Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Man yells ‘white power’ in video retweeted by Donald Trump
A video of clashing protesters retweeted Sunday by President Trump includes a man who yells "white power." Published June 28, 2020
Minneapolis City Council members who voted to gut police get taxpayer-funded private security
Three members of the Minneapolis city council are being protected by taxpayer-funded private security even as they support a proposal to abolish the police department. Published June 28, 2020
George Kirby? Floyd Taylor? Democrat leaders Pelosi, Schumer botch George Floyd’s name
Democratic House and Senate leaders want to honor the memory of George Floyd with sweeping criminal-justice legislation, even if they can't always remember his name. Published June 27, 2020
Portland anti-cop protesters blasted by Black leaders: ‘Get your knee off our neck’
Black community leaders decried Friday the protesters who wreaked havoc on a predominantly minority Portland neighborhood in an attempt to set up a Seattle-style autonomous zone, telling the rioters to "get your knee off our neck." Published June 26, 2020
Patrisse Cullors, Black Lives Matter co-founder, featured in GOP ad: ‘We are trained Marxists’
A 2015 video in which Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors describes herself and co-founder Alicia Garza as "trained Marxists" is making an appearance in a GOP campaign ad. Published June 25, 2020
Senior citizens post biggest U.S. population gains in last decade, Census Bureau reports
The young are becoming less numerous and less White. For the first time, non-Whites and Hispanics made up a majority of the under-16 population in 2019, fueled by falling White fertility rates and the rapid growth in the Asian and Hispanic communities. Published June 25, 2020
Keith Ellison, Minnesota AG, sues ExxonMobil, Koch Industries, API for ‘climate deception’
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing ExxonMobil and other oil-and-gas entities of deceiving consumers about climate change, six months after New York suffered a major defeat with its climate-fraud litigation. Published June 24, 2020
Congressman calls for Wisconsin Gov. Evers to resign after mob allegedly beats up legislator
After a mob descended Tuesday on the Wisconsin State Capitol, breaking windows, pulling down two historic statues, and allegedly beating up a state legislator, Rep. Tom Tiffany declared he's had enough, calling on the state's Democratic governor to resign due to his failure to curb the violence. Published June 24, 2020
Project Veritas Facebook sting: Moderators brag about deleting pro-Trump posts
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has long insisted that the company is politically neutral, but the same apparently can't be said for all of its content moderators. Published June 23, 2020
Black Lives Matter leverages George Floyd death in cultural purge
For its most radical devotees, Black Lives Matter is a revolution, and no revolution would be complete without a cultural purge. Published June 17, 2020
Dylan Shakespeare Robinson charged with arson in Minneapolis Third Precinct razing
A Minnesota man was charged Tuesday with setting fire to the Minneapolis Third Police Precinct, which was overrun and razed by vandals last month at the height of the rioting during the George Floyd protests. Published June 16, 2020
James Edward Marshall charged in Danny Pruitt shooting at Black Lives Matter rally
A Colorado protester was charged Monday with attempted murder for allegedly shooting a disabled veteran in the head during a Black Lives Matter demonstration spurred by the death of George Floyd. Published June 15, 2020
Seattle ‘Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone’ draws Donald Trump crackdown threat
President Trump says his administration is ready to crack down on leftists who have barricaded a six-block section of Seattle's Capitol Hill, warning that radicals will be encouraged to spread their lawless tactics to other U.S. cities if Democratic leaders don't stand up to them. Published June 15, 2020
Kate Brown, Oregon gov., freezes reopening over surge in coronavirus cases
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown has slammed the brakes on the state's reopening plans after an uptick in novel coronavirus cases, delaying business restarts even as protesters continue to gather by the thousands for Black Lives Matter marches and rallies in Portland. Published June 12, 2020
Green River Drift cattle drive threatened by grizzly bear lawsuit
The growing grizzly population represents only one of the challenges on the annual 58-mile trek, which begins Saturday and runs from the high-desert mesas to the Bridger-Teton National Forest, but this year the ranchers face a fresh threat: efforts by environmentalists to prevent the removal or killing of grizzlies that prey on cattle. Published June 11, 2020
Twelve statues, memorials vandalized during National Mall rioting: National Park Service
The graffiti on the Lincoln Memorial and World War II Memorial has received the most attention, but a total of 12 statues and memorials were defaced by vandals during recent rioting that spread to the National Mall, according to the National Park Service. Published June 11, 2020
Billie Jean King, Megan Rapinoe call for NCAA to pull games out of Idaho over transgender law
Billie Jean King and Megan Rapinoe want the NCAA to give Idaho the North Carolina treatment. Published June 10, 2020
Ted Cruz: Uber Eats’ no-fee policy for black-owned restaurants violates civil rights laws
Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, predicted Wednesday that Uber Eats will soon find itself in legal trouble over its decision to drop delivery fees on orders from black-owned restaurants, arguing that the policy violates federal civil rights statutes. Published June 10, 2020
Pennsylvania legislature sets up showdown with Gov. Tom Wolf with vote to end pandemic shutdown
Pennsylvania legislators approved late Tuesday a resolution to scrap the governor's pandemic shutdown order, setting up a showdown between the Republican-controlled legislature and Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf. Published June 10, 2020
George Floyd laid to rest after emotionally charged ‘homecoming celebration’
George Perry Floyd Jr. was laid to rest Tuesday next to his mother in Houston, capping two weeks of social upheaval with an emotionally charged funeral service that was equal parts gospel revival, civil rights summit and Democratic political rally. Published June 9, 2020
