nnnNNGNGH I shouldn't be doing this so late but I keep not doing it so

OKAY. You know what's happening with Pence and the 25th Amendment, right?

Let's go over it real quick.

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He keeps (reportedly) going back and forth on yanking Trump via the 25th Amendment.

Really, he _really_ doesn't want to. He's already facing the base's wrath. This ( Read more... )

Current end of Greg Doucette thread on police violence.

1. Seattle Police defend response to weekend Black Lives Matter protests, deny violation of court’s use-of-force limits
2. Whistleblower: LAPD SWAT is controlled by a “SWAT Mafia” of veteran cops who encourage the use of deadly force and call members who attempt de-escalation "cowards"
3. A Black man ( Read more... )

You do get kind of... not numb, but enervated, don't you?

1. Another huge crowd tonight in Portland, including a new "wall" on the front lines: a Wall of Vets.
2. Feds Tear Gas Portland Protesters For 10th Straight Night, Hitting Journalists Despite Judge Ruling
3. Homeland Security Was Destined to Become a Secret Police Force
4. What is happening in Portland and ( Read more... )

The big news may be the Feds suing to overturn Seattle's ban on tear gas. They want to bring the same shit there that they brought to Portland, and that includes massive burning clouds of chemical weapons in our streets, because fuck this, fuck them, fuck everything.

If you supported Trump you're a goddamn traitor and I hope you die gasping for ( Read more... )

It's getting harder to differentiate between the fascism and police violence editions.

Here's the current end of Greg Doucette's thread on police violence.

1. I am here outside the Federal Courthouse in Downtown Portland, where a crowd of mothers have gathered again after being tear gassed last night by feds.
2. 'They just started whaling on me': Veteran ( Read more... )

A Mega-Thread of Greg Doucette's police violence posts, for easier navigation. But it's not up to date. This is the latest post at time of edit.

1. NEW YORK CITY: Police charge homeless man they punched in the face with violent felony assault on the officer, specifically for the officer's hand "swelling" as a result of the punch.
2. LOS ANGELES: Police ( Read more... )

The current end of Greg Doucette's massive thread tracking police violence.

1. U.S. Marshals probing protester’s shooting by federal officer in Portland, mayor says
2. Off-duty officer who drove car through protest crowd ‘no longer employed’ by Seattle police
3. Cop who threatened to kill protesters shoots, kills colleague who knocked on door, affidavit says
4. ( Read more... )

And it's only mid-July.

1. Robert Mueller: Roger Stone remains a convicted felon, and rightly so
2. Debunking 12 lies and falsehoods from the White House statement on Roger Stone's commutation
3. The worst president ever keeps getting worse
4. Trump Allegedly Suggested Selling Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria Approached
5. If you want someone to stay loyal to your cult ( Read more... )

This thread from the Seattle PD (see entry 13) is why we need to completely tear down law enforcement and start over.

1. SEATTLE: Seattle City Council pressed to defund police, move 911 response dispatchers out of department
2. SEATTLE: Seattle Police arrest photojournalist Brad Fox, who photographed them arresting a protestor for doing, apparently, ( Read more... )

The police are still rioting, as Greg Doucette likes to say. The link is to the current end of his police violence thread, which just keeps getting longer, and you should browse it. Particularly in the context of the last story in this list today, where a whistleblowing officer released video showing the murder of an arrestee by police.

The ( Read more... )