#Protests

Josh Stearns

jcstearns

The troubling arrest of a CNN journalist and camera crew in Minnesota last night is part of a pattern over the last decade, and it starts in part back in

the revolution is now

uberpreeya

Seeing a lot of people talking about how "outside agitators" is code for discrediting the protests. It IS -- and that's WHY white supremacists showed up as "outside agitators", IN

Heidi N. Moore

moorehn

Excellent thread on those who insist on "protesting the right way" and how that is the same as complicityhttps://twitter.com/libbyjones715/status/1308989753291874314 I think people -- liberals especially -- need to understand that

gaylex ⭕️

thehankconsucc

I have admittedly a shitty memory, but I feel like I see a lot more people reacting to and trying to support BLM right now than I did during the

Eric Blair

protecttruth_

IMPORTANT: how GOP billionaires influence what we all talk about. First, billionaire-funded groups organize protests. (see thread)Then, Fox and rightwing media amplify the astroturfed protests.And then, our centrist media talks

Chirlane McCray

NYCFirstLady

The pain of George Floyd’s death should be felt and understood by every single American. The chilling nature of his demise is not a black problem or a white problem,

⛑️ The MF Milkman 🥛

smallmanmedic

First: Buy or source an IFAK (Individual First Aid Kit). This will help you treat a traumatic injury to yourself if you aren't near aid.Buy/make one yourself, or find a

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

Media scholars say that the way the US press covered protests changed in the summer of 1968, when Chicago cops turned the same violence on reporters that had previously been

phlemily

pseudowisdom

When I was in college, the town had a pumpkin festival. Young adults (from multiple schools in the area, including mine) used jack o lanterns as an excuse to start

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TuqaNusairat

With all the news about #Jordan, some might think the incident with Prince Hamza was the spark that inspired calls for reform. But the reality is Jordanians have been protesting

Graham Minenor-Matheson #VoteLabour

AcademicAntidot

You're a vile piece of shit.https://twitter.com/tomhfh/status/1200372526221873152 Reasons why Tom Harwood is a piece of shit:1)He works for that cesspit of hate, Guido FawkesThat’s enough evidence to confirm my earlier analysis

Allison ~misses the @metmuseum~

alizinha

So glad to have found this project (@NYPDMaskWatch). Just last week I asked 2 NYPD cops in my neighborhood in Queens why they weren't wearing masks while talking with 2

Maggie Koerth

maggiekb1

I'd like to take a moment to use my big platform to push you towards some great, hardworking local Minn. reporters who are covering the hell out of the murder

Aaya Samadhi

aayascorner

For those of us born from 91-Jan 94, what we are experiencing right now isn’t too different from what was taking place when we were born. This is the start

Melissa Stiehler

MelissaStiehler

After reflecting on the #protests in #kcmo and #topeka, here’s a couple of tips for my fellow whites on the do’s and don’ts of protesting police brutality and supporting the

Eugenia Flynn

FlyinGenie1

Have also been processing feelings around current situation in the US, especially the overwhelming reaction in Aust. Of course as a Blackfella I stand in solidarity with African Americans. That's