Roy L. Pickering Jr.'s Blog, page 4
May 11, 2022
Roe vs Wade down for the count?
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
roe v wade going down during the gilded age themed met gala ... whew
— morgan sung (@morgan_sung) May 3, 2022
First ever woman VP of the United States in place and the Supreme Court plotting to overturn Roe v Wade happening at the same time. One step up, ten steps back.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
the reaction of an institution confident that it is reflecting the will of the people https://t.co/3oogitLsfF
— 𝒦𝒾𝓉 𝒟𝓊𝒸𝓀𝓌𝑜𝓇𝓉𝒽 (@cgduckworth) May 3, 2022
Chief Justice Roberts statement: pic.twitter.com/00nBx8cUk8
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) May 3, 2022
SMDH - Make America the 17th century again. And here I was thinking that they only wanted to go back as far as the 1950's. https://t.co/fkYAcZVmta
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
The Supreme Court won’t force you to wear a mask in a pandemic — but it’ll force you to bear a child.
— Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) May 3, 2022
George W. Bush and Donald Trump both lost the popular vote and appointed five of these judges who will shape American life (and, on climate, life on Earth) for decades. Some democracy.
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) May 3, 2022
The 1973 Roe decision was decided 7-2 and written by a Nixon appointee. The 1987 Casey decision upholding Roe was written by a Reagan appointee on a Court w/ 8 justices appointed by GOP presidents.
— Jeff Yarbro (@yarbro) May 3, 2022
Rejecting Roe as “egregiously wrong” 50 yrs later = a radical, political act.
Fact check: Post detailing 9 things women couldn't do before 1971 is mostly right https://t.co/XFa1LWkmW4 via @usatoday
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 9, 2022
BREAKING: Elon Musk buys the US Supreme Court from the GOP.
— Hoodlum 🇺🇸 (@NotHoodlum) May 8, 2022
The scene in front of Chief Justice John Roberts’ house pic.twitter.com/vJVxxFoMNO
— Douglas Blair (@DouglasKBlair) May 7, 2022
Is it wrong to protest outside Brett Kavanaugh's home?
— Nathan Mackenzie Brown 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 (@NathanMackBrown) May 9, 2022
their own bodies has been too subtly delivered over the past several decades. Message needs to be more blatantly delivered. Standing right outside someone's house should make it pretty plain.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 9, 2022
if kavanaugh doesn’t like the pro abortion protests outside his house, he can simply drive or relocate to a different state. right?
— joshua (@jdgtranen) May 8, 2022
I'm weary of the accuracy of random polls but this one does seem about right.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 9, 2022
This is not only possible but it's probable.#GOPHandmaidsTale https://t.co/e6lUqvEW2h
— 🖕🏻Aunt Crabby Calls Bullshit 🖕🏻 (@DearAuntCrabby) May 9, 2022
https://t.co/d2i0ovKFvZ pic.twitter.com/EqcJMvjOaE
— Iron Spike (@Iron_Spike) May 10, 2022
Police in Maine sure must have a LOT of idle time on hand.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 11, 2022
Can you imagine her rendering judgement to inflict pain and hardship on millions of Americans because she had sold out to the highest bidder?
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 11, 2022
A Line A Day: Murders and Riots and Misdemeanors https://t.co/nob7scRy6b
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 9, 2022
Make your voices heard. Try not to break stuff while doing so.
I know a lady who thought that bullying the government to overturn a free and fair election, which a small minority along with her desired, was a good idea. Pro Choice sentiment on the other hand is supported by a large majority state to state.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 11, 2022
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
Many of the same idiots will use "gas prices went too high" as their reason for allowing even more damage to be done rather than supporting Biden's efforts to do as much damage control as possible. https://t.co/A02ZGmbsp0
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
Unfortunately it's the ones who might actually vote for candidates who aren't trying to gut their rights that most often falsely believe their votes don't count. Those who are in favor of gutting rights (excluding the one to bear arms) always make it to the voting booth.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
The Supreme Court has never seen fit to make it illegal to buy a rapid fire weapon and bring it wherever to do whatever, but Roe v Wade had to be assaulted.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
What will they overturn next? If not already, at what point would them turning back the clock become a YOU problem?
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
Rich people will be unaffected. Girls from families of means will get illegal, safe abortions. Thank goodness that they'll be unbothered by SCOTUS reversals. As for everyone else - oh well.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
The fact that Clarence Thomas, a dude who is married to one of the Jan. 6 organizers/cheerleaders, is still allowed to be on the Supreme Court and vote on matters that affect millions of American lives. Could this system be more broken?
