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My nephew was on his way home from school & was randomly targeted by the police. When he asked why they wrestled him to the ground & put their knee on his neck. @metpoliceuk the way you target black children is DISGUSTING! You could have killed him! #justice4K
It’s sad that I have to make these disclaimers but my nephew is 16, literally the sweetest & most gentle person you will ever meet. He is not affiliated with any gangs or been in any sort of trouble in his life! He’s just a child that has suffered in the hands of @metpoliceuk
When the officers in the video were asked why did they stop him, they said they couldn’t say yet. You can hear my nephew saying he didn’t want 2go with them because he was scared, but they took him in & drove around in the van for hours! @metpoliceuk that’s kidnapping #justice4K
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سامه‌یح نجف‌آبادی:
«اولین "تجربه" در یزد بوده است»

#SaveIranianSchoolgirls
#icantbreathe
#StopBioOppressionInIran
من سرچ کردم نتونستم اسم مدرسه یا خبری در این مورد پیدا کنم بجز همین خبری که امروز منتشر شده است.
ن«ماینده مردم اردبیل در مجلس گفت: دانش آموزان بیش از ۱۰ مدرسه اردبیل دچار مسمومیت و بیوتروریسم شدند.»
خبرگزاری مهر ۱۴۰۱/۱۲/۱۱
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NO SHOW: Larry Ray was supposed to be brought here to court for his argument that suffocating Claudia Drury was not physical injury, only fear. But it will go forward without him. Threadette below
Apparently, because Larry Ray kept pimping Drury out after strangling her, her "work was not impaired." That's what Federal Defenders are arguing. #JohnListGone
Judge Liman asks, What if a person emailed a photo of a gun in order to menace? And notes he is not bound by the DOJ guidance that Federal Defender cited
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An Israeli soldier pressing his knee on the neck of a Palestinian man while arresting him during a peaceful protest in Shiehk al-Jarrah, occupied Jerusalem.

#ICantBreathe
Recently, Palestinian families in Sheikh Jarrah described to me how Israel is forcibly evicting them to make way for a Jewish only neighborhood.

insidearabia.com/israels-campai…
An American accented Israeli breaks into a Palestinian home in Sheikh Jarrah and tells its owners that they can do nothing to stop the Judaization of neither the neighborhood, nor East Jerusalem.

(via PIC)
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SCOOP: Colorado control freak public health bureaucrats told a local school last Friday that they can regulate breathing, because "BREATHING CONSTITUTES MOVEMENT." I obtained redacted public records material (CORA). OMG. #stopthecovidchaos #recallpolis #reopencolorado
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In 15min: join the rally to #HoldTheLine against corporate immunity, and hear from Rob Weissman @Public_Citizen, @SenSchumer, Casey Camp-Horinek, @cmuffett1, @RepMcEachin, Axel Fuentes, @rweingarten, @drdavidmichaels, Anthony Rogers-Wright @CJAOurPower

facebook.com/events/2245088…
2/n Why is @senatemajldr more worried about an imaginary epidemic of lawsuits than the real epidemic? This would only invite more reckless behavior, and more people would get sick and die, says Rob Weissman, head of @Public_Citizen

#NoCorporateImmunity
3/n @SenSchumer: Republicans are fighting for corporate immunity at the expense of essential workers who risk their safety, and that of their families, every day. The only way to reopen the economy is if workers and consumers are safe and protected. #PeopleNotPolluters
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I want to bring it back to #BlackLivesMatterAustralia and share some of the stories/voices of the families that I'm working closely with.

There's 438 black deaths since 1991. There are so many stories you should know. #SayTheirNames
Blak deaths in custody continue at horrific rates - despite 29 years ago a Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths In Custody which set out a roadmap of why and how to prevent blak deaths. The 339 recommendations have been ignored. Read them here. austlii.edu.au/au/other/Indig…
Blak deaths in custody continue for many reasons but largely the systemic, structural & direct racism in the justice & coronial systems, lack of accountability & because we are mass incarcerated in the first place. Our mob are 28% of prisons but only 2% of the population.
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Ένα ιατροδικαστικό πόρισμα δεν έχει καμία ουσιαστική αξία για την καταδίκη ή μη της αστυνομικής βίας και της σημερινής χούντας. Από την στιγμή που υπάρχει βίντεο ντοκουμέντο και μαρτυρίες για την απόπειρα δολοφονίας του Βασίλη, ---->
το εάν κατέληξε τελικά από τα τραύματα του ή από κορονοϊό δεν αναιρούν τις ευθύνες της δολοφονικής πολιτικής που ασκείται από τον εκάστοτε Χρυσοχοΐδη. ----->
Αν είσαι από αυτούς που είπαν #icantbreathe για τον Floyd των ΗΠΑ δεν έχεις δικαίωμα να αδιαφορήσεις για τον #Βασίλη_Μάγγο. Η αστυνομική βία πρέπει να καταδικάζεται παντού και πάντα γιατί είναι προϊόν φασισμού και ο φασισμός πρέπει να τσακίζεται απ' όπου και αν προέρχεται.
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Humility is driven into you as a trainee. I tempered my expertise for so long that I didn't even tweet until after my postdoc.

