Juror is fined $11,000 for causing mistrial when he googled ICE officer’s uniform patch and told fellow jurors it was a white supremacist badge

A juror has been fined more than $11,000 for googling an ICE officer’s patch during a criminal trial and sharing his findings with his fellow jurors, which resulted in a federal judge declaring a mistrial in the case.

Stephen Meile was part of a jury considering a case to decide whether a legal Nicaraguan immigrant assaulted ICE officers in 2017.

The panel were shown a photograph of the ICE officer’s uniform which had a mysterious patch attached to it, prompting the jurors to question what it signified.

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Unarmed Hunter Brittain Was Killed By Police But Unfortunately For His Family, He’s White

Chances are you haven’t yet heard about 17-year-old Hunter Brittain who, despite being unarmed, was shot dead by police during a traffic stop. It’s not that this isn’t a shocking and tragic story, but there has been a complete national media blackout on the incident because, unfortunately for Brittain’s family, they’re all white.

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Canada Day Celebrations: Church Arson In Yellowknife, Vandalism of 10 Churches in Calgary, Toppling of Statues In Winnipeg

Police investigating ‘suspicious fire’ at Catholic church in Yellowknife

RCMP are investigating what they’re deeming a suspicious fire at the St. Patrick Co-Cathedral catholic church in Yellowknife.

The fire broke out shortly after midnight Thursday. The building sustained minor damage. No one was injured.

Police: markings suggest vandalism at ten churches is linked to residential schools

CALGARY – Police say ten churches in Calgary were vandalized with red and orange paint — acts investigators believe are a response to the recent discoveries of unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools.

Most, although not all, of the churches were Catholic, and in one case a window was smashed and paint was thrown inside the church.

Demonstrators topple two statues at the Manitoba Legislature

Some of the demonstrators who took part in an event at the Manitoba Legislature to honour the children who died at residential schools toppled two statues.

h/t Ontario John

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Brand new Tesla Model S Plaid ‘drives up hill while ablaze’ and two fire trucks take 3 hours to extinguish the flames

Brand new Tesla Model S Plaid ‘drives up hill while ablaze’ just weeks after model with new battery went on market as two fire trucks take 3 hours to extinguish the flames

Fire fighters battled a burning Tesla Model S Plaid for three hours Wednesday night in a Philadelphia suburb.

The Gladwyne Fire Department responded to a call just before 9pm ET in Haverford, Pennsylvania, according to Electrek, which first reported on the incident.

‘Due to prior training classes on Tesla Vehicle Fire emergencies, Engine 24 laid a 5 inch supply line into the scene so that we could keep a continual water stream on the fire to extinguish the fire and cool the batteries down to ensure complete extinguishment,’ the Gladwyne Volunteer Fire Company shared in a Facebook post.

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Exposed! The Pillsbury Doughboy Is A Zionist!

BDS targets Pillsbury, claims ‘exploitation’ of Palestinians in Israel-based factory

The Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel is calling for a boycott of Pillsbury, best known for its cookie products, biscuits and other pastries.

The endgame? To smear Israel while pressuring parent company General Mills to close Pillsbury’s factory in Jerusalem’s Atarot Industrial Park. The park is located on land captured from Jordan in 1967, which was occupied by the Kingdom since Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, and annexed to the Jerusalem municipality.

Responding to claims that Palestinian employees are mistreated, General Mills spokesperson Kelsey Roemhildt said in a statement, “We provide every employee with full social benefits without prejudice to race, religion or nationality,”

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UK: Councillor who shared Facebook meme saying ‘white slaves were sold for centuries’ is facing misconduct probe

Imagine. The Truth is outlawed.

A Tory councillor who shared a Facebook meme saying ‘white slaves were sold for centuries’ is facing a misconduct hearing.

Pauline Culley may be found to have broken Darlington Borough Council’s code of conduct after posting the picture online last year.

She shared a post depicting white women being restrained by Arabic men to her profile at the height of the Black Lives Matter movement last summer, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

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Toulouse slams ‘cancel culture’ and shoots down French feminists’ request to ban exhibition of ’70s ‘porno chic’ photographer

The southern French city of Toulouse has refused to cancel an exhibition of a famed 1970s provocateur fashion photographer that feminist groups say glorifies violence against women.

Feminist groups protested outside the Poster Museum of Toulouse on Wednesday. They demanded that the exhibition of the works of French fashion and commercial photographer Guy Bourdin be shut down.

I thought pornography and Sex-Work was supposed to be liberating.

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Mayor Lori Lightfoot says criticism of her temperament is ‘about 99%’ because she’s a Black woman

Mayor Lori Lightfoot says criticism of her temperament is ‘about 99%’ because she’s a Black woman

Mayor Lori Lightfoot said Tuesday night that “about 99%” of the criticism she receives over her temperament is due to the fact she’s a Black woman.

The mayor made the comment during an interview on WTTW-Ch. 11 after being asked about questions people have raised over temperament and how she reacts to criticism. The mayor has been known to be tough on staff and confrontational with critics, contributing to significant staff turnover.

When asked how much of the criticism has to do with the fact she’s a Black woman, Lightfoot said, “About 99%.”

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