[VIDEOS] George Floyd Killing - 4 officers charged - Protests erupt across the United States

[MenInG]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown drove 15 hours to Atlanta to take part in a peaceful protest on Saturday.

“I drove 15 hours to get to Georgia, my community,” said Brown, who is from Georgia, and is also a vice president of the National Basketball Players Association. “This is a peaceful protest. Being a celebrity, being an NBA player don’t exclude me from no conversations at all. First and foremost, I’m a black man and I’m a member of this community. ... We’re raising awareness for some of the injustices that we’ve been seeing. It’s not OK.

“As a young person, you’ve got to listen to our perspective. Our voices need to be heard. I’m 23 years old. I don’t know all of the answers. But I feel how everybody else is feeling, for sure. No question.”

Another NBA player, the Indiana Pacers’ Malcolm Brogdon, was also at the protest with Brown.

“This is a moment. We have leverage right now,” he said. “We have a moment in time. People are going to look back, our kids are going to look back at this and say, ‘You were part of that.’ I’ve got a grandfather that marched next to [Martin Luther King Jr.] in the ‘60s, and he was amazing. He would be proud to see us all here. We got to keep pushing forward. Jaylen has led this charge, man, and I’m proud of him. We need more leaders.”

 

[marlonbrowndo]

https://twitter.com/eshalegal/status/943234477156945920?s=21

What about these facts?

[MENTION=53290]Markhor[/MENTION] I suppose one has to be a “radical leftist” to look at the long term evil impacts of the Obama administration and not just a decent human being with half a brain to look past deception. I suppose [MENTION=138254]Syed1[/MENTION] is also a radical leftist in that case?

 

[MenInG]

De Blasio ends his press conferences by saying that New York will not follow other cities in the US by imposing a curfew.

“This is a place with a strong tradition of peaceful protest,” he says. “We find a way in this most complex of places ... last night was not perfect but there was no loss of life. There’s is no plan for a curfew.”

De Blasio also said he would not bring in outside military forces - the national guard has been called in in states such as Minnesota and Wisconsin – as they do not know how to deal with the “realities” of life on the streets of New York.

 

[MenInG]

Trump 'didn't give me the opportunity to even speak': George Floyd's brother

The brother of George Floyd said he was not given "the opportunity to even speak" when President Donald Trump called the Floyd family on Friday.

"It was so fast. He didn't give me the opportunity to even speak. It was hard," Philonise Floyd told MSNBC.

"I was trying to talk to him but he just kept like pushing me off like 'I don’t want to hear what you're talking about,'" he said.

"And I just told him I want justice, I said I can't believe they committed a modern day lynching in broad day light. I can't stand it," Philonise Floyd added. "I just want to understand, why do we have to go through this?"

 

[KingKhanWC]

The POTUS doesn’t really have that much power, but he got America out of two ruinous wars, rebuilt international trust lost under Bush 43, and recovered faster from 2008 than any country.

What would you have done differently?

He bombed and killed many of Pakistani children but I guess thats ok along with the many orders he gave to take peoples lives.

Obama isn't black, he's mixed race, so why not call him white then?

He is an Uncle Tom who utterly failed to change anything for the lives of black people in the US in regards to police violence.

More black people are killed by police using force, than die from the likes of diabetes or viruses.

American is too much of a violent society, it's culturally very backward in many parts. Black people are still suffering so I understand the protests, which will naturally turn violent in some parts.

Many White westerners need to change their mentality, too much hatred in the hearts against those who dont look like them. Not sure why they feel they are the chosen people, guess they've not heard of the Jews or perhaps they have and see how Israelis treat Arabs.

We are slowly seeing the downfalll of the US beginning and imo it's a good thing.

 

[Markhor]

https://twitter.com/eshalegal/status/943234477156945920?s=21

What about these facts?

Wait, what relevance does most of these have with police killings ? I've noticed Bernie or Busters are as irrational about Obama as the right is, but let's try to stick to the topic - how can a President resolve a 400 year old issue in 8 years ?

How can a President enact pro-African American legislation or provide "reparations" like some on the left demand when Republicans controlled the House from 2010 ?

How can the federal government stop over-incarceration when it's the STATES that institute these draconian policies that've caused the black prison population to explode ? What did you want Obama to do about STATE prosecutors ?

More to the point, what's your solution to the problems African Americans face ? I know what your solution is - your privileged *** wants Trump to win a second term in November to "teach the DNC a lesson".

I'm sure George Floyd's family will be glad to hear such assistance from the left who supposedly are on the side of underdogs and minority rights.

This is the reason why your Bernie got his rear handed to him in South Carolina by black voters.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

This is a broad day light murder or a lynching.

Unfortunately, nothing will come out of it.

USA is a sick country with a heartless ruling class.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh my god. What is the <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYPDnews</a> doing? <a href="https://t.co/rZayr421pJ">pic.twitter.com/rZayr421pJ</a></p>— Rob Bennett @ &#55356;&#57313; (@rob_bennett) <a href="https://twitter.com/rob_bennett/status/1266894785375240193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh my god. What is the <a href="https://twitter.com/NYPDnews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYPDnews</a> doing? <a href="https://t.co/rZayr421pJ">pic.twitter.com/rZayr421pJ</a></p>— Rob Bennett @ &#55356;&#57313; (@rob_bennett) <a href="https://twitter.com/rob_bennett/status/1266894785375240193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Pigs in uniform.

N.W.A's famous song is more relevant than ever.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Share widely: National guard and MPD sweeping our residential street. Shooting paint canisters at us on our own front porch. Yelling “light em up” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForGeorgeFloyd?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForGeorge?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JusticeForGeorge</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackLivesMatter</a> <a href="https://t.co/bW48imyt55">pic.twitter.com/bW48imyt55</a></p>— Tanya Kerssen (@tkerssen) <a href="https://twitter.com/tkerssen/status/1266921821653385225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Light 'em up!

https://twitter.com/tkerssen/status/1266921821653385225

 

[marlonbrowndo]

Wait, what relevance does most of these have with police killings ? I've noticed Bernie or Busters are as irrational about Obama as the right is, but let's try to stick to the topic - how can a President resolve a 400 year old issue in 8 years ?

How can a President enact pro-African American legislation or provide "reparations" like some on the left demand when Republicans controlled the House from 2010 ?

How can the federal government stop over-incarceration when it's the STATES that institute these draconian policies that've caused the black prison population to explode ? What did you want Obama to do about STATE prosecutors ?

More to the point, what's your solution to the problems African Americans face ? I know what your solution is - your privileged *** wants Trump to win a second term in November to "teach the DNC a lesson".

I'm sure George Floyd's family will be glad to hear such assistance from the left who supposedly are on the side of underdogs and minority rights.

This is the reason why your Bernie got his rear handed to him in South Carolina by black voters.

My comments about wanting Trump to win were unjustified and made in anger. After a lot of thinking I have realized that I was wrong and they were not at all representative of how I really feel. Despite the fact I still very strongly dislike Biden

 

[MenInG]

Between 2013 and 2019, police in the United States killed 7,666 people, according to data compiled by Mapping Police Violence, a research and advocacy group. On May 26, 2020 at 9:25pm (02:25 GMT, May 27), George Floyd, a 46-year-old resident of Minnesota, became yet another victim of police brutality as he was killed by an officer while unarmed. Floyd's death has prompted thousands of protesters to march in cities around the country demanding justice and an end to police violence.

The number of police killings in the US disproportionately affects African Americans. Despite only making up 13 percent of the US population, Black Americans are two-and-a-half times as likely as white Americans to be killed by the police.

The map below shows how disproportionate these killings are across the US's 50 states.

