@CiaraNi The performative moral outrage is pretty difficult to stomach on this side of the Atlantic, so I can only imagine how furious Minnesotans must be.
The Obama nexus are very quiet as well.
@CiaraNi The performative moral outrage is pretty difficult to stomach on this side of the Atlantic, so I can only imagine how furious Minnesotans must be.
The Obama nexus are very quiet as well.
@CiaraNi And when the local police *do* turn up, they shoot tear gas and pepper spray at innocent citizens, rather than doing anything at all to diffuse the situation.
@CiaraNi The clips coming out of Minneapolis today are horrifying.
Alex Pretti, 37, a registered nurse, shot five times in the back at point blank range while protecting his community from Nazis.
RIP
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A preliminary review of the fatal shooting was sent to members of Congress on Tuesday.
(www.startribune.com)
@juergen_hubert "Countries run out of money when they do wars" should be a lesson a British newspaper didn't need to revise though 
Russia is Schrรถdinger's warmonger: simultaneously running out of money and so dangerous our governments have to spend all OUR money on weapons, soft-launch conscription and engage in piracy.

Ta-Nehisi Coates is the real deal.
I'd urge you to watch the whole interview with Ezra Klein, if only to see a clear demonstration of the difference between a centrist commentator and a public intellectual.