Trumper Republican Congressman Madison Cawthorn asked mothers of boys to "please raise them to be a monster" at an event, claiming that "our culture today is trying to completely de-masculate all of the young men in our culture [sic]". The crowd cheered. read more
Missouri Governor Mike Parson wants to prosecute a journalist who warned the state that a government website left school teachers and administrators' Social Security numbers exposed. read more
The head of the Chicago branch of the Fraternal Order of Police, John Catanzara, urged members of the union in a video message this week to "hold the line." He told officers not to submit their vaccination statuses, and instead to flood the city with exemption requests on Thursday. "Submit those all on Thursday, give them everything at one time, and that's it," he said. "Do not fill out the portal information," he added, referring to the reporting of vaccination statuses to the city. Officers and other city employees who fail to report their vaccination status by Friday will "be placed in a non-disciplinary, no pay status," according to Mayor Lori Lightfoot's office. Catanzara said that "it's safe to say the city of Chicago will have a police force at 50 percent or less" over the weekend. "Whatever happens because of that manpower issue, that falls at the mayor's doorstep," he said. read more
Even by the standards of President Donald J. Trump, it was an extraordinary Oval Office showdown. On the agenda was Mr. Trump's desire to install a loyalist as acting attorney general to carry out his demands for more aggressive investigations into his unfounded claims of election fraud. read more
The Canadian company Enbridge has reimbursed US police $2.4m for arresting and surveilling hundreds of demonstrators who oppose construction of its Line 3 pipeline, according to documents the Guardian obtained through a public records request. read more
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