Well, dagnabbit, I AM AN EXPERT on #racism, #BlackMentalHealth, + #TheTalk, and of my 40+ (!!!) media appearances last month, here are my #TopTen faves:
And what about police tactics worsening #PublicHealth during the protests? Check out my commentary here in this @FastCompany piece:

fastcompany.com/90512773/will-…
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‘30 Rock’ Blackface episodes pulled at #TinaFey and NBCU’s Request

How many people reading this watch #Pornhub or took up the porn streaming giant’s offer of a ‘free’ “Premium Account?”

Does your anti racist conviction end when you log on to #Pornhub ?

Thread #30Rock
“How to treat n*****”

“Another Toilet”

“Black Breeding Bitch”

“Black Slave Woman Mouths up White Mans Urine”

Why does violent, hateful, racist, misogynist footage get a pass on #Pornhub?

#Traffickinghub
#BlackWomensLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterAustralia Image
#Pornhub is one of the most popular porn sites in the world. Why can it eroticise violent racism with impunity?

Visit traffickinghub.com
#30Rock #TinaFey #BlacklivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterAustralia #Traffickinghub Image
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"Shallow displays of solidarity... represent the insidious drive to gaslight us into apathy, to bury violence beneath a fleeting veil of showy concern."

"It’s the ultimate abusive relationship: the people and the state..."

by @ActivistEleanor

mintpressnews.com/black-lives-ma… #protest
#DC cop wears a #facemask bearing the words, #ICantBreathe…still.”
Photo by @ActivistEleanor is an example of #StruggleTheater, where people in power are #Gaslighting us into feeling like will make systemic changes to #policing

mintpressnews.com/black-lives-ma… #protests #PoliceBrutality Image
#BlackLivesMatter painted on the street means nothing when "DC’s newly proposed budget seeks a 3.3 percent increase in the #MPD budget, totaling $578 million plus $5 million for a new DC jail."
mintpressnews.com/black-lives-ma…

#PoliceReform #PoliceBrutalityPandemic #PoliceBrutality Image
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PRESS RELEASE: The National Black Environmental Justice Network Relaunches to Address Growing Threats to Black Communities: ow.ly/b9bz30qOvjr @nbejn1 #NBEJN #NBEJNisBack #NBEJNisBlack #RacialJustice #COVID19 #ICantBreathe #BlackLivesMatter #HealthEquity #ClimateJustice
The @nbejn1 is back because more Black Americans breathe in far more deadly air pollution than they are responsible for making: pbs.org/newshour/healt… #NBEJN #COVID19 #BlackLivesMatter
The @nbejn1 is back because more African Americans die from PM2.5 exposure than other ethnic groups. A case of "WRONG COMPLEXION FOR PROTECTION." – AirQualityNews: airqualitynews.com/2019/11/20/u-s… #NBEJN #COVID19 #BlackLivesMatter #EnvironmentalJustice
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I recognize the right of the people of #CHAZ to self determination and independence, I'm thinking of giving them some oil wells in #Alaska to survive; maybe #Russia can help secure those wells, and calling on freedom fighters of the world to move there:

SATO (South Atlantic Treaty Organizations) should immediately deploy in #CHAZ and secure its territories from the regime of #DonaldTrump which in real oppress and kill their own citizens live on camera with support of the #US National Guards militias.
#GeorgeFloyd #ICantBreathe
The people of #California should allow #FUSA (Free US Army) to burn their wheat fields in order to support #CHAZ independence from the regime of #DonaldTrump who lost legitimacy and is hiding in a bunker under the #WhiteHouse:

syrianews.cc/hearing-is-not…
#Syria #Turkey #FSA #NATO
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Lots of people gathering now around Sogo in Causeway Bay for #June12 anniversary. Poster of that day’s events are displayed. Lots of police too, both riot & undercover. Remember:all protests are still banned &police have announced thousands of cops are out tonight to prevent them
20.08 In Mong Kok, a large number of citizens have been indiscriminately kettled, presumably for stop&search. This is a frequently employed rights-abusing technique of the police. Very large police presence near Langham Place.
People also gathering in New Town Plaza mall in Sha Tin.
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1/25
What has Protesting Accomplished?
--- by Christopher Reilley

👉🏾Within 10 days of sustained #protests:
#Minneapolis bans use of #chokeholds.

👉🏾Charges are upgraded against Officer Chauvin, and his accomplices are arrested and charged.
2/25

👉🏾#Dallas adopts a "#DutyToIntervene" rule that requires officers to stop other cops who are engaging in inappropriate use of force.

👉🏾#NewJersey’s attorney general said the state will update its #UseOfForce guidelines for the first time in two decades.
3/25

👉🏾In #Maryland, a bipartisan work group of state lawmakers announced a #PoliceReform work group.

👉🏾#LosAngeles City Council introduces motion to reduce #LAPD’s $1.8 billion operating budget.
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Hoy en #WashingtonDC las protestas continuaron aunque ya no tan numerosas ni extendidas como ayer.

