Minneapolis, Minnesota – Two months after Minneapolis Police officer Mark Hanneman killed Amir Locke, 22, while executing a no-knock warrant, prosecutors say they won’t be charging Hanneman with a crime. Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released a 44-page joint report on April 6 explaining their decision in the case. Also released was a report by retired police officer John “Jack” Ryan. Locke was killed by Hanneman, who was part of a SWAT unit serving a pre-dawn no-knock warrant on February 2, 2022. Locke, a registered gun owner, was sleeping in a blanket on his cousin’s couch before being awakened by a SWAT unit at […]
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Above Photo: Hector Amezcua / The Sacramento Bee. As the education workers’ strike in Minneapolis has come to a close, now teachers in Sacramento are coming up on one week of being on strike. Teachers around the country are continuing to fight for better working conditions, increased wages and benefits, and defending public education. Teachers are showing us all how to fight back. Teachers have taken the lead in the fight against inflation, precarious working conditions, racist education systems, and the lack of resources for public education in America. This time it is the Sacramento teachers who have been on strike […]
The Minneapolis Teachers’ Strike Isn’t Over Until The Workers Decide It’s Over By Tatiana Cozzarelli, Left Voice. March 26, 2022 The Minneapolis Teachers’ Strike Isn’t Over Until The Workers Decide It’s Over2022-03-262022-03-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/20220326-4.jpg200px200px Above Photo: Luigi Morris, 2022. The Minneapolis Public School District reached a tentative agreement with the teachers’ union and only a few hours later, called families and teachers to say the strike is over. But teachers have the right to read the proposed agreement, discuss and decide. The strike isn’t over until rank and file teachers say it is. As Minneapolis teachers are nearing the end of the third […]
Minneapolis Strikers Demand A Living Wage For The Lowest-Paid Educators By Barbara Madeloni, Labor Notes. March 19, 2022 Minneapolis Strikers Demand A Living Wage For The Lowest-Paid Educators2022-03-192022-03-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/20220319-1.png200px200px Above Photo: A key demand in the Minneapolis strike is a living wage for Education Support Professionals, such as teacher’s aides. ESPs were moved to discover that teachers were willing to strike for them. MFT. Labor is on fire in the Twin Cities. Educators in Minneapolis are wrapping up their second week on strike, and cafeteria workers are poised to join them. St. Paul educators came close to walking out as well; the […]
For The First Time In 50 Years, Minneapolis Teachers Are Out On Strike By Kip Hedges , In These Times. March 16, 2022 For The First Time In 50 Years, Minneapolis Teachers Are Out On Strike2022-03-162022-03-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/220316-3.jpg200px200px Above Photo: (Kerem Yucel / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images). In An Interview, One Striking Teacher Explains How Community Support Is Providing Energy And Optimism On The Picket Line. On March 8, around 3,500 Minneapolis teachers and educational support professionals went out on strike, effectively shutting down a system of 35,000 students. The action, led by Minneapolis Federation of Teachers (MFT) Local 59, is the first walkout the city has seen in […]
Above photo: Screenshot from ABC News. Minneapolis MN – Teachers and education support professionals at Minneapolis Public Schools began a strike on March 8, shutting down the Minneapolis school system. Today, March 14, the strike continues as the schools remain closed for a second week. Over the weekend a series of events were held by the striking educators; there we also several actions called by community and labor supporters in the area. On Saturday, March 12, a car caravan called by the Minnesota Immigrants’ Rights Committee (MIRAC) wound its way through Minneapolis streets to end at the Davis Center where the […]
Minneapolis Teachers’ Strike Is A Struggle For Black Lives By Adnan Ahmed, Left Voice. March 12, 2022 Minneapolis Teachers’ Strike Is A Struggle For Black Lives2022-03-122022-03-12https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/220312-5.jpg200px200px Above Photo: Luigi Morris. The Minneapolis teachers’ strike is the largest strike in the U.S. right now — and it’s an anti-racist class struggle. The Minneapolis teachers’ strike kicked off this week with a huge turnout. Over 4,000 teachers and Educational Support Professionals (ESPs) are on strike for the first time in 50 years. The teachers are demanding smaller class sizes, increased wages (especially for ESPs who are mostly people of color), increased mental health […]
Massive Turnout On Day One Of Minneapolis Teachers’ Strike By Adnan Ahmed, Left Voice. March 9, 2022 Massive Turnout On Day One Of Minneapolis Teachers’ Strike2022-03-092022-03-09https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/220309-5.jpg200px200px Above Photo: Luigi Morris. Over a thousand people including teachers, students and community members showed up to show solidarity on the first day of Minneapolis teachers’ strike. All workers must join them in this fight for racial justice, women’s rights and against defunding public education. For the first time in 50 years, Minneapolis public school teachers and educational support professionals (ESPs) went on strike yesterday to demand better wages, smaller class sizes, mental health support […]
Educators In St. Paul And Minneapolis May Go On Strike Soon – Here’s Why By Cirien Saadeh, Prism Reports. March 6, 2022 Educators In St. Paul And Minneapolis May Go On Strike Soon – Here’s Why2022-03-062022-03-06https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/03/220306.png200px200px Above Photo: St. Paul, Minnesota, February 12, 2022: Teachers rally and march for better contracts. Twin Cities teachers rally before a coming vote on a strike. The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers says safety in school is a priority and they want to see smaller class sizes. Michael Siluk / Universal Images Group/Getty Images. Citing both a critical lack of support and funding, the unions announced […]
Above Photo: Star Tribune via Getty Images / Getty A ‘More Democratic’ Process In Tuesday’s Election, Minneapolis Voters Have A Chance To Change The Way The City Handles Public Safety. Last year after George Floyd’s murder, community organizers spurred a national conversation on the role of policing and public safety. The collective outrage and sustained protests led to democracy in action. In Tuesday’s election, Minneapolis voters have a chance to change the way the city handles public safety. Organizers like Miski Noor want voters to embrace the opportunity to change how the city deals with public safety and vote in favor of the public safety amendment known […]
Above Photo: Olivia Wreford joins the September 17 rally organized by Yes 4 Minneapolis in support of a ballot measure to overhaul the city’s police, up for a vote in November after a lawsuit briefly knocked it off the ballot. (Henry Pan) Will the city at the center of last summer’s racial justice protests decide to remake public safety? We’ll soon find out. It was a cool Friday in Minneapolis, made cooler by the shadows of the skyscrapers towering over People’s Plaza. In the brick-lined courtyard between the Hennepin County Government Center and Minneapolis City Hall on September 17, the Yes 4 Minneapolis campaign and its allies […]
Minneapolis City Council’s Attempt To Defund Police Thwarted By Scott Shaffer, The Appeal. October 18, 2020 Minneapolis City Council’s Attempt To Defund Police Thwarted2020-10-182020-10-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/minneapolis-e1603044476250.jpg200px200px Above photo: Minneapolis City Hall. Tony Webster, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. By an unelected commission. Contrary to reports, most City Council members — who won by pledging to advance racial equity — tried to do the right thing, says Scott Shaffer. Last month, the New York Times ran an article by Astead Herndon about politics and police in Minneapolis. By ignoring important context and details, Herndon painted a misleading picture of what happened and what’s likely to happen […]
