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The circumstances around the death of Illinois truck driver Javion Magee bearing similarities to a lynching have sparked outrage and concern on social media.
A young Black truck driver from Chicago, Illinois by the name of Javion Magee was found dead in a rural area of North Carolina last Wednesday (September 11). Since then, social media users have been outraged at the way that Magee was found with a rope around his neck leaning up against a tree near his truck, suggesting that he was lynched.
“It’s a lot of holes in this case, it’s a lot of questions and not enough answers in this case,” said family spokesperson Candice Matthews in an interview with ABC7Chicago. “There’s no transparency that’s going on in this case. This family wants transparency, this family wants accountability, this family wants justice.” In a post on X, formerly Twitter, a user named Pier Jaree who states that she is Magee’s cousin accused the authorities in Henderson of preventing the family from identifying the body.
My cousin Javion Magee was found hanging from a tree in Henderson, NC. They will not let his mom identify the body due to “covid restrictions” which screams foul play. Please circulate!! @AttorneyCrump @aclu_nc @ABC11_WTVD @ABC7Chicago @nbcchicago
— Pier Jarae (@UrbanBlackGirl) September 12, 2024
Vance County Sheriff Curtis Brame spoke to the media on Friday (September 13) about the incident, confirming the condition that Magee was found in. “I understand there’s over 1,000 hits on TikTok (accusing) the sheriff’s office of not being transparent, not providing information to the family and that is not true,” Brame said. “There’s been information put out there that there’s a lynching in Vance County. There is not a lynching in Vance County. The young man was not dangling from a tree. He was not swinging from a tree. The rope was wrapped around his neck. It was not a noose. There was not a knot in the rope, so therefore, it was not a lynching here in Vance County.”
Brame also confirmed that Magee’s body was sent to the medical examiner for a preliminary autopsy, where their results indicated that the body showed no signs of defensive struggle. He also said that he wouldn’t rule it a suicide despite saying there weren’t signs of foul play. Brame also confirmed that the FBI has joined the investigation. The information hasn’t convinced many on social media, who are joining Magee’s family members in calling for more law enforcement involvement and noting similarities in the police response to what occurred in the death of Sandra Bland.
Take a look at the responses to Magee’s death below.
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It’s not looking good for Mayor Mixxy, aka Eric Adams.
As the walls continue to close in on NYC Mayor Eric Adams as his people in his close inner orbit are getting visits from the feds and arrested in some cases, another sign Eric Adams is in trouble is New York City Hall’s chief counsel suddenly stepping down.
The New York Post reports that Lisa Zornberg, who has been the lead attorney for Mayor Mixxy and City Hall since July 2023, has handed in her resignation papers. Her move comes after NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban also resigned.
According to the Daily News reporting, Zornberg resigned “after the mayor rejected her advice to fire several top administration officials ensnared in federal corruption investigations rocking City Hall, according to two sources familiar with the matter.”
In a statement, Zornberg said, “I am deeply grateful to Mayor Adams for giving me the opportunity to serve the city, and I strongly support the work he has done and continues to do for New Yorkers.”
In response, Adams thanked Zornberg for her service and said he would swiftly find her replacement.
“We appreciate all the work Lisa has done for our administration and, more importantly, the city over the past 13 months. These are hard jobs and we don’t expect anyone to stay in them forever,” Adams said.
It’s Not Looking Good For Eric Adams
Zornberg’s resignation comes on the heels of the homes of Caban and other members of the NYPD’s homes being raided as part of a massive corruption probe alleging influence peddling.
James Caban, Edward Caban’s twin brother, is currently under investigation by the feds for allegedly being a “fixer” for many Manhattan restaurants and clubs as part of his “consulting” work.
The hits keep on coming for Eric Adams.
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New York City Mayor Eric Adams caught the wrath of numerous people online after a clumsy statement defending NYPD officers shooting wildly at a subway farebeater.
On Sunday (September 15), New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued a statement in a post on X, formerly Twitter, after an incident where New York Police Department officers shot at an alleged farebeater at a subway station in Brooklyn. “Earlier today, one of our officers was shot while protecting our subway system. I am relieved to report he is in good condition now, and we have arrested the suspect who put so many lives in danger. I cannot thank these officers enough for their bravery,” Adams wrote. The post immediately received a correction through the platform’s Community Notes for omitting that it was NYPD officers who fired their guns, hitting a fellow officer as well as two civilians.
