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Yes, We Prosecuted Rioters During Anti-Racism Protests

February 15, 2025February 19, 2025 bklinger

“But whatabout the Democrats not prosecuting BLM rioters?”   -Every Trump supporter I have ever talked to about January 6 For four years, Democrats have continued to voice outrage over Trump supporters’ attack on the Capitol. ....

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Crime, Defend Democracy, Law and Courts, US Elections

Trump Admin Lawbreaking – The Spreadsheet

February 11, 2025February 12, 2025 bklinger

The first few weeks of the Trump Administration puts it on the worst-case path warned of by many. Trump was elected as president, the head of the executive branch whose job is to implement laws ....

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The Texan Threat

January 5, 2025January 5, 2025 bklinger

The Case Against Texans The recent mass shooting in New Orleans by Shamsud-Din Jabbar reminds us of a familiar threat: deadly rampages by violent Texans.  The FBI has reported that Jabbar was a US citizen ....

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Crime, Geography/Economics/Politics, Social Policy

Good News: Fewer Murders

March 7, 2024March 7, 2024 bklinger

Preliminary statistics show that the United States homicide rate is back down to where it was before the 30% jump in 2020. Though the US president has little influence over the crime rate, statistics show ....

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Veteran Protesting Police Brutality Killed by Soldier – and Texas Governor Approves

April 11, 2023 bklinger

Looking for a Victim The Austin Chronicle has an informative article about a recent murder trial. "I might go to Dallas to shoot looters." -Daniel Perry "I might have to kill a few people on ....

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Indianapolis Murder victims from 2017

States, Race, Politics, & Murder

November 13, 2022November 14, 2022 bklinger

When homicide rates spiked in 2020, Republicans and Democrats pointed fingers at each other.  Republicans accused Democrats of being soft on crime, and Democrats pointed to high homicide rates in Republican-leaning states.  I want to ....

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fragment of events chart

Five Years of Recent History

November 6, 2022November 7, 2022 bklinger

So much has been going on lately in the news that I created a chart to keep track of all (that is: some) of it. Right before the election seemed like a good time to ....

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Crime, Environment, Geography/Economics/Politics, Pandemic, Taxing and Spending, Technology, US Elections, War and Peace

Graph of Mass Shootings

May 25, 2022May 25, 2022 bklinger

I have updated my graph showing number of mass shootings and number of casualties from mass shootings for each year. The incidents include public attacks in which at least 4 people were killed and exclude ....

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