VP Joe Biden:
“Before I begin my remarks I want to acknowledge that it was five years ago today when a white supremacist walked into Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and slaughtered a friend of mine, Clemente Pinckney, and 8 other parishioners. It was “hate unbridled”. And it was poisonous. A poisonous expression of White Supremacy that still infects our nation and many of our institutions, and the dangers we face as a society if we don’t root out this corrosive and deadly ideology. You know, when I reflect back on the amazing grace and compassion and forgiveness of the Mother Emmanuel community, I see the very best of what we see in America as Americans.”
VP Biden: “But we know that grace alone is not enough. We have to put it to work, that grace. And we are seeing the best in America in that as well. In the weeks of peaceful protests, civil actions taking place in cities and towns of every size in this state, and every other state across the country, people are keeping their eyes focused on how dangerous it is, how much danger it is to live a life of a black or a brown-skinned person in this country. The Americans are out there marching, notwithstanding the fact that we’re in the middle of a pandemic. That’s how critical they think it is.”
VP Biden; “On Monday, Donald Trump said “If we stopped testing right now for COVID-19, we’d have very few cases, if any”. This statement is not only absurd, it is absolutely tragic. Yesterday, the head of the White House taskforce on coronavirus, the Vice President, claimed success in the fight because deaths are “down to fewer than 750 a day”. Seven hundred and fifty, fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers, uncles, aunts, husbands, wives, children! Dying every day! More than 20,000 a month! That’s greater than World War 2 level casualties each month. That’s more than five 9/11s each month. And this administration is engaging in self-congratulations?”
VP Biden: “It may be good enough for Donald Trump.
But it will never, ever be acceptable if I’m your president.Researchers have shown that tens of thousands of Americans have died needlessly, because Donald Trump was slow to respond to the crisis. And then when he did, he bungled the response. For weeks in January and February, I – but I wasn’t alone, I was raising my concerns about how we needed to take this virus seriously. All while Trump was ignoring the reporting from his own Intelligence Community, and his daily briefings, and the warnings of his closest advisors. All the while praising the Chinese government for ‘being transparent’ in handling this virus, instead of demanding access for the CDC, that Beijing was refusing to give in Wuhan.”
VP Biden: “The American people have sacrificed SO much to fight this virus. We’ve lost lives, we’ve lost businesses, we’ve lost paychecks. And now thanks t to Trump’s bungling we may lose the some of the progress we’ve begun to make. All because he’s has lost interest. He’s once again ignoring the facts:
The public health response is still, woefully, woefully, lacking from this administration. More than 117K people have died in the United States of America, with an average daily number of cases still climbing in twenty-one states. We still don’t have what we need when it comes to rapid results testing, contact tracing capacity, widely available personnel, protective equipment for them, or clear nationwide guidance.
Instead President Trump pushes dangerous disproven drugs, stands in the way of the CDC issuing guidelines on re-opening. They had them, wanted to issue them, and he wouldn’t let them. He refuses to wear a mask. Failing in the most basic test of leadership.”
(more…)
Among so many, a deeply heartbreaking anniversary. We owe it to these murdered people to honor their memories with action to reduce the power of white supremacy, the ubiquity of guns, and increase the ease of voting.
Mayor of San Francisco London Breed speaks with Chris Hayes:
He asks her about “reducing the scope of police business”.
Mayor Breed:
“So for example, I’m sure you heard just recently in San Francisco there was a woman who called the police on a man in front of house because he was putting a ‘Black Lives Matter’ on his property. That is a call the police should not be responding to. We have people who struggle with mental illness, and addiction, who need treatment, who need help, who need medical professionals. And so our goal is to look at completely re-vamping our system so that when a 911 call is made, that our dispatchers are able to analyze that call, and send out the appropriate response team. And that does not always have to be the police.”
Hayes: “When you say “appropriate response team”..does that exist or do you need to build that?”
