Shame in the USA

Politics, governance, media, crime, national security, & foreign policy in the Age of Trump. And some funny stuff too!

By Bethany Frasier

Bethany Frasier
Illinois
Graphic body-camera footage shows 13-year-old boy raising his hands before being fatally shot by a Chicago police officer
Insider - Azmi Haroun
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability of Chicago released body-camera footage on Thursday of a police officer fatally shooting 13-year-old …
21 hours ago
Bethany Frasier
U.S. Central Command
Remember those Russian bounties for dead U.S. troops? Biden admin says the CIA intel is not conclusive
NBC News - By Ken Dilanian and Mike Memoli
The Biden administration made clear Thursday that the CIA has only "low to moderate confidence" in its intel on alleged Russian bounties for U.S. troops. WASHINGTON — While he was campaigning for president,...
20 hours ago
Bethany Frasier
U.S. Capitol Police
Congress ‘can’t wait for Jesus to come fix this’ when it comes to Capitol security, says Retired Lt. General Honoré
CNBC - Emily DeCiccio
Retired Lt. General Russel Honoré urged Congress to act and pass supplemental funding to finance critical changes to improve the U.S. Capitol …
17 hours ago
Bethany Frasier
Policing
A Damning New Report Finally Explains the Strangest Thing I Saw Inside the Capitol Riot
slate.com - Aymann Ismail
When I walked toward the Capitol on Jan. 6 alongside Donald Trump’s supporters and heard some of them had breached the building ahead, I expected the …
16 hours ago
Bethany Frasier
U.S. Politics
Democratic lawmakers to introduce bill to expand Supreme Court to 13 justices
ABC News - Michelle Stoddart
President Joe Biden has called expanding court a "bone-headed idea." Some House and Senate Democrats are ramping up the political battle over the …
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
U.S. Politics
Document reveals new details of dramatic Mike Pence call during Capitol attack: "Building not secure"
CBS News
Friday marks 100 days since the January 6 attack on the Capitol building. New numbers from the Justice Department show more than 400 suspects have …
22 hours ago
Bethany Frasier
Konstantin Kilimnik
The government finally connects the line from Trump’s campaign to Russian intelligence
The Washington Post - By Philip Bump
From the first moments that the report on Russian interference in the 2016 election compiled by former special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s team became public two years ago, it was obvious where it...
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
Richard Sackler
A Masterfully Damning Portrait of the Billionaire Family Behind the OxyContin Epidemic
slate.com - Laura Miller
In the late 2000s, an employee of Purdue Pharma was stunned by the words of the corporation’s in-house counsel. At a meeting, the company’s lawyer, …
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
Daunte Wright
Daunte Wright shooting: Other officers have mistaken their guns for stun guns
ABC News - Kiara Alfonseca
Former officer Kim Potter allegedly mistook her handgun for a stun gun. The veteran police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black …
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
U.S. Politics
Jim Jordan's Dishonest 'You Choose' Attack On Biden Spectacularly Backfires
HuffPost - Ed Mazza
The Ohio congressman was called out on Twitter for a key omission. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) tried to get something going on Twitter on Wednesday, but the message didn’t exactly take off as he intended....
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
Teaching
Wisconsin teachers resign after investigation into slavery lesson
NBC News - By The Associated Press
The teachers gave sixth grade students an assignment that asked them how they would “punish” a slave, officials said. SUN PRAIRIE, Wis. — Three Wisconsin middle school teachers have resigned after they...
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
Montana
Montana Launches a War on Wolves
sierraclub.org - Lindsey Botts
Hunting pregnant females and chokehold snares already signed into law Montana governor Greg Gianforte has just signed the most brutal wildlife laws in …
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
U.S. Elections
U.S. expels Russian diplomats, imposes new round of sanctions
PBS NewsHour - Eric Tucker, Associated Press, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is announcing the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats and announcing a new round of sanctions against Russia. The …
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
Switzerland
Trumper who attacked cops at Capitol riot microwaved his devices and tried to flee to Switzerland. He didn't get there. Boing...
boingboing.net - Rob Beschizza
Geophysicist Jeffrey Sabol was charged by the feds on eight counts over his role in the Jan. 6 riot on Capitol hill. His charges are more serious …
