John Lewis was the truest kind of patriot. He believed America could be better, even live up to its highest founding ideals of equality & liberty for all. He made good trouble to help us get there. Now it’s up to the rest of us to carry on his work. Rest in power, my friend.
https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/1284486698240552962
Tom Hanks Questions the Patriotism of Americans Who Don’t Wear Masks
Actor Tom Hanks has slammed Americans refusing to wear masks, again, amid the coronavirus pandemic, questioning their patriotism.
“As somebody who’s gone through this and knows firsthand this is not a hoax, how do you feel when you see people not wearing masks out there?” Colbert asked Hanks, who is currently promoting his latest film Greyhound.
“Are they Americans?” Hanks responded. “You know, I don’t get it “It’s literally the least you can do… a mask and wash your hands, and try to stay 6 feet away from a person. Is this impossible now?”
Earlier this month, Hanks said “Shame on you,” to those opposed to wearing masks, according to a report by People. “If you can’t wear a mask and wash your hands and social-distance, I’ve got no respect for you.”
Hanks also criticized at the Trump administration’s handling of the pandemic, arguing that their position has left “nothing but question marks” about their official position and the steps people should be taking.
“Well, I must say, I grew up looking to our leaders for calm and informed guidance and I don’t think we’ve got that,” he told The Guardian.
In his interview with Colbert, the Forrest Gump star went on to make grandiose comparisons to George Washington’s leadership during the American Revolutionary War and drivers refusing to obey the highway code:
I think of George Washington’s troops at Valley Forge. If you asked them to wear a mask, they would love it because it would keep them a little bit warm. And they would have washed their hands if the snows were not freezing. They would have been happy to do that.”
Honestly, if you drive a car, you think it’s your constitutional right not to use your turn signals? You should use your turn signals, because otherwise you might run into somebody, somebody right run into you, right? You want to obey some aspect of the speed limit, right? You don’t want to go 120 miles an hour in a school zone, you slow down. You try not to hit buildings and pedestrians, you give it a shot, don’t you? Isn’t that the least you can do when you’re driving a car?”
I think the least you can do in the United States of America and around the world is wear a mask and wash your hands and keep your distance. Holy smokes!
https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2020/07/15/tom-hanks-questions-the-patriotism-of-americans-who-dont-wear-masks/
'''BLACK LIVES MATTER
VIOLENT CONFRONTATION WITH COPS
… Over Columbus Statue'''
There was a violent confrontation between police and protesters in Chicago Friday, all centered around a statue of Christopher Columbus.
It went down at Buckingham Fountain, where Black Lives Matter protesters attempted to take down the statue of Columbus – a rapist and racist. Demonstrators tied ropes to the statue to dislodge it.
As cops created a human barrier, protesters threw bottles, rocks and a few threw firecrackers at them, injuring several of them. Police then pepper sprayed the crowd with hoses. At least 4 protesters were injured and taken to hospitals.
Twelve protesters were arrested for battery on a police officer.
As for the statue … it's still there, but there's a move in many cities to take Columbus statues down and put them in museums with context on what he really did in America.
https://www.tmz.com/2020/07/18/black-lives-matter-protest-erupts-violence-over-christopher-columbus-statue/
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@chicagosmayor
at the peace march in 2019 that happens every summer at St. Sabina.
Last night CPD officers assaulted multiple young people— some needed to be hospitalized due to their Injuries
The officers that assaulted these young people need to be investigated disciplined
https://twitter.com/davidhogg111/status/1284496137639079938
So, as long as I tell them I have a health condition (which is true), they will allow me to shop without question? Good to know…
serving his 17th term….