Underworld Turns

CHP investigating after man shot on 10 Freeway in Los Angeles

A SigAlert was issued on the eastbound 10 Freeway between Arlington Avenue to Hoover Street while authorities investigated an alleged freeway shooting. Details are limited, and it’s unclear exactly what occurred, but according to the Los Angeles Fire Department, crews responded to 1014 W. Adams Blvd near the intersection of Hoover Street at around 12:25 p.m. and located a person suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim, only described as a 44-year-old male, was […]
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The Trump Doctrine: Violence Is Us

The military assault on Venezuela, the shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent, the launch of the White House’s new revisionist website about January 6—these three events convey a powerful and unsettling message from Donald Trump and his crew: Violence is ours to use, at home and abroad, to get what we want. […]
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Video emerges of fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis

A bystander’s video shows the moment a 37-year-old woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer during protests against ICE raids in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The Department of Homeland Security said the woman used her SUV as a weapon, ramming an ICE officer before the officer opened fire. The shooting occurred as […]
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Trump’s Plans for Venezuelan Oil Are Rapidly Unfolding

President Trump’s plans for Venezuela’s oil industry, insofar as there are concrete plans, appear to be solidifying. On Wednesday, Energy Secretary Chris Wright indicated that the United States will control the flow of Venezuelan oil “indefinitely.” The announcement came hours after President Trump revealed that Venezuela would be “turning over” up to 50 million barrels […]
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ICE Agent Shoots and Kills Woman in Minneapolis

A federal immigration agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday in a deadly escalation in the Department of Homeland Security’s increasing occupation in Minnesota. The woman, 37, was in her car at an active ICE operation when an agent fired multiple shots into the vehicle, according to videos of the shooting and […]
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Nick Reiner arraignment delayed after attorney withdraws

Nick Reiner’s arraignment on two counts of first-degree murder was postponed Wednesday after his defense attorney withdrew from the case, according to court proceedings. The hearing was postponed to Feb. 23 after attorney Alan Jackson formally withdrew as Reiner’s counsel. A public defender was appointed to represent Reiner moving forward, and no plea was entered. […]
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