Unsurprisingly, the three largest states - California, Texas and Florida - have the highest total number of killings of Black people by police officers. Once these figures are adjusted for the population size and demographics, in nearly every state, African Americans face a significantly higher risk of being killed by police officers than white Americans.

In Utah, the African Americans comprise just 1.06 percent of the population but they accounted for 10 percent of police killings over the past seven years - a disproportional rate of 9.21 times. In Minnesota, Black Americans are nearly four times as likely to be killed by law enforcement, with Black victims comprising 20 percent of those killed, despite comprising only 5 percent of the overall population.

 

[KingKhanWC]

Pigs in uniform.

N.W.A's famous song is more relevant than ever.

You may like this then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6xwIDnpmVQ&list=RDGMEMHDXYb1_DDSgDsobPsOFxpAVM6uY-haIruS8&index=6

 

[Markhor]

My comments about wanting Trump to win were unjustified and made in anger. After a lot of thinking I have realized that I was wrong and they were not at all representative of how I really feel. Despite the fact I still very strongly dislike Biden

Fair enough. Look Biden's track record IS horrible but this is politics sadly - sometimes you just gotta accept the cards you've been dealt and pick the least damaging option. You don't vote for yourself but for the people worse off than you - who cannot survive another four years of this carnage.

Will police shootings of unarmed African Americans stop under Biden ? Hell no. Institutions take generations to change - no one individual can change them. But there's no doubt in my mind African Americans at least will get a fairer hearing under his administration than with an incompetent, narcissistic trust fund baby who cannot bring himself to condemn white supremacy and openly courts the support of the far-right and most toxic elements in society.

Another reason why I think that is because Biden literally owes his political life to the African American community. Without South Carolina, he was done.

 

[Markhor]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Share widely: National guard and MPD sweeping our residential street. Shooting paint canisters at us on our own front porch. Yelling “light em up” <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForGeorgeFloyd?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/JusticeForGeorge?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#JusticeForGeorge</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackLivesMatter</a> <a href="https://t.co/bW48imyt55">pic.twitter.com/bW48imyt55</a></p>— Tanya Kerssen (@tkerssen) <a href="https://twitter.com/tkerssen/status/1266921821653385225?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


Light 'em up!

https://twitter.com/tkerssen/status/1266921821653385225

Where is the outrage from the personal freedom, "don't tread on me", "mah God and mah Guns" conservatives over this ?

Yes I know there are some good cops in the US too but talk about jackbooted thugs in uniform. My god our UK coppers have their problems but they're frickin' angels in comparison to these undertrained American goons.

 

[MenInG]

As mass demonstrations continue across the US amid an outpouring of anger over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man, while in police custody, some US officials have warned of the continuing danger posed by the coronavirus outbreak.

“If you were out protesting last night, you probably need to go get a Covid test this week,” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said on Saturday evening.

Her concerns were echoed by Washington DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, who told NBC News that protesters should consider self-isolating and getting tested.

"While I saw some people with masks last night, others didn't [wear them]. When I saw some people social distancing, other people were right on top of each other," she said. "So we don't want to compound this deadly virus and the impact it's had on our community."

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan appeared on CNN and warned: "There's about a 14-day incubation period. So, two weeks from now across America, we're going to find out whether or not this gives us a spike and drives the numbers back up again or not."

The US has the world's highest number of coronavirus deaths and cases.

Cities outside the US still under coronavirus restrictions also saw anti-racism protests on Sunday, including London.

 

[The Viper]

 

[Markhor]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Genesee County Sheriff (Flint, Michigan) Chris Swanson put down his helmet and baton and asked protesters how he could help. <br><br>The protesters chanted "walk with us" so the Sheriff joined — and walked alongside the protesters in solidarity.<br><br>Leadership. <a href="https://t.co/Vs3941C2o8">pic.twitter.com/Vs3941C2o8</a></p>— Rex Chapman (@RexChapman) <a href="https://twitter.com/RexChapman/status/1267107339833925634?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A ray of light in the darkness.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

You may like this then.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6xwIDnpmVQ&list=RDGMEMHDXYb1_DDSgDsobPsOFxpAVM6uY-haIruS8&index=6

Amen brother.

They think they can do whatever they want, whenever they want.

I am against all the violent protests but I ain't got no love for murderers (doesn't matter their race/religion or profession).

 

[Sirris]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.</p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1267129644228247552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

On this note: Taliban aren't officially considered "terrorist" by The United States of America.

I don't know much about ANTIFA but they have to be pretty radical.

 

[The Viper]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr"><a href="https://t.co/PJpdCkaIKM">pic.twitter.com/PJpdCkaIKM</a></p>— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) <a href="https://twitter.com/hornets/status/1267195441021628417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[The Viper]

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has spoken out on the killing of George Floyd, and offered a damning condemnation of the silence from others in his sport, including his fellow drivers.

“I see those of you who are staying silent, some of you the biggest of stars yet you stay silent in the midst of injustice,” he wrote. “Not a sign from anybody in my industry which of course is a white-dominated sport.”

“I’m one of the only people of colour there yet I stand alone. I would have thought by now you would see why this happens and say something about it but you can’t stand alongside us. Just know I know who you are, and I see you.”

Hamilton is the only black driver in Formula One and has been outspoken on the sport’s need for greater diversity in the past. “There’s barely any diversity in F1,” Hamilton said in 2018. “Still nothing’s changed in 11 years I’ve been here.”

The defending world champion also gave his thoughts on the ongoing protests in the US. “I do not stand with those looting and burning buildings but those who are protesting peacefully,” Hamilton wrote.

“There can be no peace until our so-called leaders make change,” he added. “This is not just America, this is the UK, this is Spain, this is Italy and all over.”

“The way minorities are treated has to change, [and] how you educate those in your country of equality, racism, classism and that we are all the same. We are not born with racism and hate in our hearts, it is taught by those we look up to.”

 

[Dios]

More black people are killed by police using force, than die from the likes of diabetes or viruses.

Can you provide your source for this claim?

 

[Angrez Pakistani]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.</p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1267129644228247552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I don't know much about ANTIFA but they have to be pretty radical.

You have to be pretty radical in today’s USA to be anti fascist.

 

[Abdul]

Didn't know pointing out facts would trigger the hard left. You Bernie or Busters are beginning to sound like the Trump cult.

Then again I'm speaking to someone who thinks there's no difference between Biden and Trump. 100,000+ dead Americans disagree with you.

Spot on. Bernie cultists are the worst. I for one was happy when muh savior Bernie dropped out of the 2020 race.

 

[MenInG]

Violence has erupted in cities across the US on the sixth night of protests sparked by the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd.

Curfews have been imposed in nearly 40 cities, but people have largely ignored them, leading to tense stand-offs.

Riot police clashed with protesters in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles, firing tear gas and pepper bullets to try to disperse the crowds.

Police vehicles were set on fire and shops were looted in several cities.

The National Guard - the US reserve military force for domestic emergencies - said on Sunday that 5,000 of its personnel had been activated in 15 states and Washington, DC, where crowds once again gathered near the White House, this time lighting fires and throwing stones at riot officers.

"State and local law enforcement agencies remain responsible for security," the National Guard added.

What's the latest on the protests?
There were multiple instances of police vehicles being vandalised and set alight on Sunday. Riot officers continued to respond with tear gas and flash grenades.

In Philadelphia, local TV stations showed people smashing police cars and looting at least one store.

US President Donald Trump tweeted: "Law & Order in Philadelphia, NOW! They are looting stores. Call in our great National Guard".

Looting was also reported in Santa Monica, California.

