https://www.cbsnews.com/news/caren-act-san-francisco-racially-motivated-911-calls-karen/

A San Francisco lawmaker on Tuesday introduced an ordinance to outlaw racially motivated 911 calls. Under the CAREN Act, people who call law enforcement based on racial bias could face criminal charges, CBS San Francisco reported.

San Francisco Supervisor Shamann Walton introduced the ordinance, which stands for Caution Against Racially Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act. It comes after the name "Karen" has become a popular term to describe white women who engage in racist behavior.

"Racist 911 calls are unacceptable that's why I'm introducing the CAREN Act at today's SF Board of Supervisors meeting," Walton tweeted on Tuesday. "This is the CAREN we need."

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Probably headed for a CNN gig

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/8/seattles-kshama-sawant-warns-jeff-bezos-after-pass/

Seattle city councilmember Kshama Sawant had a personal message for billionaire Jeff Bezos after the passage of the so-called Amazon tax, warning him that “we are coming for you.”

The avowed socialist framed Monday’s 7-2 council vote for the hefty payroll tax on larger businesses as a step toward the goal of overthrowing the “bankrupt system of capitalism” and replacing it with “a socialist world.”

Two years ago, the council passed and then promptly repealed a head tax on businesses with more than $20 million in annual gross revenue in the face of opposition from a coalition of businesses, including Amazon, that sought to overturn the tax with a ballot referendum.

In her message, Ms. Sawant warned Mr. Bezos, the Amazon CEO and one of the world’s richest people, that he would face the wrath of “thousands” if he tried that again.

Socialist Alternative member, and Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant

"And if you, Jeff Bezos, want to drive that process forward by lashing out against us in our modest demands, then so be it.

Because we are coming for you and your rotten system.

We are coming to dismantle this deeply oppressive, racist, sexist, violent, utterly bankrupt system of capitalism, this police state.

We cannot and will not stop until we overthrow it and replace it with a world based instead on solidarity, genuine democracy, and equality – a socialist world."