Processing — Medium
Today I am calling in Black. All leaders should give their employees space to do the same. »
Minnesota Shooting: Philando Castile Was Role Model to Kids
Philando Castile was a role model to hundreds of children »
WK.com
Wieden + Kennedy changed their agency homepage to a BLM message. »
Take Action — Campaign Zero
Today we launch the Legislation Visualization & Take Action Tool. Review the laws, hold electeds accountable. https://t.co... »
Campaign Zero
Black Lives Matter has launched a tool to track progress on police reform »
Is Police Misconduct a Secret in Your State? | WNYC
Reminder: If a police officer in your city has a history of misconduct, can you find out? It depends where you live: h… »
Shooting by officer in Falcon Heights caught on video - StarTribune.com
Here is the story on the #FalconHeightsShooting @StarTribune Follow @StribJany for live coverage »
snpy.tv/29SZGOe
Watch @POTUS speak on the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile »
An Open Letter to Our Parents about BLM - Google Docs
I’m on very spotty train wi-fi, but if you want to help me draft this BLM letter to our parents (in English first!) »
Am I Going to Write About Murdered Black People Forever?
"Am I Going to Write About Murdered Black People Forever?" by @KaraRBrown »
Oregon Teen "Trippin on 'SHROOMS' Attacks Cops with their own gun IN POLICE STATION!! Video - YouTube
18 y/o white dude wrestles cops for 6 minutes, grabs & shoots a gun & ends up w/ just a bruise. #PhilandoCastille... »
Campaign Zero
Today, we release a new tool to demand reps take immediate action to end to police violence. https://t… »
Fatal force: A Washington Post investigation of people shot and killed by police in 2016 - Washington Post
#philandocastile right after #AltonSterling may feel shocking It shouldn't. Police fatally shoot 3 ppl each day https://t… »
Police killing of Philando Castile a reminder that Second Amendment and NRA campaigns don't apply to Black Americans / Boing Boing
Police killing of #PhilandoCastile a reminder that Second Amendment & @NRA campaigns don't apply to Black people »
GitHub - chrislgarry/Apollo-11: Original Apollo 11 guidance computer (AGC) source code digitized by folks at Virtual AGC (http://www.ibib...
The original Apollo 11 code that actually ran in space. 1960s assembly on GitHub. Pretty awesome. (h/t @herval) »
beyonce.com/freedom
Yessss @Beyonce!!! FREEDOM »
KING: Black cop union in St. Louis slams own department - NY Daily News
I have embedded the full 112 report and the call from Sgt. Heather Taylor for @ChiefSLMPD to resign immediately. https://t.… »
Twitter Video
The video keeps getting taken down. Keep it spreading. #FalconHeightsShooting #PhilandoCastile »
#HarmonQuest
Slay. Watch the first episode of @SeesoTV series #HarmonQuest from @DanHarmon for free now: https:… »
Working with Traumatic Imagery - Dart Center
Strategies for coping with repeated exposure to traumatic images (for media, but everyone is media now). @tealtan https:/… »
Campaign Zero
Together, we can build a coalition to make this world into what we know it can be. It'll take all of us. Join today. https://t.c… »
#PhilandoCastille Funds For Family by Xavier L Burgin - GoFundMe
Let's do what we can to help the family of #PhilandoCastille of the #FalconHeightsShooting »
I’m Calling in Black to Work Tomorrow — Medium
I just published “I’m Calling in Black to Work Tomorrow” »
23 Everyday Actions Punishable by Death if You're Black in America | Mic
23 everyday actions punishable by death if you're black in America: #AltonSterling »
Lavish Reynolds - Police | Facebook
St. Anthony police sergeant said he recently became aware of this Facebook live video »
the mortal threshold of whiteness — Medium
this from @electrolemon is powerful »
Take Action — Campaign Zero
If you're serious about police reform in your state, check out Campaign Zero's Legislation Tracker. »
The Police Are Killing People As Often As They Were Before Ferguson | FiveThirtyEight
