Zooey wrote:

zn wrote:

And I had seen that story about the umbrella guy and his violence. It’s still not quite definitive enough as a story for me yet, but I am far from automatically doubting it.

Yeah, at this point, the only thing I can really say about it is that it wouldn’t surprise me. But it is not definitive. Not that it matters to me, really. Either way, it will just be used by one side to change the subject.

Zooey wrote:

Not sure what just happened. Do links to FB just go up in flames?

We have an extra twitchy spam protector that sometimes just paranoiacally overreacts to certain links and marks them as “pending,” which means they have to be approved. (So far I haven’t seen a pattern in its overreactions, it just happens.) The alternative is to be bombarded with spam (which has happened). I apologize for the inconvenience and can only say that I check several times a day to see if any posts need to be “approved.”

And I had seen that story about the umbrella guy and his violence. It’s still not quite definitive enough as a story for me yet, but I am far from automatically doubting it.

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CNN crew released from police custody after they were arrested live on air in Minneapolis

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/minneapolis-cnn-crew-arrested/index.html?utm_term=link&utm_source=fbCNNi&utm_content=2020-05-29T11%3A00%3A44&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwAR2F43lty6cL5eJR06IF8Wf2iMOxeaauUQtFvfLOQbjYej-MOZVvFbcZfFc

(CNN)A CNN crew was arrested while giving a live television report Friday morning in Minneapolis — and then released about an hour later — as the crew covered ongoing protests over the death in police custody of George Floyd.

State police detained CNN correspondent Omar Jimenez, his producer and his cameraman shortly after 5 a.m. CT (6 a.m. ET) as Jimenez was reporting live from a street south of downtown, near where a police precinct was earlier set ablaze.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker that he deeply apologizes for what happened and would work to have the crew released.
Jimenez and the others — producer Bill Kirkos and photojournalist Leonel Mendez — were taken to the city’s downtown public safety building, but were released after 6 a.m. CT.
Jimenez, after his release, then reported live outside from downtown, and said he’d been treated cordially after he’d been led away.
“We’re doing OK, now. There were a few uneasy moments there,” Jimenez said.
The arrest
The crew were handcuffed and detained as Jimenez gave a live report on a Minneapolis street. A line of state troopers had just recently arrived in the area, which city police seemed to have abandoned for hours overnight after the police precinct building was set on fire.
Police told the crew they were being detained because they were told to move, and didn’t, one member of the CNN crew relayed to the network.
“A CNN reporter and his production team were arrested this morning in Minneapolis for doing their jobs, despite identifying themselves — a clear violation of their First Amendment rights. The authorities in Minnesota, including the Governor, must release the three CNN employees immediately,” CNN said in a statement shortly after their arrest.
Officers approached the crew as they moved in to arrest a protester behind them.
Jimenez could be seen holding his CNN badge while reporting, identifying himself as a reporter, and telling the officers the crew would move wherever officers needed them to. An officer gripped his arm as Jimenez talked, then put him in handcuffs.
“We can move back to where you like. We are live on the air here. … Put us back where you want us. We are getting out of your way — wherever you want us (we’ll) get out of your way,” Jimenez said before he was led away.
“We were just getting out of your way when you were advancing through the intersection,” Jimenez said.
After the CNN photographer was arrested, his camera was set on the ground and continued to transmit live images.
Jimenez and the crew had been reporting from the site, near a city police department precinct that protesters had burned and officers had abandoned overnight. About a block away, a fire was burning at a different, four-story building that had contained restaurants.
Over 100 state police officers in body armor and riot gear had arrived shortly before 5 a.m. CT and lined up near the area where the CNN crew was, near the precinct building on East Lake Street.
For a portion of time overnight — from sometime after city police abandoned the precinct building that was set ablaze — police weren’t in the area until the troopers arrived Friday morning, Jimenez had reported. The four-story event and restaurant building was burning unabated, and people were throwing things into the flames, Jimenez said.
A separate CNN reporter there was not arrested and ‘treated much differently’
CNN’s Josh Campell, who also was in the area but not standing with the on-air crew, said he, too, was approached by police, but was allowed to remain.
“I identified myself … they said, ‘OK, you’re permitted to be in the area,'” recounted Campbell, who is white. “I was treated much differently than (Jimenez) was.”
Jimenez is black and Latino.
Former Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey, a CNN law enforcement analyst, said the arrest made no sense.
“State police are going to have a lot to answer for this arrest here,” Ramsey said. “(Jimenez is) standing there … you can see his credential. Just move him where you want to be.”
“They should have a designated (media) area, and just tell them to move to that area.”

