Daily Archives: February 22, 2022

2022-02-22: News Headlines

This Week in Fascism (2022-02-22). This Week in Fascism #127: Far-Right Gunman Attacks Portland Protest; Solidarity Roundup with June Knightly and PDX. itsgoingdown.org We got a massive column this week for you. First a report on the recent deadly shooting in Portland that targeted a Black Lives Matter demonstration and how people are showing solidarity with our comrades in PDX; a slew of news stories, and as always: doxxes, action, analysis, and updates. Let's dive right in! Action…

Party for Socialism & Liberation (2022-02-21). Friday 2/18: Black History Month: Almost 2 years after the George Floyd uprising, what's at stake? indybay.org Virtual event. Register: bit.ly/struggle-continues

Staff (2022-02-21). Ben Crump on Fighting for Justice for Daunte Wright, Ahmaud Arbery, Trayvon Martin & Z'Kye Husain. democracynow.org Former Minneapolis police officer Kim Potter was sentenced to two years in prison on Friday for fatally shooting Black driver Daunte Wright after mistaking her gun for a Taser. We speak to Benjamin Crump, attorney for the Wright family, about Judge Regina Chu's sympathy expressed for Potter during closing statements and how white criminals tend to receive lighter sentences. "Police officers, when it comes to Black people, they always do the most," says Crump. Crump also weighs in on other clients he currently represents, such as the family of Ahmaud Arbery, the unarmed Black jogger who was fatal…

Benjamin Norton (2022-02-21). At OAS, Nicaragua condemns US police brutality, racism, torture in Guantánamo prison. multipolarista.com Nicaragua condemned the hypocrisy of the OAS "Ministry of the Colonies" for obsessively demonizing his country while doing nothing about racist US police brutality and torture at Guantánamo or the mass graves of Indigenous children in Canada.

Ann Brown (2022-02-21). Minnesota Judge Only Gives Minnesota Killer Cop 24 Months For Killing Daunte Wright. moguldom.com The punishment for former Minnesota cop Kim Potter, who killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright during a traffic stop after claiming she grabbed her gun instead of her Taser, has triggered outrage after a judge sentenced her to less than 16 months in prison and a $1,000 fine for manslaughter. Minnesota Judge Regina Chu gave Potter 16 …

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