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anyone taking money from the cops to tell people to “calm down” can't ever be trusted or respected again. we dont make the rules
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dp85q/george-floyd-derek-chauvin-trial-minneapolis-influencers
https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dp85q/george-floyd-derek-chauvin-trial-minneapolis-influencers
Vice
Minneapolis Will Pay Influencers to ‘De-Escalate’ Tension During Derek Chauvin Trial
City officials voted to pay social media influencers $2,000 to spread the city's messaging during the trial of the officer who killed George Floyd.
"In Northeast Jackson, Nancy Palmer has been without water since Feb. 16. The 82-year-old lives in an apartment in a senior citizens home + uses a walker. Her sister had water, but Palmer couldn’t use her shower cause she needs handrails to avoid falling. So, to bathe + flush the toilet, Palmer paid the man who drives her to + from doctor’s appointments to bring her water every other day.
“I spent like $160 on water to flush my commodes. That’s what we had to bathe with, to brush our teeth. We had to buy bottled water for that. You couldn’t get gallons, just the bottles in the case.”
She bathed in the sink, using the cold water to wash her hair + body. Friday, her toilets began filling up with water. By Monday, she “had a little more than a trickle,” enough to fill a pot + boil it for dish washing. She’s still bathing in the sink."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/in-jackson-miss-two-weeks-with-no-running-water-and-no-end-in-sight/2021/03/01/2f5a787a-7adf-11eb-85cd-9b7fa90c8873_story.html
“I spent like $160 on water to flush my commodes. That’s what we had to bathe with, to brush our teeth. We had to buy bottled water for that. You couldn’t get gallons, just the bottles in the case.”
She bathed in the sink, using the cold water to wash her hair + body. Friday, her toilets began filling up with water. By Monday, she “had a little more than a trickle,” enough to fill a pot + boil it for dish washing. She’s still bathing in the sink."
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/in-jackson-miss-two-weeks-with-no-running-water-and-no-end-in-sight/2021/03/01/2f5a787a-7adf-11eb-85cd-9b7fa90c8873_story.html
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17-year-old shot and killed in DeWitt officer-involved shooting
https://cnycentral.com/news/local/person-shot-and-killed-in-dewitt-officer-involved-shooting
https://cnycentral.com/news/local/person-shot-and-killed-in-dewitt-officer-involved-shooting
Forwarded from Remote Uprising Support Team (RUST)
Family of teen shot, killed by Chandler police officer calls for the officer to be fired | 12news.com
https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/family-of-teen-shot-killed-by-chandler-police-officer-calls-for-the-officer-to-be-fired/75-89a8d74b-d59b-4379-b5f8-818456640361
https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/family-of-teen-shot-killed-by-chandler-police-officer-calls-for-the-officer-to-be-fired/75-89a8d74b-d59b-4379-b5f8-818456640361
Jury selection in the trial of Derek Chauvin starts today at the heavily fortified Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis,and is expected to last about three weeks. Afterward, opening statements will start no earlier than March 29 and take two to four weeks.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/08/us/derek-chauvin-trial-jury/index.html
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/08/us/derek-chauvin-trial-jury/index.html
Protestors have broken through the glass door at the Portland Justice Center #Livestream
https://www.twitch.tv/rosa_en_vivo livestream in Portland right now
A big line of stormtrooper feds attacking protestors and press with teargas and impact munitons in #Portland #PDX https://www.twitch.tv/rosa_en_vivo #livestream
Feds advancing again with flashbangs, teargas, and pepperballs. they are wearing blue, green, and red identifying LEDs on their helmets. A livestreamer just said someone was hit with munitions 4 times. #Portland
The family deserves this money and more, but this changes nothing in terms of the balance of power between police departments and the Black communities they terrorize nationwide. Don't let up. #BLM #FuckDerekChauvin
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56381722
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56381722
BBC News
Minneapolis to pay George Floyd family $27m
The settlement comes as jury selection resumes for the murder trial of ex-officer Derek Chauvin.
#Portland 8 minutes ago. If the entire demo is arrested this would mark a significant escalation in terms of repression of protestors in Portland.
https://twitter.com/LauraJedeed/status/1370605930337820675
https://twitter.com/LauraJedeed/status/1370605930337820675
Twitter
Laura Jedeed, Professional Stocker
Holy shit we are getting kettled We are all being detained Wow We are to sit down and stay where we are until given further orders https://t.co/KAya4hXLue
Livestreamer inside of the kettle right now: https://www.twitch.tv/adamncostellotv