When I was a teenager I was misidentified by police officers, shot at, and falsely arrested. Since then I have dedicated my career to changing the way law enforcement agencies interact with our communities. Now I'm running for Congress to continue that work.
BREAKING: The Hennepin County Medical Examiner has ruled Duante Wright's death a homicide.
HOMICIDE IS A CRIME.
Prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.
Democrat Charles Booker officially announces that he’s exploring a run for US Senate against bathroom rug head Rand Paul, a seditious scumbag racist who said he would’ve opposed the civil rights act.
Come on @Booker4KY, do it! 💙👏
As a middle-aged white guy, I know two things:
1. You should never resist arrest.
2. It’s really easy for me, a middle-aged white guy, to say, “You should never resist arrest.”
Last night, I ran into man who lives in Israel, where they’ve vaccinated almost whole eligible population. I asked if they have “vaccine passports” and he pulled his up on his smartphone. Then he said, “I don’t understand why Americans politicize everything”.
Me neither, Eli.
The fact that a Virginia police officer wasn’t fired for abusing Lt. Nazario until AFTER the video went viral many months later shows how important social media is for accountability.
Another shooting.
Fuck the NRA. Fuck the GOP. Fuck every spineless politician in America who continues to watch innocent people get slaughtered just because they think a 230 year old amendment makes them so fucking patriotic and superior.
Fuck. Them. All.
Today I’m thinking about Daunte Wright and his family — and the pain, anger, and trauma that Black America experiences every day. While we await a full investigation, we know what we need to do to move forward: rebuild trust and ensure accountability so no one is above the law.