Mod Note: This post and several other pages of posts were moved from the Racism thread to this thread. --------------------- If you're white and you're fit enough and you can afford it, your ass better go out on the street and support the peaceful protests. At least the part before the curfew. I know it's a bit "dangerous" but we need to step out of our comfort zone. Black people live outside the comfort zone pretty much full time in America.
Complete war zone in St. Louis. Terrorist elements attacking police. Full blown gun battle. Gunfire in St. Louis 😨 pic.twitter.com/abiTy5E9El— Radical Centrist ☭⃠🇺🇸🇺🇦🇹🇼🇮🇱 (@FranciscoT_) June 2, 2020
Cops are losing it. Assaulting a senior with a cane standing on his own. 1267593813817798659 is not a valid tweet id Cop chasing down people walking home after protest to beat them 1267675836892708864 is not a valid tweet id
KONSPIRACY! (US president announces martial law threat) BREAKING: "If a city or state refuses to take the actions that are necessary to defend the life and property of their residents, then I will deploy the United States military and quickly solve the problem for them," Pres. Trump says. https://t.co/rXo726cDjy pic.twitter.com/7TUyheC5LK— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) June 1, 2020
Helicopter parked over a crowd at 5/E St Nw #WashingtonDCProtest trying to force ppl away with noise and wind pic.twitter.com/x0AcC3ob0S— Daniella Cheslow (@DaniellaCheslow) June 2, 2020 They used a MEDEVAC helicopter over DC last night to disperse protesters. It even bears the Red Cross. I'm sure some higher up in the national guard knows that this is a violation of the Geneva Convention.
How can the Insane idiot threaten to deploy armed forces in states? He needs permission from the governors of the states. Or is it a coup d'État?
Dutch clubs and the KNVB join the Blackout Tuesday action: 'Blackout Tuesday': voetbalclubs en KNVB keren zich tegen ... www.ad.nl › nederlands-voetbal › blackout-tuesday-vo... 37 minuten geleden - De KNVB en enkele clubs hebben al hun social media-kanalen 'op zwart' gezet. Ze doen mee aan de actie 'Blackout Tuesday', opgezet de ...
Kinda amazing how we went from "You can't keep us contained to our houses!" to "If you're not obeying curfew, you deserved to get gassed!" pretty f*cking quickly.
Same thing can be said for lets stay inside and social distance to protect the weak and elderly + doctors/nurses to what pandemic ? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Oh you sweet summer child.... Aside from the last two decades of police force militarization, people think that that this escalation is the first time the military has been called out on the general population since I dunno, Kent State or something, but they choose to look the other way when it's Wounded Knee or Standing Rock...
Found this picture of the protests. Oh, sorry, that is the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Hard to tell the difference.
Yes!!! “In an official statement, Arlington officials explained, “At the direction of the County Board, County Manager and Police Chief, all ACPD officers left the District of Columbia at 8:30 tonight. The County is re-evaluating the agreements that allowed our officers to be put in a compromising position that endangered their health and safety, and that of the people around them, for a purpose not worthy of our mutual aid obligations.” https://www.alternet.org/2020/06/ar...ose-not-worthy-of-our-mutual-aid-obligations/
Putting aside that the use of the NG and air support is horrifying as a veteran of Panama and the first Gulf War I’ll be the first to admit that I was wrong that our country wouldn’t come to this but as sad a reality as it is, no violation of the Geneva Convention occurred. Perhaps that should and will change but it’s not.
I’d urge anyone presenting what they believe to be fact from Twitter to be wary and patient. As fluid as events are, not everything is always as it seems.
Maybe I watch too many action movies, but could someone take a potshot at a pilot flying that low? Citizens may regard a copter that low as an attack
For me....these photos of cops kneeling with protesters is disingenuous AF 10 minutes later they are clubbing and tear gassing them
Absolutely and just as dangerous is the use of green lasers. The latter is being encouraged on Twitter which is frightening.
Rumors that Walmart doesn't intend to reopen its store in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood. https://chicago.suntimes.com/politi...lightfoot-police-alderman-west-side-vandalism
Once people realized that they have very little to look forward to, to live for, other than to be forced back to the status quo of "order", the improbable & the impossible become necessary to survive