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So this happened. A Brevard County, Fla. judge allegedly attacked and threatened a public defender during an argument in court on Monday. Judge John Murphy is accused of punching veteran public defender Andrew Weinstock after the two exchanged words — words that included “I’ll beat your ass,” and “You know, if I had a rock I would throw it at you right now.” Oh, there was also, “stop pissing me off. Just sit down,” before some punches were allegedly thrown. Watch it above and read about it here…[WFTV]

Amid some scathing criticism, the Chicago Sun-Times finally pulled the re-published National Review op-ed that hurled transphobic language at trans activist and actress Laverne Cox. The article, written by right-leaning correspondent Kevin D. Williamson, repeatedly misgenders the Orange Is The New Black actress and trans icon, while also questioning her anatomy. Read about it here…[HuffPost]

And meanwhile, in racism, a black worker at a cotton gin in Tennessee recorded his boss referring to the black workers as “monkeys” and also telling him to “think like a white man.” Worst of all? The employee was told by his supervisor that the water fountain was for “white people only.” Read about it here…[Jezebel]

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