I like hearing that Portland police officers were taking a knee today with the protesters
― Dan S, Monday, 1 June 2020 03:14 (four years ago) link
At least two white Boston cops took a knee. The March from Nubian Square to the State House looked beautiful, but things have gone south in the late hours. Looting and confrontations galore.
― never have i been a blue calm sea (collardio gelatinous), Monday, 1 June 2020 03:22 (four years ago) link
Wtf but also lol
lmao - the alt-right are now circulating images of who they believe to be "antifa organizers" that are just the indie rock band The National pic.twitter.com/tTUDWKKJII— Cole Sansom, gnocchi enthusiast (@coolsandstorm) May 31, 2020
― Roz, Monday, 1 June 2020 03:35 (four years ago) link
scrolling twitter and seeing all the unprovoked violence from police esp. targeting media it's hard not to feel like what's happening is an explicit consolidation and strengthening of fascism as the organizing principle of the country and it's scaring me.
― crystal-brained yogahead (map), Monday, 1 June 2020 03:38 (four years ago) link
― Dan S, Sunday, May 31, 2020 8:14 PM (twenty-four minutes ago)
yeah that's why they do it, you like hearing it. Then minutes or hours later it's back to tear gas, rubber bullets, and kettling. PPD of all outfits doesn't deserve your well-wishes.https://www.ilxor.com/ILX/NewAnswerControllerServlet#fh
― all cats are beautiful (silby), Monday, 1 June 2020 03:39 (four years ago) link
oops
anyway cops kneeling, being pals, locking arms, is propaganda, nothing more, and don't fall for it
― all cats are beautiful (silby), Monday, 1 June 2020 03:41 (four years ago) link
I guess. I want to believe Santa Cruz is an oasis
― Dan S, Monday, 1 June 2020 03:42 (four years ago) link
on the other hand there's a lot of insecurity on display from the cops and like a few hundred protesters made the president go into a fucking bunker. so maybe the fact that they have to run cars into crowds and shoot rubber bullets at journalists means they don't have that much more to stand on? that they're actually pretty weak?
in any case i have a feeling this is just the beginning.
― crystal-brained yogahead (map), Monday, 1 June 2020 03:43 (four years ago) link
i hear they make kids honorary police officers too
― j., Monday, 1 June 2020 03:43 (four years ago) link
dan my man you're sweet but your countenance is even mushier than treeship's
― crystal-brained yogahead (map), Monday, 1 June 2020 03:44 (four years ago) link
I apologize for believing PPD's bullshit even for a second
― sleeve, Monday, 1 June 2020 03:47 (four years ago) link
Here's DC one minute before curfewhttps://t.co/ORX2OnMxum— justin jacoby smith (@hoosteen) June 1, 2020
― crystal-brained yogahead (map), Monday, 1 June 2020 03:50 (four years ago) link
Hoos!
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 1 June 2020 03:53 (four years ago) link
so maybe the fact that they have to run cars into crowds and shoot rubber bullets at journalists means they don't have that much more to stand on? that they're actually pretty weak?
So many people live vicariously through Police violence/strong-arming tho.