And they are disproportionately Black. what needs to change? #BlackLivesMatter #PhilandoCastile #AltonSt… »
Diamond 'Lavish' Reynolds, Public Witness - MTV
She inherits the mantle of witness. “It’s OK, Mommy,” she says. “I’m right here with you.” »
#AltonSterlingFamily Scholarship by Issa Rae - GoFundMe
Want to play a small part? Donate to the #AltonSterling Family Scholarship Fund. *ALL* proceeds will go to his fam: https://t.… »
Black Exhaustion — Matter — Medium
i wrote this last year and it’s still relevant, will remain relevant even after i am dead https://t… »
Data on police officers killed since 1961 | Dan Wang
7. 2015 was also a historically safe year for cops. violence against them continues to drop. h… »
Lynchings by Year
3. based on these numbers over of 86 years, roughly an average of 40 black people were lynch… »
cnn.it/29yLwpp
"I have not identified my son's body because they didn't let me" --#PhilandoCastile's mother »
Why American Cops Kill So Many Compared To European Cops
Research on US/European policing suggests ways to reduce the disparity in use of deadly force. /via @tressiemcphd »
Advice for White Folks in the Wake of the Police Murder of a Black Person — Justin C. Cohen
Advice for White Folks in the Wake of the Police Murder of a Black Person »
This isn’t civilization. — Medium
“This isn’t civilization.” by Ben Werdmuller »
#FalconHeights: Philando Castile is the latest Black man shot dead by police on camera “for no reason at all” / Boing Boing
#FalconHeights: Philando Castile is the latest Black man shot dead by police on camera “for no reason at all.” »
Black Minnesota man Philandro Castile, shot, killed by police [VIDEO] | City Pages
This happened. Tonight. His name is Philando Castile. This video is fucking devastating. »
Officers struck as shots fired during Dallas protest
UPDATE: Many shots are heard in the distance as active shooter opens fire at #Dallas protest https://t.co… »
15 Things Your City Can Do Right Now to End Police Brutality | Mic
We have no idea how cities & states can reduce police brutality. Except all these things. https://... »
Processing — Medium
I did find myself thinking a lot about "calling in black," and it was good to read this piece. »
Photographers - What To Do If You Are Stopped Or Detained For Taking Photographs | American Civil Liberties Union
If you're heading out to protest tonight, #knowyourrights #blacklivesmatter »
Amazon.com: HarmonQuest Season 1
Slay. Watch the first episode of @SeesoTV series #HarmonQuest from @DanHarmon for free now: https:… »
VIDEO: Biorobotic stingray created from rat heart muscle cells - "I think we've got a biological life-form here"
Biorobotic stingray created from rat cells - "I think we've got a biological life-form here" h… »
Facebook Heavily Promotes Live Video But Struggles To Deal With Its Visceral Aftermath - BuzzFeed News
This is the rub: the version of the world that Facebook wants live video to represent may not be the world that is »
President Obama on the Fatal Shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile | whitehouse.gov
Happening now: @POTUS speaks on the fatal shootings in Louisiana and Minnesota → »
Mourning Alton Sterling and Philando Castile — Medium
Excellent statement from @SenJeffMerkley today. Proud to have him as my senator. »
President Obama
Read @POTUS’s statement on the fatal shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile: https://t.co… »
all houses matter: the extended cut – chainsawsuit – three panels daily
RT @chainsawsuit: all houses matter: the extended cut »
Twitter Video
NEVER in my life have I heard so much truth from the mouth of a police officer. Salute this sister »
Far From Over — Medium
Chelsea Manning: Far From Over. My Court Martial Appeal is only the beginning #standwithchelsea »
Philando Castile, Minn. man killed by police, had 'gentle spirit' - NY Daily News
#PhilandoCastile, before he was murdered by cops, served Montessori schoolkids lunch and never let one go hungry. https… »
