#Protests

Thread of information to know if you are planning to attend any protests/demonstrations regarding the public execution by police of George Floyd (or any demonstration where you risk encountering police
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The extreme right seems to be gaining ground in Portugal, and from my viewpoint, the media seems to be (knowingly or not) helping them on their way. A thread about
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Also—yes the police are likely to be less brutal to whites than to Black people, and maneuvering with that notion in mind is wise. But the cops are a hard-right
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There seems to be a continued effort to malign Black activists and the people who represent them, so here is a brief thread on what I saw happen this election.
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The @ManhattanDA charged this man being punched in the face with violent felony assault on the cop. The claimed injury was the *swelling to cop’s fist.* Read that again. Take
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A few things can be (and are) true, at the same time:- Portland police are completely out of control- Ted Wheeler is a failed major- Trump & the far right
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Posting this to maybe help someone right now: We can’t all be warriors 100% of the time, I had to learn this. Sometimes we’re Clerics and we help th warriors
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In Michigan you are now no longer legally allowed to travel between different properties YOU own in your OWN car. (Though, luckily, you are still allowed outside. For now.) Michigan
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Oh man. De Blasio just announced that he's forming a fireworks task force including over 40 law enforcement officers, including 12 FDNY officers, to respond to illegal fireworks. It'll involve
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Watching the protests and strikes across Belarus this week has been heart-breaking, inspiring, terrifying, and surprising. And I’m pretty sure that whether this episode ends in triumph or tragedy (and
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I am a #FloridaMan and try to focus on my state’s issues but we all need to be talking about #Portland and and the state of democracy in America right
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Palestinian protesters threw rocks and Israeli police fired stun grenades and rubber bullets in clashes outside Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Monday as Israel marked the anniversary of its capture
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People are rightly pissed off about the murder of George Floyd. But they are also pissed off of having Trump as President for almost 4 years. Pissed about inaction on
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My sister who’s a flight attendant and was in Omaha for the night was arrested last night for going outside her hotel to see the protests. Police arrested 75-80 people
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I'd like to discuss the ways that they've been trying to delegitimize the protests. 1. Plants: they have been planting police to start trouble. They have destroyed property with hammers
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Hi @HMcbadger, I understand this may be new for people. I also understand fear for safety, I share this fear. Abolishment is for the system we currently have, policing as
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