Mayor Breed:
“It partially exists. But we also need to increase our capacity. We have a crisis intervention team, medical professionals that work with the Department of Public Health. They oftentimes are the ones out on the streets responding to a crisis centered around people who suffer from mental illness and substance use disorder. We have a street violence intervention program. These are people from the community who also respond to disputes that are non-violent, that have no need for the police, in various communities. And so it’s really about restructuring what we already have available and enhancing what we have, in order to respond to the situations that occur. Because in most instances, there isn’t a need for a police response. So how do we make those adjustments in order to eliminate the amount of calls that police respond to, that are not criminal activity?”
Hayes: “In your city what percentage of these calls can you take away from police and put in other hands?”
Mayor Breed:
“Well I think it’s close to probably 50% of the call volume that comes in. Because I want to be clear, there are a number of crimes that still take place. We are a major city and there is a need for police response, especially around violence or if there’s any other situation of that nature. But again I go back to some of the calls, the increased number of calls that are taking place for the homelessness, or the mentally ill, or other needs that police officers can’t provide support for. That’s where we can make the change. So I think that we’ll dramatically decrease the number of calls that law enforcement responds to in the city, which will provide us an opportunity to also re-direct resources to ramp up what we need to do to respond.”
Mayor London Breed unveiled a roadmap for policing:
“San Francisco police will stop responding to neighbor disputes, reports on homeless people, school discipline interventions, and other non-criminal activities as part of a police reform plan the mayor announced.”
(ABC7 Los Angeles)
On this day five years ago, Chris Singleton’s mother Sharonda was murdered because of the color of her skin, alongside eight other victims inside Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church. Chris is determined to carry on Sharonda’s legacy of love by reminding himself he #CantLetMomDown. pic.twitter.com/Fi12Bx7IkT
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) June 17, 2020
“I kept getting asked to speak at elementary schools, so I thought, how can I share the message about unity and loving your neighbor with young people?"
Today Chris is releasing "Different: A Story About Loving Your Neighbor" a children's book, dedicated to his mother Sharonda. pic.twitter.com/vCQ7R91FpY
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) June 17, 2020
Spread love and end racism. That's @csingleton__2's goal.
"Nobody chooses their skin color, so why would I ever hate you for yours? And why would you ever hate me for mine?"
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) June 17, 2020
Today we say their names and honor all nine victims of that tragic day: Reverend Clementa Pinckney, Cynthia Hurd, Reverend Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, Tywanza Sanders, Ethel Lance, Susie Jackson, Depayne Middleton Doctor, Reverend Daniel Simmons, and Myra Thompson.
— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) June 17, 2020
New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks to Chris Hayes after armed right wing militia shot
a peaceful protestor yesterday in her state.
Hayes: “What is your understanding about what happened last night and how is your state responding to it?
Mayor Grisham:
“We are incredibly horrified and disturbed. We’re about to go into a budget special session starts on Thursday. And police reform and racial injustice are going to be topics that we will get through in a couple of days to see if we can’t do better than the militarization of our police. And having militia engaged only to provoke violence at peaceful protests. These have to be addressed. The state has a clear role to make a difference here.”
Hayes: “Things are just different when people are armed, I think we would all agree. If you see a thousand people are on the street protesting, that’s one thing. If a thousand people are protesting and they are carrying guns, that’s another. If 500 are on each side and they’re all carrying guns, that’s another entirely. Like how do you understand this in terms of the role that weapons play, where folks are coming armed to these kinds of events?”
Mayor Grisham:
“So Chris, a couple of years ago I was talking to New Mexicans and folks across the country, that this country it occurs to me has a very negative gun culture. And when I became elected Governor, one of the first things I did was to instruct our Department of Health to treat gun violence as the Public Health epidemic that, frankly, it is. And there is no question that when you are gathering, or marching, or protesting, and there’s a group of armed citizens with automatic weapons who are completely dressed in military gear, their only role is to provoke and to seek intimidation of individuals who are peacefully protesting. And this horrific example that played out in Albuquerque – you know I have been incredibly grateful that we haven’t had such a situation, given the last 20 plus days in this country, and the incredible work of peaceful protestors. But make no mistake, this is not the first time this particular militia has been engaging in public. And I think it’s time we find a way to be clear, all our constitutional rights are valid. My constitutional right to be safe in my community needs to be upheld. And we have got to stop this intimidation, and stop allowing armed men and women, whose only purpose is to create havoc and harm at these gatherings. It’s unacceptable and we have the ability to do something about it right now in this country. And New Mexico intends, I intend, to do something about it.”