Undercover videos published by Project Veritas over the weekend allege, citing a Somali political operative, that special ballot harvesters were hired in the community in July for the Democrats to take advantage of elderly and other vulnerable community members. The politicians named in the allegations have denied them. Minneapolis police have started investigating reports of voter fraud after an undercover video emerged allegedly featuring associates of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar collecting absentee ballots. As part of investigative reports by conservative media outlet Project Veritas, its founder James O’Keefe claimed that in a blatantly illegal move, Omar’s supporters “harvested” ballots, with city resident […]
Minneapolis prosecutors argued Friday that the four ex-cops charged in George Floyd’s death should face a single jury after participating in the May 25 incident “together”—but their lawyers argued a collective trial would be against the “interest of justice” in the latest indication the men are turning on each other. During a court appearance, attorneys for Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, Thomas K. Lane, and J. Alexander Kueng argued each of their clients should get their own trial, highlighting the media scrutiny of the case and the differing roles each played in the tragic arrest. In filings prior to Friday’s hearing, each […]
Two self-described “Boogaloo Bois” were charged on Friday for allegedly conspiring and attempting to aid Hamas, the extremist Islamist group, as part of “their desire to overthrow the government” after protests erupted in Minneapolis over the police-killing of George Floyd. Michael Robert Solomon, 30, and Benjamin Ryan Teeter, 22, were charged with conspiring and attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, the Department of Justice said in a Friday press release. Both men, who proclaim to be part of the extremist anti-government Boogaloo movement, were taken into custody on Thursday evening and have been remanded in Minneapolis pending […]
New Month Brings Added Urgency To Minneapolis’ Housing Needs By Jenn Schreiter, Unicorn Riot. September 3, 2020 New Month Brings Added Urgency To Minneapolis’ Housing Needs2020-09-032020-09-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/parkboard-sept-2-cover.png200px200px Minneapolis, MN – Advocates for people without housing are meeting today outside of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board headquarters, hours after a sanctuary encampment in the Phillips area was cleared by police. They’re demanding immediate sanctuary for the Safe Haven Encampment (SHE), a sanctuary camp for women and children, along with “any other park who is asking for a consideration to exist.“ Two weeks ago, community members demanded that the Minneapolis Park & Recreation […]
Destruction and rioting started back up in Minneapolis on Wednesday after false reports of a fatal police shooting which turned out to be a suicide. Police were approaching the man when he pulled out a gun and shot himself. Immediately, everyone blamed the police for his death, without bothering to wait for more information. In Minneapolis, a man killed himself. Someone spread a false rumor this was a police shooting. Some people opportunistically started rioting/lotting. In order to rebut the rumor, the Minneapolis PD released a Twitter video of his suicide. This is a bad time. — Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) August […]
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VT sent its own team to Minneapolis, headed by Jeff Smith, last week. The violence there is 100% fake. Same with Portland, all of it hired out, promises of bail, police coddling the paid ring leaders or, as in many places, getting thousands in extra pay for “being the hooligans.” (Reportage from Minneapolis) Text and photos: Andre Vltchek The city of Minneapolis is where it all began. It is where the last drop fell on the surface of a proverbial overflowing lake, causing the dam to burst, consequently starting to destroy the foundations of the empire. A death of just one […]
Minneapolis: Anti-Racism Uprising Infiltrated By Extreme Right By Andre Vltchek, Popular Resistance. August 15, 2020 Minneapolis: Anti-Racism Uprising Infiltrated By Extreme Right2020-08-152020-08-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/anti-racist-art-at-lake-street-minneapolis-e1597511836310.jpg200px200px Above photo:All photos from Andre Vltchek. The city of Minneapolis is where it all began. It is where the last drop fell on the surface of a proverbial overflowing lake, causing the dam to burst, consequently starting to destroy the foundations of the empire. A death of just one single man can, under certain dreadful circumstances, put into motion the entire avalanche of events. It can smash the whole regime into pieces. It can fully rewrite history, and even […]
Minneapolis Reneging On George Floyd Promises By Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report. August 14, 2020 Minneapolis Reneging On George Floyd Promises2020-08-142020-08-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/minneapolis-police-station-fire-e1592063612687.jpg200px200px The Minneapolis Police Name-Change Con. When Black Lives Matter chapters demand “abolition” and “defunding” of the police, rather than community control of the cops, they play into the hands of charlatans and misleaders on city councils and in the halls of Congress. “The proposed charter amendment was at best a symbolic gesture and at worst lessened police accountability for past and future crimes.” At the height of the Minneapolis rebellion, a majority of the city council announced they would move […]
Embattled Minneapolis police are advising residents on survival skills amid a wave of violent crime, offering such tips as “be prepared to give up your cell phone and purse/wallet” to robbers and “do not walk alone.” “Do not argue or fight with the criminal,” police said in a July 28 letter to Third Precinct residents. “Do what they say. Your safety is most important.” The Third Precinct, southeast of downtown, was one of the areas hardest hit by the protests-turned-riots that broke out following the May 25 killing of black man George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. Ensuing demonstrations and riots […]
This is what life is like under Democrat rule. The Minneapolis Police Department circulated a series of tips for residents in response to a spike in carjackings and robberies. Be prepared to give up your wallet, purse and cell phone, says the Minneapolis PD. Do not put up a fight, do as they say. TRENDING: Federal Government and Yale Are Holding Clinical Trials on How Best to ‘Persuade’ Americans to Take COVID-19 Vaccines MPD has issued a series of tips for residents to limit their risk of robbery: Do not walk alone Be hyper-aware of your surroundings at all times […]
Minneapolis: ‘Umbrella Man’ Was A White Supremacist By Libor Jany, Star Tribune. July 31, 2020 Minneapolis: ‘Umbrella Man’ Was A White Supremacist2020-07-312020-07-30https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/mn-e1596154553870.jpg200px200px Above photo: A still from a video shows a man with an umbrella and gas mask breaking windows at the AutoZone on Lake Street during protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death. Twitter/Javier Morillo. Note: The suspect is 32-year-old Mitchell Carlson. He has not yet been charged with a crime. The warrant also noted the man’s actions seemed to change the course of the otherwise peaceful protest. “Until the actions of the person your affiant has been calling ‘Umbrella […]
