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Re: Is the world burning?
« Reply #2460 on: June 13, 2020, 01:14:15 PM »
Chelsea supporters m8

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« Reply #2462 on: June 13, 2020, 03:02:16 PM »
And now you know why I am so pro-Churchill-statues.  I've been outed. 

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« Reply #2463 on: June 13, 2020, 03:04:12 PM »
london is wild

https://twitter.com/judeblay/status/1271768658948296704

That seems like smart fencing - creates distance and is hard to remove. 

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« Reply #2464 on: June 13, 2020, 03:37:27 PM »
https://twitter.com/getfiscal/status/1271872182268891139

aka mark steyn syndrome

who was the guy on here who was fanboy of him and elon musk? pretty sure I bullied him off the board

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« Reply #2465 on: June 13, 2020, 04:40:52 PM »
https://twitter.com/getfiscal/status/1271872182268891139

aka mark steyn syndrome

who was the guy on here who was fanboy of him and elon musk? pretty sure I bullied him off the board
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« Reply #2466 on: June 13, 2020, 05:05:34 PM »
love this image, proper iconic:


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« Reply #2468 on: June 13, 2020, 07:14:15 PM »
Saw that the other day, the original post had less than a thousand likes and I figured it would get lost in the shuffle.

I'm genuinely glad that former Washington Bullet Rex Chapman used his large following on a microblogging platform to amplify a video of abusive police behavior, so that it might not be totally overshadowed by the resurgent pandemic, or the upcoming speech on race relations by 80's mogul Donald Trump who is somehow president.

Running out of ways to paraphrase "2020 is weird and bad."

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« Reply #2469 on: June 13, 2020, 07:16:27 PM »
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« Reply #2470 on: June 13, 2020, 07:21:45 PM »
edit: Oh, already posted

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« Reply #2471 on: June 13, 2020, 07:44:37 PM »
https://twitter.com/EdClowes/status/1271784612470161409

Trying to figure out which one of these guys is the wrecker.

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« Reply #2472 on: June 13, 2020, 07:45:58 PM »

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« Reply #2474 on: June 13, 2020, 10:24:52 PM »


Not a big fan of this guy, but this had some good points.

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Re: Is the world burning?
« Reply #2476 on: June 14, 2020, 02:02:59 AM »

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« Reply #2478 on: June 14, 2020, 12:36:41 PM »
Think this shows that the embers are still burning hot and anytime we see the police use excessive force there is going to be a large reaction. 

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« Reply #2479 on: June 14, 2020, 01:29:59 PM »
The media isn't as focused on this anymore, but it hasn't died down at all. Multiple protests are still happening in cities daily.

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« Reply #2480 on: June 14, 2020, 01:55:03 PM »
The issue is the media is needed for change or at least needed for a national/global level conversation.  Without the media, the protests are pretty useless. 

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« Reply #2481 on: June 14, 2020, 02:46:15 PM »
Think this shows that the embers are still burning hot and anytime we see the police use excessive force there is going to be a large reaction.

Seems to be far less people talking about this compared to the last week or two.  The ATL police chief resigned after this, too.
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« Reply #2482 on: June 14, 2020, 02:50:21 PM »
Qualified immunity isn't inherently a problem, because police using appropriate amounts of force to lawfully detain an unwilling suspect shouldn't automatically leave them open to civil suits for things like assault.

What it needs is oversight as to what the qualifiers in qualified immunity are. Qualified immunity should be - as the name implies qualified.
Things like a bodycam that's turned off allowing for indemnification would be a good start.
As would unaffiliated third party oversight determining what constitutes 'reasonable', on a case by case basis.
If a complaints panel determines that kneeling on an otherwise complying suspects neck for 10 minutes is not a reasonable degree of force, then doing that is then not protected under qualified immunity.

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« Reply #2484 on: June 14, 2020, 04:15:06 PM »
It's interesting how differently the Atlanta killing is being covered compared to George Floyd in that a whole lot of people on all the networks are basically saying "wellllll....he did pull their weapon on them sooo...uh....he shouldn't be dead tho"

A teaser. Those cops where aware it was just a teaser.

Thought, the guy fucked up in resisting and running away (Obviously, killing him for that is stupid as hell).

Also, why burn the fucking Wendy’s?

