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Trump's protest suppression tactic backfires as 'No Kings' events mushroom after L.A. confrontations
MSNBC· 2025-06-12 01:02
This Saturday, it's Flag Day. Happy Flag Day. It's also President Trump's birthday. It's also the day of his big North Korean dictator style military parade in Washington. More tanks and guns unloading this afternoon outside Washington DC. Look at that. Uh, Saturday is also also the day organizers are planning the next very large nationwide day of protest against Trump and what Trump is doing to the country. Even as Trump panics and inexplicably calls in the military over protests in Los Angeles, uh this Sa ...
Rep. Kamlager-Dove: Trump 'manufactured violence' to 'have a show on television'
MSNBC· 2025-06-12 00:58
This is about if it bleeds it leads. That's right. So he has created and manufactured violence so that he can have a show on the television.But other people, older people, folks who are disabled, young people are going to be bleeding when Medicaid gets cut, when people are evicted from their homes. And this has been an illegal deployment of the Marines and the National Guards without the request or the consent of the sitting mayor and the sitting governor of the state of California. How can more Democrats c ...
Gov. Newsom: ‘Trump chose theatrics over public safety’
MSNBC· 2025-06-11 03:00
first day of Jacob. I'm I'm gonna cut you off because I promised I promised we were going to go to the governor as soon as we had audio and video and we're going to go to the governor. I so appreciate you bringing us this peaceful protest constitutional right to free speech and assembly to protest their government's actions.In turn, the state of California and the city and county of Los Angeles sent our police officers to help keep the peace. And with some exceptions, they were successful. Like many states, ...
Deadly shooting at high school in Austria
NBC News· 2025-06-10 23:45
In the middle of class, multiple gunshots ringing out, piercing the calm at this high school in Gratz, Austria's second largest city. Police responding within minutes. Special forces on the scene, evacuating terrified students.At least 10 people were killed and 11 injured when a 21-year-old former student who never graduated opened fire around 10:00 a. m. He operated alone, police say, using two weapons he owned legally.After the shooting spree, he took his own life in the school's bathroom. Ada, a student ...
Colombian Presidential Hopeful Shot in Assassination Attempt
WSJ News· 2025-06-09 16:00
Miguel Uribe, a presidential hopeful and conservative senator in Colombia, was shot in the head by a teenage gunman, sparking fears of a return to an era of political violence. ...
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Elon Musk· 2025-06-08 17:00
🇺🇸🇺🇸JD Vance (@JDVance):This moment calls for decisive leadership. The president will not tolerate rioting and violence. https://t.co/p65Jlj8rx5 ...
Verisk Unveils First-of-Its-Kind SRCC Catastrophe Model for the U.S. to Quantify Political Violence Risks
Globenewswire· 2025-04-30 09:15
Core Insights - The insurance industry has faced over USD 10 billion in insured losses from strikes, riots, and civil commotion (SRCC) since 2010, significantly higher than the less than USD 1 billion attributed to terrorism [1][2] - Verisk has introduced the first catastrophe model specifically for SRCC events in the U.S. to help insurers quantify financial impacts and enhance risk management strategies [1][4] Group 1: Financial Impact of SRCC Events - Since 2010, global insured losses from SRCC events exceed USD 10 billion, while terrorism-related losses are below USD 1 billion [2] - In the last six years, five SRCC events have each caused over USD 1 billion in global insured losses [2] - The U.S. has experienced approximately USD 3 billion in insured losses from SRCC events [2] Group 2: Verisk's SRCC Model - The SRCC Model features a 500,000-year stochastic catalog that assesses the frequency and severity of unrest across every ZIP Code in the U.S. [3] - The model evaluates key risk drivers, including social and economic trends, political factors, and historical protest patterns [3] - It aims to provide enhanced insights for exposure management and catastrophe modeling, moving beyond traditional historical data [3] Group 3: Underwriting and Risk Management - Verisk's SRCC Model is designed to empower insurers to improve underwriting strategies and make informed decisions regarding pricing, capital allocation, and risk management [4] - The model combines nearly 40 years of catastrophe modeling expertise with over 15 years of experience in quantifying political violence [4] - It allows insurers to estimate potential insured losses, create robust underwriting guidelines, and assess tail risk through plausible extreme scenarios [6]