In Minneapolis, where Mr Floyd lost his life, a lorry driver was arrested after reportedly breaching a road barrier before speeding towards a crowd of protesters marching along a major highway.

Footage posted on social media showed dozens of people surrounding the vehicle and pulling the driver out from behind the wheel after it came to a stop.

The driver was later taken to hospital with minor injuries. There were no immediate reports of other casualties.

Minnesota's Governor Tim Walz said the motive of the driver was unclear, adding: "To not have tragedy and many deaths is simply an amazing thing."

In Denver, thousands of people protested peacefully in Colorado State Capitol by lying face down with their hands behind their backs and chanting: "I can't breathe."

Large-scale protests also took place in Atlanta, Boston, Miami and Oklahoma City.

There were also several reported incidents of riot police responding disproportionately to the demonstrators. In Atlanta, Georgia, two officers were sacked on Sunday for using excessive force - including firing a taser - on two young college students.

The Floyd case has reignited US anger over police killings of black Americans. For many, the outrage also reflects years of frustration over socio-economic inequality and segregation, not least in Minneapolis itself.

Hundreds of people have been arrested since the protests began a week ago.

A white ex-policeman has been charged with murdering Mr Floyd, 46, in Minneapolis.

Derek Chauvin, 44, is due to appear in court later on Monday.

It follows the high-profile cases of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Eric Garner in New York and others that have driven the Black Lives Matter movement.

For three years, Donald Trump presided over a nation of relative peace and prosperity. The crises he faced were largely of his own making, and he confronted them by rallying his supporters and condemning his opponents.

Now Trump faces a situation ill-suited to a playbook of division. The US economy has been hobbled by a deadly pandemic. George Floyd's death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer has spread racial unrest across the nation. The public is uncertain and afraid - and increasingly angry.

These are circumstances that would test the abilities of even the most skilful leaders. This president, however, risks becoming lost at sea. His public calls for unity and healing have been undermined by a penchant for Twitter name-calling and bellicosity. Message discipline, a valuable attribute at this moment, is not his forte.

There may be no easy way to guide the nation through its current peril. Barack Obama's measured coolness did nothing to stop the fires of Ferguson any more than Richard Nixon's law-and-order edicts quelled Vietnam-era unrest.

The economic and social devastation of the pandemic has created a political landscape of dry brush ignited by the lightning strike of Floyd's death. The president may not be able to contain the wildfire, even if he isn't feeding the flames.

What happened to George Floyd?

On the evening of Monday 25 May, police received a phone call from a neighbourhood grocery store alleging that George Floyd had paid with a counterfeit $20 note.

Officers were attempting to put him in a police vehicle when he dropped to the ground, telling them he was claustrophobic.

According to police, he physically resisted officers and was handcuffed. Video of the incident does not show how the confrontation started.

With Mr Chauvin's knee on his neck, Mr Floyd can be heard saying "please, I can't breathe" and "don't kill me".

According to a preliminary autopsy by the county medical examiner, the police officer had his knee on Mr Floyd's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds - almost three minutes of which was after Mr Floyd became non-responsive.

Nearly two minutes before Mr Chauvin removed his knee the other officers checked Mr Floyd's right wrist for a pulse and were unable to find one. He was taken to hospital and pronounced dead around an hour later.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52872401

 

[MenInG]

Protests continue to spread as more cities impose curfews and states call in the National Guard.

Protesters remain undeterred by curfews and National Guard

Demonstrators in Minneapolis, Minnesota, continue to demand all officers involved in Floyd's death be charged.

Large truck drives into protesters in Minneapolis, sending march-goers running and jumping over barricades. No serious injuries were
report. The truck driver has been arrested.

 

[MenInG]

Fires erupt near White House

Protesters started fires near the White House as tensions with police mounted. Police fired a major barrage of tear gas and stun grenades into the crowd of more than 1,000 people, largely clearing Lafayette Park across the street from the White House and scattering protesters into the street.

Protesters piled up road signs and plastic barriers and lit a raging fire in the middle of H Street. Some pulled an American flag from a nearby building and threw it into the blaze. Others added branches pulled from trees. A cinder block structure, on the northern side of the park, that had bathrooms and a maintenance office, was engulfed in flames.

 

[MenInG]

Minnesota AG on leading Floyd case: We will bear necessary resources to achieve justice

Minnesota's state attorney general Keith Ellison said on Sunday he will lead the prosecution of the case involving the killing of George Floyd.

"It is with a large degree of humility and a great seriousness, I accept for my office the responsibility for leadership on this critical case involving the killing of George Floyd," Ellison said in a tweet.

"We are going to bring to bear all the resources necessary to achieve justice in this case."

==

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz said Sunday that the State Attorney General Keith Ellison would take the lead in any prosecutions related to the death of George Floyd, a Black man who died on Monday after a white officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes as he pleaded that he could not breathe.

Walz's decision to appoint Ellison, who is Black, take the lead comes after requests from activists and protesters, some City Council members and a civil rights group, who said putting the attorney general on the case would send a strong message that justice will be vigorously pursued. Walz said Ellison has the experience needed to lead the prosecution.

Ellison said on Friday he that it was "with a large degree of humility and a great seriousness, I accept for my office the responsibility for leadership on this critical case involving the killing of George Floyd."

He added: "We are going to bring to bear all the resources necessary to achieve justice in this case."

Earlier Sunday, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman, who had been leading the case, said that he had asked Ellison to help him in the case, and Ellison agreed they would be full partners.

"There have been recent developments in the facts of the case where the help and expertise of the Attorney General would be valuable," Freeman said. He did not elaborate.

But by Sunday evening, Walz said that "unfortunately, our constituents, especially constituents of colour, have lost faith in the ability of Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman to fairly and impartially investigate and prosecute these cases."

Derek Chauvin, the 44-year-old white officer who knelt on Floyd, was charged Friday with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The three other officers who were involved have not been charged, though Freeman and Ellison have said additional charges are still possible. Chauvin and the three other officers were fired last week.

On Sunday, more than 100 people gathered outside Freeman's demanding the arrests of all four police officers involved in Floyd's death, and the resignation of Freeman.

Community leaders and organisers have told Al Jazeera that they have been calling for Ellison to handle the case, saying there is a history of mistrust between Freeman's office and members of the community. Walz said Floyd's family had also requested Ellison take over, saying, "They were very clear they wanted the system to work for them, they wanted to believe that there was trust."

Ellison, who was a US congressman before being elected attorney general, has good ties with the community, organisers have told Al Jazeera. He recently helped lead a state working group on police use of deadly force.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020...eneral-ellison-lead-case-200601001756390.html

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">BREAKING- Truck moves at full speed into a crowd of thousands of demonstrators <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GeorgeFloyd</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Minnesota?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Minnesota</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KSTP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KSTP</a> <a href="https://t.co/pUscK8JgFB">pic.twitter.com/pUscK8JgFB</a></p>— Brett Hoffland (@BrettHoffland) <a href="https://twitter.com/BrettHoffland/status/1267227669701316608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Saeed]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The United States of America will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization.</p>— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1267129644228247552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I don't know much about ANTIFA but they have to be pretty radical.

Just an umbrella term for group of far leftists. Probably just another way to waste resources on countering something leftist and show the maga crowd that Trump is draining the swamp. As NY Times says

The president’s critics noted, however, that the United States does not have a domestic terrorism law and that antifa, a contraction of the phrase “anti-fascist,” is not an organization with a leader, a defined structure or membership roles.

Rather, antifa is more of a movement of activists whose followers share a philosophy and tactics. They have made their presence known at protests around the country in recent years, including the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Va., in 2017.

