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Usually, that kid clomping down his mother’s porch is a tractor beam of charm. On the South Side of Chicago, where Gangster Disciples shoot the Black Disciples over slights and side-eyed infractions, nobody seems to hassle Calvin Cross — he’s too much fun to be around. He does a thousand …

Those who follow QAnon, the baseless conspiracy theory positing a deep state plot orchestrated by child-assaulting, Satan-worshipping leftists, are guided by the exhortation to “trust the plan,” an omnipresent mantra to keep faith in the anonymous poster Q and in President Donald J. Trump. In the days following Election Night, …

On Thursday, YouTube became the latest platform to crack down on QAnon, the baseless conspiracy theory promoting the idea of a deep state leftist cabal of pedophiles and child traffickers. In a blog post, the company said that it would be “taking another step in our efforts to curb hate …

In the waning weeks leading up to the election, numerous platforms have cracked down on QAnon, the baseless conspiracy theory positioning Trump as a savior from an evil deep-state leftist cabal. Facebook announced it would be banning the conspiracy theory, and Etsy has also revealed that it would be removing …

Since May 2020, youth organizers across the country have been mobilizing against police brutality and working for systemic change in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder. Some of them had organized for social justice before, but many of them took to the streets for the first time and without an …

UPDATE (10/6):Shuan Lucas, the Wolfe City Police Officer who shot Jonathan Price, has been charged with murder, the Texas Rangers said in a statement. “At approximately 8:24 p.m. on Oct. 3rd, 2020, Wolfe City Police Officer Shaun Lucas responded to a disturbance call at the 100 block of Santa Fe …

The NYPD announced that it would be phasing out its plainclothes anti-crime unit in a press conference Monday. Police Commissioner Dermot Shea called it “a seismic shift in the culture of how the NYPD polices this city.” “I would consider this in the realm of closing one of the last …

The Walt Disney Company will donate $5 million to causes and organizations fighting for social justice, Variety reports. With the announcement of the pledge, Disney said $2 million of the $5 million would be donated to the NAACP, while it’s unclear at the moment where the rest of the $3 …

UPDATE (6/8):Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council pledged Sunday to dismantle the police department in hopes of creating a new system. City Council controls the budget for the police, but Mayor Jacob Frey does have the power to veto their decisions. Still, Council members said they had enough votes …

In this unprecedented time in global history, we’re all dealing with the stresses of the pandemic in different ways. Some of us are volunteering. Some of us are baking. Some of us are taking fistfuls of Klonopin and watching The Officein footy pajamas. And some of us are being filthily, …