“We think the municipal police took them - what we think happened is that they kept them somewhere and then, as we say, “disappeared” them - like so many thousands of others in this country who are missing.” —Omar Garcia
Hong Kong authorities arrested protesters and tore down barricades in Mongkok, the scene of some of the more violent clashes to take place during nearly two months of pro-democracy sit-ins.
Riot and tactical unit police rebuffed the crowds with pepper spray, batons and direct force, making 80 arrests according to a police statement. Protest leaders or perceived ring leaders chased down, wrestled to the ground, zip-tied and bundled into waiting vans.
white people can blow up shit and riot for sports events and it’s all laughs but black people hold up signs and they call in the military
I brought this up about 20 times at work tonight and each time the person I said it to took about 10 seconds of silence and then had this look like they had seen the face of a god they didn’t believe in.
Washington, D.C. stands in solidarity with Ferguson, 11/25/2014
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My facebook feed reads like it was taken from the front page of Stormfront. What bothers me is the utter lack of moral imagination America has. The comments I see are full of an ignorance that is beyond the remedy of knowledge. If people cry out and say they’re being treated unjustly, if they point at a gross injustice, it can’t be happening. The rest of us feel comfortable! We must show you how wrong you are - here, stop complaining, stop thinking.
In a stunning turn of events today in Thailand, riot police yielded to the peaceful protesters they were ordered to harass and blocked. They police removing barricades and their helmets as a sign of solidarity.
The protesters explain that their goal is to destroy the political machine of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who is accused of widespread corruption and abuse of power. Thaksin’s sister, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, is currently in power, and is seen as a puppet of her brother.
Suthep Thaugsuban, the leader of the widespread protests that have been going on in Thailand, told his supporters to storm the Bangkok Metropolitan Police Bureau. This was one of the primary buildings they vowed to take over in their vow to topple the Shinawatra government.
The move by police has surprised many, and marks a turning point in the protests and a potential shift in power.