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https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-antifa-trump.html

 

[Sirris]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Black Nikes Matter. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GeorgeFloyd</a> <a href="https://t.co/uzfXyUTAUO">pic.twitter.com/uzfXyUTAUO</a></p>— Ishita Yadav (@IshitaYadav) <a href="https://twitter.com/IshitaYadav/status/1267333103162232832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Both sides need to be called out for their wrongdoings. When I see these pictures I can understand the anger of some.

 

[MenInG]

Donald Trump was rushed to a White House bunker as hundreds of people protesting against the death of George Floyd gathered outside, throwing rocks and tugging at police barricades.

The US president is believed to have spent almost an hour being sheltered in the bunker - designed for use in emergencies such as terrorist attacks - as violent demonstrations continued across dozens of US cities.

Mr Floyd, 46, died after a white former police officer was filmed kneeling on his neck for almost nine minutes during his arrest in Minneapolis for allegedly using a fake $20 note in a shop.

The protests outside the White House sparked one of the highest alerts on the US president's residence since the September 11 attacks.

Police fired tear gas and stun grenades into a large crowd - which ignored coronavirus social distancing measures - protesting across the street from the White House in Lafayette Park.

People ran away and piled up road signs and plastic barriers to light a fire in a nearby street, with some pulling down an American flag from a building and throwing it into the blaze.

Mr Trump was left rattled by the scenes, according to a Republican close to the White House, who was not authorised to publicly discuss it, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Their account was confirmed by an administration official who also spoke on condition of anonymity.

It is not clear if the US first lady, Melania Trump, was also inside the bunker, or the couple's 14-year-old son, Barron, but Secret Service protocol would have called for all those under the agency's protection to be in the underground shelter.

The protests sparked one of the highest alerts at the White House since 9/11

Curfews were enforced in Minneapolis and elsewhere, including Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, and thousands of National Guard soldiers and airmen were brought in to deal with the protests.

In Indianapolis, two people were reportedly killed during violence, adding to deaths reported in Detroit and Minneapolis in recent days.

In tweets on Sunday, Mr Trump blamed anarchists and the media for fuelling violence, and Attorney General William Barr pointed the finger at "far left extremist" groups.

In Minneapolis, a tanker truck driver was arrested after driving into a huge crowd of demonstrators, none of whom appeared to be injured.

Over the weekend, the protests spread to Europe, as thousands of people gathered in central London and made their way to the US Embassy.

The former police officer involved in the incident, Derek Chauvin, who has been sacked, has now been charged with third-degree murder.

Three other officers were also fired, but have yet to be charged.

https://news.sky.com/story/george-f...use-bunker-as-protests-raged-outside-11998401

 

[Sirris]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This guy calls his group Boojahideen. <br><br>He says they are here to protect protestors <a href="https://t.co/02Zvf3ECpe">pic.twitter.com/02Zvf3ECpe</a></p>— Mukhtar M. Ibrahim (@mukhtaryare) <a href="https://twitter.com/mukhtaryare/status/1267253138815430663?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Bigboii]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Black Nikes Matter. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeorgeFloyd?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GeorgeFloyd</a> <a href="https://t.co/uzfXyUTAUO">pic.twitter.com/uzfXyUTAUO</a></p>— Ishita Yadav (@IshitaYadav) <a href="https://twitter.com/IshitaYadav/status/1267333103162232832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Both sides need to be called out for their wrongdoings. When I see these pictures I can understand the anger of some.

Why should we blame a "mob stealing sneakers (literally the most predictable thing ever)" rather than the state and thier policies which led to this mob going and breaking into stores

Sorry they'll never be on equal footing Gov is solely responsible for everything happening right know on the streets
Like what, this happens every 2 to 3 years and they still haven't done anything in terms of legislation and ending these modern day lynchings nah civil unrest is not that bad maybe that's what these saggy old men deserve a couple percent of drop in thier stock portfolios

 

[MenInG]

Stars from across the pop music spectrum, including Billie Eilish, Jay-Z, Ariana Grande and more have used their sizeable platforms to support protesters and condemn police brutality, in the wake of the killing of George Floyd and other black Americans.

Eilish, 18, wrote a lengthy post on Instagram to her 63m followers, castigating those who use the phrase “all lives matter” in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. “No-one is saying your life doesn’t matter. No-one is saying your life is not hard … This is not about you,” she wrote. “Society gives you privilege just for being white … we have to address hundreds of years of oppression of black people.” After sharing Eilish’s post, pop singer Pink responded to critics of it as “the epitome of white privilege … you don’t even hear yourself and probably never will”.

Jay-Z, long a champion of civil rights, described himself as “a dad and a black man in pain” in an Instagram post via his Roc Nation company and said he had spoken with Minnesota governor Tim Walz. He welcomed the appointment of black Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison to the Floyd case, and called on him to “prosecute all those responsible for the murder of George Floyd to the fullest extent of the law”.

Jay-Z’s wife Beyoncé asked for signatures for a petition calling for charges to be brought against others involved in the Floyd killing, and said: “We’re broken and we’re disgusted. We cannot normalise this pain.”

Other stars from the US rap scene shared messages of solidarity. Travis Scott spoke of “this enraged feeling of us continuously losing our brothers and sisters to brutality at the hands of officers … The rage that we are feeling is from direct personal experience and the constant pain of wanting our voices to be heard. To be seen as equal and human, too.” Gunna, whose album Wunna topped the US charts this week, said: “It’s hard celebrating a #1 album when the world is hurting”.

Run the Jewels, whose rapper Killer Mike made an impassioned speech in Atlanta over the weekend, have said their new album will be made available for free on its Friday release, with bandmate El-P saying: “This is the only way I really know how to contribute to the human struggle”. Last week, Dr Dre said of the Floyd killing, “It felt like that cop had his knee on all of our necks, meaning black men. And yeah, it’s extremely painful.”

Rihanna wrote on Instagram: “Watching my people get murdered and lynched day after day pushed me to a heavy place in my heart … If intentional murder is the fit consequence for ‘drugs’ or ‘resisting arrest’ ... then what’s the fit consequence for murder?”

Ariana Grande shared photos of peaceful protest in Los Angeles to her 74m Twitter followers as well as links to Black Lives Matter resources, while chart-topping singer Halsey posted photos of police with the caption: “Fired rubber bullets at us. we did not breach the line. hands were up. unmoving. and they gassed and fired.”

Black US pop singer Normani posted a long and impassioned message to Instagram, saying: “I am filled with rage … I am not here for your entertainment. I am not some animal in a cage that you put on display and praise for being articulate but turn around and hunt me for sport.” Her former Fifth Harmony bandmate Camila Cabello attended a Miami protest with pop star boyfriend Shawn Mendes, and wrote: “I stand with you in outrage … let’s stand together for justice.”

Following Taylor Swift’s criticism on Friday of Donald Trump’s combative response to protests – “After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence?” – Lady Gaga also voiced her disapproval of the US president. She said on Saturday: “Right now is a critical time for the black community to be supported by all other communities so we can put a stop to something that is intrinsically wrong … President Trump has failed. He holds the most powerful office in the world, yet offers nothing but ignorance and prejudice when black lives continue to be taken.”

Aaron Dessner, guitarist with Grammy-winning alt-rock band the National, voiced his support for protesters after he was wrongly identified by right-wing campaigners as an “Antifa organiser” in Ohio. He said he had not been in the state since June 2019, adding: “I do fully support peaceful protests and activism against endemic racism and racially motivated violence.”

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...voice-solidarity-with-george-floyd-protesters

 

[Arham_PakFan]

Things going bad in some US states it seems. Won't be surprised if things continue to escalate from here on out.

