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May 31, 2020

Is 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

May 29, 2020

'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

May 27, 2020

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

May 24, 2020

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!

May 20, 2020

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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