June 26th

Jim’s courage and persistence helped change America for the better. And so did every American who marched, organized, stood up, came out—or changed their own heart because they love someone who did. Happy anniversary, everybody. https://t.co/t8ULh2c0P5

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 26, 2020

Just a few moments after 10 am ET on June 26th, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision when they legalized same-sex marriage and struck down same-sex marriage bans across the country.

In that moment, love won. Watch part one of our three part series: pic.twitter.com/2cSxEXO6cs

— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) June 26, 2020

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In the afternoon of June 26, 2015, @BarackObama traveled to Charleston to eulogize Reverend Pinckney after a racist shooting at Mother Emanuel AME church. President Obama began to speak of grace. Then he sang. Go behind the scenes of this moment in part two of our series. pic.twitter.com/VV0RTrmVzv

— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) June 26, 2020

Barack Obama Says Progress Happens When 'We Stand Up, Speak Out and Demand Change' in Stonewall Day Speech​ https://t.co/GdGMh5oQ71

— People (@people) June 26, 2020

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This was one of the few times I apologized to @BarackObama for a draft. I had nothing left. And even though he didn’t have to be, he was so cool about it.

Then he dunked on me by crossing out two pages, rewriting them by hand, and hitting E-Flat. https://t.co/AC5KdBTvTZ

— Cody Keenan (@codykeenan) June 26, 2020

Cops Are Evil

A cop hit on me when I was 21 and drunk in front of a club. I told him to go f**k himself. He slammed me against a wall and when I resisted, wrestled me to the ground and arrested me. I was taken to the precinct and cuffed to a pipe in front of a drunk tank of men for 18 hours.

— Sulome (@SulomeAnderson) June 18, 2020

I spent the weekend in custody, miserably hungover and sobbing, still wearing a miniskirt and high heels. When I was booked that Monday, I found out the cops wrote in their report that they arrested me because I walked up to them and said I had crystal meth on me.

— Sulome (@SulomeAnderson) June 18, 2020

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To be clear, I have never done meth, and if I had been, I certainly wouldn’t have volunteered that information to the police. I had no drugs on me when I was searched. They originally charged me with resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer, both felonies with jail time.

— Sulome (@SulomeAnderson) June 18, 2020

I was a junior at NYU. I had no criminal record and had never been arrested. I explained to the court lawyer that I was sexually harassed, which he told the judge. I think everyone just wanted it to go away, so I was given a drunk and disorderly warning and community service.

— Sulome (@SulomeAnderson) June 18, 2020

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Thinking about this now, I realize it would have happened very differently if I were black. In many ways, I was ultimately very lucky, and being a white-looking NYU student helped immensely. But there is a deeply sexist aspect to policing that also needs to be talked about.

— Sulome (@SulomeAnderson) June 18, 2020

Women are supposed to call the police when we are sexually assaulted. When that happened later in my life, I didn’t, and looking back, I think that was probably part of the reason why. Racism is a major problem in our law enforcement. So is misogyny. Both should be addressed.

— Sulome (@SulomeAnderson) June 18, 2020

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I had a state trooper pull me over for speeding when I was 21. Kept me in his car on the side of the highway for nearly 2 hours. Huge guy.
I could hear other cops on his radio asking if he needed help. Seems there is a code for "go away I have a hottie" because they all laughed

— Elle Mac - St. Louis (@Elle_Mac_STL) June 18, 2020

And drove on.

He let me go with a warning.

Then started calling my job, my apartment, apartment management, etc asking about my schedule.

I was really scared. In a city 5 hours from home with no friends or family around.

— Elle Mac - St. Louis (@Elle_Mac_STL) June 18, 2020

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Finally got a new job in another city Chicago to Springfield. A coworker's husband was a State Patrolman. I told him the story. He knew who I was talking about. Said the guy FINALLY got fired for doing that to dozens & dozens of women. 🤢 They knew about it all along.

— Elle Mac - St. Louis (@Elle_Mac_STL) June 18, 2020

https://twitter.com/milehijules/status/1273795294165995521

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My God.

Fired NC police officer on tape:

"We are just going to go out and start slaughtering them (expletive)”...“I can’t wait. God, I can’t wait.”

Civil war to “wipe them off the (expletive) map. That’ll put them back about four or five generations.” https://t.co/BAuWQe5xI2

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) June 25, 2020

Port City Daily:

Fired Wilmington cop: “We are just going to go out and start slaughtering them f—— ni—–. I can’t wait. God, I can’t wait.”

They posted the police internal investigation documents, with some of the most vile language you will ever read:https://t.co/X6ph6TjbYx

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) June 25, 2020

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Port City Daily reports:

One officer on tape talking about a Black woman he had arrested:

"She needed a bullet in her head right then and move on. Let's move the body out of the way and keep going."

Other officer replies:

"That's what I've been trying to tell you."

— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) June 25, 2020