Looters damage property in Chicago, more than 100 arrested
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Protesters burn Bible, American flag as tensions rise in Portland
A protester burns a flag during a demonstration in Portland, Oregon. – Reuters Protesters burned an American flag and a Bible in Portland, Oregon, sparking outrage just as weeks of violent demonstrations seemed to be coming to a close. For more than 60 days, Black Lives Matters demonstrators, including a “Wall of Moms” and a…
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Barr spars with Dems on Trump ties, riots at fiery House hearing
Barr has defended his independence from President Trump, amid accusations from Democrats. Attorney General Bill Barr clashed with Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday over accusations that he is carrying out President Trump‘s political wishes, as he appeared for a long-awaited hearing where tensions also flared over protests and riots following George Floyd’s death in police custody. The hearing,…
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Portland mayor tear-gassed by federal agents, riot declared
Wheeler had joined protesters downtown earlier in the evening for a listening session where he thanked them for opposing the Trump administration’s “occupation” of the city in the deployment of federal agents A riot was declared in Portland just after midnight Thursday morning after Mayor Ted Wheeler’s tense visit with protesters— where he was booed, told to resign, given…
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Trump denies Minnesota governor’s request for $500M to repair damage from riots
President Trump has denied a request from Minnesota’s governor for money to rebuild parts of Minneapolis that were destroyed during the riots following the death of George Floyd. “The Governor is disappointed that the federal government declined his request for financial support,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s office said in a statement. “As we navigate one…
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Former NYPD commissioner: Mayor de Blasio is ‘surrendering’ to violent crime
De Blasio ‘sapped the strength of the NYPD since he took office in 2014,’ Kelly says. Former New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told “Your World” on Monday that he attributes the recent violence in the city and the increase in officers retiring from the police department to Mayor Bill de Blasio. “I put this all out at the…
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 26 June 2020
Greetings from Tyler, One of the most bizarre scenes we’ve witnessed during this radical attempt to destroy the United States is that of a white girl cursing black police officers, ranting and raving about racism. Glenn Beck predicted what we’re seeing some years ago, and incredibly it has come true. The former Occupy Wall Street…
