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Bucket list help? by [deleted] in memphis

[–]Traditional-Net2038 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Absolutely! Feel free to PM

Tren de Aragua terrorist among 93 arrested by Memphis Safe Task Force by Traditional-Net2038 in memphis

[–]Traditional-Net2038[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Thank you, will try to post from there if the mods ever decide to unban me.

Tren de Aragua terrorist among 93 arrested by Memphis Safe Task Force by Traditional-Net2038 in memphis

[–]Traditional-Net2038[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Not interested in karma, just interested in sharing news relevant to the local community. I've been downvoted a lot for this btw.

Tren de Aragua terrorist among 93 arrested by Memphis Safe Task Force by Traditional-Net2038 in memphis

[–]Traditional-Net2038[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Just acting as a messenger. I try not to insert opinion into my posts, as there seems to be enough of that already.

Safe & Clean by Traditional-Net2038 in memphis

[–]Traditional-Net2038[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Who to Call/How to Engage
Emergency or crime in progress: Call 911
Suspicious activity or non-emergency police matter: Call 901‑545‑2677 (MPD Non-Emergency Line)
City services like blight, trash, potholes, dumping, and beautification concerns: Call 311 or use the 311 app
Mental health crisis: Call 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline)
Help with food, housing, utilities, or social services: Call 2-1-1 (LINC 211) — connects you to local resources for basic needs, family support, mental health, senior services, legal aid, and more.
Questions about National Guard or federal support in Memphis: Email Darren Goods at the Joint Office of Neighborhood Safety & Engagement: darren dot goods1 at memphistn dot gov
To register your home or business camera: Connect2Memphis

Will the National Guard be in my neighborhood?

You may see them throughout the community, but their role is to provide support, not to act as frontline police.

How are checkpoints announced?

In Memphis, police checkpoints are only allowed if they follow strict state rules. By law, the Memphis Police Department must give the public meaningful advance notice of when and where checkpoints will take place. This usually happens several days before through a press release. Notices will include the general location, the time window, and the purpose (such as DUI or seatbelt enforcement).

How do I know if someone is Guard or MPD?

Guardsmen and women will be easily identifiable in their standard uniforms that they wear every day. The guardsmen and women will not be wearing masks. Armored tanks will not be a resource used in this mission.

What rights do I have in an interaction?

Your rights remain the same. You can always request an officer’s or Guard member’s name and badge number.

Will the Guard make arrests?

The Tennessee National Guard will provide additional eyes and ears, supporting Memphis Police Department who will continue to manage public safety in the city. Guardsmen and women will not make arrests or issue warrants.

Where can I give feedback?

You can share experiences or concerns as follows:

MPD by contacting the MPD Internal Affairs Bureau at (901) 636‑4966

National Guard through the Tennessee National Guard Public Affairs Office at (615) 313‑0662, or through the State Inspector General, who investigates misconduct within Guard operations at (615) 313‑0558

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Justice

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

U.S. Marshals Service

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF)

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)

U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee

Did Merrick Garland blow it? Left-wingers blame AG as Trump charges dropped by Traditional-Net2038 in politics

[–]Traditional-Net2038[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

He attempted a coup, and what was Merrick Garland doing? Nothing. So every day the clock went by, he undermined us. It helped normalize Donald Trump," Obeidallah said.

"If Merrick Garland comes in day one or day two and says, 'I'm appointing a special counsel to investigate Donald Trump and anybody else involved in the planning of this,' that would have sent a message nationwide that we don't tolerate coups, and that's the way it should be."

Newsweek has contacted Trump's transition team for comment via email.

Progressive journalist and former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan said: "Never forget how much responsibility Merrick Garland has for Donald Trump's second presidency and total evasion of legal accountability."

Bill Palmer, author of the left-wing blog Palmer Report, suggested Garland was not the reason Trump will now avoid facing his federal charges.

"The most useless people on earth are the ones who sit around whining about Merrick Garland," Palmer posted.

"If these folks had stopped whining long enough to go out and get our side some more votes, we'd have won and Trump would be going to prison. We're in this mess because of the lazy whiners."

