Pockets McGee

30smthg non-binary (they/them) // lover of geometric shapes and bright colors // ginger friend Vincent // painter of rocks // #whitesilenceisviolence #BLM

[Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan]

Just on a practical point, in the current climate: what’s to stop anyone from claiming to be feds and pulling up in an unmarked car and grabbing/kidnapping a random person and driving off? And onlookers assuming it to be ‘feds’. Genuine question.

[Vox @voxdotcom]

What could defunding the police look like?

Civil rights lawyer @TahirDuckett explains how police budgets can be reallocated to address low-level offenses — which make up over 80% of arrests — without police intervention.

Watch Answered by Vox on @Quibi: https://t.co/t0Uz8Pu7UF

[Deonandan @deonandan]

I've noticed that epidemiologists and ID docs tweet about #COVID19 using words like "may" and "might" and "possibly" and "I don't know." Whereas those making stronger conclusions & declarations tend to have ZERO experience or expertise with health sciences. Just an observation.

[Pockets McGee @PocketsWorkshop]

[i punched up the colors digitally, and they weren’t as bright when I drew the stencil. As an artist, eyeballing the middlepoint is up there with freehanding a perfect circle 🤣]

[Pockets McGee @PocketsWorkshop]

This has been holding up well with the rain. Like the colors underneath that remain from my stained glass chalk piece. Would love to see them all over the neighborhood. Should fix/fatten the thumb. #blm #whiteally #solidarity #chalkart #activistart #ARTfortheREVOLUTION

[Pockets McGee @PocketsWorkshop]

“...Bowman said in a speech on the night of the election ... ‘You know what Donald Trump is more afraid of than anything else? A Black man with power. That is what Donald Trump is afraid of.’” #VoteInBlackLeadership

[Vox @voxdotcom]

BREAKING: Middle school principal Jamaal Bowman unseats Eliot Engel in New York https://t.co/TyNEHOKxsD

[feminist next door @emrazz]

Plenty of misogynists are kind to their girlfriends, wives, and mothers - misogyny isn't about hating every woman, it's about hating the ones who step out of line.

[Pockets McGee @PocketsWorkshop]

SIGN #Justice4Zo

[Black Lives Matter DC @DMVBlackLives]

URGENT! Sign and share this petition ASAP to help @BeverlyASmith1 who’s son #AlonzoSmith was murdered by special police in #DC make sure they can never do it again!!!! #Justice4Zo #DCProtests #DefundMPD #DefundPolice #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/9r75kd5lxI via @ColorOfChange

[Black Lives Matter DC @DMVBlackLives]

.@MayorBowser has ordered @DCPoliceDept to occupy and prevent all access to #BlackLivesMatterPlaza in #DC and @charlesallen is NO WHERE TO BE FOUND. @tweetelissa is silent in fact the whole @councilofdc IS SILENT #BlackLivesMatter #DefundDCPolice #DefendMPD .@CNN .@TIME .@msnbc

[Vox @voxdotcom]

4 ideas to replace traditional police officers:

1. Create specialized traffic patrol officers.
2. Deploy community mediators to handle minor disputes.
3. Create a mobile crisis response unit.
4. Experiment with community self-policing.
https://t.co/VZBYjr4qC4

[Pockets McGee @PocketsWorkshop]

@ajhargraves Thank you so much! Your words are powerful and important, I think so many in my neighborhood will profoundly benefit from reading and understanding them!

[Pockets McGee @PocketsWorkshop]

@ajhargraves I made these signs based on your fantastic post. May I have them displayed in my yard? #BLM #defundpolice #NoJusticeNoPeace #ally #AllyisaVerb #art #ArtfortheREVOLUTION

[Anthony Hargraves (They/Them) ✊🏽🏳️‍🌈 @ajhargraves]

#DefundThePolice DOES NOT mean eliminate all police funding.

A THREAD

#DefundThePolice means
= Police Will Be Funded
= Police Will Not Be Overfunded
= Redistribute The City Budget
= Everyone Gets A Fairer Share

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[Black Lives Matter DC @DMVBlackLives]

WHY IS THE MEDIA NOT COVERING THE BRUTAL ATTACK ON PROTESTORS AND LEGAL OBSERVERS IN LAFAYETTE SQUARE/ PARK AND #BLACKLIVESMATTERPLAZA IN #DC? #TuesdayThoughts #DefundThePolice #DefundPolice #DefundMPD

[Pockets McGee @PocketsWorkshop]

Today is a great day to ARREST THE MURDERERS OF BREONNA TAYLOR. #SayHerName #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor #NoJusticeNoPeace #DefundPolice

[Pockets McGee @PocketsWorkshop]

Rocks (now 39 in total) will be moved soon to make room for the hands memorial/tribute/rallying cry. #blm #saytheirnames #nojusticenopeace #defundthepolice #whitesilenceisviolence #stompoutwhitesupremacy #whiteally #antiracism #pocketsmcgee https://t.co/nvl6al4RUb