On Spoons, Sand, And the Profound Privilege of White Time — Medium
I wrote on how American whiteness protects itself by stealing time in literal & figurative ways from black citizens ... »
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on why we need to stop the TPP - YouTube
Powerful video of Elizabeth Warren explaining some of the problems with TPP. Good background from CREDO. »
Writhe in my cage of torment my friend. - YouTube
when your friend needs to writhe in ur cage of torment »
American Horror Story - MTV
here's what I wrote last night »
The Racism Beat — Matter — Medium
.@cordjefferson on The Racism Beat, from June 2014: (h/t @marklotto) »
Facebook Decides Which Killings We’re Allowed to See | Motherboard
Facebook decides which killings we're allowed to see #PhilandoCastile »
Thinking About Hillary — A Plea for Reason — The Policy
Hillary is running while female, and if you aren't willing to start there, you're missing something important »
Messenger Bots & Augmented Video Call Concept by Isil Uzum - Dribbble
Soon, your shopping might look like this. Great shot from @isiluzum #chatbots #convcomm https://t.c… »
Police, Prosecutors and Judges Rely on a Flawed $2 Drug Test That Puts Innocent People Behind Bars - ProPublica
“[A]uthorities re-examined a sampling of cocaine field tests… found that 33 percent of them were false positives.” »
The case for disarming America’s police force — Quartz
“Black people have been killed by the police at a tragically disproportionate rate” - Paul Takagi in 1974 »
Processing — Medium
Some of my coworkers have written articles on why we need this space: @shaft: @EricaJoy »
I’m Calling in Black to Work Tomorrow — Medium
Some of my coworkers have written articles on why we need this space: @shaft: @EricaJoy »
US Court Says it's Okay for Police Departments to Refuse to Hire Someone who is Too Smart
Can this be real? “@jaredschorr: @johnroderick This is also probably a big factor. »
Astrid Martinez
Video from someone across the street from the shootings in Dallas. INSANE. »
Black Lives Matter protests held across the country
⚡️ “Black Lives Matter protests held across the country” »
One line in a federal law from 1866 makes it basically impossible to prosecute killer cops / Boing Boing
One line in a federal law from 1866 makes it basically impossible to prosecute killer cops »
LIVE: Vigil underway for Philando Castile | KARE11.com
WATCH LIVE: Thousands gather at J.J. Hill school to remember #PhilandoCastile. »
SUPER HOT RONNY'S RUMBLE
VIDEOBALL! next tuesday, 12 july 2016! later: NEW YORK, August 6th: VIDEOBALL & other cool games @Babycastles!! https://t.... »
Minnesota Shooting: Philando Castile Was Role Model to Kids
Here's the thing. He did exactly what we tell black kids to do when we give them 'the talk.' via @TI… »
'Appalled': Minnesota Governor Says Philando Castile Would Be Alive If He Were White - NBC News
BREAKING: Minnesota governor says Philando Castile would be alive if he were white »
Chelsea Manning cut off from contact with lawyers after medical emergency / Boing Boing
Chelsea Manning (@xychelsea) cut off from contact w lawyers, friends after unconfirmed reports of medical emergency »
Brooks Falls - Katmai National Park, Alaska powered by EXPLORE.org - YouTube
“Me? Sittin’ in a river. Havin’ lunch. You?” »
Under Mayer deal, Mozilla could walk away and still get more than $1 billion if it doesn’t like Yahoo’s buyer - Recode
My guess: any buyer for Yahoo! makes a simultaneous deal with Mozilla. Either way, they win. »
Check Out All The Police Departments That The Feds Are Investigating
Companies like Google should amend their TOS to deny services to police departments under federal investigation. »
A New Home: The IPRC Relocation Project by Independent Publishing Resource Center — Kickstarter
The @IPRC is being forced to move due to a 300% rent hike: Help ‘em out with the move »
board.postjung.com/data/940/940285-img.rn394j.5v8gj.jpg
Just to be clear. Not gunned down. #philandocastile »
