California writer and mother Joanna Schroeder had a message to other moms of white teen boys in a tweet that went viral: White supremacists online are paying attention to young men’s social media use, even if you are not. Do you have white teenage sons? Listen up. I’ve been watching…
Tag: El Paso
Hundreds Protest In El Paso Calling for Stronger Gun Laws
Chanting “gun reform now,” ″ El Paso strong” and “aquí estamos y no nos vamos” (Spanish for “here we are and we are not leaving”), over 100 protestors marched through El Paso, Tx. on Saturday after the racially-motivated mass shooting that look nearly two dozen lives last week. The protest…
Radio Silence from Advertisers and Fox After Tucker Carlson Calls White Supremacy ‘Hoax’
Fox News host Tucker Carlson said on his show Tuesday that white supremacy is a “hoax” and not a major concern in the U.S. He’s faced intense backlash, but seemingly not from his network or advertisers, who have remained largely silent on the incident. His comments came just 72 hours…
Hospitalized Survivors of El Paso Shooting Refused to Meet with Trump
In the wake of the Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas mass shootings, President Trump visited the hospitals in both cities where injured survivors were receiving treatment. Despite Trump and his spokespeople declaring the success of the visits, none of the eight victims in the University Medical Center in El…
El Paso Opens Grief Center After Mass Shooting
In order to combat the impact of the El Paso mass shooting in a Walmart over the weekend, the city opened a grief center on Tuesday. During the mass murder by a white racist, 22 people were killed, nearly all with Hispanic last names. Many others were wounded. The grief center…
Joe Biden Offers Sympathy for “Tragic Events in Houston and Michigan” in Wake of the Shootings In El Paso and Dayton
2020 Presidential Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, misstated the locations of two tragic shootings as he extended his sympathy on Sunday. He made the remarks while fundraising near San Diego. Biden’s comments were made at businessman Mark Arabo’s home when he erroneously stated: “the tragic events in Houston today and also…
Ask the Chairman: Gun Violence and Domestic Terrorism Need Solutions
As we reel from another set of white male mass murderers, we need to address and confront uncomfortable truths: The president is responsible for this. A long-term employer of undocumented workers and H2B temporary workers, President Trump is promoting hatred of people of color to maintain his political base. The…
El Paso Shooting Victims Drove Home Out of Fear of ICE Agents at Hospitals
After the El Paso, Tx. shooting that claimed the lives of 20 people and injured dozens of others in a Wal-Mart in the border city, some of those injured have been driving themselves home instead of going to the hospital out of fear of ICE agents. “This is a concern,”…
Are Border Patrol Agents Forcing Migrants to Drink from the Toilet at Detention Centers?
New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez alleged that migrant detainees were told to drink water from the toilet by border patrol agents in response to their requests for water. Ocasio-Cortez made a claim via Twitter on July 1. Just left the 1st CBP facility. I see why CBP officers were…
Acting Border Chief John Sanders Resigns After Fallout from Horrid Conditions at Migrant Children Facility
Acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Mark Morgan will become acting U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) commissioner on July 5. The announcement was made just hours after the resignation of John Sanders on Tuesday. CBP apprehends and first detains migrant parents and children crossing the U.S.-Mexico…