Earlier today, one of our officers was shot while protecting our subway system. I am relieved to report he is in good condition now, and we have arrested the suspect who put so many lives in danger. I cannot thank these officers enough for their bravery. pic.twitter.com/nSLDTyZwkj
— Mayor Eric Adams (@NYCMayor) September 16, 2024
The incident took place at the Sutter Avenue L train station in Brownsville, Brooklyn as two officers observed Derell Mickles enter the station without paying the fare at 3 P.M. They followed Mickles up three flights of stairs to the platform, where they confronted him. At a press conference, NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey stated that the officers on the scene yelled at him to stop, at one point following him onto a waiting train and then off. “The suspect challenged the officers, saying, ‘No, you’re going to have to shoot me,’” Maddrey told the press, adding that they deployed Tasers which were “ineffective”.
The officers then opened fire as Mickles reportedly charged at them, hitting him in the stomach but also hitting bystanders on the platform. “Everyone who was struck this afternoon, we believe, was hit by our officers,” Maddrey said, saying that the Force Investigation Division and the Detective Squad will conduct further investigations.
Adams’ statement omitting the NYPD officers’ culpability angered many who saw the statement on X, blasting him for another sign of ineptitude. Others noted that the situation came a day after his attorney Lisa Zornberg resigned in a surprise move, and four days after NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban resigned amid a federal corruption probe that has targeted several other members of Adams’ administration.
There may be no severe disciplinary action for the NYPD officers in the Brownsville subway shooting, as Caban reportedly signed off on internal disciplinary reductions before stepping down.
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Donald Trump has officially declined to participate in a second presidential debate against Vice President Kamala Harris and in true Trump fashion, he has defaulted to the Land of Delulu in explaining why he has refused.
Trump is out here claiming he won the first debate.
That’s right, y’all. Despite the fact that it has been widely accepted by people on both sides of the political aisle that Harris molly-whopped Trump on the debate stage Tuesday night, the commander-in-fake-dog-and-cat-recues claims he won’t accept Harris’ challenge to a second debate because “polls clearly show that I won the debate…”
“When a prizefighter loses a fight, the first words out of his mouth are, ‘I WANT A REMATCH.’ Polls clearly show that I won the Debate against Comrade Kamala Harris, the Democrats’ Radical Left Candidate, on Tuesday night, and she immediately called for a Second Debate,” Trump posted on his comically-named platform, Truth Social.”
For the record, even the most generous polls from reputable sources have Karris dog-walking Trump by double-digit percentage points. Trump keeps posting screenshots of unscientific polls from Newsmax and other online sources that erroneously have more than 90% of respondents saying the guy who claimed Harris “wants to do transgender operations on illegal aliens that are in prison” won the debate, but those polls clearly don’t reflect the electorate — or reality.
It’s no surprise that Trump doesn’t want to debate Harris again. He made a fool of himself by ranting about fictional post-birth abortions and equally fictional pet-eating immigrants. Trump was transparently afraid to debate Harris the first time — and she ultimately proved he had reason to be — so of course he doesn’t want to put himself through it again.
Anyway, the fine folks on X were not buying Trump’s claim that he’s only declining a second debate because he “clearly” won the first, and they have responded by calling him the chicken-sh*t that he clearly is.
Check out the reactions below.
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During last week’s debate with Kamala Harris, Donald Trump put a target on the backs of legal Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio by baselessly claiming that they were kidnapping and eating people’s cats and dogs.
Since then not only has the town had to deal with bomb threats at schools and buildings, but the woman who started the rumor, Erika Lee publicly apologized saying she didn’t know just how hateful the public’s reaction would be to the Haitian community in Ohio.
Still, Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance continued to double down on the racist rhetoric and in a surprising admission, JD Vance said he has no problem peddling false stories as long as it brings attention to their cause. On Sunday (Sep.15), Vance was interviewed by CNN’s Dana Bash and was pressed about the growing animosity that MAGA country has towards the Haitian community over the baseless cats and dogs rumors and not only justified their divisive rhetoric but also said he’d be willing to makeup stories on the campaign trail if he has to.
“The American media totally ignored this stuff until Donald Trump and I started talking about cat memes… If I have to, if I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m gonna do, Dana, because you guys are completely letting Kamala Harris coast.”
