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cbabe

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61. This photo.

Thu May 26, 2022, 11:08 AM

May 2022

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/07/a-single-photo-that-captures-race-and-policing-in-america/623598/

A protest against excessive police force against the city's Black residents in Baton Rouge

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THIS picture tells all: [View all] Novara May 2022 OP

Quite honestly, it takes a very brave human to do this Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #1

I wish to hell we could bottle Beto up and serve him to all Dems Novara May 2022 #8

True Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #12

Democrats need to learn to kick ass like the old time democrats did! They all need to get like Beto! RKP5637 May 2022 #14

I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell n/t hibbing May 2022 #18

Yeah, quite true!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2022 #19

Beto is fearless and relentless dalton99a May 2022 #13

Don't know if it will ever happen, but I would love to have him as my President. Ferrets are Cool May 2022 #15

Kick dalton99a May 2022 #2

It's insane Rebl2 May 2022 #32

He bought two of them! And almost 400 rounds of ammunition. mjvpi May 2022 #49

What exactly is going on? MIpen03 May 2022 #3

Beto stood up in the middle of Abbott's press charade to call him out SoonerPride May 2022 #6

Beto interrupted the dog and pony show Roland99 May 2022 #7

It WAS a dog & pony show. Mental health, mental health, mental health. calimary May 2022 #33

This one. Abbott: "We are better than this!" LakeArenal May 2022 #48

all those little self comforting sayings are getting to me. barbtries May 2022 #59

I was just getting ready to ask what was happening in that picture. ShazzieB May 2022 #45

You can catch up here: Lasher May 2022 #64

The courage to stand face to face with pure evil. Irish_Dem May 2022 #4

Enough . ... Lovie777 May 2022 #5

K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 May 2022 #9

Standing up to the gun-lobby posse. CivicGrief May 2022 #10

...but, it had to have pissed off Abbot because the press followed Beto. Frustratedlady May 2022 #17

Yes, Beto is impressive. CivicGrief May 2022 #20

Damn. Beto looks infuriated. The donut cops look like Nazis. JanMichael May 2022 #11

Saved 3auld6phart May 2022 #50

Beto has such a sense of timing and presence bucolic_frolic May 2022 #16

Look at them square in the eye, say what has to be said. FM123 May 2022 #21

Is that the white power sign by three? malaise May 2022 #22

who was it that called Beto an s - b? onethatcares May 2022 #23

That was the Mayor of Uvalde, TX blogslug May 2022 #28

Their posture says it all. nolabear May 2022 #24

There's your choice, Texas world wide wally May 2022 #25

Beto DID say he was going to take away the assault rifles. Kid Berwyn May 2022 #26

K&R YoshidaYui May 2022 #27

And every one of those Nazis.... SergeStorms May 2022 #29

THIS! THIS! THIS! OMGWTF May 2022 #31

K & R & Retweeted! SunSeeker May 2022 #30

Hell yes Handler May 2022 #34

This is a hard question. The Jungle 1 May 2022 #35

That cop did keep his shit together. The Jungle 1 May 2022 #36

You can see Abbott & Costello (i.e. Cruz) in the far left background. n/t aggiesal May 2022 #37

The three just needed to extend all fingers and say seig hiel Hitler or Trump . There both the geretogo May 2022 #38

Go, Beto! peggysue2 May 2022 #39

Amen to all of this. llmart May 2022 #41

I think I might have to send Beto another donation. Liberal In Texas May 2022 #40

They have been practicing the salute. Nearly there. twodogsbarking May 2022 #42

As a Texan and having seen Beto up close several times I have to say he really is that great. flying_wahini May 2022 #43

Screaming bully boys terrified of a lone honest man. Peregrine Took May 2022 #44

Not to the tight assed, pursed lips crowd. To them it was UNSEEMLY Warpy May 2022 #46

I heard Beto speak in Little Rock at the March for Our Lives rally. TomSlick May 2022 #47

Texas deserves BETTER than Greg Abbott FakeNoose May 2022 #51

All MEN, why is that? BigmanPigman May 2022 #52

Rt💕🤷‍♂️TY & Beto Cha May 2022 #53

Thank You Beto!!! Blue Owl May 2022 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music May 2022 #55

Wow, that was impressive. Not easy to stand that close to evil, Dark n Stormy Knight May 2022 #56

It's apparent Abbott and friends care more about fetuses and guns TexasBushwhacker May 2022 #57

Governor emily333 May 2022 #58

Abbott can not look him in the eye. Botany May 2022 #60

This photo. cbabe May 2022 #61

I framed that photo. Novara May 2022 #62

Excellent. My caption: Beauty vs the Beast. Beauty wins. Beauty always wins. cbabe May 2022 #63