Two Americas: Whats’ the difference? 1. APRIL 2014 NEVADA 
Protester Eric Parker from central Idaho aims his weapon from a bridge next to the Bureau of Land Management’s base camp where seized cattle, that belonged to rancher Cliven Bundy, are being held at near Bunkerville, Nevada April 12, 2014. U.S. officials ended a stand-off with hundreds of armed protesters in the Nevada desert on Saturday, calling off the government’s roundup of cattle it said were illegally grazing on federal land and giving about 300 animals back to rancher Bundy who owned them. (REUTERS/Jim Urquhart) 
Tea Party racist-Eric Parker, who lives in central Idaho, aims his weapon This image is so disturbing! It clearly shows the depth of white privilege in this photo. 
A sundown town is a town, city, or neighborhood in the US that was purposely all-white. The term came from signs that were posted stating that people of color had to leave the town by sundown. They are also sometimes known as “sunset towns” or “gray towns”.[1]
History
In some communities, signs were placed at the town’s borders with statements similar to the one posted in Hawthorne, California, which read “Nigger, Don’t Let The Sun Set On YOU In Hawthorne” in the 1930s.[2] James W. Loewen, the Washington, D.C.-based author, told The Washington Post in 2006 he found reports of thousands of such places, and sometimes, the sign makers tried to get clever. “Some came in a series, like the old Burma Shave signs, saying, ” . . . If You Can Read . . . You’d Better Run . . . If You Can’t Read . . . You’d Better Run Anyway.”[3]
AUGUST 2014 MISSOURI
Peaceful protesters in Ferguson August 13, 2014 Who is issuing orders for the Ferguson PD and swat teams to intimidate and fire tear gas on peaceful protesters?
lGiordano @AlGiordano
Woke up today to no tear gas, no snipers, no one arresting me for journalism like in #Ferguson. But I live in a civilized land: Mexico.
There you go!
USA NRA-REPUBLICAN & a COWARDLY IN THE POCKETS OF CORPORATIONS DEMS & CONGRESS have turned America into a DOMESTIC TERRORITS Society!
https://twitter.com/joemccann/status/499928977033928704/photo/1
Matt Pearce @mattdpearce
Myia, in her nurse’s uniform, and Ivory. Hit with rubber bullets and tear gas for trying to pick up Ivory’s kids.
https://twitter.com/mattdpearce/status/499751278927306754/photo/1
Remember those open carry assholes who thought they were gonna march through the Black neighborhood down in Texas?
An update
The community doesn’t want them there so local community activists met with the Open Carry people yesterday.
“I’m going to tell you something homie, this is Fifth Ward, you ain’t coming in here running nothing,” community activist Quanell X said while flanked by members of the New Black Panther Party, who were holding assault rifles.
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“You’re coming into the Fifth Ward and to the black community as insurgents,” said Krystal Muhammad, with the New Black Panther Party.
“I beg your pardon?” said David Amad, with Open Carry Texas.
“You are insurgents,” said Muhammad.
http://www.click2houston.com/news/gun-rights-group-open-carry-texas-warned-to-stay-out-of-fifth-ward/27465032
ANY QUESTIONS? Didn’t think so! BAM
Well, if Anonymous released this then it’s probably correct. They’ve been working on this for days.
But CNN says it’s not the shooter.
https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/499762962077196288/photo/1
And there you have it. What’s happening in Ferguson with the predominately WHITE PD attacking POC is no different from Israel’s assault on Gaza and the Palestinians(POC)
cheerio grrrl @cheeriogrrrl
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Now that we’ve met the #Ferguson #Police Dept, does anyone believe the officer politely asked Michael & his friend to move to the sidewalk?
11:21 PM – 13 Aug 2014
BREAKING: St. Louis County Police to be Relieved of Duty
At LAST!!!!!!
SHAMEFUL!
I searched the fb page and can’t find it.
Retweeted by Matt Pearce
St. Louis County PD @stlcountypd · 43m
@TheAnonMessage Bryan Willman is not even an officer with Ferguson or St. Louis County PD. Do not release more info on this random citizen.
