Police Brutality Protests Thread

[Dakota Tebaldi]

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

 

[Isabeau]

Don Lemon Goes Off: Trump Is ‘Declaring War on Americans’

“We are teetering on a dictatorship,” the CNN host said. “This is chaos.”

www.thedailybeast.com

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Can't wait to hear the excuse for why this person was arrested

 

[Isabeau]

I can’t believe what I’m watching tonight. Even if not shocked, and it’s what you were all fearing...

 

[Isabeau]

Meanwhile people are still arguing about who’s worse, Biden or Sanders.

 

[Isabeau]

I really hope all past presidents still alive, any respected leaders, denounce what he’s just said and done.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Innula Zenovka]

It's not particularly likely that will happen, or at least not yet, but it's certainly not impossible (and I can foresee campaigners seeking a judicial review of the legality of such exports under the ECHR).

 

[Sredni Eel]

Something I texted to a friend just now...

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that Trump has never heard about Posse Comitatus. He all but declared Martial Law just now, and threatened to use the military against US Citizens.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

The attack on the protesters and journalists outside the White House by the way was to clear a path so that Trump could walk across the street and do this:

 

[Ranma Tardis]

Yet trump and his minions claim it is ANitfi and even Bernie supporters. I say it is right wing groups embedding themselves into protests. I say that Donald and his minions will good good in prison orange. The charge usurping the Federal Constitution and perhaps even treason. There needs to be real change that comes from what is happening.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Thread -- she is furious and pulls no punches

 

[Romana]

I just heard about this clip here. I'm not sure when the interview was done, but if Dump hasn't gone off on this guy, he will. Probably call him "loony left" or something.
I looked, he's a registered Republican:


PS. He just changed his Twitter profile picture to a picture of George Floyd.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

 

[Eunoli]

I am literally frightened that people are going to die tonight. The dog-whistle speech the fake Christian gave could bring out a lot of ugly.

 

[Romana]

Something I texted to a friend just now...

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that Trump has never heard about Posse Comitatus. He all but declared Martial Law just now, and threatened to use the military against US Citizens.

He probably hasn't. Let's hope he's not smart enough to use it to his advantage, though.
Interesting thread on that I just came across:

Thread by @steve_vladeck: There's a fair amount of disinformation and misinformation going around about the federal government's legal authority to use troops to help…

Thread by @steve_vladeck: There's a fair amount of disinformation and misinformation going around about the federal government's legal authorroops to help respond to the unrest in Minneapolis. Here's a short #thread with answers (and citations to authori…

threadreaderapp.com

 

[Innula Zenovka]

I've just finished this book -- it really is very compelling and very frightening

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America eBook : Kendzior, Sarah: Amazon.co.uk: Books

Hiding in Plain Sight: The Invention of Donald Trump and the Erosion of America eBook : Kendzior, Sarah: Amazon.co.uk: Books

smile.amazon.co.uk

 

[Salome]

 

[Salome]