The Attorney General failed to acknowledge the white nationalists involved in the protests, as warned by every Minnesota official who has spoken today.
white protestors at the SLC gatherings:
If you're there as allies, to shield black and brown bodies, to listen to POC organizers: stay.
If you're there as an excuse to do damage that you won't be blamed for, becoming a performative conduit for a pain that isn't yours: leave.
Last one to get a clue on qualified immunity, turn out the lights. (Lookin' at you, SCOTUS.) My @CatoInstitute colleague @jay_schweikert speaks truth to fecklessness.
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Thinking today about one of the most important short pieces I’ve ever read: ‘Enforcing the Law Is Inherently Violent.’ While we’re working on getting sadists and racists out of their ranks, we must neuter the police force by making fewer things illegal. https://t.co/XBnWDgoOdr
It's interesting how some people can turn quickly from being passionate advocates for the rule of law to being pretty much okay with some lawbreaking -- and others can take the exact same path but in reverse -- depending on who is doing the lawbreaking and why.
Hennepin County Jail records show vast majority of those arrested for #rioting, unlawful assembly and burglary are Minnesotans @kare11 investigates has learned combing publicly available records. State leaders claimed most were “outsiders”
"Use your common sense, and calmly reason through what you're seeing" and it's obvious white nationalists hijacked protests by African Americans against police violence, declares person who claimed homophobic statements on her blog were put there by time-traveling hackers.
Saint Paul mayor says nearly everyone they arrested last night was from out of state. We need a deep dive into who they are, where they come from, what kinds of organizations they represent or support.
No one who has watched any of the videos actually believes this is a widespread effort by white nationalists (who would never fit in w the protest crowds). You can clearly see the makeup of those committing violence is consistent with Antifa and other similar far-left groups.
@CaseyMattox_ Both sides have no desire to upset the police unions that donate to their campaigns. They’d much rather be able to point to a SC ruling and say “we had no choice.”
@NevilleD35 I can’t imagine why people would expect you not to comment on a fundamental part of your identity, or to not have it be an enormous effect on your outlook.
A heartfelt speech by a man in pain summoning the strength to speak eloquently and constructively, forcefully denouncing injustice, and offering concrete ways to achieve change
To clarify what I mean when I say third degree murder simply doesn't apply here and is a completely nonsensical charge: THREAD.
In Minnesota, 3rd degree murder is also known as "depraved mind murder." The Minnesota Supreme Court has clarified exactly what this means. 1/