Good for them. Four police officers walked out of basketball arena (Target Center), and away from extra-duty security assignment, after Minnesota WNBA players show up in activist warm-up gear and spout anti-police Black Lives Matter commentary.
Minneapolis Minnesota – Four off-duty Minneapolis police officers working the Minnesota Lynx game at Target Center on Saturday night walked off the job after the players held a news conference denouncing racial profiling, then wore Black Lives Matter pregame warm-up jerseys.
[…] The three-time WNBA champions wore black T-shirts that read “Change starts with us, justice and accountability” and on the back had Philando Castile’s and Alton Sterling’s names along with “Black Lives Matter” and a Dallas Police Department emblem. (read more)

 

Out with the old… Bush, Wallace, bland curmudgeon’s, providing crust-less cucumber and mayonnaise triangle sandwiches on wonder bread – with white wine spritzers:

In with the bold… hot fresh energetic anti-establishmentarians: (more…)

In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “2016 Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Presidential Race and/or any of the candidates therein.

This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread.

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †

The trial of Officer Brian Rice began last Thursday with the prosecution removing one charge of misconduct in office; today Judge Barry Williams removed the 2nd Degree Assault charge stating the prosecution simply had not shown enough evidence to retain it.
Involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment and a lesser misconduct charge remains.
The prosecution rested it’s case and the defense began today on Day #3.
(Baltimore Maryland) The judge dropped one of four charges Monday against Baltimore police Lt. Brian Rice in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray, ruling prosecutors had not presented enough evidence to prove second-degree assault after three days of witness testimony. (more…)

H/t: WeeWeed.

There is only one party in Washington DC, the UniParty.  The professional political class support themselves beyond all other ideological factors. These are modern realities.

President Obama is in a very tenuous position this week as a nation has been stunned by the targeting of police officers.  Indeed, there is a solid argument to be made that President Obama created the antagonism toward law enforcement with various speeches and cursory accusations of unequal treatment.
As a modern social justice president who embraces radical extremist groups like Black Lives Matter, and as an executive community activist who has used the cabinet offices of his administration to leverage social change, President Obama has embraced many divisive entities and expressed ideological alignment with their cause.
The gunman in Dallas who targeted white police officers, specifically because of the color of their skin, is just one visible consequence from a President who rails against a system of law and order.  Obama’s ideology is more comfortable amid the chaos.  (more…)

A new poll released from JMC Analytics in Florida (full pdf below) shows Donald Trump leading Hillary Clinton 47% to 42%, and leading with Hispanic voters 49% to 36%.

Some (particularly MSM) pundits will find these results quite shocking – however, we do not. We’ve repeatedly pointed out that Latino voters in Florida are very familiar with strong Patrone’ male figures within their family.  Trump represents a very familiar cultural voice for them.
This was abundantly evident in the primary race where Donald Trump won every county within Florida by exceptionally wide margins. (more…)

Initial report at least one police officer killed. Building on lock down.
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. – Multiple shots were fired at the Berrien County Courthouse Monday afternoon.  The shooting happened around 2:30 p.m.

A Berrien County Commissioner told Vahid Sadrzadeh on scene that a man who was on his way to jail took a gun off a deputy and started opening fire.
The commissioner also told ABC57 three people are dead.  A three block perimeter has been set around the courthouse. Avoid the area if possible. (read more)

Lavish “Diamond” Reynolds Makes The Rounds on the Customary New York Media Circuit.

Lavish “Diamond” Reynolds is the woman who live-streamed the aftermath of the Philando Castile shooting in Falcon Heights Minnesota.   Today Reynolds appeared with her lawyer Larry Rogers Jr (from Chicago) on ABC, Good Morning America, and the transparency of falsehood was on full display.
The key point to reference is at 01:40 when George Stephanopolous asks Diamond to describe what took place prior to the video.  Note how her representative immediately jumps in to block her from answering:

Ms. Reynolds claims that Philando Castile never displayed his weapon.  Ms. Reynolds has earlier stated Castile was “reaching for his wallet, which was in his back pocket.
Unfortunately for Ms. Reynolds claim there is a part of her own video where it’s possible to see the gun in the lap of Castile. (more…)