Let’s just remember that her death isn’t a trend. It isn’t “hot tea” or drama. It was a traumatic event. It wasn’t a viral trend or headline. She is more than just a hashtag or a symbol. She was a living, breathing, person and the police had absolutely no right to murder her.
in case you or anyone you know has been hurt or arrested during the protest, here are some people who offer free care or legal aid. stay safe everyone and watch out for eachother
Trump supporters who were endorsing the January 6th protest in D.C just a few hours and days ago, are now backtracking and blaming antifa for the actions of people in MAGA hats, QAnon shirts, and those waving Trump flags. Despite Proud Boys openly declaring attendance and plans to dress as antifascists, despite videos and photos of known Trump supporters in attendance, people who know no better are dismissing the violence as antifa infiltration. Don’t let them get away with this through fake news.
If anyone has more photo or video proof of far right in attendance send it to me, or any additional info about the people in these screenshots.
Some more neonazis who were in attendance. One a proud boy with ”6 Million Wasn’t Enough“ shirt, meaning that Hitler should have killed more Jews. The other with a “Camp Auschwitz“ shirt.
Racist Paul Congemi being racist. Told black people that President Barack Obama was their reparations AND to go back to Africa. Thank Putin puppet Illegitimate President Trump for this.
for people who are unaware of why the riots in minneapolis started happening, here’s the facts:
it wasn’t george floyd’s protesters who started reacting violently; it was the cops.
the protest was peaceful until the cops showed up in riot gear, and started using water cannons, followed up by tear gas and rubber bullets. i got videos from friends who were there, of people screaming and running away from the cops shooting the water cannons, rubber bullets and throwing tear gas at them. they were even shooting at the protesters dragging people away to get medical attention.
speaking of medical attention, dispatch refusedto provide any medical attention to the protesters. people literally had to drive their bleeding friends to the hospital because they refused to send ambulances.
cops are using non-lethal weapons in a lethal way. they shot rubber bullets into people’s heads and injured them. there’s dozens of photos of protesters with bleeding head wounds from the rubber bullets.
multiple people used police scanners and heard that there were undercover cops pretending to be violent protesters who were throwing rocks and whatnot at the police, with dozens of eyewitness accounts confirming that information.
the person who instigated all the chaos last night (it was a fire at an autozone) with the looting and burning buildings is highly suspected to be an undercover cop pretending to be a protester, because the video of him keeps getting taken down. protesters tried to stop him but couldn’t because he had a hammer and they were scared for their safety.
the cops jammed cell phone towers and cut live streams to interrupt broadcasts and to prevent people from seeing what was really going on and who actually started the violence.
the cops lied about protesters being armed and about throwing rocks and are literally trying to continue the violence happening and yet no one is holding them accountable for that.
and during all this, the cop that murdered george floyd still hasn’t been arrested. he has had more than ten complaints filed against him and was involved in three other civilian shootings in the past. and yet he’s still out free along with his three other buddies involved, probably sitting on his couch while all this chaos is happening.
so don’t get it twisted. the cops just want to change the narrative to make it look like they’re the wounded and righteous party, when they’rethe ones who started reacting violently in the first place and are still acting violently. so don’t you everforget who started this tragedy and murdered someone, and who are continuing to react to the situation with violence.
Today, we wish joy to those who will be celebrating the first night of Hanukkah (Chanukah), the Jewish Festival of Lights.
Earlier in the year, [tag] Bend the Arc released this statement in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter and racial justice movement: “We have a moral responsibility to act, and Bend the Arc is proud to engage both Jews of color and white Jews in the fight against the many forms of institutionalized racism in American society today, including mass incarceration, racialized income inequality, and voting discrimination, among others.”
This Hanukkah, you can join Bend the Arc and identify ways to support communities of color. #HappyHanukkah
New York Police ArrestWoman During News Interview for Speaking Out
In a chilling display of police intimidation, Rochester police dressed in riot gear snatched a woman away as she was conducting an on-camera interview with a news reporter during a protest against police abuse in New York Saturday night.
“I’m not going to hit anybody, I’m not going to shoot anybody. I’m going to speak to you, I’m going to use my words. I’m going to articulate myself because the message needs to be heard, the message is important. We don’t need this exact format, we need us to come out in numbers, we need more Rochesters.”
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Her name is Sapphire Williams, she’s 22 years old. She was out with friends (not as part of the protest), and noticed the small group of protesters with a large group of riot-gear-clad officers.
She told CNN, “Seeing how there was a very small presence of protesters compared to the police, it evoke something in me to ask the officers a rhetorical question of what got us to this point.”
She talked to the crowd, the police, and was arrested while talking to the camera. She was in custody until 7 am the next day.
[I know someone already quoted what was being said but just to be clear about everything happening in the video here is the transcript]
Sapphire: I’m not going to hit anybody, I’m not going to shoot anybody. I’m going to speak to you, I’m going to use my words. I’m going to articulate myself because the message needs to be heard, the message is important. [long pause, crowd growing louder] We don’t need this exact format, we need us to come out in numbers, we need more Rochesters. [police begin to ambush her] Oh my god, oh my god!
[crowd begins to protest and then starts chanting “no justice no peace” for the remainder of the video]
