2021-08-28: News Headlines

Rainer Shea (2021-08-28). Mercenaries in US Borders: A Sign of a Rapidly Declining Empire. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Aug 27, 2021 | More keeps getting revealed about the contractors from the mysterious mercenary company—or, as we've found out, companies—that have shown up in Minneapolis during this summer's Black Lives Matter protests. The most widely recognized of these companies, whose contractors have been reported to profile, inflict head trauma upon, grab, and surveil peaceful demonstrators, initially didn't have its name known to the public due to the contractors refusing to reveal what their employer is called. But as I've seen reported by one Minneapolis resident who has personal experi…

Kameron Hurt (2021-08-28). Los Angeles PSL holds month-long commemoration of Black August. liberationnews.org The legacy of police brutality, mass incarceration, and repression of the Black liberation movement in Los Angeles meant that addressing this history was a vital task of the branch.

Kameron Hurt (2021-08-28). Los Angeles PSL holds month-long celebration of Black August. liberationnews.org The legacy of police brutality, mass incarceration, and repression of the Black liberation movement in Los Angeles meant that addressing this history was a vital task of the branch.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-27). US Deploys Mercenaries for Surveillance and Physical Assault of Activists. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer SheaMore keeps getting revealed about the contractors from the mysterious mercenary company—or, as we've found out, companies—that have shown up in Minneapolis during this summer's Black Lives Matter protests. The most widely recognized of these companies, whose contractors have been reported to profile, inflict head trauma upon, grab, and surveil peaceful demonstrators, initially didn't…

WSWS (2021-08-27). Man brings civil lawsuit against Louisiana State Police after brutal assault by officers. wsws.org Newly released body camera footage shows a trooper strike Aaron Bowman in the head 18 times with a police issue flashlight while other officers held him down during a traffic stop in 2019.

Ann Brown (2021-08-27). Google Gives The Police Mobile Phone Data On All Users Near Fires Set After Jacob Blake Murder Protest. moguldom.com On Aug. 23, 2020, 29-year-old Jacob Blake was shot at least seven times in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as he opened the driver's door of the SUV where three of his children waited. The shooting left Blake paralyzed from the waist down and was captured on a cell phone video that went …

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