Tess Owen
extremism

A White Man From Illinois Allegedly Brought Bombs to Start a Riot at the Minneapolis George Floyd Protest
The arrest gives some support to local officials' claims that outside agitators may be partially responsible for violence in Minneapolis.
Tess Owen
3 days ago
george floyd protests

A White Bar Owner Shot and Killed a Young Black Protester. The DA Just Declined to Charge Him.
"We watched a video where anybody else would have gotten charged with something," the black man's lawyer said.
Tess Owen
3 days ago
george floyd protests

3 Young White Guys With a Machete Beat Up a Nonwhite Protester in Minneapolis
The video is some of the most tangible evidence to support the mayor's assertion that unsavory characters were using George Floyd’s death to stoke unrest in the city.
Tess Owen
Roberto Daza
Amel Guettatfi
4 days ago
george floyd

Far-Right Extremists Are Hoping to Turn the George Floyd Protests Into a New Civil War
Armed extremists are showing up to protests and urging a "boogaloo" — code for civil war — online.
Tess Owen
5.29.20
george floyd

Gunfire Erupted at Several George Floyd Protests and People Were Shot
Seven people were shot during the protest in Louisville, and at least one is in critical condition.
Tess Owen
5.29.20
george floyd

New Videos Appear to Undermine Police Account That George Floyd 'Resisted' Officers
The videos show Floyd appearing to surrender before dying after his face was pressed into the street with an officer's knee on his neck.
Tess Owen
5.28.20
police

Chicago Police Are Investigating an Officer Accused of Being a Proud Boy
Reached by VICE News, the police officer said he was posting in the Telegram group "Fuck Antifa" to "get people on the left and the right together."
Tess Owen
5.26.20
anti-vaxx

Somehow This Wild Hoax Bill Gates Anti-Vaxx Video Doesn't Violate YouTube's Policies
The video is obviously faked, but it's still setting the anti-vaxx internet on fire.
Tess Owen
5.22.20
Ahmaud Arbery

There's Been a Third Arrest In the Killing of Ahmaud Arbery
William "Roddie" Bryan, Jr., who filmed the killing of Arbery, was charged felony murder and criminal attempt to commit false imprisonment.
Tess Owen
5.21.20
guns

Oklahoma Passed the Country’s First ‘Anti-Red Flag’ Gun Law
The law stops police from being able to temporarily take people’s gun away if they're considered a danger to themselves or others.
Tess Owen
5.20.20
extremism

White Supremacists Have a Disgusting New Code for the N-Word After Ahmaud Arbery's Death
Extremists are celebrating Arbery’s killing in the worst places on the internet, and turning his assailants into white supremacist folk heroes.
Tess Owen
5.14.20
RACISM

White Supremacists Built a Website to Doxx Interracial Couples — and It's Going to Be Hard to Take Down
Racists have published a hate-filled database targeting white women dating black and brown men as “traitors” — and some are being harassed online.
Tess Owen
5.13.20
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