When people ask why BLM protests matter (believe it or not some people do ask) tell them what Whitmer is doing in MI, what Minneapolis is doing with their police dept etc. The status quo will always seek to perpetuate itself; the only way to change it is for the people to step in

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Overnight on 5–6 Aug, another riot was declared by Portland Police after #antifa tried to break into the east precinct (far from downtown). They barricaded & set fire to the front of the building. One of the rioters tried to run over officers using a truck portlandoregon.gov/police/ne…
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Yes, so right! Or the fact that the all-Democrat Oakland (CA) City Council, despite hearings where citizens were unanimous in support of #DefundthePolice, nevertheless voted — with mayor @LibbySchaaf — not to do so. Police unions have power. #BLM #m4bl
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Right as always. I said it before and I say it now, you were terribly shortchanged as a Presidential Cendidate. 💙
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First thing I learned in journalism class was never to assume that anyone had read yesterday's paper... So, many of us don't know what you are trying to say
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You’re better than this. These “implicit bias trainings” Whitmer is mandating are abject failures. There is no science behind them, and they’ve never been proven to be effective at anything.
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Marianne please talk about how the Minneapolis Charter Commission, an unelected body, went against the wishes of the community tonight. This is the status quo perpetuating itself.
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Absolutely, change is the only way!!