After a year of social justice protests and identity politics leading to the 2020 election, Orange County Republicans say it’s time for Americans to turn down the heat on rhetoric and focus on commonalities rather than differences. But how Republicans should approach such a hot-button topic depends on who you ask within the party. Costa…
California Republicans Denounce ‘Divisive’ Identity Politics
Entire Portland Police Rapid Response Team Quit After Officer’s Indictment
The entire Portland Police Bureau’s Rapid Response Team (RRT) has left their voluntary positions after an officer was indicted on a protest assault charge. The team, which is responsible for providing public safety at crowd events when there was a threat of harm to the community, consisted of approximately 50 officers, all of whom resigned on June 16, the bureau announced….
Entire Portland Police Rapid Response Team Quits After Officer’s Indictment
The entire Portland Police Bureau’s Rapid Response Team (RRT) has left their voluntary positions after an officer was indicted on a protest assault charge. The team, which is responsible for providing public safety at crowd events when there was a threat of harm to the community, consisted of approximately 50 officers, all of whom resigned on June 16, the bureau announced….
Public ‘Fed up of Virtue-Signalling Police Officers’: New Manchester Police Chief
Police impartiality is at risk when officers make gestures such as “taking the knee,” the new police chief in Greater Manchester has said. Stephen Watson, the new chief constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP), told The Telegraph on Sunday that he thought the public is “fed up of virtue-signalling police officers when they’d really rather…
England Footballers Taking the Knee Engaged in ‘Gesture Politics’: UK Minister
UK Home Secretary Priti Patel said on Monday that she does not support England footballers taking the knee ahead of Euro 2020 games, calling the act “gesture politics.” The England team was booed by some fans in London’s Wembley Stadium on June 13 when players took the knee before kick-off in their match with Croatia…
Black Lives Matter Infighting Grows, Members Demand ‘Accountability’ From Co-founder
Infighting among different Black Lives Matter groups appear to be increasing after a coalition of Black Lives Matter chapters demanded transparency from the group’s global network amid reports that co-founder Patrisse Cullors spent millions of dollars on homes and real estate. Cullors, a self-described “trained Marxist,” stepped down from the group last month but denied…
Second Man Charged Over Shooting of UK Black Lives Matter Activist Sasha Johnson
British police said on Saturday that a second teenager had been charged with conspiracy to murder over the shooting of Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson. The 27-year-old remains in critical condition in hospital after being shot in the head at a party in London in the early hours of May 23. The Metropolitan Police…
Downing Street Says Prime Minister ‘Respects the Right’ to Protest After England Team Booed for Taking a Knee
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said that he respects the right of people to peacefully protest following the England football team taking the knee ahead of a Euro 2020 warm-up game last week. The tournament, originally scheduled for last year, was postponed for a year due to restriction measures during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic….
BLM St. Paul Founder Who Quit Says Black Lives Matter Is ‘Racist’ Against Black Children Over Charter Schools
The founder of a Black Lives Matter chapter in St. Paul, Minnesota, said that the left-wing organization engages in a form of racism because it opposes school choice. Rashard Turner, who left Black Lives Matter, released a video last week saying he learned the “ugly truth” about the group operates and claimed that “they had…
No Prosecutions Over 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests in Northern Ireland
Fourteen People who were reported in connection with attendance at Black Lives Matter protests last year will not be prosecuted, Northern Ireland’s Public Prosecution Service (PPS) said on Wednesday. The PPS said that it came to the conclusion that “the Test for Prosecution was not met in respect of any suspect on evidential grounds.” There…
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