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You’ll never guess who’s meeting with Michael Brown’s parents today

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http://twitter.com/#!/TheRevAl/status/499165701878587392 To the surprise of no one, the race-baiting Rev. Al Sharpton is flying to St. Louis this morning in the aftermath of the riots in Ferguson, Mo. He says he will meet with the parents of slain teenager Michael Brown. Admirably, Brown’s father, Michael Brown Sr., said yesterday that he does not condone rioting: “We don’t want no violence,” Brown Sr. said. “Michael would have wanted no violence. We need justice for our son.” Yet he and his wife are meeting with Sharpton, the inflammatory rabble-rouser whose track record on racial issues speaks […]

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Pro-Palestinian contingent preaches black liberation at #FergusonOctober

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http://twitter.com/#!/RaqiyahMays/status/521000360522309632 As its name would imply, #FergusonOctober was planned as a protest of the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and police violence in general. Brown certainly wasn’t forgotten at Saturday afternoon’s rally, but the organizers happily yielded the stage to a number of pro-Palestinian activists. Crowd at #FergusonOctober march and rally is super diverse. pic.twitter.com/IWHdkE7h28 — Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) October 11, 2014 Super diverse, although pro-Israel groups were nowhere to be found. From Palestine to Ferguson: End Racism Now. #FergusonOctober pic.twitter.com/qKZ12VOdX2 — Remi […]

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‘Reverse the hate’: Orlando Jones’ Ferguson twist on #IceBucketChallenge [video]

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http://twitter.com/#!/DebbieT71164217/status/501510799371014145 Disturbed by events in Ferguson, the police supporter and lifetime NRA member has put a different spin on the Ice Bucket Challenge. Jones has pledged to make a donation toward fighting ALS, but his challenge to others doesn’t involve any ice: http://twitter.com/#!/TheOrlandoJones/status/501493736958730240 His followers appreciated the gesture: http://twitter.com/#!/catesish/status/501494478998634497 http://twitter.com/#!/OGOrlandoJones/status/501495768461492224 http://twitter.com/#!/Joyce317jaw/status/501500242512994304 http://twitter.com/#!/Metta11/status/501501764978626560 http://twitter.com/#!/Asetisis/status/501507042876874752 http://twitter.com/#!/shakaplan/status/502946878426583040 http://twitter.com/#!/UCLAKerim/status/502904103597404160 http://twitter.com/#!/Cindycjax/status/501507510764072960 http://twitter.com/#!/DavidlBennettII/status/501507848665198592 Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/08/23/reverse-the-hate-actor-orlando-jones-ferguson-twist-on-icebucketchallenge-video/

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Activists insist suicidal teen was killed by police

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As Twitchy reported yesterday, the Normandy Police Department, located very near Ferguson, Mo., announced that an 18-year-old had shot himself once after exchanging fire with police officers. The teen had shot at policefirst, and after a failed attempt to use a Taser, police returned firebut missed. Then teen then ran off and attempted to take his life with a single gunshot that left him in critical condition. Instantaneously, word began to spread throughout the neighborhood and on social media that police had shot and killed the teen. […]

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Big freaky puppet inspires Sally Kohn to deem #FergusonOctober ‘beautiful’

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http://twitter.com/#!/Me_In_Jersey/status/521064221837385728 It’s another day of #FergusonOctober, and today the rioters cleared off the streets long enough to allow a feel-good rally. As September’s People’s Climate March demonstrated, it’s not a serious rally until someone breaks out the big freaky puppets. Art in motion for the #FergusonOctober march pic.twitter.com/ZKBnOrJqsN — Amanda M. Sakuma (@iamsakuma) October 11, 2014 #FergusonOctober pic.twitter.com/wixLqgY7Y3 — Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) October 11, 2014 Giant paper mache of a black man with his hands up. #MichaelBrown pic.twitter.com/h60BjmgZz8 — Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) October 11, 2014 MT @ykhong: Today at […]

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