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Joe Biden Meets With The Family Of Jacob Blake

Joe Biden in Kenosha, Wisconsin (image via Joe Biden/Instagram)
Former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden met with the family of Jacob Blake during a trip to Kenosha, Wisconsin. The city has been rocked by unrest following the shooting of Blake, a Black man, was shot in the back seven times by a police officer. From CBS News:

The Bidens met privately with members of the Blake family in a Milwaukee airport terminal. They spoke with Blake’s parents, three siblings and members of Blake’s legal team. Blake, a 29-year-old father of six, is now paralyzed from his injuries.

Ben Crump, Blake’s attorney, said in a statement that Blake himself joined the conversation by phone.

“The family was grateful for the meeting and was very impressed that the Bidens were so engaged and willing to really listen,” Crump said. He said that Blake’s mother led the group in prayer, and his father talked about the need for systemic police reform.

“It was very obvious that Vice President Biden cared, as he extended to Jacob Jr. a sense of humanity, treating him as a person worthy of consideration and prayer,” Crump said.

Donald Trump didn’t meet with Jacob Blake’s family in Wisconsin because they asked to have a lawyer involved which Trump called “inappropriate.” Biden clearly didn’t have a problem with having a lawyer “involved.” Biden later met with community leaders to talk on addressing issues of racial justice. He also denounced recent rioting and looting which has taken place while speaking with a business owner whose store was damaged during the unrest. “Protesting is protesting, it’s a right, as my friend John Lewis would say. But that does not include looting, burning or anything else,” Biden said. If you watch anything today, please watch the first video posted below. Just watch and listen.  

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News Round-Up: September 2, 2020

Paleontologist and Crossfit athlete Francesc Gascó (photo: Lee Faircloth)
Some news stories you might have missed: • InstaHunks: Paleontologist Francesc Gascó (above) says good night from Madrid. You can follow him on the Gram of Insta here. • MetroWeekly: A Missouri man, Freddie Doyle, has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for attempting to shoot patrons of an LGBTQ bar in St. Louis with an AR-15-style rifle. After being apprehended, Doyle told police he would “have killed those faggots” if he had more time. • Fox News: New polling from three battleground states show Joe Biden leading Donald Trump.

ARIZONA – Joe Biden 49% Donald Trump 40%

NORTH CAROLINA – Joe Biden 50% Donald Trump 46%

WISCONSIN – Joe Biden 50% Donald Trump 42%

• Washington Blade: Openly gay Mayor Alex Morse of Holyoke fell short in his attempt to unseat longtime Congressman Richard Neal. In the weeks leading up to the primary, Morse became the target of an ugly, homophobic smear campaign. • New York Times: Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, will travel Thursday to Kenosha, Wisconsin, to visit a city still reeling from the Aug. 23 police shooting of a Black man, Jacob Blake. The Bidens will be meeting with Mr. Blake’s father and other family members during the trip. During Donald Trump’s recent visit, the president did not mention Mr. Blake, who was paralyzed in the shooting, or speak with his family. • New Music: Out artist Michael Fairman’s music video for “Other Side” depicts some of the biggest social issues of 2020 including the Covid-19 pandemic, the call to stomp out systemic racism, domestic violence, LGBTQ equality, and the rights of the disabled. A new artist to me, Fairman’s packing some serious vocals (and biceps) here.