I searched fb and couldn’t find anything. I switched up the names and nothing.
The Ferguson police department is doing nothing but creating more problems. Just release the damn name of the officer who gunned down Michael Brown. They’re disrespecting the black community by not releasing the name. Racism runs rampant there.
http://youtu.be/SDATg9uHjxY&rel=0
I posted a Youtube video but this other link came up (a gravatar) . Please erase the gravatar link. Thanks!
SG2, Did you see my request here? Thanks.
I hope I deleted the right one?
Yes…big thank you!
How comes this didn’t come from the Senator of Missouri?
Elizabeth Warren ✔ @elizabethforma
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This is America, not a war zone. The people of #Ferguson just want answers. We all want answers.
8:04 AM – 14 Aug 2014
Antonio French
Ward 21 Alderman
Alderman Antonio D. French is serving his first term as the Alderman of the 21st Ward, representing parts of the neighborhoods of The Greater Ville, Kingsway East, Mark Twain, Penrose, and O’Fallon, where he was born and raised. Prior to becoming Alderman he served the 21st Ward as the Democratic Committeeman and managed numerous winning political campaigns as the president of his own consulting firm.
During his time on the Board, French, one of the youngest city aldermen, has earned a reputation for passionately serving his ward and creating new initiatives to improve the quality of life in north St. Louis. In 2010, the Riverfront Times named him “Best Local Politician”.
Last year, his “Block by Block” partnership with the non-profit Rebuilding Together and Boeing resulted in the rehab of more than 50 homes for seniors and disadvantaged homeowners.
His partnership with the Sheldon Concert Hall has led to two successful summer jazz concert series in O’Fallon Park, helping to revitalize that beautiful public park.
In cooperation with the St. Louis Police Department, he created “safe zones” for hundreds of children in north St. Louis to trick or treat on Halloween night.
On the Board of Alderman he serves on the following committees: Neighborhood Development; Parks and Environment; Public Utilities; Transportation and Commerce; Ways and Means; and he serves as the Vice Chair of the Committee on Convention, Tourism, Arts & Humanities. Last year he passed a bill creating a public arts trust fund in the city. He is a member of the African American Aldermanic Caucus.
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/aldermen/profiles/antonio-french.cfm
Antonio French is free…and yet, nobody can explain why he was arrested.
Uh huh
Uh huh
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http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/st-louis-alderman-released-from-jail-after-arrest-during-ferguson/article_0806541b-ed48-5d06-9267-323531ad6cf1.html
FERGUSON • St. Louis Alderman Antonio French emerged Thursday morning from a night in jail after his arrest at the Ferguson protests to say that the police officers’ “heavy-handed” approach on the streets is making the situation worse.
French said he has no documentation that says why he was arrested, and that he was released about 7 a.m. today without having to post any bail.
No police spokesman was available to explain why French was arrested.
French said he should never have been locked up, nor should the dozen or so others at the jail overnight.
“Inside that jail is nothing but peacekeepers,” he said. “They rounded up the wrong people … reverends, young people organizing the peace effort.”
Police arrested about a dozen people Wednesday night, including French and two national reporters. Police used tear gas and sonic cannons to disperse the crowds. Today, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is scheduled to visit Ferguson in the wake of the growing protests.
Matthew A. Cherry @MatthewACherry
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Mike Brown was the first homicide in #Ferguson this year. Think about that.
12:30 AM – 14 Aug 2014
From DON over at TOD:
Gov. Nixon is so fucking done. His political career is over, so he might as well do the right thing by the citizens of Ferguson.
Good Morning, Everyone! Thanks for all the support for Michael Brown Jr, his family and the Ferguson community.
Keep it up with the Tweets! We demand the release of the cop who murdered Michael Brown Jr Saturday in Broad daylight, and he be jailed and trialed.
https://twitter.com/amk4obama/status/499779682246488067/photo/1
Thanks for this VISUAL. Says it all doesn’t it?
