In the wake of two mass shootings in less than a day, outspoken Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr jumped to his Twitter account to go on the attack against the Second Amendment and gun violence. As news about the shootings emerged, Kerr mostly took to retweeting others. But in some of those re-tweets, the NBA coach added his own comments. For instance, on Saturday he noted that we have a “white supremacist problem” in the U.S.A. This pretty much sums it up. https://t.co/J823pOZuDD — Steve Kerr (@SteveKerr) August 4, 2019 He also uncorked a pair of tweets attacking Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell: How does Mitch McConnell sleep at night? https://t.co/ZJSh1CxJz8 — Steve Kerr (@SteveKerr) August 4, 2019 But apparently not 'sickening' enough to actually do anything about it, huh Mitch? https://t.co/DbHSxgKUIi — Steve Kerr (@SteveKerr) August 5, 2019 But Kerr also retweeted a lot of anti-gun tweets without adding his own … [Read more...] about Warriors’ Steve Kerr After Mass Shootings: ‘How Does Mitch McConnell Sleep at Night?’
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Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr Pleads with Congress to Call Trump Out for ‘Racist’ Comments
Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr urged Congress to call President Trump out for his “racist tweets” over the weekend. Kerr slammed Congress for not doing something about the president’s “racist tweets.” But Kerr did not say what he thinks should be done. “Come on members of Congress,” Kerr wrote, “call out the president for his racist tweets this morning. Show some leadership. It’s the job you were elected to do.” Come on members of Congress, call out the president for his racist tweets this morning. Show some leadership. It’s the job you were elected to do. — Steve Kerr (@SteveKerr) July 15, 2019 Critics of the president have claimed that Trump was acting with racial animus with his Sunday trio of tweets slamming several of the progressive members of Congress for their constant criticism of the U.S., even as they praise some of the most dangerous and dysfunctional nations on the planet. Supporters of the president say that there is not a single explicitly … [Read more...] about Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr Pleads with Congress to Call Trump Out for ‘Racist’ Comments
A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Longwood Gardens’ $250 Million Expansion Project That Gets Underway Today
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (CBS) — A big day at Longwood Gardens. Its $250 million expansion project gets underway today. It’s hard to imagine, but Longwood Gardens is about to get bigger, better and even more beautiful. READ MORE: Thieves Steal ATM From West Philadelphia Laundromat “There’s no other conservatory in the world like this,” Longwood Gardens President and CEO Paul Redman said. Longwood Gardens is embarking on what it’s calling its most ambitious project in a century — $250 million to transform 17 acres of gardens. And at the center of it all, this crystalline glasshouse, the size of a football field. Glasshouse “Or, as I like to call it, the ‘Crystal Palace,’” Redman said. Redman recently walked Eyewitness News through the breathtaking vision. “It’s going to be a unique structure that’s going to be like floating on water,” Redman said. “There’s going to be a series of canals and islands. When you walk into this new conservatory, it’s going to be like … [Read more...] about A Behind-The-Scenes Look At Longwood Gardens’ $250 Million Expansion Project That Gets Underway Today
George Floyd kin joins protest anthem album project
NEW YORK — Before a late night rehearsal in December, Terrence Floyd couldn’t remember the last time he squatted on a drum throne, sticks in hand and ready to perform. Surely, he said, it had not happened since his brother, George Floyd, died at the hands of police in Minneapolis last May, sparking a global reckoning over systemic racism and police brutality. Now, Terrence is lending a talent he honed as a youngster in a church band to help produce and promote a forthcoming album of protest anthems inspired by the Black Lives Matter demonstrations prompted in part by his brother’s death. “I want to pay my respects to my brother any way I can, whether it’s a march, whether it’s just talking to somebody about him, or whether it’s doing what I do and playing the drums,” Terrence told The Associated Press. “His heartbeat is not beating no more,” he said, “but I can beat for him.” The untitled project, set for release one year after George Floyd’s death, follows a long history … [Read more...] about George Floyd kin joins protest anthem album project
Judge Esther Salas Returns To Bench More Than 7 Months After Son Killed, Husband Wounded In Attack
NEW JERSEY (CBSNewYork) — Judge Esther Salas , whose son Daniel Anderl, 20, was killed by a gunman at their home in New Jersey , returned to the bench Monday. A spokesperson for Judge Salas confirmed the federal judge is returning to work. READ MORE: Attorney Who Fatally Shot Son Of Judge Esther Salas Allegedly Had Folder With Information On Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Authorities say a man who used the internet to track down Salas’s address posed as a deliver man in the attack that also wounded her husband in July 2020. The gunman later killed himself. MORE NEWS: Gov. Murphy Signs Daniel’s Law After Son Of Judge Esther Salas Killed In Home Ambush In Nov. 2020, New Jersey passed Daniel’s Law , which protects the addresses of judges, prosecutors and law enforcement from public disclosure. … [Read more...] about Judge Esther Salas Returns To Bench More Than 7 Months After Son Killed, Husband Wounded In Attack
