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☆ Critics Fault ‘Aggressive’ N.Y.P.D. Response to Pro-Palestinian Rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Chelsia Rose Marcius | Jay Root | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Violent confrontations at a pro-Palestinian rally in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, on Saturday reflected what some local officials and protest organizers called an unexpectedly aggressive Police Department response, with officers flooding the neighborhood and using force against protesters. At the rally, which drew hundreds of demonstrators, at least two officers wearing the white shirts of commanders were filmed punching three protesters who were prone in the middle of a crosswalk. One officer had pinned a man to the ground and repeatedly punched him in the ribs, a 50-second video clip shows. Another officer punched the left side of a man’s face as he held his head to the asphalt. The police arrested around 40 people who were “unlawfully blocking roadways,” Kaz Daughtry, the department’s deputy commissioner of operations, said on social media on Sunday.

Persons: ” Kaz Daughtry, Mr, Daughtry, “, ” Organizations: Department, The Police Department Locations: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn

☆ Opinion | What Hillary Clinton Got Wrong About Student Protesters
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-17 | by ( Elizabeth Spiers | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Appearing last week on “Morning Joe,” Hillary Clinton lamented what she views as the ignorance of students protesting the war in Gaza. The host, Joe Scarborough, asked her about “the sort of radicalism that has mainstream students getting propaganda, whether it’s from their professors or from the Chinese Communist government through TikTok.” Ms. Clinton was happy to oblige. “I have had many conversations, as you have had, with a lot of young people over the last many months,” she said. I’ve also seen and heard the assumptions made about them by some of their elders — administrators, parents and others. In the current panic, the protesters are described as somehow both terribly fragile and such a threat to public safety that they need to be confronted by police officers in riot gear.

Persons: ” Hillary Clinton, Joe Scarborough, Ms, Clinton, “, ”, ” I’ve, I’ve, it’s, Ken Griffin, Bill Ackman, Donald Trump —, —, whiny ”, Mike Lawler, Mr, Lawler, Kaz Daughtry, Rousseau Organizations: Communist, New York, Republican, Columbia University, Columbia, Oxford University Locations: Gaza, TikTok, New, New York, U.S

☆ Police tactics at campus protests reveal disparities in approaches to public order and lessons learned post-George Floyd
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Emma Tucker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +14 min

“I think we also saw this different sensibility about how to clear protests,” Straub said of the police response to campus demonstrations. In some cases, officers couldn’t distinguish lawful protesters from those who were being disruptive or causing violence, he added. The agreement mandated the NYPD to “change how it deploys officers to public demonstrations,” to better allow the public to exercise their First Amendment rights. NYPD officers in riot gear break into a building at Columbia University, where pro-Palestinian students were barricaded, on April 30. Officers were seen breaking down plywood barriers outside the entrenched encampment where protesters had barricaded themselves inside, as flash-bang explosives exploded overhead.

Persons: George Floyd, ”, Chuck Wexler, Emily Byrski, Joe Biden, ” Wexler, Frank Straub, ” Straub, PERF, Letitia James, James, Kena Betancur, Eric Adams, Kaz Daughtry, “, Spencer Fomby, Fomby, Straub, it’s, ” Fomby, Ryan Sun, ” CNN’s Julia Jones, Maria Sole, Artemis Moshtaghian Organizations: CNN, Police, Research, “ Police, Palestinian, Getty, Columbia University, New York Police Department, University of Arizona, UCLA, Israel, National Guard, Sound Schools, Center for, Police Foundation, ” Police, NYPD, New York, City College, Hampton Hall, Columbia, Hamilton, National Tactical Officers Association, ”, AP Locations: Gaza, Israel, AFP, California, Columbia, New York City, Hampton, Arizona, Los Angeles

☆ The ‘outside agitator’ narrative has a long history
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Harmeet Kaur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

