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(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) I have had enough of the left pretending to have some moral high ground when it comes to political violence. After the storming of the Capitol on Wednesday, there are several Democrats calling for Trump to be “removed from office” despite having nothing to do with what happened. Nothing at all. The Democratic Party has zero moral high ground on this issue. They’ve done nothing to quell the violence and unrest on their side, which started right after Trump won the presidency. The media won’t bring this up, but in the aftermath of Trump’s election in Novemb...

When Stuff visited the street on Thursday morning, curtains were blackened and the inside of the house appeared damaged. Ellen O'Dwyer/Stuff Firefighters battled this suspicious fire on Aileen Place in Nawton for more than two hours on Thursday morning. Fire and Emergency New Zealand shift manager Mark Richards said three fire trucks attended the fire. The house was “well involved” when crews arrived and it took about two hours to completely put out, Richards said. A neighbour, who did not want to be named, told Stuff the house had been abandoned for weeks. Stuff

A brawl at a Hamilton pub on Friday night saw 11 people arrested. Police were called to the incident on Bryant Rd on Friday night, Waikato police senior sergeant Pete Simpson said. There was a high level of intoxication at the premises, Simpson said. “A lot of people came out on to the street and police then had to clear the street.” The bar had to close, and 11 people were arrested. Simpson couldn't confirm whether any charges had been laid. Most of the arrests related to disorderly behaviour, a police spokesperson said. Stuff

Just heard from that friend of one of the victims. but if you want to weigh in, go ahead. >> well, i think what he hit on was very important, that the community here is [ inaudible ] -- all of our community partners are here. the portland police bureau has a very strong text connection to some community groups in this area and folks are here, we're working with them, sharing what information we do have, because this does and it will impact the community as a whole. this is a tight-knit neighborhood. a lot of folks who are upset right now. >> totally understandably as well. sergeant pete simpso...

They're there to assist the local authorities. we still don't know exactly what happened here. we don't know if it was related to a beef outside or school related. we know these three teenagers ran to the school after they were shot and they were picked up by the fire department there. that's one reason why initially they thought it was an active shooting incident. obviously the local cops know -- have got a lot of training on these issues. we know that the fbi and the atf typically go to the scene of these shootings because they have so much experience, sadly, with many of these. 160 of these...