Donate to IDEX | Classy
Dontated $150 to Black Lives Matter - hope you will join me »
USAJOBS - Job Announcement
Come be our lawyer here at GSA! Not many lawyer jobs encourage interest in (software) code »
The (Really, Really) Racist History of Gun Control in America - MTV
this piece by @cjane87 about from last week about race & american gun control has particular relevance right now ht... »
D A Y G L O A Y H O L E
new comic: Your Black Friend »
Take action to stop police violence – hypatia dot ca
Take action to stop police violence »
@louisgray/Black Powered on Twitter
If you aren't seeing a timeline full of people crushed by the news yesterday and today, this list might help »
Misfortune | Tesla Motors
The real headline: Tesla's autopilot is already statistically safer than a human driver. »
A Reaction To Alton Sterling’s Son Breaking Down | Bossip
#MustRead: For My Son, In The Event The Police Leave You Fatherless (by @DavidDTSS) »
Reports of shots fired at downtown Dallas rally / Boing Boing
BREAKING: Reports of shots fired at Dallas #BlackLivesMatter protest »
Minnesota Shooting: Philando Castile Was Role Model to Kids
“He remembered who couldn’t have milk. He knew what they could have to eat and what they couldn’t” »
Minnesota Shooting: Philando Castile Was Role Model to Kids
Philando Castile was a role model to hundreds of kids »
Fatal shootings by police are up in the first six months of 2016, Post analysis finds - The Washington Post
NEW WAPO ANALYSIS: police are shooting more people in 2016 - fatal police shootings up 6% in first half of this year http… »
When your Tweet about ISIS gets an unexpected response
Listen to @KCRWPressPlay now. @TheMadBrand on #PhilandoCastile #FalconHeightsShooting, me on global response to this »
Sick of Police Shootings? America Asked for Them | Rolling Stone
"Pull the trigger, exterminate the brutes" @Mobute is on fire here. »
A Police Killing in Baton Rouge - The New Yorker
Alton Sterling’s death demonstrates that body cameras are no panacea for conflicts regarding the use of force. »
Raleigh man fires handgun at Wake County deputy | WNCN
This man fired a handgun at a cop in North Carolina. He was arrested. He was white. »
With iOS 10, Your iPhone’s Basically Just a Lockscreen Now | WIRED
iOS 10 Preview: Your iPhone is basically just a lock screen now »
Here’s what we know about Philando Castile | Fusion
"Philando Castile would have turned 33 on Friday." »
Worst boss ever asks how to be an even worse boss / Boing Boing
Worst boss ever asks how to be an even worse boss »
Facebook video shows black man killed by Minnesota police during traffic stop | Fusion
Facebook tells us that Lavish Reynolds' video went down because of a "technical glitch" https:/… »
Family Says Man Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting In Falcon Heights « WCCO | CBS Minnesota
Just in: Minneapolis CBS affiliate reports that the man shot by police in #FalconHeights has died »
Two officers struck as shots fired during Dallas protest | abc7.com
UPDATE: Many shots are heard in the distance as active shooter opens fire at #Dallas protest https://t.co… »
At least 2 officers reportedly shot in Dallas during protest over police shootings | Fox 59
#DALLAS: "Everybody was fair game, they were just shooting randomly." 2 officers shot. »
Michael Kevin Bautista was live. - Michael Kevin Bautista | Facebook
This Facebook video of the shooting at Dallas protest is insane. »
Baton Rouge Police Took Alton Sterling Surveillance Video Without a Warrant or Permission - The Daily Beast
Baton Rouge PD took store surveillance footage of Alton Sterling's death without a warrant or owner's permission »
Hello from the Magic Tavern by Earwolf on iTunes
A few more behind the scenes shots from this week's extra-musical @MagicTavern. »
Portland's Independent Publishing Resource Center forced to move due to 300% rent increase | OregonLive.com
The @IPRC is being forced to move due to a 300% rent hike: Help ‘em out with the move »
