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I'm a cynic. I doubt they will follow up since the initial report will be used to arrive at the conclusion most people seem to want anyways. If the researchers do follow up and find a non-racist cause it will be ignored.


Asking to affirm you are not boycotting and will not boycott Israel is a far cry from a "Pro-Israel Loyalty Oath".


Companies that do business with Texas have to sign an agreement that includes that statement about Israel. It's part of Texas's standard agreement with vendors...


When you don't have a job any job is a quality job.


I suspect he got the attention of the FBI by being publicly vocal about his hatred of police but was arrested for having a gun when he was prohibited because of his conviction for domestic assault.

http://foreignpolicy.com/2018/01/30/is-a-court-case-in-texas...


The FBI itself admitted that nothing he wrote could be characterized as a threat. However vitriolic, non-threatening speech should never, in a free society, trigger law enforcement action. And note that the gun-possession charge was evidently flimsy enough that a judge dismissed it before trial.


Thank you for saving me from going on an anti-free speech tirade. And now I see the article has been flagged, presumably because the headline is misleading.


> But this month, a judge rejected the charge, saying the firearms law did not apply.


shhh, any excuse to deny a black man his rights is fine.


I agree. Killing capitalism will result in a massive amount of dead people.


I think here perhaps not capitalism per se is intended, but something like corporatism?


Move to Texas and live in a mansion


I remember drills that had us huddling under our desks because Russia was going to nuke us. Those desks are magical.



Probably the DNC, CNN or MSNBC


Money != Wealth


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