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 1 June 2020 03:55 (four years ago) link
sick of all of the incitement - compassion and solidarity and non-violence are the important things
― Dan S, Monday, 1 June 2020 03:58 (four years ago) link
one of the nyc police unions has tweeted out di blasio’s daughter’s SSN and other details
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 June 2020 04:06 (four years ago) link
pathetic pieces of shit
― all cats are beautiful (silby), Monday, 1 June 2020 04:16 (four years ago) link
I'm very hesitant to put trust in police, but also hesitant to put trust in those who think all cops should die or w/e
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Monday, 1 June 2020 04:22 (four years ago) link
so in some places the cops are essentially local insurgency now huh
― k*r*n koltrane (Simon H.), Monday, 1 June 2020 04:25 (four years ago) link
I cant believe I am saying this. Please don't encourage police to march with us against police violence. It's an opportunity to distract you from the issues.Are they agreeing to budget cuts? Firing officers? Freezing new hires? Closing cop academies? Freeing your people?— derecka (@dereckapurnell) May 31, 2020
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 1 June 2020 04:31 (four years ago) link
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Sunday, May 31, 2020 9:22 PM (twenty minutes ago)
My moderate compromise is they should all retire
― all cats are beautiful (silby), Monday, 1 June 2020 04:43 (four years ago) link
to a remote island infested with poisonous snakes
― budo jeru, Monday, 1 June 2020 04:49 (four years ago) link
Not sure I've seen a PR stunt with a negative three minute shelf life before. pic.twitter.com/HlfB0EF9YO— sarah iannarone (she/her) (@sarahforpdx) June 1, 2020
― all cats are beautiful (silby), Monday, 1 June 2020 04:50 (four years ago) link
― crystal-brained yogahead (map), Sunday, May 31, 2020 10:38 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
Similar thoughts have definitely been going through my mind. At a minimum it shows that the president's signaling about media and policing is very real and has real consequences in the message it sends to police, that Trump isn't just throwing red meat to the base but encouraging police to be more violent and to target media.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Monday, 1 June 2020 04:57 (four years ago) link
more fires in DC .
― curmudgeon, Monday, 1 June 2020 04:58 (four years ago) link
While White House lights are turned off
― curmudgeon, Monday, 1 June 2020 05:01 (four years ago) link
better for thermal imaging
― Dan S, Monday, 1 June 2020 05:06 (four years ago) link
Send in the Predator
― Donald Trump Also Sucks, Of Course (milo z), Monday, 1 June 2020 05:20 (four years ago) link
Fuck cop-kneeling PR. Turn in your badge or admit you're the enemy of the people, pig.
― Fetchboy, Monday, 1 June 2020 05:43 (four years ago) link
jfc
UPDATE: If you are in need of a ride, use code CHICAGO2020 to receive $5 off your @Uber. Valid until 6AM Monday.— City of Chicago (@chicago) June 1, 2020
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 June 2020 06:05 (four years ago) link
Does Uber have an armored vehicle class?
― "...And the Gods Socially Distanced" (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 1 June 2020 06:18 (four years ago) link
I have never seen this in my entire life. I lived in DC and worked at a restaurant two blocks from here and rode my bike by the White House every night at around 2am. The lights were always on. This absolutely sums up this administration. Nobody’s home. https://t.co/Uk2rhxE1Wj pic.twitter.com/ACjZtaaRPR— Duff Goldman (@duffgoldman) June 1, 2020
― Milton Parker, Monday, 1 June 2020 06:28 (four years ago) link
"Valid until 6 AM Monday" lmfao; Ignoring the opaque ghoulishness and the sheer nerve that goes into unironically sending a tweet like that out after closing the CTA... they couldn't even extend their "promo" for more than 5 hours in the middle of this night??? Even the sale promo codes from shit like Xbox Live or Dominos are valid for longer than that. And it's still not even free!!! Ugh..
The complete lack of empathy, self-awareness, and just general all around cartoon-level villainy that's been on display so shamelessly from almost every US bureaucratic institution during all of this is depressing and infuriating.
― Sabre of Paradise (trevor phillips), Monday, 1 June 2020 06:40 (four years ago) link
Imagine being the TIME or AP editors who have to make “photo of the year” decisions*
*And, yes, that’s a first world problem and millions of Americans are facing much more serious situations right now
― Skateboard R Deluxe Throwback Edition (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 1 June 2020 12:49 (four years ago) link
I'd have posted this on the June politics thread but as far as I can see we don't have one yet
― Skateboard R Deluxe Throwback Edition (Raymond Cummings), Monday, 1 June 2020 12:50 (four years ago) link
unironically sending a tweet like that out after closing the CTA... they couldn't even extend their "promo" for more than 5 hours in the middle of this night???
