Michael Bennett shares experience with police brutality.
“The officers’ excessive use of force was unbearable. I felt helpless as I lay on the ground handcuffed facing the real-life threat of being killed.”
Michael Bennett, Seattle Seahawks defensive end, describing his encounter with police last month in a Twitter post. Bennett wrote that when gunshots went off in a crowd as he left the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight in Las Vegas, police singled him out and held him down, pointing a gun at his head. TMZ released video of the incident Wednesday.
If this happens to well-known player like Michael Bennett, imagine what else is going on. And people wonder why NFL players protest. https://t.co/WdXaSKO6WK
— Nancy Armour (@nrarmour) September 6, 2017What do you think of Bryce Harper’s cornrows?
@JasonTrautwein, comparing Bryce Harper’s new ‘do to the character Ron Swanson’s regrettable cornrows in “Parks and Rec.” Harper has been known to try some wild looks with his famous locks, but fans were really not sure about this one. @WRBolen compared him to “your high school weed dealer who let his girl braid his hair in pre-cal because she was bored.”
Share this articleShareRepublican mayoral candidate in Charlotte gets backlash after she stresses that she is white.
“‘White Traditional’ is a trussed up way of saying ‘I’m racist.’ This overt behavior is displayed because of Trump refusing to denounce his racist fan club.”
Mel Quinn, commenting on Facebook about Charlotte, N.C., Republican mayoral candidate Kimberley Paige Barnette’s Facebook profile, in which she described herself as “REPUBLICAN & SMART, WHITE, TRADITIONAL.” Barnette, a little-known candidate, deleted the post after it drew national backlash. It even prompted criticism from the North Carolina GOP chairman.
Cher claps back while defending DACA.
“The Twitter user … definitely didn’t expect to receive this response, which reveals the rage of a thousand suns.”
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KAITLIN REILLY, writing for refinery29.com about Cher’s response to a Twitter user named Brenda Webb, who didn’t believe that the singer would shelter a DACA recipient in her own home. After Trump announced Tuesday that his administration is phasing out the program that shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation, Cher tweeted: “Those Who Can Must Take a DREAMER In2 Their Home & Protect Them I’m Ready 2 Do This.” When @bwebb56 tweeted her skepticism, Cher did not hold back with her comeback. Afterward, @bwebb56 set her account to private.
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