People: OMG! We had a massive turnout, and there were no police. Other People: Same in my city. It was so unexpected! Black People: - ThreadSky

ntdubb.bsky.social • 3 days ago

People: OMG! We had a massive turnout, and there were no police.

Other People: Same in my city. It was so unexpected!

Black People:

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earnestwalkerjr.bsky.social•3 days ago

@karenhunter.bsky.social

earnestwalkerjr.bsky.social•3 days ago

NY had over 100,000 people with almost no police. Could it be because we all said on social media that we were sitting it out?

ntdubb.bsky.social•3 days ago

They knew we wouldn't be there, so no opportunity for sanctioned brutality.

kacey325.bsky.social•3 days ago

This. Black folks said for weeks we would be no shows. So police across the country, suddenly felt they didn't need to show up en masse in riot gear to protests. Quelle surprise.😒

glory-b.bsky.social•3 days ago

Trump can't wait to declare martial law. If even 3 or 4 black faces were in the crowd...

ntdubb.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yup. It’s pissing him off that he hasn’t been able to do it yet.

mhairiforrest.bsky.social•2 days ago

It was noticeable that a lot of the pictures of people showed older people who looked like mom & dad & grandma & grandpa.

Can't sell the propaganda of "those people rioted & deserved police violence" when the crowd looks like your grandparents.

iamadriennee.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is hilarious!

mechanicalengineer.bsky.social•3 days ago

People Power

milehighlefty.bsky.social•3 days ago

Black people protest out of necessity and self-preservation. white people protest when it's convenient and sounds fun!

charm305.bsky.social•3 days ago

I don't understand why protests are not BEFORE elections instead of AFTER when it's too late. Protests must be a proactive part of the strategy to win. This should have happened on Sunday, November 2 or Monday, November 3, not Saturday, April 5. What don’t they understand?

milehighlefty.bsky.social•3 days ago

Correct. But white people never experience racial, institutional, educational, and financial discrimination, so they only become upset enough to protest when they fear financial ruin.

https://youtu.be/kE4MFzA08lU?si=8pbQP4m38RhvolKH

charm305.bsky.social•3 days ago

Their rose colored glasses are foggy. They're not insightful.
Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr was preaching UNITY of the masses 60+ years ago. Sigh. 🙄

milehighlefty.bsky.social•3 days ago

white privilege is a very thick layer that's difficult to penetrate, but we'll keep trying!

calixthe.blue-ocean.social•3 days ago

He was talking reparations. That's why they killed him. He's likely referring to the Homestead Act. We outnumbered them after slavery ended in about 3-4 states. They recruited backups to help keep us in our place. 🙄

https://youtu.be/Fmv103saaEk

alice40001roberts.bsky.social•3 days ago

They had protests before this election-a Jihad-helping protest, calling Biden "Genocide Joe" & Kamala "Killer Kamala." They had violence, discrimination, ISIS, IRGC-Hamas flags, destruction of property. Sadly, they opened the door to trump & deportations, crackdowns on protests, colleges...

milehighlefty.bsky.social•3 days ago

No, uneducated white voters who don't recognize fascism opened this door.

alice40001roberts.bsky.social•3 days ago

Well, they united with the Jihad-caucus and did that. It wasn't hard work. They have Jew-hate in common. They have fundamentalism in common. They have charismatic leadership who they'll follow to the ends of the earth in common. RW Fascism united with LW Islamic-Jihadism/Marxists like 1930s...

milehighlefty.bsky.social•3 days ago

There are antisemitic groups that call themselves leftists, but they are not. True Progressives believe in DEI.

alice40001roberts.bsky.social•3 days ago

Actually, I'm going to clarify. The RW-LW fascists united to destroy the USA-burn it down, remake it in their image. RW-LW also radicalized to only call out their opponent USING Jew hate as the way to gain power. 1930s deja vu. Stalin, Hitler, Mussolini, Haj Amin Grand Mufti of Jerusalem,

charm305.bsky.social•3 days ago

This is the TRUTH!

luvmeemee.bsky.social•3 days ago

Cuz when we protest police call it a riot 🫠

ntdubb.bsky.social•3 days ago

Every single time.

odetteroulette.bsky.social•3 days ago

This.It was REALLY NOTICEABLE. I wonder how long it will last.

thatnicelotionlady.bsky.social•3 days ago

Honestly, I bet they didn't even think about police at all. It never dawned on a good majority I'd wager.