–um i believe her.
Five years ago, nine good souls were ripped from this world — killed by hate and white supremacy. Today, we honor the memory of the Emanuel Nine and the unspeakable grace of those they left behind. pic.twitter.com/zpVG2ak8aK
I'm in Darby, Pennsylvania, to discuss how we can make sure the country's reopening is safe, effective, and gets Americans back to work. Tune in: https://t.co/VaCPc32w9A
Then the local Dem Cacus leaders and the local NAACP leaders need to meet now and begin to strategize how to get “souls to the polls” in November. You now know their game plan. Do Sumthing!!!
Fulton County, Ga., district attorney announces that former Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe, who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks, will face 11 total charges including felony murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon https://t.co/QOOWDX3ZTppic.twitter.com/5dEE8TbGFm
BREAKING: Fulton County DA on actions of officers after Rayshard Brooks was shot: "Officer Rolfe actually kicked Mr. Brooks while he laid on the ground, while he was there fighting for his life." A second officer stood on Brooks' shoulders, the DA says. https://t.co/VR0y9oxKzupic.twitter.com/XPTtOFgVHG
the INHUMANITY of it all..you shoot a man in the back 2 times…then you kick him while he lays bleeding on the sidewalk…his life seeping from him…the other man stands on his shoulders….
NO Words…
and now the Atlanta police officers are defiant and say they will refuse to take calls from the community…but they have No Words about the inhumane treatment that their fellow officers gave to Mr Brooks…
Donald Trump ignored the experts, downplayed the threat COVID-19 posed, and failed to take the action necessary to contain it — and now in many states, COVID cases are on the rise again.
The United States could see more than 200,000 deaths from Covid-19 by October 1, a closely watched model predicts as states continue to reopen. The projection comes as 18 states are still seeing an upward trend in new cases. https://t.co/6OS5hJEWYE
At 7:00 pm est we will pregame for Verzuz. Post your cocktails, food & fav Alicia Keys and/or John Legend song or whatever you are listening too. Let’s make it a fun evening. #TeamPete and everyone else who follows me or you is welcome to join the celebration. #JuneteenthDaypic.twitter.com/6tA5B9jsFX
Mnuchin is wrong in saying that he can’t share information about where the billions of dollars in PPP loans are going. The American people deserve to know how their money is being spent.
If Trump and Republicans have their way, millions of people will lose their health insurance in the middle of a deadly global health crisis. And it's purely to score political points.
Hi Df, I couldn’t see the above segment due to my location, but I stumbled onto this (old one) which also deals with the confed statues. (Very informative, if only Oliver wouldn’t swear so gratuitously and so much; jars me every time.)
Hi, VC!! Well, you know my potty mouth is not so good, either. My apologies… sometimes the words just fit. That said, I understand why he always wins Emmy’s. Spot on, even WITH his saucy language. Sending hugs to you! Stay healthy and safe
TY for the hugs. 🙂 🙂
This has been a truly unusual academic year, no matter what level of education one was in! I guess you’re now officially on summer break, right? Take care of yourself too.
