Kamala taps Microsoft and Mastercard
to help the 'root causes' of migration
—while ICE averages just ONE arrest
every two months
Posted By: Ribicon, 5/27/2021 11:41:34 PM
Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday issued a call for public-private partnerships to create incentives for people to remain in their Central American homelands, teaming with companies who invest in the region. Twelve companies and groups including Microsoft Corp, Mastercard and Nestle's Nespresso on Thursday will commit to making investments in Central America—a win for Harris as she aims to lower migration from the region into the United States.(Snip) And her move comes amid a significant drop in arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents inside the U.S. ICE deportations have dropped to fewer than 3,000 deportations last month,
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New reports are raising questions about how prison guards missed the hours-long sadistic torture and beheading of a convicted killer allegedly at the hands of his cellmate. State Inspector General's Office reports on California lockups raised new questions about the heinous attack at Corcoran State Prison in March 2019. The murder of Luis Romero, 44, has prompted separate investigations and a lawsuit by the family of the victim, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.(Snip) But the family's lawsuit also questions why Romero was in a cell with Osuna, a convicted killer and 'self-styled Satanist' with a history of attacking his cellmates,
The Miami-Dade Police Department is honoring the LGBTQ community with a rainbow-themed patrol vehicle. The vehicle—which is decorated with the colors of the Pride flag and the words “hope,” “love,” “equality,” “inclusion,” “kindness,” “peace,” and also the phrase “strength through unity”—will be used “to establish a more trusting relationship within our communities,” MDPD Sergeant Orlando Lopez said during the unveiling ceremony on Thursday in Doral. “What better way to assist in educating the public about Pride and in promoting engagement between law enforcement and the community we serve?,” Lopez asked, when introducing the “MDPD Pride Vehicle.”(Snip) An anti-hate symbol
Dr. Anthony Fauci once argued that conducting experiments on contagious viruses to increase their potency was worth the risk, even if the work could accidentally lead to a pandemic, it was revealed Friday. The nation’s chief medical advisor wrote in the American Society for Microbiology in October 2012 of the public health benefit to gain-of-function viral experiments—which center on manipulating viruses and making them stronger—as long as there is significant oversight.(Snip) Gain-of-function experiments are the sort of work that was being conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology when the COVID-19 pandemic first started in China in late 2019
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'You know, one of our principles that has guided us throughout this pandemic
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ICE deportations have dropped to fewer than 3,000 deportations last month,
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'Oh! Chocolate-chocolate chip!' 7 replies
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'Oh! Chocolate-chocolate chip!' 7 replies
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BLM founder Patrisse Cullors resigns
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Patti Smith, Questlove among 600
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the Palestinian people' 29 replies
musicians calling for 'solidarity with
the Palestinian people' 29 replies
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Apparently, all would be paradise in crime-pit San Francisco if it weren't for all those lazy, racist cops who are persecuting poor, heroic Chesa Boudin, the city's leftist do-nothing district attorney.
That's the word from young Chesa, stepson of Bill Ayers, son of a terrorist convicted of killing a black cop, and former Hugo Chávez adviser, who's suddenly found himself unpopular in the city and facing a voter recall.
According to KPIX5 CBS of San Francisco (hat tip: LegalInsurrection.com):
District Attorney Chesa Boudin claimed Sunday that placing blame on his prosecutors for crime in San Francisco's
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Public-private partnerships meaning the huge corporations will pocket taxpayer money in exchange for nothing that benefits the taxpayer in any conceivable way. You know, just like the fascism the left claims to deplore. And if the 6000 ICE officers are arresting one person on average every 2 months, then sure, fire them all and give us back the money wasted on the agency.