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  • Rob Beschizza
    6:03 am Fri, Jun 5, 2020
    If you see the police, start recording

    T.C. Sottek writes that this week's protests, marked by soaring levels of police violence against demonstrators, show that we have a responsibility to record them when we can. Last night's… Read the rest of the article: If you see the police, start recording

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  • Rob Beschizza
    5:34 am Fri, Jun 5, 2020
    "Law Enforcement" seizes hundreds of coronavirus masks to prevent use by protestors

    The Huffington Post reports that law enforcement has siezed hundreds of coronavirus masks to prevent protestors from wearing them in public. The U.S. Postal Service tracking numbers for the packages… Read the rest of the article: "Law Enforcement" seizes hundreds of coronavirus masks to prevent use by protestors

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  • Rob Beschizza
    5:12 am Fri, Jun 5, 2020
    Elderly man shoved to ground by Buffalo cops in horrific footage

    GRAPHIC CONTENT: Video shows police in Buffalo, New York, shoving 75-year-old to groundWatch this video on YouTube Two officers from Buffalo police department were suspended late Thursday after footage of… Read the rest of the article: Elderly man shoved to ground by Buffalo cops in horrific footage

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  • Rob Beschizza
    4:59 am Fri, Jun 5, 2020
    Unusual dongle adapts life to death

    This dongle allegedly converts "household" — i.e. 110v AC power — to 3.5mm. It's misdescribed and is for photographic use (if it were intended to be jammed in the mains,… Read the rest of the article: Unusual dongle adapts life to death

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  • Rob Beschizza
    10:46 am Thu, Jun 4, 2020
    Parodies of the New York Times' wretched "crush the protests" column

    The New York Times celebrated the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre by publishing a column calling for a similar crackdown here in the U.S. It has not gone down… Read the rest of the article: Parodies of the New York Times' wretched "crush the protests" column

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  • Rob Beschizza
    7:13 am Thu, Jun 4, 2020
    Trump doesn't trust Secret Service to keep him safe

    After cowering in the White House bunker didn't work out for Trump, nor the ridiculous photo-op that followed it, the building itself is being surrounded by shabby fortifications: a fence… Read the rest of the article: Trump doesn't trust Secret Service to keep him safe

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  • Rob Beschizza
    6:19 am Thu, Jun 4, 2020
    On anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, a call for blood in America

    The New York Times today printed a call for the U.S. military to crush protests against police brutality. Today is also the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in… Read the rest of the article: On anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre, a call for blood in America

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  • Rob Beschizza
    5:19 am Thu, Jun 4, 2020
    Giant buttplug gnome statue unveiled by man suspended by hooks in own flesh

    Direkte: Avduking av «analplugg-gnomen»Watch this video on YouTube This video depicts a giant gnome statue being unveiled by a man in Ekeberg Park in Oslo. The gnome is holding a… Read the rest of the article: Giant buttplug gnome statue unveiled by man suspended by hooks in own flesh

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  • Rob Beschizza
    5:12 am Thu, Jun 4, 2020
    Grandma nails bottle flip

    Grandma’s bottle flipWatch this video on YouTube Volume up, you'll want to hear the cackle of victory.

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  • Rob Beschizza
    3:42 pm Wed, Jun 3, 2020
    Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis denounces Trump as a threat to America, compares him to Nazis

    Jim Mattis was Trump's first defence secretary, serving from 2017-2019. He quit and promised he would not be quiet forever, but also said it would be improper to criticize a… Read the rest of the article: Former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis denounces Trump as a threat to America, compares him to Nazis

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  • Rob Beschizza
    1:30 pm Wed, Jun 3, 2020
    New York Times column calls for U.S. military to suppress protests with "overwhelming force"

    The New York Times today published a column by Sen. Tom Cotton calling for the U.S. military to violently suppress nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed… Read the rest of the article: New York Times column calls for U.S. military to suppress protests with "overwhelming force"

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  • Rob Beschizza
    10:24 am Wed, Jun 3, 2020
    Philly removes statue of racist mayor

    The statue of Frank Rizzo, Philadephia's longtime and notoriously racist mayor, disappeared last night. Already damaged by protestors during national unrest over the police killing of George Floyd, even city… Read the rest of the article: Philly removes statue of racist mayor

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  • Rob Beschizza
    10:10 am Wed, Jun 3, 2020
    Latest Trump publicity shot looks like scene from The Omen

    The White House released this photo of the Trumps in a church. The idea is to show Donald and Melania as serious Christians after the bungled Bible photo-op, but they… Read the rest of the article: Latest Trump publicity shot looks like scene from The Omen

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  • Rob Beschizza
    8:27 am Wed, Jun 3, 2020
    Zoom CEO says it won't encrypt free calls because it wants to share them with law enforcement

    It's game over for those holding out hope Zoom would do more for user privacy: the company's CEO explicitly cited law enforcement as why it will not offer encrypted calling… Read the rest of the article: Zoom CEO says it won't encrypt free calls because it wants to share them with law enforcement

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  • Rob Beschizza
    7:45 am Wed, Jun 3, 2020
    NYPD officers assault Associated Press journalist, force crew to stop covering protest

    NYPD confronts media as curfew takes effectWatch this video on YouTube NYPD forced an Associated Press film crew to stop covering protests in New York City, the news agency reported… Read the rest of the article: NYPD officers assault Associated Press journalist, force crew to stop covering protest

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  • Rob Beschizza
    6:50 am Wed, Jun 3, 2020
    Repost the text of Trump's calls for violence, get suspended from Twitter

    President Trump enjoys a vaguely-defined but formal exemption from Twitter's policies on the grounds of his inherent newsworthiness. Recently, Twitter began putting warnings on his Tweets when they called for… Read the rest of the article: Repost the text of Trump's calls for violence, get suspended from Twitter

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  • Rob Beschizza
    6:28 am Wed, Jun 3, 2020
    Last person collecting a civil war pension dies

    "Last Civil War Pensioner"Watch this video on YouTube Irene Triplett's father fought in the civil war as a young man and remarried as an elderly senior. Triplett, born 1930, inherited… Read the rest of the article: Last person collecting a civil war pension dies

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  • Rob Beschizza
    6:07 am Wed, Jun 3, 2020
    NYPD traps protestors on bridge for hours after curfew

    Last night, police in New York city kettled hundreds of protestors on the Manhattan Bridge, preventing them from dispersing for hours, even after curfew fell. The New York Times reports… Read the rest of the article: NYPD traps protestors on bridge for hours after curfew

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  • Rob Beschizza
    5:39 am Wed, Jun 3, 2020
    Steve King loses Iowa Republican Primary

    Steve King, the Republican congressman who openly embraced white supremacy, will not be the party's candidate in November's general election. Sen. Randy Feenstra defeated him in Tuesday's five-way primary race.… Read the rest of the article: Steve King loses Iowa Republican Primary

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  • Rob Beschizza
    11:55 am Tue, Jun 2, 2020
    Denim chaps

    To celebrate Pride, Levis decided to make and sell denim chaps. They cost $98 and come in small, medium or large in stonewashed blue. No ordinary Pride collection. This year,… Read the rest of the article: Denim chaps

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