Here's the result of Trump selling us out to Xi – dangling our economy for his reelection. During his time in office, the US has dropped from #1 to #10 ranking in global competitiveness. https://t.co/45DFG766Rg
The list of Trump campaign surrogates expected to attend the president’s rally in Oklahoma on Saturday alongside Brad Parscale, Lara Trump, and Kimberly Guilfoyle, according to a campaign press release. Will they all stay six feet apart from each other? pic.twitter.com/gGgC7y0l6Q
Rep. Katie Porter: "Mnuchin's suggestion that he can't disclose this information is just dead wrong. It's something he could change tomorrow, and he could simply direct the banks to disclose this … If they don't, Congress is going to act. And I'm going to stay on this." @MSNBC
Florida’s election supervisors asked Gov. Ron DeSantis more than 10 weeks ago to grant them special flexibility under state law “as soon as possible” in case poll workers refuse to show up or landlords decline to open polling places. He didn’t respond.https://t.co/YYqAQtZekh
The federal government is stuck with 63 million doses of hydroxychloroquine now that the FDA has revoked permission for the anti-malarial drug to be distributed for coronavirus treatment. Stockpiling started in late March, after Pres. Trump touted the drug https://t.co/Ys3AKRFaPb
Notice, he wasn’t so big, bad, and brave when Grandpop came outside…
Here we have another White man thinking he deserves to know why Black people are Occupying spaces he deem for WHITES ONLY. And threatening teenage girls with hitting them with his car, because they don't DESERVE to be there. https://t.co/qgSorXJpqf
— Not Just Here For The Comments 2 (@RhodesMahogany) June 17, 2020
.@RealDonaldTrump said concentration camps in China were OK by him (Bolton claim). Independent tribunals have accused China of removing organs from innocent civilians while they were still alive – unspeakable butchery reminiscent of Mengele at Auschwitz https://t.co/tl3lIDbjN7pic.twitter.com/7spnEAB9Od
Tonight at 11:35pm ET I'll be back on @colbertlateshow on @CBS to talk about how we can meaningfully address police brutality in our nation and hold officers accountable who break the law. People are marching in the streets, demanding we take real action. We must listen.
Just because some people and news outlets have moved on from coronavirus doesn’t mean the virus is gone. We are still in the midst of a deadly pandemic that has claimed more than 116,000 American lives.
From today's House Judiciary Committee markup of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act: No more distraction. No more straw men.#BlackLivesMatter. Period. pic.twitter.com/EJflvtGkR6
This hypocrite can apologize but once those words are out, he cannot take them back. This is what he really mean. Not surprised that these Evangelicals support Trump. They are cut from the same cloth.
The University of Virginia is changing the logo used for its athletic teams.
The serpentine handles in the old design are a reference to serpentine walls that were originally constructed on the UVA campus to keep enslaved people out of public view. https://t.co/UIP5LcItPj
It’s not goodbye — we just won’t be seeing each other every day anymore.
After 100+ straight days, Friday will be my final daily press conference. Going forward I’ll provide briefings as needed. You can be sure I'll continue to give you the facts as I have them.#NewYorkToughpic.twitter.com/uuTbegJ5mU
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People have to get used to seeing her as a leader everywhere, so when he picks her it’ll be “oh well, yes, of course” rather than a shock for the people who don’t follow politics daily like us.
I think Kamala is going about her business as usual, doing her thing, doing her best to right wrong when she sees it, just like she did as AG of California and in the Senate these past few years. The PRESS are onto her a lot now because of all the VP speculation and are giving her the spotlight and it’s true more people are noticing her. I also happen to think the press are setting her up for a fall if VP Biden doesn’t choose her. But that’s because I’m cynical of the press a lot of the time. Whatever the case, I’m glad she’s everywhere and using her great mind to make good points about our pathetic situation. Because we need her to fight for us no matter where she sits.
Also, too, I’ll be glad when all the VP speculation is over.
I happened to spot her in an interview last night, and pretty much came to the conclusion of your first sentence – and decided to stop joking about all the speculation! Go, Kamala!
We need to know who else Donald Trump has sought favors from. The White House should release records of his calls with the Chinese president. Now. pic.twitter.com/5tjG8k9PHg
The sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona has announced that he tested positive for coronavirus, a day after visiting the White House. https://t.co/AvjkDAkHoA
In this heartbreaking interview filmed just four months ago, Brooks speaks about the agony of being trapped in a prison reentry and probation system that won’t let him get back on his feet. pic.twitter.com/oXAiT3815Z
As a black man, with 7 black sons, black grandchildren, I have never had so much fear for our collective safety than I do now. Its not by accident. This climate has been introduced and fostered by Trump. Day one that motherfucker came down the escalator talking racist shit!
.@KamalaHarris addresses being a possible running mate with Joe Biden.
