South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and Seattle, WA Mayor Jenny Durkan traded jabs over remarks Noem made during her speech for the virtual Republican National Convention Wednesday evening, and while liberal Democrat Durkan is defending her city, many readers of the Seattle Times—her hometown newspaper—aren’t convinced she’s got facts on her side. Noem made […]
Poll: Trump ‘Sides with Cops’ While Dems ‘Line Up with Protesters’
A new Rasmussen survey released Friday shows most votes believe President Donald Trump sides with law enforcement while Democratic leaders “line up with the protesters.” The poll, taken Aug. 5, follows an earlier survey that revealed a majority likely voters think mob violence that has continued in some cities for weeks, such as Portland, Ore., […]
Seattle Police Supporters Push Back Against Defunding Effort
For weeks, members of the Seattle City Council led by Socialist Councilwoman Kshama Sawant have pressed for slashing the city’s police department budget by 50 percent, but now there’s an online petition opposing the effort and it has gathered more than 40,000 signatures over the course of a few days. The story has gone national, […]
BREAKING: WA Officer Apparently Killed by Bullet from Partner’s Pistol
The Bothell, WA police officer killed in an exchange of gunfire earlier this week apparently died from a gunshot wound to the head fired from his partner’s pistol, according to court documents obtained by Liberty Park Press and TheGunMag.com. Earlier reports indicated that Officer Jonathan Shoop was killed by suspect Henry Eugene Washington, now in […]
Chicago Mayor Blames Guns for Windy City Homicide Spike
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, scrambling to appear in control amid what amounts to a bloodbath in her city’s streets, has blamed the rising body count on “the federal government’s failure to conduct background checks, a measure the state of Illinois has already implemented,” according to the Washington Free Beacon. It’s a familiar fallback, according […]
Seattle Council Majority Backs 50% Police Defunding; Time to Arm?
The Seattle Times and other local news organizations are reporting that a majority of the City Council supports “a high-level proposal” to slash police department funding by 50 percent, igniting an uproar among citizen critics. Sentiment among some respondents to the Seattle Times story can be summed up in two reader reactions. One reader suggested […]
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