Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Be proactive about the fall of ISIS, don't joke about black genocide, and other useful lessons from today's news

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On "Vixen!"
• Spokane's ultimate fighter Julianna Pena's kicking butt in the UFC 200 tourney. Butt kicks are legal in mixed-martial arts, right?

Bach this Way
• Zuill Bailey is giving a Flash-Bach performance today in the atrium of River Park Square. 

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Electric Boogaloo 
Avista is bringing electric chargers to homes and workplaces, allowing electric cars, and presumably electric toothbrushes to fill up in more places. [Spokesman-Review]

Give the Law A Longer Arm
 
The Spokane County Sheriff's Office has the funds to hire a few more deputies. Let 'em know if you're interested. [KREM]
click to enlarge Be proactive about the fall of ISIS, don't joke about black genocide, and other useful lessons from today's news
Do you think this meme is appropriate for a Kootenai County Deputy Prosecutor to be sharing approvingly? Discuss amongst yourself


As a General Rule, Avoid Racist Genocide Jokes

Tensions are pretty high right now between law enforcement officers and black citizens. So a Deputy Prosecutor in Kootenai County though it might be a fun idea to share a Facebook post (pictured to the right) reading "if we really wanted you dead all we'd have to do is stop patrolling your neighborhood... and wait."

"Great point," this representative of the criminal justice system added, in his nuanced way. "Where the police are under attack from politicians, and the police become less aggressive, the murder rates go up. I say, let them have their neighborhoods. They will be like Rwanda in a matter of weeks."

Lest you think he didn't understand both sides, he described the Black Lives Matter movement as having "a gang mentality." [CDA Press]

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White-Wing Extremists
How Donald Trump has electrified the dormant white nationalist movement. [NYT]

Goldman Sachs Seem To Like Hillary More Anyway

Wall Street doesn't seem all that pumped for Donald Trump's upcoming convention. [Politico] 

No Caliphate can last forever, so make the most of the one you have
ISIS is already preparing for their military defeat of their kingdom of terror. 

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Daniel Walters

A lifelong Spokane native, Daniel Walters was a staff reporter for the Inlander from 2009 to 2023. He reported on a wide swath of topics, including business, education, real estate development, land use, and other stories throughout North Idaho and Spokane County.His work investigated deep flaws in the Washington...