“I’d be honored if I was asked and I’m honored to be a part of the conversation, but honestly, I will do everything in my power, wherever I am, to help Joe Biden win.” #LSSCpic.twitter.com/wlaK1Tfw91
We are in an unprecedented economic crisis and people across the country are hurting. That is why @BernieSanders, @KamalaHarris, and I are fighting for urgently needed direct relief. Thank you to everyone who shared what $2000 a month would mean to them. pic.twitter.com/wMF10bWU1n
Yes, but we will also need tens of thousands of people monitoring for voter suppression and election fraud at the polls and during the counting. We must start preparing now. ⬇️ https://t.co/NJ4CGxahpFhttps://t.co/nNC2k4pnz0
This is horrifying. Votes from predominantly black precincts in TN & GA have vanished from ES&S voting systems. Election commissioner @benniejsmith (below) made the TN discovery by comparing precinct poll tapes to reported totals. pic.twitter.com/XRQe8UBoxMhttps://t.co/XRQe8UBoxM
Today, a black film editor posted in a Facebook group for Hollywood editors looking to connect w/other black editors, as there is severe underrepresentation in post-production & they can be hard to find. What ensued is a slew of white editors who immediately objected (THREAD) 1.
The Lloyd's of London insurance market has apologised for its role in the 18th and 19th century Atlantic slave trade and said it has agreed to fund charities and organisations promoting opportunities for black and ethnic minority groups. https://t.co/NM686IIGNv
If Trump is restarting his rallies, then naturalization ceremonies should also restart. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants are trying to become citizens so they can vote before November. Many of them live in swing states. https://t.co/UfVhdRG2n4
Sad to hear this – the physical end of one chapter of the Kennedy Family story. And may I note that Rose did a fine job as a Mother to all of her children, through the good years and tragic years!
This family will always loom large in our time for their service. They broke barriers in many ways: a Catholic POTUS, Bobby fighting for civil rights, Eunice with the Special Olympics, the Peace Corps, Ethel communing with Caesar Chavez, etc, etc.
Republicans are the life brand for the textbook psychology definitions of dysfunction, enabling, co-dependency. It's a 360 of unhealthy alliance. https://t.co/n8AquunZTU
I know it’s not good practice for the medical profession to speculate on someone’s health from a distance but we are way past that threshold at this point. Thread on Trump’s physical and cognitive decline.
1 Trump’s degenerative neurological disease is what’s causing his physical & mental deterioration.
Neurological events like this involuntary jerk as he’s trying to hold his arm down come from the same underlying cause that amplifies his warped behavior.pic.twitter.com/5GuHMI3viI
BIG NEWS: Today, @TeamJoe is launching our inaugural paid media blitz — $15 million worth of paid advertising across TV, digital, radio, and print — that will target key battleground states, including PA, WI, MI, NC, FL, and AZ. Here's more on our strategic, thoughtful efforts >>
#SCOTUS rules against Trump administration in challenge to decision to end #DACA program, which allowed noncitizens brought to this country illegally as children to apply for protection from deportation, holding decision was arbitrary and capricious
Good Morning, TODbots.
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So sorry to hear about the passing of Jean Kennedy Smith. She was the youngest daughter of Joe Kennedy & his wife.
May she Rest In Peace.
HUGE: Supreme Court rules against Trump administration attempt to end DACA, a win for undocumented immigrants brought to U.S. as children.https://t.co/tmpSMphBmV
What a jackass. Unless it’s a vote to oppress, then it’s a bad vote. I thought these guys were all about “freedom!”.. oh never mind. It’s freedom for THEM, not anyone else. I pray 3 million new voters kick their collective asses to the curb.
Must be miserable to be so upset to learn people get the same fucking rights as you do. Asshole. https://t.co/fjIvlGWFmu
Aired first on @Morning_Joe this AM, our ad “My Committment” will begin running nationally and in battleground states tomorrow as part of a $15 million ad buy. pic.twitter.com/AsmlOnhxJJ
The Obama Diary 
Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound.
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ICYMI..
VP Joe Biden:
“Before I begin my remarks I want to acknowledge that it was five years ago today when a white supremacist walked into Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, and slaughtered a friend of mine, Clemente Pinckney, and 8 other parishioners. It was “hate unbridled”. And it was poisonous. A poisonous expression of White Supremacy that still infects our nation and many of our institutions, and the dangers we face as a society if we don’t root out this corrosive and deadly ideology. You know, when I reflect back on the amazing grace and compassion and forgiveness of the Mother Emmanuel community, I see the very best of what we see in America as Americans.”
