US small donors help fuel Canadian 'Freedom Convoy.' GiveSendGo confirms The 'Freedom Convoy' of Canadian truckers that have been peacefully protesting in their country for weeks over the government's COVID 19 vaccine mandates have received significant support from Americans. according to the crowdfunding site currently facilitating donations to the group. GiveSendGo says it is still running the numbers. but it confirmed to FOX Business on Tuesday that it estimates roughly half the donations it has collected to help the group came from small donations made from the U.S. ‘THIS IS CANADA IT’S SUPPOSED TO BE A FREE COUNTRY'. BRIDGE BLOCKADE PROTESERS SPEAK OUT AFTER POLICE MOVE IN The confirmation comes after a hacker took over GiveSendGo's site over the weekend and posted a purported list of 93.000 donors to the Freedom Convoy's cause. along with a manifesto condemning the Christian crowdfunding site and the Canadian truckers. No credit card details were leaked. GiveSendGo co founder and CFO Jacob Wells told FOX Business that he could not confirm the validity of the entire distribution list being circulated at this point. but said prior to the hack it did appear that there was 'a pretty even split between donations coming from Canada and donations coming from the U.S..' and that 'the average donation was quite small – less than $100.' GiveSendGo became the fundraising platform for the truckers after competitor GoFundMe shut down a fundraising page for the Freedom Convoy on its own site a few weeks ago. when donations surpassed more than $10 million. ‘HE JUST GAINED MORE FREEDOM FIGHTERS’: TRUCKERS REACT TO TRUDEAU INVOKING EMERGENCIES ACT Derek Brouwer. a Canadian trucker and part of the convoy. told FOX Business that while he can't speak to the numbers. he has received an outpouring of support from Americans he does business with from Florida. New Mexico. and Georgia. He said a handful of them call him regularly. saying. 'We're really vouching for you. we're praying for you guys.' and that it's encouraging. 'We don't know what our expense is going to be on this.' Brouwer said. talking about the impact on drivers who are part of the Freedom Convoy. 'But I've already had someone basically say. 'if they take your truck. I'll buy you a new one.'' Brouwer says he's never lived in the U.S.. so he doesn't 'know why. exactly.' Americans are being so supportive of the Freedom Convoy's cause. but thinks it has to do with 'the restriction thing.' adding that 'it really bothers them down there.' 'They don't have nearly the restrictions we have. but that's because I think they're a little more independent than we are as [individuals].' he told FOX Business. saying he believes the protest has brought Americans and Canadians closer together. #Sp ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNDe_LRikQw

Family and friends mourn Amir Locke at Minneapolis funeral after he was killed by police executing a no knock warrant (CNN)Members of the Minneapolis community gathered Thursday to honor the life of Amir Locke. a 22 year old Black man whose killing at the hands of police during the execution of a no knock warrant has reignited debate around the controversial practice. Locke's mother. Karen Wells. reiterated her family's request to pass a law to do away with no knock warrants in her eulogy at her son's funeral. 'At the end of the day you are going to pass the law of the no knock warrants. ban it starting here in the Twin Cities where my son was born and raised.' Wells said. Ben Crump. an attorney for the Locke family. also called out Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey for not banning no knock warrants. 'If you would have followed your ban on no knock warrants like you said. let's be clear. Amir Locke would still be here.' Crump said. CNN reported in November that Jacob and then police chief Medaria Arradondo announced they were instituting a policy that required officers to announce their presence and purpose before entering a building. except in special circumstances. At the end of the service. Amir's father. Andre Locke. said he was broken and called on Minneapolis police to 'do what's right' and to stop 'hiding behind the blue.' Police shot and killed Locke February 2 in a Minneapolis apartment while they executed a warrant in which he wasn't named. and that didn't require police to knock and give any occupant a chance to open the door. A brief body camera video of Locke's shooting shows an officer quietly sliding a key into the apartment's door. After the door opens. a group of officers barge in. yelling commands. Locke. who appeared to be sleeping. gets up holding a gun his family said he legally owned. Police then opened fire. Locke's parents have asked President Joe Biden to advocate for a national ban on such warrants in the name of their son. This week. a division of Minneapolis' Civil Rights Department announced it is leading a 'special review' of the police department's no knock warrant policy. The Office of Police Conduct Review will 'focus on identifying and recommending specific changes and improvements to departmental policy and procedures.' the city said in a news release. 'This important review will complement our engagement with external experts to provide needed clarity around the impacts of these policies for both community and officers.' Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said. Meanwhile. the officer who shot Locke. Mark Hanneman. has been placed on routine administrative leave pending an ongoing state investigation. During the raid that killed Locke. Minneapolis police were looking for suspects including Locke's teenage cousin and e ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvWEoRAqY3U

Hinting veto. DeSantis pressures lawmakers to reduce Black held congressional districts Gov. Ron DeSantis is heightening tension over Florida’s congressional redistricting. indicating he still wants fellow Republican leaders in the Legislature to craft new boundaries that would eliminate half of the state’s districts now held by Black members of Congress. DeSantis challenged lawmakers Friday. a day after the Florida Supreme Court refused to provide him with a requested advisory opinion on the constitutionality of erasing a Jacksonville to Tallahassee district represented by U.S. Rep. Al Lawson. Lawson’s district and another now held by Orlando U.S. Rep. Val Demings would be dramatically reshaped under a proposed map put forward by DeSantis. Demings and Lawson are both Black Democrats elected in 2016. Their districts are among four in Florida where Black voting populations are considered by courts to be large enough for minority voters to elect a representative of their choice. DeSantis. speaking Friday in Marianna. restated his view that Lawson’s district could be considered unconstitutional. “We will not be signing any congressional map that has an unconstitutional gerrymander in it. and that is going to be the position that we stick to.” DeSantis said. adding. “take that to the bank.” DeSantis apparently felt the need to flex over redistricting. following a Hurricane Michael relief aid ceremony.... #Sports ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHjN4LZ5NsM

Convicted killer captured two days after escaping Mississippi prison A convicted killer who escaped a Mississippi prison was captured Tuesday after two days on the run. authorities said. Michael Floyd Wilson. 51. was caught in Harrison County after he stole a woman’s car and ran out of gas as he was being pursued by deputies. according to Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Burl Cain. Wilson on Sunday fled from Central Mississippi Correctional Facility after climbing over a 12 foot fence topped with razor wire on the perimeter of the prison. The inmate suffered cuts to his hands and arms during the escape and managed to get treated and released twice from an area hospital before being caught. the report said. Wilson is serving a life sentence for a 2014 double murder in Harrison County. His Sunday escape marked the second time since 2018 that he fled from a Mississippi prison. Cain announced during a Tuesday afternoon press conference that 12 staffers at Central Mississippi Correctional Facility are facing disciplinary action over Wilson’s latest escape. #Sports ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoDo3WxaDqU