Two Americas: Ferguson, Missouri Versus the Bundy Ranch, Nevada
Bob Cesca on August 14, 2014
As we noted yesterday, we can’t help but to contrast law enforcement’s reaction to protesters in Ferguson, Missouri versus law enforcement’s reaction during the Bundy Ranch fiasco.
1) The Bundy Ranch: On one hand, a large group of armed white men marched in a line of battle while at least one civilian rifleman in a sniper’s perch trained his weapon at Bureau of Land Management officials. In reaction, the government didn’t fire a single round or canister of tear gas, and eventually retreated, conceding the disputed ground to the Bundy militias. It’s important to note that the protesters turned out in support of a man who refused to pay his taxes and grazed his cattle without paying the accompanying fees. This man, Cliven Bundy, and his supporters threatened secession and armed revolt against the United States goverment.
2) Ferguson, Missouri: On the other hand, unarmed African American protesters in Ferguson, enraged and grieving from the death of an (again) unarmed black man named Michael Brown who was shot in the back by a police officer, have been confronted for several days now by police in full military regalia. This time, the rifleman in the sniper’s perch is a police officer — his scope trained on the protesters.
In Ferguson, law enforcement is vastly overreacting in the face of peaceful protesters, while at the Bundy Ranch, law enforcement vastly underreacted in the face of armed secessionists and scofflaws.
What’s wrong with this picture? Better yet, what’s wrong with the following pictures?
http://thedailybanter.com/2014/08/two-americas-ferguson-missouri-versus-bundy-ranch-nevada/
Joe Madison – “The Black Eagle”
Ferguson,
Missouri- I’m calling for a non-violent visual protest in support of
justice for Michael Brown. When faced with adversity, put your hands in
the air and record what is happening with your cell phone.
To stand in solidarity with, Michael Brown, do it now, and post your picture on our Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152681019652125
I think Anon just released the name of the murdering cop. Waiting for confirmation.
There’s a police coup going on right now in Ferguson, Mo.
The tear gas was practically still in the air in the fall of 1968 when the National Commission on the Causes and Prevention of Violence — yes, that was a thing — formed a working group to probe the civil disorder that had just occurred at that year’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. It was there, some will recall, that police in baby blue helmets clubbed and dragged bloodied anti-war protesters through the streets, while TV viewers looked on and crowds chanted, “The whole world is watching.” To describe the incomprehensible scenes, the so-called Walker Commission coined a new term. They called it a “police riot.”
There’s been no police riot in Ferguson, Mo. — not yet anyway (and hopefully never). But what is happening in the working class suburb just outside of St. Louis is, in some ways, far worse. A tense situation in the aftermath of Saturday’s fatal shooting by a police officer of an unarmed college-bound 18-year-old named Mike Brown has been made much more tense, night after night, by brutal, bone-headed policing that makes one wonder if Birmingham’s brutal Bull Connor has been re-animated.
I thought I was losing my capacity to be shocked — but events in Missouri over just the last couple of hours have crossed a frightening line, one that makes me pray that this assault on fundamental American values is just the aberration of one rudderless Heartland community, and not the first symptoms of nation gone mad with high-tech weaponry to keep its own citizens in line.
This afternoon, several hundred citizens who gathered on a public street, in broad daylight, to air their grievances over Brown’s killing were met with a massive SWAT team, an armored personnel carrier, and men in camouflage pointing heavy artillery at the crowd. Two prominent credentialed journalists who tried to report on the event were arrested for a time, and there was a report that a state senator who questioned authorities about tear gas earlier was also in custody. All this as authorities continue to cover up the most basic information about what happened on the night Mike Brown was murdered.
Read more at http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/attytood/Theres-a-police-coup-right-now-n-Ferguson-Mo-.html#h6zy4AzoTIGDswZl.99
Allan Brauer @allanbrauer
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.@GovJayNixon If you’re worried about the political fallout for taking definitive action in #Ferguson, well, honey, that ship has sailed.
1:13 AM – 14 Aug 2014
Goldie Taylor @goldietaylor
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Worth noting: Those small suburban jurisdictions around #STL used to be sundown towns…
11:56 PM – 13 Aug 2014
Goldie Taylor @goldietaylor
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Historically, sundown towns had written and unwritten codes barring African Americans after sundown.
