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Birmingham police chief discusses policing during pandemic Smith on crime By Bria Chatman | February 8, 2021 at 9:55 PM CST - Updated February 8 at 9:55 PM BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - From budget cuts to recruitment, Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith says policing throughout this pandemic hasn’t been easy for the city’s police department. “A constant state of adjustments,” says Smith. “Where we adjust to the pandemic. We adjust to the protest. We adjust to the budget cuts. We a...

look, complete with a bloodied face, bandages, and a crimson red jacket in promotion of his latest album, After Hours. He was sporting the same signature ensemble (save for the blood) when he arrived on stage in a convertible, reminiscent of his "Blinding Lights" music video, for his Super Bowl set. As soon as he stepped down from the suspended car, my eyes went straight to his shoes. And thats where they stayed for the next 15 minutes. Patrick SmithGetty Images Thats not to say that the who...

Prohibitionism Means Never Having To Say You’re Sorry Prohibitionism Means Never Having To Say You’re Sorry Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article solely belong to the author and do not necessarily represent those of The Fresh Toast. Following the recent unpleasantness in American politics, especially the mob attack on the U.S. Capitol, there has been talk about the need for a commission on Truth and Reconciliation, similar to the South African effort following the end of Apartheid...

The cinematic spectacle reinvented the idea of what a crowd could be, leaning into the void instead of pretending it wasn't there

A little boy killed in a hail of gunfire inside a west Birmingham apartment had a big laugh, a huge personality and a bright future, according to those closest to him. “I told him all the time I thought he’d be president,’’ said the toddler’s godmother, Domonique Howard. “He did not deserve this. He was just an innocent baby who had so much ahead of him in his future.”

Communication, Media & Design Series Online February 4 Feb. 01, 2021 at 5:00 am Santa Monica College (SMC) continues its Communication, Media & Design Series this spring with an informative two-part talk and audience Q&A with installation artist, animator, and independent filmmaker Patrick Smith. In “Independent Animation Filmmaking with Patrick Smith – Part 1 and Part 2,” he will discuss his evolving career over the past 20 years, including how he came to animation, his early work as sto...

Johns Hopkins University (JHU) published a study that suggests Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) testing swabs may be laced with “tiny, star-shaped microdevices” capable of delivering vaccines to people without their knowledge or consent. Because more than half of America is “vaccine hesitant,” meaning most people want nothing to do with Chinese virus jabs, “science” apparently came up with a hidden injection technology to secretly vaccinate people through the nasal or anal PCR test swab...

Plans for an ambitious renewable energy project off the County Louth coastline are set to be submitted for approval to An Bord Pleanala later this year. The Oriel Windfarm project being jointly developed by Parkwind and ESB stretches back two decades, but by 2021, the project has become centred on proposals for 25 wind turbines just off Dundalk bay, a reduction on the original plans for more than fifty. With a planning application set to be lodged in the coming months, Parkwind and ESB have pre...

Nick Lusardi ALPENA — For the second year in a row, Nick Lusardi has been on the winning team in the Thunder bay International Film Festival Student Film Competition. But this year, he won both first and second place with his individual submissions, “Mermaids Specifically” and “Kitchen Sink.” Lusardi’s films take a creative approach to the theme #FreshWaterIs, which was the prompt for each film entry. “I was sort of experimenting,” said Lusardi, 15. “I really wanted to enter a...

Most trade rumors and hypothetical scenarios involving the Washington Wizards have involved their top scorer Bradley Beal. However, in a recent list of recommended blockbuster deals, Bleacher Report wrote that the team -- which is currently last place in the Eastern Conference with a 3-11 record -- could instead focus on finding a capable No. 2 option behind the NBAs erstwhile leading scorer by targeting New York Knicks forward Julius Randle. As discussed by the outlets Zach Buckley on Wednesd...