On Wednesday, May 27, as day turned into night, the protests over the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers spread across the city. The streets in front of Du Nord Craft Spirits, America’s first Black-owned distillery, in South Minneapolis were filled with marchers. The company’s founders, Chris Montana (who is Black) and his wife Shanelle (who is white; both are native Minnesotans), kept an eye on the situation. “The later it got in the day,” Shanelle said, “the less protest and the more riot started to happen. We pulled our staff back and told them they could go home. […]
A man seen breaking windows in a viral video of Minneapolis protests is suspected to be a known member of a white supremacist group, cops have alleged in a search warrant affidavit. The man in question, Mitchell Carlson, has not been charged with a crime. The video, filmed on May 27, showed a man dressed in all black methodically smashing windows of an AutoZone in Minneapolis during racial justice protests over the police killing of George Floyd. The man also spray painted “free shit for everyone zone” on the building’s doors. The man appeared to be dressed as an anti-fascist, but […]
After Cutting Ties With Police, Minneapolis Schools Quietly Hire Private Police By Susan Du, City Pages. July 23, 2020 After Cutting Ties With Police, Minneapolis Schools Quietly Hire Private Police2020-07-232020-07-23https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/protesters-against-police-at-minneapolis-schools-from-city-pages-e1595536982733.jpg200px200px Above photo: Protesters against police at Minneapolis schools, from City Pages. In June, like several other public and private institutions, the Minneapolis Board of Education unanimously voted to cancel its contract with the Minneapolis Police Department in response to the killing of George Floyd. Students at North High School and their representative on the school board, KerryJo Felder, suggested an amendment that would allow northside schools to keep their school resource officers (SROs) […]
After Minneapolis, Minnesota, became the nucleus of Black Lives Matter anti-racism demonstrations across the United States, many state and local authorities have looked at new measures to correct existing racial inequalities. The Minneapolis City Council determined on Friday that racism is a public health emergency, pledging increased funding and resources to “name, reverse, and repair the harm done” to people of colour in the city, the Star Tribune reports. Voted unanimously just two months after the death of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of white Minneapolis police officers while in custody, the bill is dedicated to connecting social issues […]
Last week, the Minneapolis Police Department released footage from body-cameras worn by two of the white officers involved in the fatal arrest of African-American George Floyd on 25 May. The release of the video is said to would provide a fuller understanding of the events surrounding Floyd’s killing. Footage from body-cameras worn by two of the Minneapolis police officers involved in the killing of African-American George Floyd, which triggered an ongoing wave of anti-police-brutality and anti-racism protests across the United States as well as in major cities around the world, was released on Wednesday and made available for viewing by appointment […]
The killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis in May triggered nationwide anti-police-brutality protests in the US and in many major cities around the world. The four officers involved in the killing were fired and later charged with criminal counts, with the officer filmed kneeling on Floyd’s neck charged with second-degree murder. The family of deceased African-American George Floyd on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in US district court in Minnesota against the city of Minneapolis following the police procedures used in Floyd’s fatal arrest on 25 May, arguing that the city is “the responsible party for the Minneapolis Police […]
The family of George Floyd is suing the city of Minneapolis and the four officers involved in the unarmed 46-year-old’s death, in which his final pleas of “I can’t breathe” became a national rallying cry. The federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota alleges that the city and the Minneapolis cops involved in the May 25 death “deprived” Floyd of “his clearly established rights as secured by the Fourth and Fourteen Amendments.” It also alleges the Minneapolis Police Department has a history of providing and permitting “warrior-style” training and that the city allowed a […]
Violent leftists take the 3rd Police Precinct in Minneapolis in late May. More than 150 Minneapolis police officers filed claims this month claiming PTSD after the street attacks last month following the death of George Floyd. The Minneapolis officers feared they would be beaten to death by the violent leftist mobs that looted, vandalized and burned over 1,500 buildings in the city and hundreds of businesses. “While law enforcement is a high-stress career, the last two months in Minneapolis have pushed many officers to their breaking point,” Meuser said… Among Meuser’s clients are officers who were inside the city’s 3rd Precinct […]
At least 150 Minneapolis police officers have begun seeking duty disability because of post traumatic stress following the George Floyd protests and riots, their attorney has revealed. The attorney who handles disability claims for the Minneapolis police, Ron Meuser, told FOX 9 that 75 officers are already under doctors’ orders not to return to work and are being treated for symptoms consistent with PTSD. The ongoing unrest seems to have broken the already exhausted police force as most of the officers seeking disability are veterans of the department with 16 to 23 years of experience. “The symptoms didn’t just start six […]
The judge overseeing the trial of four Minneapolis cops accused of killing black security guard George Floyd has placed a gag order on the defendants and their lawyers after pieces of somewhat exculpatory evidence were released. Citing the risk of “tainting a potential jury pool” and “impair[ing] all parties’ right to a fair trial,” Hennepin Country District Judge Peter Cahill slapped a gag order on “all parties, attorneys, their employees, agents or independent contractors working on their behalf” on Thursday with regard to the trial of the four Minneapolis cops charged with killing Floyd. The 46-year-old security guard died on Memorial […]
A salon owner in Minneapolis has been left with “nothing” after her business was “burned to the ground” in riots after the killing of George Floyd, and she says the city has done nothing to help with her predicament. “It hurts to know that I have no business. I have nothing,” Fiona Westbrooks told Fox and Friends on Thursday. “I don’t even have a styling chair anymore, you know.” Westbrooks owned Flora’s Hair Designs in north Minneapolis for four decades before it was destroyed in riots on May 29. After hearing that her son’s business was burned by rioters, she checked […]
The recent release of Minneapolis Police Department body camera transcripts has provided the public with even more insight into the final moments of George Floyd’s life, and a clearer record of the 46-year-old’s pleas to the arresting officers on May 25. Made public on Wednesday, the transcripts detail Floyd’s willingness to cooperate with Minneapolis Police Officers J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas K. Lane, despite his confusion regarding their right to detain him. At the time, Floyd was sitting in a car with Shawanda Renee Hill, and officers were responding to a call of a forgery in progress. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry,” […]
The Minneapolis Police Department, in a training manual issued to all new officers, detailed how to execute the same neck restraint that killed George Floyd, lawyers for one of the officers involved in the May 25 incident argued in a Wednesday motion. The training manual, which provided pictures of the “non-deadly” maneuver in which officers put an arm or leg on the back of a suspect’s throat if they are resisting arrest, was filed Wednesday in a motion to dismiss the charges against Thomas Lane—one of four officers charged in Floyd’s death. The manual included a PowerPoint slide with a photo […]
