Good (Encouraging) Stuff (Part 1)

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Yeah, but I’m surprised it wasn’t already banned

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WaPo: George Floyd live updates: Nine Minneapolis city council members announce plans to disband police department

Nine Minneapolis city council members on Sunday announced plans to disband the city’s police department. They did not offer a timeline or specific actions they plan to take but said they are “taking intermediate steps toward ending” the force. The group represents a majority on the 12-person council.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/george-floyd-live-updates-nine-minneapolis-city-council-members-announce-plans-to-disband-police-department/ar-BB159zvz?ocid=spartanntp

NYT article:

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Black Lives Matter demonstration in Copenhagen:
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IBM quits facial recognition tech because Black Lives Matter

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Developers renew push to get rid of objectionable code terms to make ‘the world a tiny bit more welcoming’

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I can’t get over how insanely awesome this is:

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Not as big a deal in the grand scheme of things, but Trouser Press relaunched their website:

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Gonna piss off a lot of white folks. To which I say,

GOOD!

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hee hee!

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Hey, the white one is bigger!
*lolz

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At this point, I’m less concerned about any real motives. I’ll take what I can get and simply hope it’s actually, practically worth being posted here:

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Not what I was expecting.

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(It was years before I got the reference)

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Spencer said it would be “catastrophic” if he is forced to defend himself without a lawyer. Other defendants in the case have opted to defend themselves.

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