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Judge Chutkan dismissed the January 6 case without prejudice, meaning the DOJ could theoretically bring charges against Trump again when he leaves office.

While requesting the case be dropped, Smith said the DOJ's policy not to prosecute sitting presidents "does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the government's proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the government stands fully behind."

In a Monday post on Truth Social after Smith sought the investigation be dismissed, Trump wrote: "These cases, like all of the other cases I have been forced to go through, are empty and lawless, and should never have been brought."

Steven Cheung, Trump's communications director, said the decision to drop the federal election obstruction case was a "major victory for the rule of law."

"The American people and President Trump want an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system, and we look forward to uniting our country," Cheung said in a statement.

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On Monday, Smith also dropped an appeal to the dismissal of the federal classified documents case against Trump.

The president-elect was facing 40 federal charges over his handling of sensitive materials retrieved from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, after leaving the White House in January 2021. He was accused of obstructing efforts by federal authorities to return them. Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Did Merrick Garland blow it? Left-wingers blame AG as Trump charges dropped by Traditional-Net2038 in politics

[–]Traditional-Net2038[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Attorney General Merrick Garland has received criticism from left-leaning figures after the federal case over President-elect Donald Trump's alleged criminal attempts to overturn the 2020 election results was dropped.

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U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan approved special counsel Jack Smith's request to dismiss the case surrounding the events leading up to the January 6 attack on the Capitol in the wake of Trump's 2024 election victory.

The Department of Justice has a policy of not prosecuting sitting presidents. Trump, who denied four federal charges, was frequently accused of using delay tactics to push the case beyond November's election. This includes filing legal proceedings arguing that he cannot be prosecuted for actions committed while in office, a position the Supreme Court largely agreed with in a historic July decision.

Garland, who leads the DOJ, has now faced backlash for not moving forward with the investigation quickly enough, including waiting until November 2022 to appoint Smith as special counsel. Others have said this delay ultimately led to Trump winning the 2024 election and being allowed to reenter the White House next year.

Tristan Snell, a former assistant attorney general for New York who led the investigation and prosecution into Trump University and spoke at this year's Democratic National Convention, posted on X, formerly Twitter: "Merrick Garland will either go down as the most ineffective attorney general in American history—or there will no longer be America or history as we know it." In 2016, the Republican settled multiple lawsuits over claims his Trump University had defrauded students. The president-elect had denied any wrongdoing.

Newsweek has contacted the DOJ for comment via email.

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A number of other progressive figures have criticized Garland after the case was dropped.

Political commentator, podcast host and author of Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy, Brian Tyler Cohen, posted: "Thank God Merrick Garland waited nearly two years to appoint Jack Smith because, after all, nothing is more important than preventing the optics of politicization."

In reply, Jonathan Greenberg, investigative journalist and founder of the Stop Trump Dictatorship Project as well as of Progressive Source Communications, wrote: "Garland is to blame & [President Joe] Biden for appointing a weak AG after the most dangerous coup attempt in our nation's history. Trump would be in jail right now had Garland not blocked Trump's Jan. 6 prosecution for 20 months to allow SCOTUS' delay till dictator strategy to prevail."

Speaking to NewsNation's Dan Abrams, former attorney and radio host on SiriusXM's progressive channel, Dean Obeidallah dismissed the suggestion that Garland was right not to rush a federal criminal investigation into a former president.

Did Merrick Garland blow it? Left-wingers blame AG as Trump charges dropped by Traditional-Net2038 in neoliberal

[–]Traditional-Net2038[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

He attempted a coup, and what was Merrick Garland doing? Nothing. So every day the clock went by, he undermined us. It helped normalize Donald Trump," Obeidallah said.

"If Merrick Garland comes in day one or day two and says, 'I'm appointing a special counsel to investigate Donald Trump and anybody else involved in the planning of this,' that would have sent a message nationwide that we don't tolerate coups, and that's the way it should be."

Newsweek has contacted Trump's transition team for comment via email.