11:59 PM – 13 Aug 2014
Goldie Taylor @goldietaylor
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Not sure when last sundown codes ended, but many were still in force when I was growing up. We knew where we couldn’t go.
12:09 AM – 14 Aug 2014
itgurl @itgurl_29
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Do people actually think that it’s, like, legal for President Obama to just waltz into Gov. Dixon’s office and start doing his job? Jesus.
12:14 AM – 14 Aug 2014
https://twitter.com/ClaraJeffery/status/499777467507159042/photo/1
AdamSerwer ✔ @AdamSerwer
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Reminder of why Obama’s pick to head the civil rights division was blocked http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/republican-war-civil-rights-laws …
12:00 AM – 14 Aug 2014
Grace Lidia Suarez @gracels
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Grounds for arrest of Alderman French: “he didn’t listen.” In other words: uppity black man.
12:30 AM – 14 Aug 2014
Oh, so it wasn’t because of his reporting on Twitter?
These a$$hole cops should be strapped to a polygraph everytime one of them opens his mouth.
TheAnonMessage @TheAnonMessage
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BREAKING: Crowd rallying at #Ferguson Jail demanding @AntonioFrench’s release. https://vine.co/v/MYpMplL0QTe
11:58 PM – 13 Aug 2014
Goldie Taylor @goldietaylor
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Getting word that @AntonioFrench has been released. #Ferguson
11:38 PM – 13 Aug 2014
Unfortunately, Mr. French is still in custody.
DamnRightI’mOutraged @RaavynnDigitaL
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It appears the police are jamming cell phone signals in #Ferguson. People can’t get service, but the mobile carriers say there’s no issue.
9:57 PM – 13 Aug 2014
Reblogged this on HAPLOGROUP – bit that makes us human..
Ferguson police are looting the civil rights of the citizens of Ferguson.
The violent police of Ferguson:
http://youtu.be/zApzDwjxfgs&rel=0
Rubber bullet wound:
https://twitter.com/flotusinspired/status/499784961583370240/photo/1
https://twitter.com/Bipartisanism/status/499777919787732992/photo/1
Every Ferguson protestor should be given a Medal of Honor for defending our country’s democracy and Constitution.
Antonio French, Alderman in St Louis, Arrested in Ferguson
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/875545-antonio-french-alderman-in-st-louis-arrested-in-ferguson-mo-protests-videos/
Everyone one of these officers attacking black citizens need to be OFF the force. Police are to protect & serve. They’ve gone to war with black people. Where are the got damn leaders in Missouri? Black citizens lives are in danger!
Wow, you and I are thinking alike. They should ALL be taken off the force and put on leave.
Black citizens lives are in danger and I am so worried for them!
Black citizens are choking to death from tear gas and leaders in Missouri are quiet. Resign mofos!
The Federal Government needs to step in with troops and nab these heinous Ferguson police.
Raw Video – Police: “This is no longer a peaceful protest. You must disperse now
The Ferguson police are lacking of any moral conscience.
They are truly lost souls.
For you, Yahtc
Thank you, SG2.
I am crying over this.
Still upset over this…..what it takes to get White America’s attention!
http://youtu.be/8bs2uZN8GAw&rel=0
Published on Aug 13, 2014
8-13-14 – ( CNN ) – Tiffany Mitchell, another eyewitness to the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson last weekend, spoke out on CNN tonight. She told Don Lemon she saw Brown trying to pull away from the officer moments before he was shot. This comes days after a friend of Brown’s who witnessed the shooting said the police officer is “guilty of murder.” Mitchell said Brown had started running from the police officer, and the officer ran after him, firing his gun. Then, she said, “the kid’s body jerked as if he was hit from behind and he turned around and he puts his hands up like this and the cop continued to fire, and he just dropped down to the ground.”
She described the officer in question as a tall, white male, and told Lemon she heard at least five or six shots.
And in addition, another person connected to Mitchell, who she was picking up in the neighborhood, was also witness to the shooting, and Mitchell’s lawyer said her account provides the same information about what happened that day.