VP Biden: “But we know that grace alone is not enough. We have to put it to work, that grace. And we are seeing the best in America in that as well. In the weeks of peaceful protests, civil actions taking place in cities and towns of every size in this state, and every other state across the country, people are keeping their eyes focused on how dangerous it is, how much danger it is to live a life of a black or a brown-skinned person in this country. The Americans are out there marching, notwithstanding the fact that we’re in the middle of a pandemic. That’s how critical they think it is.”
VP Biden; “On Monday, Donald Trump said “If we stopped testing right now for COVID-19, we’d have very few cases, if any”. This statement is not only absurd, it is absolutely tragic. Yesterday, the head of the White House taskforce on coronavirus, the Vice President, claimed success in the fight because deaths are “down to fewer than 750 a day”. Seven hundred and fifty, fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers, uncles, aunts, husbands, wives, children! Dying every day! More than 20,000 a month! That’s greater than World War 2 level casualties each month. That’s more than five 9/11s each month. And this administration is engaging in self-congratulations?”
VP Biden: “It may be good enough for Donald Trump.
But it will never, ever be acceptable if I’m your president.Researchers have shown that tens of thousands of Americans have died needlessly, because Donald Trump was slow to respond to the crisis. And then when he did, he bungled the response. For weeks in January and February, I – but I wasn’t alone, I was raising my concerns about how we needed to take this virus seriously. All while Trump was ignoring the reporting from his own Intelligence Community, and his daily briefings, and the warnings of his closest advisors. All the while praising the Chinese government for ‘being transparent’ in handling this virus, instead of demanding access for the CDC, that Beijing was refusing to give in Wuhan.”
VP Biden: “The American people have sacrificed SO much to fight this virus. We’ve lost lives, we’ve lost businesses, we’ve lost paychecks. And now thanks t to Trump’s bungling we may lose the some of the progress we’ve begun to make. All because he’s has lost interest. He’s once again ignoring the facts:
The public health response is still, woefully, woefully, lacking from this administration. More than 117K people have died in the United States of America, with an average daily number of cases still climbing in twenty-one states. We still don’t have what we need when it comes to rapid results testing, contact tracing capacity, widely available personnel, protective equipment for them, or clear nationwide guidance.
Instead President Trump pushes dangerous disproven drugs, stands in the way of the CDC issuing guidelines on re-opening. They had them, wanted to issue them, and he wouldn’t let them. He refuses to wear a mask. Failing in the most basic test of leadership.”
(more…)
Among so many, a deeply heartbreaking anniversary. We owe it to these murdered people to honor their memories with action to reduce the power of white supremacy, the ubiquity of guns, and increase the ease of voting.
Thank you for this post Nerdy! 🙏🏾
Mayor of San Francisco London Breed speaks with Chris Hayes:
He asks her about “reducing the scope of police business”.
Mayor Breed:
“So for example, I’m sure you heard just recently in San Francisco there was a woman who called the police on a man in front of house because he was putting a ‘Black Lives Matter’ on his property. That is a call the police should not be responding to. We have people who struggle with mental illness, and addiction, who need treatment, who need help, who need medical professionals. And so our goal is to look at completely re-vamping our system so that when a 911 call is made, that our dispatchers are able to analyze that call, and send out the appropriate response team. And that does not always have to be the police.”
Hayes: “When you say “appropriate response team”..does that exist or do you need to build that?”
Mayor Breed:
“It partially exists. But we also need to increase our capacity. We have a crisis intervention team, medical professionals that work with the Department of Public Health. They oftentimes are the ones out on the streets responding to a crisis centered around people who suffer from mental illness and substance use disorder. We have a street violence intervention program. These are people from the community who also respond to disputes that are non-violent, that have no need for the police, in various communities. And so it’s really about restructuring what we already have available and enhancing what we have, in order to respond to the situations that occur. Because in most instances, there isn’t a need for a police response. So how do we make those adjustments in order to eliminate the amount of calls that police respond to, that are not criminal activity?”