 

[Sirris]

Why should we blame a "mob stealing sneakers (literally the most predictable thing ever)" rather than the state and thier policies which led to this mob going and breaking into stores

Sorry they'll never be on equal footing Gov is solely responsible for everything happening right know on the streets
Like what, this happens every 2 to 3 years and they still haven't done anything in terms of legislation and ending these modern day lynchings nah civil unrest is not that bad maybe that's what these saggy old men deserve a couple percent of drop in thier stock portfolios

Not all "Black" are criminal, but all cops are bad?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Successful ambush on Trump regime police <a href="https://t.co/f7kxb14Hzq">pic.twitter.com/f7kxb14Hzq</a></p>— ZOKA (@200_zoka) <a href="https://twitter.com/200_zoka/status/1267171617232293888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

People want to have their cake and eat it too!

Grown ups want to act irresponsibly without having to account for it.

 

[Sirris]

Ok I don't get what happened here. Is there a law in the USA where you can't talk to the police under certain circumstances?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">please watch. please listen closely. if anyone has any information on this man / a link to his go fund me please let me know. this is absolutely not okay. we will not be silenced. <a href="https://t.co/t2h6FovmoL">pic.twitter.com/t2h6FovmoL</a></p>— (っ'-')╮ (@sweeeetdee_) <a href="https://twitter.com/sweeeetdee_/status/1267319103167107072?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

This guy was giving a nice warm speech until he got arrested in the end, for giving a speech apparently.

 

[Bigboii]

Not all "Black" are criminal, but all cops are bad?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Successful ambush on Trump regime police <a href="https://t.co/f7kxb14Hzq">pic.twitter.com/f7kxb14Hzq</a></p>— ZOKA (@200_zoka) <a href="https://twitter.com/200_zoka/status/1267171617232293888?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

People want to have their cake and eat it too!

Grown ups want to act irresponsibly without having to account for it.

Didn't really make yourself clear tbh

 

[Sirris]

Between 2013 and 2019, police in the United States killed 7,666 people, according to data compiled by Mapping Police Violence, a research and advocacy group. On May 26, 2020 at 9:25pm (02:25 GMT, May 27), George Floyd, a 46-year-old resident of Minnesota, became yet another victim of police brutality as he was killed by an officer while unarmed. Floyd's death has prompted thousands of protesters to march in cities around the country demanding justice and an end to police violence.

The number of police killings in the US disproportionately affects African Americans. Despite only making up 13 percent of the US population, Black Americans are two-and-a-half times as likely as white Americans to be killed by the police.

The map below shows how disproportionate these killings are across the US's 50 states.

Unsurprisingly, the three largest states - California, Texas and Florida - have the highest total number of killings of Black people by police officers. Once these figures are adjusted for the population size and demographics, in nearly every state, African Americans face a significantly higher risk of being killed by police officers than white Americans.

In Utah, the African Americans comprise just 1.06 percent of the population but they accounted for 10 percent of police killings over the past seven years - a disproportional rate of 9.21 times. In Minnesota, Black Americans are nearly four times as likely to be killed by law enforcement, with Black victims comprising 20 percent of those killed, despite comprising only 5 percent of the overall population.


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As an "outsider" statements like "Black Americans are 2.5 times as likely as white Americans to be shot and killed by police officers" hold little meaning without additional context like:

How likely are they to resist an arrest? Are there any drugs involved? Information about the neighborhood where these incidents happen.

Statistic comparing other "races". Like Asian Americans compared to white Americans or Hispanics compared to black Americans.

Why does a "liberal" state like California have such a high number if such things are primarily motivated by racism which should theoretically be lower in "liberal" areas?

 

[Bigboii]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown drove 15 hours to Atlanta to take part in a peaceful protest on Saturday.

”

Don't know about being a "Star" but ok

 

[Sirris]

Didn't really make yourself clear tbh

You say that the failure of the state led to the mobs and rioting and rioters shouldn't be blamed and all the fault lies with the government.

My point is that one wrong doesn't justify the other and in these videos once again a particular demography can be seen predominantly vandalizing and stealing, which could then further reinforce the preconceived ill-image of this demography among certain circles of the population.

You can't fight racism if only one party is asked to reconsider its behavior while the behavior of the other party is justified or ignored.

 

[the Great Khan]

You say that the failure of the state led to the mobs and rioting and rioters shouldn't be blamed and all the fault lies with the government.

My point is that one wrong doesn't justify the other and in these videos once again a particular demography can be seen predominantly vandalizing and stealing, which could then further reinforce the preconceived ill-image of this demography among certain circles of the population.

You can't fight racism if only one party is asked to reconsider its behavior while the behavior of the other party is justified or ignored.

sorry but what do you mean? As a Pakistani who is probably a lot more well off than alot of these individuals you dont really have a context to compare. yeah youve probably faced some racism but I can tell you for a fact, the racism we face is nothing compare to the type faced by african americans..Nothing. they faced systemic institutional racism plus overt racism, which directly leads to poverty and crime. Also they suffer from generational trauma from 400 years of slavery. I would suggest you check out vids from Dr Fatima Jackson who has done extensive work on Black trauma that can be passed on through generations. This is another cry of pain from a downtrodden destroyed community. No other community can understand the deep trauma.

 

[Bigboii]

You say that the failure of the state led to the mobs and rioting and rioters shouldn't be blamed and all the fault lies with the government.

My point is that one wrong doesn't justify the other and in these videos once again a particular demography can be seen predominantly vandalizing and stealing, which could then further reinforce the preconceived ill-image of this demography among certain circles of the population.

You can't fight racism if only one party is asked to reconsider its behavior while the behavior of the other party is justified or ignored.

One side enslaved people for around 400 years
One side treated other side as second class citizen for close to a 100 years
One side treat colored people as criminals whenever they go outside this man was a father of two just trying to provide for em his crime just walking around doing his thing
Every two three weeks there's a murder controversy by police cause they get spooked by their color (same discrimination we faced and facing because of our religion).
Almost no legislation or effort made by most state or federal gov to get this issue under control

Cycle being happening for decades know there's finally a riot and mobs started to loot shops and get a couple of sneakers, hotdogs

All of a sudden they're on equal footing
and both sides are to blame

 

[Sirris]

sorry but what do you mean? As a Pakistani who is probably a lot more well off than alot of these individuals you dont really have a context to compare. yeah youve probably faced some racism but I can tell you for a fact, the racism we face is nothing compare to the type faced by african americans..Nothing. they faced systemic institutional racism plus overt racism, which directly leads to poverty and crime. Also they suffer from generational trauma from 400 years of slavery. I would suggest you check out vids from Dr Fatima Jackson who has done extensive work on Black trauma that can be passed on through generations. This is another cry of pain from a downtrodden destroyed community. No other community can understand the deep trauma.

What I mean is simple:

Stealing is wrong!

A video showing people stealing, independent of their race, nationality and religion should be condemned. Condemning such acts in noway harms the call for more social equality and empowerment of the weak. It in no way undermines the struggle African-Americans have gone through and are still going through.

If people fail to do a simple thing as acknowledge that stealing is wrong and instead try to come up with excuses then this issue will never be resolved and both parties will further polarize and go towards the extreme end.

George Floyd was cold blooded murdered and there is no justification for what happened to him.
The video I posted showing some opportunistic stealing is wrong and there is no justification for it.

I never said that I have authority to speak up because I too am a victim of racism. I see myself as an outsider (between "whites" and "blacks") who has a mind of its own and ability to think for itself.