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
The fact that a nominee to the SCOTUS wasn't even voted on because the POTUS only had 11 months of his term to serve, yet another candidate now sits on the court after being crammed in while votes had already been cast in the election that would boot the nominator of that judge
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
If you're talking about "the audacity of the leak of sacred documents" rather than what the leaked document revealed that the Supreme Court plans to rule, to overturn after 50 years, I'll assume you're a conservative republican who wants to swing the focus away from what matters.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
If you didn't think you had enough of a reason to vote, maybe you feel differently now. If you were hoping that plenty of those people weren't going to bother to vote, you're probably upset that the leak did its intended job which was to wake people the F up before it's too late.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
The irony, if that's the right word, is that Trump could care less about Roe v Wade or most of the other steps of progress that the GOP is trying to undo. He's just the vehicle that the GOP rode to get to their agenda in exchange for the power & unflagging support they gave him.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
He doesn't need to be currently in office for this to apply. Trump isn't just a person. The name is synonymous with a movement to strip people of fundamental rights and return us to a less enlightened time.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
A Line A Day: #StopTrump - Before it's too late https://t.co/cdCuq1AiTB
There are villains to be found in this story if that's what you're looking for. RBG ain't one of them.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
LIARS!!!!! #LyingGOP pic.twitter.com/nPo9pC6sGL
— Captain Jordy (@meidasjordy) May 4, 2022
They do and say whatever it takes to ascend to power. And when this proves to be legally problematic, they claim not to recall what they said and did. The playbook is pathetically simple and somehow effective because the system is set up to allow it to be.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 4, 2022
It’s revenge politics, and the cruelty, not the policy, is the point. https://t.co/eN8aN55tFG
— S.E. Cupp (@secupp) May 3, 2022
Women having brains and being allowed to use them has become a problem per Matt Gaetz and his ilk.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 4, 2022
Women: when did you realize you had become over-educated?
— Esther C, MD, Fellow Gamer (@choo_ek) May 4, 2022
Sooo…it appears the Supreme Court believes their opinions have a fundamental right to privacy…
— Jon Stewart (@jonstewart) May 3, 2022
Vaginas should be password protected
— Mad_Hatter_Mommy!!! (@MadHatterMommy) May 5, 2022
I'm fascinated by the seemingly default assumption (made and propagated on the extreme right) that this is their country and the rest of us have to comply.
— Jennifer Mercieca (@jenmercieca) May 5, 2022
I don't get is why the onus is 100% on the woman when there typically is male involvement in conception. Sperm donor man should at minimum have to sign a contract guaranteeing financial and time commitment (up to potential full time parenting) in order to criminalize abortion.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 5, 2022
Feels like this has been largely overlooked, but Alito's draft Supreme Court opinion on abortion uses the phrase "domestic supply of infants." It's real, on page 34. DOMESTIC SUPPLY OF INFANTS. pic.twitter.com/VuQWTJ4NHd
— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) May 6, 2022
"Domestic supply of infants" aka White American babies is not a phrase that should ever be used in a supply and demand discussion.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 11, 2022
Abortion would immediately become illegal in at least 13 states if the Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade:
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 3, 2022
Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
49-51, Senate Dems fall 11 votes shy of breaking a Republican-led filibuster to advance bill on abortion rights. Manchin the lone Democratic NO vote. No Republicans voted in the affirmative.
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) May 11, 2022
President Biden: "To protect the right to choose, voters need to elect more pro-choice senators this November, and return a pro-choice majority to the House. If they do, Congress can pass this bill in January, and put it on my desk, so I can sign it into law."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 11, 2022
The House has already passed Roe v. Wade into law. To also pass it in the Senate we'd need to expand our majority by two seats in order to work around Manchin and Sinema and exempt it from the filibuster. So that's our marching orders for midterms: flip at least two Senate seats.
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) May 3, 2022
Have you ever had a Constitutional right taken away from you?
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
Guess I’m begrudgingly voting for Dems in the mid terms
— AcellarW (@acellarW) May 11, 2022
They certainly do. https://t.co/iaQXOwWxJH
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 3, 2022
January 26, 2022
Strike Three for Barry Bonds
BREAKING: David Ortiz was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first turn on the ballot, while Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry in their final year under consideration amid suspicions they used performance-enhancing drugs. https://t.co/CNdcXcJZpc
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 25, 2022
RT if Barry Bonds (@BarryBonds) belongs in Baseball Hall of Fame
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 25, 2022
🐐: https://t.co/tyVthktpvi pic.twitter.com/4Aw9vJ45wx
So many current and ex players tweeting about Barry Bonds being a Hall of Famer. It’s recognized within the game. He had 494 HR and 1,405 RBI prior to the year 2000, which is when he supposedly began using PEDs. You can’t tell the story of baseball without Barry Bonds.