Hayes: “In your city what percentage of these calls can you take away from police and put in other hands?”
Mayor Breed:
“Well I think it’s close to probably 50% of the call volume that comes in. Because I want to be clear, there are a number of crimes that still take place. We are a major city and there is a need for police response, especially around violence or if there’s any other situation of that nature. But again I go back to some of the calls, the increased number of calls that are taking place for the homelessness, or the mentally ill, or other needs that police officers can’t provide support for. That’s where we can make the change. So I think that we’ll dramatically decrease the number of calls that law enforcement responds to in the city, which will provide us an opportunity to also re-direct resources to ramp up what we need to do to respond.”
Mayor London Breed unveiled a roadmap for policing:
“San Francisco police will stop responding to neighbor disputes, reports on homeless people, school discipline interventions, and other non-criminal activities as part of a police reform plan the mayor announced.”
(ABC7 Los Angeles)
Periodt.
New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham speaks to Chris Hayes after armed right wing militia shot
a peaceful protestor yesterday in her state.
Hayes: “What is your understanding about what happened last night and how is your state responding to it?
Mayor Grisham:
“We are incredibly horrified and disturbed. We’re about to go into a budget special session starts on Thursday. And police reform and racial injustice are going to be topics that we will get through in a couple of days to see if we can’t do better than the militarization of our police. And having militia engaged only to provoke violence at peaceful protests. These have to be addressed. The state has a clear role to make a difference here.”
Hayes: “Things are just different when people are armed, I think we would all agree. If you see a thousand people are on the street protesting, that’s one thing. If a thousand people are protesting and they are carrying guns, that’s another. If 500 are on each side and they’re all carrying guns, that’s another entirely. Like how do you understand this in terms of the role that weapons play, where folks are coming armed to these kinds of events?”
Mayor Grisham:
“So Chris, a couple of years ago I was talking to New Mexicans and folks across the country, that this country it occurs to me has a very negative gun culture. And when I became elected Governor, one of the first things I did was to instruct our Department of Health to treat gun violence as the Public Health epidemic that, frankly, it is. And there is no question that when you are gathering, or marching, or protesting, and there’s a group of armed citizens with automatic weapons who are completely dressed in military gear, their only role is to provoke and to seek intimidation of individuals who are peacefully protesting. And this horrific example that played out in Albuquerque – you know I have been incredibly grateful that we haven’t had such a situation, given the last 20 plus days in this country, and the incredible work of peaceful protestors. But make no mistake, this is not the first time this particular militia has been engaging in public. And I think it’s time we find a way to be clear, all our constitutional rights are valid. My constitutional right to be safe in my community needs to be upheld. And we have got to stop this intimidation, and stop allowing armed men and women, whose only purpose is to create havoc and harm at these gatherings. It’s unacceptable and we have the ability to do something about it right now in this country. And New Mexico intends, I intend, to do something about it.”
–um i believe her.
Correction.
Governor Grisham.
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? This comment should be beneath Dudette’s comment 🤷🏽♀️
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I remember this sad day like it was yesterday.
PBO helped us with that response, when we were beyond all…everything.
Disgusting.
Then the local Dem Cacus leaders and the local NAACP leaders need to meet now and begin to strategize how to get “souls to the polls” in November. You now know their game plan. Do Sumthing!!!
the INHUMANITY of it all..you shoot a man in the back 2 times…then you kick him while he lays bleeding on the sidewalk…his life seeping from him…the other man stands on his shoulders….
NO Words…
and now the Atlanta police officers are defiant and say they will refuse to take calls from the community…but they have No Words about the inhumane treatment that their fellow officers gave to Mr Brooks…
All of the ones participating in the walk out over this show us who they. Good, now they can go find other jobs.
Oh, geez. This can be good and bad:)
Sorry. Need to chuckle
I thought this was required by law.
Laws, schmaws
I need to start setting the DVR
Hi Df, I couldn’t see the above segment due to my location, but I stumbled onto this (old one) which also deals with the confed statues. (Very informative, if only Oliver wouldn’t swear so gratuitously and so much; jars me every time.)
