Category: Culture

Can Trump ‘deploy the military’ to quell protests over George Floyd’s death?

US President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that he might use federal troops to end the protests that have erupted nationwide following the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who was killed in Minneapolis police custody. But to do so, Trump would need to formally invoke rarely used statutes known as the Insurrection Act. 

“Mayors and governors must establish an overwhelming law enforcement presence until the violence has been quelled,” Trump said during brief remarks at the White House on Monday.

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Cook This: Better have a big loaf of French bread to sop up the sauce of these chargrilled shrimp

This may be the best way to eat shrimp — ever.

Make more than you ever think you could eat because, trust us, you will eat them all and be begging for more.

The shrimp are grilled then bathed in a garlicky, buttery, cheesy (but not too cheesy) sauce that is so darn good be sure you have some French bread on hand to sop it all up.

Peel and devein the shrimp, but leave the end of the tail on if you’d like.

Chargrilled Shrimp

Recipe is by Jay Martin.

Sauce:

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, very soft

Pinch of salt

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Was it said in 1967 or 2020?

Answer: Both

Twitter said early Friday that a post by President Donald Trump about the protests overnight in Minneapolis glorified violence because of the historical context of his last line: “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.”
The phrase was used by Miami’s police chief, Walter Headley, in 1967, when he addressed his department’s “crackdown on … slum hoodlums,” according to a UPI article from the time.

The Malignant Cruelty of Donald Trump

Peter Wehner
Contributing writer at The Atlantic and senior fellow at EPPC

The president is defaming the memory of a woman who died nearly 20 years ago—and inflicting pain upon her family today.

“I’m asking you to intervene in this instance because the President of the United States has taken something that does not belong to him—the memory of my dead wife—and perverted it for perceived political gain.”

There may be a more damning thing that’s been said about an American president, but none immediately comes to mind.

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