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Cincinnati Police Attempt to Silence Freelance Journalist
A Cincinnati police officer is suing four defendants for libel. One is NWU member Julie Niesen. They are being sued for calling out Officer Ryan Olthaus on social media for flashing the OK sign at a black woman attending a City Council hearing during the BLM protests. That hand-sign has been adopted by the white supremacist […]
Staten Island Goddamn!
Staten Island, a plantation Paddyrollers at every station They ordered the Freedman show a pass Or he’d join his ancestors under the grass Freedman raised his hands to show no threat Hisses and rattles, he’s trapped in the net Staten Island Goddamn! A blue boa’s grasp A grunt, a gasp A beast choke A strangled […]
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