For Philando Castile, Social Media Was the Only 911 | WIRED
As Philando Castile was dying, social media was the only 911 his girlfriend could call »
Raleigh man fires handgun at Wake County deputy | WNCN
Man points rifle at cars NC deputy approaches Man shoots at deputy Deputy disarms, apprehends man Man is white »
American Horror Story - MTV
"I am a critic of images of men like me, dying. I’m a connoisseur." @theshrillest, on Alton and Philando. »
Unequal City - Curbed
Different valley, same problem »
UK Tories want 10-year prison sentences for watching TV the wrong way / Boing Boing
Watch TV the wrong way, go to prison 10 years: That's the #UK #Tory plan. @doctorow says... »
Apple gets patent to disable cell cameras at concerts, and it’s super evil · Newswire · The A.V. Club
this seems darkly relevant after the last few days: Apple gets patent to disable cell cameras »
Comments
Black MN man shot, but not killed, by police during a routine traffic stop this evening: https:… »
#PhilandoCastile #AltonSterling #BlackLivesMatter — Share Your Words and Thoughts With the Express | East Bay Express
The paper is yours next week if you want to say something about #BlackLivesMatter #PhilandoCastile #AltonSterling htt… »
This is what white people can do to support #BlackLivesMatter - The Washington Post
For white allys who've tweeted asking how to help right now. #AltonSterling #PhilandoCastile »
Prison Culture » Thinking Through the End of Police…
First, a couple of years ago, I created a list of readings for ppl who want to think thru the end of the police: https:/… »
Alton Sterling and When Black Lives Stop Mattering - The New York Times
“we cannot indulge in the luxuries of apathy and resignation.” —@rgay »
Falcon Heights shooting: Woman livestreams aftermath - CNN.com
"I have not identified my son's body because they didn't let me" --#PhilandoCastile's mother »
Killing Russian Criminal Law - Carnegie Moscow Center - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
#Putin has signed a repressive new law that violates not only human rights, but common sense. Dark day for #Russia. https://t.… »
Police killings since Ferguson, in one map
Alton Sterling is just one of at least 2,611 people killed by police since Ferguson. »
New Video Emerges of Alton Sterling Being Killed by Baton Rouge Police - The Daily Beast
UPDATE: Store owner in #AltonSterling case says cops stole surveillance video, even though he demanded a warrant: https://t.… »
nydn.us/29joRIf
JUST IN: Minnesota cops shoot man during traffic stop, as girlfriend livestreams help plea https:/… »
Advice for white folks, in the wake of the police killing of a black person | Fusion
Advice for white folks, in the wake of the police killing of a black person »
Police academies spend 110 hours on firearms and self-defense. They spend 8 hours on conflict management. - Vox
Police academies spend 110 hours on firearms/self-defense, 8 hours on conflict management https://t.… »
Alton Sterling, Eric Garner and the double standard of the side hustle - The Washington Post
Alton Sterling, Eric Garner and the double standard of the side hustle »
Silicon Valley brainstorms app to stop police killings
Silicon Valley investor @shervin proposes mobile app to save lives in traffic stops #AltonSterling #PhilandoCastile https://t.… »
Minnesota Police Shooting’s Aftermath Is Captured in Gruesome Video - The New York Times
The shooting of a black man by the police in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, was captured on live video by his girlfriend https://t… »
Alton Sterling and When Black Lives Stop Mattering - The New York Times
Here are some thoughts on Alton Sterling's murder »
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In addition to his family, I think of all the kids at the school Philando Castile worked at. What have they learned? »
ELEMENTS: Fire by Beyond Press — Kickstarter
The #ElementsAnthology Kickstarter is officially very METAL? »