In these instances, and others, authorities have not offered many specifics about who the “outside agitators” are, how significant their numbers are or how they differentiated outsiders from university-affiliated protesters. “It seems to me that the ‘outside agitator’ claim is one to shift the focus away from the grievances of the students and their protest.”The emphasis on “outside agitators,” Morris says, detracts from the central issue that is driving students to protest: Israel’s war in Gaza. ‘Outside agitator’ trope has a long historyYou don’t have to look far back in history to find examples of the “outside agitator” narrative. “We want to say as clearly as possible - we welcome ‘outside agitators’ to our struggle against the ruthless genocide of Palestinians.”Still, the use of the term is more complicated than it seems. As pro-Israel politicians have amplified concerns around antisemitism, some supporters of students’ right to free expression have suggested “outside agitators” are undermining otherwise peaceful protests.

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A man who set himself on fire Friday outside the courthouse where former President Donald Trump's hush money trial is taking place has died, New York City police said early Saturday. The man, whom police identified as Maxwell Azzarello of St. Augustine, Florida, was in the designated protest area outside. It appeared to happen around the time that the jury for Trump's trial was fully empaneled — with 12 jurors and six alternates selected to sit for a trial that's expected to last about six weeks. It occurred just before the court took a lunch break. Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Azzarello was born in 1987 and arrived in New York City earlier in the week.

Persons: Donald, Maxwell, Jeffrey B, Maddrey, Azzarello, Laura Kavanagh, Kavanagh, Joseph Kenny, Kenny, Kaz Daughtry Organizations: New York City, NYPD, Police, New, Weill Cornell Medical Center Locations: New York, St, Augustine , Florida, New York City

Mark Harris has won the Republican nomination for a U.S. House seat in North Carolina, giving the pastor a second chance to go to Washington after a 2018 absentee ballot scandal. Harris will face Democrat Justin Dues in November in a district running from Charlotte east to Lumberton that was drawn to heavily favor Republicans. While the investigation led to charges against several people and some convictions, Harris wasn’t charged, cooperated with investigators and called for a new election. Harris did not run again, however, and the seat was won by Republican U.S. Rep. Dan Bishop. In addition, Republicans Bishop and U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry decided not to run again, opening their Republican-dominated districts to new representation.

Persons: Mark Harris, Harris, Allan Baucom, Justin, Harris wasn’t, Dan Bishop, Bishop, ”, Kelly Daughtry, Brad Knott, Daughtry, Addison McDowell, Mark Walker, Patrick McHenry Organizations: Republican, U.S, Union, U.S . House, State Board, Republican U.S . Rep, Blue Shield, U.S . Rep, Democratic, Republicans, Assembly, Republicans Bishop Locations: North Carolina, Washington, state's, Union County, Charlotte, Lumberton, District, Smithfield, Raleigh, 6th, North Carolina's

The Ms. Foundation published research last week advocating for more financial support for women and gender nonconforming people of color leading nonprofits on the frontlines of social justices issues. “At this moment, when women and women’s bodies and gender nonconforming folks are being attacked on a daily basis, are they willing to move 10% to us?” Teresa Younger, Ms. Foundation’s president and CEO, said of other foundations. The Ms. Foundation found that many frontline organizations, like Power Rising, work across issue areas, often in tandem with other groups and in response to unfolding events. The organization advises foundations to build on trust-based giving, to support self-guided capacity building for these organizations, and to diminish grantmaking tied to specific issue areas. ___Associated Press coverage of philanthropy and nonprofits receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc.

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CNN —Actress Kirstie Alley has died after a brief battle with cancer, her children True and Lillie Parker announced on her social media. “We are sad to inform you that our incredible, fierce and loving mother has passed away after a battle with cancer, only recently discovered,” the statement read. “As iconic as she was on screen, she was an even more amazing mother and grandmother.”Ted Danson and Kirstie Alley in 'Cheers.' Donovan Daughtry, a representative for Alley, also confirmed to CNN via email that the actress has died. John Travolta, who costarred with Alley in 1989’s “Look Who’s Talking” as well as the sequel in 1992, wrote on Instagram, “Kirstie was one of the most special relationships I’ve ever had.

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