 

[Sirris]

One side enslaved people for around 400 years
One side treated other side as second class citizen for close to a 100 years
One side treat colored people as criminals whenever they go outside this man was a father of two just trying to provide for em his crime just walking around doing his thing
Every two three weeks there's a murder controversy by police cause they get spooked by their color (same discrimination we faced and facing because of our religion).
Almost no legislation or effort made by most state or federal gov to get this issue under control

Cycle being happening for decades know there's finally a riot and mobs started to loot shops and get a couple of sneakers, hotdogs

All of a sudden they're on equal footing &#55357;&#56399;&#55357;&#56399;&#55357;&#56399;
and both sides are to blame

Video shows a white cop murdering a black man. What the person did was wrong and he deserves the capital punishment.

Video shows people are stealing. The behavior of the people in the video is wrong. This behavior in noway represents those calling for more social equality.

Just a simple act like acknowledging the wrong behavior could go a long way to win over more support.

However people with a childish mindset have a hard time acknowledging the bad of their "own" irrespective of which side and this is one of the reasons why issues never get solved and the society drifts further towards extremism.

 

[princeuk]

This is just such a travesty of justice what hapened, its about time that all this stopped, No wonder the black community are livid, they should show the rest of america that this is not acceptable anymore.

The police officer who did that should get the highest form of punishment possible.

 

[MenInG]

George Floyd's younger brother, Terrence, has condemned violent protests continuing across the US, stressing that George stood for peace.

"I'm outraged, too. Sometimes I get angry. I want to go crazy. My brother wasn't about that. You'll hear a lot of people saying, 'He was a gentle giant'," Terrence told ABC News.

He said he would go later on Monday to the site in Minneapolis where his brother was last seen alive to "let people know, just channel your anger elsewhere".

Terrence said he wanted to see charges of first-degree murder brought against the police officer seen kneeling on his brother's neck. Other officers who were at the scene should be charged as well, he said.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BREAKING?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BREAKING</a at least 4,100 people arrested in the US over days of protests since killing of George Floyd - <a href="https://twitter.com/AP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AP</a></p>— Amichai Stein (@AmichaiStein1) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmichaiStein1/status/1267292071112687617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Robert]

As an "outsider" statements like "Black Americans are 2.5 times as likely as white Americans to be shot and killed by police officers" hold little meaning without additional context like:

How likely are they to resist an arrest? Are there any drugs involved? Information about the neighborhood where these incidents happen.

Statistic comparing other "races". Like Asian Americans compared to white Americans or Hispanics compared to black Americans.

Why does a "liberal" state like California have such a high number if such things are primarily motivated by racism which should theoretically be lower in "liberal" areas?

I expect South Central LA is massively distorting that California picture.

It’s a vicious circle as many black males fear that they are going to be shot or choke-held to death, so they resist. And the Officers expect resistance, so go in harder.

Whites who are arrested are more likely to be white-collar crime suspects, so are arrested in offices, and have the expectation that a lawyer will defend them. They feel they have have options that poor blacks on the street do not.

 

[Sirris]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The way I was just cheering &#55356;&#57225;&#55357;&#56399;&#55356;&#57342;&#55357;&#56399;&#55356;&#57342;&#55357;&#56399;&#55356;&#57342;&#55357;&#56399;&#55356;&#57342;&#55357;&#56399;&#55356;&#57342;&#55356;&#57342;&#55357;&#56740;&#55357;&#56474;</p>— Kina (@GoldeeeLoccs) <a href="https://twitter.com/GoldeeeLoccs/status/1267324795110264833?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Great moment for the protest in Niagara Falls. Guy had a little speech and got a lot of people into a line and thank the cops for how it's been tonight. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GeorgeFloydProtests?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GeorgeFloydProtests</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackLivesMatter</a> <a href="https://t.co/vcOVLcD3L4">pic.twitter.com/vcOVLcD3L4</a></p>— Omega The Red (@RedPoneh) <a href="https://twitter.com/RedPoneh/status/1267300255550312449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[MenInG]

 

[Dios]

We are in the era of fake outrage. I am not denying that the black community has genuine grievances around police brutality but they should also show equal concern for loss of life due to black on black homicide which is far more fatal for black people.

 

[Iqbal'sh]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is the visual that will define the entire failed Trumpian experiment. <br><br>When his country needed a leader, Donald Trump turned off the lights and hid under the bed. <a href="https://t.co/58YYL3j715">https://t.co/58YYL3j715</a></p>— Max Burns (@themaxburns) <a href="https://twitter.com/themaxburns/status/1267298344956833799?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Sirris]

Just an umbrella term for group of far leftists. Probably just another way to waste resources on countering something leftist and show the maga crowd that Trump is draining the swamp. As NY Times says .
https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-antifa-trump.html

You have to be pretty radical in today’s USA to be anti fascist.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We did it with Al-Qaeda terrorists, now it's time to do it with Antifa. Imagine the joyous feeling if you knew the people wearing orange jumpsuits in this picture had face piercings, purple hair, and were from Portland Oregon. Camp X-Ray, GITMO <a href="https://t.co/l8xLL6YbKb">pic.twitter.com/l8xLL6YbKb</a></p>— Noah Pollak (@NoahPollak) <a href="https://twitter.com/NoahPollak/status/1267176707640840192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

ANTIFA seems to be the next Al-Qaeda.

 

[Sirris]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We did it with Al-Qaeda terrorists, now it's time to do it with Antifa. Imagine the joyous feeling if you knew the people wearing orange jumpsuits in this picture had face piercings, purple hair, and were from Portland Oregon. Camp X-Ray, GITMO <a href="https://t.co/l8xLL6YbKb">pic.twitter.com/l8xLL6YbKb</a></p>— Noah Pollak (@NoahPollak) <a href="https://twitter.com/NoahPollak/status/1267176707640840192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

ANTIFA seems to be the next Al-Qaeda.

One more thing to add here:

Noah Pollak isn't some random Internet troll. This is what his twitter bio reads:

Contributor to @FreeBeacon and other publications. Born & raised in VT. Israel, DC, now LA. Work in foreign policy. Car guy. School @uvmvermont & @Yale

Apparently he want to some top school like the Yale University. You can buy an education but you can't buy a mind of your own.

 

[Firebat]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Statement from Michael Jordan: <a href="https://t.co/lWkZOf1Tmr">pic.twitter.com/lWkZOf1Tmr</a></p>— Jordan (@Jumpman23) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jumpman23/status/1267195991964282881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Nostalgic]

I’ve got the sinking feeling that the backlash against the riots from white voters in the heartland/flyover country may just spur Trump to re-election. It’s like the cataclysm of the late 60s repeating itself, which lest we forget, led to Richard Nixon’s election.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="ltr">&#55356;&#57343;&#55356;&#56815;&#55356;&#56818;&#55356;&#57343; <a href="https://t.co/kyJP7GxnlK">pic.twitter.com/kyJP7GxnlK</a></p>— Chris Gayle (@henrygayle) <a href="https://twitter.com/henrygayle/status/1267441396866260992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[MenInG]

Music industry hits pause to reflect as US protests rage

Leading record labels will mark "Black Out Tuesday" this week, suspending business and working with communities to fight racial inequality.

"We stand with the black community," Universal Music, part of Vivendi, said on its Twitter account, which featured the hashtag #TheShowMustBePaused.

"The music business at WMG will not go on as usual," Warner Records wrote on its account, referring to Warner Music Group. It said it would contribute to Black Lives Matter and other groups fighting "racial injustice".

Sony Music made a similar announcement, while Interscope Geffen A&M, part of the Universal stable, said it would release no new music this week.

