312: The People are Angry

George Floyd's death, combined with a painful history, has led to protests around the US, and one thing is obvious. We, the people, are furious. I think it all started years ago, and I'll explain why. Plus, my take on Trump's Twitter battle in this special edition of Unfilter. Links: Minneapolis cop who knelt on handcuffed black man arrested | KOMO (https://komonews.com/news/nation-world/minnesota-authorities-police-officer-who-knelt-on-george-floyd-has-been-arrested) Minneapolis Mayor says George Floyd would still be alive if he were white | Daily Mail Online (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8365493/Minneapolis-Mayor-says-George-Floyd-alive-white.html) CNN reporter says 'zero' police presence as Minneapolis precinct burns - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=505lAvIGCj0) Police hold a line in Minneapolis amid protests - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqcWEgrisHE) Liveleak.com - Cop Setting Fire To Building Smashing Windows Inciting Riots In Minneapolis (https://www.liveleak.com/view?t=uHOJv_1590731142) Vandal dressed in all black has been identified as St. Paul cop Jacob Pederson : AntifascistsofReddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/AntifascistsofReddit/comments/gslzcu/vandal_dressed_in_all_black_has_been_identified/) Officer Jacob Pederson Was Not The Person Seen Smashing Windows To Ignite Protesters, St. Paul P.D. Says (https://www.inquisitr.com/6080600/jacob-pederson-st-paul-protest/) Jacob Pederson is Not AutoZone Umbrella Man, Police Say | Heavy.com (https://heavy.com/news/2020/05/jacob-pederson-auto-zone-cop-not-umbrella-man/) Trump is desperate to punish Big Tech but has no good way to do it | Ars Technica (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/05/why-donald-trumps-war-on-big-tech-is-doomed-to-fail/) CNN reporter, crew arrested on live TV | TheHill (https://thehill.com/homenews/media/500075-cnn-reporter-crew-arrested-on-live-tv) CNN's Omar Jimenez Describes Arrest Minutes After Release (https://www.mediaite.com/news/cnns-omar-jimenez-describes-arrest-minutes-after-release-i-am-thankful-that-it-happened-on-live-tv/) Julio Rosas on Twitter: "This is the moment when Minneapolis police officers abandoned the 3rd precinct building. Rioters chased them as they left and continued to throw objects at the police vehicles. https://t.co/KoxAAYiUIN" / Twitter (https://twitter.com/Julio_Rosas11/status/1266214798326464513) Zuckerberg: Facebook, Twitter should not fact-check political speech (https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/28/zuckerberg-facebook-twitter-should-not-fact-check-political-speech.html) () CNN crew released from police custody after they were arrested live on air in Minneapolis - CNN (https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/29/us/minneapolis-cnn-crew-arrested/) Twitter: Trump's Minnesota tweet violated rules on violence - Axios (https://www.axios.com/twitter-trumps-minnesota-tweet-on-violated-rules-4369b2d5-24bb-429f-ab0d-94595f0f2986.html) Washington Post: Breaking News, World, US, DC News & Analysis - The Washington Post (https://www.washingtonpost.com/) Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct On Fire After Officers Evacuate Building Amid George Floyd Riots | The Daily Caller (https://dailycaller.com/2020/05/28/minneapolis-third-police-precinct-fire-officers-abandon-building-george-floyd-riots/) Maxine Waters blames Trump for ‘cops killing black people’ and says cop who knelt on George Floyd ‘enjoyed doing it’ – The US Sun (https://www.the-sun.com/news/898390/george-floyd-death-maxine-waters-trump-black-cops/) Driver ‘ploughs into George Floyd protesters’ and police station set ABLAZE on third night of fury across US – The US Sun (https://www.the-sun.com/news/901220/george-floyd-protests-minneapolis-police-precinct-fire/) MOA And Other Businesses Close Early, Stores Board Up In Anticipation Of Continuing Protests – WCCO | CBS Minnesota (https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/05/28/moa-other-businesses-close-early-in-anticipation-of-continuing-protests/) George Floyd protesters set Minneapolis police station afire (https://apnews.com/7013997bc5633f3113d65901ddb7e85e) Luka Duvnjak on Twitter: "This is allegedly a conversation between Pederson's ex and her friend. It shows that police officer Pederson used her mask and gloves. So police in #US is trying to make protests violent so they can have pretext to use brutal force on them? #minneapolisriots https://t.co/xpqUDJCD4J" / Twitter (https://twitter.com/Luka_Duvnjak/status/1266177650747478016) AS-Source News on Twitter: "URGENT: #Mineapolis damages: White man is seen breaking glass of the 1st burned down store (later on after he damaged it) in an attempt to turn the protest into a riot— Jacob Pedersen, a police officer: reportedly exposed by his own friends after they recognized him. #GeorgeFloyd https://t.co/pgESGq9LPp" / Twitter (https://twitter.com/ASB_Breaking/status/1266182888170631169?s=20) Surveillance video does not support police claims that George Floyd resisted arrest - CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/us/video-george-floyd-contradict-resist-trnd/index.html) Derek Chauvin, the police officer who knelt on George Floyd's neck, had 18 previous complaints against him, police department says - CNN (https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/us/minneapolis-officer-complaints-george-floyd/index.html) Trump move could scrap or weaken law that protects social media companies - Reuters (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-trump-executive-order-social/trumps-executive-order-targets-political-bias-at-twitter-and-facebook-draft-idUSKBN2340MW)