The image is graphic, but you need to click on the tweet above to see the powerful statement in full.
A Black man in Minneapolis died hours after he was filmed being arrested. Police held him down with a knee to his neck, as he pleaded: "Please, I can't breathe."
Police say they were reporting to a "forgery in progress." The FBI is now investigating.
"Being Black in America should not be a death sentence."
Minneapolis' mayor called the arrest of #GeorgeFloyd "wrong on every level." Video shows an officer kneeling on Floyd's neck as he pleads for air. Soon after, he was dead.
New video obtained by @JaredGoyette for the Washington Post shows George Floyd handcuffed, sitting on the ground, then walked across the street—still handcuffed—to the scene of where the original video was filmed. https://t.co/BpJTUk7KEp
You deserved your breath, your dignity, your life. Not to die in the street, murdered by a white cop’s knee on your neck. You deserve our tears, our prayers, our rage, our action. We must act – for you – and for all of those were no cameras are present. We must. #GeorgeFloydpic.twitter.com/JeMNUtkXv6
George Floyd deserved better and his family deserves justice. His life mattered.
I'm grateful for the swift action in Minneapolis to fire the officers involved — they must be held responsible for their egregious actions. The FBI should conduct a thorough investigation. https://t.co/n1tdiUba0x
This protest is mostly about cops and their brutality. However, as someone who lived there, there’s a underside to “Minnesota Nice” (which in truth was a phrase coined/equally deployed to describe regional passive agressiveness) that is about maintaining white patriarchy.
A reminder that HALF of all police officers fired in Minnesota who appeal their cases end up getting their jobs back because their city’s police union contracts allow lawyers who nobody knows and nobody elected to unilaterally give them their jobs back. https://t.co/pV5X5zHZ9z
RAW VIDEO: Protesters inside Minneapolis Police's 3rd Precinct parking lot smashing squad cars, before officers show up and fire flash grenades inside to get them to disperse. WARNING: This video contains violence and strong language. READ MORE: https://t.co/HZTamsXTCNpic.twitter.com/Cktz07ftSg
Thousands of protesters in Minneapolis fill 38th Street and Chicago Avenue where George Floyd was detained by four police officers and killed. #JusticeForFloyd
Earlier, the mayor said that all four killer cops had been fired. This is how the community responded. Video: KSTP-TV pic.twitter.com/ht9m3SY6YH
Earlier tonight: community members stand on top of a bus shelter near MPD's 3rd Precinct holding a banner reading: "Minneapolis Police kills another black man" and "I can't breathe" pic.twitter.com/9cY2H6spl8
Eric Garner’s mother Gwen Carr issues a statement on a video apparently showing that George Floyd made the same dying declaration as her late son as a Minneapolis police officer pressed a knee on his neck:
SCOOP from @dlippman & @GabbyOrr_ : U.S. Ambassador to Germany Ric Grenell is set to join President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign amid a broader shakeup that saw the promotion of two other campaign officials. https://t.co/atwYCBbljj
Twitter troll turned @ODNIgov Ric Grenell declassifies a bunch of information about Joe Biden and then leaves government to join the Trump campaign. That is a scandal not the made up Obamagate bullshit. https://t.co/Otkst6vUXO
I see a lot of people mad about these pictures. Let's capture the photos. 1. All White people 2. Equated Black people to dogs 3. This was not a mistake 4. Black people were 3/5th of a human being 5. The confidence in posture 6. They think Black people should be in cages in 2020 pic.twitter.com/ptKvB5exB1
— 👑 Black Professor 👑 (@WonderKing82) May 19, 2020
This sign is the reason I made my Black 2nd grade students address each other as Prince & Princess. Classroom of 22 Black students, my duty was to ingrain this into their mindset to prepare them to deal with this type of ignorance from white people. They're royalty not animals. pic.twitter.com/T1WR0A4ea0
— 👑 Black Professor 👑 (@WonderKing82) May 19, 2020
The image this woman chose to illustrate her oppression is Anastácia, an enslaved African in 1700s Brazil. Her mistress ordered that iron spike torture device put to deform her face and squeeze her neck out of rage and jealousy that her husband wouldn't stop raping Anastácia. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/6FZTpuXi2O
Be sure to read the rest of that thread…That is all I wanted to post about that.
Tell us again how trump love the military. “The Trump administration’s order ends deployments on June 24, just one day before thousands would qualify for education and retirement benefits.” They risked their lives. Disgraceful
Tell me I am reading this wrong… A company sitting on $2bn in cash, Doing more business than ever, Is asking employees to return some of the extra pay they received? https://t.co/lzGKxM3nIo
After images of a letter from @Kroger telling an employee to return an overpayment of emergency funds went viral, the grocery store chain backed off the policy, calling it an “error” that only affected a small number of workers:https://t.co/VujAuPK817
Important: @SecPompeo would only give written answers to questions from State Department IG in his investigation into fast-tracking of Saudi arms sales. Shows Pompeo knew of probe and raises Q of whether it was linked to IG firing.@ewong and @SangerNYT:https://t.co/nM8YHETni0
Since his impeachment acquittal by the Senate, President Trump has removed four inspectors general. Until congressional leaders respond with something stronger than finger-wagging, this abuse of presidential power won't stop. https://t.co/2NWwQvMnNq
— Boston Globe Opinion (@GlobeOpinion) May 20, 2020
And ending it all with a message from the one and only, Samuel L Jackson:
Learn more about Georgia's rickety reporting. It's so bad the state ghosts out the last 2 weeks of data on their website, as a warning to the unwary: https://t.co/UCm7zBQd6c
I love being told that I have an irrational fear of a deadly virus by people who are afraid of immigrants, LGBTQ, brown & black people, working women, windmills, vaccines, electric cars, voting by mail, universal health care, environmental protections, higher wages & face masks.
