On Monday, the 12-person panel found him not guilty – causing progressives like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Chivona Newsome, the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Greater New York, to express disdain.
Both painted Penny as a criminal who cheated justice, joining an array of activists, anchors, and politicians in doing so.
Projection is what Democrats do best as former president Barack Obama recently demonstrated after he accused Republicans of weaponizing the justice system against their political enemies and rigging the election.
“People truly don’t understand the scale, intensity, & volume of threats targeting [Rep. Ilhan Omar].”“Kevin McCarthy is so desperate to be speaker that he is working with his Ku Klux Klan caucus to look aside & allow violent targeting of woc (women of color) members of Congress.”
Twenty-two Texas House Democrats sued some of the state’s top Republican leaders in federal court in Austin late Friday, alleging that GOP officials’ efforts to bring them home for a special legislative session infringed on their constitutional rights to free speech and to petition the government for redress of grievances.
Many things have changed in pandemic times. One that has not is North America’s love affair with the pickup truck. Even in the midst of economic uncertainty, consumers lined up to buy these hulking, belching kings of the road. Once the vehicle of the cowboy, the contractor and the good old boy, pickups have become the continent’s mainstream ride. Even city parking lots are simply full of them. In Canada, Ford’s F-150 has been the best-selling auto for years.
During Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Week at the University of Calgary in February 2021, the Faculty of Law’s EDI Committee held a research-a-thon where students undertook research on the law’s treatment of equity, diversity and inclusion issues. Over the next few weeks, we will be publishing a series of ABlawg posts that are the product of this initiative. This post is the first in the series, which also closely coincides with the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination next week on March 21. The theme this year is “Youth Standing Up Against Racism”, which fits well with this initiative.
