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  • New Documentary Film Pokes Holes in False George Floyd Narratives

    11/16/2023 9:29:52 PM PST · by SeekAndFind · 31 replies
    American Greatness ^ | 11/16/2023 | Debra Heine
    A sobering new documentary aims to debunk the false narratives surrounding the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the trial of Officer Derek Chauvin.“The Fall of Minneapolis,” produced by Alpha News journalist Liz Collin, also examines the tragic impacts of the Black Lives Matter riots, including the collapse of law and order, that continues to this day.Before the George Floyd riots, Collin was a popular Emmy-award-winning news anchor for WCCO-TV in Minneapolis.In 2020, she faced withering criticism over her marriage to Bob Kroll, then the head of the Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis. Collin told talk show host Megyn...
  • Again our ticket is upside down (Vanity reaction)

    08/11/2012 10:59:31 AM PDT · by Freedom_Is_Not_Free · 91 replies
    Heart of darkness | Today in infamy | Disgusted me
    Once again the ticket is upside-down as the GOP-e throws us a bone with a true blue Conservative running second under the thumb of a liberal RINO. McLame formula again. Is this the template for the next 20 GOP-e nominees? Run a turd and coat it in sugar? I hate the GOP-e. I hate them all the more because they know I have to hold my nose this year and vote ABO, which painfully is Romney this year. Puke.
  • Defense team wants rape evidence quickly

    05/16/2006 4:39:46 AM PDT · by Perdogg · 135 replies · 2,015+ views
    Herald Sun (Durham NC) ^ | May 15, 2006 : 10:56 pm ET | By Ray Gronberg : The Herald-Sun
    DURHAM -- Lawyers for accused Duke lacrosse player Reade Seligmann want a judge to hold hearings Thursday on whether to compel police and prosecutors to turn over the evidence they've compiled while investigating the alleged gang rape. The motions have to be heard now because there's a risk that evidence that could exonerate Seligmann "will spoil if not preserved properly," lawyers Kirk Osborn and Ernest Conner said. They said that could happen due to political pressure Durham officials might be putting on investigators. Seligmann's defense team
  • Great Britain: Tony, you've been shafted (England gets worst part of EU deal)

    12/13/2005 9:49:42 PM PST · by Stoat · 18 replies · 615+ views
    The Sun (U.K.) ^ | December 13, 2005 | GEORGE-PASCOE-WATSON
    EXCLUSIVE Tony, you've been shafted We're bottom of the league ... Britiain will get the least per head of population of all 25 EU nations     By GEORGE-PASCOE-WATSON Deputy Political Editor BRITAIN will get the WORST deal of all the EU states in a shocking giveaway by Tony Blair tomorrow. Top secret documents seen by The Sun say Brits will get just half as much as the French and a mere quarter of that won by the Irish. The UK is 27th out of 27 in the EU handouts league. Extraordinarily, Mr Blair will also agree a 47 per...
  • Steilacoom teen says penis costume was prank, not sexual harassment

    10/22/2005 6:49:01 AM PDT · by Mikey_1962 · 36 replies · 1,562+ views
    Fox 12 Oregon ^ | 10-22-05 | Mikey_1962
    <p>STEILACOOM, Wash. The parents of 14-year-old James Watkins agree he deserves school discipline for wearing a penis costume outside a dance at Steilacoom High School.</p> <p>But they want a "sexual harassment" note about the incident dropped from his school record.</p>
  • The Other Woman (black woman in Arkansas had been shafted out of job by Clinton)

    06/17/2004 8:54:49 AM PDT · by doug from upland · 26 replies · 591+ views
    Salon dot com | Sept 1998 | Waas
    The other woman Of all the women swirling around President Clinton, perhaps only one was a true victim. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Correction: Former Spy editor Kurt Andersen did not know of Sidney Blumenthal's alleged involvement in the Bush affair story, as was erroneously stated in the version of this article originally posted by Salon News. The inaccuracy was introduced by Salon editors, who apologize to Mr. Andersen and the reporter for the error. The text has been corrected. BY MURRAY WAAS WASHINGTON -- Late...
  • High Income Workers Protest Limits to Overtime Pay

    07/02/2003 3:55:05 PM PDT · by hardhead · 22 replies · 476+ views
    Fox News ^ | Jul 2, 2003 | Major Garrett
    <p>WASHINGTON — High-income white-collar workers of America are uniting to oppose any loss in wages that may result from changes coming to the Labor Department's rules on overtime worker earnings.</p> <p>The changes, expected to take place in December, foresee increasing overtime eligibility for low-income service sector workers — those who make between $8,000 and $22,000 per year — while reducing eligibility for high-income workers.</p>