Archiv: Baltimore


11.04.2020 - 22:17 [ The Intercept ]

Lawsuit Aims to Stop Baltimore Police From Using War-Zone Surveillance System to Spy on Residents

“This isn’t the first time that local law enforcement has sought to use technology that was originally developed for the military in war zones abroad,” Ashley Gorski, a staff attorney with the ACLU’s National Security Project, wrote in an email. “But the Constitution clearly prohibits the use of these spy planes against Americans here at home.”

03.08.2019 - 09:49 [ Seth Abramson, columnist @Newsweek. NYT bestselling author / Twitter ]

ARE YOU SERIOUSLY CHEERING A FELONY AGAINST A CONGRESSMAN

03.08.2019 - 09:46 [ CNN ]

‚Too bad‘: Trump reacts to burglary at Cummings‘ Baltimore home after week of attacks

President Donald Trump appeared to sarcastically call out a break-in at Rep. Elijah Cummings‘ Baltimore home after a week of attacking the prominent African American lawmaker over the conditions of his Baltimore district — even comparing the city‘s murder rate to third world countries.
„Really bad news! The Baltimore house of Elijah Cummings was robbed. Too bad!“ the President tweeted on Friday morning.

28.07.2019 - 14:51 [ Baltimore Sun ]

Better to have a few rats than to be one

Finally, while we would not sink to name-calling in the Trumpian manner — or ruefully point out that he failed to spell the congressman’s name correctly (it’s Cummings, not Cumming) — we would tell the most dishonest man to ever occupy the Oval Office, the mocker of war heroes, the gleeful grabber of women’s private parts, the serial bankrupter of businesses, the useful idiot of Vladimir Putin and the guy who insisted there are “good people” among murderous neo-Nazis that he’s still not fooling most Americans into believing he’s even slightly competent in his current post. Or that he possesses a scintilla of integrity. Better to have some vermin living in your neighborhood than to be one.

28.07.2019 - 14:48 [ theHill.com ]

Baltimore Sun editorial board lashes out at Trump: ‚Better to have a few rats than to be one‘

The Baltimore Sun editorial board ripped President Trump as the „most dishonest man to ever occupy the Oval Office“ on Saturday in a scorching piece after Trump referred to Rep. Elijah Cummings‘ (D-Md.) 7th congressional district, which includes west Baltimore, as a „rat and rodent infested mess.“

28.07.2019 - 14:45 [ Nancy Pelosi, Sprecherin des US Repräsentantenhauses / Twitter ]

@RepCummings is a champion in the Congress and the country for civil rights and economic justice, a beloved leader in Baltimore, and deeply valued colleague. We all reject racist attacks against him and support his steadfast leadership. #ElijahCummingsIsAPatriot

28.07.2019 - 14:15 [ Elijah E. Cummings, Abgeordneter des US Repräsentantenhauses / Twitter ]

I‘m begging the American people to pay attention to what is going on. Because if you want to have a democracy intact for your children, and your children‘s children, and generations yet unborn we‘ve got to guard this moment…this is our watch.

(24.07.2019)

28.07.2019 - 13:32 [ CNN / Youtube ]

CNN‘s Victor Blackwell tears up defending hometown over Trump attacks

CNN‘s Victor Blackwell became emotional while responding to President Donald Trump‘s tweets calling Rep. Elijah Cummings‘ (D-MD) district a „very dangerous & filthy place“ and calls out the President‘s repeated use of the word „infested“ while attacking minority lawmakers.

28.07.2019 - 13:31 [ CNN ]

Baltimore stands up for its city after Trump tweets ‚no human being would want to live there‘

Trump tweeted Saturday morning that Baltimore was a „disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess,“ saying that „no human being would want to live there.“
The President‘s rant was directed at Rep. Elijah Cummings, who represents Maryland‘s 7th Congressional District and recently lambasted conditions at the border.