97: Black Lives Matter
7 juni 2020
Protesterna som skakar Amerika sen George Floyd mördades av polis på öppen gata, och en blick tillbaks på polisövervåld sedan Rodney King och Los Angeles upploppen. Samt att Golden Gate bron nu “sjunger.”
Länkar och källor
When LA Erupted In Anger: A Look Back At The Rodney King Riots : NPR
Fighting in the streets: a timeline of police violence and race riots in the US
This #thread is for those of you struggling to comprehend that the recent murders are just a fraction of racial violence in the United States. We are protesting for #GeorgeFloyd #BreonnaTaylor, #AhmaudArbery AND hundreds of years of oppression.
— Erica B. (@ericabuddington) May 30, 2020
Let's begin your history lesson. pic.twitter.com/BiO7EbCbLo
Donald Trump’s Photo-Op War - The New Yorker
Here’s where Breonna Taylor’s case stands now - CNN
Black Lives Matter Protests In Small Towns Are Important
Shooting of Philando Castile - Wikipedia
George Floyd Death: Minneapolis Police Union Blocked Reform
Hey folks, took a tracer found to the face (I think, given my backpack) and am headed into surgery to see if we can save my left eye
— Linda Tirado (@KillerMartinis) May 30, 2020
Am wisely not gonna be on Twitter while I'm on morphine
Stay safe folks pic.twitter.com/apZOyGrcBO
False Claims of Antifa Protesters Plague Small U.S. Cities
The Pentagon’s hand-me-downs helped militarize police. Here’s how - Ars Technica
George Floyd protests: Police erupt in violence nationwide during the third night of protests.
Video captures Buffalo police push elderly man to the ground - CNN Video
Senator Rand Paul Blocks Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Bill - C-SPAN.org
Rand Paul holds up anti-lynching legislation as he seeks changes to bill - CNNPolitics
Rand Paul tried to lecture Black lawmakers on the definition of lynching. Kamala Harris delivered her response. I was going to take a snippet from the 7 minutes to highlight but I couldn’t. The entire speech is powerful and one that’ll go down in history. pic.twitter.com/qxmCi85jL6
— José (@josecanyousee) June 4, 2020
Scary. Maybe it's their blank faces, or the barren church….I don't know why this reminds me of the last scene in a movie about the Nuclear Apocalypse.
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) June 3, 2020
I guess the communication geniuses at White House thought this makes a great photo-op or something.
They were wrong.
Again. pic.twitter.com/6PIveaALcc
This is probably the most impactful picture I have ever taken. #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #LongBeach #LongBeachProtest #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/blPWQonGwO
— Richard Grant (@richardgrant88) June 1, 2020
great photo op. nailed it pic.twitter.com/X7uedAcxHb
— Brendan Karet 🚮 (@bad_takes) June 1, 2020
CNN Crew Arrested While Reporting on Minneapolis Protests
Caught on camera, police explode in rage and violence across the US - The Verge
AP photo of flag-bearing protester rockets around the world - Star Tribune
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— Mark Krueger (@markkrueg) June 6, 2020
"Engineers designed new sides for the sidewalk to help with wind resistance but didn't take into account the EXTREME sound it creates when wind passes through it. The bridge sings crazy songs now it's so trippy. It hurts the ears and unbearable it's that loud." pic.twitter.com/GWdVia1GNS