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The three minutes of graphic footage, which can be viewed on dailywire.com, includes an inmate slicing the face of a female visitor, the fatal stabbing of a 30-year-old inmate, another inmate seizing on the ground with brain trauma after an attack, and numerous attacks on staff members. The source said the footage is just the tip of the iceberg. Right.
Well, Hochul is not making any concessions and she's taken to firing officers who are continuing to strike, which is notable since a lot of these safety concerns stem from chronic understaffing and low recruitment. Termination started on Sunday and it's been reported that about 10 officers have been fired so far, though that number is expected to rise.
Well, Hochul is not making any concessions and she's taken to firing officers who are continuing to strike, which is notable since a lot of these safety concerns stem from chronic understaffing and low recruitment. Termination started on Sunday and it's been reported that about 10 officers have been fired so far, though that number is expected to rise.
The governor has also moved to terminate the health insurance for up to 8,000 officers. Hochul has also threatened to arrest officers, and she started proceedings to do just that for hundreds already. Here's the governor on Tuesday.
The governor has also moved to terminate the health insurance for up to 8,000 officers. Hochul has also threatened to arrest officers, and she started proceedings to do just that for hundreds already. Here's the governor on Tuesday.
Hochul has also mobilized 7,000 National Guard members and thousands are working in the prisons right now. Numerous of those National Guard members have leaked photos to the press of the cramped and squalid conditions they've been subjected to. And last note on that, a lot of controversy is starting to brew as the number of deaths inside these prisons start to rack up.
Hochul has also mobilized 7,000 National Guard members and thousands are working in the prisons right now. Numerous of those National Guard members have leaked photos to the press of the cramped and squalid conditions they've been subjected to. And last note on that, a lot of controversy is starting to brew as the number of deaths inside these prisons start to rack up.
Since the strike started, at least seven people have died. One has been deemed a suicide and at least one death is under investigation. Well, it's a very precarious situation.
Since the strike started, at least seven people have died. One has been deemed a suicide and at least one death is under investigation. Well, it's a very precarious situation.
This past weekend, 21-year-old Sadie Schreiner won the women's 400 and 200-meter dashes after several teenage female athletes withdrew in apparent protest. Schreiner, who previously competed in men's track, also set records while racing for the women's team at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
This past weekend, 21-year-old Sadie Schreiner won the women's 400 and 200-meter dashes after several teenage female athletes withdrew in apparent protest. Schreiner, who previously competed in men's track, also set records while racing for the women's team at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
USA Track and Field has not commented on the withdrawals, but follows International Olympic Committee rules allowing male athletes in women's events. The controversy has reignited debate over fairness in women's sports.
USA Track and Field has not commented on the withdrawals, but follows International Olympic Committee rules allowing male athletes in women's events. The controversy has reignited debate over fairness in women's sports.
Right. So Libby was censured last week for a Facebook post calling attention to the state policies that allow males to participate in girls' sports. Her post included images of a transgender-identifying high school boy celebrating a first-place win in girls' pole vaulting at Maine's Class B state championship, a win that helped the high school take first place overall.
Right. So Libby was censured last week for a Facebook post calling attention to the state policies that allow males to participate in girls' sports. Her post included images of a transgender-identifying high school boy celebrating a first-place win in girls' pole vaulting at Maine's Class B state championship, a win that helped the high school take first place overall.
It was Libby's post that sparked this whole debate about Maine reaching all the way to the White House. On Tuesday, Democrats demanded Libby remove the post and apologize, arguing that it was inappropriate for her to include images of a minor.
It was Libby's post that sparked this whole debate about Maine reaching all the way to the White House. On Tuesday, Democrats demanded Libby remove the post and apologize, arguing that it was inappropriate for her to include images of a minor.
Libby tried to argue on the House floor that it's unfair and unsafe to permit males and girls sports, and she also said that she was merely reposting public images that were already shared online. However, Libby was repeatedly interrupted and ultimately censured.
Libby tried to argue on the House floor that it's unfair and unsafe to permit males and girls sports, and she also said that she was merely reposting public images that were already shared online. However, Libby was repeatedly interrupted and ultimately censured.
After her censure, Libby used social media to give the speech that she wasn't allowed to give on the floor. Here's some audio of that.