OJ Simpson Juror: Not-Guilty Verdict Was ‘Payback’ for Rodney King
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The Wrap ^
Trial watchers, sociologists and even FX’s show “People v OJ Simpson” have argued that the jurors in O.J. Simpson’s murder case acquitted him as payback for the Rodney King beating. And
in ESPN’s new event series, “O.J.: Made in America,” one juror finally comes out and says it. (snip)Interviewer: That was payback. Bess: Uh-huh. Interviewer: Do you think that’s right?At that question, she holds up her hands.
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Father of Colts' Rodney Thomas II Indicted for Allegedly Killing Bald Eagle
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CBS News ^
| Austin Nivison
Rodney Thomas, the father of Indianapolis Colts safety Rodney Thomas II, has been arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a bald eagle. The
senior Rodney Thomas was indicted by a Pittsburgh federal grand jury for violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, per the New York Post. Rodney Thomas allegedly killed the eagle with an air rifle in Mount Pleasant, Pa. on May 12, and he turned himself in to the authorities shortly after the incident. The eagle was one of two that nested in the area, and a couple of residents told the Post that people in the...
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'You're going to see acts in the bodycam that defy humanity': Memphis top cop warns fatal traffic stop beating of Tyre Nichols by five officers was 'worse than Rodney King' - and that he was NOT driving recklessly - as footage is released TODAY
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Daily Mail UK ^
| January 27, 2023 | Emma James
Four of the five Memphis Police officers charged in the death of Tyre Nichols have been released on a combined $1million bond after yesterday being arrested. Justin
Smith, Desmond Mills Jr, Emmitt Martin III and Tadarrius Bean have all now been released from Shelby County Jail, according to court records. A fifth office, Demetrius Haley is still in jail with a $350,000 bond, with all five charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, two counts of aggravated kidnapping, two counts of official misconduct, and official oppression. Tyre Nichols, 29, died in hospital on January 10, three days after a traffic stop...
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Attorneys liken Tyre Nichols’ arrest to Rodney King beating
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NY Post ^
| 01-24-2023 | AP
Memphis police officers beat motorist Tyre Nichols for three minutes, treating him like “a human piñata” in a “savage” encounter reminiscent of the infamous 1991 police beating of Los Angeles motorist Rodney King, attorneys for the family said Monday. Attorney Ben Crump said police video viewed by the family on Monday showed
that Nichols was shocked, pepper sprayed and restrained after the 29-year-old FedEx worker and father were pulled over Jan. 7 minutes from his home while returning from a suburban park where he had taken photos of the sunset. Another attorney, Antonio Romanucci, said that Nichols, who was Black,...
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WHY WE MISS RODNEY DANGERFIELD
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email from a friend | 12/4/2022 | not shown
ood afternoon my friends. With all due “respect,” I’ld like to share with you a few of RODNEY DANGERFIELD’s funniest lines. Enjoy.
Cappy 😎🤪😎😹😎 With my old man I got no respect. I asked him, "How can I get my kite in the air?" He told me to run off a cliff. I went to a massage parlor. It was self-service. It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass! Last night my wife met me at the front door. She was wearing a sexy negligee. The only trouble...
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Celebrating Rodney Stark, Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences [passed away in Texas]
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Baylor University Institute f9r Study of Eeligion ^
| August 2022 | Baylor University Institute for Study of Religion
Longtime Baylor University professor Rodney Stark passed away at his home in Woodway, Texas, on July 21, 2022. One
of the world’s preeminent figures in the sociology of religion, in 2004 Stark joined the faculty of Baylor as Distinguished Professor of the Social Sciences. In 2005, he agreed to become co-director of the Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) with Byron Johnson. Stark grew up in Jamestown, North Dakota, and began his career as a newspaper reporter. Following a tour of duty in the U.S. Army, he received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, where he held appointments...
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NBC's Todd: Biden Like Rodney Dangerfield, He Can't Get Any Respect
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Newsbusters ^
| 07/03/2022 | Kevin Tober
On Sunday’s Meet the Press, anchor Chuck Todd did his latest installment of “poor Joe Biden” where Todd whines about how poorly or unfairly Biden is being treated by the American people or the media. This
time however, Todd believes Biden is being abused by his own party. Turning to panelist and former Obama administration Homeland Security secretary Jeh Johnson, Todd cried about how “Joe Biden is really upset, he feels he's being disrespected.” Todd pouted that Biden “feels as if the party has never really—there is a little bit of Rodney Dangerfield in him. They’ve never really given me...
