brutality
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Michelle Gross, the president of the Minneapolis-based Citizens United Against Police Brutality, told Salon in an interview that, based on her observations, this move from the administration has already backfired.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026
Appeared in the May 5, 2026, print edition as 'A Prelude To Brutality'.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
A book of interviews with Bacon, “The Brutality of Fact,” for instance, helped Cage define his attraction to intense, even grotesque performance — “that which is not obviously beautiful,” he says — rather than naturalism.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 21, 2022
“If that’s what it takes to get police to buy in, that ‘We’ll save each other’s necks,’ fine,” said Michelle Gross, who helps lead the Minneapolis group Communities United Against Police Brutality.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2022
Brutality made soldiers of visionary and idealistic temperaments.
From Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life by Henry, Stuart Oliver
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