Gail Simone's Blog, page 422
August 15, 2014
Nobody cares if you keep a game console wedged up your fat ass.
Dude…seriously.
Do you want me to help you write some decent zingers?
I feel kind of bad for you. :(
It’s okay to accept help if you really need it.
August 14, 2014
Will Jean Grey have her own comic book series in the near future?
There are discussions
"St. Louis Alderman Antonio French emerged Thursday morning from a night in jail after his arrest at..."
St. Louis Alderman Antonio French emerged Thursday morning from a night in jail after his arrest at the Ferguson protests to say that the police officers’ “heavy-handed” approach on the streets is making the situation worse.
French said police dragged him from his car Wednesday night but gave him no documentation that says why he was arrested. He was released about 7 a.m. today without having to post any bail.
No police spokesman was available to explain why French was arrested.
French said he should never have been locked up, nor should the dozen or so others at the jail overnight.
"Inside that jail is nothing but peacekeepers," he said. "They rounded up the wrong people … reverends, young people organizing the peace effort."
Police arrested about a dozen people Wednesday night, including French and Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery and Huffington Post reporter Ryan Reilly.
Police used tear gas and sonic cannons to disperse the crowds. Today, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is scheduled to visit Ferguson in the wake of the growing protests.
As he walked out of the Ferguson Jail this morning, French wore his signature oxford button-down shirt — slightly wrinkled from sleeping in it on a jail cot, and with a burnt orange color on the shoulder from where a fellow inmate had wiped his eyes from the burning tear gas.
French talked with reporters about his experience. He said he was near the burned-out QuikTrip at about 9 p.m. Wednesday when police in riot gear ordered protesters to disperse. Several hundred people were there.
"Police had just given a final warning to disperse and released smoke bombs, people scattered and ran," French said. "Police started to move forward with riot gear and tear gas started to come."
"I moved away when it looked like they were throwing what I thought was tear gas … it turned out to be smoke bombs," French added. "I realized the best place (to be was in my) car with the windows rolled up. That’s where I was."
He said he was recording what was happening.
When a reporter asked French today how he went from being in his car to being arrested, he said: “They open your door and drag you out.”
"They just rounded up anybody they could see," he said.
”- The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "St. Louis Alderman Says Police Dragged Him From Car at Ferguson Protest" (via inothernews)
raychillster:
platonicplant:
ma11ory:
hello-imaliveandwandwell...
Please keep this circulating. Cops are getting more and more brazen, know your rights!
good to know
my brother is a police officer and these are all v true and things he made sure i knew but also remember the police can lie lie lie. the best thing, as mentioned, is to yell “i do not consent” repeatedly and hope someone will hear and act as an eyewitness for you
this is super important and we need to circulate this especially with the upcoming chicago raid ?? we need to do everything we can to protect possible victims of police brutality and hate crimes. it is not okay to break the law that goes for the people being arrested and the people arresting. stay safe.
this is important! signal boost!
the-dude-sisco:
If there is one picture i post on here that i...
If there is one picture i post on here that i really wish y’all would reblog the fuck out of, it’s this one.
PLEASE. It could save many people that are under the ridiculous police state going on right now in Ferguson Missouri. Those people need our help.
I feel so useless sitting here. What can I do to help Ferguson??
there’s a bail and legal fund that’s been set up for those who’ve been arrested
this person is trying to organize a food drive for school kids in ferguson.
national moment of silence 2014 (for victims of police brutality)
share the following:
livestream link to the peaceful protests
Ferguson Police Department
Email (taken off the site)
222 S. Florissant Road
Ferguson, MO 63135
Ph: 314-522-3100
Fx: 314-524-5290
Who Is Covering The Events In Ferguson Well?
I am asking…
The last couple days, it’s clear that the the mainstream media was either ignoring or downplaying events in Ferguson, at least many of them have been, and the most accurate reporting came from citizens in the streets on social networks.
Has anyone stepped up? I would like to see who is doing an accurate job at this late stage of this tragedy.
stars-collected:
Michael Brown was an 18 year old that was...
Michael Brown was an 18 year old that was killed by a Ferguson Police Officer on Saturday, August 9th. His family is now seeking justice for Michael’s death. Their pursuit for justice will be lengthy and hard but with the support of the community they will get justice. If you are willing to support Michael’s family please donate to Michael Brown’s Memorial Fund. These funds will assist his family with costs that they will acquire as they seek justice on Michael’s behalf. All funds will be given to the Michael Brown family. We appreciate your support.
Donate here.
Nation's LGBT leaders stand in solidarity with Michael Brown
More than 20 LGBT organizations have signed onto a joint statement in support of Michael Brown’s family and community.
The statement asserts that Brown’s tragic killing and the current catastrophe in Ferguson transcend LGBT rights. Rather, it notes that all our battles for civil rights and social justice are connected, and that leaders of all equality movements must support one another.
The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community cannot be silent at this moment, because LGBT people come from all races, creeds, faiths and backgrounds, and because all movements of equality are deeply connected. We are all part of the fabric of this nation and the promise of liberty and justice for all is yet to be fulfilled.
The LGBT community stands with the family of Michael Brown, who was gunned down in Ferguson, Missouri. We stand with the mothers and fathers of young Black men and women who fear for the safety of their children each time they leave their homes. We call on the national and local media to be responsible and steadfast in their coverage of this story and others like it—racialized killings that have marred this nation since the beginning of its history. We call on policy makers on all levels of American government not to shrink from action, and we are deeply grateful to Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice for their immediate commitment to a thorough investigation.
At this moment, we are inspired by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies … but the silence of our friends.”
Never stop speaking up. We are all in this.
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