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War of nerves

Every other day, it seems, the Biden administration issues a warning that a Russian invasion of the Ukraine could happen at any time. They are not exactly being untruthful — Russia does have about 130,000 troops massed along the Ukraine border, and we doubt they are there for R&R. Every time the warning is issued, the Kremlin repeats that it has no intention of invading, that it is willing to talk. It seeks to get some more security promises from the West about not letting former socialist republics into NATO, limiting missile placements in Europe and stepping down the military ...

Canada protests send clear message

Canadian truckers had tied up traffic on the Ambassador Bridge connecting Ontario and Detroit all last week. In protest of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination mandates, Canadian truckers blocked the busiest international border crossing in North America, tying up millions of dollars in goods being shipped between the U.S. and Canada. On Sunday, after a Canadian judge had ordered the protests to end, police arrested those who remained on the bridge. But their protest continues in the Canadian capital, and their message remains clear. They don’t want government intruding in their lives ...

McConnell’s back

After denouncing the Republican National Committee this week for their censure of two Republican House members participating in the Jan. 6 investigation, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to be pulling back from rampant partisanship. It didn’t take long for him to embrace partisanship again. McConnell on Wednesday blocked the appointment of Andrew Luger as the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota. Why? Because Montez Lee Jr., convicted of murder by arson in the aftermath of the George Floyd murder received a sentence 10 years below the legal maximum. Now, Luger had ...

Goodell’s talk is just that until action taken

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sternly and forcefully said Wednesday that the NFL will not tolerate racism, discrimination in hiring, and will take strong action if investigation finds wrongdoing that threatens the integrity of the game. That’s big talk that Goodell has spoken before. The NFL has come under fire recently, with a lawsuit by fired Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores, who is Black. Flores claims he has experienced racism and discrimination in the league, and was offered $100,000 by his owner for every team loss in a season where the owners wanted to better their draft ...

McConnell, Pence have it right

When the Republican National Committee’s vote Friday to censure Representatives Liz Cheney of Wyoming and Adam Kinzinger of Illinois for their participation in the House Select Committee’s probe into the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection, they inexplicably described the riotous attack on the U.S. Capitol as “legitimate political discourse.” Other Republican leaders are stepping up to show that they know an insurrection when they see one. On Friday, former Vice President Mike Pence, the target of Donald Trump’s assertions that Pence could have overturned the election results, said ...

No-knock warrants don’t prevent violence

Minneapolis is once again in the public’s eye for the police killing of a young Black man, Amir Locke. Locke was shot by police who burst into the apartment he was sleeping in on a no-knock warrant. Police used a key to open the apartment and burst in shouting that they were police serving a warrant. Police body-cam images show Locke stirring under the comforter where he was sleeping after police kicked the couch. His hand emerged with a gun, and he was shot by a Minneapolis officer just seconds after the raid started. Was Locke going to shoot police, or was he startled, groggy ...