Daily Archives: August 28, 2017
Police: 17-year-old shot in face at Park in Manchester NH
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Police in New Hampshire are searching for a suspect who they say shot a 17-year-old boy in the face at a city park. According to police, the shooting happened at a park in Manchester around midnight … Continue reading
L.A. Mayor to Spend the Day in New Hampshire
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will be in New Hampshire Monday afternoon. Garcetti will be spending the day stumping for Manchester Mayoral candidate Joyce Craig. The Democratic mayor will start the day meeting with volunteers. He’ll then head to a happy … Continue reading
New Media Militia Top 5 for the week ending 8/27/17
The NASA Eclipse live stream dominated the week followed by the Flat Earth, and Topless Beaches. Here’s last weeks top five most viewed and clicked posts. 5. NH Man returning from medical marijuana festival dies in crash 4. Family wants local district to … Continue reading
DartBlog: Controversy on Bray Antifa Comments
The Manchester Union Leader has issued an editorial supporting President Hanlon’s condemnation of Lecturer/GRID Visiting Scholar Mark Bray. Bray has been widely criticized for seemingly supporting the violent tactics of antifa groups: … In a rebuttal of the criticism of Bray, Professors of History Bethany Moreton, … Continue reading
Live On Air – Twice Today
I’ll be on the air (as usual) at 8:40 am this morning on Girard at Large – WLMW 90.7 FM. We’ll be talking about speech suppression, media tropes relating to free speech, and the growing power of internet companies to … Continue reading
Girard at Large: On Air News Read for August 28, 2017
Manchester had a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week, with apologies to Alexander, last week as the city experienced a massive spike in overdose calls. Calling the week “disastrous,” the Manchester Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services Officer Christopher Hickey … Continue reading
Black-clad antifa attack peaceful right wing demonstrators in Berkeley
Their faces hidden behind black bandannas and hoodies, about a 100 anarchists and antifa — “anti-fascist” — barreled into a protest Sunday afternoon in Berkeley’s Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center Park. Jumping over plastic and concrete barriers, the group melted into a larger … Continue reading