In our city of Port Angeles, we have a good police, and county sheriff departments. Rarely do you see news reports of bad cops committing crime here in Port Angeles WA.
After the verdict was announced regarding the Chauvan case in Minneapolis.
Inslee like a good democrat spent no time promoting this systemic racism theory nonsense: Claiming that all white people are a bunch of racist pigs! Especially cops!
(Note: Police force is a diverse agency, people from many races work to enforce the law faithfully) .
Related press release from Governor Inslee about the outcome of former police officer, Derek Chauvin for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd:
Inslee statement on Chauvin trial verdict
https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-statement-chauvin-trial-verdict
Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today regarding the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.
"This was more than the death of one person. It was a trauma for George Floyd’s family, his children, the bystanders and indeed the entire nation. Weary families in so many communities, traumatized from images of brutality against Black and Brown people and feeling no power to stop it, can take heart today that justice was served in this instance. Yet, there is still much work to do. This is one step on a long journey we are just beginning.
"Today is a day for all to recommit themselves to a more perfect union, in their communities and in our nation. Let this be the beginning of progress rather than the end of one trial. Today’s sense of relief for some is fleeting. They know more must be done to prevent this from happening again and again. Too many live with this uncertainty. We must end systemic racism.
"In Washington, we are reforming independent investigations into police use of force; clarifying the requirements for tactics; increasing oversight and accountability for law enforcement officer conduct; and establishing better standards for permissible uses of force.”
"But ending systemic racism goes beyond our justice system.
"Our communities will not be at peace until everyone feels secure to do the most basic things. I’m talking about the right to vote. Or the right to get in the car and drive anywhere safely without fear of being killed. To walk down any street in America or go shopping at the department store without being selectively followed. To work regardless of what your hair or skin color looks like. To rent or buy a house in the neighborhood of your choice, or to get an insurance policy without being asked for a credit score. These ordinary activities must be available to all.
"We must remain proactive – from those of us in elected office to those providing services in our agencies – to turn the tide of injustice. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said 'the moral arc of the universe' bends toward justice, and it takes all of us to usher it into existence."
Editorial note: What is he implying here? What I am read from this that every cop in the state are a bunch potential screw ups! That can't do anything that is not racially motivated! So rules must change under the scope of this ridiculous systemic racism theory. In other words put a bridle on police actions.
Where was Inslee last year when Seattle fell into chaos, with radical socialist groups like BLM, and Antfia took over parts of the city? He did nothing about it, by not doing anything he gave them placid approval! He gave no support to the police there trying to regain control! Does this sound like a man who supports the police?
I like the idea the radio talk host Glenn Beck suggested on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QE_3050PICE
That for two days that the police in these big cities go on strike, because of new laws being approved by the government that hampers them from preforming their duties, that is to enforce the laws.
I'll take it a step further, this should be done in all towns and major cities in the nation, that makes new rules that hampers them doing their jobs.
Racism is taught, your not born a racist!--Peter Ripley
Related news stories from MyNorthwest: Bellevue Police Chief Steve Mylett: ‘Derek Chauvin does not represent us’
https://mynorthwest.com/2830373/bellevue-police-chief-steve-mylett-derek-chauvin-verdict/
Legislature makes police reforms but shrinks from key change--Seattle Times Editorial
(2) THIS WEEK'S STATE HEADINES:
Washington COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund opens for new applications.
Gov. Jay Inslee today announced applications will be accepted for the next round of assistance under the Washington COVID-19 Immigrant Relief Fund starting April 21.