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
Konstantin Kilimnik
U.S. says Manafort associate passed sensitive polling data to Russian intelligence
Axios - Zachary Basu
The U.S. government has sanctioned Konstantin Kilimnik, a Russian-Ukrainian political consultant indicted in the Mueller investigation in 2018, for …
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
Matt Gaetz
10 Things in Politics: Matt Gaetz classmates dish on his past
Business Insider - Brent D. Griffiths
Good morning! If this was forwarded to you, sign up here. Send tips to bgriffiths@insider.com or tweet me @BrentGriffiths. Here's what we're talking about today: 1. GAETZ-GATE GOES ON: Some of Rep. Matt...
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
Allen Weisselberg
Former daughter-in-law of Trump Org CFO says she has "boxes and boxes" of financial documents after bitter divorce
CBS News
Jennifer and Barry Weisselberg's divorce was a contentious battle, but few realized during the 2017 and 2018 proceedings that it would end up at the …
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
Evolution
Republicans who pushed Arkansas' anti-trans ban just passed a bill to teach creationism in schools
Salon
GOP state Rep. Mary Bentley has been very busy doing what religious conservatives might say is the lord's work in the Arkansas state legislature. A fourth-term member of the House, Bentley has introduced...
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
Extremism
How the Capitol Riot Suspects Are Challenging the Charges
The New York Times - Alan Feuer
Three months after the attack on the Capitol, the frantic federal effort to prosecute the members of the mob that stormed the building has started shifting gears. After a nationwide flurry of arrests,...
2 days ago
Bethany Frasier
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola, Delta, JPMorgan among companies declining to sign statement opposing new voting laws
Newsweek - Natalie Colarossi
Hundreds of companies signed onto a new statement Wednesday to oppose "discriminatory legislation" that would make it harder for people to vote in …
2 days ago
Bethany Frasier
Daunte Wright
Fact Check: Was Daunte Wright's arrest warrant sent to the wrong address?
Newsweek - Khaleda Rahman
Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by a police officer during a traffic stop in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Center on …
2 days ago
Bethany Frasier
California
'A grotesque test': Calif. man sentenced for executing seal
SFGate - Andrew Chamings
A man was sentenced Monday to three months in federal prison for shooting, killing and mutilating a protected northern elephant seal on the Central California coast near San Simeon. Prosecutors say that...
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
Washington (D.C.)
Soldiers disciplined for helicopters hovering over BLM protesters in DC
ABC News - Luis Martinez
An Army investigation reviewed the use of helicopters at the demonstration. An Army investigation into why low-flying D.C. National Guard helicopters …
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson’s Expanding Definition of Who Shouldn’t Get to Vote
slate.com - Dahlia Lithwick
There is never a good time to talk about Tucker Carlson. As John Oliver recently reminded us, offering up attention to those who seek attention in a …
1 day ago
Bethany Frasier
Daunte Wright
Officer Kim Potter arrested, charged with manslaughter in Daunte Wright's death
Axios - Torey Van Oot
Kim Potter, the former police officer charged with second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, was released on a $100,000 bond …
2 days ago
Bethany Frasier
U.S. Politics
Without his Twitter account, Trump's conspiracy theories find little traction
NBC News - By Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann
First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. WASHINGTON — In the middle of breaking news about federal...
2 days ago
Bethany Frasier
Trump news update
Why in the world would Team Trump need a 'policy institute'?
MSNBC - Steve Benen
The "America First Policy Institute" may soon have tens of millions of dollars, but I haven't the foggiest idea what its staffers will do all day. As …
2 days ago
Bethany Frasier
U.S. Politics
Here’s How the Texas GOP Wants to Restrict Voting - The Bulwark
The Bulwark - Kimberly Wehle
Last year, nearly every state took steps to make it easier for eligible Americans to vote during the pandemic. But this year, Republican lawmakers …
2 days ago
Bethany Frasier
Florida Senate
Anti-protest bill passes in Florida Senate on party lines, even after emotional testimony from Black lawmakers
orlandoweekly.com - Dara Kam, NSF
Quiet riots With critics warning that the bill would chill free speech and have a disparately negative impact on Black people, a key Senate committee …
2 days ago