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Trump, attorney general to meet as protests continue

US President Donald Trump was scheduled to meet with his top law enforcement officer behind closed doors as cities nationwide awoke from a smoldering weekend of violent protests over race and policing in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Republican president was scheduled to hold a call with governors, law enforcement and national security officials later on Monday following his Oval Office meeting with Attorney General Bill Barr.

Trump has made no major public statement to address the growing crisis but has issued a flurry of tweets, describing protesters as "thugs" and urging mayors and governors to "get tough." He has also threatened to utilise the US military, but his national security adviser on Sunday said the administration would not yet invoke federal control over the National Guard.

 

[JaDed]

Reuters journalists have been injured by the rubber bullets as well.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-protest-update/reuters-cameraman-hit-by-rubber-bullets-as-police-disperse-protesters-idUSKBN237050

Also why is John Cussack suddenly trying to be a hero?

 

[ahmedzee]

The POTUS doesn’t really have that much power, but he got America out of two ruinous wars, rebuilt international trust lost under Bush 43, and recovered faster from 2008 than any country.

What would you have done differently?

While i do agree that 2008 crisis was a massive situation which was dealt very well with Obama, but right now we are talking about the racism in US. I would've made racism punishable, police brutality and accountability to be handled by FBI or IA, and banned all the neo-nazi fascist groups. To add to that, ban assault rifles and guns as a bonus (I know it is almost impossible to do this right now).

 

[MenInG]

Liverpool players took a knee around the centre circle at Anfield in a message of support following the death in police custody of African-American George Floyd in Minneapolis.

The picture featuring 29 Reds players came with the caption "Unity is strength. #BlackLivesMatter".

Players reportedly requested the picture during training on Monday.

Manchester United's Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford added their voices to worldwide protests against racism.

Protests have been held after Floyd, an unarmed black man, died on 25 May after being restrained by white Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on his neck for almost nine minutes to pin him down.

Chauvin has since been charged with his murder and sacked.

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick first protested against racial injustice and police brutality by kneeling down during the United States national anthem in the summer of 2016. Since then, that gesture has become symbolic to the Black Lives Matter movement.

United midfielder and France World Cup winner Pogba said he felt "felt anger, pity, hatred, indignation, pain and sadness" in a passionate Instagram post.

He added: "Sadness for George and for all black people who suffer from racism EVERY DAY! Whether in football, at work, at school, ANYWHERE! This has to stop, once and for all. Not tomorrow or the next day, it has to end TODAY!

"Violent acts of racism can no longer be tolerated. I can't tolerate, I won't tolerate, WE WON'T TOLERATE.

"Racism is ignorance, LOVE is intelligence, STOP the silence, STOP racism."

United team-mate and England footballer Rashford said he had been "trying to process what is going on in the world".

He added: "At a time I've been asking people to come together, work together and be united, we appear to be more divided than ever.

"People are hurting and people need answers. Black lives matter. Black culture matters. Black communities matter. We matter."

Liverpool players that tweeted the same picture and message included defenders Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold, midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum, as well as James Milner and Andrew Robertson.

British 200m world champion sprinter Dina Asher-Smith had tweeted on Thursday: "Racism, police brutality... all of this is something we all have to be vocal about. Irrespective of our race or nationality.

"RIP George Floyd. Heartbreaking and sickening to have to be saying RIP to another black person in these circumstances."

On Sunday, England footballer Jadon Sancho unveiled a "Justice for George Floyd" T-shirt after scoring for Borussia Dortmund against Paderborn and Marcus Thuram took a knee after scoring for Borussia Monchengladbach.

Liverpool striker Rhian Brewster and tennis stars Serena Williams, Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka also spoke out about Floyd's death.

'We have had enough'

Basketball legend Michael Jordan says he is "deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry".

"I see and feel everyone's pain, outrage and frustration," he added. "I stand with those calling out the ingrained racism and violence toward people of colour in our country."

"We have had enough."

Vanessa Bryant, widow of basketball legend Kobe, shared an image of her late husband wearing an "I Can't Breathe" T-shirt.

"My husband wore this shirt years ago and yet here we are again," she wrote.

"Life is so fragile. Life is so unpredictable. Life is too short."

F1 drivers answer Hamilton's call

Formula 1 drivers Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, Carlos Sainz, George Russell and Daniel Ricciardo all issued anti-racism messages on social media after reigning F1 world champion Lewis Hamilton criticised those in his industry for not speaking out.

"I'm one of the only people of colour and yet I stand alone," the Briton, 35, who is the only black F1 driver, wrote on Instagram.

"I would have thought by now you would see why this happens and say something about it but you can't stand alongside us."

Leclerc said he had been "completely wrong" not to speak out previously, saying he had not done so because he felt "out of place and uncomfortable".

Hamilton's Mercedes team said in a statement they "stand with Lewis" and were "deeply saddened by the recent developments and hope to see a de-escalation soon".

They added: "Tolerance is an elementary principle of our team and we are enriched by diversity in all its forms. We welcome and encourage people from all races, cultures, religions, philosophies and lifestyles.

"We condemn every form of discrimination as we work together to drive change forward."

https://www.bbc.com/sport/52875059

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

Lol Trump



Just read he slept last night in a bunker Time to man up! Whatever happened to "uber alpha male"

 

[MenInG]

Minnesota governor holds briefing

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is speaking now, where he says that days of violent protests appear to be subsiding.

"I don't want to paint a picture that this is over," he says, adding: "You can feel a sense of optimism coming back."

"For the second night, we've had the security and order on our streets. It's been a very tough week," he says, adding that his curfew order is being extended but now only between the hours of 22:00 to 4:00 local time (3:00 GMT to 9:00 GMT).

Walz says that the funeral of unarmed black man George Floyd, who died in police custody, is scheduled for Thursday.

"It will be an important event, both for the city of Minneapolis and for the nation, he says, adding that the world will "watch that process of celebrating the life that was taken in front of us".

He added that the lorry driver who charged a crowd of peaceful protesters yesterday was protected from harm by the very people who he had put in danger.

"Peaceful protesters protected this person who at the time appeared to have attempted to kill them," he says in disbelief.

He also called on protesters who experience coronavirus symptoms to self-quarantine and said the state will begin contact tracing.

'I have not wrapped my mind around what would look like in this size," he says about efforts to trace infections in the community.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Unity is strength <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackLivesMatter?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackLivesMatter</a> <a href="https://t.co/JKi4tyjueN">pic.twitter.com/JKi4tyjueN</a></p>— Trent Alexander-Arnold (@trentaa98) <a href="https://twitter.com/trentaa98/status/1267454996926418944?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[MenInG]

Organisers of anti-racism protests in the UK have accused the police of unfairly targeting black people during the lockdown and called for further demonstrations this week.

Protests took place in London, Cardiff, Manchester and Nottingham on Saturday and Sunday against the killing last week of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minnesota, which has led to widespread unrest across the US.

As well as showing solidarity with demonstrators in the US, Britons have expressed anger and frustration at the increased use of stop and search during the lockdown in areas with large black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) populations.

The Guardian revealed last week that BAME people in England were 54% more likely to be fined under coronavirus rules than white people.

British demonstrations were called spontaneously by young black people who are not affiliated with any organisations. They said they wanted to shine a spotlight on the impact of institutional racism in the UK.

During the protests, the rallying cry that “the UK is not innocent” was accompanied by Black Lives Matter banners.

Aima, 18, who did not wish to give her last name, was one of the organisers of a protest in London on Sunday. She said: “I started the LDNBLM hashtag and it blew off. I didn’t expect that to happen. What inspired me was how much pain I’ve suffered while in the UK.

“I moved here from Nigeria when I was 10 and as soon as I came here I experienced a lot of discrimination from the police and from people around me. People need to understand in the UK, we’re suffering too.”

