Cop arrested, charged in connection with Floyd death

Cop arrested, charged in connection with Floyd death
Ex-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin, who was seen on video kneeling on the neck of George Floyd, was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter.

The Good News:  Derek Chauvin arrested for #GeorgeFloydMurder 

The Bad News:  There's still a 50-50 chance our POTUS decides Chauvin got a raw deal & brings him onstage at campaign events. - John Fugelsang

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump

• CNN's Omar Jimenez Describes Arrest Minutes After Release: 'I Am Thankful That it Happened on Live TV'
• Minnesota Gov. Apologizes to Jeff Zucker and CNN for Arresting Omar Jimenez
• Minneapolis Mayor Calls Out Trump's Tweet Threatening Protesters: ‘Weakness Is Pointing Your Finger at Somebody Else’
• Second Video of George Floyd Arrest Reportedly Showing Multiple Police Officers Kneeling on Him

Now would be a good time to give Colin Kaepernick his job back. - Meena Harris

Kudos To Twitter!
For the second time, Twitter flagged a message from President Trump with a warning, saying that his post-midnight tweet calling for the military to shoot protesters in Minneapolis was “glorifying violence.”

Nation Astonished by Spectacle of Twitter Management Demonstrating Responsibility. - Andy Borowitz

The problem with the Minneapolis protesters is that they are looting local stores for household goods and not an entire country for millions of dollars - Sarah Cooper

Republican Shenanigans

• Ted Cruz Calls for Criminal Investigation of Twitter: ‘Willfully And Openly Violates the Law’
• Trump severs U.S. ties with WHO, then blasts China
• OAN Asks Kayleigh McEnany if Trump Would 'Welcome' Defamation Suit From Scarborough
• Kayleigh McEnany Declares War on Twitter: They 'Targeted' the President of the United States
• Mike Pence sparks outrage with comments on George Floyd: ‘You raging hypocrite’
• Flynn urged Russian ambassador to take 'reciprocal' actions, transcripts show

Trump asked the black community “what do you have to lose?” in voting for him. Turns out, your life. - Anthony Scaramucci 

My God, The Cop Who Murdered George Floyd Worked With Him
A former Minneapolis club owner has said that both George Floyd and the fired police officer in whose custody Floyd died Monday used to work security at her club...

I have an idea, it's kind of radical so bear with me here, also I don't know if anybody else has thought of it, but: What if the police stopped murdering black people? - Stonekettle

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Biden spoke with George Floyd's family and talked about addressing police violence and racism. Trump watched Fox and Friends and whined about Twitter. There's your election choice. - The Rude Pundit 

Rock The Voter News

• Obama on George Floyd's death: 'It can't be normal' in America
• 'Act of brutality': Biden decries George Floyd death
• Biden calls for 'real leadership' after Trump alludes to violence after police killing

In case you’re wondering what Hillary Clinton is doing today, she’s raising money for Sybrina Fulton, Trayvon Martin’s mom who is running for Miami-Dade County Commission. - Adam Parkhomenko

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Business/Tech News

• Oil jumps nearly 90% in May to $35, registering best month on record
• Mark Zuckerberg silent as Trump uses Facebook and Instagram to threaten 'looting' will lead to 'shooting'
• Coronavirus sinks U.S. consumer spending; savings hit record high
• Behind the Scenes of Twitter Team's Controversial Decision to Fact-Check Trump: We Knew 'All Hell Would Break Loose'
• Costa Rica extends coronavirus border restrictions until June 30

Biden should just tweet, “Yeah, I’ll undo that” every time Trump makes a ridiculous desperation move now. - Schooley

Kylie & Kris Jenner Performed Plastic Surgery On Financial Documents, Apparently
Kylie Jenner is no longer a billionaire, according to Forbes... Forbes' Chase Peterson-Withorn and Madeline Berg reported this week that Jenner and her mother, Kris Jenner, inflated their wealth in documents they provided to the publication about Jenner's personal wealth and her company's revenue.

God is looking down on humans right now thinking, “Damn. Maybe I should try dinosaurs again?” - Conan O'Brien

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Odd News

• Meteor that blasted millions of trees in Siberia only 'grazed' Earth, new research says
• Alligator Removed From Launch Pad During SpaceX Flight Preparations
• Monkeys steal coronavirus blood samples in India
• 7 Year Old Plans 'Mini Prom' For His Graduating Babysitter
• Soldier's letter home from Vietnam delivered 52 years later
• 1,000-year-old Viking boat found buried on Norwegian island

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Painted Dunes, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California. Is is just me or do the dunes look like they have a bad case of acne?

Peace.

Protest over George Floyd death turns deadly

Protest over George Floyd death turns deadly
Minneapolis police once again used tear gas as widespread looting and multiple fires were reported at a protest over the death of a black man in police custody.