— Will Middlebrooks (@middlebrooks) January 25, 2022
Okay. So what rules do you want changed? What (if anything) should keep a player out of the HOF even though his accomplishments on the field warrant induction. Not that what does/doesn't warrant induction is 100% obvious to begin with. In large part it's a popularity contest.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2022
I could not agree with this statement more, especially since EVERY OTHER COMMERCIAL on TV these days is for legally betting on sports from the comfort of your own phone. As for Clemens & Bonds, they cheated the game so I'm fine with keeping them out of the HOF for however long. https://t.co/jh54BHJRuw
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 25, 2022
I think it's obvious that Pete Rose should be in the HOF. His gambling was not performing enhancing. But based on antiquated MLB rules voters have every right to keep him out. I agree that some induction rules should be tweaked, but I'm not the one in power to tweak them.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2022
Via A Line A Day: By any other name he would still be PETE ROSEhttps://t.co/kL93l35dys https://t.co/AwOUy8ydjr
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 25, 2022
As for Barry Bonds, one of the greatest we ever got to watch play the game of baseball, remember when he was just "one swing away" yet we didn't even care any more? https://t.co/LSCVAWjQSw IMAGINE how heralded he would be had he never cheated the game: https://t.co/EAF7Pd5i75
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 25, 2022
Personally, I don't think seditionists belong in the Baseball Hall of Fame. I'd put the juicers and gamblers in first. https://t.co/TBMgW3WIbo
— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) January 25, 2022
Personally, I don't think seditionists should have statues erected in their honor, especially using money from tax payers. But seditionists/bigots/xenophobes/sexists/& all other manner of unpleasant people are capable of being good at stuff. Schilling was very good at baseball. https://t.co/y324tJpmq5
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 25, 2022
If you don't like Curt Schilling personally, I get it & agree with your stance. Go to his induction day and boo him if you want. But his play on the field was sufficiently impressive that he deserves the opportunity to make that speech imho. But not before Pete Rose. He goes 1st.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 25, 2022
No Hall of Fame for Barry Bonds but at least he had this day. A Line A Day: He's not one away any more https://t.co/q91Eo4ojpV
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2022
https://t.co/8jcop4O5fd pic.twitter.com/yU1m2KkkND
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2022
Trying to make sense of it won't get you far. But yes, this is a valid point. If you declare someone to be a cheater because they juiced or messed with the ball or the bat or whatever, then any records they broke via cheating should be stricken. Not in HOF b/c stats don't count. https://t.co/BQcta2TdRk
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2022
That's true. He could have become a muscle bound guy who struck out all time. Instead they couldn't get the ball past him. Steroids don't improve hand eye coordination. They probably helped him recover from fatigue/injury faster & maybe turned some deep fly balls from outs to HRs
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2022
by those who vote players into the #MLB Hall of Fame (or refrain from doing so)? Not really, especially since Barry Bonds was less than charming to them. In baseball as in life and even Twitter, likability goes a long way as does the opposite.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2022
Barry Bonds at this stage was the Mike Tyson in his prime of baseball. Opponents were shook from him just walking up to the plate. https://t.co/24qRqVb1hc
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2022
If you only counted Barry Bonds stats from prior to him putting on quite a few pounds of juiced muscle, he had a Hall of Fame worthy career. If he went from mediocre to great, that's 1 thing. He went from amazing to superhuman and lost credit for the amazing portion of his career
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2022
If the stats still count then eligibility for HOF induction shouldn't be affected. Keeping players out for moral reasons is ridiculous. It isn't Heaven, it's the #MLB Hall of Fame. You either get in because your play was good enough or you don't get in because it wasn't. No gray.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2022
So what's fair for someone like Barry Bonds (Trump s/b jailed, enough about him)? He got caught. He wasn't kicked out of the league. He continued to be paid well for his services. His records count. BUT he wasn't inducted into the HOF? If that too harsh, not enough, just right?
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2022
Or do we just stick with RULES ARE RULES? Break them & you pay the price. End of story. Unless this alienates your fan base so much that it starts affecting your pockets. Then perhaps you rewrite some of those #MLB rules. Even the holy Constitution needed Amendments.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2022
Barry Bonds, did steroids, kind of a dick: no hall of fame
— Tyler Conway (@jtylerconway) January 25, 2022
Alex Rodriguez, did steroids, kind of a dick: no hall of fame
Roger Clemens, did steroids, kind of a dick: no hall of fame
David Ortiz, did steroids, likable dude: 1st ballot Hall of Fame
Lesson: do roids, be nice
David Ortiz gets the call to the Hall of Fame pic.twitter.com/HSRbBRoU63
— Baseball Quotes (@BaseballQuotes1) January 25, 2022
MLB players should start their own Hall of Fame. ‘Players only’ vote.
— Gary Sheffield Jr. (@GarysheffieldJr) January 25, 2022
You know who the one person is that I never hear complaining about Barry Bonds not being in the Hall of Fame? Barry Bonds. I haven't see so much as a single think piece or peep out of him on the subject. I guess he's a Que Será, Será kind of guy.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2022
Here's a POV on Barry Bonds becoming a Hall of Famer that ISN'T dominating my timeline. https://t.co/B7JA5KJLI8
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) January 26, 2022
November 10, 2021
CRY ME A RIVER
I'm just about resigned to Kyle Rittenhouse being acquitted, largely based on behavior of the judge. I just hope that somehow, even with an acquittal, the message gets sent that playing urban cowboy whenever/wherever you hear that a protest is going down IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BY LAW.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 11, 2021
fired on an attacker when they supposedly feared for their life. Should it be a crime to purposely put yourself in harm's way with intent to shoot your way out of it the moment you decide it's necessary? I think so. Others do not for some reason.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 10, 2021
He became the aggressor when he left his house with a loaded weapon to head to where he could find people that he disagrees with. Everyone who leaves their homes with a loaded weapon unnecessarily looking for trouble is the aggressor. He's not a cop, or soldier, or security guard
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 9, 2021
What if those 3 people chasing Kyle had not gone there, one brought a pistol with him. You can do biased what if’s all day because there’s nearly infinite possibilities but it’s irrelevant at this point.
— Jerry Johnson (@JerryJo60482346) November 9, 2021
Depends on why they're carrying & where they're carrying to? Most of the time aggressor wouldn't apply since the gun presumably is being carried for protection in case of emergency, or else to/from a gun range or hunting locale. Not to go looking for marchers/rioters to mess with
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 9, 2021
Correct. Because he had no cause to be there in the first place. And if he did insist on going there and play acting the role of bad ass, he should have done so unstrapped.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 9, 2021
More or less correct. He went there with a gun. He was looking for a reason to use it. In that kind of environment it was inevitable that sooner or later he would find a reason.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 9, 2021
Yes, that would be another form of aggression and anyone caught smashing windows, setting things on fire, stuff like that should also be arrested & prosecuted. But I do think assault on property is WAY less terrible than deadly assault on human lives.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 9, 2021
#KyleRittenhouse - As Rittenhouse begins to describe Rosenbaum running toward him, he breaks down on the stand. The judge had to call for a 10 min break. @LawCrimeNetwork pic.twitter.com/ThClSE8JpJ
— Cathy Russon (@cathyrusson) November 10, 2021
This kid was MUCH more composed shooting people than talking about it afterwards. If being asked why you killed folks makes you weepy, maybe don't strap up and travel to another state searching for trouble. Maybe stay the F home, Netflix & chill, nobody dies. #KyleRittenhouse
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 10, 2021
Anybody else out there better at fake crying than Kyle Rittenhouse? pic.twitter.com/7epmQe0SVM
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 10, 2021
Yep.... he was so scared ...oh wait...here he is celebrating , wearing his ( Special Shirt ) pic.twitter.com/ud0EdcCoZV
— JM (@JimmyMazzie) November 10, 2021
Rittenhouse was there to provide 'medical support' except to the people he killed or maimed. He left them to die. Make it make sense.
