Solutions for Police Brutality by Shaun King
Video and Documents Raise Troubling Questions About Breonna Taylor’s Death and the LMPD
Video and Documents Raise Troubling Questions About Breonna Taylor’s Death and the LMPD
Video and Documents Raise Troubling Questions About Breonna Taylor’s Death and the LMPD
Breaking — Ballot Drop Boxes set on fire in Portland, Oregon and Vancouver, Washington
— Katie Daviscourt 📸 (@KatieDaviscourt) October 28, 2024
Police said explosive devices were placed inside the boxes early Monday morning.
Hundreds of ballots have been burned 🧵 pic.twitter.com/ZObySwogox
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This is how dictators destroy free nations. They threaten those who speak against them with death. We cannot entrust our country and our freedom to a petty, vindictive, cruel, unstable man who wants to be a tyrant. #Womenwillnotbesilenced #VoteKamala https://t.co/URH5s929Sa
— Liz Cheney (@Liz_Cheney) November 1, 2024
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Charlie Kirk is upset that Republican women may “undermine their husbands” and secretly vote for Harris while telling their husbands they voted for Trump, even though the husband “works his tail off to make sure that she can have a nice life.” pic.twitter.com/3ttLOqROBy
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) October 31, 2024
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When America gets a cold, Black America catches the flu—a harsh reminder of the systemic inequalities we face. From healthcare to economic disparity, the impact on our community is severe.
— Black Voters Matter Fund (@BlackVotersMtr) October 16, 2024
Voting is a powerful tool to fight these inequalities, but it’s just the beginning. Let’s… pic.twitter.com/ddOofxsDMj
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they kinda gagged them i’m sorry😭 pic.twitter.com/2pQlZVgu8L
— 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆🫧💚 (@beyoncegarden) October 11, 2024
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MAGA is scared — and they’re trying to intimidate you into not using your vote. Don’t let them. pic.twitter.com/ws24RUe16H
— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) November 3, 2024
A Black man in Minneapolis was reportedly shot in the neck by his neighbor leaving him critically injured, despite at least 19 reports to police of racist threats and vandalism from his family about the neighbor. After the assault, it took nearly a week for police to arrest the… pic.twitter.com/8uwuTQOQVS
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) October 29, 2024
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Neighbor Beats Black Woman With Metal Bar, Faces No Charges https://t.co/dJCMNqnDE3 via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 29, 2024
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Local sheriff asks FBI to investigate death of Black man found hanging in Alabama https://t.co/UdcGkTjkWz
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 2, 2024
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During a Chicago City Council hearing on missing Black and brown women, it was revealed that while Black women make up 16% of Chicago’s population, they account for a jarring 30% of all crime victims. We must prioritize the safety of Black women! https://t.co/PycaaEwl0a
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) October 28, 2024
One of the most violent racist ideas is the notion that Latinos are hyper-sexual. Which feeds the racist notion that Latino immigrants are “rapists,” to use Trump’s term, justifying racist vigilante and police violence. The same idea feeds the racist notion that Latina immigrants… https://t.co/zJJAwbaSdl
— Ibram X. Kendi (@ibramxk) October 28, 2024
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Listen to this white supremacist.
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 28, 2024
Calling US citizens garbage. https://t.co/PJXSQWc7GY
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The racist ideology is coming out of the woodwork.
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 28, 2024
Dr. Phil trying to ignore that a multitude of ethnicities built the United States. https://t.co/5Ebngu7lHn
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This country was built on hard work by unpaid Black people who were exploited by rich white guys who took the credit.
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) October 27, 2024
Meanwhile, Trump inherited $400 million from his KKK daddy and Dr. Phil became famous because a Black woman gave him a platform. https://t.co/0v8Is9Dma6
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BOTH of these people were undocumented immigrants.
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) October 28, 2024
But Republicans don’t care because they are white.
It has never been about “immigration.” It has always been about skin color. pic.twitter.com/eVGRjHoZp7
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President Biden on Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally: “It’s embarrassing. Just simply embarrassing. It’s beneath any president…the single most consequential thing about a president is character. Character. He puts that in question every time he opens his mouth.” pic.twitter.com/HAcoPzIf0w
— CSPAN (@cspan) October 28, 2024
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This country was absolutely built on hard work Dr. Phil…on the backs of Black, Brown, and lmmigrants from all across this WORLD! Many of which who were forced to do so!
— NAACP (@NAACP) October 27, 2024
SLAVERY.
