May 30, 2020

Protestors knock down White House security's barricade as tensions mount over Floyd's death

Source: the hill


By Marina Pitofsky - 05/30/20 07:19 PM EDT

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Protests broke out near the White House Saturday, with demonstrators pushing down multiple security barricades and some clashing with police, according to multiple reports.

WTOP reporter Alejandro Alvarez shared video from the scene Saturday, showing protesters pushing against a crowd of police officers.

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) shared video of the protest earlier Saturday, in which protesters can be heard chanting, “Hands up, don’t shoot!”


Protests have erupted nationwide over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died earlier this week in police custody after bystander video showed an officer kneeling on his neck.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/news/500299-protestors-knock-down-white-house-securitys-barricade-as-tensions-mount-over

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https://twitter.com/aletweetsnews/status/1266830233988202497?s=20

May 30, 2020

DC mayor blasts 'gross' Trump tweet threatening 'vicious dogs' at White House

Source: the hill


By J. Edward Moreno - 05/30/20 02:15 PM EDT



Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) fired back Saturday at President Trump's tweets threatening to handle protesters demonstrating in front of the White House with "vicious dogs" and the "most ominous weapons" if they breached the building's fence.

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“I thought the president’s remarks were gross. To make a reference to vicious dogs is no subtle reminder to African Americans of segregationists who let dogs out on innocent [people],” Bowser said at a press conference Saturday.

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“These attacks are an attack on humanity. They are an attack on black Americans, and they make my city less safe,” Bowser said.
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Earlier Saturday, Trump accused Bowser of refusing to allow the city’s police department to help the Secret Service during Friday's protest outside the White House. The Secret Service later confirmed that D.C. police officers were at the protest.

“My police department will always protect D.C. and all who live and visit here. In fact, that's exactly what we did last night. Nobody needed to ask the Metropolitan Police to get involved because they already have,” Bowser said Saturday, referring to the District’s municipal police force.

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Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/news/500273-dc-mayor-blasts-gross-trump-tweet-warning-about-vicious-dogs-at-white-house

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OMG. Trump lies and accuses Bowser of not allowing the DC police dept help with the crowd. But she corrected him--and so did the Secret Service. Trump just makes stuff up. damn

May 30, 2020

Every Single Worker On One Tennessee Farm Has Tested Positive For COVID-19

Source: Crooks and Liars




5/30/20 9:10am

Advocates are sounding an alarm bell—it's going to get worse as the harvest around the country ramps up.
By Joan McCarter


"Every Single Worker Has Covid at One U.S. Farm on Eve of Harvest." Read that headline one more time: "Every Single Worker Has Covid at One U.S. Farm on Eve of Harvest." That farm is in Tennessee. A farm in New Jersey has more than 50 workers with the virus, and in a neighboring county nearly 60 more on another farm have been ill. An Oneida, New York greenhouse operation growing tomatoes and strawberries reported nearly 170 infected workers.

These are among the most vulnerable essential workers in the U.S. Essential because they're providing our food. Vulnerable because so many are noncitizen immigrants who don't have access the medical care and live, work, and travel in cramped, crowded situations. Advocates are sounding an alarm bell—it's going to get worse as the harvest around the country ramps up. "We're watching very, very nervously—the agricultural harvest season is only starting now," Michael Dale, executive director of the Northwest Workers' Justice Project in Portland, Oregon, told Bloomberg. "I don't think we're ready. I don't think we're prepared."


"There is woefully inadequate surveillance of what's happening with Covid-19 and farm workers," echoed Erik Nicholson, an official with the United Farm Workers. "There is no central reporting, which is crazy because these are essential businesses." Henderson Farms in Evansville, Tennessee—where every worker has the virus—said they tested the workers out of an "abundance of caution," and now all of them are in isolation on the farm. Most are asymptomatic. "We take our responsibility to protect the essential workers feeding the nation through the pandemic seriously," Henderson Farms Co. said in a statement to Bloomberg. "In addition to continuing our policy of providing free healthcare, we have implemented additional measures to support workers directly impacted by Covid-19, including those in isolation as per the latest public health guidelines. We are working closely with public health officials in Rhea County, Tennessee, to ensure we can continue to deliver our high standard of care as we support our workers and our community through these unprecedented times."
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The only action the Trump administration has taken has been to waive interview requirements for guest workers coming into the U.S. and to exempt farmworkers from the temporary immigration ban it has imposed. There are not specific protections in place for the migrant farmworkers. Last week, Rep. Jimmy Panetta, a California Democrat, and 71 of his colleagues wrote to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, urging that protections for them be included in the next response bill. They want free testing for all farmworkers, training and education in every applicable language, personal protective equipment including masks for every worker, and hand-washing stations. .....................................................