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Trump-Endorsed Mary Miller Defeats Rodney Davis in Illinois Primary – Trump Endorsed Gubernatorial Candidate Darren Bailey Also Wins
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The Gateway Pundit ^
| Jim Hoft
Trump-endorsed Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) won her primary election in Illinois against Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL).Trump campaigned for Mary Miller near Quincy, Illinois on Saturday.Rodney Davis is an establishment Republican who has served as US Representative for 10 years.NBC News reported:Rep. Mary Miller defeated Rep. Rodney Davis in an House primary in
Illinois after redistricting pitted two incumbent Republicans against each other, NBC News projected.With nearly all of the expected vote counted, Miller held a 15-point edge over Davis.Miller’s victory marked another win for former President Donald Trump, as well, who backed her as part of his effort to oust...
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Donald Trump to campaign for Illinois Rep. Mary Miller in primary against Rep. Rodney Davis
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JustTheNews.com ^
| June 16, 2022 - | Madeleine Hubbard
Former President Donald Trump plans on campaigning for Illinois Republican Rep. Mary Miller at an event next week, days before she faces Republican Rep. Rodney Davis in a primary to retain their positions in the U.S. House. Trump endorsed Miller in January, saying she is "doing a fantastic job representing the people
of Illinois." The event is in Mendon, Illinois, on June 25, three days before the Illinois primary.Shortly before the campaign event was announced, Miller told "Just the News, Not Noise" that she has similar views as the former president regarding equal television time to allow for opposing views."We're...
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Rodney Dangerfield on Biden's economy
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EEE | 02 JUNE 2022 | EEE
"Boy let me tell ya. Eff
Joe Biden? I don't want to do him, I want to get drunk and wake up from this nightmare!" "My wife was out of gas, so I cut one loose. How's that for a carbon footprint eh Klaus?" "So I went to the grocery store, they had loan sharks at the service counter! Boy let me tell you, the dairy aisle YOU had to lay eggs to get eggs!" "Times are so hard, prostitutes don't want money anymore. They want their student loans paid off!"
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Was Rodney Joffe involved in the Trump/Russia investigation?
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technofog.substack.com ^
| 5/25/2022 | technofog
Today we saw some important testimony in the Michael Sussmann case. First,
Rodney Joffe, an FBI confidential human source, went around his FBI handler to relay dubious Alfa Bank information to a friend at the FBI. Second, there were indications that Joffe previously worked on Russia cyber security matters. This leads us to ask whether Joffe was in some way involved in the Trump/Russia investigation. More on that below. The testimony of retired FBI Agent Tom Grasso. Grasso, a witness for Sussmann, was a Special Agent with the FBI whose “primary responsibility involved investigating cyber crimes.” He was part of...
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Special Counsel John Durman: DNC/Perkins Coie Allies - Rodney Joffe, etc All. - Exploited A Sensitive US Govt Arrangement" To Gather Intel On The "Executive Office Of The President Of The U.S."They spied on Trump.
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Techno Fog via Twitter ^
| 02/12/22 | John Durman
Special Counsel John Durman:DNC/Perkins Coie allies - Rodney Joffe, et al. - exploited a sensitive US govt arrangement" to gather intel on the "Executive Office of the President of the U.S."They spied on Trump. This wasn't limited to the Office of the President of the U.S.They also exploited data from Trump Tower,
another Trump building, and a "healthcare provider."More on the conflict of interest re: Joffe lawyers and Sussmann lawyers. ht @HansMahncke
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Trump endorses Rep. Mary Miller against Rep. Rodney Davis despite pleas from leadership not to get involved in primary
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Cnn.com ^
| 1/1/22 | Melanie Zanona
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed freshman Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois against another sitting House Republican, bucking the advice of GOP leadership. Shortly
after Trump's endorsement, Miller, who was left without a seat after the state's redistricting process, announced she would run in the state's newly drawn 15th District, where GOP Rep. Rodney Davis is seeking reelection. "President Donald Trump inspired me to run in 2020 because our country needs principled conservatives in Congress who always put America First," Miller said in a statement on Saturday. "Today, President Trump is endorsing me because I am a conservative fighter...
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At Sen. Durbin event for Mayor Lightfoot, GOP Rep. Rodney Davis swings by and makes bold prediction [MY Congressman:Illinois Rodney Davis, A Picture is worth a Thousand words!]
