Headlines

Trump says he’ll leave office peacefully if he loses in November

Coronavirus updates: Cuomo urges caution in reopening; small town businesses face uncertain restarts

White House blames Mex for new [Covid] spike

Joe Biden: George Floyd’s death bigger than MLK assassination

Temperature spike: Earth ties record high heat May reading

$600 unemployment benefits are ‘lifesaving’ for this waiter, ‘I’m right on the edge’

[Trump] Moves rally to June 20 ‘out of respect’ [for black leaders]

Moore: I’m ‘begging’ Dems don’t underestimate Trump supporters’ ‘rage,’ ‘emotion’

Seattle’s mayor and police chief diverge on autonomous zone

Amazon warehouse workers interviewed by New York attorney general in retaliation probe

More than 20% of NYC residents know someone who died ...

Co-worker recants story about Derek Chauvin and George Floyd conflict

Fuzzy-headed Relativity

From reddit Pics

Someone is erroneously conflating two radically different facts to make a false political point ... Derek Chauvin IS being judged ... whereas large, violent, even deadly riots across the nation are being dismissed by this fuzzy-headed protester ... but then what else is new?

(If this is an example of what our world-class higher education system produces, then we need some serious self-examination.)

A Cool Head

I realize it is not cool to have a cool head amongst all the boiling-hot emotion surrounding the George Floyd henious murder in Minneapolis recently. But, that’s who I am and I must live with it.

To summarize my uncool cool-headed thoughts:

- There is no question that George Floyd was murdered by Derek Chauvin in a particularly grisly and unforgivable way ... as the whole world could see from multiple bystander videos ... and that they have concluded that this murder was racially motivated.

- Because these two men knew each other for a year or more ... and because one of the other three policemen there was black ... there is reason to suspect that the motive for this murder could have been other than racial animus. We may never know this until Chauvin’s trial many months from now ... if ever.

- But the initial reaction of the Minneapolis police department and legal authorities there was suspiciously wrong-headed ... trying to minimize Chauvin’s culpability ... again fanning the flames of injustice.

- Be that as it may, the general perception that this was a racial incident has reopened this societal wound ... causing an enormous emotional outpouring determined to remedy prejudice against blacks once and for all ... particularly in law enforcement ... clearly a just cause ... which has resulted in mass demonstrations.

- Early on, these peaceful protests were hijacked by politically-motivated riots, opportunistic looting and misguided hot-headed anarchists ... which unfortunately besmirched the purpose of these demonstrations ... creating the cultural and political divide in which we now find ourselves immersed ... and motivating many solutions.

- Some of these solutions are obviously unworkable ... trying to either eliminate police departments entirely ... or severely limit their ability to enforce the laws (such as “taking a knee” in front of protesters) ... many of which, if enacted, will not produce happy results ... particularly within minority communities.

Bottom line: Societies seem to need to engage in such hot-headed group catharses periodically. I can’t find my way to participate ... for which I most likely will be burned at the stake.

The Backstory

There is always more to the story than meets the eye (or gets generally reported). And such is the case in the Minneapolis charge of murder of George Floyd by the police officer, Derek Chauvin. It seems that these two very likely knew each other quite well ... as they both worked together most Tuesday nights for 17 years at the Minneapolis Latin music club, El Nuevo Rodeo ... according to a Minneapolis city council member. Don’t believe me? See: Gossip on This. And, if you think this is not a reputable source, try this one: CBS News Story. But have these facts filtered into the media narrative you have seen till now? How can this happen? This is clearly a vital piece of the story!

Thus, this killing cannot be considered a random racial event ... yet this is exactly how it has been displayed by the people who likely expected the race riots that ensued ... and the looting and carnage. This reportage is just not sloppy and naive ... it is possibly even  criminal ... like yelling FIRE! in a crowded theater. Why didn’t Chauvin recognize his workmate and back off? What had gone on between these two that caused Chauvin to keep his knee on Floyd’s throat for three minutes after his pulse had stripped? Why didn’t the other three cops stop their alpha dog? These are all questions reporters should have already attempted to answer.

I sincerely believe that he ultimate goal of this elided news reportage was to once again try to take down the Orangeman with controversy. Yes, the real reason for Floyd’s death is likely to come out in Chauvin’s trial many months from now ... but the damage to our cities and our race relations may take a lot longer to be repaired. What enters the minds of our news media to be so irresponsible?

Scoop!

Have you seen pictures of the other three police officers involved in George Floyd’s murder in Minneapolis last week? No? Have you wondered why? Well, there must be a reason ... there always is when our ever-alert media leaves critical holes in the narrative they are pushing.

Well this AM I saw their four pictures and ... surprise! ... the instigator, Derek Chauvin, is, yes, obviously white. But the other three are Asian, black and possibly black (unclear). Their pictures are here: Mostly Cajun blog (scroll down a little bit ... I tried to transfer this image to this blog but “Mostly Cajun” forbids it ... and, surprise surprise, it is nowhere to be found under a Google Images search.)

Why has it taken so long for this critical piece of info to emerge? Did the Minneapolis authorities and the lefty media ... by holding it back ... want to fan the flames (literally) of protest? ... and somehow slime Trump once again?

It never ends ... the never-Trumpers are rabid to the point of manic self-destruction. This image WILL come out shortly ... and, kind reader, watch the dance the media will perform to try to escape responsibility. Don’t let them ...