AmeriKKKa

[Tero]

The last thing D.C. needs is another building named after a white man.
On January 26, 2022, the D.C. Public Library Board of Trustees voted to name the auditorium of Martin Luther King Jr. Public Library after Jeff Bezos. A library dedicated to civil rights activist, abolitionist, wealth equality and labor rights advocate Martin Luther King Jr. cannot also be home to a dedication to one of the wealthiest men in the world, accomplished through an exploitive company actively facing labor rights complaints.

https://www.change.org/p/d-c-public-lib ... -en-us%3A0

[Sean Hayden]

Any sane person --and we are impossibly rare-- wouldn't feel right about it.

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But to see the petition creator's head explode...might be worth it...

[Brian Peacock]

Future generations: "The Jeff Bezos auditorium of Martin Luther King Jr. Public Library! Those guys must have been sooo cool."

[pErvinalia]

Jeff's role in the civil rights movement has been understated.

[Hermit]

Jeff's role in the civil rights movement has been understated.

Nobody acknowledges his excellent relationship with unions, or how he even allows his delivery boys and girls to piss in drink bottles. He never fires any of his employees either. That's done by some computer algorithm.

[Brian Peacock]

He never docked his workers wages for staying home during a tornado warning which destroyed their Amazon warehouse either.

[Sean Hayden]

My favorite part is when she points out that because 2 million is nothing to him, it's not a real sacrifice...

[L'Emmerdeur]

It takes all kinds. Like it or not. Preferably this kind would not be in a position of authority over elections.

Apparently there is video, but I've included the link to the offending post as it appears in the story below. I think in some jurisdictions it would qualify as criminal hate speech without question. Using a significant racial slur and calling for lynchings is a bit on the nose.

Then again, it's local news and not some highly respected YouTuber or podcaster, so probably fake. Yeah, that's it.

'Chair of Hampton Electoral Board accused of racist post, called upon to resign'

The Chairman of the Hampton GOP has called upon the appointing authority for all electoral board members to remove Electoral Board Chair David Dietrich from his position because of racist comments posted on Facebook.

A racist Facebook post believed to be posted by Dietrich came to light last week.

“In the post, Mr. Dietrich uses abhorrent and unacceptable racist language that has no place in our Party or our Commonwealth,” stated a news release from the Republican Party of Hampton. The organization’s Facebook Page includes a screenshot of a disturbing post attributed to Dietrich.

Hampton GOP Chairman Philip Siff spoke with WAVY News 10 Friday morning confirming the call for Dietrich’s resignation. At this time, he said Dietrich has refused to resign.

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Fellow Electoral Board member, Rebecca Winn, issued a statement saying: ” Given the history of race-based voter suppression in eastern Virginia, I think it’s appropriate for Dietrich to resign. It is our duty to protect all voters and the people of Hampton should feel comfortable knowing their rights will be protected.”

[L'Emmerdeur]

They hadn't got the memo.

'"Racism--Pure and Simple": Buffett Lender Redlined Philly-Area Homebuyers, Says DOJ'

The U.S. Justice Department announced Wednesday that a mortgage company owned by billionaire businessman Warren Buffett engaged in an illegal "pattern or practice of lending discrimination" by "redlining" in the Philadelphia area, and will pay $20 million in a settlement agreement.

The DOJ, which launched a Combatting Redling Initiative last October, is calling the deal the first it has ever reached with a nonbank lender and the second-largest settlement in the agency's history involving the illegal practice of denying mortgage loans to potential homebuyers of color.

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleged in a complaint filed Wednesday that from at least 2015 until 2019, Trident Mortgage Company—which is owned by Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc.—violated the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act by avoiding "providing home loans and other home mortgage services in majority-minority neighborhoods" in metropolitan Philadelphia, including in New Jersey and Delaware. The lender also "discouraged those living in, or seeking credit to purchase properties in, these neighborhoods from seeking or applying for credit from Trident."

"This settlement is a stark reminder that redlining is not a problem from a bygone era. Trident's unlawful redlining activity denied communities of color equal access to residential mortgages, stripped them of the opportunity to build wealth, and devalued properties in their neighborhoods," said Kristen Clarke, assistant attorney general of the U.S. Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, announcing the deal.

[Brian Peacock]

$20m doesn't seem like very much. I wonder how much Trident made on Philly mortgage services during that period?

[L'Emmerdeur]

$20m doesn't seem like very much. I wonder how much Trident made on Philly mortgage services during that period?

Yeah it's a wrist-slap, but that's the American way. Wouldn't want to actually cause real pain to the corporate persons. They are far more important to the US government than flesh and blood citizens when it comes down to it.

[L'Emmerdeur]

Of course the fellow had a good reason to be firing his pistol at a person. We can wait for the real explanation and justification. It's mainstream media and woke authorities; you know they can't be trusted...

'Black Airbnb guest shot while walking to grocery store, officials say'

A California man has been charged with felony assault, accused of shooting a Black man renting a nearby Airbnb property as he walked to a grocery store, in what prosecutors called an “unprovoked attack.”

Mark Waters, 66, was charged with felony assault with a semi-automatic firearm resulting in great bodily injury and personal use of a firearm, the Santa Clara County district attorney's office announced Friday, two months after the Oct. 2 shooting in San Jose.

Further charges may come, as law enforcement is investigating potential hate crime allegations.

The 21-year-old victim had left his Airbnb rental to walk to a nearby grocery store on the night of the shooting, prosecutors said. He was unarmed.

When he crossed the street, he saw Waters exit a home and “quickly approach him while holding a black handgun,” the district attorney’s office said.

The victim tried to run to safety, but prosecutors alleged that Waters, whom they described as white, fired a single gunshot as his back was turned. As a result, the victim suffered “serious injuries” to his leg, they said.

Police rendered first aid to the victim. Video of the shooting was also obtained from a nearby neighbor, prosecutors said.

[Brian Peacock]

Walking while black. I wonder why it took so long to bring charges.

[Sean Hayden]

12-09-22 Investigation into Fatal Shooting at 4825 Beechaven Street

12-09-22 Investigation into Fatal Shooting at 8695 Mesa Drive

12-08-22 Investigation into Fatal Shooting at 2465 South Kirkwood Road

12-08-22 Investigation into Fatal Shooting at 8955 Broadway Street

12-07-22 Persons of Interest Sought in Fatal Shooting at 1600 Sam Wilson Street

12-06-22 Investigation into Shooting Incident at 3219 Main Street in Stafford

12-05-22 Investigation into Fatal Shooting at 7903 Bowen Street

12-05-22 Investigation into Fatal Shooting at 11555 Fuqua Street

12-05-22 Investigation into Fatal Shooting at 18200 Katy Freeway

12-02-22 Investigation into Fatal Shooting at 3030 Summer Place

12-01-22 Suspect Arrested, Charged in Shooting at 5334 Washington Avenue

—freedom burger

[Sean Hayden]

—do one for 12 Days of Christmas? A holiday shooter’s calendar? That’s just a week in one city, and it’s not even all of them.