#Police

BREAKING: Minneapolis City Council members have announced their intent to disband the Minneapolis Police Department and invest in community-led public safety. Help us celebrate the long, hard work that @BlackVisionsMN,
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This is the time. We will never get a better opportunity to break the two-party duopoly that's got a stranglehold on our politics. More ppl will be doing mail-in ballots.
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1. ArnabG has taxpayer-funded Y-class security (PSOs, commando + 10-15 others). Where were they?2. No one clicked any pics/videos?3. Did his VIP security team conspire with ‘attackers’?4. Did anyone ‘help’
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During this time of protest, I know we could all use an uplifting story. So I want to tell you about El Negro Matapacos, the heroic Chilean protest dog who
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I remember a conversation my Social Psych prof started with a group of students about why capital punishment doesn't work.The idea behind capital punisment (or any kind, really) is that
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when we talk about how cop shows are propaganda that includes brooklyn 99 look i love that show but the only way it works is to watch it as if
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Why don't cops die when people shoot them? An explanation. 1. Vests and penetration2. Ammunition and wound channels3. Shot placement Police, especially when in riot gear, wear bullet proof vests.
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This is a great thread. I’ve been struggling a bit with the idea of authoritarianism today because of that viral video of that awful person getting arrested in Richmond. If
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Grandpa is a victim of #EndSARS police brutality. He was at home when bullets pierced through his shoulder and came out at the other side . We met him
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Yesterday (see thread) I Tweeted a story about residents of the Flemington and North Melbourne public housing towers not being moved to alternative accommodation, which community leaders feared put others
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CW: SuicideThis is so right on. Having just been through a suicide attempt in the midst of everyone "talking about it" around Suicide prevention week, I can confirm it's a
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I REMEMBER EVERYTHING: A Thread The worst part isn’t the negative interactions w/ police. It's the recurring nightmares that are impossible to forget.A great memory is mostly a gift. Here,
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http://MPD150.com  is a coalition of local organizers, artists, researchers working for the abolition of the Minneapolis Police Department. In 2017 they released this 150-year performance review of the MPD. http://mpd150.com/report/ove
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“Kenneth Walker fired the shot that hit Sgt. Mattingly and there is no evidence to support that Sgt. Mattingly was hit by friendly fire from other officers. Mr. Walker admitted
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You know what’s interesting. This is one of the first time I’ve heard a black celeb mention disability—In the midst of a pandemic that has claimed the lives of 120,000
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Air Commodore Digby Webb had a quick aside in today's press conference with Minister Woods that was extremely important and easy to overlook.It really points to the challenges and future
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