jonelstr.bsky.social•3 days ago

A lot of white folks I spoke to said it was their very first time "protesting"... it was a rally not a march or protest. I initially prepped for a "real" protest until I heard former gov Inslee was a speaker. Then I realized it was going to be different.😉

thatnicelotionlady.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yup. I'm just waiting for them to say when's the next one and be just as psyched if it's tomorrow or weekly or all of the above!

hansumjay.bsky.social•2 days ago

The 19th

ntdubb.bsky.social•3 days ago

That sounds more like a gathering.

jonelstr.bsky.social•3 days ago

It was VERY civil, even festive and yes, more of a gathering. Including a children's area for sign making. Estimates I've heard say 15K turned out.

pengwennnotes.bsky.social•3 days ago

Cool

shebatiti.bsky.social•3 days ago

Oh, it was more of a gathering. that makes it better when they brutalize black people they characterize it as protests, even marches. So, I guess it's the characterization that changes brutality's target.

jonelstr.bsky.social•3 days ago

For sure things to criticize about today’s event in Seattle.
But people showed up who’ve never showed up before. So I give them credit for that. And no, it not enough by a long shot. I hope it’s the beginning and not a one and done.

davidkelley718.bsky.social•3 days ago

In Olympia? That’s a decent number of folks for Oly.

noreen28.bsky.social•3 days ago

You're right. They brought their dogs like Warren did to the George Floyd protests.

WTF!?

pissyrabbit.bsky.social•3 days ago

The lack of cops was glaringly obvious. I will admit knowing that when Blk folks protest cops are really aggressive but i didnt understand depth of the problem until now. Id have expected cops to BE there & not be aggressive bc it was mostly wht people but not that they just wouldnt be there at all.

cotu.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yep it is us yt women’s job to do this now. Stay home, stay safe, protect your peace. Thank you for all that black women have done for this country.

dswiftt.bsky.social•3 days ago

We already know what it is. I’m glad that my peeps are finally putting ourselves 1st and staying out of it. I have to worry enough about the police on my daily drive to and from work.

m22-5.bsky.social•3 days ago

We went to the polls, so this is the very least they could do. And I mean ₜₕₑ ᵥₑᵣʸ ₗₑₐₛₜ.

Hopefully, they will hit the ballot box for the next Dem candidate, if we ever get to vote in a General Election again.

ntdubb.bsky.social•3 days ago

Rest, fam.

kimbellsmowgli.bsky.social•3 days ago

Perfect.

alice40001roberts.bsky.social•3 days ago

I'm not black but I stand with Black people who cannot safely protest. I found it scary anyways because of the post 10/7/23 attacks against "zionists" and Jews. I did everything I could to get Kamala elected.

dominomask.bsky.social•3 days ago

The DC rally was SWARMED with cops.

themajikalone.bsky.social•3 days ago

Right

calixthe.blue-ocean.social•3 days ago

The amount of unacknowledged privilege is un-fucking-believable. #LFG

https://youtu.be/yjyy_g1PchE

youraibabydaddy.bsky.social•3 days ago

shebatiti.bsky.social•3 days ago

It's truly sickening and disgusting.But I have learned a lot during these times. They're not our allies.They only do things for selfish reasons. They want us to lead the fight and then take claim ownership, and leave us behind, when they secure their position.

shebatiti.bsky.social•3 days ago

Our concerns, pains, experiences are invisible to them.

youraibabydaddy.bsky.social•3 days ago

Because deep down they still think of us as their property.

bostonterrier2.bsky.social•3 days ago

Wow.
I understand the issue and points made.
When does it become counter productive when fighting a wanna be dictator? And Oligarchy? Strength in numbers.

I show up at these things and donate money. I do my best to wake up the white folks around me. I do not know what the answer is.

calixthe.blue-ocean.social•3 days ago

It's never counterproductive for us to save our own lives. I've been harassed at my damn front door in my good neighborhood by police who came to the wrong address. I've got no record & my car is garaged, so they weren't looking for me. Even after the dispatch repeatedly told them, they still stayed

calixthe.blue-ocean.social•3 days ago

Black lives don't matter. We're not doing one more thing. We did what we were supposed to do November 5th 2024. Respectfully, everybody else can figure it out. When a maggat kills a Black person, they become a superstar, millionaire & get hired to do whatever by Andreessen.

https://youtu.be/umHez4r4B6U

calixthe.blue-ocean.social•3 days ago

I really wish people would leave us alone. We built the county, made it wealthy & all we have to show for it is this bullshit. There are too many maganuts. People need to accept that this country is over and they voted for all of this. We are DONE.