— Jeffrey Wright (@jfreewright) November 10, 2021
Rittenhouse judge ‘constantly interferes’ in the prosecution: ex-federal prosecutor https://t.co/6ZYM4pakKl
— Raw Story (@RawStory) November 10, 2021
Judge is totally against the prosecutor / prosecution's case. If somehow he obtains a guilty verdict from the jury in spite of the judge's disdain, the judge will surely give this kid as little time in jail as legally permissible. #KyleRittenhouseTrial
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 10, 2021
Yes. WTAF.
— Gnomon Chronicles (@GnomonChronicl1) November 11, 2021
"This is a long-held opinion of mine, which very few judges, I guess, share with me. I think the word victim is a loaded, loaded word," Judge Bruce Schroeder said.https://t.co/RIl2QbS4VS
"Two of whom died" is the new "victims" per judge who has no intention of allowing a fair trial.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 28, 2021
looking for trouble. This should not be difficult to understand. Protecting your house or business from robbers, or yourself from a mugging or raoe attempt, THAT'S self defense. Going on a road trip with a rifle to pretend you're a national guardsman is looking for opportunity to
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 29, 2021
Being shot/killed by someone who had no business being there with a gun looking for trouble makes you a VICTIM of unnecessary violence.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 29, 2021
Evil always has a fan base, I guess.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) May 12, 2021
Gun Control - https://t.co/przwGrIUXs
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 10, 2021
The prosecutor catches Rittenhouse in another lie pic.twitter.com/BE335UCnnI
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 10, 2021
"Can you help me understand, Mr. Rittenhouse, why Gaige Grosskreutz, with a pistol in his hand, is a threat to kill you, but you, with an AR-15 pointed at him, is not a threat to kill him at this moment?" pic.twitter.com/McsWac1mkT
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 10, 2021
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November 7, 2021
Covid versus Sports
The emergence of Covid caused quite the dilemma for pro sports leagues. How could the desire to maximize public safety mesh with the desire to make maximum money? Somehow they pulled it off. The NBA came up with a "bubble" playoff system, keeping basketball players on teams that qualified for the postseason in isolation from the rest of the world. Cardboard cut outs and recorded crowd noise took the place of a live audience. Home court advantage ceased to be a thing. But the games could still be played and televised, which meant advertisers could spend money on commercials that aired during the games, which meant that plenty of revenue could still be generated. Somehow they made it all the way to the crowning of a new champion. Somehow it turned out not to be the patched together for instant greatness Brooklyn Nets, or the LeBron James will never convince enough people that he's greater than Michael Jordan led Los Angeles Lakers, but rather, the small market, old school process of drafting well and team chemistry improving sufficiently over time to win a title Milwaukee Bucks.
When it was time for the NFL to figure out how to deal with Covid for an entire season, they faced a daunting challenge and did a respectable job of being up to it. There was no bubble, but once again home field advantage was rendered obsolete with piped in crowd noise and cardboard cut out fans. Since football games are played outdoors in huge stadiums, a limited number of fans were allowed to attend in person. The rest of us watched on TV or some other screen. Players were given the opportunity to opt out of the season. Some chose to do so, most decided to play, the season rumbled on to conclusion with Tom Brady somehow winning yet another Super Bowl ring - this time in Tampa Bay, Florida of all places.
All of the various other sports that are performed for profit and watched for entertainment (plus profit for those who gamble and guess correctly more often than not) took the necessary measures to at least give the illusion that athletes and fans alike were being protected from exposure to Covid while the games played on. After being postponed for a year, the Summer Olympic games were played. The challenge of continuing sports in the era of Covid was met head on with admirable work done in the name of commerce and entertaining distraction from real world problems.
It wasn't until we were offered hope in the form of vaccines that make it far less likely (though not impossible) to catch Covid, and make Covid much less likely to be fatal, that things got complicated. For some reason that I can't quite comprehend, it morphed from a public safety issue to a political one. Anti maskers smoothly transitioned to becoming anti-vaxxers. No more bubble. No more cardboard cut outs. 100% fan attendance allowed. No restrictions for anyone who wants to participate as either a player or an in-person fan, provided that you're Covid free, vaccinated, and willing to offer proof of vaccination status. Depending on the sport one plays, the city that sport is played in, and one's willingness to trust the science that is reducing a pandemic to mere nuisance, things got a lot more complicated. High profile athletes such as Kyrie Irving and Aaron Rodgers have been unwilling to follow new rules and play ball. And so here we are at the intersection of pro sports and politics and freedom loving social issues. It doesn't matter who you think is in the right and who you believe is dead wrong. The end result is a big mess. Perhaps Kyrie and Aaron now have a greater appreciation for what Colin Kaepernick went through because he chose to kneel in protest while a song that he found to be hypocritical was played at the start of every game.
