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sheshe2

(83,329 posts)
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 12:42 AM Jul 2018

Bree Newsome took down the Confederate Flag and Theresa Patricia Okoumou...

Bree Newsome took down the Confederate Flag and Theresa Patricia Okoumou scaled to the base of our Lady Liberty

Yes, she made it to the base, and that is where her, our Statue of Liberty's feet, have been firmly planted for centuries.




Bree



Patricia



Beautiful. This is magnificent.

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Bree Newsome took down the Confederate Flag and Theresa Patricia Okoumou... (Original Post) sheshe2 Jul 2018 OP
Preeeeety sooon... UncleTomsEvilBrother Jul 2018 #1
Yes. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #2
Another brave black woman (mother of a five year old) Pluvious Jul 2018 #20
That was one hell of a photo. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #21
She makes them look ridiculous. smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #26
Thank You, she, for Shining the Light on Cha Jul 2018 #3
Brave women Cha. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #4
Yes, Fearless Warrioresses Cha Jul 2018 #5
Yep. sheshe2 Jul 2018 #6
it was dedicated in 1886 but I agree with the sentiment Demonaut Jul 2018 #7
It IS magnificent, she. calimary Jul 2018 #8
I've got a yellow flag that's much more honest and accurate. canuckledragger Jul 2018 #9
"people who shoot cops in the back"? brer cat Jul 2018 #13
It was made after The Bundy ranch thing canuckledragger Jul 2018 #14
Ah. I know that story brer cat Jul 2018 #15
Exactly. calimary Jul 2018 #31
NICE! calimary Jul 2018 #30
Statue Climbing suprcali Jul 2018 #10
Can you still climb inside the Statue of Liberty? Maraya1969 Jul 2018 #11
She is an inspiration. nt Laffy Kat Jul 2018 #12
K&R murielm99 Jul 2018 #16
Who put the confederate flag up there? malaise Jul 2018 #17
It was the official flag flown in front of the South Carolina state capitol building. lapucelle Jul 2018 #24
K&R ehrnst Jul 2018 #18
Kick oasis Jul 2018 #19
"our Statue of Liberty's feet, have been firmly planted for centuries." MadDAsHell Jul 2018 #22
Democratic women rock! mcar Jul 2018 #23
Yes we do!!! sheshe2 Jul 2018 #25
Thanks for posting both pictures. lapucelle Jul 2018 #27
Brave and powerful women! smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #28
K&R Gothmog Jul 2018 #29
Joy Reid interviewed Okoumou tonight Gothmog Jul 2018 #32
1. Preeeeety sooon...
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 12:48 AM
Jul 2018

...DEMS are going to tap into the real warriors of their base. I'd suggest doing so before they start their own.

sheshe2

(83,329 posts)
21. That was one hell of a photo.
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 12:49 PM
Jul 2018

She is brave and fearless. The police look like fools.

Thanks for the image and link, Pluvious.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
26. She makes them look ridiculous.
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 03:30 PM
Jul 2018

She is so strong and fearless and they look like they are about to wet themselves. Thanks for posting!

calimary

(80,693 posts)
8. It IS magnificent, she.
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 01:51 AM
Jul 2018

DOWN with that damn hate rag. And that stupid yellow snake flag too, while we’re at it. The protest at the Statue of Liberty seemed mighty fitting today.

canuckledragger

(1,632 posts)
14. It was made after The Bundy ranch thing
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 06:08 AM
Jul 2018

Where he harboured the 2 degenerates that went on to shoot those Las Vegas cops.

Y'know...the guy that owed a million or more in taxes for grazing on public lands but was too cheap and didn't want to pay like every other responsible law-abiding rancher in the area?

Y'know, the guy that then raised an army of moochers and losers to point guns at the various law enforcement agents in efforts to look tough, waving that snake flag everywhere?

Y'know...that guy whose followers (and at least one of his sons, if not more I think) then later on took over an unoccupied bird sanctuary and whined about the cold and lack of snacks?

They're definitely a bunch of cowards that wave that flag.

calimary

(80,693 posts)
30. NICE!
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 05:21 PM
Jul 2018

A keeper for sure!

Always amazed that the knuckledraggers would embrace a flag that’s YELLOW...

suprcali

(108 posts)
10. Statue Climbing
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 02:02 AM
Jul 2018

I know these are dire times and she drew attention to this important topic of immigration but she also put herself in danger. She put her rescuers in danger, too. Someone could've slipped from the base.

lapucelle

(18,037 posts)
24. It was the official flag flown in front of the South Carolina state capitol building.
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 03:06 PM
Jul 2018

Bree Newsome recited psalm 27 as she took the flag down and psalm 23 as she was led away in handcuffs.

 

MadDAsHell

(2,067 posts)
22. "our Statue of Liberty's feet, have been firmly planted for centuries."
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 01:46 PM
Jul 2018

Common misconception. The statue is only about a century old; it was installed in the late 1800’s. The famous Emma Lazarus poem was installed even later, early 1900’s.

lapucelle

(18,037 posts)
27. Thanks for posting both pictures.
Thu Jul 5, 2018, 03:31 PM
Jul 2018

I sometimes work with a group of nuns who are trying to establish a sanctuary at their mother house in Brentwood, LI. When I showed them the video of true Christian, genuine social justice warrior Bree Newsome, it left one of them in tears.

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