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Tsiyu

(18,186 posts)
75. lol "They love me! They really love me!"
Thu Mar 12, 2015, 09:30 PM
Mar 2015

Well, I love you, anyways!

They all think they're so smart, but they always give themselves away.

Any progressive SHOULD understand why people who are being harassed by cops don't vote, so that really gave it away. I have a friend - mixed race - who was targeted by cops in another county ( where I live, cops are pretty chill ) CONSTANTLY. But he has one of the most brilliant political minds I know, and he is NOT gonna not vote, especially when he had an uncle running for office.

Well, they got him on a silly warrant right after he voted. Someone ( rich white asshole who was running against my friend's uncle so he had an axe to grind ) said something to my friend at the polling place about his "legal status." So we know it was him.

The poor kid has so many fines now, he has little hope of paying them all off. And I know from his experience alone that going to the polls when you're being targeted by cops is a dangerous venture.

I wish people would open their minds.

Anyhoo, it's been a pleasure, bravenak!

. bigtree Mar 2015 #1
I just read thru the whole thing. yodermon Mar 2015 #2
That is a remarkable account - thanks for sharing the tweets. nt el_bryanto Mar 2015 #3
k&r nt steve2470 Mar 2015 #4
Very interesting. underpants Mar 2015 #5
gives a much better sense of events than the media reports. salin Mar 2015 #6
Excellent post. Makes what happened very clear. jwirr Mar 2015 #7
»Shaun King bigtree Mar 2015 #8
» Matt Pearce - National reporter for the Los Angeles Times. bigtree Mar 2015 #9
Thanks for putting all that together, bigtree. Sissyk Mar 2015 #10
thanks for kicking, Sissyk bigtree Mar 2015 #11
I agree about that. Sissyk Mar 2015 #13
Seriously, bigtree, this is a real service. blm Mar 2015 #78
twitter rules bigtree Mar 2015 #81
» Donna Brazile bigtree Mar 2015 #12
»Kit O'Connell - journalist. #MyMPN Web Editor bigtree Mar 2015 #14
Map of where the two officers were shot bigtree Mar 2015 #15
K&R BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #16
citizen journalists bigtree Mar 2015 #19
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interesting bigtree Mar 2015 #20
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read the article I posted on edit bigtree Mar 2015 #22
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on edit in my first reply to you bigtree Mar 2015 #24
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I'm not privileged to info on how he 'supports himself' bigtree Mar 2015 #27
How do you support yourself? Tsiyu Mar 2015 #38
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One has NOTHING to do with the other Tsiyu Mar 2015 #43
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The difference between a "moment" and a "movement" BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #34
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And if they show up to vote Tsiyu Mar 2015 #39
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If you bothered to read the report Tsiyu Mar 2015 #46
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Sorry, your cluelesness about Ferguson gives you away Tsiyu Mar 2015 #49
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. bravenak Mar 2015 #60
+1 bravenak Mar 2015 #59
It's astounding how clueless people are Tsiyu Mar 2015 #64
It signed up for me so here I am to enjoy the show. bravenak Mar 2015 #66
... Tsiyu Mar 2015 #48
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You heard a black radio host! ZOMG!!!!!!!! Tsiyu Mar 2015 #52
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Look at you. bravenak Mar 2015 #63
That poster is very calm. bravenak Mar 2015 #65
I know about the issue of the voting BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #54
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Where were you 'dissed'? n/t LeftOfWest Mar 2015 #57
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I feel that soon BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #61
hahahahaah! bigtree Mar 2015 #69
Shut'Em Down BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #72
it often takes time for a community to stand up against the overwhelming pattern and practice bigtree Mar 2015 #37
Thank you bigtree BumRushDaShow Mar 2015 #56
Maybe he found something else to do, why do you assume he must go back and teach? Rex Mar 2015 #32
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I think that most of his detractors would say the same as you bigtree Mar 2015 #36
We don't solve community problems without involvement of actual humans Tsiyu Mar 2015 #42
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You are sooo very understanding about the police 'overreacting'. Suprise!!! bravenak Mar 2015 #62
I'm shocked, shocked I tell you! Tsiyu Mar 2015 #67
I saw the holes in this story immediately. bravenak Mar 2015 #68
Awww! bravenak Mar 2015 #70
And we were having so much fun! Tsiyu Mar 2015 #71
I want to thank the Academy for giving me the opportunity to win this award! bravenak Mar 2015 #73
lol "They love me! They really love me!" Tsiyu Mar 2015 #75
Hell yeah! We should all be able to see that the DOJ report let us into the truth. bravenak Mar 2015 #77
K & R great reading. mountain grammy Mar 2015 #18
This is the part that jumped out at me. NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #26
It always amazes me how quickly these non-violent protests can disintegrate bigtree Mar 2015 #28
Remember, these cops think AfAm are animals. Of course they have met with KKK members NoJusticeNoPeace Mar 2015 #29
'If Mike Brown were still alive, we wouldn't be protesting. We all would've been home tonight.' Rex Mar 2015 #30
amazing account WDIM Mar 2015 #31
K&R..mahalo bigtree :( Cha Mar 2015 #74
Just doesn't seem like the shots were from a protestor blm Mar 2015 #76
Prayer Vigil bigtree Mar 2015 #79
Chanting, drumming bigtree Mar 2015 #80
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