by Tyler | May 29, 2020 | Crime, George Floyd, Minneapolis, Minnesota, National Guard, Politics, St. Paul, Tim Walz, Trending
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called in the National Guard on Thursday as looting broke out in St. Paul and a wounded Minneapolis braced for more violence after rioting over the death of a handcuffed black man in police custody reduced parts of one...
by Tyler | May 29, 2020 | Donald Trump, Entertainment, Ferguson, Ice Cube, Jack Dorsey, Masters of the Universe, Minneapolis, Politics, Riots, Tech, Trending, Twitter, Twitter Fact Check
Yesterday, Twitter took twelve hours to add a “manipulated media” label to viral tweets from verified celebrities that included a photo of a man who appeared to be the Minneapolis cop who killed George Floyd, wearing a hat saying “Make Whites Great...
by Tyler | May 29, 2020 | George Floyd, Michael Freeman, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Politics, Trending
Michael Freeman, the Hennepin County Attorney investigating the involvement of Minneapolis police officers in the death of George Floyd, said Thursday that some evidence in the case does not support criminal charges against the cops.
by Tyler | May 29, 2020 | Crime, Derek Chauvin, George Floyd, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Police Department, Minneapolis Riots, Politics, Tech, Trending, Twitter, Twitter Fact Check
False claims that Derek Chauvin was on stage at a Trump rally went viral and have not been moderated by Twitter.
by Tyler | May 29, 2020 | FBI, George Floyd, Kayleigh McEnany, Minneapolis, Politics, Trending, William Barr
“He was very upset by it,” McEnany said during the White House press briefing on Thursday afternoon, calling the incident “egregious, appalling, and tragic.”
by Tyler | May 29, 2020 | 2020 Election, 2020 Presidential Race, Amy Klobuchar, Derek Chauvin, George Floyd, Joe Biden, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Politics, Trending
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), as a Minnesota county prosecutor in the early 2000s, refused to prosecute the police officer now at the center of the controversy surrounding the death of George Floyd.
