The company’s founder told a manufacturing industry group that the nonlethal weapon was inspired by Black Lives Matter protests during the summer of 2020.
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Trump’s killer tomatoes emerge from a rich history of food as protest projectiles
Produce and pies have long played a role in theater, political and otherwise.
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Posted inCops & Courts, Election 2020, Local & State
FBI: Photos show Jefferson man inside Capitol on Jan. 6
Joshua Colgan told FBI agents he went to the Capitol Building following President Donald Trump’s speech, but said he didn’t enter.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Advent vigil at BIW recognizes that this is a time for peace
On the next four Saturdays, join us for an hour in Bath to raise awareness of the need for a disarmed world.
Posted inLocal & State
Tensions mount at Waterville council meeting when group challenges mask mandate
Police were called when matters further escalated after the meeting when members of Maine Patriots With Attitude followed a couple outside where one member repeatedly used a vulgar term to insult a woman.
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
Anti-mask mandate group says it will protest outside central Maine school board members’ homes
Nick Blanchard, founder of Maine Patriots With Attitude, wouldn’t say when or where these would take place.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Investigation of 2020 protest says police responded with restraint
The report found that most of the attendees were there to peacefully protest and concluded that police made arrests “sparingly” and used force only on protesters who had turned violent.
Posted inLocal & State
Members of state worker’s union rally for livable wage ahead of contract renewal
Those who did not attend the Sunday rally had to work a ‘second job’ to pay their bills, according to the speakers at the event.
Posted inNation & World
Pulitzer Prizes awarded for coverage of pandemic, racial injustice protests
The Associated Press and The New York Times each won two Pulitzers, the most prestigious prize in journalism, first awarded in 1917.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Firm hired to investigate Portland police response to BLM protest
PORTLAND — The city has hired the Minneapolis-based firm of Clifton Larson Allen to conduct an investigation into the Portland Police Department’s response to a Black Lives Matter protest held June 1. A report on the firm’s findings is expected within three months. The goal of the independent investigation “is to ensure the integrity of […]