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Chicago Sun Times ^
| 11/30/2021 | Lynn Sweet
WASHINGTON – Mayor Lori Lightfoot is in DC through Friday, kicking off her visit on Tuesday night with a dinner Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., hosted for the delegation in his Capitol office, and – to my surprise – since usually only Democrats show up at this sort of thing – in walked
GOP Rep. Rodney Davis.
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Alec Baldwin fantasizes about Trump getting beaten 'Rodney King style' if he refuses to concede election
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Fox News ^
| December 21, 2020 | Brian Flood
Far-left actor suggested also ‘a knee on his neck, cutting off his oxygen’ --------------- Actor Alec Baldwin suggested on Sunday that President Trump should be beaten "Rodney King style" because he is a "thug who has destroyed the country." Baldwin
tweeted, "Who arrests Trump if he refuses to concede? Who drags him out? Pepper spray? Cuffs? A knee on his neck, cutting off his oxygen? Does he wheeze ‘I can’t breathe.’ Just whale away on him like a piñata? Rodney King style? The thug who has destroyed the country. What does he deserve?" ALEC BALDWIN SAYS AMERICANS ARE 'MENTALLY ILL'...
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Who is Rodney Joffe, aka ‘Tech Executive-1’ in Durham indictment?
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NY Post ^
| 30 September 2021 | Bruce Golding
The tech executive referenced in the criminal case against leading cybersecurity lawyer Michael Sussmann was identified Thursday as an industry pioneer who’s founded the world’s first commercial internet hosting company, is an expert in detecting malware and holds 10 patents. Rodney
Joffe is the person referred to as “Tech Executive-1” in Sussman’s indictment for allegedly lying to the FBI by withholding his connections to Hillary Clinton’s losing 2016 election campaign against former President Donald Trump, according to CNN... ..Joffe also founded and was chief technology officer of Genuity, which was the first company to offer commercial hosting services that allow...
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Biden's first border chief accuses administration of destroying security, misleading Congress
Rodney Scott warns Biden has created a "significant vulnerability ... for terrorists, narcotics smugglers, human traffickers and even hostile nations."
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https://justthenews.com ^
| Updated: September 20, 2021 - 10:46pm | By John Solomon
In a stunningly blunt warning to senators, President Joe Biden's just-departed Border Patrol chief is accusing the administration of intentionally eroding security to bring illegal aliens into the country and misleading Congress about the severity of the crisis. Rodney
S. Scott, a 29-year career law enforcement officer who retired last month as the U.S. Border Patrol chief, wrote the Democratic and Republican leaders of the Senate and its Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee that career experts have offered numerous recommendations to slow the crisis but have been repeatedly rebuffed. "Common sense border security recommendations from experienced career professionals are...
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Serial killer on death row Rodney Alcala dies of natural causes
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BBC ^
| July 24, 2021 | BBC
A man sentenced to death in the US state of California for murdering a 12-year-old girl and four other women has died of natural causes, officials say. Rodney
Alcala, 77, died at a hospital near California's Corcoran state prison in the early hours of Saturday. Alcala, who was known as the "Dating Game Killer" after taking part in a US TV show, was convicted in 2010. As well as the California killings, he had also pleaded guilty to the murders of two other women in New York.
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'Dating Game' serial killer dies in prison (Rodney Alcala)
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ABC 'News' via MSN ^
| 7/24/21
Rodney Alcala, a convicted serial killer who was on California's death row, has died, authorities said Saturday. Alcala, 77, died of natural causes at 1:43 a.m. Saturday at a hospital in the community near Corcoran State Prison, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement. Alcala
was known as "The Dating Game" killer for his appearance as a winning contestant on the television game show in 1978. After representing himself in Orange County court, he was sentenced to death in 2010 for the 1979 murder of 12-year-old Robin Samsoe and the murders of four other women --...
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Donald Trump-appointed US border chief Rodney Scott told to leave by Joe Biden administration
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ABC News ^
| 24 June 2021 | AP
The chief of the US Border Patrol said he was leaving his job less than two years into a position that lies in the crosshairs of polarising political debate. Rodney
Scott wrote to agents that he will be reassigned... In a statement on social media, Mr (Chief) Scott said he had received a letter offering him the options to resign, retire or relocate, without giving him a reason for his removal. He said the notice came "so the new administration can place the person they want in the position." Mr (Chief) Scott, a career agent, was appointed chief in January...
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