August 26, 2020

Cressman stating the obvious: Note that police didn't shoot Kyle Rittenhouse seven times in the back

https://twitter.com/DerekCressman/status/1298694065559543808








Can people please stop saying the cops need to be better trained. They need to stop hiring racist animals.

August 26, 2020

@RepBarbaraLee: 40 million people face the threat of eviction (UNACCEPTABLE)

https://twitter.com/RepBarbaraLee/status/1298678702381961217










No one at the cult RNC will mention these people.

August 26, 2020

U.N. Security Council president dismisses U.S. sanctions move on Iran

( This is good news and fuck Trump and his wacko supporters. )


NEW YORK (Reuters) - The president of the U.N. Security Council, Indonesia, said on Tuesday it was “not in the position to take further action” on a U.S. bid to trigger a return of all U.N. sanctions on Iran because there is no consensus in the 15-member body.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-un/un-security-council-president-dismisses-us-sanctions-move-on-iran-idUSKBN25L23T

August 25, 2020

#BlackLivesMatter. We need accountability. Senate must pass the #JusticeInPolicingAct

https://twitter.com/RepBarbaraLee/status/1298389267681554432












H.R.7120 - George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
116th Congress (2019-2020) |

https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7120

August 25, 2020

Kamala Harris @KamalaHarris Breonna Taylor was only 26-years-old, working to save lives

https://twitter.com/KamalaHarris/status/1298339928892416000

August 25, 2020

The Brown Girls Guide to Politics @thebgguide @RepBarbaraLee has called for the creation of

https://twitter.com/thebgguide/status/1297937876911640582

August 25, 2020

While Biden maintains a lead against Trump in almost every general election poll,

While Biden maintains a lead against Trump in almost every general election poll, the president's base doesn't look keen to leave Trump.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/blog/meet-press-blog-latest-news-analysis-data-driving-political-discussion-n988541/ncrd1180061#blogHeader


After watching the RNC last night and the respective speakers, I doubt his base will leave him in any significant way. Independents and voter turnout overall will maintain Biden's lead.

What I saw last night was pro-theocracy, pro-narcissist, pro-war w/Iran, pro-racist, and definitely PRO-CORPORATE WELFARE. That was the smoke and mirrors behind the socialist Marx bullshit. They want to continue their insane tax cuts and GROW INEQUITY.


I say we can win this thing. The craziest moment for me was Trump's girlfriend and the racist couple from St. Louis It is hard to imagine those elements appeal to Independents to any great extent.

What did you all think?.

August 25, 2020

UNFIT to be the parent. UNFIT!

An RNC Speaker Said Cops Would Be 'Smart' to Racially Profile Her Own Son



"Statistically, my brown son is more likely to commit a violent offense over my white sons," anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson said in a YouTube video earlier this year.

https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/935me3/an-rnc-speaker-said-cops-would-be-smart-to-racially-profile-her-own-son

August 24, 2020

How much more of this are we suppose to take?

Protests erupt after Kenosha police shoot Black man


In a video, three officers could be seen shouting and pointing their weapons at the man. As the man opened the driver’s side door and leaned inside, one officer grabbed his shirt from behind and then fired into the vehicle.

By Associated Press Updated Aug 24, 2020, 7:58am CDT

KENOSHA, Wis. — Police in Kenosha shot and wounded a Black man, apparently in the back, after responding to a call about a domestic dispute, setting off a night of protests and unrest in which officers fired tear gas and demonstrators apparently hurled objects back at them and set fire to parked cars.

The shooting happened about 5 p.m. Sunday and was captured on cellphone video that was posted online. In that clip, which was taken from across the street, the Black man, who was later referred to by the governor as Jacob Blake, walks from the sidewalk around the front of his SUV to his driver-side door as officers follow him with their guns pointed and shout at him. As Blake opens the door and leans into the SUV, an officer grabs his shirt from behind and opens fire while Blake has his back turned.

Seven shots can be heard, though it isn’t clear how many struck Blake or how many of the three officers who were at the scene fired shots. During the shooting, a Black woman can be seen screaming in the street and jumping up and down.

Blake was taken to a Milwaukee hospital and was in serious condition, the police department said in a news release which didn’t refer to him by name. The three officers were placed on administrative leave, as is standard practice in any officer-involved shooting

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/8/23/21398607/kenosha-police-shooting-video-officer-shoot-man-in-back-protests

August 22, 2020

"From the most remote village in the Alaskan tundra to the tiniest island in the Everglades,

there's one connection we've always depended on: the mail."



( We will not ever back down, never! )

Nearly 700 Protests Planned for Saturday at Post Offices Across Country as DeJoy Slammed for Defense



by Julia Conley, staff writer


As of Friday afternoon, more than 650 demonstrations were planned as part of "Save the Post Office Saturday," a national day of action in which people across the U.S. will demand that President Donald Trump and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy end their assault on the U.S. Postal Service. Demonstrations will begin at 11:00 am local time.

The number of planned protests at hundreds of post offices grew as DeJoy testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Friday, telling lawmakers he has "no intention" of returning hundreds of mail sorting machines that have been decommissioned in recent weeks, severely cutting postal workers' ability to deliver mail quickly. The postmaster general claimed the machines are not needed.


The removal of machines in battleground states including Florida, Pennsylvania, and Michigan will have serious implications for the general election in November, civil rights advocates have warned, as many Americans—particularly Democratic voters—plan to vote by mail due to the coronavirus pandemic.

This week, DeJoy announced he was suspending changes to mail operations until after the November election to "avoid even the appearance of any impact on election mail," but made clear that he has no plans to return mailboxes and sorting machines that were removed or restore overtime hours that he cut.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/08/21/nearly-700-protests-planned-saturday-post-offices-across-country-dejoy-slammed?utm_campaign=shareaholic&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=twitter