Let us know when you’re ready to tell the WHOLE story. https://t.co/DbagsQFIFd
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This guy just said the quiet part out loud and called it a “Nazi rally.” pic.twitter.com/9EcdxIQm52
— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) October 27, 2024
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History always repeats itself. pic.twitter.com/MnreuuKK2Z
— ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ ℙ𝕙𝕠𝕥𝕠𝕘𝕣𝕒𝕡𝕙𝕪 (@LePapillonBlu2) October 27, 2024
Mapping Police Violence reports that police have killed more than 1,000 people so far in 2024, on pace to break records for deadly police violence nationwide. https://t.co/0VQVssR82S
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 26, 2024
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Bowie police officer charged with attempt second-degree murder | NBC4 Wa… https://t.co/8cn9emwSOm via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 25, 2024
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Black Man Who ‘Posed No Threat’ Fatally Shot In Back By Cops https://t.co/KkSFQMxX7s via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 22, 2024
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NEW: We obtained video of Phoenix police detaining a man on the ground + burning him on hot pavement for 4mins in July. He was hospitalized for a month, 3rd-degree burns. He was not the suspect they were seeking
— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) October 29, 2024
“Like acid burning my skin” -Michael Kenyonhttps://t.co/YuUrJfTTBm
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Black Man Calls 911 For Help, Gets Shot Dead By Police https://t.co/uTNqx65gdO via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 29, 2024
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Cop Pistol-Whips Jaywalker, Gets Charged https://t.co/xsKDY7GVYs via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 29, 2024
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Deontae Faison remains comatose after officers repeatedly tased him in water in Oakland, CA. According to his family’s lawsuit, officers allegedly watched for nearly 40 minutes despite his pleas — failing to render aid until it was too late! https://t.co/swljUaSrHm
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) October 28, 2024
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Off-Duty Cop Fatally Shoots Father Over Fender Bender, Family Demands Ju… https://t.co/eB3o2c6XLj via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 26, 2024
Holocaust survivor Irene Weiss:
— Leah McElrath (@leahmcelrath) October 22, 2024
“Man can turn into an animal in no time. All he needs is permission. As soon as permission is given from higher-ups, from the government, it accelerates.”pic.twitter.com/xAqSyGvFip
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Israeli Officials Rally with Settler Groups, Call for Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza https://t.co/wDw1qepQAX
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) October 23, 2024
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“We, as the United States government, are in violation of U.S. law.”
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) October 23, 2024
Hala Rharrit is a former diplomat who quit after 18 years in the State Department to protest Gaza policy. She says the U.S. government needs to shift its position and stop empowering Benjamin Netanyahu. pic.twitter.com/i7u7RPRUGb
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Our leaders feel no compunction to obey the laws of our own land or the laws reached by international accord. The Leahy Laws are U.S. human rights laws prohibiting the Departments of State and Defense from providing military assistance to nations that violate human rights.
— Michael R. Hicks, Author (@KreelanWarrior) October 22, 2024
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The entire population of North Gaza is at risk of dying. pic.twitter.com/hUH5Sg70hh
— Joyce Msuya (@JoyceMsuya) October 26, 2024
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✡️ 🇵🇸 🕊️ Beautiful words by tattooed Auschwitz survivor Hajo Meyer (RIP):
— What the media hides. (@narrative_hole) February 12, 2024
“I saw in Auschwitz that if a dominant group wants to dehumanise others, so as the Nazis wanted to dehumanise me, then this dominant group must first be dehumanised in a way themselves by diminishing their… pic.twitter.com/NOMCSKskC3
— Stephen John Ford (@1mohawklawyer) October 9, 2024
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UPDATE: A judge has denied Darryl George’s request to return to school for his senior year — after having his education disrupted because of how he wears his hair.