Everyone should stand up (or kneel down) for what he/she believes in. There will be people who agree with your stance and those who do not. In the end, the opinion of the person in the mirror is the one of primary consequence. Muhammad Ali did not want to participate in a war against people he did not consider to be his enemy, and for that his title was taken until he went out and took it back. Colin Kaepernick wanted greater spotlight on police brutality, and for that he was willing to sacrifice the remainder of his career as an athlete in exchange for one as a social justice warrior. Kyrie Irving and Aaron Rodgers apparently are rather wary of needles. Whatever, bruh. Choose your hill. Fight on it at your own peril. Keep your Covid germs to yourself.
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"I'm not an anti-vaxx, flat-earther.. I have an allergy to an ingredient that's in the mRNA vaccines. I found a long term immunization protocol to protect myself & I'm very proud of the research that went into that" ~@AaronRodgers12#PatMcAfeeShowLIVE pic.twitter.com/FDMmI5rZmO
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) November 5, 2021
I feel like the word "research" no longer has any real meaning in 2021. It's like "canceled" and "woke" and other terms that now mean whatever the person saying them decides that they mean at that particular moment.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 5, 2021
was lying. Since Kyrie didn't lie, he understandably got yelled at for his honesty. Also, Covid rules about football (outdoor sport) and basketball (indoor sport) are very different. Depending on the city you play for, and Kyrie happens to play in strict NYC, not being vaccinated
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 5, 2021
play a season unvaccinated. It's necessary to go through a bunch more hoops than players who are vaccinated, but so long as you keep testing negative you can keep practicing and playing in any football stadium. WE believed he was vaccinated b/c he said he was "immunized" which he
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 5, 2021
So unless I'm missing something, I'm not sure why Stephen A or anyone else is being scolded for inappropriate disproportionate reactions. We know only what we know until we know different.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 5, 2021
Aside from his borrowing Dr. King's quote for his convenience, it's one thing to write "MLK" for the sake of fitting in the space of a tweet. When speaking, feel free to actually say the man's name. I'll even give you a pass for leaving out "Doctor" or "Reverend". https://t.co/PMvoEJSs9U
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 5, 2021
Powerful. Reminds me of how the marches in Selma began after MLK got some advice from Joe Rogan https://t.co/3Aj5QgE0R2
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) November 5, 2021
https://t.co/4fn1cib9cu pic.twitter.com/m0kYwRJuSx
— profloumoore (@loumoore12) November 5, 2021
MLK meant whatever you personally wanted him to mean to justify whatever f'd up thing you did or plan on doing. It's in the Bible.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 5, 2021
Aaron Rodgers out here making Kyrie look like Cornel West
— David Dennis Jr. (@DavidDTSS) November 5, 2021
The second guy coming off even dumber than the first guy doesn't make the first guy any less dumb. This quote comes straight from the US Constitution. You can look it up. But if you can't find it, that's on you.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 5, 2021
Aaron Rodgers says the "woke mob" is trying to "cancel" him. He's also taking "invermectin" and "consulting" with Joe Rogan. On the issue of "canceling", Colin Kaepernick sends his regards.
— Don Lewis (@DonLew87) November 5, 2021
Few people realize that doing this is just as effective against Covid as any silly vaccine. pic.twitter.com/m8EvMBNH6W
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 5, 2021
Just when I thought Kanye’s interview was going to be the wildest of the weekend, Rodgers came through and said hold my vaccine. Bruh, he didn’t just go there. He bought a condo there.
— Justin Tinsley (@JustinTinsley) November 5, 2021
Aaron Rodgers probably was thisclose to admitting he didn’t get vaccinated because it carries the mark of the beast.
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) November 5, 2021
Is Aaron Rodgers trying to prove that COVID is fake or that CTE is real?
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) November 5, 2021
Clearly the new QB of the Packers should be LeVar Burton https://t.co/03xekR6Omg
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 5, 2021
Literally they are laughing at him but trying not to actually burst out laughing. https://t.co/bJCTxdrJX0
— Soledad O'Brien (@soledadobrien) November 5, 2021
Aaron Rodgers literally dropped:
— KimberLEY A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) November 5, 2021
✔️woke mob
✔️cancel culture
✔️I’m not an anti-vaxx flat earther
✔️I did my own research
✔️sterility and fertility
…in one sitdown interview.
Aaron Rodgers knew the COVID rules. If he didn't want to follow them, he should have just retired. If he still doesn't like the COVID rules, he should just retire now.
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) November 5, 2021
It's a big muddled mess.https://t.co/oYbTjEiy0D
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 5, 2021
On CNN, NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams says city isn’t going to change vaccine mandate, which means Kyrie Irving can’t return to BKN unless he gets COVID vaccine. Adams reiterates belief that NBA & Irving will ‘come to a resolution.’ But it isn’t an NBA rule. pic.twitter.com/XMa9BsBiyK
— Ian Begley (@IanBegley) November 6, 2021
The #NFL has always had an unbalanced crime and punishment formula. https://t.co/3s8S0A0sAn
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) November 7, 2021
October 25, 2021
HALLOWEEN
I could not love Halloween to any greater degree than I do. I could try - but I would fail.
