bobbieinok
bobbieinok's JournalIs someone listing the journalists attacked by cops across the country? Tweet in DU post not organiz
It's very hard to follow
I saw these cities mentioned---
*Minneapolis----many, many, including Ali V
*Denver
*Detroit
*NewYork----many, many
*Virginia
*saltLakeCity
In at least one city, Minneapolis?, foreign press was attacked
There was a woman whose eye was badly damaged---where?
I think there were many more cities
Press was attacked by tear gas, pepper spray (often after being knocked to ground). By batons?
In Minneapolis cops lobbed stuff at people sitting ON THEIR OWN PORCHES (IIRC this was done in Ferguson)
Reports cops
---covered badges, cameras
---laughed when told they were attacking press
---seemed deliberately to single out press
His Heinous----from comment at blog juanitajean
'White people nationwide mourn the senseless murder of a Minneapolis Target store'---VSB ai The Root
By Damon Young
'What have you done? Listen! Your brother's blood cries out to me from the ground.' Gen4:10
From Christianity Today's article on George Floyd
About his life and work as a Christian worker in the Third Ward (projects) in Houston
Remember--The black guy killed by a white woman cop was also a noted Christian student and wotker. RW worked visciously hard to destroy his reputation.
ETA---this is what God says to Cain when He sees Cain has killed his brother Abel
'96% of MPD doesn't live in Mplis. Want to talk about outside agitators? Go talk about them.'
Ian Coldwater tweet
What happened to concept of noblesse oblige? Idea that those with privilege have obligation to help
......help those with less privilege.
And are most especially obliged to help those with none.
Might slide into 'lady bountiful' syndrome, but at least that's way better than a world of Trump and gang
Remember orange crates? In 40s-50s we used them as night tables at camp
Some yrs ago I bought 2 at a flea market. Family helping me downsize didn't see any point in keeping them----sigh!
Yinka Faleti, dem running vs Ashcroft in MO---wife Ronke is also very impressive
Her family is also from Nigeria and also settled in TX
She worked very hard for $ for college, has good job in STL, and has started her own company
Info from gazellemagazine.com--The Melting Pot: Ronke Faleti, Oct 1, 2018
Note:after Yinka graduated from West Point and served in Middle East, he went to law school in STL. He worked for a law firm, then accepted position of leader in United Way
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