Discuss police violence, the victims of police violence (including George Floyd and Breonna Taylor), the Black-led protests against said violence, and related topics.
Today your job is to eat sh*t and have people explain the various ways you are a monster for five hours.
This should become the norm in every city forever.
Lucas is great. I loved Sly James(our previous mayor), but Lucas has really risen to the challenge the last 70 days.
The Los Angeles Police Commission is having their public comment session via Zoom, and streamed live on YouTube:
Hundreds of people are calling in and yelling at them.
This is one hell of a watch.
Gremlin wrote:The Los Angeles Police Commission is having their public comment session via Zoom, and streamed live on YouTube:
Hundreds of people are calling in and yelling at them.
This is one hell of a watch.
Randomly clicked through and listened to 5 or 6 speakers.... What are the chances the police chief actually resigns?
I had hoped Minneapolis and then Minnesota would rise to the occasion but instead we saw some of the worst things I thought possible. Constitutional violations and more violence than my brain really knew what to do with. I am horrified and really expect our mostly blue state to crack down on this sh*t. I just hope we stay away from our temperamental red phase this fall. If we make it that far.
Today your job is to eat sh*t and have people explain the various ways you are a monster for five hours.
Well eating sh*t comes with the territory in local/state government. However, you don’t have to apologize for being a monster if you know you don’t act like a monster.
OG_slinger wrote:Today your job is to eat sh*t and have people explain the various ways you are a monster for five hours.
Well eating sh*t comes with the territory in local/state government. However, you don’t have to apologize for being a monster if you know you don’t act like a monster.
That's why I think these in Zoom form should be standard in all city councils. It's so hard for people who are poor or busy to actually attend city council meetings. There are obviously accessibility problems with this format, but what a thing for politicians to be forced to at least hear publicly from their constituents.
OG_slinger wrote:Today your job is to eat sh*t and have people explain the various ways you are a monster for five hours.
Well eating sh*t comes with the territory in local/state government. However, you don’t have to apologize for being a monster if you know you don’t act like a monster.
The Wire:
Lucas is great. I loved Sly James(our previous mayor), but Lucas has really risen to the challenge the last 70 days.
Sucks that we have Parsons, though. St. Louis is getting an additional 1000 National Guard troops. But we’ve had several officers shot. It’s just that the more they push, the more citizens here back. Too much history here.
Gremlin wrote:The Los Angeles Police Commission is having their public comment session via Zoom, and streamed live on YouTube:
Hundreds of people are calling in and yelling at them.
This is one hell of a watch.
I cackled several times. And tossed some of those citizens a follow on twitter because ~chefskiss~.
This is an excellent resource, and one of the first of many we'll be listing on a links page for ~things~ in the next few days. Highly recommended folks check it out.
DEA?
D E A ?!?!?!?!?!?
It's as sad and infuriating as you're probably imagining.
I assumed the DEA business was about using federal drug laws to possibly cross reference people in legal cannabis states and crack down on them.
I’m surprised that it’s literally about just changing the entire mission of the organization.
Apparently it's less red tape for the DEA to do it than the FBI, not that it stopped the FBI when it came to Martin Luther King or John Lennon back in the day.
The Los Angeles Police Commission is having their public comment session via Zoom, and streamed live on YouTube:
Hundreds of people are calling in and yelling at them.
"Have you considered being good at your jobs?" is the most money quote I've heard.
Was out again in NYC.
Once again, the only violence I saw was instigated by the NYPD. I stayed out until around 9:45PM, I regret not staying longer but I don't feel I can risk getting an arrest on my record.
If anyone is going to protest tomorrow in a city with a curfew, twitter will likely have a few accounts monitoring the police radio channels. Stay with the group, and bring supplies.
Not sure if this is the right place, but in discussing supporting the protesters separately, also please take time to support Black owned and operated businesses.
I know that this timeline has me drinking and to that effect -
Here is a little list of Black owned distilleries you should be able to support at your local liquor store.
Here is a list of breweries.
Keep fighting the good fight.
Amazing. I love mixing my love of beers with social justice. May I source this for an upcoming resource list?
Oh sure, it was a quick google. I highly recommend Uncle Nearest TN Whiskey.
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"The option to use active duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort, and only in the most urgent and dire of situations. We are not in one of those situations now. I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act," he said during a briefing at the Pentagon.
The interesting pathetic think will be seeing how trumpists spin this. They can't love the military and trump it would seem. I bet they stop supporting the military.
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"The option to use active duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort, and only in the most urgent and dire of situations. We are not in one of those situations now. I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act," he said during a briefing at the Pentagon.The
interestingpathetic think will be seeing how trumpists spin this. They can't love the military and trump it would seem. I bet they stop supporting the military.
It's worth noting that Trump has actually accomplished something I thought was 100% impossible: he's lost majority support in the military. The military has been a republican bastion for as long as I can remember, so the realization that he's slipping there is a sign that the last few months have been REALLY rough on his image.
Here is a list of Breweries.
Edit: Updated this quote with the new link, thanks Sally!
The Breweries link doesn't seem to be directing to the correct place :(
farley3k wrote:Look another person who will be looking for a job soon
"The option to use active duty forces in a law enforcement role should only be used as a matter of last resort, and only in the most urgent and dire of situations. We are not in one of those situations now. I do not support invoking the Insurrection Act," he said during a briefing at the Pentagon.The
interestingpathetic think will be seeing how trumpists spin this. They can't love the military and trump it would seem. I bet they stop supporting the military.It's worth noting that Trump has actually accomplished something I thought was 100% impossible: he's lost majority support in the military. The military has been a republican bastion for as long as I can remember, so the realization that he's slipping there is a sign that the last few months have been REALLY rough on his image.
What struck me from the article is how unpopular he is with officers, who historically are very republican.
Trump is far more popular with enlisted service members than with officers. Among the enlisted force, the recent survey showed a 43 percent favorable rating. For officers, however, only one-third responded with a positive view.
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