AvatarNick LutesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logopinPinned‘Lakota Nation vs. United States’ Review: An Urgent Documentary About the Laws and Legends That Stole Americaindiewire.com - David EhrlichAmong many other things, Jesse Short Bull and Laura Tomaselli’s film is an essential primer for and parallel story to Martin Scorsese's "Killers of …
AvatarNick LutesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo12 hours agoBoeing’s Safety Scandal Is an Object Lesson in the Dangers of Stock Buybackscommondreams.org - Thom HartmannA Boeing whistleblower is testifying before Congress today that the 787 has dangerous flaws in the way it’s put together.Sen. Richard Blumenthal …
AvatarNick LutesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo6 hours agoFormer Black St. Louis Cop Says He Was Beaten By White Colleagues ‘Like Rodney King’ While Working Undercover at Protest; Judge Awards Him $23.5Matlantablackstar.com - Yasmeen FreightmanA former police officer who was beaten by his colleagues while he was working undercover during a protest in 2017 was just awarded $23.5 million by a …
AvatarNick LutesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoPowerPoint 'accidentally sent to Dem lawmakers' reveals Arizona GOP strategy to 'dilute votes'alternet.org - Alex HendersonArizona Republicans, including far-right U.S. Senate hopeful Kari Lake, have been in damage-control mode following a recent ruling by the Arizona …
AvatarNick LutesAvatarAvatar6 days agoWhite-sounding names get called back for jobs more than Black ones, a new study findsverified_publisherNPR - Joe HernandezTwenty years ago, two economists responded to a slew of help-wanted ads in Boston and Chicago newspapers using a set of fictitious names to test for racial bias in the job market. The watershed study found that applicants with names suggesting they were white got 50% more callbacks from employers …
AvatarNick LutesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 days ago‘It’s Sickening’: Video Shows Cop Pushing 13-Year-Old Teen’s Head Into Concrete, Arresting Him for Selling Roses In Front of a South Carolina Walmartatlantablackstar.com - Yasmeen FreightmanVideos showing the forceful arrest of a 13-year-old boy at a Walmart in South Carolina earlier this month have triggered a wave of community backlash …
AvatarNick LutesAvatarAvatar6 days agoThe Mississippi sheriff whose ranks included a 'Goon Squad' needs to goMSNBC - Jarvis DeBerryThe depraved story of these Mississippi officers sexually torturing two Black men began with a racist phone call. Six former law enforcement officers …
AvatarNick LutesAvatarAvatarFox Guest Sparks Anger With Heartless Comment About Travel For AbortionHuffPost - Lee MoranMark Simone's callous hot take drew backlash online. A guest on Larry Kudlow’s Fox Business show was slammed on social media after he suggested that women being forced to travel out of their home states to receive an abortion is “not the worst thing in the world.” Critics on X (formerly Twitter) …
AvatarNick LutesAvatarAvatar6 Mississippi 'Goon Squad' officers sentenced to 15 to 45 years on state charges for torture of 2 Black menNBC News - By Maria Piñero, Marlene Lenthang and Doha MadaniThe white officers pleaded guilty in the brutal attack on Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker in January 2023. The six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who tortured and abused two Black men in a racist attack were sentenced on Wednesday to 15 to 45 years in prison on state …
AvatarNick LutesAvatarAvatarMississippi 'Goon Squad' members sentenced for torturing Black menNBC News - NBCNews.comSix former Mississippi law enforcement officers who were part of a self-proclaimed "goon squad" have been sentenced to prison for torturing two black men during a 2023 interrogation.April 10, 2024
AvatarNick LutesAvatarAvatar96 shots fired in fatal traffic stop. Chicago watchdog agency and bodycam video raise questions.verified_publisherUSA TODAY - Michael LoriaCHICAGO – For Sheila Banks, the late afternoon of March 21 began easy, with her son Dexter Reed heading out to enjoy his new SUV. “Momma, I’m going out for a ride,” she recalled Tuesday. It ended with Reed, 26, being gunned down on a residential corner by Chicago police officers who fired nearly 100 …
AvatarNick LutesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Bullying of Adeel Manji Tells Muslim Americans They Are 2nd Class Citizenscommondreams.org - Kathrina (Kasia) Szymborski WolfkotThe treatment of the first Muslim federal appellate nominee sends a message to people of Muslim faith with aspirations for the federal bench: don’t …
AvatarNick LutesAvatarAvatarElon Musk blamed for X ad calling for execution of gay peopleLGBTQ Nation - Daniel VillarrealThe post violates the platform's own policies against hate speech. An ad calling for the execution of gay people is reportedly running on X, according …