Some promising noises out of the FCC and Congress lately–even from President Obama– about preserving Net Neutrality. However, the Telco & other retrograde forces out there have lots of money, lobbyists, and influence. Free Press’s “Save the Internet” campaign has some good things going on, including an astonishing $100,000 matching contribution fundraiser sponsored by an anonymous donor. Chip in what you can. And contact your congresspeople today.
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John’s Tweets
Load More...Wow. Thanks for posting. https://twitter.com/allbaipage/status/1266051759539191810
@McFaul Why is Trump’s own campaign sending out emails reminding people to request their applications for mail in voting?
The cop who arrested Omar Jimenez gave him the Nuremberg Defense: “I’m just following orders.” https://twitter.com/NewDay/status/1266338035597221888
CNN’s @OmarJimenez and his crew have been released from police custody. He recounts getting arrested and what happened while they were in custody. https://cnn.it/2M8PJA5
This is a valid critique, as is the reminder that the violence is usually not instigated by protesters.
And of course it's true that people have agency.
I hope to highlight the alignment of power with systemic unjust imbalance—the prime cause of unrest.
https://twitter.com/SuchAGentleBoi/status/1266327581554618373?s=20@JuliusGoat I generally like this thread and realize it's intended to vindicate the riots before an unsettled audience of privileged white liberals, but I feel the tone minimises the agency of protesters and rioters, almost casting them as an irrational or arational deluge, some divine wrath
This man is a disgrace. An international embrassment. An awful human being. He has already let countless Americans die and would let half this country burn down to the ground if it meant he could stay in power. HE is the “thug” who is looting our nation. https://twitter.com/whitehouse/status/1266342941649506304
“These THUGS are dishonoring the memory of George Floyd, and I won’t let that happen. Just spoke to Governor Tim Walz and told him that the Military is with him all the way. Any difficulty and we will assume control but, when the looting starts, the shooting starts. Thank you!” https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1266231100172615680
As polite sympathy turns to cynical outrage + Nixon-esque insults, and anxious protest is dismissed as mindless anarchy, we cannot let our eyes be turned away from the dead, murdered bodies that brought us here. Again. #GeorgeFloyd #AuhmadArbery #BreonaTaylor. 1/4
