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A Baltimore grandmother delivering a doorknob claims that a customer exposed himself after opening the door, but police arrest her for assault. Now he plans to file a lawsuit

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Jackie Conway, 60, who had retired from law enforcement but wasn’t ready to retire yet, began delivering groceries for Door Dash. It was a decent side job and she or he happily accepted the extra cash.

The retired captain – the first Black woman to achieve that rank in the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office – couldn’t have predicted how her life would change after giving birth on Oct. 29.

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Conway, a grandmother of 5, said she was greeted at the door by a customer who immediately revealed himself.

She backed out and called 911. Incredibly, despite 20 years with the Baltimore City Sheriff’s Office, Baltimore County Police arrested her on first- and second-degree assault charges.

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“At that point, all the work I had done in public service just disappeared,” Conway told The Baltimore Banner reported only history. “It just disappeared.”

The charges were dropped last Friday, but Conway is not going to just walk away. Her attorneys, J. Wyndal Gordon and Raouf Abdullah, say they imagine that is a case of race or gender discrimination and have notified the city that they plan to sue it.

The customer Conway encountered told officers he was wearing an oversized T-shirt and boxer shorts when he answered the door. He said she was sitting in her vehicle across the street and when she didn’t respond to text messages, he approached her, shouting and asking why she was still there.

A police report says a 21-year-old man, whose name has not been released, said Conway told him to “get away from my car before I put a bullet in you.”

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The man said he put his hands up, turned around and walked back to his house.

Conway said the man was not wearing pants or underwear when he answered the door. She said he aggressively approached her vehicle, where she was waiting with her Glock 27, which she pointed down in a “low-ready” position.

The retired captain has a walk and carry permit, which she showed to police. Conway said she told them she was a police officer.

Officers sided with the client, arresting Conway and taking her to the Towson police station, where she was held for several hours.

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“I was providing a service to someone,” Conway said. “And they will come and lock me up.”

The morning after the arrest, one among the officers, Jasmine Jeffry, texted Conway.

“I was the lead officer during yesterday’s incident,” Jeffry said. “I want you to know that I expressed my concerns to my immediate superiors this morning.”

Jeffy said she has asked Baltimore County Assistant State’s Attorney Samuel Dominick III to retry the case, saying the evidence “highly suggests” the arrest was made “prematurely” without a accomplished and thorough investigation.

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Dominick confirmed that prosecutors were dropping charges against Conway, saying she had no intent to engage in malicious or criminal actions.

Jeffry said police would file charges against the 21-year-old client for indecent exposure.

It is unclear why Conway was arrested.

“She has a history of arrests, which is extremely disturbing for a law enforcement officer,” said Abdullah, one among her lawyers. “Even if it is rejected, this stain will remain forever.”

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Gordon, Conway’s other lawyer, said the case had devastated her emotionally.

“She is embarrassed, humiliated and offended,” Gordon said. “This is a very disturbing situation that should absolutely never have happened.”

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Black Conservative is outraged after he was cut out of the photo of the Maga Party he hosted, he claims to press the “white” narrative

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It is an enchanting photo on the cover, full of attractive, well -foretled young conservatives celebrating the return of Donald Trump to power. The accompanying article in New York is entitled “The Cruel Kids”, and the picture is a seemingly destructive proof of the creator’s claim that “almost everyone” at the gala was white.

The race appears again when “an elderly woman in UPDO and a silver sequin dress” approaches the author Brock Colyar and asks: “Have you noticed that the whole room is white?” Clyar writes: “It was not completely clear if she thought it was a good thing or evil.”

But the wider view of this photo of the cover, which appears in the warehouse, next to the article, shows that at the least three black participants were extracted, including the party host, CJ Pearson, co -chairman of the GOP advisory council.

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CJ Pearson and rapper Wacka Flacka (photos: x/cj pearson)

“It’s crazy”, Pearson wrote. “I led this event and @Nyg I deliberately left me from their history, because it would undermine their narrative that the magician is the cult of racist. They also did not contain the fact that @Wakaflock AND @Gervonta They were there too. “

“You don’t hate enough liberal media,” he concluded.

Clyar’s article focuses on the “cultural promotion of the new young right … joyful, confident and casually cruel Trumps, who after conquering Washington have their monuments in the rest of America.”

The conservative slack was fast and serious, forcing Colyar to make an X. neither Clyar, nor the magazine from New York responded to the confusion.

For conservatives, this is a known narrative. From 1964, when the republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater decided to oppose the Act on civic rights with the cornerstone of the anti -government campaign and he lost a big part The Lincolna party was marked as a celebration of white people about what was left of the black vote after the Thirties.

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“Southern Strategy”, Nixon, who liked the racist fears of white southern voters, helped GOP to make huge invasion in the south, but more alienated black voters. Subsequent presidents, reminiscent of Ronald Reagan, who ran on the platform of drastic cutting of social assistance programs, strengthened the residents of the Democratic Party.