“A riot is the language of the unheard.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

The World Is A Safer Place Without Saddam Trump

• Trump Shares Post Arguing Face Masks Represent ‘Social Control’ and ‘Slavery’
• Trump Finally Marks 'Very Sad Milestone' of 100,000 American Coronavirus Deaths After Wild Hours-Long Twitter Spree
• Italy records 70 new coronavirus deaths, 593 new cases
• Salvadoran leader says he takes drug touted by Trump for coronavirus
• Health restrictions in Costa Rica cause tension on border with Nicaragua

Trump stole funds from his “charitable” foundation to bolster his campaign and settle business debts, a SCOTUS seat, and the 2016 election, and you want to talk about looting a Target? Lol ok. - OhNoSheTwitnt

So, Death Threats Are Now OK On Twitter?
President Donald Trump promoted a video on Twitter late Wednesday night that opens with Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin declaring that “the only good Democrat is a dead Democrat.”
Griffin made these comments at a New Mexico church while rallying a crowd to protest stay at home guidelines and amid the coronavirus. 

If President Trump doesn’t like Twitter, he can do everyone a favor and stop tweeting. - Sen. Chuck Schumer

Republican Shenanigans

• Draft of Trump Executive Order Leaks Amid Feud with Twitter: Creates Group to Potentially Punish 'Unfair' Social Media
• Gingrich Says Twitter Going Down 'Very Dangerous Path,' Warns it Could 'Become A Regulated Public Institution'
• Limbaugh on Trump’s Scarborough Conspiracy Tweets: He’s Throwing Gasoline on a Fire, 'Having Fun' Watching 'Holier-Than-Thou' Journos React
• Republican lawmakers accused of hiding positive COVID-19 test result from Democrats, who call it 'immoral'
• White House press secretary voted by mail 12 times in 12 years
• Kellyanne Conway on voting by mail in 2018 midterms: 'That's called an absentee ballot'
• CNN’s John King: If Any of Us Went on Twitter Rants Like Trump Did, 'We Would Be Fired in a Snap'

America is a tinderbox ready to explode right now and Donald Trump is an arsonist carelessly flicking a lighter. - Keith Boykin

White House Still Pushing Hydroxychloroquine
President Trump is feeling “perfect” after taking hydroxychloroquine and would take the drug again if he felt he were exposed to the novel coronavirus, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said Thursday.

Trump Lashes Out at Spell-Check for Treating Him Unfairly. - Andy Borowitz

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Rock The Voter News

• NSA warns of ongoing Russian hacking campaign against U.S. systems
• Joe Biden Marks 100,000 Coronavirus Deaths with Empathetic Message, Then Attacks Trump with Brutal Ad
• U.S. Senator Kaine tests positive for coronavirus antibodies
• Amy Klobuchar declined to prosecute officer at center of George Floyd's death after previous conduct complaints

Today is a good day to remember that President Trump solicited and accepted election assistance from Russia and has to this day sought to corruptly bargain away the safety of the United States in exchange for Russian money, protection and political assistance. - Josh Marshall

Trump Better Not Visit New York, He May Get Arrested!
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Thursday he will sign an executive order allowing private businesses to deny entry to customers who are not wearing face coverings. 
“We made them mandatory in public settings, public transportation etc., but when we’re talking about reopening stores and places of business, we’re giving the store owners the right to say, ‘If you’re not wearing a mask, you can't come in,'” Cuomo said during his daily press briefing.

All Lives Matter didn't trend once in these months that saw 100,000 Americans die from a pandemic. But Black folks demand equality and it starts trending. I'm tired, man. - David Dennis Jr. tweet

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Business/Tech News

• Unemployment insurance claims surpass 40M
• COVID-19 infects more than 3,000 U.S. meatpacking workers: union
• Mortgage rates nose-dive to new low and bring out the buyers
• Twitter's Jack Dorsey Defends Fact-Check on Trump Tweet, Hits Back at Zuckerberg

Twitter’s Servers Burst Into Flames After Attempting to Fact-Check All of Trump’s Tweets. - Andy Borowitz

Pelosi Blasts Facebook's Smug Zuckerberg
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Thursday blasted Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s comments about his platform's decision not to fact-check lawmakers, calling the remarks a “disgrace." “As far as the platforms are concerned, they want two things from the federal government, no regulation and no taxes. And so they cater to the Trump administration all the time. ”

Fact: The only way Trump could destroy Twitter is if they hired him to run it. - Alex Cole

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Odd News

• 103-Year-Old Woman Celebrates Coronavirus Recovery With a Bud Light
• Archaeologists discover pristine ancient Roman mosaic floor buried under piles of vines
• A Florida teacher convicted of multiple sex crimes involving students begged a judge for castration instead of prison time
• Lead singer of Christian band Hawk Nelson reveals he no longer believes in God
• Bottle of cognac from 1762 sells for $146,000

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The uninhabited Kermadec Islands are a subtropical island arc in the South Pacific Ocean 800 –1,000 km northeast of New Zealand's North Island. In other words, out in the middle of nowhere and virus-free.

Peace.

Fauci says he wears a mask to be a symbol of what 'you should be doing'

Fauci says he wears a mask to be a symbol of what 'you should be doing'
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Wednesday called for a cautious approach to reopening the US and implored Americans to wear face masks in public, comments that are at odds with President Donald Trump's push to have America quickly return to normalcy.

