usaidag.comflipped into Race Matters12 hours agoAs Memphis reckons with Tyre Nichols’s death, police shutter unit involved in caseverified_publisherThe Washington Post - Mark BermanThe Memphis police shut down the Scorpion unit, which the police chief had defended a day earlier Fallout from the brutal Memphis police beating of Tyre Nichols continued Saturday, as the department shut down the specialized unit that had included the officers charged with second-degree murder in his …
usaidag.comflipped into 2024 US elections18 hours agoTrump’s path to GOP nomination is strewn with obstaclesverified_publisherThe Washington Post - By Dan BalzThe past few months have been rough on former president Donald Trump, and the road ahead for him looks similarly rutted. He may be the favorite to become the Republican nominee in 2024, but in venturing out this weekend to New Hampshire and South Carolina, he was confronted with some of the …
usaidag.comflipped into Race Matters1 day agoInhumanity in Memphisverified_publisherThe Atlantic - David A. GrahamEven before the city of Memphis released video Friday evening of the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, it seemed the footage would be horrifying. Defense attorneys compared it to the Rodney King beating in 1991, a comparison that now rings true, but the Memphis police chief and the head of the …
usaidag.comflipped into Biden/Harris1 day agoYes, Mr. President, There Is Some There Thereverified_publisherThe Atlantic - David AxelrodCrisis communications, at its core, is pretty simple: Discern where the story is going. Fully disclose the facts. Admit where mistakes were made. And do it all as quickly and thoroughly as possible. So it’s been a little confounding to watch Joe Biden’s White House deal with the discovery of …
usaidag.comflipped into 2024 US elections2 hours agoTrump Tries a New Campaign Tack: Small-Scaleverified_publisherThe New York Times - Michael C. Bender and Mei-Ling McNamaraCOLUMBIA, S.C. — Donald J. Trump campaigned during his first presidential race in a distinctly audacious style, giving free helicopter rides to children at the Iowa State Fair and using his Trump-branded 757 jetliner as an event backdrop. He rolled out a second campaign in equally unusual fashion, …
usaidag.comflipped into Race Matters1 day agoOpinion: The police who killed Tyre Nichols were Black. But they might still have been driven by racismverified_publisherCNN - Van JonesCNN — Note: On Friday evening, the city of Memphis released graphic video of Tyre Nichols’ arrest to the public. Nichols died three days after the arrest. Three decades ago, when four White Los Angeles police officers were videotaped beating Rodney King, the public outcry was heard around the world. In …