— Alfons López Tena (@alfonslopeztena) May 16, 2020
Why would you have started working on a vaccine for a “hoax” in January? If you’re going to gaslight the country…at least make the lie believable. https://t.co/Y1sLo6uL8F
Two tropical storms and 0 #hurricanes on record (since 1851) have made landfall in North Carolina in May: Unnamed in 1908 and Ana in 2015. Tropical Depression One is forecast to track close to the North Carolina coast as a tropical storm on Monday. #TD1pic.twitter.com/IhxOEfelWt
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Fred Willard, the prolific comic actor and frequent star of Christopher Guest films like 'Best in Show' and 'A Mighty Wind,' has died at age 86 https://t.co/lpvfuIjIui
SCOTUS to take up a "faithless elector" challenge to the Electoral College, a case with potentially big ramifications for how the U.S. chooses a president. https://t.co/t57tPaKIeY
— Alfons López Tena (@alfonslopeztena) May 12, 2020
NBC News obtained documents from the White House coronavirus task force that were not meant to be public that show while Trump cheered numbers coming down, the task force was tracking numbers going up. pic.twitter.com/YGUNf8J4pI
Dr. Birx and other White House officials pressuring #CDC to revise COVID-19 death count to please Trump
They want to exclude individuals who are presumed positive but don’t have confirmed lab results or those who have the virus but may not have died#MOGhttps://t.co/Xewjcqy2sN
I can stay sheltered for as long as it takes. I’m not putting my son, who has Type 1 Diabetes, at risk…or my elderly father that lives with us…there is no question about the length of time we will stay at home.
— Niranjana Maria Devi JJ Lopez (@MinkoffMinx) May 13, 2020
So, last night we had a little thunderstorm. If y’all have Windstream and your writing a blog post on WordPress don’t do it in a thunderstorm. This post was almost complete…just needed to be scheduled and updated. But WordPress has overwritten all my updates. Meaning I have to start from the very beginning.
Jimmy Kimmel: "I can think of no better metaphor for this presidency than Donald Trump not wearing a face mask to a face mask factory while the song 'Live and Let Die' blares in the background."
I’ve been posting about this “incident” in Georgia for weeks now.
So check this out :
The video is clear: Ahmaud Arbery was killed in cold blood. My heart goes out to his family, who deserve justice and deserve it now. It is time for a swift, full, and transparent investigation into his murder. https://t.co/alvY5WjdHx
Sending love to the friends, family, and community of #AhmaudArbery. It's been over two months and nobody has been held accountable. Every year, we see viral videos of Black people experiencing violence. Every year, many lose their lives. Every year, their names become hashtags. pic.twitter.com/2REDyS2KCn
— Black Voters Matter (@BlackVotersMtr) May 6, 2020
I have no words. These men were never charged. They still walk free. They claim that hey we’re making a citizens arrest but murdered an innocent man for jogging. All because he looked like a robbery suspect. No evidence/proof. fuck this..#JusticeForAhmaudArbery#JusticeForAhmaudhttps://t.co/vxAalfNRc9
Why isn’t #JusticeForAhmaudArbery TRENDING?!? This Unarmed Black Boy was JOGGING and this Video shows him being Hunted Down by these White men, Shot & Killed. NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED since the white men claim they thought he was going to attack them. pic.twitter.com/DE3OKki1zG
NEWS: Graphic video appears to show Ahmaud Arbery, 25 of GA., whose family says he was out for a run, confronted by 2 men who shot him dead saying they thought he was a burglar. A prosecutor wants a grand jury to decide whether the men should be charged. pic.twitter.com/kEYYJW7UlM
Sorry for the graphic video, but this murder is getting lost in the news. Maybe now it will get some traction?
On message to Justice Ginsburg, @SpeakerPelosi: "We thank her for her values. We thank her for her courage. We thank her for her strength & determination. She's just absolutely magnificent, God truly blessed America with the service & leadership of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg."
The Sky Dancing banner headline uses a snippet from a work by artist Tashi Mannox called 'Rainbow Study'. The work is described as a" study of typical Tibetan rainbow clouds, that feature in Thanka painting, temple decoration and silk brocades". dakinikat was immediately drawn to the image when trying to find stylized Tibetan Clouds to represent Sky Dancing. It is probably because Tashi's practice is similar to her own. His updated take on the clouds that fill the collection of traditional thankas is quite special.
You can find his work at his website by clicking on his logo below. He is also a calligraphy artist that uses important vajrayana syllables. We encourage you to visit his on line studio.
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