A pesar de la enorme participación no ha habido arrestos ni hechos de violencia o disturbios.

#BlackLivesMatter #GeorgeFloyd #icantbreathe
El ex candidato presidencial republicano Mitt Romney participó en las protestas...
Romney dijo que participaba para terminar con la violencia y la brutalidad y asegurarse que la gente entendiera que “las vidas de los negros importan” #BlackLivesMatter.

(Via @hannah_natanson)
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Le drapeau de la République du Rif à la manifestation #BlackLivesMattters à Bruxelles en ce moment.
Je suis allé à la manif #BLACK_LIVES_MATTER au Palais de Justice de Bruxelles avec ma femme et ma fille aînée. Il devait y avoir 10.000 personnes environ.
"Justice for Adil, Mehdi, Mawda, Ouassim, Lumumba" #BLACK_LIVES_MATTER
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(THREAD) In high school or college, a friend gifted me a copy of BLACK RAGE - a reflection of two Black psychiatrists (Grier & Cobbs) who "tell it as it is" and "reveal the full dimensions of the inner conflicts and the desperation of the Black man's life in America." Image
1/ Unfortunately, I never read more than a few pages. And I'm not sure why he gave it to me - maybe he knew something I didn't or couldn't fully appreciate at the time. Or maybe he had heard of the novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and activist James Baldwin. Image
2/ Last week, I observed many angry reactions to George Floyd's murder, but had a different response. Something more like emotional detachment/disconnection. At times, I felt like a dispassionate spectator and wondered what was wrong with me. (Answer: nothing.)
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1/ Thread: How we got here (in brief).
2014: #MichaelBrown killing sparks #Ferguson unrest, #EricGarner killing triggers #BlackLivesMatter #icantbreathe protests. #HowWeGotHere
2/ 2015: President #Obama's post-Ferguson task force releases a report on 21st Century Policing outlined specific improvements that can make policing more just, safe, effective and constitutional — and work better for everyone. nytimes.com/2020/06/04/opi… #policereform #HowWeGotHere
3/ Fall 2016: Colin Kaepernick kneels for 1st time, #Trump says he should find another country. nfl.com/news/donald-tr… #KaepernickKnee #HowWeGotHere
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A couple dozen gathering in front of #Huntsville City Hall for a peaceful protest. It’s unclear who is planning it.

HSV police, Madison Co. Deputies, and state troopers combed through downtown for the last hour @whnt
“We were herded like cattle, harassed by cops” @whnt
Protesters explaining the things they want accomplished @whnt
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The son of an #Israeli General, Miko Peled reflects on the nefarious intent behind what was presented to the world as the heroic triumph of an outmatched @Israel vs its aggressive Arab neighbors.
By: @mikopeled
#fridaymorning @netanyahu
@AIPAC #COVID19
mintpressnews.com/six-day-war-my…
Israeli Prime Minister Levi Eshkol, center, is pictured with General Peled, right, circa 1967. Photo | Courtesy | Miko Peled
#icantbreathe #PalestiniansLivesMatter Image
General Matti Peled in the field, June, 1967. Photo | Courtesy | Miko Peled
#icantbreathe #PalestiniansLivesMatter Image
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Regime security forces shove an elderly man in Niagara Square to the ground giving him a severe head injury, status unknown. (📹@MikeDesmondWBFO) #BlackLivesMatter #GeorgeFloydProtests #ICantBreathe
A regime spokesperson in Buffalo claims the elderly victim "trip and felled" and was arrested. #BlackLivesMatter #GeorgeFloydProtests #ICantBreathe
For a split second one officer seems to attempt to help but is diverted away from the injured victim and directed to continue the violent attack on peaceful protestors. #BlackLivesMatter #GeorgeFloydProtests #ICantBreathe
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Realtime coordination and comms for keeping people safe, we are sharing this list of channels & chats focused on current uprisings. The list may be periodically updated. Remember opsec is up to you; your actions are your own. #BlackLivesMatter #GeorgeFloydProtests #ICantBreathe
ANNOUNCEMENT CHANNELS
US WIDE: t.me/BLMProtests
ALSO US WIDE: t.me/strikeforce2020
ATLANTA: t.me/georgefloydatl
CHICAGO: t.me/Blackflagsover…
KANSAS CITY: t.me/KCBLM2020
LANSING: t.me/lansingftp2020
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THREAD: Hearing protestors chant in unison "#ICantBreathe," is something that hits viscerally. It's a call for the importance of our individual lives. We have the right to life, and we want to stay alive. George Floyd was dispossessed of the air he needed to exist. He was killed.
Withholding air is also not the only way of dispossessing someone of their rightful access to what they need to live. We all need air, but we also all need food. We can't breathe if we can't eat, and understanding that is understanding that poverty itself is injustice. It kills.
Poverty is misunderstood as a lack of resources, but poverty as it exists today is a legal status. It's a violent act of dispossession that creates poverty. Hundreds of years ago, there was no such thing as having nothing, because we had the planet as a shared natural resource.
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