The additional $65 million allocated by the Legislature this year will provide additional relief to support new applicants. Similar to the first round, the fund will rely on the continued partnership between the state and community organizations, including Scholarship Junkies and the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network, with the Department of Social and Health Services providing oversight. --Gov. Inslee press release
TEST CONFIRMS GROUP OF WA DOGS SHOW EVIDENCE OF EXPOSURE TO THE VIRUS THAT CAUSES COVID-19
OLYMPIA – The Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) received confirmation yesterday of a test showing evidence of exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, in a group of Washington state dogs who were sampled as part of a study by the University of Washington.
https://agr.wa.gov/about-wsda/news-and-media-relations/news-releases?article=32356
AG FERGUSON: "THIS IS WASHINGTON’S MOMENT TO OVERHAUL A BROKEN SYSTEM AND END THE FAILED WAR ON DRUGS."
"This is Washington’s moment to overhaul a broken system and end the failed war on drugs. Criminalizing simple drug possession exacerbates racial disparities. Moreover, it continues our failed criminal justice response to a public health challenge. It’s time for a new approach. Public health problems require public health solutions — including making significant new investments in treatment that expand our current system. The Legislature now has a unique opportunity to reject criminal penalties for non-commercial drug possession. Let’s focus our resources on treatment and protecting the public from serious and violent crime."
Cleaning up: Boeing Auburn feasibility study.
Decades of study and progress
From 2002 to 2017, Boeing conducted detailed studies - called a remedial investigation - that we oversaw. These studies mapped the affected areas. By the end of the study, Boeing had installed over 300 wells to map and measure the TCE plume.
In 2005-06, Boeing conducted a cleanup on its property of an area with very high concentrations of TCE in groundwater. This cleanup slowed or stopped the spread of TCE outside of Boeing’s property.--DOE
https://ecology.wa.gov/Blog/Posts/April-2021/Boeing-Auburn-Feasibility-Study
Racial Justice Consortium Launched in Response to Supreme Court Letter
March 31, 2021
OLYMPIA – A Racial Justice Consortium has been established by the Washington judicial branch with a year-long mission to identify actions and structural changes that could help end racism and the devaluing of Black lives within the state judicial system. Consortium members held an inaugural meeting on March 26, 2021.
The Consortium came about in response to an Open Letter issued to the state legal community by the Washington Supreme Court on June 4, 2020, challenging members to look honestly at racial inequality within the justice system, and for all members to take active steps to end it.
“We continue to see racialized policing and the overrepresentation of Black Americans in every stage of our criminal and juvenile justice systems. Our institutions remain affected by the vestiges of slavery: Jim Crow laws that were never dismantled and racist court decisions that were never disavowed,” said the letter signed by all nine justices of the Court. “The legal community must recognize that we all bear responsibility for this on-going injustice, and that we are capable of taking steps to address it, if only we have the courage and the will.”--WA Courts/ dated in March
https://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/?fa=newsinfo.internetdetail&newsid=46019
Initial and continued claims for regular benefits decreased during the week of April 11 – April 17
OLYMPIA – During the week of April 11 – April 17, there were 13,216 initial regular unemployment claims (down 23.5 percent from the prior week) and 414,414 total claims for all unemployment benefit categories (down 3.3 percent from the prior week) filed by Washingtonians, according to the Employment Security Department (ESD).
https://esd.wa.gov/newsroom/initial-unemployment-insurance-claims-for-week-of-april-11-17-2021
Commissioner Hilary Franz’s Wildfire, Forest Health Funding Bill Heads to Governor.
Signature legislation will provide transformative investments in wildfire response, forest restoration, and community resilience.
FROM OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO DC:
Kilmer Continues Push for Federal Government to Address Chronic Funding Shortfalls to Native Americans
Kilmer and Interior Secretory Deb Haaland Commit to Continuing their Work to Make Progress for Tribes
Washington, DC – At a hearing of the House Appropriations Committee on Tuesday with U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) continued his push to ensure the Biden Administration steps up to address the chronic federal shortfalls in funding for Native American communities identified by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) in its 2018 report, Broken Promises: Continuing Federal Funding Shortfall for Native Americans (“Broken Promises Report”).