https://youtu.be/0P4A1K4lXDo

calixthe.blue-ocean.social•3 days ago

@ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social has broken down the privilege & called out the racism. We're not going outside so please stop asking us. Everything that's happening was warned about. This isn't our problem to solve. They voted to destroy this country and they won.

https://youtu.be/4HczJka5zAc

ntdubb.bsky.social•3 days ago

Too many of us have similar stories and THAT is yet another reason why I’m calling it out and not handing out participation trophies.

ntdubb.bsky.social•3 days ago

Truly!

maceg0d.bsky.social•3 days ago

Please STOP with the "Us" vs them BS. What POSSIBLE good can it do? Saturday was an EXCELLENT turnout. I saw black folks everywhere in NYC. I saw alot of different people. Most of them disenfranchised. Let's BUILD off that shit rather than looking for things to nitpick about. Cot DAMN

overallthiscrap.bsky.social•3 days ago

if this was a BLM protest there would of been riot gear and police would of escalated a problem .
That I know for a fact !

hansumjay.bsky.social•2 days ago

Don't forget the umbrella dude burning stores...he's always invited I'm sure

overallthiscrap.bsky.social•2 days ago

I forgot about that little fucker ..

hansumjay.bsky.social•2 days ago

Cameras ruined a ton of the tactics they used. So now they’ll be looking to digitally fake the things to divide us

overallthiscrap.bsky.social•2 days ago

They will try .

hansumjay.bsky.social•2 days ago

And the only thing we can do to fight against it is to be able to count on each other. Reporting for duty

noimalright.and.cat•2 days ago

would have*

overallthiscrap.bsky.social•2 days ago

Grammar is not my strong suit.

gori1.bsky.social•3 days ago

Yeah, our police presence at all of these in Denver is very different to our 2020 protests against police brutality and the pro-palestine ones last year. It sure isn't because they suddenly changed their minds about protests.

hossamhamdan990.bsky.social•3 days ago

my name is hossam calling out to you while under attack I am pleading with fear of the drones that are hunting us and killing us in the most brutal ways I am reaching out to you from amidst massacres destruction bloodshed and martyrs I am pleading with you to help me and my family escape from Gaza 😞

gori1.bsky.social•3 days ago

I wish I could help, I truly do.

ish-not.bsky.social•3 days ago

Smdh

nocturne19.bsky.social•3 days ago

Lol

corymartini.bsky.social•3 days ago

Former coworker on fb went to a “protest” and said how great and diverse it was. Ask me if I saw one Black or Brown person in his pics? 🙄

4evame.bsky.social•3 days ago

Lissennnn.
My cousin and I watched folks walking toward the one here as we left our breakfast date.

Did. Not. Join. Them.

corymartini.bsky.social•3 days ago

Perfect ending to a breakfast date. Let them try and fail to save themselves. We just need to mind our business and drink our water.

ntdubb.bsky.social•3 days ago

Chile.

hanni68.bsky.social•3 days ago

It's disgusting.

ltsouthernbelle.bsky.social•3 days ago

I saw a few sprinklings of black people in the crowds. The MOMENT we show up in mass the police are gonna go crazy, the atmosphere will change.

bchanson.bsky.social•3 days ago

Oh. I get it now.

imbedini.bsky.social•3 days ago

africanprincess7.bsky.social•3 days ago

mollief.bsky.social•3 days ago

In my small white city, we had police—but they were just making sure that the roads were blocked off. Not sure why there were drivers stuck on the parade route for the whole parade (downtown brunchers who got trapped?)—the police apparently didn’t send their best.

ntdubb.bsky.social•3 days ago

And the only reason they were "just making sure that the roads were blocked off" and not in full riot gear and armed with tear gas was because those attending didn't look like me.

jonelstr.bsky.social•3 days ago

Exactly. I saw no police in Seattle THIS TIME. But in the past its been riot gear and tear gas. Keep white folks (like me) doing the 45/47 pushback and see if things continue to be low key. Its insane & enraging to me how different cops act when non-white people show up.

m22-5.bsky.social•3 days ago

Tell your friends - they don't hear us. They assume we are the problem. We aren't.

mollief.bsky.social•3 days ago

That, but I’ve never seen riot gear at any protest here—even the BLM protests in 2020.

nickforbrains.bsky.social•3 days ago

I am kinda surprised tho. Could be naïveté for sure but I’m thinking of the Tesla protests have been white people and there have been tons of cops at those.

jonelstr.bsky.social•3 days ago

Not all of them - at least not in Seattle at UVillage. Maybe in the suburbs. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

nickforbrains.bsky.social•3 days ago

I’m in south king

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