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That we know of.

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So the police hassle black men for wearing masks in public. And for not wearing masks in public.

There's a simple solution: All black people should just turn white for the duration of the emergency. That's reasonable, isn't it?

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The outlier Warren Court actually made some solid progress in making the "all men created equal" thing a reality, to bring professionalism to law enforcement, and to make corporations properly subservient to the elected government. The Federalist Society was founded as a reaction to all those horrible, horrible things.

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Only thing new is they have another excuse to use in their bullshit.

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Okay, but I'd rather see Kamala Harris on trial for murdering the Attorney General

...WITH VOTES.

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Surprise! Heads up, Disgust being very hostile this morning, at least in accessing your notifications.

On edit: Ah, it was just the 'tubes being clogged or something.

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As far as the bank is concerned, everyone alive is a daring daylight robber.

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I would say that proportionately more black people are wearing masks in St. Louis compared to white people.

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#NotAllZombies

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Surprisingly, my optimism is still holding up.

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That’s good. I don’t think I could function without it. I’ve done some crazy things over the years that required a lot of optimism.

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It is bad that I'm grateful for the fact no black man has been shot dead over this yet?

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Those philly cops could've, I don't know, told him "hey you need to wear a mask so have one next time, but here's a disposable you can use this time".

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The ghost of Governor Reagan still haunts cops. Carry an unloaded weapon, wear a mask, it's all the same if you're black.

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My mom and I talked telephonically yesterday. She is in El Paso and I am not. She reports that police there have begun issuing warning tickets to people who are unmasked in public. She and I agreed it would be a good thing if, instead of, or in addition to, issuing tickets, the police could also give masks to the offenders, and even possibly wait on-scene to make sure the unmasked became masked (i.e., knew how to put the damn things on).

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