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In this article the author discusses the connection and blame being tied with Donald Trump during the Charlottesville incident. The author states that Trump did not murder Heather Heyer because she was ran over by a new-Nazi named James Fields Jr. This article highlights Trumps blame for sparking this fire through supporting racists, the KKK, and white supremacists. One big factor the article discusses is Trump allowing individuals from these groups to be a part of his team in the White House.
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In this article the author is discussing Trumps twitter posts and response to Hurricane Maria destroying Puerto Rico. The author goes on to discuss that Trump goes after people of color peacefully protesting police brutality but stand up for white supremacists that marched in Charlottesville march. This was also while not sending enough aid and disregarding Puerto Rico which was just destroyed by Hurricane Maria.
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In this article the author is discussing a case where a protester scratched a sheriff, who was counter protesting, and could be facing legal action. The protesters in the article is Rann Bar-on and the sheriff is Terry Johnson. Rann’s legal counsel is seeking to get a change of venue for the case because they believe that they judge and jurors would be biased against the protester because the sheriff was a like elected official in the county. One piece of evidence of the biased nature of the case was the sheriff and district attorney was post billboards regarding the case which showed their political relationship.
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In this article the author is discussing a North Carolina based charter flight company, Aero, being involved with CIA and the transport of suspected terrorists. Aero is a charter flight company based in Smithfield, NC that uses the local public airport to take off at. In the article Abou Elkassim Britel talks about his experiences with being detained and tortured because the CIA suspected him to be a terrorist. Critics called Aero flights “torture taxis” and demand that the NC government would investigate this situation but the government responded by ignoring the requests. Aero uses public airports which mean that these flights are paid and funded by tax payer money. This cause the creation of NCIT, North Carolina-based Commission of Inquiry on Torture.
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In this article the author is discussing a new policy being implemented across the UNC system. The new policy was put in place by the UNC Board of Governors and this new policy stated that if any protests on campus disrupt or hinder a speaker, meeting, or class, sanctions can be put on the protesters. This can include suspension, banning from campus, and expulsion. Many professors and students alike disagree with this new policy and have petitioned to get it removed.
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In the article the author is discussing how the Immigration and Customs Enforcement wants local jails to help detain and hold undocumented individuals even when they do not have any charges. The author states that Durham’s local sheriff’s office is complying with this request from ICE. Even though the Durham County Detention Facility does not work directly with ICE it has been reported that fifty-seven people were taken into ICE custody on detainer request from the sheriff’s office. In 2016 it was forty-nine and in 2015 it was thirty-two.
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