Breaking News: Eric DeValkenaere, a Kansas City police detective, was found guilty of manslaughter in the 2019 killing of Cameron Lamb, a Black man who was fatally shot in his own backyard. https://t.co/kj3eJKYS6qpic.twitter.com/2gB5IVckQo
Sounds to me like Biden's DOJ to BLM: We don't agree with "defund the police"
The city of Saint Paul plans to bring on dozens of additional police officers next year with funding from the U.S. Department of Justice after securing a $3.7 million grant.https://t.co/DFPc4OJF5x
GoFundMe’s Terms of Service prohibit raising money for the legal defense of an alleged violent crime. In light of the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, we want to clarify when and why we have removed certain fundraisers in the past: https://t.co/aTpFpgEE8s
Justice Department charges 2 Iranians who pretended to be Proud Boys, sent Republican officials a fake ballot fraud video, and threatened tens of thousands of Democratic voters https://t.co/UygsGZTadi
Interesting SF Chronicle article on how an SF housing nonprofit has become a vociferous opponent of new housing and a kingmaker in local politics by, in essence, funding local ballot measures with millions of dollars in federal affordable housing funds. https://t.co/ZhCleGenK0
The vote could come as early as today on a $1.85 trillion social policy and climate bill that would be the largest expansion of the safety net in 50 years.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi was optimistic that the bill would reach President Biden’s desk. Democrats can afford to lose only a few votes.
"In every listed indictment & conviction for voter fraud or other malfeasance in connection with the 2020 presidential general election, when the culprit’s political affiliation is known he or she turns out to be a Republican or 'unabashed conservative.'" https://t.co/nylklUKdw4
Sweden, once a European haven for migrants, is starting to push more nationalistic rhetoric about newcomers in part due to soaring crime rates.https://t.co/oai76NHw3n
Only the abstract is available free of charge at link; I will however be on the lookout for further discussion of the research to add in comments
motivated reasoning harms accountability, but because it desensitizes voters to incumbent performance not because polarized partisans have politically motivated divergent beliefs; a model#polisciresearch https://t.co/bbxXqaKKfy
Kidz these days, really this time: The situation is so bad that the DNC is considering disaffiliation with the national organization
The College Democrats are in turmoil over offensive tweets written by some of the organization's candidates and officers -- one from when the official was 13. https://t.co/YYLZhPl1p9
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is facing questions in private meetings with Democratic senators this week about how he plans to counter soaring inflation, people familiar with the matter tell Axios.https://t.co/qJ5fbfw7AH via @axios
We have plenty of evidence that demography isn't destiny. After a series of elections where immigrant communities started shifting right, it's clear that these votes are up for grabs. Will conservatives take advantage of this new reality? https://t.co/siIQRDFflf
Sandy Hook families — and an FBI agent who responded to the scene — who sued conspiracy extremist Alex Jones in Connecticut have won their defamation case by default. Jones had called the massacre “a giant hoax” and “completely fake with actors.”https://t.co/Av19YUPJYj
