Robert Lighthizer and Trump get into an argument over memorandums of understanding.
Lololololololololol. Pathetic!
Federal Oversight Begins Friday For Chicago’s Embattled Police Dept.
Chicago police are now under federal oversight as the department officially begins its overhaul. A federal judge and independent monitor, named today, will oversee the changes to make sure they comply with agreed-to guidelines.
…That video, withheld from the public for more than a year, was released and shows a white police officer fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, who is black. McDonald, a knife in his hand, appeared to be walking away from police.
…The withering DOJ report — issued in January of 2017 — called the Chicago Police Department’s use of force excessive and racially discriminatory. Soon afterward, Chicago police issued a new use-of-force policy emphasizing the “sanctity of life,” and started holding training sessions for officers.
…Under the consent decree, there are many more changes in store. For example, the Department must produce a monthly report about use of force incidents; it bans police from using Tasers on people who are simply running away.
Federal Oversight Begins Friday For Chicago’s Embattled Police Dept. : NPR
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Becerra doesn’t rule out legal action against journalists
Earlier this year, journalists at the Investigative Reporting Program at UC Berkeley and its production arm, Investigative Studios, filed public records requests to a state commission and received a database of thousands of police officers and applicants for law enforcement jobs convicted of crimes in the last decade. The data was released by the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, known as POST, which determines whether officers and applicants have been convicted of crimes that would disqualify them from serving.
…The letter from Becerra’s office clearly [states] that the reporters could face consequences: “If you do not intend to comply with our request, the Department can take legal action to ensure that the spreadsheets are properly deleted and not disseminated,” the letter states.
The Berkeley-based journalists said Friday that they intend to continue reporting stories based on the database and rejected Becerra’s request to destroy it.
…A new law that went into effect this year mandated the disclosure of some police misconduct records, but some law enforcement agencies around the state have argued that the statute shouldn’t apply retroactively. The attorney general’s office is currently being sued by an open government group for not releasing its own retroactive records.
…“The law is quite clear that a reporter or a journalist can’t be charged with the crime they’re citing,” he said. “That’s clear in the statute itself, and it’s clear under the First Amendment.”
Becerra doesn’t rule out legal action against journalists
If law enforcement does not want to be compared to thugs they shouldn’t use organized crime tactics like intimidation and shake-downs.
‘The View’s’ Abby Huntsman Caught Ivanka in Lie
Asked by Huntsman whether she and her husband were given “special treatment” by the president, Ivanka Trump said, “Absolutely not,” adding, “There were anonymous leaks about there being issues, but the president had no involvement pertaining to my clearance or my husband’s clearance, zero.”
‘The View’s’ Abby Huntsman Takes Victory Lap After Catching Ivanka Trump in ‘First Public Lie’
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DOJ: No civil rights charge in Tulsa police shooting that killed an unarmed black man
A Tulsa County jury acquitted Shelby in May 2017 in the shooting death of Crutcher, who was holding his hands above his head when he was shot. Shelby testified she fired her weapon out of fear. …Crutcher was unarmed.
…The investigation aimed to determine whether Shelby willfully violated federal law, which Shores said required prosecutors to determine that Shelby acted with the “deliberate and specific intent” to do something illegal.
DOJ: No civil rights charge in Tulsa police shooting that killed an unarmed black man | WBMA
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Virginia first lady handed out cotton to African-American children on slave cottage tour
“During the tour of the Mansion Cottage, (Walker’s daughter) and two of her (fellow) pages were asked to hold cotton that the First Lady retrieved from a bowl on a nearby table,” Walker wrote in the letter. “Mrs. Northam then asked these three pages (the only African-American pages in the program) if they could imagine what it must have been like to pick cotton all day.”
The interaction comes as Pam Northam’s embattled husband, Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, attempts to reconcile with African-American constituents amid scandal over a photo on his medical school yearbook page of a man in blackface and another in a Ku Klux Klan outfit. Northam originally admitted to being in the photo, but then said he was not — but that he did wear blackface once to impersonate Michael Jackson at a dance contest.
Walker added that the incident with Pam Northam indicated to her that the Northams didn’t grasp the implications of their behavior.
Jeezus….
Bernie 2.0 gets personal
“I understand,” he said. “I really do. For people to elect a president, you’ve got to know that person — you’ve got to trust them.”
But, the magazine wrote, “he couldn’t resist sermonizing first,” joking, “I know those issues are not quite as important as my personal life.”
…The embrace of his personal story is the latest sign that Sanders is trying to learn from his mistakes in his first bid and run a different kind of campaign. After facing criticism over a 2016 senior staff that some deemed too white and male, Sanders also recently announced a diverse slate of top hires and campaign co-chairs for his second bid.
…But the strategy comes with risks: It could draw more attention to parts of Sanders’ life that could prove damaging, such as when he said more than 30 years ago that Cuban dictator Fidel Castro “totally transformed the society.” And there’s a chance it will be viewed by some of his fans as phony.
Bernie gets personal – POLITICO
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An Overview of the Dunning-Kruger Effect
Incompetent people, the researchers found, are not only poor performers, they are also unable to accurately assess and recognize the quality of their own work. These low performers were also unable to recognize the skill and competence levels of other people, which is part of the reason why they consistently view themselves as better, more capable, and more knowledgeable than others.
…”In many cases, incompetence does not leave people disoriented, perplexed, or cautious,” wrote David Dunning in an article for Pacific Standard. “Instead, the incompetent are often blessed with an inappropriate confidence, buoyed by something that feels to them like knowledge.”
…As Dunning has suggested, the very trouble with ignorance is that it can feel just like expertise.
…Essentially, these top scoring individuals know that they are better than the average, but they are not convinced of just how superior their performance is compared to others. The problem in this case is not that experts don’t know how well-informed they are; it’s that they tend to believe that everyone else is knowledgeable as well.
An Overview of the Dunning-Kruger Effect
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Matt Gaetz: The people who write legal textbooks say his threatening tweet to Michael Cohen is textbook witness tampering.
On Tuesday, Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz sent the following tweet to Donald Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen:
Hey @MichaelCohen212 – Do your wife & father-in-law know about your girlfriends? Maybe tonight would be a good time for that chat. I wonder if she’ll remain faithful when you’re in prison. She’s about to learn a lot…
— Matt Gaetz (@mattgaetz) February 26, 2019
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Thousands of migrant children were sexually abused in U.S. custody, HHS docs say
Thousands of migrant children were sexually abused in U.S. custody, HHS docs say – CBS News
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