Yep

June 19, 2020June 18, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

Cannot get over how much easier police work is today than like 40 years ago. You get video of a crime and then google "keep the immigrants deport the racists tshirt" and then find your suspect's Etsy review. https://t.co/9wWrNXqJfc
— Kashmir Hill (@kashhill) June 18, 2020

Good

June 5, 2020June 4, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

Minneapolis City Council members consider disbanding the police https://t.co/bmjMJfOsyl pic.twitter.com/4ReAoR2Fgv
— City Pages (@citypages) June 4, 2020

And how was YOUR weekend?

June 1, 2020May 31, 2020 ~ susie ~ 2 Comments

I stayed in and watched the marathon of “Cops Gone Wild”:

NEW: Attorney General Bill Barr says the DOJ will use its network of 56 regional FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces to identify the "criminal organizers and instigators" of violence during the George Floyd protests, including antifa. https://t.co/FMm91U5FQb
— Axios (@axios) May 31, 2020

If cops are shooting rubber bullets at white journalists while cameras are rolling, imagine what they’re doing to black folks when nobody is looking. https://t.co/nTY6y5CJgE
— Neale (@AbeFroman) May 30, 2020

Trump's demonization of the press – and his vast support among violent cops – is now resulting in members of his base enjoying their wet dream of torturing, abusing, and shooting reporters. Just like in any othe third world dictatorship. https://t.co/pCrvey7Jve
— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) May 31, 2020

we were literally standing on a ledge filming on our phones and this cop started shooting at us and hit peaceful protesters. this is rochester,ny. COPS are inciting violence. open your eyes #BLACKLIVESMATTER pic.twitter.com/EYJzYufWz3
— heda🦋 (@bleeezyy_) May 31, 2020

Share widely: National guard and MPD sweeping our residential street. Shooting paint canisters at us on our own front porch. Yelling “light em up” #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #JusticeForGeorge #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/bW48imyt55
— Tanya Kerssen (@tkerssen) May 31, 2020

so far best POV video (unlike news clips) showing Louisville cops shooting protestors. Revolutionary analysis on these uprisings in U.S. is critical at this moment. #BlackLivesMatter
pic.twitter.com/ft2dZVFx4s
— SupportMutualAid 🐜🐌 (@jasonmaragon) May 29, 2020

THE #BLACKLIVESMATTER LA PROTEST WAS POWERFUL & PEACEFUL UNTIL THE COPS SHOWED UP. ALL WE SAID IS “PUT YOUR GUNS DOWN”, THEY STARTED SHOVING, JUMPING A WOMEN & SHOOTING, DIRECTLY AT ME… IM OK WASNT HIT. SHOW UP BUT PLEASE BE SAFE AND RUN! 😢🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/TgyQoYjeap
— jen 🖤 (@jvbartistryx) May 30, 2020

they don’t show any of this on the news. spread it all#LAProtests #NashvilleProtest #protest #BlacklivesMaters #pittsburghprotest #phillyprotest #seattleprotest #georgesfloyd #NewarkProtest #buffaloprotest pic.twitter.com/2d2VQndId3
— ً ꪀꪖ𝘴 𐂂 (@CUTMYLlPLlVE) May 31, 2020

Encouraging

May 7, 2020May 6, 2020 ~ susie

Pennsylvania to create Commonwealth Civilian Coronavirus Corps; will employ people to expand state’s ability to do tracing and testing, help fight virus – The Morning Call https://t.co/mQGTHKAZhH
— phawker (@phawker) May 6, 2020

I don’t want this virus

May 5, 2020May 4, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

And I don’t understand the people who want to put themselves at higher risk:

People in Philadelphia and New Jersey were overcrowding beaches and parks last week, largely ignoring social distancing and masks — apparently proving that many still cannot accept the gravity of the #coronavirus pandemic. Blame psychology. https://t.co/vTq2NnycFa
— The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) May 4, 2020

Stay in if you can

April 10, 2020April 9, 2020 ~ susie

This drone footage captures NYC workers burying bodies in a mass grave on Hart Island, just off the coast of the Bronx. For over a century, the island has served as a potter’s field for deceased with no known next of kin or families unable to pay for funerals. pic.twitter.com/wBVIGlX6aK
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 9, 2020

This should cheer everyone up

April 7, 2020April 6, 2020 ~ susie ~ 4 Comments

The closure of restaurants and bars, the halting of the tourism industry and a lack of foot traffic in urban areas have had a severe impact on rat populations around the country. https://t.co/IUnZP581Yv
— The Hill (@thehill) April 7, 2020

Saving Main Street

March 19, 2020March 18, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

This seems like a REALLY good idea to me https://t.co/kOYzBpEaK6
— Felix Salmon (@felixsalmon) March 18, 2020

The long haul

March 16, 2020March 15, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

Infectious disease expert Michael Osterholm says people are approaching the coronavirus outbreak "like a Minneapolis blizzard, where if we just hunker down for a couple days … we'll get through. This is really much more like a coronavirus winter."https://t.co/G6T8S4Ae0D
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 15, 2020

Progress

February 21, 2020February 20, 2020 ~ susie

The Philadelphia cops and politicians are doing their best to prevent these type of reforms from working, but I’m hopeful:

BREAKING: This is what local news should be. Local man credits bail reform w/ new lease on life. "Benefiting from bail reform. Allowed him to remain in home, at job, & w/ family while fighting charges. 'Continue working on myself & provide for my family.'"https://t.co/BLkAcX2Ss2
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) February 20, 2020