I'm only catching up on last night's news this morning, but I'm going to repost what my WaPo reporter friend posted. He was in the middle of everything a couple of nights ago, and this is what he said:
The trains, LSD southbound, and river bridges are shut down to prevent more hordes from coming IN. I got out easily by heading north. There are plenty of arteries to get out of the city in all directions and THEN grab a bus, cab, uber, whatever.
The challenge is to keep the crowds lower while allowing people to get out, that's why so much stuff is shut down and I assume why they are offering Uber coupons or whatever shit to use in the middle of the night. I mean, they blocked a major road 10 minutes from my house to prevent more people from flowing into the city, which may have had unintended consequences by encouraging looting caravans to head west, away from the city, yesterday, and loot and break into stuff in the (relative) middle of nowhere where I am. fwiw my friend was out again last night, getting footage of all sorts of far flung mayhem on the west side, south side ...
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 June 2020 13:13 (four years ago) link
So the guy that burnt down the Nashville Courthouse is a 3 percenter.
But yeah, this is just Antifa
― I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 June 2020 13:16 (four years ago) link
Raymond, I just wanted to say I ache for your family and its legacy in particular. I'm agnostic but I wish blessings on all of you, and your future.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 June 2020 13:22 (four years ago) link
Damn. Source?
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 1 June 2020 13:22 (four years ago) link
I haven't seen that confirmed, but it's a 25 white asshole that did it.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 June 2020 13:24 (four years ago) link
BREAKING: Specialized Investigations Division detectives & SWAT officers moments ago arrested Wesley Somers, 25, on charges of felony arson, vandalism, & disorderly conduct for setting fire to Nashville's Historic Courthouse Saturday night. pic.twitter.com/tg0AFrU3OP— Metro Nashville PD (@MNPDNashville) June 1, 2020
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 June 2020 13:25 (four years ago) link
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/state/suspect-arrested-on-multiple-charges-for-fire-at-nashvilles-historic-courthouse/51-7b962566-76ba-46d7-b072-f95d74b116cf
He was identified by his 3 Percenter tatt, which Nashville journalists shared with police
https://i.ibb.co/5TwcdN5/FB-IMG-1591018080334.jpg
― I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 June 2020 13:30 (four years ago) link
BREAKING: @PhiladelphiaGov has delayed the budget hearing on @PhillyPolice. Our pressure to #DefundThePolice is working:Click here and tell @PhillyMayor and @PHLCouncil: no new budget with a $14m increase for police and big cuts for the services we need: https://t.co/p3OvGqGuQd https://t.co/islqcAeJOP— Philly We Rise (@phillywerise) May 31, 2020
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Monday, 1 June 2020 13:35 (four years ago) link
boom
THREAD: President Trump says these protests are professionally organized and the result of domestic terrorists and anarchists. Based on my reporting on the ground today, the vast majority of people gathering outside of the White House are everyday Americans demanding change.— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) June 1, 2020
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 1 June 2020 13:36 (four years ago) link
https://preview.redd.it/pi0qzmgml7251.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=982fb2e17d8a7b122e193e8e0fd9ba8428e59679
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 June 2020 13:44 (four years ago) link
A good twitter about what's happening in Richmond/DC.
https://mobile.twitter.com/BreRVA
― I am a free. I am not man. A number. (Neanderthal), Monday, 1 June 2020 13:47 (four years ago) link
I'm seeing reports/footage of purported gang members protecting stores and chasing off looters, a rare instance of a neighborhood protection racket actually coming into play. Also saw an insane clip of a looting squad grabbing stuff from a moving freight train!
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 June 2020 13:48 (four years ago) link
From that photo, the III% tat looks like it could be a Monster Energy Drink tat.
― peace, man, Monday, 1 June 2020 13:48 (four years ago) link
Right wing XTREME-ist.
Anyway,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZrFsEqVS7A
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 June 2020 13:49 (four years ago) link