#Riots

What happens when you had 8 years of “fundamental transformation”?You have a government that spied on the entire nation. You have a government that spied on a private citizen running
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Thread:Last summer people were mad when the MPD officers were fired well before charges were brought. Today's testimony by the Chief underscores why the fast firings (even before charges) are
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THREAD - All the times Trump has denounced White Supremacists:2/21/17 - The anti-Semitic threats targeting our Jewish community and community centers are...a very sad reminder of the work that still
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THREAD (stream of consciousness, not on mobile, so this is some serious thoughts)As I find my city burning, and the pain and grief on display, I find my self in
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In 1951, then-President of India Rajendra Prasad was invited to inaugurate the newly-built Somnath Temple in Gujarat. PM Jawaharlal Nehru wrote to the President asking him to reconsider saying that
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News flash. The Boston Tea party and American Revolution were over UNFAIR ECONOMIC CONDITIONS that benefitted the few over the many. News flash the Civil War really started because the
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happy pride month! Pride was originally a riot between an NYPD raiding party and black, latin-american trans people and Drag queens. the first punch thrown at stonewall was by Stormé
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the world feels hopeless and it just makes me angry and i wish there was more that was safe to do in this moment to protect people of color i've
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Just an observation:While the rest of the US was told to quarantine at home and were paid either with extra unemployment or with their regular paychecks, they got to check
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Im mad because a shop clerk saw a black man and called the police based on an assumption. im mad because the police did not investigate like they should but
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My fave pundits on France are the ones who complete disregard not just a history of colonial destruction, and what role that's played in citizenry identity formation/relations, but also the
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Just got a DM on instagram accusing me of instigating communal riots. Maybe I should do a thread of the most bizarre things I've heard from Sanghis over the last
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In the midst of my acute anger, my righteous indignation, the scenes of those in power abusing that power, the scenes of those with nothing to lose inciting violence* on
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In the past 5 months, Americans have purchased well over 6 million Guns. From April to June 2020, nearly 5 million background checks were performed as Americans armed themselves while
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I just woke up from a nap/sleep, and heard the news about what happened in Downtown Portland tonight. I'm trying to avoid drawing conclusions based on early and contradictory evidence.
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Facebook has said that it won’t bow to political pressure when enforcing its policies on elections integrity and hate speech. In India, the story’s not so simple. https://www.wsj.com/amp/articles/facebook-hate-speech-india-politics-musl
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