The Axeman by Ray Celestin / NOS4A2 by Joe Hill / The Ruins by Scott B. SmithWhat books shall rise to the top of your tbr pile for Halloween reading this year? https://t.co/9gmwwSSxNA 📚📚 pic.twitter.com/F2bd8neuJG
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 25, 2021
Neil Gaiman's American Gods & The Ocean at the End of the Lane
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 13, 2021
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 13, 2021
On the trail of Count Draculahttps://t.co/i5RPNugVe6
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 13, 2021
You can't get any creepier in choice of protagonists than Hitler and Satan. https://t.co/FXdYzAh1w5
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 13, 2021
Track down the 3 known copies of a Satanic text, determine which one is the original copy, summon Lucifer with it and become all powerful. https://t.co/KvKz64zyu2
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 14, 2021
Not only creepy...but this meticulously reseached book is based on true events.https://t.co/Xyzg3V2V5b
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 14, 2021
Many young kids love scary stories so long as they aren't TOO SCARY. Here's a gem read aloud.https://t.co/mVdOrjfFgw
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 13, 2021
I feature all sorts of books at #RoysBookReviews - even a coloring book on one occasion. But not just any coloring book. Trick or Treat?https://t.co/7Nn90AFuPR
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 13, 2021
AND NOW FOR SOME SHORT STORIES PENNED BY ME
Haunted
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 25, 2021
A Line A Day: THE TELEVISION - A #SHORTSTORY https://t.co/Bu2gLCmd9Y pic.twitter.com/Jcf4CaoaH2
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 25, 2021
The Elevator Ride - a #shortstory pic.twitter.com/f4Z9YLBhHM
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 25, 2021
And now for a leisurely boat ride down the River Styx.
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WHAT'S YOUR PREFERENCE? TRICK OR TREAT?
Oh look - it's Ava Appelsawse!
Check out the skilled hands of the illustrator of The Absolutely Amazing Adventures of Ava Appelsawse
My author portrait may be in need of a good dusting
Who likes to play with dolls?
I tried to kiss and make up
I don't think my apology was accepted
Be wary of what may be found in that Mystery Meat Taco
See how high she flies - She's got the moon in her eyes
Somebody was a big fan of being posed for photo ops.
Halloween theme imagery bookmarked at Pinterest
October 12, 2021
Jon Gruden Fails Email-101
Gruden has the right to be a jerk. We have the right to approve or disapprove of his beliefs. Raiders have the right to ask for resignation or else for nothing more than an insincere public apology while continuing to employ him. Maybe the #NFL could punish in some way, maybe not
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
In other words, nobody had their rights trampled upon. There was no injustice. Gruden did what he did, eventually it came to light, and his boss chose to cut ties rather than deal with the PR nightmare that would be sure to follow if he remained on the sideline. End of story.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
Michael Vick is trending but Jon Gruden's situation has absolutely nothing to do with Vick's no matter how far one stretches to equate them. https://t.co/xRexmnNaJ3 https://t.co/mk7xMm3zwS https://t.co/XkehZVRGvu
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
As for comparisons to the plight of Colin Kaepernick, all we've learned is that Jon Gruden did not approve of his kneeling to protest injustice. We already know (unless you're an ass) that Kaep isn't treasonous & that his heart was in the right place. https://t.co/EbPiEKzhKn
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
I do feel that after the blatant blackballing of Colin Kaepernick dragged on unreasonably long, plus the #NFL settled with him monetarily & probably quite generously, fighting injustice replaced a return to pro football as Kaep's top priority. So be it. https://t.co/Gd6rnsmleW
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
What struck me about the Gruden emails was the casualness -- so comfortable with the language and attitudes of misogyny, racism & homophobia that he and cronies put it in writing over years. That tells us plenty about the culture in which he was operating. https://t.co/zQrop2ptE1
— Judy Battista (@judybattista) October 12, 2021
This is real? I guess they released the milder stuff first and will keep unloading emails until finally getting around to the ones where he admits to being the true Zodiac Killer. https://t.co/DbgtN7SCFu
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
Surely Urban Meyer has had large bouquets of flowers sent to Kyrie Irving and Jon Gruden.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
They'll form a partnership with a Black Icon like Jay-Z. Oh no wait, been there done that already.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
You want a serious answer rather than an unserious NFL / Jay-Z partnership https://t.co/5VLdIB5JdZ ? Maybe the Rooney Rule will be looked at again with aim to give it more muscle. https://t.co/RHirSkIf6R Or maybe more flags thrown for N-word usage https://t.co/koueqq6Uyc
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
Rather than shedding light on attitudes and actions of #NFL owners, GM's and coaches - the league might prefer that we focus on important stuff like personalized jerseys. Remember this mess? The NFL's Naughty Words List: https://t.co/FrqGsPG1II
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
I think we all grasp Gruden's political leanings by this point.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 13, 2021
Lesson: Keep your pettiness offline. Just because you can delete old emails, tweets, facebook posts, what have you, doesn't mean they can' come back at any moment to bite you on the ass.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
He made a hashtag https://t.co/3HgVlUWON7
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
A Line A Day: CANCEL CULTURE https://t.co/boajhofX1z
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
Cops continuing to kill unarmed Black people for suspicious non-Whiteness is what did that. Gruden's just gravy.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
The story did indeed continue to play out. https://t.co/wEDytVUtl0
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
Probably not. But if they do, if their friendships with Gruden are stronger than their disapproval of his a-hole emails, so be it. I wasn't surprised they said he never acted racist directly in front of them b/c they're black & bigots usually do that sh*t in secret.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
NFL coaches deleting emails from their hotmail accounts right now pic.twitter.com/0vJJwJhhXh
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) October 12, 2021
Turns out the problem was with Gruden's emails, not Hillary Clinton's.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
The NFL does not intend to publicly release any written materials related to the investigation into the Washington Football Team, per @MarkMaske.
