“If this is America First, then America is fucked.”
Take 10 minutes to watch Jon Stewart tear into Republicans for blocking a Senate bill providing benefits to veterans, including for those exposed to burn pits.
Tough guys have to do tough things. Right now, it’s easy to spot the
toughest police officers: they’re the ones telling their fellow cops to stop this shit. #ICantBreathe#GeorgeFloyd#BLMprotest
3️⃣0️⃣2️⃣ Salem, OR: cop tells armed white supremacists that police are about to teargas the protestors, and "requests" them to "discreetly" stay inside so the supremacists aren't hit too. The cop is asking so protestors don't see them "playing favorites"
ANOTHER video of cops pushing an elderly person to the ground. This time: Salt Lake. A 67yo man WITH A CANE is pushed by a cop who uses a shield. The man had turned & was walking away when the cop shoved him. The cop has been removed from patrol duties.
LAPD cops apparently shot a rubber bullet into the eye of a homeless man in a wheelchair, during protests.
@LAPDHQ said today: “we can not speculate on what caused this individuals injury without further investigation...at this time...no comment”
https://t.co/xpCfIR25TM
NEWS: A man wields and revs a chainsaw using it to threaten Black Lives Matter protesters in McAllen, Texas. He’s been detained by police according to @monitornews. The man can he heard yelling the N word & other racist langauge as he threatens people. https://t.co/1U1NzoOlFa
BREAKING: An NYPD Officer in Queens who was caught on camera pulling down the face covering of a protester, who had his hands in the air, & firing pepper spray into his face has been suspended w/out pay.
Disciplinary action may follow.
It happened 5/30/20.