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'Feels like we at war': Minnesota cops use gas and flash bangs against angry protesters
April 12, 2021
Police turned violent in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Sunday night when the community came together to protest another police shooting.
Twenty-year-old Daunte Wright called his mother at approximately 1:40 p.m. telling her that he was being pulled over. He had an outstanding warrant but police didn't know that when they pulled him over. they said it was for a "traffic violation." The violation was that he had air fresheners hanging from his mirror, his mother said.
<p>As darkness fell on the town and tensions escalated, police appeared to deploy flash-bangs and smoke bombs or chemical sprays at the crowd, one witness tweeted. </p><p><br/></p>
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5ae3e98ffd3762264c9a8a0d741b20dc" id="847a7"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381441633288343552"><div style="margin:1em 0">Police have set off flash bangs and chemical munitions to clear the crowd out of Brooklyn Center police department… https://t.co/JzGwsAZprB</div> — Tim Nelson (@Tim Nelson)<a href="https://twitter.com/timnelson_mpr/statuses/1381441633288343552">1618196325.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p><br/></p><p>"Are we at war," a protester could be heard saying in a video. "Feels like we at war."</p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="41b6ce92d74b4f92c1a831f786444640" id="c595b"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381448727274127361"><div style="margin:1em 0">Big protests in Brooklyn Center, a Minneapolis suburb, tonight after a man named Daunte Wright was killed by police… https://t.co/gyPbAL9CYU</div> — Hunter Walker (@Hunter Walker)<a href="https://twitter.com/hunterw/statuses/1381448727274127361">1618198017.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="b09fa9976588020a397bbdec1a006019" id="1d1cf"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381435131873828865"><div style="margin:1em 0">LIVE: Cops at the Brooklyn Center, MN police department just declared an unlawful assembly where protesters outrage… https://t.co/wS8qSI1ZyC</div> — Unicorn Riot (@Unicorn Riot)<a href="https://twitter.com/UR_Ninja/statuses/1381435131873828865">1618194775.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3c05c2f5b6af0c0f2db3697eac1f9489" id="1c8c9"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381453062825406465"><div style="margin:1em 0">Big protest still underway in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota (close to Minneapolis) where today officers shot & killed… https://t.co/McHpa3TKtZ</div> — Unicorn Riot (@Unicorn Riot)<a href="https://twitter.com/UR_Ninja/statuses/1381453062825406465">1618199050.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5ae3e98ffd3762264c9a8a0d741b20dc" id="847a7"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381441633288343552"><div style="margin:1em 0">Police have set off flash bangs and chemical munitions to clear the crowd out of Brooklyn Center police department… https://t.co/JzGwsAZprB</div> — Tim Nelson (@Tim Nelson)<a href="https://twitter.com/timnelson_mpr/statuses/1381441633288343552">1618196325.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e42e23944634c66e6f8d799cda5a467a" id="9d753"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381455247315513347"><div style="margin:1em 0">Dozens of Brooklyn Center residents who live in the apartments across from the police precinct are peering out thei… https://t.co/S4QhXyVuaW</div> — Liz Sawyer (@Liz Sawyer)<a href="https://twitter.com/ByLizSawyer/statuses/1381455247315513347">1618199571.0</a></blockquote></div>
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John Oliver assumes Matt Gaetz will have more to say about allegations against him 'when he goes to prison'
April 11, 2021
"Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver dedicated his Sunday show to the latest developments in Rep. Matt Gaetz's (R-FL) growing scandal.
This week it was revealed that Gaetz gave $900 to his now-indicted friend Joel Greenberg. Greenberg then sent three $300 payments to young women. The description of the payments was "tuition," "school," and "school." One of the women had just turned 18 years old.
<p>'You f*cking idiots!" Oliver exclaimed. "I can't believe I have to say this, but if you are making suspicious potentially criminal transactions venmo is not the app to use. Venmo is one thing, and one thing only: passing judgment on friends' spending habits while obsessing over wild financial mysteries. Wait, Brian paid his girlfriend for pizza? Why can't Kaitlan just let it slide on this? They live together and it's pizza. Wait, Kaitlan's paid Brian now? For cake? Brian liked it? The f*ck is going on in this relationship!?"</p><p>When he ultimately came back to Gaetz, the host explained that Matt Gaetz has denied all accusations. </p><p>"And I'm sure there will be a lot more to say about this when he goes to prison!" Oliver exclaimed. </p><p>Oliver then moved on to talk about President Joe Biden's promises not being met when it comes to helping already approved refugees get to the United States. </p><p>See the video below: </p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-embed embed-media"><div style="position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="100%" src="https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/k4d39Ai3zMdtl7wND6Q" style="width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0px;top:0px;overflow:hidden" type="text/html" width="100%"> </iframe> </div></div>
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Mom demands answers after Minnesota cop shoots her son — pulled over for air-fresheners on his mirror
April 11, 2021
Another Minnesota man is dead after another police shooting of an unarmed civilian in Brooklyn Center.