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) October 12, 2021
So an 11-month investigation involving hundreds of witnesses and 650,000+ emails led us to Jon Gruden's awful emails. Nothing on WSH.
“Somebody wanted Gruden gone…it’s very weird there was a mission to make sure he was no longer in the NFL” pic.twitter.com/I8NKyWEpNd
— Raider Nation Boston (@RaiderNationBOS) October 12, 2021
Attorneys for 40 former Washington Football Team employees released a statement, calling it “truly outrageous … the only person to be held accountable and lose their job is the coach of the Las Vegas Raiders” and calling for the NFL to release full findings of the investigation. pic.twitter.com/MlgzWA2uMc
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 12, 2021
Everyone in the #NFL has skeletons in their closet, except of course for Dan Snyder. Line A Day: I'm not Mr. PC... https://t.co/ZFb0PsDvX7
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 13, 2021
This is a good point. The NFL basically announced they have a massive trove of blackmail against half the league and will use it against anyone who wrongs them. That's... neither good nor healthy. https://t.co/m7Y5IZxgz6
— Jason J. Voorhees (@BayAreaData) October 12, 2021
The #NFL has always had trouble fairly dispensing justice. Many are complaining that they've welcomed criminals back to play in the league but Gruden got booted for emails. Cry me a river. Gruden will be just fine. But you can't lead men that you've insulted with your ignorance.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 13, 2021
A Line A Day: When Sports and Social Issues Collide https://t.co/xpgYIoAxJm
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) October 12, 2021
July 4, 2021
Read Endlessly...Review Mercifully...Read Some More
When a book defines you. pic.twitter.com/4Mb7jSxK4Q
— No Context Brits (@NoContextBrits) July 4, 2021
https://t.co/SQh5zLDrsn pic.twitter.com/b9G9F2aTJg
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) July 1, 2021
My wife just got online screamed at by some lunatic for simply asking if other readers found the early pages of a certain book to be disjointed, & did anyone push through and find that it gets better. Book community keeps getting weirder. The readers, the authors: all going nuts. https://t.co/eO44tJhg9M
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) July 2, 2021
People taking things that are being offered for free is not how theft works. But it is literally how little libraries are supposed to work. Books in, books out, books in, books out - rinse & repeat. https://t.co/SyW3yin7JM
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) July 2, 2021
— estel imane (@REGINAVGEORGE) July 2, 2021
https://t.co/axO0JLeRf6
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) June 30, 2021
My star ratings system for book reviews explained pic.twitter.com/KMbp9jiMlB
When is speed reading going to become an Olympic event? Based on the book total claims I frequently spy, there are quite a few elite readthletes out there.
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) July 4, 2021
June 2, 2021
Post Apocalyptic Living
Unofficial Summer has been kick-started with Memorial Day weekend. Perhaps like myself you scored a BBQ invite and actually got to see old friends and make new acquaintances with people willing to stand within 6 feet and not a mask in sight. The pandemic may not be quite 100% over with, but signs are popping up everywhere that a return to normalcy is underway. Those of you with kids may have found summer camps will be in operation. Perhaps your local pool has announced that they plan to be open. Restaurant dining is a thing again for those not inclined to enjoy home cooking for every single meal. When you go shopping you're still likely to see mostly masked faces. Or at least you are if you live in my neck of the woods in NJ, USA. But for the most part it's a precaution and habit not yet kicked rather than the following of mandatory instructions. In short, free at last - free at last - Thank God Almighty. If you're vaccinated (because you're not a conspiracy theorist who believes the government is using Covid vaccines to control us) then you are likely feeling quite liberated these days. We're experiencing a modern day Juneteenth.
So what are planning to do with your new found freedom? Embark on more traveling? Do more socializing? Check more things off your bucket lists? Continue with hobbies you took up when holed up inside (sure you have not grown sick of puzzles)? Become more generous with dispensing your hugs? All of the above?
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Perhaps you were you a content introvert before Covid-19 came along, found that a global pandemic didn't alter your lifestyle too much and perhaps even provided some benefits (feel free to work from home indefinitely!). If so, those of you who live somewhere with cold weather winters must still be happy about the arrival of summer regardless of the degree to which it alters your routine. Most especially if you are blessed with central air. Most most especially if you are a teacher or a student with central air and a whole lot more leisure time on the near horizon.
Introvert or extrovert or somewhere in between - are you intrigued by recent spacey developments which hint that the truth is out there?
Did any of my blog readers who happen to be fellow writers manage to get out a whole pandemic book like I did (humble brag)? I published my first children's book in 2020 and am deep into draft #1 of novel #3 and am going to pat myself on the back and keep patting until my books make me filthy rich.
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Whether you're planning to change everything about your life or not a single thing - what's on your post-pandemic agenda? Not to be overly nosy. By this question I of course mostly want to know - WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO READ?
April 13, 2021
Lawless and Orderless
Can it really be SO DIFFICULT to come up with a set of policies that best guarantee the public safety without pride or prejudice? Surely there are level headed, non-controversial even, solutions to the overabundance of people who are "mistakenly" killed by police officers. Obviously it's a dangerous job because it requires dealing with the criminal element. But they seem to be making it far more difficult than it needs to be, routinely perceiving law abiding citizens as threats and promptly turning them into corpses. And far too often than anyone should be comfortable with, those unarmed, law abiding citizens who end up being killed by a cop despite not being a threat to anyone happen to be African American. We can do better. We must do better. The alternative is anarchy. The alternative, eventually, inevitably, is Civil War.