policingproject.org/nypd-body-worn-camera-feedback
NYC is currently conducting a survey about body-camera implementation. I suggest you fill it out. »
Roguelike Celebration Tickets, Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 9:00 AM | Eventbrite
Do you make games? Procedurally generated art? Like being a wizard? Come to my Roguelike Conf! (& submit a talk!) »
supremecourt.gov/opinions/15pdf/14-1373_83i7.pdf
If you haven't yet read Justice Sotomayor's dissent in Utah v. Strieff, you should. Today. »
Talkabot
We announced a new round of speakers for @TalkabotConf. Proof that there is more to tech than a bunch of white men! »
Twitch
I’m drawing cute animals today! Come see! ✍️ »
Donald and Ivana Trump's Divorce: The Full Story | Vanity Fair
Holy. shit. This Vanity Fair reporting from two decades ago reads in a different way today. https:… »
Campaign Zero
There is a policy framework to protect those most vulnerable to police malfeasance. Call your state rep. »
Campaign Zero
#PhilandoCastile is absolutely horrifying. Here's an actual project w some hope for ending the sad parade of death »
Campaign Zero
Frustrated? Want to do something? DEMAND ACTION FROM YOUR REPS! »
Police Shootings Won't Stop Unless We Also Stop Shaking Down Black People | Mother Jones
2/ Shaking down black people for fines didn't start and end in Ferguson. But it does end with a lot of shootings. https:/… »
ELI5: Why is it so controversial when someone says "All Lives Matter" instead of "Black Lives Matter"? : explainlikeimfive
This is the simplest and clearest articulation I've read for why saying "All Lives Matter" is completely... »
Democracy.io - Contact Members of Congress
Beyoncé's link to contactingthecongress·org brought it down. You can still use to find and contact your legislators. »
Democracy.io - Contact Members of Congress
Beyonce broke contactingthecongress but I wrote a letter to my representative using you should too #BlackLivesMatter »
beta.apple.com/sp/betaprogram/welcome
iOS and macOS public betas are up, but remember: install only on test devices or drives, not essential hardware! »
The Counted: people killed by police in the United States in 2015 – interactive | US news | The Guardian
We are continuing to count the number of people killed by US police. View the 2016 database: https:… »
The Counted: people killed by police in the United States in 2015 – interactive | US news | The Guardian
Jan: 87 people killed by police in US Feb: 99 Mar: 99 Apr: 80 May: 85 June: 95 July: ? »
I'm a black ex-cop, and this is the real truth about race and policing - Vox
“I’m a black ex-cop, and this is the real truth about race and policing” »
Policing Policy Assessment
However, we do have enormous resources & influence. The police contract check can go right on your homepage »
Policing Policy Assessment
Police Union Contracts are important. Look up the contract for your city »
Semi-informal Serendipitous Bitching – Rands in Repose
@gavinmontague @chadfowler you might like @rands’ Slack leadership channel »
On Walter Scott: “Why do they never try to save them?” - YouTube
Along with so many questions, I'm still asking: Why. Do. They. Never. Try. To. Save. Us. »
Video Visitation | Prison Policy Initiative
Looking for tech's role in justice system? Startups lobby against in-person visitation so they can sell it as an app »
KGO News Live Streaming Video | abc7news.com
#BREAKING: Protesters in #Oakland are blocking all NB and SB lanes of I-880 near Broadway. htt… »
How the NYPD is using social media to put Harlem teens behind bars | The Verge
Facebook should immediately amend their TOS to stop police abuses like these »
Prison Culture » Police “Reforms” You Should Always Oppose…
Also, I wrote a couple of years ago about the police reforms you should oppose: - these are stil… »
beyonce.com
.@Beyonce re: #PhilandoCastile, #AltonSterling & matters of police violence. »
change.org
I'll link to the petition in a minute to make that a retrospective and permanent change »