- It has been learned that Brandon Mitchell, a juror in the Derek Chauvin trial, participated in a rally for "social justice" in Washington, D.C. last year. Why is this important?
During the jury selection process, the AP noted, all jurors were asked two questions as part of a jury selection questionnaire.
“Did you, or someone close to you, participate in any of the demonstrations or marches against police brutality that took place in Minneapolis after George Floyd’s death?” the first asked, with the second asking: “Other than what you have already described above, have you, or anyone close to you, participated in protests about police use of force or police brutality?”
Mitchell reportedly answered "no" to both questions.
Mitchell insisted that rally he attended had more to do with the commemoration of the march in D.C. led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. than with protesting police brutality specifically. Semantics? Perhaps. But this definitely adds to the proverbial ammo the Chauvin defense team already has when/if they appeal the sentencing.
If indeed an appeal is successful, I'll wager one of Mitch Berg's shiny new quarters that "white privilege" will be cited as the culprit as opposed to the ill advised actions of Mr. Mitchell.
- Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and wife Melinda are calling it quits after 27 years of marriage.
All I could picture was a newly single Bill hitting the town with his equally nerdy single pals.
Ah, but let's be honest. Bill isn't going to have much time for carousing given that his passion for social engineering is an around-the-clock endeavor.
- I will be getting my second COVID-19 shot next week. Once I do that, I'm done wearing a facemask since the science will be on my side.
However, as we've long suspected, wearing a mask has long ceased being about science in the minds of many.
This morning, Biden said it’s your “patriotic responsibility” to wear a mask, even if you’re fully vaccinated.
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) April 30, 2021
Hours later… pic.twitter.com/WTPBzV9kGY
So then why when visiting former President Jimmy Carter and wife Rosalynn (who are both in their mid 90s with Mr. Carter having recently had brain cancer) did the President and First Lady decline to wear masks when indoors and much closer than six feet to elderly individuals?
We’re pleased to share this wonderful photo from the @POTUS and @FLOTUS visit to see the Carters in Plains, Ga.!
— The Carter Center (@CarterCenter) May 4, 2021
Thank you President and Mrs. Biden! pic.twitter.com/QcA33iUev4
This seems neither rooted in science nor patriotic.
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