Democrats wear masks.  Trumpers wear hoods. - Tea Pain

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• 'Why NFL players kneel: Reason 1 million': LeBron James, athletes speak out on George Floyd's death
• Brazil police raid Rio governor's residences amid COVID-19 probe
• Fauci: Hydroxychloroquine not effective against coronavirus
• France bans use of hydroxychloroquine as coronavirus treatment

Black oppression is having a policeman's knee on your neck until you can't breathe.
White oppression is having to eat your Arby's Beef 'n Cheddar in your truck. - Middle Age Riot

Bye Bye Afghanistan?
US military reportedly making plans for Trump that include a complete Afghanistan withdrawal before the next election. Defense Department officials are planning to brief President Donald Trump on several options to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan, according to multiple reports. 

My daughter lives in Nashville & wore her mask to buy groceries. Guy yells at her: ‘Liberal pussy!’ Back story: she nearly died of H1N1. She was in the ICU for a week, on a ventilator for 3 days. She CANNOT get covid. The ignorance & hatred is so painful. She’s trying to survive. - Rosanne Cash

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump again tweets about Scarborough conspiracy, despite heavy criticism
• Trump Threatens to Shut Down Twitter for Fact-Checking His Tweets: 'Clean Up Your Act, NOW!!!'
• Kellyanne Conway: Trump's Twitter fact checks done by 'people who attack him all day long'
• Trump Celebrates Layoffs at The Atlantic During Coronavirus Crisis: 'Great News'
• Trump raises eyebrows with remark about insulin
• Calls in Congress for probe on how former Trump aide won $3 million respirator contract
• Rod Rosenstein to testify before Senate panel on Russia probe

Trump Demands That Republican Convention Move from North Carolina to Moscow. - Andy Borowitz

If you can stand in line for a cupcake, you can stand in line to vote. - Kellyanne Conway

Email
Subject: Scarborough

My guess is that Trump wants to unravel all the conspiracy theories surrounding the death of Scarborough's aide, right down to the coroner, Dr. Michael Berkland who had a questionable resume and in 2012 police said he kept a storage unit which was filled with containers of crudely preserved human organs. Trump's base will think Scarborough is a Zombie!!!

Just my two cents!
Stay safe, too!!!
Lynn


Hi Lynn, You may be right. What is so sad is Trump is pulling a Seth Rich on Scarborough, causing misery to the surviving family.

As my longtime viewers know, I am no fan of Scarborough. He hit me with a cease and desist order in 2005 which he never followed up. He's no murderer, he's a slimy whiney opportunist.

I know Joe Scarborough. Joe is a friend of mine. I don't know T.J. Klausutis. Joe can weather vile, baseless accusations but T.J.? His heart is breaking. Enough already. - Mitt Romney

42 Percent of Americans Approve of Trump's Job Performance. 42 Percent.
President Trump's job approval sank toward a two-year low on Wednesday, according to poll from the right-leaning polling firm Rasmussen.

The poll released Wednesday shows 42 percent of likely U.S. voters approve of Trump's job performance, while 57 percent disapprove.

Nation’s Parents Fear That If Kids Miss Enough School They Will Turn Out Like Betsy DeVos. - Andy Borowitz

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden calls for DOJ Civil Rights Division to investigate George Floyd's death
• Biden: Trump's 'an absolute fool' for stoking face mask controversy
• California DA launches investigation into Tara Reade testimony
• Gabbard drops defamation lawsuit against Clinton

Trump Fears Next Election Will Be Decided by Americans. - Andy Borowitz

At this point, Donald Trump is more likely to have a mental condition named after him than a presidential library. #TrumpMeltdown - Middle Age Riot

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Business/Tech News

• 23 states sue Trump over rollback of Obama fuel efficiency regulations
• Boeing laying off 6,770 employees, with more to come
• Researchers: Half of Twitter Accounts Arguing About 'Reopening America' May Be Bots
• Twitter employees 'very unhappy' the platform won't correct Trump falsehoods about Scarborough and staff member
• U.S. mortgage applications rise for sixth straight week

Twitter putting a weak disclaimer on a Trump tweet feels like Susan Collins has been put in charge at Twitter. - Roland Scahill

Sign Of The Future? Walmart To Sell Used Clothing.
Walmart on Wednesday announced a partnership with resale platform ThredUp to sell previously owned branded clothing, shoes, handbags and more online...The company said it started planning the initiative a year ago and launched it at a time when the pandemic has forced many households to become even more budget conscious amid widespread furloughs and job losses.

Trump traveled all the way to Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the #SpaceX launch and it was just cancelled.
Trump ruins everything. - Travis Allen

I actually used this exact machine back in the 1960s at Fort Lauderdale Airport.

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Odd News

• Human activity 'threatens 50 billion years of evolution on our planet'
• Chimpanzee lip-smacking offers clue to evolution of human speech
• Two coyotes decide to serenade the city of San Francisco
• Monkey chases host out of studio during TV interview
• Italy-bound flight returns to Germany due to closed airport
• Fisherman discovers 200-year-old shipwreck off Mexican coast

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Just to put things in perspective, here we are racing around the sun at 67,000 miles per hour.

Peace.