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« Reply #2485 on: June 14, 2020, 04:18:53 PM »
You don't need a reason to burn a Wndy's. 

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« Reply #2486 on: June 14, 2020, 04:20:43 PM »
I like Wendy’s :( (then again, is kind of luxury fast food here in Mexico).


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« Reply #2487 on: June 14, 2020, 04:57:08 PM »
https://twitter.com/MichelReuters/status/1272243274795962373

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He said the coronavirus pandemic had exposed the “flaws and fragility” of France’s, and more broadly Europe’s, over-reliance on global supply chains, from the car industry to smart phones and pharmaceuticals.

“The only answer is to build a new, stronger economic model, to work and produce more, so as not to rely on others,” Macron said.

 :salute
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« Reply #2488 on: June 14, 2020, 05:12:16 PM »
As would unaffiliated third party oversight determining what constitutes 'reasonable', on a case by case basis.
If a complaints panel determines that kneeling on an otherwise complying suspects neck for 10 minutes is not a reasonable degree of force, then doing that is then not protected under qualified immunity.

We already have unaffiliated third party oversight and it's the judicial system. Don't see how swapping out courts for a "complaints panel" fixes this.


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« Reply #2490 on: June 14, 2020, 06:05:59 PM »
We must preserve Marie Antoinette statues!
if there’s one thing french republicanism won’t stand for, it’s the violent erasure of the country’s anti-republican past

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« Reply #2493 on: June 15, 2020, 12:11:42 AM »
"@crulge"  ::)
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« Reply #2494 on: June 15, 2020, 02:03:00 PM »
https://twitter.com/nypost/status/1272566570716475392

Lose your job because you had to backup your wife into doing a racism.

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« Reply #2496 on: June 15, 2020, 04:00:25 PM »
dude was just eating his ice pop.

What a dumb cunt that lady is.

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« Reply #2498 on: June 15, 2020, 04:27:11 PM »
600 new members to their pro-crime unit.

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« Reply #2499 on: June 15, 2020, 04:37:07 PM »
https://twitter.com/EdClowes/status/1271784612470161409

Trying to figure out which one of these guys is the wrecker.

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« Reply #2500 on: June 15, 2020, 04:50:47 PM »
Also fuck those pricks ovsr at the colombus statue defending him saying they were savages

Yeah the fucking europeans coming in slaying indiginous americans were savages, ur right.

Fucjing clowns just kill them all and be done with it.
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« Reply #2501 on: June 15, 2020, 05:01:24 PM »
Columbus day is a bit of a de facto Italian-American holiday similar to how St. Patrick's Day is for Irish-Americans. Symbol of them having the old world heritage but still being accepted as part of the American fabric blah blah blah.

If Lincoln had committed to ending slavery earlier we could have had Union General Garibaldi instead. They should just swap in statues of Frank Sinatra or Bon Jovi or whoever.

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« Reply #2502 on: June 15, 2020, 05:03:54 PM »
Ya I feel iffy about taking down Columbus statues because he is one of like the only pocs in early American history.

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« Reply #2503 on: June 15, 2020, 05:03:54 PM »
They should change it to ‘This fuckin’ guy day’ and then no one can be offended :rollsafe
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« Reply #2506 on: June 16, 2020, 07:12:47 AM »
https://twitter.com/BillFOXLA/status/1272735478043697154

Wow cops are getting free COVID-19 cures  8)
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« Reply #2507 on: June 16, 2020, 07:23:11 AM »
How many of these stories wind up being bogus?

Remember the cop who forgot he took a bite out of his own sandwich before putting it in the work fridge and accused the McDonald's or whatever?

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« Reply #2508 on: June 16, 2020, 07:40:55 AM »
The shakeshack story is bogus
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« Reply #2509 on: June 16, 2020, 07:51:55 AM »

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« Reply #2510 on: June 16, 2020, 08:15:53 AM »
Oh btw cops are STILL beating the shit out of/gassing/shooting peaceful protesters all around the country even though the news media isn't covering protests as much anymore. NYPD is still getting recorded daily beating and gassing peaceful protesters without provocation. Smaller cities in the mid west are having the same shit going on. There's a story out of Ft. Wayne where a 3 year old got pepper sprayed, cops waited for her to get cleaned up and stop crying, then threw a tear gas canister at her feet while she was naked and covered in all the gunk. They weren't even protesting. The girl and her mother lived downtown and were trying to get home when they had to leave their car because of tear gas. Then the cops pepper sprayed and threw a tear gas canister at a toddler for lulz.

