Black people get that question put to us a lot more often than you would think. It is generally followed by the statement, ‘well…I don’t see color’ or ‘things have changed’ accompanied by a raised eyebrow of incredulity. Unlike the police or people who believe in witchcraft, people of color cannot take off their skin…
Category: BLM
Was Michael Reinoehl shot “clutching a cellphone and eating a gummy worm as he walked to his car”
Trigger-happy extralegal shooting by federal law enforcement. US Marshals fired many rounds into/at him. But surely death squads don’t exist in America. When police last week surrounded Michael Forest Reinoehl, a self-described anti-fascist suspected of fatally shooting a member of a far-right group in Portland, Ore., the wanted man wasn’t obviously armed, a witness to the…
GA-Sen B: Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) Releases Ad Recalling Childhood Experience With Racism
Good stuff: x When I was 12, I was falsely accused of shoplifting in a grocery store. My experience dealing with structural inequality as a black kid is the same as many, and in the Senate, I will fight to level the playing field for all working Georgians. Watch my new ad now: pic.twitter.com/4PMzmPERxB— Reverend…
GA-Sen B: Watch Black Lives Matter Activists Bring The Heat To Kelly Loeffler's (R) Campaign Event
This is awesome: A campaign event for U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., in North Forsyth was interrupted by Black Lives Matter supporters on Thursday afternoon. About four individuals began chanting “Black lives matter” during Loeffler's remarks at the Sawnee Mountain Park community building during a campaign event attended by several local officials and U.S. Sen….
Trump: 'We’re all safe because of law enforcement’ in Kenosha shooting man 7 times
‘We’re all safe because of law enforcement’ Trump says in Kenosha where a cop shot a Black man in the back 7 times x Can we just pay to run this as an ad across the country? #Strokeahontas pic.twitter.com/MC6j6oEYW6 — MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) September 1, 2020 How weird is it for Trump, AG Barr, and DHS…
Kyle Rittenhouse, junior patriot, brought a gun to a skateboard fight, and Mom helped
Trumpian legal defense logic would suggest that like the COVID toll, Wendy Rittenhouse helped her kid with his guns but she didn’t get killed, and the death toll from her son’s shooting spree was a lot less than Newtown. Trump claims he’s saved millions of lives even as his inaction and incompetence has more than doubled the…
Trump says paintballs would be defensive
“Coming from out of town to drive through crowds of people, spraying mace, and shooting paintballs all falls under “self defense.” Interesting. So if BLM travels to the suburbs and does the same, you would defend it as well?” Or more stupidly, is Trump condoning their use by non-LEOs when he goes to Kenosha tomorrow. x…
Is it About Who Demands the Justice?
It strikes me as curious as to why the Black Lives Matter slogan is such an irritant to a large number of conservatives. It seems a simple premise, include us in your view of the sanctity of life. When Donald Trump bellows “America First” does that mean that Europe, Asia, and Africa should rebel in…
GA-Sen B: Loeffler (R) Blames Protestors, Not Gunman, For Protestors Deaths In Kenosha Shooting
True to form: x Blaming the shooting targeting protesters — 2 were killed — on the protesters themselves is the take Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler chose for the incident in Kenosha: https://t.co/qPw26VwTEm— Tia Mitchell, AJC’s Washington Correspondent (@ajconwashington) August 27, 2020 Some context: A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday after two people were…
SC-Sen: Of Course Lindsey Graham (R) Wants To Know Why Jacob Blake “Didn't Yield” In Police Shooting
Can’t say that I’m surprised: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday questioned the actions Jacob Blake took before the 29-year-old Black man was shot several times by a police officer in Kenosha, Wis., asking why Blake “didn’t yield.” Graham spoke at a press conference announcing the endorsement of the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police, according to Politico, when he…
WI Dems Mount Pressure On GOP State Legislature To Pass Legislation Cracking Down On Police Violence
