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
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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
Approximately 200 people being kettled, by the livestreamer's estimate
Police are getting all the press to leave first, which is sketchy at least. As well as photographing them with a weird strip of duct tape thing.
https://twitter.com/comradecamera/status/1370619312688357377 #Portland
https://twitter.com/comradecamera/status/1370619312688357377 #Portland
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Chris Landis
The processing people one by one, putting full names and date of birth on a strip of duct tape and photographing us in front of a van before letting anyone go. One of the bike cops started ordering me into the center of the street and before I knew it I have…
According to a livestreamer, the police are systematically removing all journalists, people with cameras, lawyers, National Lawyers Guild memembers, and others BEFORE the rest of the protestors inside of the kettle.
The Black Lives Revolution (BLM)
According to a livestreamer, the police are systematically removing all journalists, people with cameras, lawyers, National Lawyers Guild memembers, and others BEFORE the rest of the protestors inside of the kettle.
(Another admin sharing personal views) maybe don't leave if you're a lawyer or the press....... just given how these pigs act...... could save a life