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June 20, 2020

Lakers owner Jeanie Buss shares vile letter she received from racist fan: 'Why don’t you look in the mirror'

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jeanie Buss shared a racist and misogynist letter she received from a long-time “fan” to Instagram on Friday to encourage her “white friends” to “acknowledge the racism that exists in our country.” 

June 20, 2020

Ulysses S. Grant statue toppled in San Francisco

A statue of former President Ulysses S. Grant-- the Union general who led his army to victory against the Confederacy during the Civil War-- was toppled on Friday as hundreds gathered in San Francisco to celebrate Juneteenth. 

June 20, 2020

Seattle police union chief calls for 'leadership' after fatal shooting in CHOP zone

Recent violence inside Seattle's police-free Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) zone is "very troubling" and is a direct result of the failure of city leadership, Seattle Police Officers Guild President Michael Solan stated Saturday.

June 20, 2020

Floyd family attorney worries US could repeat history after removing Confederate monuments

Ben Crump, the attorney for George Floyd's family, said on Saturday that he wasn't sure whether Americans should remove Confederate statues, warning that doing so could allow the U.S. to later go down a similar road.

June 20, 2020

Minnesota legislature fails to reach deal on police reforms, adjourns special session

The week-long session ended in frustration as neither party was willing to budge.

June 20, 2020

Tucker Carlson: No one attempted to stop Democratic power grab, Republicans have let down millions

When the moment of crisis came, Republicans ran away. 

June 20, 2020

Pompeo says UN Human Rights Council hits ‘new low’ with anti-US resolution on race, police

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday blasted the controversial U.N. Human Rights Council, after the organization passed a resolution criticizing the state of policing and race in the U.S. -- even as it ignores egregious human rights violations from those sat on the council itself.

June 20, 2020

Steve Levy: Defund the police? Tried that in the '60s and '70s. Here's how it worked

It is scary that a good third of our population thinks "Defund the Police" is a palatable goal.

June 20, 2020

DC protesters pull down, burn statue of Confederate general

Protesters toppled the only statue of a Confederate general in the nation's capital and set it on fire Friday night.

June 20, 2020

Newt Gingrich: Speaker Pelosi, mobs and more -- let's refocus America on liberty and justice for all

Once the memory hole game begins, and the mob tastes blood, this process of destruction can go on and on.