Here’s the data on Minneapolis police use of force per week since 2017. It looks like they reduced use of force for a few weeks after killing George Floyd and then *increased* police violence substantially. The systemic problem remains. https://t.co/TVeEIOFoo1
Unable to kill all the protesters directly using cops, MN is now considering a law to kill them indirectly through material deprivations.
https://t.co/3jJRxTMoR1
How does it make sense to have a state where the death penalty is outlawed—meaning you can have full due process in a court of law & the judge can’t sentence you to death— but a police officer is empowered to summarily execute people based on his singular, subjective reaction?
For now, the situation in Minnesota is that Line 3 opponents — mostly indigenous women — feel under constant watch by police.
They described a culture of fear, intimidation and harassment
https://t.co/861HuwFixl
Enbridge is reimbursing police departments all over Minnesota for anything they say is relayed to Line 3.
Here is some equipment the oil giant recently paid the Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office for:
https://t.co/Ds86deBjkZ
Two weeks ago @USATODAY published a bullshit op-ed by Mercedes Schlapp who tried to overturn the election and continues to spread the Big Lie every day yet today they fired one of their employees of color for a fucking tweet that she apologized for https://t.co/5DPNxFNsiW
If true, this is why it's so important for CDC to update its guidance and recommendations on transmission of COVID-19. We need strong risk mitigation in all indoor spaces where people work, shop, meet, and play.
Ted Cruz went to Cancun on vacation while people in Texas are suffocating to death in their cars trying to stay warm because his entire job as he conceives of it is shitposting, which he can do from anywhere.
How much more proof do you need that the Qanon domestic terrorists are not "fringe"
They are the Republican Party establishment by any empirical definition
The GOP’s political opponents were attacked at the capital and the National Guard was told to stand down. But black folks got together to protest police brutality and they had armed soldiers and up-armored vehicles rolling down Ocean Ave. Funny ain’t it.