All witnesses are telling the same story.
Same story, Granny! And it shreds the police bullshit story. Dorin Johnson told us Michael Brown was shot in the back and she says the kid was running as the officer fires at him. All witnesses are consistent.
the SAME story.
uh huh
uh huh
The Media is turning it into about Lowry and Ryan. Nope! It’s about Michael Brown a kid executed by the police.
Yes, it IS about Michael Brown.
Only problem is that White America doesn’t believe how dire the situation is in Ferguson until reporters, Whites, or a State Senator are arrested for no cause.
And, yet, it seems as if it is business as usual for the Whites in MO. and the rest of America.
SG2,
This is just making me sick. When will White America deal with itself, its unfair privileges and advantages and “play” on a level field.
My heart is torn, upset, and crying out for change. I look at my skin and say “Why?!!! I want to vomit.
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/michael-brown-death-journalists-arrested-amid-turmoil-missouri-n180166
Excerpt:
“A Washington Post reporter was one of two journalists arrested and thrown in a booking cell while covering the unrest in a St. Louis suburb roiled by protests over an unarmed teen’s death at the hands of police, an arrest the newspaper’s executive editor called illegal and unjustified.
Wesley Lowery said he was slammed into a soda machine and arrested after recording officers who ordered everyone to leave a McDonald’s restaurant in Ferguson, as demonstrations against the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown happened nearby. Also arrested was Huffington Post reporter Ryan Reilly.
“That behavior was wholly unwarranted and an assault on the freedom of the press to cover the news,” Washington Post Executive Editor Martin Baron said in a statement. “After being placed in a holding cell, he was released with no charges and no explanation. He was denied information about the names and badge numbers of those who arrested him.” Both were later released without charges.
“HuffPost’s Reilly on MSNBC: Ferguson Cop Wouldn’t Say What I Was Under Arrest For”
http://www.mediaite.com/tv/huffposts-reilly-on-msnbc-ferguson-cop-wouldnt-say-what-i-was-under-arrest-for/
Retweeted by 3chicspolitico:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bu_lW6DIMAAJC0K.jpg:large
Caption for photo:
Ryan J. Reilly @ryanjreilly
Here are photos of the Saint Louis County cop who assaulted me yesterday. #Ferguson
Angie Coiro @Angie_Coiro
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If you don’t see by now that white Americans live in an entirely different country than black Americans, it’s willful ignorance. #Ferguson
9:05 PM – 13 Aug 2014
http://youtu.be/abLmJc-Muh4
Jonathan Capehart ✔ @CapehartJ
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Before I go to bed, I have just one question: WHERE IS @GovJayNixon? A town in your state is choking on tear gas.
10:30 PM – 13 Aug 2014
The governor was here – https://twitter.com/GovJayNixon/status/499661063554486272/photo/1
There goes any hope of getting help for Ferguson from the governor.
Joel D. Anderson ✔ @blackink12
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St. Louis alderman @AntonioFrench has apparently been arrested tonight during the protests in #Ferguson, according to his wife and friends
10:53 PM – 13 Aug 2014
This is appalling!
Democracy (and any guarantee of civil rights) is collapsing in Ferguson.
john r stanton ✔ @dcbigjohn
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how bad, and for how long, have things been in #Ferguson if the cops are willing to be this draconian with the world watching?
8:37 PM – 13 Aug 2014
More than likely it’s always been like that.
Done Granny
Oops, wrong link. Delete it for me, please. Thank you.
https://twitter.com/MatthewKeysLive/status/499755515606339584/photo/1
https://twitter.com/mmfa/status/499754615987249152/photo/1
Of course Hannity would ignore it and interview chief of police, he doesn’t want to mess up his credentials as Grand Wizard of the KKK and leadership positions in the white supremacist organizations.
Greg Pinelo @gregpinelo
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Folks, National Guard is under state command. Second, don’t assume Obama hasn’t been on the phone all night dealing with this.