US President Donald Trump has boasted that Minneapolis would have been wiped off the map had he not urged the Minnesota government to deploy National Guard troops to quell riots and looting following the death of George Floyd. “If I didn’t demand that National Guard Troops go into Minneapolis after watching how poorly the Liberal Democrat government was handling things, you wouldn’t even have a Minneapolis now. Once they were deployed, in force, all looting, burning and crime stopped DEAD!” Trump said in a tweet on Thursday, adding in another post“Next time call up the National Guard much sooner.” If I […]
Fox News host Tucker Carlson continued his relentless attacks on social justice movement Black Lives Matter on Wednesday night, likening the protests over police brutality to coronavirus while describing the city where George Floyd was killed as “our Wuhan.” Carlson led off his top-rated Fox News primetime program by referencing COVID-19, a disease that has currently killed roughly 130,000 Americans, in an effort to draw a comparison to the recent push for racial justice kicked off by Floyd’s late-May death. “We spent an awful lot of time this spring talking about viruses and how they spread,” he proclaimed. “One person infects […]
The image of a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on the neck of a Black man, George Floyd, for 8 minutes and 46 seconds has been etched into the American consciousness. But for many Asian-Americans like myself, there’s another lingering image from that fatal encounter—the face of the Asian officer who stood by and did nothing as Floyd was violently choked to death. That officer is 34-year-old Tou Thao. He is Hmong American, a Southeast Asian ethnic community largely present in the Midwest and California. Hmong people make up a large percentage of the immigrant population in the Twin Cities […]
Ten were shot in Minneapolis after midnight on Sunday morning and there were reports of up to 100 people brawling using “various weapons” in the area. Minneapolis has been severely under policed since the rioting began, as politicians and media continue to cause hostility towards law enforcement. ** SHOOTING UPDATE **10 people at area hospitals suffering from gunshot wounds. All are alive with various severity levels of injuries. — Minneapolis Police (@MinneapolisPD) June 21, 2020 TRENDING: MUST SEE: This Ain’t Your Typical Liberal Hellhole — Trump Supporters Cheer National Guard as They March into Tulsa to Keep the Peace (VIDEO) Blood […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105274/64/1052746483_0:231:3074:1961_1199x675_80_0_0_1d413d85f4ccb1ed770a5c3fea066d84.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202006211079678837-one-dead-11-wounded-in-shooting-in-uptown-minneapolis—police/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least one man was killed and 11 injured in a shooting incident in the US city of Minneapolis, police said Sunday. “12 people have suffered gunshot wounds in an incident on 2900 block of Hennepin S. 1 adult male died and 11 have no -life-threatening wounds,” police tweeted. According to reports, the shooting happened in a commercial district, close to Landmark’s Upton Theater and several bars and restaurants. ** SHOOT UPDATE **12 people have suffered gunshot wounds in an incident on 2900 block of Hennepin S. 1 adult male died […]
Parallels Between Minneapolis And Jerusalem Are More Than Skin Deep By Jonathan Cook from his website. June 16, 2020 Parallels Between Minneapolis And Jerusalem Are More Than Skin Deep2020-06-162020-06-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/palestinians-demonstrate-against-police-brutality-and-in-support-of-us-protesters-over-the-death-george-floyd-in-the-occupied-west-bank-city-of-ramallah-on-8-june-afp-e1592325804414.jpg200px200px Above photo: Palestinians demonstrate against police brutality and in support of US protesters over the death George Floyd in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on 8 June (AFP). In a world of depleting resources and contracting economies, states are preparing for future uprisings by a growing underclass. It is hard to ignore the striking parallels between the recent scenes of police brutality in cities across the United States and decades of […]
A Minneapolis police dispatcher was so alarmed by real-time footage of George Floyd’s violent arrest that she flagged the situation to her supervisor, telling him over the phone, “I don’t know you can call me a snitch if you want.” “I don’t know if they had to use force or not, but they got something out of the back of the squad, and all of them sat on this man,” the unidentified 911 dispatcher said in a recording of the call released Monday by the city of Minneapolis. The dispatcher, who has not been identified, watched Floyd’s death as it was […]
Minneapolis Is Trying To Punish Transit Workers Who Wouldn’t Help The Police By Sarah Lazare, In These Times. June 15, 2020 Minneapolis Is Trying To Punish Transit Workers Who Wouldn’t Help The Police2020-06-152020-06-15https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/protesters-with-bus-from-getty-images-e1592234517307.jpg200px200px Above photo: A man raises his arm inside a bus in support of protests in upper Manhattan on June 7, 2020 in New York, NY. Pablo Monsalve/VIEWpress via Getty Images. In late May, as Minneapolis and St. Paul erupted in protests against the police killing of 46-year-old Black man George Floyd, members of the Twin Cities’ Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 1005 publicly refused to transport protesters to jail. […]
Mena Dyaha Yousif and her boyfriend Jose Felan, Jr. (ATF) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is offering two rewards of up to $5,000 each for information that leads to the apprehension of a man and/or his girlfriend. The couple was caught on camera lighting fires in Minneapolis during the rioting and looting by violent leftists last month. Here is the video link of the two lovers during the riots two weeks ago. TRENDING: BREAKING: CNN Crew Attacked by Rioters in Atlanta – Beaten at Wendy’s (VIDEO) Mena Dyaha Yousif and her boyfriend Jose Felan, Jr. are “on the […]
Protesters in Minneapolis called for the removal of police union leader Bob Kroll on Friday. David Schaper/NPR hide caption toggle caption David Schaper/NPR Protesters in Minneapolis called for the removal of police union leader Bob Kroll on Friday. David Schaper/NPR City councils and state legislatures around the country are considering dramatic changes to policing, but a big obstacle to police reform is often police officers themselves and the unions that represent them. That’s especially true in Minneapolis, where many residents are calling for the controversial head of the police union there to resign while some officers appear to be breaking ranks. […]
Minneapolis Organizers Are Building The Tools For Safety Without Police By Jae Hyun Shum, Truthout. June 13, 2020 Minneapolis Organizers Are Building The Tools For Safety Without Police2020-06-132020-06-13https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/mplspol-e1592064031898.png200px200px Above photo: Demonstrators calling to defund the Minneapolis Police Department pause on Hennepin Avenue on June 6, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen / Getty Images. In 2018, members of the Minnesota grassroots groups Reclaim the Block and Black Visions Collective dropped a banner at Minneapolis City Hall. On it were two lists: on the left, three budget items on the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) budget, totaling $9 million. The right side was significantly longer, listing programs and organizations […]
