The power of petitioning? I had never heard of Elizabeth Kim, who filed to run against @JerryNadler just a couple weeks ago, until I ran into her people gathering sigs by Fairway. And no, sadly it’s not @LizKimTweets entering politics. 😞
By the time the U.S. had 15 known coronavirus cases, some 2,000 invisible infections were already spreading through major cities.
We tracked how the virus spread. What we found shows how officials’ delayed response likely cost tens of thousands of lives. https://t.co/JrrcpGelqN
President Trump, at his Oklahoma rally, says he asked to "slow the testing down" because an increase in testing leads to an increase in coronavirus cases https://t.co/wwD49yR24K
The Minnesota attorney general is increasing charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to second-degree murder in George Floyd's death and also charging the other three officers involved in the incident, Sen. Amy Klobuchar says https://t.co/TOSDBV3q8x
FALSE - home owners in that neighborhood opened their homes & invited them in for shelter from police after being pepper sprayed, knocked down and avoid getting arrested.
Not that we don't have bigger problems domestically to focus on, but it's important to be aware China is taking advantage of current media focus to further repress Hong Kong
The authorities in Hong Kong banned the annual vigil to commemorate the victims of China's violent 1989 repression of the Tiananmen protests. The vigil had been held every June 4 for the past 30 years. https://t.co/rAKCPVjZ6k
I’m conflicted on the looting. I don’t condone it but from watching the news it’s clearly a source of discomfort to the otherwise apathetic. It’s effective in showcasing how dire the situation is. How can we chant “ no justice, no peace” yet do it peacefully?
no offense but the phrase “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” is one of the most fucking terrifying phrases i’ve ever heard and the president just casually tweeted it