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A disturbing video that has recently begun circulating on social media shows a Florida school resource officer slamming a female student to the ground. The clip appears to show a deputy throwing the student into the concrete walkway, later placing handcuffs on her as she appears to lay motionless on the ground. WKMG-TV reports that the […]
Criticism is stacking up in connection with 20-year-old Emanual Jackson, a participant in the violent Capitol riot earlier this month who’s now said to have been denied bail. Jackson, who is Black, turned himself in to the Metropolitan Police Department in D.C. on Jan. 18 and confirmed that he was seen in footage from the riot […]
With all the anguish associated with the human existence as of late, it’s nice to know that at least robots are making the best of it by bagging some new anguish-spurred jobs. Walmart, per a report from the Associated Press on Wednesday, is utilizing the help of robots in an effort to keep up with the […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a newly elected republican representative, repeatedly endorsed calls to execute prominent Democratic politicians before taking office. According to reporting from CNN, Greene frequently used her Facebook to endorse threats of violence against Democrats in 2018 and 2019 as a supporter of the QAnon conspiracy, which falsely accuses politicians and celebrities of participating […]
Heather Fawcett was faced with a major dilemma this month: She could either put her family’s life at risk or potentially see her alleged attacker walk free. She chose the latter. According to The Oregonian, a judge has dismissed the assault charges against Pedro Sanchez, an Oregon man who is accused of attacking Fawcett with a hammer five years […]
It’s the photo that launched a thousand memes. While all eyes were set on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, photojournalist Brendan Smialowski captured an image so striking, so impactful, that social media users couldn’t help but welcome it into the meme hall of fame. Nearly a week later it seems like there isn’t a person […]
We’ve got another case of a Florida Man doing very Florida Man things. This specific Florida man, who was ironically named “2020 paramedic of the year,” was arrested after assisting in the theft of COVID-19 vaccine doses. According to NBC, the 21-year-old named Joshua Colon was arrested on Monday and now faces charges of forgery, fraud, […]
Two women in the Tampa Bay area were arrested for allegedly impersonating police officers, performing a traffic stop, and live-streaming it on Facebook, WFLA reports. According to the Sarasota Police Department, 28-year-old Jymieka McDowell and 39-year-old Ryshawnna Poole were arrested on Sunday morning after police came upon them in the middle of a fake traffic […]
On Monday the Minnesota Department of Health announced they have found a more contagious COVID-19 variant in a local citizen, marking the first confirmed U.S. case of the virus offshoot which had first turned up in Brazil. Note that, with this variant, while it is “more contagious,” it’s not known whether it’s more severe. According to a […]
It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has and continues to devastate communities across the globe. Unemployment rates are up, thousands are facing pending evictions, and people are hungry. But to put a rubber stamp on this living hell, a new report from the U.N. confirms that we’re in the middle of the worst employment […]
