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Ridgewood NJ, looks like someone on the left still believes in democracy. Who would have thought it would be Black Lives Matter Global? Here’s their complaint, which makes some sense :
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Ocean City NJ, in the wake of the lawless, tragic weekend in Ocean City where a teenager was stabbed, Republican Senators Joe Pennacchio (R-26) and Robert Singer (R-30) are calling for immediate legislative action on a bill that will protect communities and empower police to prevent future incidents.
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Ridgewood NJ, It took two years, but media “reporters” have finally figured out the Black Lives Matter is just another corrupt money-raising racket . Will the Ridgewood parents who organized the BLM protests be taken to task ?
Continue reading Ridgewood Got Scammed: Media admits Black Lives Matter is Just Another Racket
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Twp of Washington NJ, NJ State Senator Holly Schepisi reminds everyone, to stay vigilant. Certain crimes have seen a significant uptake in our communities and criminals are becoming bolder in their criminal acts. Just yesterday there was an armed carjacking in Washington Township at the intersection of Pascack and Ridgewood Roads. If anyone has any information please contact the Washington Township police department. Carjacking is a first-degree-plus crime and carries penalties including 10 to 30 years in prison, with a 5-year minimum period of parole ineligibility. (N.J. Stat. § 2C:15-2 (2020).
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Seattle Wa, “Woke” tech companies have long acted as if they are immune to mundane concerns about crime, taxes, and other “lifestyle” issues where they are based. But that’ may be starting to change.
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Ottawa, Canada, thousands of Canadian truckers and other protesters made their way to Ottawa on January 29 as part of a so-called “Freedom Convoy” to protest vaccine mandates and other public health measures implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. The rally originated in British Columbia the week prior and consisted of trucks and their supporters driving across the country to the nation’s capital. The original goal of the rally was to protest a mandate put in place on January 15 that required all unvaccinated cross-border truckers to quarantine upon returning home, but the message has since shifted to a general condemnation of all public health interventions. Media reported that people and vehicles clogged the streets of Ottawa making noise and bringing the city to a standstill, but the rally was “mostly peaceful”.
Continue reading “Mostly Peaceful ” Canadian Trucker Protest GoFundMe Fund Raiser Shut Down
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Ridgewood NJ, we all know about the increase in the influence of far-left lunatics in both Ridgewood and Glen Rock politics in the past few years. The two towns have become known as breeding grounds for the kook fringe . People in Bergen often jokingly refer to Ridgewood and Glen Rock as a “Montclair Wannabe towns”.
Continue reading Paul Vagianos takes a Knee for the Kook Lunatic Fringe
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Washington DC, a bipartisan group of lawmakers spearheading “police reform negotiations” say their talks are officially over amid deep divisions that they weren’t able to overcome.
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Washington DC , the August jobs report was disappointing and for no group more than blacks. The African Americans unemployment rate ROSE in August from 8.6% to 8.8% even though there are 10 million open jobs.
Continue reading Bidenomics Leads to Higher Unemployment for African Americans
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Ridgewood NJ, Now that House Democrats have created a committee to investigate the January 6 Capitol riot, most voters believe Congress should also investigate the Black Lives Matter protests that sparked violence in major cities last year.
Continue reading Two-Thirds of Voters Want Congress to Investigate 2020 BLM Riots
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Trenton NJ, A Mercer County, New Jersey, man today admitted attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder when he attempted to set fire to a police vehicle during a riot in the City of Trenton, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
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Trenton NJ, a Middlesex County, man today admitted attempting to interfere with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder when he attempted to set fire to a police vehicle during a riot in Trenton, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a man was indicted for allegedly throwing an explosive device at members of the New Jersey State Police on May 31, 2020 during the mostly peaceful protests in New Jersey’s capital city Trenton over the death of George Floyd .
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Hackensack NJ, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton announces arrest of Lizbeth Vazquez Age: 19 of Yonkers, New York, who was arrested on the charges:
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Hackensack NJ, at least eight immigrants being held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement at Bergen County Jail in New Jersey are participating in a hunger strike to protest conditions at the facility and demand to be released. Local activists say the hunger strike is in its 18th day. ICE would not comment on how long the immigrants have stopped eating. Family members and activists who have spoken to detainees claim conditions inside the facility are “dire.”
