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NYPD official retiring amid investigation into hateful posts
Using a pseudonym, the former head of the department’s workplace discrimination office posted vulgar, racist nicknames when referring to multiple Black public figures. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/nypd-official-retiring-amid-investigation-hateful-posts-n1253910…
Capitol attack: the five people who died
Officer Brian Sicknick, 42, was reportedly struck in head during Wednesday riot, while four Trump supporters also died Family members and law enforcement have confirmed…
Hoyer says rioters destroyed display commemorating John Lewis
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said Thursday that the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol Wednesday destroyed a display outside his office honoring the…
Laverne Cox and friend targeted in ‘shocking’ transphobic attack in LA park
‘It doesn’t matter who you are,’ Orange is the New Black star says. ‘If you’re trans, you’re going to experience stuff like this’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/laverne-cox-attacked-transphobic-los-angeles-b1763742.html…
FBI reports 2019 was deadliest year on record for hate crimes
Hate crimes on the rise as civil rights groups call for further action to be taken Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hate-crimes-fbi-2019-trump-b1723877.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
Suspected jihadist goes on trial over train attack foiled by US tourists
Ayoub El-Khazzani accused of opening fire with assault rifle on packed train to Paris in 2015 A suspected jihadist gunman whose attack on a packed…
Pro-Trump messages painted on headstones at Jewish cemetery
Police are investigating vandalism that left several headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Grand Rapids spray-painted with “TRUMP” and “MAGA” before President Donald Trump held…
Election Day becomes doomsday scenario for militia groups
For some far-right militant groups, Election Day represents more than just the moment America chooses its next president. It’s become a rallying cry to prepare…
Oregon officials vote to ban Confederate flag at historic cemeteries
An Oregon state commission has unanimously voted to ban Confederate flags from the state’s historic cemeteries. Oregon’s Commission… Source: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/522963-oregon-officials-vote-to-ban-confederate-flag-at-historic-cemeteries Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…
Michigan Gov. Whitmer: Every time Trump talks about me ‘I get more death threats’
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on Wednesday said President Trump’s remarks about her are leading to more death threats, a day after the president lashed…
Facebook bans Holocaust denial, distortion posts
Facebook is banning posts that deny or distort the Holocaust and will start directing people to authoritative sources if they search for information about the…
Texas man 'who killed three neighbours' had swastika drawn on forehead
Michael Wettstein, 60, was charged with capital murder on Tuesday Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/texas-man-killed-three-neighbours-swastika-head-michael-wettstein-a9677671.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with you. The Article…
As Nazis, KKK, and militia descend, Georgia town shuts down public transport and park
In Georgia, the City of Stone Mountain is shutting down public transportation, closing a park, and urging everyone to avoid the area on Saturday, when…
We all have a responsibility to tell the truth about genocide
To diminish the reality of events does not help us, or future generations, writes Robert Fisk Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/voices/genocide-srebrenica-armenia-turkey-ukraine-a9622901.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
Black transgender woman found shot and killed on last day of Pride month
A Black transgender woman was found dead with apparent gunshot wounds in a Dallas parking lot on Tuesday, the last day of Pride month, ……
North Carolina police department fires officers who said black people could be wiped-out with civil war
Comments captured on video showed one cop saying mass-slaughter would ‘put ’em back about four or five generations’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/north-carolina-police-department-officers-fired-black-americans-civil-war-a9585191.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
NASCAR says noose found in Bubba Wallace’s garage stall at Alabama race
A noose was discovered in the garage stall of Black race car driver Bubba Wallace at a NASCAR race in Alabama on Sunday, less than…
Man beaten with hammer as he lay in bed in racist attack
‘This was vicious attack on a defenceless man in his own home,’ police say Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/dungiven-hammer-attack-racist-hate-crime-northern-ireland-police-a9575116.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Trump ads removed from Facebook for 'violating our policy against organized hate'
Dozens of ads using Nazi symbol for political opponents remained online for more than a day before Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election/trump-ad-facebook-remove-hate-policy-2020-election-a9574146.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story…
Nooses hanging from trees in California investigated as hate crime
City’s mayor says ‘We have got to stop terrorising our black and brown citizens’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nooses-tree-california-hate-crime-oakland-a9573456.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Footage shows Trump supporters taunting protesters by reenacting George Floyd's death as they passed by
Both of the men who can be seen mocking peaceful demonstrators in numerous videos posted to social media have since lost their jobs Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-george-floyd-new-jersey-protests-black-lives-matter-jim-joe-demarco-a9558761.html…
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