On the corner of Grand and Lafayette, an artist has compiled an astounding and heartbreaking list of the Black and Brown victims of police brutality. pic.twitter.com/SjPS73zirs
— The Lower Eastside Girls Club (@girlsclubny) September 3, 2020
When will it stop? When will we make it stop? #DaunteWright pic.twitter.com/4xPiKPR8nX
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) April 13, 2021
100% a lie but incredible that their chosen line of defense is, "we cannot competently operate firearms." https://t.co/mpDbnEAt2j
— RealJackEason (@realJackEason) April 12, 2021
Why is anyone against stronger gun regulations when people who are actually trained/employed to properly use them when absolutely necessary often don't seem to know what the hell they're doing? But we should want guns in the hand of any idiot who thinks the 2nd Amendment is cool? https://t.co/3xNikeSvq6
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) April 12, 2021
Maybe, (hear me out now, people) a cop's gun and a cop's taser should be kept in completely different areas and also feel quite different to the touch so it isn't so easy to mistake one for the other. Some mistakes (if that's what happened) should be made very difficult to make. https://t.co/c71delDA9P
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) April 12, 2021
BREAKING: Police officer responsible for pepper spraying Army Lt. Caron Nazario on December 5, 2020 has been fired. pic.twitter.com/c6i0TkpCsC
— Eric Cox (@EricCoxTV) April 12, 2021
Hold up! They pepper sprayed a US soldier who was IN UNIFORM?
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) April 12, 2021
Being a cop is obviously a hard job. But it can't be THAT HARD. Can't an IQ test be administered to weed out pure simpletons? If we can't keep out all of the bigots can we at least keep out all of the morons?
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) April 12, 2021
We simply do not need armed police officers to respond to traffic violations.
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) April 12, 2021
White supremacy is expecting Black calm during a traffic stop beneath police violence's deadly spectre, but making every excuse for officers who "overreact."
— Rev. Jacqui Lewis, PhD (@RevJacquiLewis) April 12, 2021
My takeaway from the most recent scary, terrible thing to happen during a traffic stop is the same as it's always been.
— Andrew Fleischman (@ASFleischman) April 11, 2021
There's no good reason to have 90% of traffic stops in a world where the police can run your tags and text a ticket to the owner of the car.
Of course police should stop people who are driving dangerously, and, yes, of course they should do it when the plate appears to be missing.
— Andrew Fleischman (@ASFleischman) April 11, 2021
But if traffic stops are so dangerous for police officers that they are immediately pulling their firearms, we should lessen that danger
And if it's not actually all that dangerous, and a lot of the talk about danger is really just a pretext to do a lot of warrantless searches?
— Andrew Fleischman (@ASFleischman) April 11, 2021
An even better reason to limit the practice as much as we can.
When I did a ride along, every single traffic stop was pretextual. Basically, we followed cars that the officer wanted to stop until they did something that allowed him to stop them.
— Matthew Bruckner (@Prof_Bruckner) April 11, 2021
Glad Virginia has taken steps to stop this type of police activity. https://t.co/rAcfUQvL4I
— 😷KeepWearingAMask😷 (@Jody537LN) April 11, 2021
With all these wonderful solutions --- won't it be harder to hunt the black people? pic.twitter.com/9G4j7jbvgP
— BLACK CONSERVATIVE (@blackrepublican) April 12, 2021
A Line A Day: FIRST DAY ON THE JOB https://t.co/Es4sfxvKCT pic.twitter.com/u4Qid6mWtU
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) April 12, 2021
Brooklyn center police are flying a blue line flag outside the station right now pic.twitter.com/07i9IezVNP
— Andy Mannix (@AndrewMannix) April 12, 2021
Breaking: Kim Potter, identified as the officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, has resigned from her position "effectively immediately" on Tuesday, Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott said in a statement. https://t.co/gGoMzSi4FY
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) April 13, 2021
#DaunteWright’s father speaks out: "I can't accept that – a mistake, that doesn't even sound right. This officer has been on the force for 26 years. I can't accept that."pic.twitter.com/P9FRnpM3jQ
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 13, 2021
Derek Chauvin had better be convicted, because if not, it's going to get real ugly. I haven't been following the trial because I saw no need. This is as open & shut a case as has ever been. A cop can fire a gun by accident, but not kneel on someone's neck for 9 minutes by mistake
— Roy L. Pickering Jr. (@AuthorofPatches) April 11, 2021
Enough is enough. I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired. Far too many hashtagged names. Far too many Black lives needlessly lost.
February 21, 2021
BOOK GIVEAWAYS
For five days, from March 14th to March 18th, the Kindle edition of PATCHES OF GREY will be FREE at Amazon.
For the five days to follow, March 19th to March 23rd (that last day being my birthday), the Kindle edition of MATTERS OF CONVENIENCE will be FREE at Amazon.
You can check out my novella FEEDING THE SQUIRRELS for free either here at A Line A Day or else at Wattpad any time you want.
As for THE ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ADVENTURES OF AVA APPELSAWSE, no giveaway is on tap for it just yet. But I highly recommend buying a copy and putting it into the hands of a child that you love who loves to read or be read to.
CREDITS: The paintings found in this post are the work of Erin Rogers Pickering. The photographs were taken by Roy L. Pickering Jr.