https://kilmer.house.gov/news/press-releases/kilmer-continues-push-for-federal-government-to-address-chronic-funding-shortfalls-to-native-americans
Kilmer Joins Schrier, Simpson in Introducing Bipartisan Legislation to Improve Forest Roads and Protect Waterways, Aquatic Wildlife
Washington, DC - Today, in honor of Earth Day, U.S. Representative Derek Kilmer (WA-06) joined Reps. Kim Schrier M.D. (WA-08) and Mike Simpson (ID-02) in introducing the bipartisan Legacy Roads and Trails (LRT) Act which leverages public and private funding to address water quality and access for threatened and endangered species like the Chinook salmon, bull trout, and steelhead. The LRT program focuses on addressing our national backlog of deteriorating infrastructure, and does so while protecting American rivers and streams, endangered fish, and community water systems with targeted projects.
Senate Passes AAPI Hate Crimes Legislation – Cantwell Speaks on Senate Floor Against Rise in AAPI Violence
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Senate voted today on the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act—bipartisan legislation to crack down on increasing violence and hate targeted at members of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities nationwide—U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) spoke on the Senate floor about the importance of taking action. Violent attacks and acts of hate towards AAPI communities have been on the rise in the State of Washington and nationwide since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Senate passed the legislation by a vote of 94-1.
ICYMI: Senator Murray Introduces Child Care for Working Families Act, Highlights Need for Quality Affordable Child Care with Washington State Providers and Parents.
(3) THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES
WORLD NEWS:
Libya shipwreck claims 130 lives despite SOS calls, says UN migration agency.
A shipwreck off the Libyan coast has reportedly claimed the lives of 130 people, despite SOS calls for help, the UN migration agency IOM said on Friday.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/04/1090462
UN-led aid convoy brings 23 tonnes of humanitarian goods across contact line in east Ukraine.
Twenty-three tonnes of urgently needed aid items have reached the eastern Ukrainian province around Donetsk, after a humanitarian convoy crossed the contact line into non-Government-controlled territory, the UN said on Friday.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/04/1090472
World Book and Copyright Day celebrates ‘fundamental importance’ of literature.
At a period of global uncertainty and confinement, books open the door to freedom, transporting readers beyond time and borders, the head of the UN’s educational and cultural agency, UNESCO, said on Friday.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/04/1090452
The planet’s on ‘red alert’ UN chief warns leaders at President Biden’s climate summit.
World leaders must act now and put the planet on a green path because “we are at the verge of the abyss”, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday in his address to the virtual climate summit convened by United States President Joseph Biden.
https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/04/1090382
Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a Panel Discussion on Climate Security during the White House Leaders Summit on Climate--USUN
UN Security Council Press Statement on Ethiopia--USUN
https://usun.usmission.gov/un-security-council-press-statement-on-ethiopia/
Bureau of Energy Resources: Clean Energy Diplomacy on Climate--US STATE DEPT.
https://www.state.gov/clean-energy-diplomacy-on-climate-bureau-of-energy-resources-enr/
NATIONAL HEADLINES:
FACT SHEET: Biden Administration Advances Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure--WH
Military Leaders Discuss Defense Authorization Request, Future Years Defense Program--DOD
Five Individuals Charged for Roles in $65 Million Nationwide Conspiracy to Defraud Federal Health Care Programs
The owners of four orthotic brace suppliers and several marketing companies were charged in a complaint unsealed yesterday for allegedly orchestrating a nationwide kickback and bribery scheme to order medically unnecessary orthotic braces for Medicare beneficiaries.--DOJ
Justice Department Finds that Alameda County, California, Violates the Americans with Disabilities Act and the U.S. Constitution
The Justice Department concluded today, based upon a thorough investigation, that there is reasonable cause to believe that Alameda County is violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in its provision of mental health services, and that conditions and practices at the county’s Santa Rita Jail violate the U.S. Constitution and the ADA.--DOJ
HUD Withdraws Proposed Rule, Reaffirms Its Commitment to Equal Access to Housing, Shelters, and Other Services Regardless of Gender Identity
WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia L. Fudge on Thursday announced that HUD is withdrawing the previous administration’s proposed rule that would have weakened the Equal Access Rule. The Equal Access Rule ensures that all individuals – regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity-have equal access to the Department’s Office of Community Planning and Development programs, shelters, other buildings and facilities, benefits, services, and accommodations.--HUD
https://www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_21_069
Education Department Announces State Allocations of $800 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds to Support Students Experiencing Homelessness--US DEPT. of EDUCATION
EPA Administrator Regan Announces New Initiatives to Support Environmental Justice and Climate Action--EPA
BUSINESS & FINANCE:
CNN Creates False Narrative about ‘Rift’ Between Chamber and GOP--US CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
American Rescue Plan Tax Credits Available to Small Employers to Provide Paid Leave to Employees Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines.
