gk
— WMAR-2 News (@WMAR2News) October 23, 2022

Five people were shot and one was killed in Baltimore City between Saturday afternoon and Sunday. The most recent shooting occurred Sunday morning at 3:21 a.m. https://t.co/1ln6XEqoMQ
— WMAR-2 News (@WMAR2News) October 23, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 10/24/2022 - 12:01am

Top story: Man killed, two women wounded in Denver shooting https://t.co/6RSoQbPhnf, see more https://t.co/15OJcHEXll
— Bob Findlay (@scotsbob) October 23, 2022

ALERT:#Denver officers are investigating a shooting at 20th and Larimer. One victim was located with what appears to be non-life threatening injuries. Updates will be posted as they become available. pic.twitter.com/23Aiizs5Gz
— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) October 23, 2022

1 dead, 2 hurt in Denver house party shooting on Beach Court https://t.co/qdEJAZzmuV pic.twitter.com/gzuDF7mzW6
— CBSColorado (@CBSNewsColorado) October 23, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 10/24/2022 - 12:09am

In less than 3 hours last night in Minneapolis:
- Toddler expected to survive after being shot (https://t.co/3k8mAgYYZb)
- Two teenagers hospitalized after shooting (https://t.co/m5IdpF7CEv)
- Man found shot near his vehicle (https://t.co/tYPZ5nnOM9)@WCCO pic.twitter.com/TmUiFbMXWH
— Nick Streiff (@nickstreiff) October 23, 2022

Toddler shooting? Just another day in Walz and Frey’s Minneapolis.https://t.co/VmvMxGuVY7
— John Robie (@John62002905) October 23, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 10/24/2022 - 12:12am

Emotions run high at first appearance for deadly shooting suspect #seattle - FOX13 Seattle https://t.co/JFWNdqnRvF
— seattle newswire (@seattlebrief) October 22, 2022

^ WATCH IT! Very dramatic.

Seattle police investigating deadly shooting in Central District #OregonBusiness #Oregon #USANewsToday [Video] https://t.co/aUHT8rI2fJ
— Lisa MacKay (@MacKayUSA) October 23, 2022

State patrol investigating shooting on I-5 express lanes near elementary school – KIRO 7 News Seattle | #schoolshooting https://t.co/3Ns7td91r7
— Parent Security (@ParentSecurity) October 24, 2022

Police arrested a suspect in connection to a fatal drive-by shooting in Bellingham last week. #FOX13 https://t.co/feV6JRk1Xw
— FOX 13 Seattle (@fox13seattle) October 23, 2022

The Seattle Police Department is releasing body-worn video associated with Thursday’s officer-involved shooting. This matter remains an active and ongoing investigation by the Force Investigation Team. https://t.co/WWD4Pl4k2m
— Seattle Police Dept. (@SeattlePD) October 22, 2022

UPDATE: Authorities say they have arrested all three suspects in the slayings of two people and the shooting of a police officer after a daylong search on the Colville Reservation.https://t.co/xDFoptRxcX
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) October 22, 2022

by artappraiser on Mon, 10/24/2022 - 12:23am

In the News

Russia plays weak hand in Palestine
Russia plays weak hand in Palestine

submitted by PeraclesPlease 8 months ago

The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent

Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019

Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024

Read the article at https://twitter.com/HannaNotte/status/1763116222256701787

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Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters
Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters

submitted by HSG 9 months ago

Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

Read the article at https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes...
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force

submitted by artappraiser 10 months ago

Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/28/brazil-law-indigenous-land-rights-claim-time-marker?CMP=share_btn_tw

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Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (...
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (December 25, 2023)

submitted by artappraiser 10 months ago

Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds

Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.

Actions to take:

Avoid the area;

Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;

Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and

If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.

Read the article at https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-port-au-prince-haiti-december-25-2023/

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Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis
Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023

A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.

Read the article at https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-08/pakistan-s-expulsion-of-afghan-refugees-risks-another-crisis

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Internet shut down in Chad
Internet shut down in Chad

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO

Read the article at https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/1732891968709992511?s=20

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[Economy] where Joe's success falls short
[Economy] where Joe's success falls short

submitted by PeraclesPlease 11 months ago

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[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across...
[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W

Read the article at https://x.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1731713272942940365?s=20

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Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As...
Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023

Read the article at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/manuel-rocha-ambassador-arrested-cuba_n_656d1e2ae4b028b0f3d07478

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[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny
[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]

You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023

Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.

Read the article at https://x.com/GeorgeDeek/status/1731020551328579863?s=20

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Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From...
Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From a Neighbor

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

Imperialism for me but not for thee?

It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.

Could we have a war in South America?!?

"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/americas/maduro-vote-essequibo-guyana.html

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[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House...
[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House Republicans powerless

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.

McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”

Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf

Read the article at https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/divisions-leave-floridas-house-republicans-powerless-00129200

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‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-...
‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-Pelosi clashes

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/30/squad-book-aoc-nancy-pelosi?CMP=share_btn_tw

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US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source
US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

@ Reuters, Nov. 29

Read the article at https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-health-insurers-humana-cigna-talks-merge-wsj-2023-11-29/

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Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-...
Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-proofing

submitted by artappraiser 11 months ago

"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023

Read the article at https://africanarguments.org/2023/11/central-africas-dinosaur-regimes-and-the-art-of-coup-proofing/

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