Zooey wrote:

I am just so fucking angry right now.

That’s my meme. Or maybe Tweet. Maybe this should go in the Tweet thread.

Fuck.

Floyd?

MORE: Video obtained by CBS News shows what appears to be the start of the confrontation between George Floyd & Minneapolis police officers. A restaurant's security footage shows cops taking him into custody, but the restaurant owner says it does not show Floyd resisting arrest. pic.twitter.com/KR8r7B1WPl

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) May 26, 2020

Why'd the NFL leak the Rooney Rule incentives? @AndrewBrandt knows and told me on today's @RTFPodcast: https://t.co/FTrNyiwbA9 pic.twitter.com/GH4joI5j62

— Ross Tucker (@RossTuckerNFL) May 27, 2020

Dugar, Michael-Shawn@MikeDugar
Seahawks left tackle Duane Brown, one of 3 players to stay in the locker room during the national anthem the past 2 years in the name of social justice, was asked if we’ve made progress there.

“No.”

Torrey Smith@TorreySmithWR
I know plenty of amazing and selfless police officers but where are they when things like this happen?

Their silence is alarming. The standard for people in power is to condemn the actions of those that don’t align with your mission and values.

We don’t see it enough.

J.A. Adande@jadande
This is in part because the media failed to frame the Kaepernick-inspired debate properly: Where do we stand on agents of the state killing unarmed American citizens? That question should have been the main focus.

#BREAKING

Trump tells a reporter to take of coronavirus mask and stop being ‘politically correct’https://t.co/NmHrbDduIb

— Raw Story (@RawStory) May 26, 2020

from Football Power Index’s full 2020 season rankings
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29196114/2020-nfl-season-projections-chances-make-super-bowl-win-division-land-top-draft-spot-more

1. Kansas City Chiefs
Projected wins: 11.2
Chance to reach playoffs: 94%

2. Baltimore Ravens
Projected wins: 11.0
Chance to reach playoffs: 92%

3. San Francisco 49ers
Projected wins: 10.2
Chance to reach playoffs: 81%

4. New Orleans Saints
Projected wins: 10.2
Chance to reach playoffs: 83%

5. Dallas Cowboys
Projected wins: 9.3
Chance to reach playoffs: 69%

6. Philadelphia Eagles
Projected wins: 9.1
Chance to reach playoffs: 66%

7. Seattle Seahawks
Projected wins: 8.9
Chance to reach playoffs: 58%

8. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Projected wins: 9.1
Chance to reach playoffs: 63%

9. New England Patriots
Projected wins: 8.6
Chance to reach playoffs: 60%

10. Buffalo Bills
Projected wins: 8.6
Chance to reach playoffs: 60%

11. Los Angeles Rams
Projected wins: 8.3
Chance to reach playoffs: 45%

As @IsaacBruce80 prepares for his enshrinement into the Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2020, we decided to look back at the top moments of his career that helped cement his place in Canton.

Read: https://t.co/4I2rWziJAu#PFHOF20 | @HOFExperiences | @RamsNFL pic.twitter.com/RMhHi5w3aO

— Pro Football Hall of Fame (@ProFootballHOF) May 26, 2020

from The 2010s All-Decade Underrated Team
https://www.si.com/nfl/giants/news/the-2010s-all-decade-underrated-team

Offensive Tackle

Andrew Whitworth, Cincinnati (2006-16), Los Angeles Rams (2017-Present)

After toiling away in Cincinnati for ten years, Whitworth has become more of a well-known commodity with the Rams.

As is the case with every other player, age is starting to take its toll on Whitworth, as he was so effective in both phases of the offense for the Bengals. A dominating run blocker, with an excellent anchor in pass protection is the best way to describe the former LSU Tiger.

You can also throw in durable, as other than 2008, he rarely missed any snaps. Whitworth is one of the most underappreciated players of this era, even though he’s a four-time Pro Bowler (2012, 2015-17) and a two-time, first-team All-Pro (2015 and 2017).