Minneapolis has officially voted to abolish the existing policing system in favor of a ‘public safety’ model. Hailed as transformative in the wake of protests, the suggestion is still vague on details. A resolution jointly co-authored unanimously approved by all 12 city council members acknowledged that “no amount of reforms will prevent lethal violence and abuse by some members of the Police Department,” thus virtually declaring the police itself unreformable. It went on to declare the council’s intent to create a new “transformative” model of public safety through “community engagement, research, and structural change.” Yet, the document itself was conspicuously scant […]
Rioters took over the Sheraton Minneapolis Midtown Hotel last week during the ongoing Black Lives Matter and Antifa riots. Advertisement – story continues below The organizers of the hotel takeover raised over $174,000 to turn the upscale hotel into homeless shelter and operations base. But sadly the 200 homeless citizens were forced out of the hotel on Wednesday. The Minneapolis Sanctuary Hotel posted this sad statement regarding their eviction from a hotel they did not own. TRENDING: “I Should Never Have Been There” – Gen Mark Milley Stands with the Mob – Apologizes for Walking to Torched St. John’s Church with […]
People attend the procession of a horse-drawn carriage bringing the body of George Floyd for burial at the Houston Memorial Gardens cemetery in Pearland, Texas, on Tuesday. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images People attend the procession of a horse-drawn carriage bringing the body of George Floyd for burial at the Houston Memorial Gardens cemetery in Pearland, Texas, on Tuesday. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images The chief of police in Minneapolis is launching another effort to reform the city’s beleaguered department in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, taking aim […]
The chief of police in Minneapolis has cut off talks with the police union and proposed an ‘early warning’ system for officer misconduct, as he struggles to save the force from a City Council determined to disband it. Medaria Arradondo pledged a “thorough review” of the city’s contract with the police, announcing on Wednesday that his department was pulling out of negotiations with the union to make major changes to how policing is done in Minneapolis. The chief promised to implement an early warning system that will allow supervisors to spot problematic conduct more quickly and hinted that changes to existing […]
Feds announced Monday that a 23-year-old man has been charged in connection to to the March 28 fire set to the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct station amid protests over the police killing of George Floyd. Branden Wolfe, of St. Paul, was charged with aiding and abetting arson at the third precinct’s station, U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Minnesota announced Monday. This is a developing story… Source link
The fired Minneapolis police officer who held his knee on George Floyd’s neck while he repeatedly said he couldn’t breathe made his first court appearance on Monday, where a judge slapped him with a maximum bail of $1.25 million. Derek Chauvin, 44, has been hit with second-degree murder charges for the May 25 death of Floyd, along with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter charges that allege he caused Floyd’s death through “culpable negligence,” including using a restraint that police are taught is “inherently dangerous.” During the 11-minute hearing in Hennepin County District Court on Monday, Judge Denise Reilly set bail at $1.25 million, […]
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – Nine members of the Minneapolis City Council announced their support for de-funding the Minneapolis Police Department and replacing it with a community-based public safety model at a rally in Powderhorn Park Sunday afternoon. At the end of the rally, the councilmembers and some community activisits committed to ending the Minneapolis Police Department through the budget process. The group also announced its intention to engage every willing community member to ask what safety means to them and ceate a “new transformative model for cultivating safety.” Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender, Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins, and Council […]
The majority of the members on the Minneapolis City Council have announced they are ready to commit themselves to getting rid of the city’s police department. The idea has become one of the rallying cries of the ongoing protests. Council President Lisa Bender broke the news during a rally in Minneapolis on Sunday, saying that nine out of the body’s 13 members have so far gone on board with the idea. Speaking to CNN, Bender said that the council has yet still to work out a plan how exactly they want to uproot the police department, noting that “the idea of […]
After nearly two weeks of violence, mayhem, and rioting in Minneapolis, their city council has announced their intent to disband the police department. The wild proposal would invest in “community-led public safety” instead of police officers. “We are here today because George Floyd was killed by the Minneapolis Police Department. We are also here because, here in Minneapolis and in cities across the United States, it is clear that our existing system of policing and public safety isn’t working for so many of our neighbors,” Minneapolis City Council President Lisa Bender said in a written statement Sunday, obtained by the Appeal. […]
by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio for VT Italy Versione originale in Italiano «This case is about a black Muslim immigrant. They are worried about disappointing the white community. For that reason, justice was not served today». This sentence was uttered by Ahmednur Abdirahman, 36, who was among the protesters lined up outside the Hennepin County Government Center (Minnesota) in defense of Mohamed Noor, a 33-year-old African-American police officer from the Minneapolis Police Department tried and sentenced to 12 and a half years for the killing of the 40 year old Australian Justine Ruszczyk, who already bore the surname Damond of the […]
MINNEAPOLIS—Edward walked up to an SUV full of four armed white men on Monday night, pumped his shotgun, and told them to get out of his neighborhood. The men—who he said were armed with hunting knives and wearing tactical vests—told him they were from a suburb south of the city. After repeatedly asking them what they were doing and why they were in the Field neighborhood of South Minneapolis, Edward signaled to his wife, who retrieved the weapon and gave it to her husband. “I just figured I’d respond using the language and methods that they use, and it worked,” Edward, […]
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) appeared before a struggle session at a Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday. Frey stood in front of the stage and answered questions from those on stage. Frey, dressed casually and speaking through a coronavirus mask confessed, “…I’ve been coming to grips with my own brokenness in this situation, my own failures, my own shortcomings and I know there needs to be deep seated structural reform in terms of how the department operates. The systemic racist system needs to be revamped. The police union needs to be put in its place. We need to make sure […]
Somehow we missed this. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey broke down and cried for a minute at George Floyd’s casket at his funeral on Friday. This was quite a scene. The same mayor was not seen crying when looters and rioters torched the city and businesses all last week. The post WTH? Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Breaks Down and Weeps for Over a Minute at George Floyd’s Casket (VIDEO) appeared first on The Gateway Pundit. Source link
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Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar has joined a growing call to disband the Minneapolis police force, arguing it is “beyond reform” after the killing of George Floyd. Critics have pilloried the suggestion as dangerous and “asinine.” The congresswoman took to Twitter on Friday to endorse an op-ed penned by a Minneapolis councilman, which urged the dissolution of the city’s police department and “start fresh” after years of failed efforts at reform. Such improvements are impossible under a “system that is rotten,” Omar said. The Minneapolis Police Department has proven themselves beyond reform.It’s time to disband them and reimagine public safety in Minneapolis.Thank […]