Hi, VC!! Well, you know my potty mouth is not so good, either. My apologies… sometimes the words just fit. That said, I understand why he always wins Emmy’s. Spot on, even WITH his saucy language. Sending hugs to you! Stay healthy and safe
TY for the hugs. 🙂 🙂
This has been a truly unusual academic year, no matter what level of education one was in! I guess you’re now officially on summer break, right? Take care of yourself too.
Yes. Officially on summer break but we’ve been out of school since Spring Break. Crazy times.
Awesome. This is a start
Palmer Report
@PalmerReport
Trump hasn’t tweeted anything in fifteen hours. Must be something wrong with the wifi in the underground bunker.
This is f’ing exhausting…
Notice, he wasn’t so big, bad, and brave when Grandpop came outside…
Glad she’s on Joe’s team now. Here’s one of the reasons.
Love this!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣
No time wasted
https://www.gq.com/story/joe-biden-presidential-campaign-2016-2013
Interesting piece from years ago. Worth the read!!
This hypocrite can apologize but once those words are out, he cannot take them back. This is what he really mean. Not surprised that these Evangelicals support Trump. They are cut from the same cloth.
Why I am happy to support Netflix.
Heheh! Love it!
Nice!!
“Was that a nerve?”
So great.
Oh I love that one!
“TRUMP ASKED CHINESE PRESIDENT TO HELP HIM WIN RE-ELECTION.”
(WaPo)
(Bolton)
Kamala on Colbert tonight.
She’s “everywhere,” these days. Gee, I wonder what’s up! 🙂
People have to get used to seeing her as a leader everywhere, so when he picks her it’ll be “oh well, yes, of course” rather than a shock for the people who don’t follow politics daily like us.
I think Kamala is going about her business as usual, doing her thing, doing her best to right wrong when she sees it, just like she did as AG of California and in the Senate these past few years. The PRESS are onto her a lot now because of all the VP speculation and are giving her the spotlight and it’s true more people are noticing her. I also happen to think the press are setting her up for a fall if VP Biden doesn’t choose her. But that’s because I’m cynical of the press a lot of the time. Whatever the case, I’m glad she’s everywhere and using her great mind to make good points about our pathetic situation. Because we need her to fight for us no matter where she sits.
Also, too, I’ll be glad when all the VP speculation is over.
I happened to spot her in an interview last night, and pretty much came to the conclusion of your first sentence – and decided to stop joking about all the speculation! Go, Kamala!
Hahaha. Booms, you know we can ALWAYS use a good joke around here. We count on you to deliver the goods!
October 3, 2019
https://twitter.com/AdamParkhomenko/status/1273429815136268289?s=20
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Check out this thread when you have a moment:
Rest in Peace.
Sad to hear this – the physical end of one chapter of the Kennedy Family story. And may I note that Rose did a fine job as a Mother to all of her children, through the good years and tragic years!
This family will always loom large in our time for their service. They broke barriers in many ways: a Catholic POTUS, Bobby fighting for civil rights, Eunice with the Special Olympics, the Peace Corps, Ethel communing with Caesar Chavez, etc, etc.
I know it’s not good practice for the medical profession to speculate on someone’s health from a distance but we are way past that threshold at this point. Thread on Trump’s physical and cognitive decline.
What’s better than Jordan Klepper at a Trump rally? Here’s a compilation of his greatest hits:
This was perfect
And sad. 30% of America is this fucking stupid.
Morning everyone
SCOTUS opinions coming up……….
Please let me be pleasantly surprised
OMG!!!!
OMG OMG OMG OMG!!!!
Yes!
Dreamers can still dream big❤️
Good Morning, TODbots.
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So sorry to hear about the passing of Jean Kennedy Smith. She was the youngest daughter of Joe Kennedy & his wife.
May she Rest In Peace.
I am so relieved and excited, choked up. It feels like a miracle.
I feel you Meta. It was so nice to wake up to this good news this morning!!
It’s amazing, COS!!
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2020/06/18/daca-americans-in-every-way/
What a jackass. Unless it’s a vote to oppress, then it’s a bad vote. I thought these guys were all about “freedom!”.. oh never mind. It’s freedom for THEM, not anyone else. I pray 3 million new voters kick their collective asses to the curb.