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0140
American Rescue Plan tax credits available to small employers to provide paid leave to employees receiving COVID-19 vaccines; new fact sheet outlines details.
USDA Invests $21.7M in Research Innovations to Improve Soil Health and Climate Smart Agriculture and Forestry.
US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE TRAINING IN APPALACHIAN, LOWER MISSISSIPPI DELTA COMMUNITIES--US LABOR DEPT.
https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/eta/eta20210422-0
Cash Advance Firm to Pay $9.8M to Settle FTC Complaint It Overcharged Small Businesses.
Justice Department Warns Taxpayers to Avoid Fraudulent Tax Preparers--DOJ
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-warns-taxpayers-avoid-fraudulent-tax-preparers
(4) NEWS COMMENTARIES & LOCAL MEETINGS
Seattle Antifa Hate Group Threatens to Burn Down Church Over Event With Charlie Kirk--PJ Media
The End of Basic Education: Biden Issues Public School Critical Race Theory Order--PJ MEDIA
Selective Black Outrage Is Killing Us
If black lives actually mattered, we’d account for all of the ways black lives are at risk.--Patriot Post
https://patriotpost.us/articles/79399-selective-black-outrage-is-killing-us-2021-04-24
U.S. Corporations Go Far-Left to Appease BLM and Antifa--NEWS MAX
https://www.newsmax.com/michaelsavage/blm-antifa-mobs-derek-chauvin/2021/04/23/id/1018759/
Biden commits to drastic U.S. emissions reduction as China stays on course to emit more carbon--Washington Times
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/apr/22/joe-biden-to-target-50-52-reduction-in-greenhouse-/
GOP rep accuses Biden of 'dictatorship' for climate pledge--Washington Examiner
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/top-republican-accuses-biden-dictatorship-climate
Corporate Media And Other Race-Baiters Have Incited More Violence Than Trump Ever Did
When you can convince people racism is rampant, you ignite a flame of division and destruction that can only end with bodies on the ground and cities leveled.--The Federalist
CLALLAM COUNTY MEETINGS:
Clallam County Commission work session for 4/26/21
https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=1260
Clallam County board meeting for 4/27/21
https://clallam.granicus.com/GeneratedAgendaViewer.php?view_id=2&event_id=7262
Charter Review meeting for 4/26/21
Port of Port Angeles Commission meeting for 4/27/21
https://www.portofpa.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_04272021-507
City of Sequim Council meeting for 4/26/21
https://www.sequimwa.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/2413
City of Forks council meeting for 4/26/21
https://forkswashington.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Agenda_20210426.pdf
PASD Board Meeting
When: Thu, May 27, 7pm – 9pm
Where: 905 W 9th St, Port Angeles, WA 98363, USA, Lincoln Center.
JEFFERSON COUNTY MEETINGS:
Jefferson County Commission meeting for 4/ 26/21
Port of Port Townsend meeting for 4/28/21
https://portofpt.com/event/april-28-commission-meeting/
