May 13 2021, 8:38 a.m.
Written by Robert Mackey. Video by Robert Mackey and Travis Mannon.
… Over the past year, as I researched viral clips of contested incidents at protests against racist policing and far-right movements, I found that I was coming across the names of the same handful of videographers again and again. At protests in Minneapolis, Dallas, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Washington, Louisville, Philadelphia, and Kenosha, Wisconsin, I discovered that many of the most viral clips were shot by a handful of field reporters for right-wing sites or freelancers with conservative politics.
Rosas and Ventura are not household names, but it’s important to understand their reporting, because they are members of an informal club of right-wing video journalists who roam from city to city, feeding the conservative media’s hunger for images of destruction and violence on the margins of left-wing protests.
Flood threat for much of Texas this week By Meteorologist Chris Bianchi Texas PUBLISHED 3:30 PM CT May. 16, 2021 PUBLISHED 3:30 PM CDT May. 16, 2021
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A persistent weather pattern will lead to several rounds of heavy rain for parts of Texas, ushering in a significant flood threat this week.
A Flash Flood Watch is in place for much of Texas through Wednesday.
What You Need To Know
Heavy rain could douse the state with several inches of rain this week
Some severe weather could accompany the rain as well
A blocking pattern is responsible for the persistent weather pattern
Our weather should improve by the end of the week
PORTLAND, OR (KPTV) – On Monday groups unveiled a billboard campaign to raise awareness about gun violence in Portland, with a focus on the Black community.
Founder of nonprofit The No Hate Zone, Sam Sachs helped organize the effort with several other leaders in the community.
Sachs said during the press conference to unveil one of the billboards at Northeast Fremont Street and Northeast Sandy Boulevard that he wanted this campaign to address the gun violence that’s killing Black men in our community. …
During that press conference, artist Elijah Hasan who helped craft the billboards shared their meaning and purpose.