🫥A Midland, Texas citizen went to City Hall requesting paperwork.
He sat inside the public building for an extended period speaking with Strategic Communications Director Stewart Doreen. The footage appears to show that he never raised his voice, never became violent, and was not told what crime he had committed.
Then a Midland Police Department officer arrived.
She issued commands, placed her hands on him, and ultimately pepper-sprayed him inside City Hall.
He was taken outside in handcuffs, transported to the hospital, and reportedly handcuffed to a hospital bed. He has a heart condition and had expressed concern about being forced outside into the extreme heat.
After officials reviewed the footage and saw that he had not been acting belligerently, he was released with no charges.
No identified crime. No charges. Yet a citizen requesting paperwork from his government ended up pepper-sprayed, handcuffed, and hospitalized.
What lawful justification was there for this use of force?
I am deeply appalled and angry to see “Firework” used on the @WhiteHouse TikTok account as a backing track for video footage of military strikes. I did not approve this, I was not asked, and I absolutely do not condone it.
I wrote this song to be an anthem of hope, healing, and inner strength for people going through their darkest personal moments. To see a message of self-worth and upliftment weaponized to soundtrack destruction and violence is a complete violation of everything my song stands for.
My music is for bringing people together, not celebrating warfare.
@mattbramanti I’d love that! Something about flipping switches and pushing buttons. I’d wear a headset if I drove that car and pretend I was talking to Mission Control.
I have never heard a Muslim say one positive thing about America.
Which tells me they're not here to embrace the American dream.
They’re here to destroy the American dream!
40 years from now, we will still be talking about Megan Rapinoe's impact on the game and American culture. Cunningham will be remembered for about 10 years after she retires, and only as a meme and podcast host.