Post #4123686

2026-07-26 23:57 UTC

Will Bunch: "I elected to write about this, because it is alarming how numb the U.S. body politic has become to violence, especially the kind perpetrated by our warrior cops, in the years since the last echoes of the Floyd protests faded out." https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/corey-ruiz-police-killing-madison-20260726.html https://bsky.app/profile/willbunch.bsky.social/post/3mrkyzzgswc24 #UsPol 1/n

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@TrueNorthSpice@mastodon.world 2026-07-27 00:17

@AkaSci@fosstodon.org I argue his point that murder and other crimes are declining...US Police murdered 703 people and the year is just half over. I say the numbers are climbing. And Americans are passively and quietly nodding in agreement when someone says , "Don't watch the video," For too long the majority of Americans (white) have been inside a "safe" little bubble where they are spoon fed reassuring pablum, don't worry, the US is the best and always right! So very wrong. #USA

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@FranceskaMann@freeradical.zone 2026-07-27 00:07

@AkaSci@fosstodon.org for some of us the echoes of the George Floyd protests have not died out and will never die out.

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@Photo55@mastodon.social 2026-07-27 00:13

@AkaSci@fosstodon.org #OddPlaceAmerica

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@GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai 2026-07-27 03:58

@AkaSci@fosstodon.org My first impression or reaction we are a bit numb in the face of everything happening. If it’s your block your neighborhood your city it’s very different. I have a very strong reaction when I see a bunch of cops surrounding a homeless person. On one occasion, there was some guy who harmed himself, but on another occasion, they roll chasing down somebody with shields and shotguns. I don’t like cops with their guns and coffee shops. I don’t like arm guards in front of buildings.

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