Received this e-mail today from the Wisconsin Democratic Party: In the wake of the horrifying police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Kenosha, who was shot in the back while his three children watched, Governor Evers called the State Legislature into a special session on police accountability and transparency. Add your name now to…
KY-Sen: Amy McGrath (D) Puts Pressure On KY AG To Release Report On Breonna Taylor Investigation
Sorry I missed this: x Today marks 100 days since the KY AG took on the Breonna Taylor case and still no final report. Release the findings or hand it over to an independent counsel who can ensure a fair and timely process.— Amy McGrath (@AmyMcGrathKY) August 21, 2020 Amy McGrath is calling on Kentucky…
GA-Sen B: WaPo Highlights All The Events Giving Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) The Path To Senate Victory
Paul Kane at The Washington Post has an op-ed out where he highlights a “confluence of events” that give Rev. Raphael Warnock (D. GA) an edge in taking out vulnerable corrupt U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R. GA) in the upcoming special election: Warnock, as senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church, oversaw the nationally televised funeral of…
GA-Sen B: HuffPost, “Matt Lieberman (D) Wrote A Book Filled With Racist Tropes”
Huffington Post has a piece out about how U.S. Senate candidate, Matt Lieberman (D. GA), self published a book he wrote in 2018 called “Lucius” which is about an old man who believes he owned a slave for all for most of his adult life and how the slave could communicate with animals and plants….
GA-Sen B: WNBA Players Tell Loeffler (R) To F*** Off By Wearing Shirts Supporting Warnock (D)
Love this: x Don't boo…VOTE 🗳 Register to vote at https://t.co/zXnPqmFZQ7 #Vote2020 pic.twitter.com/4yMmEqgXMS— Chicago Sky (@chicagosky) August 4, 2020 The backlash against Atlanta Dream co-owner Kelly Loeffler is growing, with many WNBA players wearing “Vote Warnock” shirts ahead of their games on Tuesday night. The shirts refer to Democrat Reverend Raphael Warnock, who is running…
GA-Sen B: Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) Goes On White Supremacist's Talk Show To Trash BLM
Wow: x I joined @JackPosobiec on @OANN to discuss why I had to call out the BLM political organization — and why the woke mob is trying to cancel me. WATCH the full interview here. #gapol #gasen pic.twitter.com/yU5QU1kNiW— Kelly Loeffler (@KLoeffler) July 31, 2020 U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler granted an interview to a TV pundit…
MA-Sen: AOC Makes The Case For Re-Electing Sen. Ed Markey (D) In New Ad
I appreciate Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D. NY-14) doing this for U.S. Senator Ed Markey’s (D. MA) re-election campaign: x YouTube Video Ocasio-Cortez, who endorsed Markey in his reelection fight against Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III in September, narrates the entire 30-second spot, describing the 74-year-old Markey as the progressive “champion” that America needs to solve…
ALL ‘LIES’ MATTER
When founders, Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi began a movement, I am certain they knew it would be controversial. What they achieved was to set in motion the recognition of truth in three words, Black Lives Matter. To refute their assertion, primarily white Americans countered with All Lives Matter. What they failed to…
GA-Sen B: Loeffler (R) Loses Her S*** Over WNBA Players Walking Off Court During National Anthem
From Newsweek: Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler publicized her disapproval of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) openly supporting Black Lives Matter again on Saturday. The Republican lawmaker's latest criticism came after New York Liberty and Seattle Storm players staged a national anthem walkout during an earlier game. Loeffler described the walkout as “shameful” on Twitter…
IA-Sen: Joni Ernst (R) Wants To Defund Democratic Cities Because Of Protests
This is her priority: Iowa (R) Sen. Joni Ernst wrote a letter Tuesday to Director Russell Vought with the U.S. Office of Management and Budget asking that investigation be conducted into how federal tax dollars are used by local officials with autonomous zones. “In recent weeks, mobs hijacked peaceful protest and vandalized cities and state…
