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solarbirdSince item 4, #TraitorTrump has been trending since this news broke.
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Alt. Public Lands
twitter.com/AltPublicLands
25 June 2020
https://twitter.com/AltPublicLands/status/1276365619261173760
If you hadn’t see this, it speaks volumes about the degree to which FOX has infiltrated the Government. It’s now out in broad daylight on the center stage of the circus.
[QUOTED TWEET]
Zeke Miller
twitter.com/ZekeJMiller
25 June 2020
Sean Hannity boards Marine One ahead of the president. He saluted the marines at the door. Trump followed about a minute later.
[IMAGE of Sean Hannity walking towards the open side door of Marine One, two Marines saluting]
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Reform or rebuild, these steps must be taken to end police impunity.
28 May 2020
T. Greg Doucette
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1266053291684827138.html
I'm not a historian or political science guru – I tag in Prof.kevinmkruse for those things – but my assumption is that ethnonationalists / neo-Nazis / etc join police because of the unchecked power police have these days to terrorize minorities
So reduce that power – and hold police accountable for abusing it – and you reduce the allure to those folks pretty quick
And on that front, the to-do list is quite long
1: Abolish qualified immunity
QI is a doctrine created from scratch by judges. It was never enacted into law by a legislature or signed by an executive; judges created it on their own
And it protects police from being held accountable for their bad judgment
Qualified immunity means a policeman cannot be sued civilly for violating your rights – killing you, brutalizing you, etc – unless that right was "clearly established" at the time of the violation
What does "clearly established" mean? Whatever a judge wants
For example, police in California were sued b/c they stole $100K+ in rare coins while executing a search warrant
They received QI – the case was dismissed – because "stealing during a search" was not "clearly established" as illegal
[CONTINUES AT URL]
[ORIGINAL TWITTER THREAD STARTS HERE:
https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266053291684827138
]
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Armed Protest Scheduled For Saturday Planned By Member Of The Kentucky National Guard
By Jared Bennett
June 25, 2020
https://wfpl.org/armed-protest-scheduled-for-saturday-planned-by-member-of-the-kentucky-national-guard/
An armed counter protest to “restore order” in Louisville scheduled for Saturday is organized by a member of the Kentucky National Guard, according to social media posts.
“On the morning of June 27, armed freedom fighter patriots will march upon Louisville Kentucky to restore order,” the original post reads. “These Patriotic Americans will remain peaceful unless they find it necessary to defend themselves from opposition.”
The rally comes after weeks of protests against racism and police violence in Louisville after Louisville Metro Police officers killed 26 year-old Breonna Taylor in her home while serving a warrant. Gov. Andy Beshear activated the National Guard and sent members to Louisville to assist local law enforcement with the protests from May 31. The National Guard was withdrawn on June 2, the day after LMPD and Guardsmen shot at local restaurant owner David McAtee while enforcing a curfew. An investigation later determined McAtee was killed by a round fired by a member of the National Guard. Officials say McAtee fired first and law enforcement officers returned fire.
The event Saturday appears to be organized by a Facebook group called “American Freedom Fighters.”
In a Facebook comment, Eli Eaton identifies himself as the creator of the Facebook group and organizer of the march. Eaton’s LinkedIn account lists his occupation as a member of the Kentucky National Guard, as did his Facebook account, which has been deleted this week.
[SEE ALSO:
https://twitter.com/areidross/status/1276606516640931840
Update on this story... the Juaggalos have announced they will be on the scene as a militia plans to descend on Louisville tomorrow to counter-protest the continuing "Injustice Square" occupation. One member of an adjacent group was seen responding, "woop woop."
]
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Jim Sciutto
twitter.com/jimsciutto
26 June 2020
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1276610163726856192
!!!!: “The intelligence finding was briefed to President Trump, and the White House’s National Security Council discussed the problem at an interagency meeting in late March...but the White House has yet to authorize any step, the officials said.”
American troops in Afghanistan have been the target of some Taliban operations backed by Russia, intelligence officials found.
[LINKS TO:
Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says
The Trump administration has been deliberating for months about what to do about a stunning intelligence assessment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html
]
- An image that speaks volumes about the degree to which FOX has infiltrated the Government.
- Reform or rebuild, these steps must be taken to end police impunity.