9:57 PM – 13 Aug 2014
Ed Bott ✔ @edbott
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More people have had their civil rights violated by the Ferguson police in the last 24 hours than by the NSA in the last 10 years.
8:00 PM – 13 Aug 2014
https://twitter.com/evanchill/status/499741034096918528/photo/1
Liberal Librarian @Lib_Librarian
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After #Ferguson, don’t fucking tell me Twitter doesn’t matter
9:28 PM – 13 Aug 2014
Elon @elongreen
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Conservatives will care about #Fergusan when a black Attorney General stops the overreach of a white police force. https://twitter.com/mattdpearce/status/499741831861510144 …
9:24 PM – 13 Aug 2014
Keri Hilson ✔ @KeriHilson
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Looks like those who couldn’t grasp why blacks in America kept saying racism is still very much alive are starting to get the picture.
8:09 PM – 13 Aug 2014
Craig City @Craig_RINV
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Everybody is for liberty and the right to assemble until it involves blacks. #angrytweet
8:48 PM – 13 Aug 2014
Norman Ornstein @NormOrnstein · 1h
I am appalled at the absence of responsible authority. This is a police riot. Where is the governor?
Catherine Rampell @crampell · 1h
Washington Post reporters have been arrested in two cities this year: Ferguson and Tehran http://www.vox.com/2014/8/13/6000821/ferguson-wesley-lowery-jason-rezaian-iran-arrested?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_name=share-button&utm_campaign=vox&utm_content=article-share-top …
Jamil Smith ✔ @JamilSmith
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Remember, this all started with a Ferguson cop taking issue with Michael Brown and his friend walking in the street on a Saturday afternoon.
9:43 PM – 13 Aug 2014
https://twitter.com/elonjames/status/499739519688511488/photo/1
Wesley Lowery ✔ @WesleyLowery
Apparently, in America, in 2014, police can manhandle you, take you into custody, put you in cell & then open the door like it didn’t happen
Pretty Foot @PrettyFootWoman
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@WesleyLowery @Our4thEstate YES they can…just think what might have happened if you had been black
9:47 PM – 13 Aug 2014
2nd…………….?
Taylor Dobbs @taylordobbs
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Police in Ferguson telling media to turn off their cameras on a public street. Reminder: They can’t do that. https://www.aclu.org/filming-and-photographing-police …
9:30 PM – 13 Aug 2014
Charles Johnson @Green_Footballs
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And then the Ferguson police chief who lied about a curfew appears on Fox News with Sean Hannity. Any questions?
9:43 PM – 13 Aug 2014
Sharlene King @typodactyl
Now would be a good time for all of us to pick up our phones: @GovJayNixon (573) 751-4141 #Ferguson
Joaquin Castro ✔ @JoaquinCastrotx
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I’m sure that Ted Cruz and Rand Paul are going speak up for the liberty and freedom of the ppl of Ferguson against govt overreach soon..
9:28 PM – 13 Aug 2014
Liberal Librarian @Lib_Librarian
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Remember: this is all because 2 black youth were walking in the street and a white cop took exception. #Ferguson
9:53 PM – 13 Aug 2014
Megan Sims @The_Blackness48 1h
Powerful picture we took today at Howard University (DC) #Ferguson #MikeBrown #MyaWhite #DONTSHOOT
from POU:
https://twitter.com/attorneycrump/status/499726872431702017/photo/1
duplicate and it’s so needed
Another witness speaks
http://www.kmov.com/special-coverage-001/Another-witness-to-Michael-Brown-Jr-shooting-speaks-to-News-4-271139501.html
Where’s the Governor, Mayor, other Ferguson elected officials? Fucking COWARDS!
How’s that STATES RIGHTS thing working for Ferguson, hmm? No state leadership
NONE, NADA, ZERO, ZILCH! COWARDS
Who is the FP chief protecting in FERGUSON? WHITE CITIZENS ONLY!
ARREST THE MURDERING COP, FPD!
THE NATIONAL GUARD NEEDS TO DESCEND UPON FERGUSON, LIKE YESTERDAY!
Yes, the people of Ferguson need to be rescued from their police department!