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May 17, 2018

For Wypipo Who Have Considered Cops When Privilege Wasn't Enough

As one of the world’s foremost wypipologists, I have been tasked with addressing the newfound epidemic of Caucasian cop-summoners that just began trending around ... oh, I’m going to say it started in 1619, give or take a few days.

That’s correct. None of this shit is new. White people have always loved calling the police. In fact, in newly-unearthed ship logs from the Niña, the Pinta and the Santa Maria, researchers have discovered that upon landing in the New World, Christopher Columbus’ first words were:

“Hello 911? I’d like to report some Natives trespassing on the land I just claimed for Spain.”

But instead of dwelling on the past (because someone might mention slavery and make white people upset), I’d like to focus on the future. Because of all the shit they did in the past, wypipo have a great affinity for the future. If you don’t believe me, read the transcript of any Caucasian apology and I’m willing to bet that it says something about “moving forward.”

According to a 2016 Harvard University study I’m making up at this exact moment, 89.4 percent of all white people’s apologies contain the words “moving forward.” For them, “moving forward” is the equivalent of black people’s “Why you always bringing up old shit?”

Anyway, wypipo, although it is encoded in your DNA to dial a nine, a one and just wait for a nigga to do something, I’d like to suggest an alternative. I propose a five-step process that every white person should consider before calling the police on a black person.

Think about how many tax dollars you could save if police didn’t have to drive to the scene every time Amber thought something was suspicious about the Negro walking through her neighborhood. Imagine how much your city could save on overtime if officers didn’t have to spend hours writing up reports because Connor thought a crafty Negro had bought a uniform, stolen a mail truck and was cruising through your neighborhood, casing your subdivision, planning a series of home invasions by putting mail in people’s mailboxes.

https://www.theroot.com/read-this-before-calling-the-police-for-wypipo-who-hav-1826090898

May 17, 2018

Violence in Gaza: "An Ugly Witch's Brew"

Violence in Gaza: “An Ugly Witch’s Brew”
MAY 17, 2018 | CIPHER BRIEF STAFF


Since the United States declared the opening of its new embassy in Jerusalem, violence has broken out along the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, where thousands of protesters have gathered for months for what they have dubbed “The Great March of Return” [to Israel].

Earlier this week, Israeli troops fired into the crowd from across the border fence, killing at least 58 Palestinians and wounding more than 2,700. Israel has faced international backlash for its heavy-handed approach to the protests, including Turkey expelling its ambassador and a number of countries calling for an investigation of the bloodshed. However, what’s just as interesting is which voices are missing in the conversation.

For more on that, The Cipher Brief’s Brian Garrett-Glaser spoke with Rob Richer, former Associate Deputy Director of Operations at the CIA with deep ties across the Middle East.

What is the long-term impact of the decision by the U.S. to relocate its Israeli embassy to Jerusalem?

The concern I have really is the short-term, and the short-term effect is what we saw in Gaza on the border two days ago, and through Ramadan we’re going to continue to see a lot of loss of life. We’re probably going to see terrorist groups associated with the Palestinians return to more dire actions against Israel and those who support the move to Jerusalem.

https://www.thecipherbrief.com/article/middle-east/violence-gaza-ugly-witchs-brew

May 16, 2018

Your Daily Greenwald, "Nothing Else Happening in the World" Edition:

I seem to remember the definition of "torture" being slightly different than the context Greenwald is using here?



https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/996787790611394561



"But what's his latest take on KremlinGate," you ask? Glenn's still re-tweeting shills like this asshole:

https://twitter.com/Bershidsky/status/996451511638069248

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