by Ben Burbridge When we planned Another Space, a short visual history of political squatting in Brighton and Hove for the forthcoming Brighton Photo Biennial, we weren’t to know the project would take on an additional dimension following the criminalisation of squatting in empty residential buildings. Mike Weatherley, Conservative MP for Hove, was instrumental in introducing the legislationContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: Political squatting: an arresting art”
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True Crime Sundays: 2 of 4 Americans Kidnapped in Tamaulipas, Mexico Are Dead. Here’s What We Know So Far
by Sanya Mansoor and Nik Popli Two of the four Americans who the FBI said went missing on Friday in an armed abduction in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico have been found dead, the Tamaulipas state governor said Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. Governor Américo Villarreal said that of the two individuals alive, one was wounded andContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: 2 of 4 Americans Kidnapped in Tamaulipas, Mexico Are Dead. Here’s What We Know So Far”
‘Stop praying now’: Prison guards in Missouri beat, pepper-spray Muslim inmates, lawsuit alleges
Five of the seven men who continued to pray were pepper-sprayed, and one was viciously beaten— for nothing more than praying. by Osama Ayyad BONNE TERRE, Mo. — At a Missouri Department of Corrections facility in Bonne Terre, nine inmates stood shoulder to shoulder, preparing to kneel, prostrate, and praise God — an act ofContinue reading “‘Stop praying now’: Prison guards in Missouri beat, pepper-spray Muslim inmates, lawsuit alleges”
True Crime Sundays: Alex Murdaugh trial: Murdaugh testifies he did not shoot wife, son, blames drug addiction for lies to police.
by Barnini Chakraborty Alex Murdaugh, a once-wealthy and powerful South Carolina attorney on trial for allegedly shooting his wife and son, took the stand Thursday, testifying he had no part in the grisly double murder and blaming an addiction to painkillers for his erratic behavior in front of friends and law enforcement officials. “I did not shootContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Alex Murdaugh trial: Murdaugh testifies he did not shoot wife, son, blames drug addiction for lies to police.”
History Lesson Feb 28th, 1993. Waco, Texas Shoot Out with the FBI
Waco wā´kō [key], city (1990 pop. 103,590), seat of McLennan co., E central Tex., on the Brazos River, just below the mouth of the Bosque; inc. 1856. It is a rail junction and a trading, shipping, and industrial center. Agriculture and livestock raising are important to the economy, and there is diverse manufacturing. The Huecos (Wacos)Continue reading “History Lesson Feb 28th, 1993. Waco, Texas Shoot Out with the FBI”
Senate committee passes bill to ban sex, gender identity instruction before fifth grade in Idaho
by Laura Guido Iguido@Idahopress.com BOISE — The Senate Education Committee voted 6-2 Monday to pass legislation prohibiting sex education of all types before fifth grade. SB 1071 would prohibit instruction related to human sexuality, sexual orientation or gender identity to students under fifth grade. “The goal is to maintain children’s innocence during the most vulnerableContinue reading “Senate committee passes bill to ban sex, gender identity instruction before fifth grade in Idaho”
Trump’s Attorney Gears Up for Fight That Could Doom Trump
by Lauren Giella Donald Trump’s lawyer is gearing up for his own legal fight in a move that could spell trouble for the former president and 2024 GOP candidate. Evan Corcoran, who has represented Trump during the government’s probe into classified documents found at his Mar-a-Lago home last summer, has now retained prominent white-collar lawyerContinue reading “Trump’s Attorney Gears Up for Fight That Could Doom Trump”
True Crime Sundays: Bryan Kohberger Visited Idaho Student Union Before Murders — and Was ‘the Type to Stare’: Witnesses.
by Steve Hilling As police have investigated the November stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, they have attempted to recreate the daily whereabouts of the man suspected of killing them. In December, authorities arrested Bryan Kohberger and charged him with four counts of murder. But Kohberger didn’t attend the University of Idaho; he was a graduateContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Bryan Kohberger Visited Idaho Student Union Before Murders — and Was ‘the Type to Stare’: Witnesses.”
True Crime Sundays: Judges Hear Appeal From Victim’s Family in Adnan Syed Case.
by Associated Press Adnan Syed, whose murder case rose to prominence through the hit podcast “Serial,” appeared in court Thursday in Maryland, where a three-judge panel considered whether the victim’s family experienced improper treatment when a Baltimore court overturned Syed’s conviction last year, allowing his release after more than two decades behind bars ANNAPOLIS, Md.Continue reading “True Crime Sundays: Judges Hear Appeal From Victim’s Family in Adnan Syed Case.”
History Lesson Tuesdays: 1.27.2023 Auschwitz is Liberated
On January 27, 1945, Soviet troops enter Auschwitz, Poland, freeing the survivors of the network of concentration camps—and finally revealing to the world the depth of the horrors perpetrated there. Auschwitz was really a group of camps, designated I, II, and III. There were also 40 smaller “satellite” camps. It was at Auschwitz II, at Birkenau, established inContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: 1.27.2023 Auschwitz is Liberated”
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