I saw the uprisings in 1965 and 1992 in LA. LAPD violence fomented them. Ditto summer 2020 My grandfather was one of the innocent Black or Latino men senselessly attacked by drunk sailors during the 1943 Zoot Suit Riots. Simply because he was Black. LAPD didn't do shit.
Nothing has changed.
My hometown is about to erupt again.
Tired of this shit.
I'm sharing this as an actual solution to empower civilians.
Please check out TurnSignl, an app founded by Black civil rights lawyers. It lets you video call a lawyer asap through voice activation or single touch when police pull you over. The lawyer manages & records the entire convo w/police & works to get you home safe.
It's like $7/mo and free for low income people. It's in a few dozen states & will be nationwide shortly. I have it myself.
See it here:
I've had it up to here with Santos. He should be removed from office. Then, he should escorted out of the country by Federal Law Enforcement. Then be on Every watch list. He has ties to Bolsonaro, Trump, maybe Putin etc. He is an elected member of Congress. Hunter Biden is not. Do not use taxpayer money to investigate Hunter Biden.
Your thoughts?!
Living along the Acela Corridor and traveling in Europe and Asia has made me a strong public transportation advocate.
Not sure if all Americans know how pleasant it can be to have useful, efficient public transportation infrastructure! We can have nice things—like trains!
That feeling when you have to move to Spain because you’re an Iranian woman in public, at a chess tournament, without a hijab
Sara Khadem is a hero