@elonmusk does not realize how distasteful his politics are to many, many people. Cultural supremacy, scapegoating the weakest (immigrants, trans people), anti-democratic and transparency-reducing tactics, etc. His destiny is now to be a pariah and a icon of sycophancy to Trump
I’m a white woman with great calves sunning her muscular buns on unceded and concreted Gadigal land. I’m wearing a skimpy vintage bikini that once belonged to my ex’s hot mum. I am surrounded by blonde social climbers from the Eastern suburbs. My pronouns are we/ours
@mattyglesias @ajc730 @benconomics @emilyweisburst @morgancwilliam5@mattyglesias I think this can be explained by the increased police funding that comes with gentrification, and the resulting reduction in crime in the gentrified area. Note that black deaths are cited per capita to hide the more dramatic reduction in black presence.
2️⃣0️⃣ New York City: NYPD officer (assuming a sergeant or lieutenant since he's in a white shirt?) shoving an unarmed protestor for sport
https://t.co/6xsu4a2aiF
3️⃣ New York City, NY: doing an intentional hit-and-run with a car door to an unarmed protestor standing in the non-vehicular bike lane
https://t.co/QOlTCWqWi4
1️⃣8️⃣5️⃣ Washington, DC: police leaving unexploded ordnance laying around
This one is a Stinger (not flash-bang): it's a glorified IED that shoots rubber bullets
https://t.co/sfbEcUzSgv
To simplify following the criminal justice news of the last 36 hours, I posted a set of 10 links to police brutality videos on Facebook
Can't do that here, obvs
So I'm putting them into a thread