For her part, Kamala Harris isn’t singling out any specific group of America’s population to get people to pay attention to her campaign. Just sayin.’
While this was definitely the kind of thing that should’ve been dominating the news cycle for the next few days, another “attempted assassination” of Donald Trump was foiled in Florida and now we have to deal with those conspiracy theories even though it was perpetrated by a former Trump supporter with a history of mental illness.
So yeah, far-right politics in 2024.
Check out JD Vance blow up his own spot below and let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
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Elon Musk has long inserted himself in the culture wars that have divided political discourse similarly to the current makeup of Congress, and employing his massive X platform as a vehicle for said messaging. The wealthy businessman posted and later deleted an X reply pondering why assassination attempts against President Joe Biden and Vice President Harris have not occurred in the wake of the latest attempt on former president Donald Trump’s life.
Elon Musk asked the question in a quoted reply on X via the pro-Trump @cb_doge account, which asked on Sunday (September), “Why they want to kill Donald Trump?”
In the quoted reply, Musk wrote, “And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala [chin scratching emoji].”
The X reply from @cb_doge had well over a million views and several quoted replies from both supporters of Musk’s missive and detractors who felt the words were an incitement or invitation to would-be assassins. This has prompted users on X to get the #DeportElonMusk topic to trend with many replies pointing out what they feel is a divisive political stance.
Elon Musk has made no secret of his alignment with Trump after reinstating the business mogul’s once-suspended account and sharing glowing words about the presidential hopeful on his platform and beyond. Further, Musk is a strong proponent of free speech and uses his platform to freely express his views despite how unpopular they may seem to some.
A quick scan of Musk’s account shows him largely quote-replying to other accounts, especially those with favorable things to say about him or his many business endeavors. There are no signs of an apology regarding his quip about President Biden and Vice President Harris. In fact, Musk is framing the deleted tweet as an attempt at humor.
“Well, one lesson I’ve learned is that just because I say something to a group and they laugh doesn’t mean it’s going to be all that hilarious as a post on 𝕏,” reads one X reply. He followed it with, “Turns out that jokes are WAY less funny if people don’t know the context and the delivery is plain text.”
On X, the #DeportElonMusk has several replies calling for the deportation of Elon Musk. We’ve got those reactions below.
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The plot thickens when it comes to the investigation into the inner circle of New York City’s Mayor. Reports say that allies of Eric Adams have a taste for the finer things.
As reported by Page Six the legal inquiry into some of the official’s aides is still ongoing. According to a federal task force Brothers Phil and Terence Banks have very expensive taste. The celebrity website spoke to several sources at different hot spots in The Big Apple and they were told that Phil Banks, the current Deputy Mayor of New York City for Public Safety, likes to frequent swanky places. His favorites include Casa Cipriani, a members-only club that charges almost $4,000 a year in dues. Additionally, he and his brother, also frequent Club Macanudo an upscale cigar bar located in midtown Manhattan.
An anonymous co-worker of Phil described him as “greedy ex-boss who thinks he’s above the law”. A retired police supervisor also said “he has expensive taste — cigars, cognac, watches — but he doesn’t like to pay.” The ex badge went to add that “that’s why he got in trouble the first time for hanging out with Jeremy Reichberg.”
Back in 2016 Reichberg was apart of a massive police corruption scandal. Back in September federal agents raided the homes of Phil Banks and Sheena Wright; two aides and longtime friends of the New York City Mayor. Eric Adams however has not been accused of any crime.
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Donald Trump is heavy on the campaign trail after some observers believed his showing in the first presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris was less stellar than expected. However, a new issue is cropping up in the form of far-Right media figure Laura Loomer, a constant fixture by the former president’s side, so much so that some on Xitter believe the two are having a fling.
Donald Trump, 78, and Laura Loomer, 31, have been seen in several recent photos with one another, with Loomer shown exiting the former mogul’s airplane on a recent campaign stop. Some within the Republican Party, including those who have loudly supported Trump in the past, want him to distance himself from the controversial Loomer for various reasons.
Loomer and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene clashed online after Loomer made an offensive joke about Vice President Harris connected to her Indian and Jamaican heritage. Rep. Greene called out the social media attack, prompting Loomer to unload a barrage of insults in response.
