The arrest of cop city protesters is a propaganda narrative by the State of Georgia & its partners, the city of Atlanat to criminalize organizers
Governor’s Office pre-written terrorism claim shows how ‘Cop City’ arrests get political spin https://t.co/vZwhWi1Ts6
He's right.
If you believe a lone racist gunman killed 3 people in Jacksonville, it's probably because you only learned a whitewashed version of history. But there is a reason why a white supremacist chose this specific location:
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People struggling to get by, austerity measures and constant budget cuts for critical social services that actually help people, but there is always more money in the pot for the violence of policing.
Stop all cop cities everywhere.
Feels like a good time to remind folks that ~75% of K-9 deaths “in the line of duty” are due to heat injury from handlers leaving K-9s in hot, confined spaces.
Don’t be fooled by the cute pics & emojis, cops are some of the worst animal abusers around!
New name, new look, same commitment to a world without police.
Raheem is now Community Response Works!
To learn more about our inaugural Community Response Fellows and discover our approach to the work ahead, please visit our new website.
#carenotcops
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This image breaks me. At 2.7 degrees of warming, which is our present policy trajectory, two billion people will be exposed to extreme heat.
99.7% of those people live in the global South. People who have done nothing to cause this crisis. The injustice is staggering.
When you see APD officers pulling up *masked* on #StopCopCity activities like the Brownwood Park raid during the last WOA… and I don’t mean like Covid safety masks, I mean Balaclavas— what do y’all think is the purpose? Intimidation? Anonymity? Undercovers hiding their ID?
"In Atlanta, there have been three waves of arrests and at least as many forest raids since December.... forty-two among them face domestic terrorism charges, which carry a mandatory minimum of five years of incarceration and a maximum of thirty-five."
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One of the biggest challenges facing our educators is the fact that we are often the last line of defense against a myriad of issues other elements of our community *should* be handling. The middle school these kids go to has been filing reports of child labor since *2016*.
"While Cop City offers a material investment in Atlanta's police capacity, it is also an investment in a particular image of Atlanta that is friendly and welcoming to major events, tech and real estate capital, and middle and upper-class, white newcomers."
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The #ArtAndAbetAbortion auction is officially LIVE! From April 18-28, you can purchase art by abortion supporters. This project was organized by @prisonculture to raise funds for abortion access, and all proceeds will go to @AbortionFunds. Learn more: https://t.co/lZcAXJQin0