The protest was not associated with the more established group Black Lives Matter UK. A spokesperson for the group said:

Although we are supporting newly founded groups in their demonstrations, we are currently not calling protests due to the life-threatening reality of the pandemic, which is killing members of our communities at a rate far greater than their white counterparts.

We are the first to work, first to die and now, first to fight.

 

[Bigboii]

Video shows a white cop murdering a black man. What the person did was wrong and he deserves the capital punishment.

Video shows people are stealing. The behavior of the people in the video is wrong. This behavior in noway represents those calling for more social equality.

Just a simple act like acknowledging the wrong behavior could go a long way to win over more support.

However people with a childish mindset have a hard time acknowledging the bad of their "own" irrespective of which side and this is one of the reasons why issues never get solved and the society drifts further towards extremism.

They're not equal footing
They didn't commit equal crimes
And Both are not to blame most almost 99% blame lies on gov for spurring these riots by not addressing these issues for decades (Ferguson riots, LA riots and tons of more riots in recent history)and no one should blame rioters for doing what they do cause that's what they're suppose to do when they're leader less instead all the blame lies solely on gov cause they didn't do anything in DECADES and it's been happening consistently for 2 or 3 weeks for DECADES

It's not a March it's not under an umbrella IT'S a damn riot
NO you don't expect civil behavior from rioters calm these guys down somehow by showing some effort in solving this issue permeantly

 

[The Viper]

Terrence Floyd who is the brother of George Floyd who was killed by a white police officer who knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes has addressed protesters in Minneapolis calling for "peace" and "justice" for his brother

 

[Sirris]

They're not equal footing
They didn't commit equal crimes
And Both are not to blame most almost 99% blame lies on gov for spurring these riots by not addressing these issues for decades (Ferguson riots, LA riots and tons of more riots in recent history)and no one should blame rioters for doing what they do cause that's what they're suppose to do when they're leader less instead all the blame lies solely on gov cause they didn't do anything in DECADES and it's been happening consistently for 2 or 3 weeks for DECADES

It's not a March it's not under an umbrella IT'S a damn riot
NO you don't expect civil behavior from rioters calm these guys down somehow by showing some effort in solving this issue permeantly

Nope, stealing and looting a shop is still unacceptable. I can call it a bad thing and condemn each and every individual who took part in it and still support the call for social equality and better accountability for police forces.

What you express is childish thinking.

Anyone sincerely interested in a better world and society should be able to call out a bad act without deeming it necessary to resort to justifications.

You listed tons of riots. This may end up as just another riot in a long list of recent riots. Maybe the rioters are more angry this time and are motivated to inflict more damage.

Will it solve the underlying problem?
Doubt it!

Will blind rhetoric and childish behavior from BOTH sides further polarize the society?
Pretty likely!

Perhaps instead of riots a candid public debate without any political correctness is needed?

 

[Sirris]

Terrence Floyd who is the brother of George Floyd who was killed by a white police officer who knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes has addressed protesters in Minneapolis calling for "peace" and "justice" for his brother

Good stuff be lil bro.

Some of these protesters are nothing but opportunistic folks who are just there to let out their frustrations and in the process discredit and delegitimize a just cause.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">کچھ اداروں کو جو عوام پر مسلسل جبر جاری رکھتے ان کو ان مناظر سے ڈرنا چاہیے <a href="https://t.co/Z0zTJUB79h">pic.twitter.com/Z0zTJUB79h</a></p>— R.A. Shahzad (@RAShahzad1) <a href="https://twitter.com/RAShahzad1/status/1267180271943716864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 31, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[The Viper]

George Floyd death: Trump tells 'weak' governors they look like fools as he demands they 'dominate' protesters

Donald Trump has told state governors they must "dominate" and "put people in jail for 10 years" amid violent protests across the US, according to media reports.

Speaking in a video teleconference that also included law enforcement and national security officials, the president demanded tougher crackdowns following another night of civil unrest in American cities following the death of George Floyd.

According to audio obtained by CBS News, he told them they should call in the National Guard to quell the violence.

"You have to dominate, if you don't dominate you're wasting your time," he said.

"They're going to run over you, you're going to look like a bunch of jerks. You have to dominate.

"Most of you are weak. You've got to arrest people, you have to track people, you have to put them in jail for 10 years and you'll never see this stuff again.

"We're doing it in Washington, DC. We're going to do something that people haven't seen before."

Governors do not have the power to arrest or jail US citizens unilaterally.

It comes after Mr Trump was rushed to a White House bunker and dozens of Secret Service personnel were hurt during protests following the death of Mr Floyd, some of which turned violent.

Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, died when a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes.

Anger has intensified among many in the country who see the death as emblematic of historic and continuing injustice faced by black people in the US.

Demonstrations have turned violent in several cities, bringing looting and mayhem. Fires were started in historic park Lafayette Park, near the White House.

Mr Trump credited the National Guard for helping calm the situation on Sunday night in Minneapolis, although some have accused the army reservist force of using excessive force likely to escalate tensions.

The police chief of Louisville, Kentucky, said police officers and National Guard soldiers enforcing a curfew the city killed a man on Monday.

He claimed the officers and soldiers returned fire after someone in a large group fired at them first.

Attorney General Bill Barr, who was also on the call, told governors that a joint terrorist task force would be used to track agitators and urged local officials to "dominate" the streets and control rather than react to crowds. He urged them to "go after troublemakers".

The president also spoke on Monday of trying to make flag-burning a criminal offence.

The Supreme Court has conservative new members since it last ruled on that issue, and Mr Trump said that "I think it's time to review that again".

He has continued to use his tactic of inflammatory tweets and partisan attacks during the time of national crisis.

As cities burned amid chaos across the US, White House advisers reportedly gave up on the prospect of him delivering an Oval Office address in an attempt to ease tensions, with the president apparently disinterested in giving a message of unity.

https://news.sky.com/story/trump-tells-governors-to-dominate-and-jail-pe

 

[Saj]

George Floyd died of asphyxia, finds autopsy ordered by family of black man whose death in Minneapolis sparked riots

 

[Sirris]

George Floyd died of asphyxia, finds autopsy ordered by family of black man whose death in Minneapolis sparked riots

In other words murder, right?

 

[IMMY69]

Watching CNN and can’t believe my eyes.

Police/military just rammed what looked like a peaceful protest in front of the WH...
Disgusting

 

[IMMY69]

Shocking...

They’re just setting off tear gas and ramming then...

 

[Sirris]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">« Domestic terror [...] a crime against God [...] mobilizing federal ressources to stop the rioting [...] we will end it now [...] we [should] dominate the street [...] I will deploy the military if the governors can’t handle it [...] we have one beautiful law » <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@realDonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://t.co/w85zDXBh57">pic.twitter.com/w85zDXBh57</a></p>— Wassim Nasr (@SimNasr) <a href="https://twitter.com/SimNasr/status/1267589503205756934?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Military police were the aggressors and began shoving peaceful protesters in DC <a href="https://t.co/81BbUlAaKO">pic.twitter.com/81BbUlAaKO</a></p>— gifdsports (@gifdsports) <a href="https://twitter.com/gifdsports/status/1267586581713629185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 1, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I wonder, if some are using this tragedy to let out their inner hatred for Trump.

 

[IMMY69]

Trump is a joke.
I’m sorry but anyone who defends him and supports him is equally an idiot

 

[bones]

Watching CNN and can’t believe my eyes.

Police/military just rammed what looked like a peaceful protest in front of the WH...
Disgusting

I have watched some videos on twitter and peaceful protesting isn’t what I would call it.

Idiots who are making a joke of the sad situation by looting and rioting.