Greene isn’t the only Trump stooge to call for him to reconsider aligning himself with Loomer. Sen. Lindsey Graham and Republican Party North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis have both had things to say about Loomer’s stances. This has only inflamed Loomer to fire back with insults at anyone she deems to be unloyal to Trump.
While he claims he has no control of Loomer’s words, Trump referred to her as a “free spirit” and says he’s unable to control her outbursts but there is a lingering thought on social media he doesn’t want to.
The aforementioned images of the pair have raised eyebrows and called into question if Trump, who has cheated on former First Lady Melania Trump before, is doing so again with Loomer. For the record, Loomer has denied all claims connected to the rumor.
On X, formerly Twitter, Donald Trump and Laura Loomer are at the center of discussion regarding their curious connection. We’ve got those replies below.
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Mayor Eric Adams stint as the Mayor of New York City has been filled with all kinds of controversy, and idiocy, since he took office in 2022. Now it seems like he and other high-ranking figures in the Big Apple will be going down with his ship as the FBI continues to investigate Eric Adams for alleged crimes committed while in office.
According to ABC7, NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban has resigned from his position after the FBI confiscated the cell phones of himself and others in their ongoing investigation of the Mayor and his inner circle. Though Caban doesn’t necessarily explain what led to his departure from the force, he feels that the investigation itself was enough of a distraction for the NYPD that he felt it be better for him to step down and deal with the consequences in quiet saying, “I am unwilling to let my attention be on anything other than our important work, or the safety of the men and women of the NYPD.”
He knows he’s in trouble something bigly.
ABC7 reports:
The mayor appointed Tom Donlon as interim commissioner. Donlon is a former FBI agent and former New York Homeland Security director.
“My goals are clear: continue the historic progress decreasing crime and removing illegal guns from our communities, uphold the highest standards of integrity and transparency, and support our dedicated officers who put their lives on the line every day to keep us safe,” Donlon said in a statement provided by City Hall.
Although he resigned, Caban’s attorney said he “unequivocally denies any wrongdoing” and has fully cooperated with investigators.
We won’t be surprised if Caban goes Tekashi 6ix9ine and throws Adams and everyone else under the bus to get himself out of trouble.
That being said, Eric Adams has alienated much of New York City with his decisions and policies, so if he ends up getting indicted at some point in the future, New Yorkers may actually celebrate the moment similar to the way we rejoiced when Donald Trump was indicted multiple times. Just sayin.’
We just wonder if Eric Adams would throw himself a going away party as the man has developed a reputation for enjoying a good night out with celebrities any chance he gets.
What do y’all think about this latest development in the investigation of Mayor Eric Adams? Should they lock him up? Let us know in the comments section below.
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No surprise, Justin Timberlake gets a slap on the wrist following his DWI antics.
Spotted on Deadline, the “Cry Me A River” singer will only have to pay a tiny fine but will not face drunk driving charges after accepting lesser charges as part of a plea deal.
Per Deadline:
Under the agreement, the ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling’ singer will enter a guilty plea of a traffic violation, a far lesser charge. Additionally, Timberlake will have to pay a fine of around $300 to $500 depending on what a judge decides on September 13 when the deal is expected to be rubber stamped and made official.
The plea deal will see the initial Driving While Intoxicated misdemeanor charge dropped. That charge carried a maximum of one year behind bars and a $2500 fine.
While Timberlake did get off easy, the website reports that he can no longer drive in New York state for almost another year because he refused to take a breathalyzer test when Sag Harbor police pulled him over.
The office of Timberlake’s attorney, Edward Burke, who was adamant about his client’s innocence, told Deadline, “for right now he’s not making any comment,” following news of the plea agreement.
What Happened The Night Justin Timberlake Was Pulled Over?
Timberlake was pinched on June 18 after a boozy night on the town with friends at the posh Long Island summer beach destination in the Hamptons.
In the criminal complaint filed by the arresting officer, Timberlake was pulled over after failing to stop at a stop sign while driving a rented BMW SUV.
The officer described Timberlake as being “in an intoxicated condition” with “bloodshot and glassy” eyes and giving off “a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage.”
Timberlake told the officer he only had one martini and refused to take a breathalyzer exam.
He was on a weeklong break from his international tour, pushing his latest album, Everything I Thought It Was.