- Armed Protest Scheduled For Saturday Planned By Member Of The Kentucky National Guard
- Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says [EDITOR: And the Trump administration has done nothing in response]
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Alt. Public Lands
twitter.com/AltPublicLands
25 June 2020
https://twitter.com/AltPublicLands/status/1276365619261173760
If you hadn’t see this, it speaks volumes about the degree to which FOX has infiltrated the Government. It’s now out in broad daylight on the center stage of the circus.
[QUOTED TWEET]
Zeke Miller
twitter.com/ZekeJMiller
25 June 2020
Sean Hannity boards Marine One ahead of the president. He saluted the marines at the door. Trump followed about a minute later.
[IMAGE of Sean Hannity walking towards the open side door of Marine One, two Marines saluting]
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Reform or rebuild, these steps must be taken to end police impunity.
28 May 2020
T. Greg Doucette
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1266053291684827138.html
I'm not a historian or political science guru – I tag in Prof.
kevinmkruse for those things – but my assumption is that ethnonationalists / neo-Nazis / etc join police because of the unchecked power police have these days to terrorize minoritiesSo reduce that power – and hold police accountable for abusing it – and you reduce the allure to those folks pretty quick
And on that front, the to-do list is quite long
1: Abolish qualified immunity
QI is a doctrine created from scratch by judges. It was never enacted into law by a legislature or signed by an executive; judges created it on their own
And it protects police from being held accountable for their bad judgment
Qualified immunity means a policeman cannot be sued civilly for violating your rights – killing you, brutalizing you, etc – unless that right was "clearly established" at the time of the violation
What does "clearly established" mean? Whatever a judge wants
For example, police in California were sued b/c they stole $100K+ in rare coins while executing a search warrant
They received QI – the case was dismissed – because "stealing during a search" was not "clearly established" as illegal
[CONTINUES AT URL]
[ORIGINAL TWITTER THREAD STARTS HERE:
https://twitter.com/greg_doucette/status/1266053291684827138
]
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Armed Protest Scheduled For Saturday Planned By Member Of The Kentucky National Guard
By Jared Bennett
June 25, 2020
https://wfpl.org/armed-protest-scheduled-for-saturday-planned-by-member-of-the-kentucky-national-guard/
An armed counter protest to “restore order” in Louisville scheduled for Saturday is organized by a member of the Kentucky National Guard, according to social media posts.
“On the morning of June 27, armed freedom fighter patriots will march upon Louisville Kentucky to restore order,” the original post reads. “These Patriotic Americans will remain peaceful unless they find it necessary to defend themselves from opposition.”
The rally comes after weeks of protests against racism and police violence in Louisville after Louisville Metro Police officers killed 26 year-old Breonna Taylor in her home while serving a warrant. Gov. Andy Beshear activated the National Guard and sent members to Louisville to assist local law enforcement with the protests from May 31. The National Guard was withdrawn on June 2, the day after LMPD and Guardsmen shot at local restaurant owner David McAtee while enforcing a curfew. An investigation later determined McAtee was killed by a round fired by a member of the National Guard. Officials say McAtee fired first and law enforcement officers returned fire.
The event Saturday appears to be organized by a Facebook group called “American Freedom Fighters.”
In a Facebook comment, Eli Eaton identifies himself as the creator of the Facebook group and organizer of the march. Eaton’s LinkedIn account lists his occupation as a member of the Kentucky National Guard, as did his Facebook account, which has been deleted this week.
[SEE ALSO:
https://twitter.com/areidross/status/1276606516640931840
Update on this story... the Juaggalos have announced they will be on the scene as a militia plans to descend on Louisville tomorrow to counter-protest the continuing "Injustice Square" occupation. One member of an adjacent group was seen responding, "woop woop."
]
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Jim Sciutto
twitter.com/jimsciutto
26 June 2020
https://twitter.com/jimsciutto/status/1276610163726856192
!!!!: “The intelligence finding was briefed to President Trump, and the White House’s National Security Council discussed the problem at an interagency meeting in late March...but the White House has yet to authorize any step, the officials said.”
American troops in Afghanistan have been the target of some Taliban operations backed by Russia, intelligence officials found.
[LINKS TO:
Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says
The Trump administration has been deliberating for months about what to do about a stunning intelligence assessment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/26/us/politics/russia-afghanistan-bounties.html
]
