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(DIR) Post #B2d0CcJPurkdoMH4hk by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-25T01:33:12Z
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In the video of Tamir Rice being murdered before the police pull up you see him splashing in a puddle, breaking the icy film on it in that little scrap of park in a Cleveland winter. And then a few minutes later he's dead.I think about that moment often. What it felt like, what the light was like on that winter day.
(DIR) Post #B2d0heL2QuFt4XpXLk by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-25T01:38:45Z
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When will enough people realize that the police can lie?Is everyone going to sit here and pretend that Alex Pretti was "an assassin" when it's obvious he was just another person like a lot of people I've known. A lot of people you have probably known. The people telling these lies know they are lies. How many people are going to play along with the bullshit?
(DIR) Post #B2d0wbV1Gq2wbwd66i by alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com
2026-01-25T01:41:25Z
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@futurebird not only that, the people PUBLISHING the lies know they're lies. It's just...mind boggling.
(DIR) Post #B2d1ryh3hwBT3KcRCy by anguinea@mstdn.social
2026-01-25T01:51:49Z
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@futurebird I think about Tamir often.
(DIR) Post #B2d61IZvXq4D9Dz13w by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-25T02:38:22Z
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When Tamir died I watched that video many many times. I thought that if I understood it perfectly I could explain to the people who seemed to not understand it what was really happening. This was futile. With conservatives as you might expect, but also with some liberals who rationalized "well the police need more training, and bodycams, you have to be reasonable, it's a dangerous job"I didn't think about what watching that video might be doing to me.
(DIR) Post #B2d6C3ffJJyc6AnW6q by futurebird@sauropods.win
2026-01-25T02:40:20Z
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You know how kids, sort of flap their arms when they have just gone outside? The way they sort of skip along so happy to be free to run and play?I keep thinking about that. A gang member.A terrorist.An ... assassin?Some people will see what they are told to see no matter what.
(DIR) Post #B2d6G6sRKgKpCThlMu by aprilfollies@mastodon.online
2026-01-25T02:41:00Z
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@futurebird ❤️🩹 I literally have no words to tell you how sorry I am.
(DIR) Post #B2eWUACGIN9ypkqOTw by pcat@mstdn.plus
2026-01-25T04:05:19Z
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@futurebird The training thing is infuriating because they've been trained to do what they're doing. At some point, even local police became warriors for the state instead of being protectors of the people.
(DIR) Post #B2er1iaVRvCg8RSgfQ by CStamp@mastodon.social
2026-01-25T02:44:40Z
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@futurebird I think about it every time I hear of another US cop murdering someone. And I think of his sister who tried to help him, was assaulted, put in a car and was forced to watch her kid brother die alone. I hope she’s doing ok.
(DIR) Post #B2evoxm4AtdjF1bdlw by semitones@tiny.tilde.website
2026-01-25T23:53:24Z
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@futurebird <3Thank you for what you do.For the good of the thread: IMO it is important for society to watch these videos and reckon with the horror and the need for change. I was taught in history, this is how change happens. How to square that with something someone once told me, "If you have the choice to see something traumatic or not see it, do yourself a favor and don't watch it." I think about this all. the. time. Existing on the internet like we do, we often have that choice.
(DIR) Post #B2ew7PsgPgg3cpV4ue by lienrag@mastodon.tedomum.net
2026-01-25T10:48:40Z
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@futurebird That is indeed a good question.Some people in your feeds mentioned that they still have contacts with some MAGA relatives or co-workers.Do they really believe these outrageous lies ?Like Good being a domestic terrorist ? Really ?
(DIR) Post #B2f2d1v3dZOqIj4Joe by CuriousMagpie@beige.party
2026-01-25T03:44:31Z
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@futurebird 🫂
(DIR) Post #B2f76oTEbTkV5vVn6G by Barbramon1@mas.to
2026-01-25T03:22:51Z
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@futurebird Tamir haunts me to this day. Can't watch the Minneapolis murder videos. It is not healthy for my present or future mental state. I rely on sources I trust to transcribe what happened to Nicole and Alex. It is still almost too much to bear.
(DIR) Post #B2gDLwIGaqs4aHwBXM by JoscelynTransient@chaosfem.tw
2026-01-26T14:44:39Z
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@futurebird I watched it too many times too. Still hurts in a way that words can’t do justice. It’s all so fucked