— ACLU of Texas (@ACLUTx) October 8, 2024
No student should have to work this hard to get an inclusive education.https://t.co/gXKmbIQVDl
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They tried giving him 6 months in jail for this pic.twitter.com/G1Qj548bPA
— non aesthetic things (@PicturesFoIder) October 10, 2024
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WATCH: Judge Calls Out Racist Cops For ‘Walking While Black’ Arrest https://t.co/5vSHgKFYgA via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 9, 2024
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Construction Workers Brutalize Off-Duty Black Cop While Hurling Racial S… https://t.co/uwDqGWZFB8 via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 17, 2024
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The most recent FBI report shows the number of hate crimes reaching an all-time high, up by 60% over the past five years.#HateCrimesAwarenessMonth aims to alert the public, advocates and policymakers to the problem of hate crimes and press for action to prevent them. 🤝… pic.twitter.com/B0mMtqAIUA
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) October 23, 2024
You may not hear it on Fox News, but the evidence is overwhelming:
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) October 21, 2024
Yes, Israel is blocking humanitarian aid to Palestinians. Children are starving. And 42,000 people have been killed. pic.twitter.com/YPu8LUuQip
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CNN published a piece today about Israeli soldiers returning from Gaza. One bulldozer driver testifies that they drove over Palestinians, dead and alive, “in the hundreds”. This is genocidal and just breathtakingly evil. pic.twitter.com/5XxXCoKv2r
— Jason Hickel (@jasonhickel) October 21, 2024
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Palestinian child Ghazal Al-Saidi has not survived her injuries after being pulled from the rubble of her home bombed by the israelis in north Gaza pic.twitter.com/DocUeL75cH
— Sarah Wilkinson (@swilkinsonbc) October 23, 2024
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Horrific scenes from Jabalia of Palestinian casualties being transported to the hospital by donkey cart — THIS is the israeli genocide LIVE streamed https://t.co/o4bLFY1A94
— Sarah Wilkinson (@swilkinsonbc) October 22, 2024
No bank executives arrested for laundering $670,000,000 in drug cartel money. But jump a turnstile and get arrested or shot for $2.90. https://t.co/PGhy9XUIpM
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) October 14, 2024
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— Solidarity (@1WhiteRabbitt) December 1, 2022
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NEW: Wages rose fastest for the top 1% and 0.1% of earners in 2021, while the bottom 90% took a pay cut.
— Economic Policy Institute (@EconomicPolicy) December 21, 2022
Inequality has skyrocketed over the past 40 years. This growing inequality isn’t inevitable—it is a result of policy choices to reduce worker power. https://t.co/h1Ex1MdaAX pic.twitter.com/WQYPjiqkjO
WATCH: @chrislhayes honors Shaban Al Dalu, a Palestinian teen who burned to death after an Israeli strike.
— All In with Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) October 17, 2024
“That young man should have celebrated his 20th birthday today. Instead, the world became a witness to his violent death in a video depicting the endless horrors in… pic.twitter.com/QMMojQPbF4
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they won’t give us universal healthcare but they’ll use our tax dollars to burn patients alive
— Daniel, MD (@jai_lies) October 16, 2024
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There has never been a war in history where 80% of the country has been destroyed, 100% of the population displaced, and 50% of the deaths children.
— Mohamad Safa (@mhdksafa) October 18, 2024
Call it what it is: GENOCIDE. pic.twitter.com/YDx6oCRpcM
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American doctors and health workers back from Gaza have begged President Biden to authorize the airlifting of severely burned and mutilated children in Gaza for treatment at ready and willing hospitals in the U.S. Biden and the White House has declined to respond. How cruel. -R
— Ralph Nader (@RalphNader) October 18, 2024
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Last year, I joined my colleagues to introduce the #CeasefireNOW Resolution.
— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) October 16, 2024
One year later, our demands for peace remain stronger than ever.@POTUS: we need an immediate ceasefire and an arms embargo NOW. pic.twitter.com/dm7IIt8SYR
There are no words powerful enough to capture the agony of human beings being massacred & burned alive.
— Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) October 14, 2024
The U.S. is funding & arming the Israeli military’s extermination of the Palestinian people. It’s unconscionable.
End this genocide. There must be an #ArmsEmbargoNow https://t.co/7sG0YKmFFx
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More: https://t.co/Iy8DlaW4ez
— Drop Site (@DropSiteNews) October 14, 2024
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His name was Shaaban. He was loved by his family and friends, a memorizer of the Quran. He’s named after the month that in the Islamic tradition is referred to as the forgotten month. Let him never be forgotten. pic.twitter.com/jAKy7VGZlu
— Dr. Omar Suleiman (@omarsuleiman) October 14, 2024
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Sha’ban Ahmed. 19 years old. Burnt alive with his mother by an Israeli airstrike on the tent he was displaced in beside Al Aqsa martyr’s hospital last night. The IV drip still in his arm after recovering from an airstrike on a mosque he was sheltering in nearby just last week. pic.twitter.com/9JrCY1lEne
— Khadija (@khadljasays) October 14, 2024
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American doctor on Gaza:
— Assal Rad (@AssalRad) October 14, 2024
“A 7-year old girl came in with her arm blown off and the surgeon across from me, a stoic surgeon, broke down in tears, after 6 months he couldn’t take it anymore…Everyone in Gaza has a horrifying story of loss and it never ends”pic.twitter.com/DcpKg8hB2w
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Ice cream fridge but in Gaza it is used to store the dead.. pic.twitter.com/pzCbsfobJM
— Emelia (@Bernadotte22) October 14, 2024