<div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e21fd384509d856cd9a2d2098b5990c2" id="4dce3"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381432005414518786"><div style="margin:1em 0">This is #DaunteWright and his son Duante Wright Jr.
Earlier today Duante Sr. was shot to death during a traffic s… https://t.co/hMQxU35XL7</div> — S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@S. Lee Merritt, Esq.)<a href="https://twitter.com/MeritLaw/statuses/1381432005414518786">1618194030.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p><br/></p><p>Twenty-year-old Daunte Wright called his mother at approximately 1:40 p.m. telling her that he was being pulled over. He had an outstanding warrant but police didn't know that when they pulled him over. they said it was for a "traffic violation," <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/11/us/brooklyn-center-minnesota-police-shooting.html" target="_blank">the New York Times reported</a>. The violation was that he had air fresheners hanging from his mirror. </p><p>They tried to arrest Wright when he "re-entered the vehicle," the police claimed. </p><p>"One officer discharged their firearm, striking the driver," a statement read. "The vehicle then traveled several blocks before striking another vehicle."</p><p><span></span>"I said when the police officer comes back to the window, put him on the phone and I will give him the insurance information," Wright's mother said in a video, according to the <em>Times</em>. "Then I heard the police officer come to the window and say, 'Put the phone down and get out of the car.' And Daunte said why. He said, 'We'll explain to you when you get out of the car.' </p><p>Mrs. Wright said that she heard her son either drop the phone, or put it on the dashboard of the car. Then "I heard scuffling and I heard the police officer say, 'Daunte, don't run' and then the officer said, 'put the phone down' and hung it up."</p><p>When she called the phone back, Wright's girlfriend answered and told her that he had been shot. </p><p>Tensions increased as the night went along, with the crowd growing and </p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/11/us/brooklyn-center-minnesota-police-shooting.html" target="_blank">Read the full report and see the videos below: </a></p><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="5548505209d7c4d7c650b5e0e6bf6074" id="5cb1a"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381437735165169664"><div style="margin:1em 0">Hundreds are now angrily confronting Brooklyn Center police, who have declared unlawful assembly. Some people throw… https://t.co/RvgDrVhQiC</div> — Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs (@Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs)<a href="https://twitter.com/NickAtNews/statuses/1381437735165169664">1618195396.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="0f102e7a10253335698990cb8227e0d4" id="6ee9f"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381439709390462976"><div style="margin:1em 0">Police in riot gear have formed a line around the entire Brooklyn Center PD after shooting of #DaunteWright. https://t.co/tnPSDlhsOR</div> — Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs (@Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs)<a href="https://twitter.com/NickAtNews/statuses/1381439709390462976">1618195867.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="edf16b870195deabec482ac4a1c67b89" id="eb441"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381396362714038278"><div style="margin:1em 0">The number of officers and demonstrators continues to increase in Brooklyn Center.
Scene of officer involved shoo… https://t.co/aSyRe4vvMg</div> — Ben Henry (@Ben Henry)<a href="https://twitter.com/BenryNews/statuses/1381396362714038278">1618185532.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="be160911e2b8e4f3328e2acd7c26af4e" id="a8626"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381379563700228100"><div style="margin:1em 0">More community members have arrived in Brooklyn Center.
Some are using large speakers to express their frustratio… https://t.co/609nFTyznV</div> — Ben Henry (@Ben Henry)<a href="https://twitter.com/BenryNews/statuses/1381379563700228100">1618181527.0</a></blockquote></div><p><br/></p><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="c6af787e2889a381a0b8aafadc46a7a8" id="ad4f4"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1381401076969136132"><div style="margin:1em 0">Demonstrators and police are now face to face. https://t.co/u7RLjnsaYC</div> — Ben Henry (@Ben Henry)<a href="https://twitter.com/BenryNews/statuses/1381401076969136132">1618186656.0</a></blockquote></div>
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