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3 minutes ago, meregreen said:

Surely any cop covering their badges should be illegal. If not , why not ?

Is it a real cop? I thought it was just some random soccer mom with a militia husband and some left over hockey gear.

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5 hours ago, sne said:

Is it a real cop? I thought it was just some random soccer mom with a militia husband and some left over hockey gear.

Fair enough, I took it at face value. Cops have and do remove their numbers though. Not just in USA either. I well remember police officers doing it during the miners strike in 1984. 

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18 hours ago, il_serpente said:

Crazy and sad to see the kind of sway the orange cockwomble has over some of his pathetic followers:

 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/south-dakota-nurse-dying-covid-patients-dont-believe-coronavirus-real_n_5fb2d425c5b6aad41f72129d

A South Dakota nurse has gone viral after explaining her ongoing frustrations with trying to convince COVID-19 patients they actually have the virus.

“Their last dying words are, ‘This can’t be happening. It’s not real,’” Jodi Doering told CNN. “Even after positive results come back, some people just don’t believe it.”

Doering was sitting on her couch Saturday night and was attempting to soothe herself on a night off by cuddling her dog and eating Oreo ice cream, when she felt the urge to publicly express the obstacles she’s facing at work.

 

“I can’t help but think of the Covid patients the last few days,” she tweeted. “The ones that stick out are those who still don’t believe the virus is real. The ones who scream at you for a magic medicine and that Joe Biden is … Going to ruin the USA.”

She added: “All while gasping for breath on 100% Vapotherm. They tell you there must be another reason they are sick. They call you names and ask why you have to wear all that ‘stuff’ because they don’t have COViD because it’s not real.”

 

Some state officials and residents in South Dakota — a coronavirus hot spot in which a majority of voters cast ballots for President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election — have been vocal about downplaying the threat of the virus.

Gov. Kristi Noem (R) has refused to put a mask mandate in place. In response to President-elect Joe Biden’s proposed idea that there be a nationwide lockdown and mask mandate once he takes office to help quell the spread of the virus, Noem’s office told the Sioux Falls Argus Leader in a statement Friday that she has no intention of using state resources to enforce any federal COVID-19 orders.

Can you imagine. Gasping for your last breaths as you curse Dr. Fauci.

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At first I was most astonished by just the blatant racism, but, you know, Murica. They elect their law enforcement?!

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/outrage-after-texas-countys-only-black-elected-official-gets-office-near-derogatory-sign/

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Waxahachie, Texas —  The only Black candidate elected to office this year in Ellis County in northern Texas, Constable Curtis Polk, Jr., is now also the only one without a private office. And an offensive sign near where he now sits is spurring lots of controversy, reports CBS Dallas.

He lost his office in a reshuffling the county started this month to make space for a new courtroom.

"I felt pretty upset," he admits, "because every other elected official in this county has their own private office."

Polk wound up in the basement, sharing an office with two sheriff's deputies who guard the courthouse. His filling cabinet sits in an open stairwell.

"I have documents that don't need to be accessible to the public," he said.

But what's grabbed the most attention about Polk's new location is something next to his office door.

Over an archway, the word "negroes" appears in paint that's chipped away over time. It marks the spot of a public water fountain Black residents were restricted to using. Underneath, a plaque reads, "Have We Learned From History?"

"I understand that it was part of the history of this courthouse, but I just feel it's another disgrace for me to have to see it daily," said Polk.

 

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4 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said:

Any news on who he's appointing to replace Harris yet?

Haven't read anything reliable about a favourite yet, but they have a bunch of critters in their bay area network pitching for it. I suspect they'll wait until Biden is staffed up and Pelosi figures out her priorities.

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2 hours ago, HanoiVillan said:

Wow, what a howler.

Yup, a classic. It happens so regularly though. A truly beautiful part of the country, so I and other visitors are happy enough to have nature relatively to ourselves.

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