Minneapolis City Council President Wants To ‘Dismantle’ The Police By Nick Visser, Huff Post. June 5, 2020 Minneapolis City Council President Wants To ‘Dismantle’ The Police2020-06-052020-06-05https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/macingprotesters640-e1591367549656.png200px200px Above photo: Police spraying mace at protestors to break up a gathering near the Minneapolis Police Third Precinct. Eric Miller/Reuters. ‘We Have No Choice.’ Some local lawmakers have called for the creation of a “transformative new model of public safety” following the death of George Floyd. Lawmakers in Minneapolis are planning to vote on the first slate of changes to police forces following the death of George Floyd, with some local leaders saying they want to […]
Trevon Ellis, owner of Fade Factory, stands in front of the building where his barbershop was destroyed in Minneapolis. Sometime late Saturday, someone broke into the shop and lit the place on fire. Laylah Amatullah Barrayn for NPR hide caption toggle caption Laylah Amatullah Barrayn for NPR Trevon Ellis, owner of Fade Factory, stands in front of the building where his barbershop was destroyed in Minneapolis. Sometime late Saturday, someone broke into the shop and lit the place on fire. Laylah Amatullah Barrayn for NPR Trevon Ellis spent years building up his north Minneapolis barbershop, the Fade Factory, luring customers with […]
Pentagon Ready To Send Troops To Minneapolis If State Asks By James LaPorta and Robert Burns, Associated Press. June 3, 2020 Pentagon Ready To Send Troops To Minneapolis If State Asks2020-06-032020-06-03https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/06/george-floyd-protest-in-minneapolis-from-ap-e1591207459635.jpeg200px200px Abovephoto: People watch a fire Friday, May 29, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. AP Photo/Julio Cortez. Note: In a separate article, AP reports on June 3 that “Defense Secretary Mark Esper is breaking with President Donald Trump, saying he opposes using active-duty military forces for law enforcement duties in the US. Esper said the […]
Protesters across the country have been demanding police reform since the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. John Minchillo/AP hide caption toggle caption John Minchillo/AP Protesters across the country have been demanding police reform since the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. John Minchillo/AP Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announced on Tuesday the state’s Department of Human Rights is launching an investigation into the Minneapolis Police Department’s practices and policies over the last decade. The department filed a discrimination complaint against […]
On Sunday night, John Oliver kicked off his Last Week Tonight monologue by addressing the protests that have spread across the nation in response to the captured-on-video killing of George Floyd, who begged and pleaded for his life as then-Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin grinded his knee into his neck for nine excruciating minutes. “Look, it’s been a truly brutal week with protests across the country in response to the horrific killing of George Floyd at the hands of the Minneapolis Police, and there is clearly a lot to discuss here: How these protests are a response to a legacy of police […]
The disturbing incident in Minneapolis, where a truck drove right into the crowd of protesters marching at a closed interstate road, has been filmed in every chilling detail by people at the scene. The tanker semi drove along the westbound lanes of Interstate 35 at the moment when it was full of people protesting the killing of George Floyd at the hands of police. The road was closed for road traffic for the march. One on-site video shows the moment the truck was stopped, with the cameraman yelling to people to get on the other side of the street and away […]
It’s not a real organization, “ANTIFA.” And even if it were, there is no such thing as a domestic federal terror designation. But President Donald Trump’s tweet that the U.S. “will be designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization” is a very real threat. Trump’s Sunday offering came as federal and local authorities across the country scrambled to contain increasingly violent protests in the wake of George Floyd’s death at the hands of police in Minneapolis. Trump, who over several years has launched numerous tirades against anti-fascists, blamed the movement—really, a set of organizing tactics—for vandalism at the protests. Although he has […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107948/00/1079480048_0:0:3071:1729_1200x675_80_0_0_9b60260ded36a5e472030b0151d4f44a.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202005311079480077-protests-continue-in-minneapolis-over-george-floyds-death—video/ Earlier this week, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called up the National Guard to help deal with civil unrest. This is the first time in 12 years that the Guard has been deployed in the state. Sputnik goes live from Minneapolis, Minnesota, where protests over the 25-May death of 46-year-old local resident George Floyd while in police custody continue to unfold. The protests erupted after a video, showing Floyd pinned to the ground by police officer Derek Chauvin, who was pressing his knee against the man’s neck, went viral. Floyd was repeatedly telling the officers that he could […]
Society 07:12 GMT 31.05.2020(updated 07:16 GMT 31.05.2020) Get short URL In their message at the height of the riots against George Floyd’s death, the hacktivists emphasised there is no way anyone would put up with the atrocities committed at the hands of the police, claiming the Minneapolis Police Department is notorious for its violent methods. Social media users assume the Minneapolis Police Department’s website has been taken down by the group Anonymous, which two days earlier pledged to hold the city’s police accountable for the death of African American man George Floyd. Floyd died after being detained by a number of […]
Police and the National Guard have been sweeping residential streets in Minneapolis, ordering residents to obey the curfew – and marking those who refuse to go inside with paint, triggering a new wave of outrage over police abuse. A squad of heavily equipped National Guardsmen and police officers were seen running through a street in a suburban area of Minneapolis. The footage that surfaced online shows them approaching residents who were recording their passage, yelling “Get inside, go inside!” Eventually, one officer can be heard shouting “light ‘em up!” at which point the squad fires off volleys of paint at the […]
MINNEAPOLIS—A night after Minneapolis burned, protests on Saturday were mostly calm—until cops and the National Guard moved in with force against those breaking curfew. The protests in Minneapolis, where 46-year-old George Floyd died after a white cop knelt on his neck for several minutes, began peacefully on Saturday as hundreds of residents marched alongside police officers. But just after the 8:00 p.m. curfew passed and all major highways into the Twin Cities were shut down, police appeared in full gear. They began to fling tear gas, flashbangs, and rubber bullets at protesters and journalists alike—pushing crowds away from police precincts that […]
The vast majority of the people arrested so far amid the unrest in Minneapolis had Minnesota addresses, despite the US officials, including the state governor and President Donald Trump, painting the rioters as mostly outsiders. Of the 45 people arrested for rioting and looting on Friday and Saturday in Minneapolis, 38 had Minnesota addresses, FOX 9 reported, citing publicly available jail records. Only six detainees were registered out of state, and one person did not have address information listed. This data seems to contradict the US media and officials, who have spent the past couple of days blaming everyone from white […]