Wild shit going on in Arizona and NM. My city's police department banned choke holds and then literally 2 days later a guy got arrested in something unrelated to protesting, wasn't resisting at all, was half in handcuffs, and the cop just randomly puts him in a rear naked choke and throws him to the ground where he and the other cop put their knees on his upper back and shoulders.

Also seeing a lot of videos of cops declining to intervene in situations like: A group of white guys surrounding an Asian man and shoving him into the middle of traffic, a group of stars and bars guys assaulting a guy asking police where he can protest as they watch him get punched in the head and don't react at all, police allowing wild ass white guys with assault rifles to intimidate protesters and refusing to act until they literally start shooting at people.

None of this is cooling down. Just because you aren't seeing it as much on TV doesn't mean it has ended.

It’s okay.

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« Reply #2511 on: June 16, 2020, 09:18:34 AM »
Cops are such fucking pussies
And also pieces of human feces
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« Reply #2512 on: June 16, 2020, 12:31:49 PM »
This madness needs to end, we need a Nintendo Direct.
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« Reply #2513 on: June 16, 2020, 01:30:04 PM »
Oh btw cops are STILL beating the shit out of/gassing/shooting peaceful protesters all around the country even though the news media isn't covering protests as much anymore. NYPD is still getting recorded daily beating and gassing peaceful protesters without provocation. Smaller cities in the mid west are having the same shit going on. There's a story out of Ft. Wayne where a 3 year old got pepper sprayed, cops waited for her to get cleaned up and stop crying, then threw a tear gas canister at her feet while she was naked and covered in all the gunk. They weren't even protesting. The girl and her mother lived downtown and were trying to get home when they had to leave their car because of tear gas. Then the cops pepper sprayed and threw a tear gas canister at a toddler for lulz.

Wild shit going on in Arizona and NM. My city's police department banned choke holds and then literally 2 days later a guy got arrested in something unrelated to protesting, wasn't resisting at all, was half in handcuffs, and the cop just randomly puts him in a rear naked choke and throws him to the ground where he and the other cop put their knees on his upper back and shoulders.

Also seeing a lot of videos of cops declining to intervene in situations like: A group of white guys surrounding an Asian man and shoving him into the middle of traffic, a group of stars and bars guys assaulting a guy asking police where he can protest as they watch him get punched in the head and don't react at all, police allowing wild ass white guys with assault rifles to intimidate protesters and refusing to act until they literally start shooting at people.

None of this is cooling down. Just because you aren't seeing it as much on TV doesn't mean it has ended.
Shit like this helps to keep me remembering that the police and their connected apparatuses remain the largest violent gang in America, even down to their tactics as individuals.

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« Reply #2514 on: June 16, 2020, 01:49:51 PM »
Seattle City Council banned the police department from purchasing tear gas or rubber bullets

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« Reply #2515 on: June 16, 2020, 02:09:16 PM »
More like they'll just use real bullets
That was my first thought when stories were coming out that they were running out of non lethal munitions.

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« Reply #2516 on: June 16, 2020, 02:39:24 PM »
they should unionize
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« Reply #2517 on: June 16, 2020, 02:44:58 PM »
1950: "All overtime is to be paid as required by law."

1990: "Of course law enforcement understands that budget cuts are necessary and not all overtime will be paid."

2016: "We appreciate law enforcement putting in the extra hours. They will receive a very special bonus at the end of this year shipped from our military bases in Iraq."

2020: "The President wants to thank our great law enforcement for all the wonderful work they have been doing. Which is why we are launching #CopMemes with our best memers. We know they very much appreciate this opportunity to work and put in more hours to make this country great again."
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« Reply #2518 on: June 16, 2020, 03:13:05 PM »
Let's destroy the cars of disabled people

https://twitter.com/ybouziar/status/1272878092172886016
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« Reply #2519 on: June 16, 2020, 03:17:55 PM »
Let's destroy the cars of disabled people

https://twitter.com/ybouziar/status/1272878092172886016

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