But in 2024, Trump surprises Other with black voters. Kamala Harris, a republican candidate for a black candidate, won, nonetheless, about 20 percent of black voting after winning only 13 percent 4 years ago compared to Joe Biden. In 2016 he won a poor 8 percent of black voting.

Trump did the best amongst young black men, winning about 3 out of 10 under 45 years old. This is about twice as much as the number he received in 2020.

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And in Last survey Atlasintel, carried out between January 21 and 23, 69 percent of black voters said that it approves Trump’s work performance compared to 50 percent of white voters.

I like this or not, the narrative repeated in the Clyar article that the magician is a racist hostile tribe of non-white, it doesn’t seem to resonate with black voters, especially younger ones.

“I was at this event, like many other conservative influential media who are black, Latin, Asian, etc.” commented Rob Smith, a black influential influence from TurningPoint USA .. “Nymag used only Whites to push the media narrative that various Republicans do not exist and were not welcome. You don’t hate the media.”

Pearson published some photos of black participants at his party with the following tweet:

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Trying to find out how to explain @W_TERRENCEIN @VernonforgaIN @XhaviaerAnd all other black individuals who, according to Mag, are apparently all white now. “

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Kamala Harris gives a concession from Resolve: “This is not the time to throw away his hands, it’s time to roll up the sleeves” – essence

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Kamala Harris gives a speech of the Resolve license:

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Vice President Kamala Harris officially confessed to the election of President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday afternoon, providing hope and future message from Howard University, her Alma Mater. She called on supporters not to lose their hearts, but to proceed “a fight that driven this campaign.”

Turning to the crowd, which was covered by the former marshal of the house of Nancy Pelosia, Harris talked about her defeat in the presidential race and gave deep gratitude and determination.

“My heart is full today – full of gratitude for the trust you gave in me, full of love for our country and full of determination,” said Harris. “The result of these choices was not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for, but I hear me when I say that the light of the promise of America is always burning clearly until we never give up and as long as we fight.”

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Expressing appreciation for his family, President Biden, the first lady Dr. Jill Biden, its governor, Tim Walza and her campaign team, Harris thought of traveling and unity that led to her campaign.

“I am very proud of the race in which we led and the way we led. Within 107 days of this campaign we focused on building a community and supporting the coalition, gathering people from every walk of life, united from love for the country and enthusiasm for the future of America. And we did it, knowing that we have much more in common than anything that divides us.”

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Harris recognized the importance of accepting the results of the election and confirmed his involvement in a peaceful transition, noting that she talked to Trump about the transfer of power.

“The basic principle of American democracy is that when we lose the election, we accept the results,” she said. “This rule is just like any other distinguishes democracy from monarchy and tyranny, and everyone who is looking for public trust must honor it.”

She emphasized that Americans are guilty of loyalty not to a person or party, but a structure, “our conscience and our God.”

“My loyalty to all three is that I am here today – to say that when I agree with these elections, I do not agree with the fight that driven this campaign,” she confirmed.

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In her speech to young supporters, Harris undertook to fight for democracy, the rule of law and equal justice, calling them to remain engaged. “Not despair. It is not a time to return our hands. It is time to roll up your sleeves. It is time to organize, mobilize and remain involved because of freedom and justice and the future, which we all know that we can build together.”

Just a few hours earlier, Harris called Trump to congratulate him on winning, emphasizing the importance of unity and serving to all Americans, according to the senior assistant of CBS News. As the president of the Senate, he supervises the formal variety of election votes of the Congress on January 6, which is able to finalize Trump’s victory.

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‘Hands off!’ Protests against Trump and musk are planned throughout the United States

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Opponents of President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk plan to assemble on Saturday in the USA on Saturday to protest against administration activities regarding the reduction of the government, the economy, human rights and other issues.

Over 1,200 “hands!” Demonstrations have been planned by over 150 groups, including civil rights organizations, trade unions, supporters of LBGTQ+, veterans and activists on honest elections. Protests are planned for the National Mall in Washington, state capitol and other locations in all 50 states.

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The White House didn’t return E -Mail with a commentary on protests. Trump promoted his policies as in the best interest of the USA

Protesters attack the movements of Trump’s administration to release 1000’s of federal employees, close field offices of the social security administration, effectively shutterlights of entire agencies, immigrants deportation, reducing transgender protection and limiting the federal financing of health programs.

Musk, an adviser to Trump, who owns Tesla, SpaceX and the Social Media Platform X, played a key role in reducing the government as the head of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency. He says he saves billions of dollars of taxpayers.

Activists have repeatedly issued national demonstrations against Trump or Musk since the recent administration took power. But the opposition movement has not yet created mass mobilization, similar to the Women’s March in 2017, which brought 1000’s of ladies to Washington, after the first inauguration of Trump or demonstrations of Black Lives Matter, which broke out in lots of cities after killing George Floyd in 2020.

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The organizers say they hope that Saturday’s demonstrations shall be the best since Trump has returned to the office in January.

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