Read more: https://crooksandliars.com/2020/05/every-single-worker-one-tennessee-farm-has

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Every Single Worker On One Tennessee Farm Has Tested Positive For COVID-19 Image from: Flickr

May 30, 2020

**St. Paul Mayor says every single person who was arrested Friday night was from out of state.

Maybe some of those Trump dogs should be guarding these mayors??




St. Paul Mayor says every single person who was arrested Friday night was from out of state.

https://twitter.com/politicususa/status/1266749741708259330?s=20


https://twitter.com/ethelk2044/status/1266749945434038273?s=20

May 30, 2020

Trump claims DC protesters will be met with 'the most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons' in Tw

Source: raw story


Published 2 hours ago on May 30, 2020

By Tom Boggioni


In a rapid-fire series of tweets on Saturday morning, Donald Trump boasted about the security being given to him by the Secret Service as protests grip the streets of Washington, D.C., and warned protesters to stay away from the White House.

The president also promised anyone who breached security they would be met with ‘”the most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons.”




Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/trump-claims-dc-protesters-will-be-met-with-the-most-vicious-dogs-and-most-ominous-weapons-in-twitter-rant/

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Seriously. Is this the USA??--where the US President can talk like this??==damn



@CheriJacobus
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Trump claims DC protesters will be met with ‘the most vicious dogs, and most ominous weapons’ in Twitter rant -

https://twitter.com/CheriJacobus/status/1266719627872215042?s=20




https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1266711221191020544?s=20



https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1266711221836931072?s=20



https://twitter.com/SassySCV10/status/1266739342480834560?s=20

May 30, 2020

@maddow: Stunning display of leadership from Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms -- absolutely stunni

I really know nothing about this mayor. But I know looting is wrong.
Register to vote AND vote is the best message she can send.


Rachel Maddow MSNBC
@maddow
Stunning display of leadership from Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms -- absolutely stunning.

Trust me -- this is worth setting aside a couple of minutes to watch:


Quote Tweet
CBS News
@CBSNews
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says the violent demonstrations in Atlanta are “disgracing the life of George Floyd”: “When you burn down this city, you’re burning down our community. If you want change in America, go and register to vote.” https://cbsnews.com/live/


https://twitter.com/maddow/status/1266750889525731328?s=20


*MIXED COMMENTS ABOUT THE MAYOR...............
alie_pierce @aliepierce
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Replying to
@CBSNews
Voting doesn’t do shit when the entire government is corrupt and forgot that their jobs we’re supposed to serve us the people.


HvTmTdy @HvTdy
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Keisha's ass is hella corrupt. She can't tell these folks nothing. Most ppl already know her scandal.



https://twitter.com/AmazingDouglass/status/1266542759462215680?s=20

https://twitter.com/azcarealestate/status/1266542908854829056?s=20

May 30, 2020

What is gab dot com?

I was not not sure what gab dot com was so I to look it up.
It is the site with the little cute green frog.
I did not give it a click.
Maybe others wondered also??


https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=what+is+gab+dot+com




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Gab is an English-language social media website known for its far-right userbase. The site has been widely described as a "safe haven" for extremists including neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and the alt-right. The site was launched in 2017 and claimed to have almost 1,000,000 registered user accounts by July 2019.


Gab (social network) - Wikipedia






https://twitter.com/prestonjbyrne/status/1266048409791803392?s=20


SHERRIE @wonderwomancan
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May 28 Replying to
@mikeofcc
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@realDonaldTrump
Censoring conservative voices on #Twitter & #Facebook has to stop! Our rights need to be protected & something has to be done!
Thank you @realDonaldTrump



https://twitter.com/prestonjbyrne/status/1266048409791803392?s=20

May 30, 2020

Dakota County, suburbs join Minneapolis, St. Paul in ordering weekend curfews

Source: Star Tribune


Dakota County, suburbs join Minneapolis, St. Paul in ordering weekend curfews
The curfews begin at 8 p.m. Friday and extend till either Sunday or early Monday.

