verdantbanana

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[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Internment of Japanese Americans

Stonewall riots

United States heard change and shot Malcom X and MLK

United States just got done having a president that supported segregation

Dakota Access Pipeline protests

Terry stops have allowed police to stop anyone at any time for any reason and arrest them for whatever the officer makes up

not a complete list and again this is not unprecedented but just ramping up more of what was definitely already here

only people not seeing are the sheltered ones in HOAs

[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (4 children)

when was it a free country?

to my family this is just business as usual with extra manpower

[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

The picture seeing above is still like this

Reconstruction is at a sloth's pace with i40 down to one lane in each direction despite it being a major artery connecting east to west

Took forever for people to get water and power but not sure if everyones service got restored

News is kept tamped down to the point unless there in person no way to know how bad

[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Lots of THC, dash of denial, plenty of movies/TV, shopping, and tasty food

Growing up never knew about the issues adults were facing and now as an adult get to take those same adults from childhood for their monthly shot at the low income mental health facility becoming a huge circle that will have to broke eventually

Buckle up because this ride is only getting bumpier

[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 36 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (4 children)

no rot spreading

what we are seeing is and has always been the Democrat party

Obama chose someone who supports segregation and that same person later became president, Harris hosted a celebrity filled gala and invited Republicans while citizens who were refused entry protested outside for everything the Democrats supposedly stand for, Walz as a governor teamed up with Trump to use police to manhandle pipeline protestors, and the list goes on

[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Our hearts will move on

[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And absolutely nothing will be done about it and it didn't require a study to know these people/goods delivery apps are not on the up and up

[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

yes they are VERY well defined by the arresting officer and always held up by the judges

[–] verdantbanana@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Terry Stops means the officer gets to make up something that amounts to reasonable cause

No 4th amendment needed and has been an issue for a long time

Alarms should been raised long before Trump

 

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