US 00:41 GMT 31.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107946/82/1079468263_0:112:3072:1840_1200x675_80_0_0_b3651261d01a42441d4729f92236db77.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202005311079468343-protests-in-minneapolis-continue-amid-national-day-of-action-against-police-aggression—video/ The demonstration was called by the National Alliance against Racist and Political Repression which is also campaigning for prisoners in detentions centres to be released amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sputnik goes live from Minneapolis, where protests against police brutality continue following the death of George Floyd, who died on 25 May during arrest. The National Alliance against Racism and Political Repression (NARPR) has called for a national day of action against police aggression to be held on Saturday. The organisation is also urging authorities to release prisoners from […]
The brother of George Floyd said Saturday that he spoke to President Donald Trump but the conversation was so quick that he “he didn’t give me the opportunity to even speak.” “It was hard, I was trying to talk to him, but he just kept pushing me off like ‘I don’t want to hear what you are talking about,”’ Philonise Floyd told MSNBC’s Al Sharpton. “I just told him I want justice. I said that I can’t believe that they committed a modern-day lynching in broad daylight.” Floyd said he also spoke to Joe Biden and poured out his heart to […]
MINNEAPOLIS—Mahado Ali stood outside a convenience store just across the street from the Minneapolis Police Department’s first precinct headquarters, confronting looters who had pried open the business and were ransacking it. Out of the store ran two young white women, among others of all races, carrying a case of Bud Light and marijuana paraphernalia, laughing. Behind them came a young white man with a handful of cigarette lighters. He walked past Ali and she began filming. “Why would you give them a lighter?” she asked the man, who had passed out several to a group of other young protesters. “You gave […]
Patches set aside for Minneapolis police cadets. Of the department’s 873 sworn officers, only about 8 percent — or 72 officers — live in ZIP codes that cover most of Minneapolis, according to a Star Tribune analysis of city records. — Richard Tsong-Taatarii – Star Tribune file Star Sentinel: While its police force may be on the smallish side, Anoka is arguably one of the most guarded places around.That’s because the suburb about 40 minutes north of the Twin Cities is home to 27 Minneapolis police officers, nearly outnumbering the town’s 29-member department. The RACIST LITTLE WHITE MAN is making this […]
Let’s unpack this. It’ll take a few minutes, but when you’ve read everything below, you’ll know the facts. Derek Chauvin, 44, is a 19-year veteran with the Minneapolis Police Department. Chauvin is the central officer in the death of George Floyd. In a video shot by a bystander this month, Chauvin is seen with his knee on Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes. Flask back to Oct. 29, 2006. That day, Chauvin and five other officers shot and killed Wayne Reyes, 42, when he allegedly pulled a shotgun on officers after stabbing his girlfriend and another man. Enter Sen. Amy […]
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday he was taking the unprecedented step of fully mobilizing the state’s national guard for the first time in history after another night of protests and destruction following the death of George Floyd. “The situation in Minneapolis is no longer in any way about the murder of George Floyd,” Walz said. “It is about attacking civil society, instilling fear and disrupting our great cities.” But the first term Democratic governor said outside forces who don’t share the state’s values are playing a major role in causing the chaos that has troubled the area in recent days. […]
The criminal activity that has rocked the streets of Minneapolis for four nights running could be partially the work of white supremacists, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has suggested, citing his own “suspicions.” Walz shared his thoughts on the matter after a reporter asked him if he thought “white supremacists” were flooding into Minneapolis to “cause destruction in the city.” “I certainly can’t confirm personally on this. My suspicions from what I’ve seen on this – yes,” he responded, noting that there were “unconfirmed reports” which corroborated his hunch. The governor also said he was receiving intelligence from federal agencies about various […]
Riots have continued in Minneapolis over the 25 May killing of George Floyd, who was pronounced dead after being manhandled by police. Mayor Jacob Frey has announced a curfew in the city in a bid to control the situation, which has been characterised by looting and arson attacks. The unrest has started to spread to other US cities. Protests and looting have continued in Minneapolis on Friday night over the 25 May police killing of 46-year-old African-American resident George Floyd. Stores were looted, and banks and gas stations set afire as thousands of people defied the curfew imposed by Mayor Jacob […]
Police officers and protesters clash on Friday near CNN Center in Atlanta, in response to George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption toggle caption Mike Stewart/AP Police officers and protesters clash on Friday near CNN Center in Atlanta, in response to George Floyd’s death in police custody in Minneapolis on Memorial Day. Mike Stewart/AP Angry protests nationwide on Friday followed the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. Clashes erupted between activists and law enforcement in many of locations. In most cases the demonstrations began peacefully, but as the day unfolded […]
Protesters in Minneapolis have surrounded a police station amid ongoing unrest over the killing of George Floyd by law enforcement, as a curfew imposed by the city government goes unenforced and crowds refuse to disperse. The demonstrators could be seen outside the Minneapolis Police Department’s 5th precinct headquarters on Friday night in exclusive footage obtained by RT’s Sophia Narwitz. In the immediate area around the station, protesters gathered to chant anti-police slogans and voice outrage, while officers kept a low profile and largely stayed out of sight. Elsewhere in the city, looting has again kicked off, with a group gathered near […]
US 02:46 GMT 30.05.2020Get short URL The Facebook CEO said his personal reaction to the tweets concerning the uproar in Minneapolis was negative, but acting as the leader of a social media platform, he was obliged to allow as much freedom of speech online as possible. Mark Zuckerberg reacted to President Trump’s recent tweets, in which he wrote “when the looting starts, the shooting starts” in response to the violent protests that have continued in Minneapolis over the death of black man George Floyd. According to Zuckerberg, Trump’s words do not violate Facebook’s policy around incitement of violence. “[…] our position […]
A significant group of protesters remains on the streets of Minneapolis, despite a curfew imposed by the city’s mayor, standing off with police and National Guard troops as security forces order demonstrators to disperse. Police have unleashed flash bangs and tear gas as protesters continued to amass in the area around the Minneapolis Police Department’s 3rd precinct headquarters on Friday night, in defiance of Mayor Jacob Frey’s curfew order that took effect at 8pm local time. Demonstrators were seen gathering in the streets just moments before the order kicked in, as National Guard troops clad in riot gear ordered the crowd […]
US President Donald Trump said he had been in touch with the family of George Floyd – a Minneapolis man killed in police custody – but urged for an end to “lawless anarchy” and rioting sparked by his death. “We can’t allow [protests in Minneapolis] to descend further into lawless anarchy and chaos,” Trump said at a White House event on Friday, adding that “looters” should not be allowed to “drown out peaceful protesters.” Also on rt.com Minneapolis & St. Paul impose weekend CURFEW after riots over George Floyd’s death The president also noted that he’d spoken with the Floyd family, who he called “terrific people,” on […]
