Author: Freedom Watch

Colin Kaepernick calls for abolishing police and prisons in new essay series By Lauren M. Johnson CNN October 11, 2020 (CNN)Colin Kaepernick is calling for abolishing the police and prison institutions as part of a new series of essays. The series titled “Abolition for the People: The Movement for a Future Without Policing & Prisons” is a partnership between Kaepernick Publishing and the Medium publication Level that builds on a rich tradition of Black organizing and freedom-fighting, according to the website. “Over the next four weeks, we will publish 30 essays from political prisoners, grassroots organizers, movement leaders,…

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Attorney General Barr stays in background after Michigan arrests By Evan Perez and Christina Carrega CNN October 11, 2020 (CNN)The arrest of 13 men who allegedly plotted to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the latest in a string of right-wing alleged violent threats at a time Attorney General William Barr and President Donald Trump have sought to highlight alleged left-wing violence. The FBI and the Michigan US attorneys announced charges against six of the men for conspiracy to kidnap, and seven other people, associated with a group called “Wolverine Watchmen,” are facing state charges. But while Barr…

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Suspect in Whitmer kidnap plot was pardoned in Delaware last year By Morgan Gstalter TheHill October 11, 2020 Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) last year signed the pardon of one of the men accused this week of plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D), the Delaware News Journal first reported. Carney in April 2019 signed off on the pardon for Barry Gordon Croft Jr., who faced a series of charges in Delaware during the mid-1990s, including possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, assault and burglary. A spokesman for Carney said in a statement…

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Keith Olbermann: Amy Coney Barrett, others should be ‘prosecuted’ and ‘removed from our society’ By Thomas Barrabi Fox News October 10, 2020 Liberal pundit Keith Olbermann referred to President Trump as a “terrorist” and called for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett and others to be “prosecuted and convicted and removed from our society” in a lengthy rant on his personal YouTube channel on Thursday. In a 14-minute tirade, the ex-MSNBC anchor argued the FBI should identify Trump as an “unindicted co-conspirator” of the plot by members and associates of an anti-government militia to abduct Democratic Michigan Gov.…

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President Trump found out the Durham probe won’t end before the election live on Rush Limbaugh’s radio program: ‘It’s a disgrace’ TheBlaze October 9, 2020 President Donald Trump on Friday called news that U.S. Attorney John Durham’s report on the investigation into the FBI’s Russia probe won’t be released before the election a “disgrace” and an “embarrassment.” Trump, who had apparently not been told about the news, reacted in real time as radio host Rush Limbaugh informed him of the Axios report. “It was announced by the attorney general that his investigator, the attorney looking into the coup…

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Ainsley Earhardt defends Chris Wallace after Ted Cruz slam: ‘We love him’ By Joe Concha TheHill October 8, 2020 “Fox & Friends” co-host Ainsley Earhardt defended colleague Chris Wallace during an interview with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Thursday after he said the “Fox News Sunday” anchor did a “terrible job” during the first presidential debate last week. The back-and-forth comes after Cruz defended President Trump’s decision to reject the Commission on Presidential Debate’s move to shift the second scheduled debate with Democratic nominee Joe Biden to a virtual format in the wake of Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis. “Look,…

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