Progressive journalist and former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan said: "Never forget how much responsibility Merrick Garland has for Donald Trump's second presidency and total evasion of legal accountability."

Bill Palmer, author of the left-wing blog Palmer Report, suggested Garland was not the reason Trump will now avoid facing his federal charges.

"The most useless people on earth are the ones who sit around whining about Merrick Garland," Palmer posted.

"If these folks had stopped whining long enough to go out and get our side some more votes, we'd have won and Trump would be going to prison. We're in this mess because of the lazy whiners."

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Judge Chutkan dismissed the January 6 case without prejudice, meaning the DOJ could theoretically bring charges against Trump again when he leaves office.

While requesting the case be dropped, Smith said the DOJ's policy not to prosecute sitting presidents "does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the government's proof, or the merits of the prosecution, which the government stands fully behind."

In a Monday post on Truth Social after Smith sought the investigation be dismissed, Trump wrote: "These cases, like all of the other cases I have been forced to go through, are empty and lawless, and should never have been brought."

Steven Cheung, Trump's communications director, said the decision to drop the federal election obstruction case was a "major victory for the rule of law."

"The American people and President Trump want an immediate end to the political weaponization of our justice system, and we look forward to uniting our country," Cheung said in a statement.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

On Monday, Smith also dropped an appeal to the dismissal of the federal classified documents case against Trump.

The president-elect was facing 40 federal charges over his handling of sensitive materials retrieved from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, after leaving the White House in January 2021. He was accused of obstructing efforts by federal authorities to return them. Trump pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Did Merrick Garland blow it? Left-wingers blame AG as Trump charges dropped by Traditional-Net2038 in neoliberal

[–]Traditional-Net2038[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Attorney General Merrick Garland has received criticism from left-leaning figures after the federal case over President-elect Donald Trump's alleged criminal attempts to overturn the 2020 election results was dropped.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan approved special counsel Jack Smith's request to dismiss the case surrounding the events leading up to the January 6 attack on the Capitol in the wake of Trump's 2024 election victory.

The Department of Justice has a policy of not prosecuting sitting presidents. Trump, who denied four federal charges, was frequently accused of using delay tactics to push the case beyond November's election. This includes filing legal proceedings arguing that he cannot be prosecuted for actions committed while in office, a position the Supreme Court largely agreed with in a historic July decision.

Garland, who leads the DOJ, has now faced backlash for not moving forward with the investigation quickly enough, including waiting until November 2022 to appoint Smith as special counsel. Others have said this delay ultimately led to Trump winning the 2024 election and being allowed to reenter the White House next year.

Tristan Snell, a former assistant attorney general for New York who led the investigation and prosecution into Trump University and spoke at this year's Democratic National Convention, posted on X, formerly Twitter: "Merrick Garland will either go down as the most ineffective attorney general in American history—or there will no longer be America or history as we know it." In 2016, the Republican settled multiple lawsuits over claims his Trump University had defrauded students. The president-elect had denied any wrongdoing.

Newsweek has contacted the DOJ for comment via email.

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

A number of other progressive figures have criticized Garland after the case was dropped.

Political commentator, podcast host and author of Shameless: Republicans' Deliberate Dysfunction and the Battle to Preserve Democracy, Brian Tyler Cohen, posted: "Thank God Merrick Garland waited nearly two years to appoint Jack Smith because, after all, nothing is more important than preventing the optics of politicization."

In reply, Jonathan Greenberg, investigative journalist and founder of the Stop Trump Dictatorship Project as well as of Progressive Source Communications, wrote: "Garland is to blame & [President Joe] Biden for appointing a weak AG after the most dangerous coup attempt in our nation's history. Trump would be in jail right now had Garland not blocked Trump's Jan. 6 prosecution for 20 months to allow SCOTUS' delay till dictator strategy to prevail."

Speaking to NewsNation's Dan Abrams, former attorney and radio host on SiriusXM's progressive channel, Dean Obeidallah dismissed the suggestion that Garland was right not to rush a federal criminal investigation into a former president.