Minneapolis Natives Condemn Man’s Death In Custody, ‘Racist Ideologies’ By Eddie Chuculate, Indian-Country Today. May 29, 2020 Minneapolis Natives Condemn Man’s Death In Custody, ‘Racist Ideologies’2020-05-292020-05-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/protesters-gather-calling-for-justice-for-george-floyd-on-tuesday-may-26-in-minneapolis.-by-carlos-gonzalez-for-the-star-tribune-via-ap-e1590762995438.jpg200px200px Above photo: Protesters gather calling for justice for George Floyd on Tuesday, May 26 in Minneapolis. By Carlos Gonzalez for the Star Tribune via AP. ‘There’s been thousands of indignities that have been endured by our community that haven’t been publicized but are no less tragic’ The death of a handcuffed black man in police custody in Minneapolis has stoked anger and frustration among many Native people in the city. Leaders say relations with law enforcement […]
Black leaders in Minnesota and friends of George Floyd are at a press conference at Minneapolis City Hall. They just found out that Derek Chauvin was arrested. This is their response: pic.twitter.com/DLzkIORgsq — Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) May 29, 2020 The police officer seen in a video with his knee on George Floyd’s neck was involved in 18 complaints prior to being fired, according to records released by the city. https://t.co/2gTmbizdAD — ABC News (@ABC) May 29, 2020 Derek Chauvin, the police officer who murdered George Floyd, was arrested. This is not enough. We have much further to go — including swift, […]
The St. Paul Police Department has categorically denied one of its officers escalated the Minneapolis riots by smashing the window of an auto parts store while undercover, after social media sleuths claimed to have identified him. St. Paul Police Department attempted to squelch viral rumors fingering Officer Jacob Pederson as the agent provocateur who smashed the windows of a Minneapolis AutoZone earlier this week in footage widely circulated on social media. In a series of tweets posted on Thursday, they denied that the man in the footage was Pederson and attempted to shame people for spreading the rumor, insisting their officer […]
One week before the Minnesota National Guard was deployed to racial justice protests in Minneapolis, the organization released a statement about two members who’d made racist statements in a Snapchat video. “You’ll learn the military is racist as shit, so get used to it now you fucking piece of shit,” one of the guards-members said in the clip. The remark did not appear to be issued in condemnation of prejudice: The woman was responding to members of a military group chat who’d chided her friend, also in the Minnesota National Guard, for using a racist slur. The Minnesota National Guard deployed […]
Minneapolis Protests Police Murder Of George Floyd: Day 2 By Unicorn Riot. May 29, 2020 | Resist! Minneapolis Protests Police Murder Of George Floyd: Day 22020-05-292020-05-29https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/minneapolis-minnesota-policeprecinct-windows-broken-by-unicorn-riot-e1590764060143.png200px200px Above photo: Minneapolis, MN police precinct windows broken by Unicorn Riot. Protesters are continuing to gather outside the Minneapolis Police (MPD) 3rd Precinct building today after extended protests and clashes with police yesterday. The Twin Cities is still engulfed in mass outrage after MPD officer Derek Chauvin was filmed choking a black man named George Floyd to death in a disturbing video that went viral Monday night. Watch our live coverage from Wednesday’s protests here: On Wednesday, Minneapolis […]
Twitter hid a tweet from President Trump early Friday that the social media site said broke its rules on “glorifying violence,” then concealed the same tweet again when it was later reposted from the official White House account. The tweets in question directly threatened demonstrators after a chaotic third day of protests against the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Demonstrators are demanding action over the death of the 46-year-old unarmed black man after shocking video footage showed a white police officer kneeling on his neck. Late Thursday, they took over the Minneapolis Police Department’s third precinct and set the building […]
President Trump said he will “send in the National Guard” to restore order to Minneapolis, which has been wracked by protests and looting following the death of George Floyd, a black man, after he was pinned to the ground for several minutes by a white police officer. “When the looting starts, the shooting starts,” Trump said, prompting Twitter to hide the message for, in its view, “glorifying violence.” “I can’t stand back & watch this happen to a great American City, Minneapolis,” Trump said early Friday. “A total lack of leadership. Either the very weak Radical Left Mayor, Jacob Frey, get […]
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) lashed out at President Trump in an overnight press conference on the looting and burning of his city by protesters and Trump’s threat to bring in the national guard to save the city of Frey won’t. Frey told reporters it was his decision Thursday night to have police officers abandon the 3rd Precinct police station that was taken over by protesters who looted and burned the building. Wednesday night protesters rioted, looted and torched several businesses and buildings while protesting the death in police custody on Monday of George Floyd. TRENDING: “What They Are Doing Is […]
MSNBC host and Emmy nominee Ali Velshi faced an avalanche of online criticism after he described the ongoing Minneapolis unrest as “not, generally speaking, unruly” while reporting live from a burning neighborhood. Ali Velshi was in Minneapolis, Minnesota to cover the violent uproar over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died after his brutal arrest by four police officers days prior. Giving his take on the situation, Velshi said that the unrest was a lot “calmer” than the day before, while showing news anchor Brian Williams the scenes of destruction in the area. A standoff with police did […]
Police in Minneapolis arrested black CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez on live television Friday morning. Footage showed a group of cops in riot gear surrounding Jimenez while he identifies himself to them. One officer informed Jimenez that he’s under arrest without explaining the reason why. Jimenez’s crew, including a producer and a camera operator, were also placed in handcuffs, according to the network. More to follow… Source link
The rioting went on late into the night Thursday in Minneapolis, stretching into early Friday morning with protesters stealing and torching several U.S. Postal Service vans to protest the death in police custody of George Floyd on Monday. Photos and videos show the vans being driven for joy rides and at least one set on fire. By my count there have been four postal vans stolen and destroyed. pic.twitter.com/EoXFFXbDvy — robertklemko (@RobertKlemko) May 29, 2020 The overturned postal van at East Lake and Minnehaha pic.twitter.com/WCztP4tfdA — robertklemko (@RobertKlemko) May 29, 2020 TRENDING: “What They Are Doing Is Tantamount to Monopoly” – […]
Twitter escalated its feud with President Trump early Friday, censoring a tweet on the Minneapolis riots in which Trump warned looters would be shot if he were forced to send national guard troops to save the city from its incompetent radical Mayor Jacob Frey who has allowed his city to be looted and set aflame by protesters angry about the death in police custody Monday of George Floyd. Twitter slapped a warning on Trump’s tweet that it was being violating the rules by “glorifying violence” but would be allowed to remain because it is in the “public’s interest”to see the tweet. […]