May 29, 2020 — 7:23pm


Dakota County and the cities of Bloomington, Edina and Roseville have joined the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul in imposing a curfew starting 8 p.m. Friday.

The curfews will last until 6 a.m. Saturday, and then go into effect again at 8 p.m. Saturday, expiring at 6 a.m. Sunday. Roseville’s runs until early Monday.

“During the curfew, all persons must not travel on any public street or in any public place,” according to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s resolution.

St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter declared a state of local emergency Friday and announced the curfew, as well as inviting everyone to observe an hour of prayer from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The curfews do not extend to people traveling to or from work, emergency services, law enforcement, people seeking emergency medical care or fleeing danger, the homeless and the news media, according to a parallel order from Gov. Tim Walz........................

“All Minnesotans in Minneapolis and St. Paul are urged to voluntarily comply,” according to a news release from the governor’s office. “Peace officers will enforce the curfew and arrest those who refuse to comply.”

Violations of the cities’ curfew are a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail or a $1,000 fine.

Dakota County Commissioner Joe Atkins said the county ordered a curfew because “here is a well-founded belief by Sheriff [Tim] Leslie and Dakota County leaders that a heightened risk of significant harm to local residents and businesses exists.................................

Read more: https://www.startribune.com/suburbs-join-st-paul-mpls-in-ordering-curfews-starting-at-8-p-m-friday/570873142/

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I think this warrants a separate OP from just Mpls- StPaul curfews.
Dakota Cty is south of South St. Paul along the Mississippi. and included Inver Grove Heights. Surprised to see a whole Cty curfewed. I used to live In Inver Grove Heights.

The River People live on the Miss. River and won't notice anyway.

May 29, 2020

Kamala Harris on Joy Reid at 7:15 ET " broader systematic racism in our country." is the focus

The horrific killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery are not isolated incidents but the result of broader systematic racism in our country. I'll be on @JoyAnnReid
on @MSNBC
at 7:15pm ET to discuss this and more. Tune in.


https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1266504943432802304?s=20

May 29, 2020

Joe Biden Says He's Spoken With George Floyd's Family, Calls For Police Reform

Source: huff post




05/29/2020 03:06 pm ET

The former vice president censured President Trump for his “incendiary tweets.”




Promising to bring real police reform if elected president, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said Friday that he had spoken with the family of George Floyd, the African American man killed by Minneapolis police officers on Monday.

“The original sin of this country still stains our nation today,” the former vice president said in a video message from his Delaware home, referring to more than 400 years of “Black men, Black women, Black children” whose potential was “wiped out unnecessarily.”

“Everyday African Americans go about their lives with constant anxiety and trauma wondering who will be next ... The anger and frustration and the exhaustion is undeniable.”

Protests broke out nationwide after video showed a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on Floyd’s neck despite his pleas that he could not breathe. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was fired from his post after the incident and taken into custody Friday on murder and manslaughter charges...................................

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/minneapolis-george-floyd-biden-trump_n_5ed14588c5b61c9cf97b7f05?ncid=tweetlnkushpmg00000016&section=politics&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLzVETlB3TmlwOWE_YW1wPTE&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAACeZITNBeUJcpdTHYRLYL_33kdrkjUUMvvpaRBCwhC_A1vBH-lgxrODdEDeH32aiPaNbC1xcAD6uTj3fVGoVtUyUE_Jb88HdFAXvo5pr8BCQ-i4Qd_VE1ZVRBBEnDU2ucXUupMPenx-OR9RPcKiSqiDl7sd65gwGEt90rUfJgJwq

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Biden is doing what Trump should have done.


https://twitter.com/HuffPostPol/status/1266478950416633867?s=20


Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, accompanied by South Carolina Rep. James Clyburn, speaks at a primary night election rally in Columbia, South Carolina, on Feb. 29, 2020.