New York City started painting a Black Lives Matter mural ,Thursday on Fifth Avenue in front of Trump Tower.
Mayor Bill De Blasio took part in the painting, posting a photo on Twitter of himself surrounded by people painting the yellow letters on the street. "Our city isn’t just painting the words on Fifth Avenue. We’re committed to the meaning of the message," he wrote on Twitter, referencing criticism from activists who have called the creation of similar murals a "performative" distraction from substantive policy changes like cuts to police budgets or reforms to use-of-force policies.
The planned mural had provoked the ire of President Donald Trump, who slammed the mural on Twitter earlier this month as "denigrating" the street, antagonizing the city's police, and creating a "symbol of hate" on "New York's finest street." De Blasio responded to Trump's posts, saying "Black people BUILT 5th Ave and so much of this nation. ... We are honoring them."
Several cities across the country have painted murals in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, including Washington, D.C. which painted "Black Lives Matter" in 50-foot yellow letters near the White House to honor the protesters. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser also renamed the location of the mural as "Black Lives Matter Plaza."
Angelfrost: I completely concur... Nearly all of them are overrated!!! Their media just dumbly and loudly puffs them up. They keep robbing clubs with huge wage demands.
That's why they have remained trophy less as a nation for ridiculous decades.
hidhrhis: If na Nigeria na gbas gbos she will be hearing in her ears Slap that can make u sell ur birth right The one that can reset destiny The type that will make u wish for death Shebi she's stupid ni
A "TARGET Karen" attacked face masks and told the cops to 'call Donald Trump' as she said she cannot share 'classified information" In the footage a woman, dubbed online as "Target Karen," films herself tearing down a display of face masks in the store. "So Target, I'm not playing anymore f**king games, this s**t's f**king over," the woman shouts as she begins to tear packaged masks down from their hangings. As she continues to destroy the display, Target employees approach her and ask her to stop it. After she was confronted, the woman asked the workers "why? you let everybody else do it... but I can't do it because I'm a blonde white woman?" She then goes on to brag about the price of her watch, which she claims is a "$40,000 Rolex," asking if that is the reason she can't "f**k shit up."
In a later video, where the woman appears to go live on Instagram, three police officers can be seen surrounding her in a garage. The woman claims that she was spokesperson for the White House, before saying she "can't give you any classified information." Then she tells the police officers to "call Donald Trump and ask him" and alleging that she speaks to the president "all the time." The woman is then told to "turn around" and begins yelling "you're doing this to me 'cause I'm Jewish," and "this is a Nazi f**king game."
The live video then ends, however Twitter users have speculated that the woman was arrested.
Lcf69: The World is spilling it's guts such as the Pandemic and other natural consequences.And,it's inhabitants are frustrated and also spilling their frustrations due to the recent misnormers......PINNED.
joviegghead: Hmm. It stank for 25 mins, and they're complaining. What should we now say about Nigeria?
Come to Lagos, where a fish pond owner will flood the street with used, smelly water that will disturb residents for hours.. How did this even make fp. Mtcheew.
We are talking about pollution that endangers life of marine animals... Not smell. The smell is a reference to how bad the sewage is...
It was very stinky and made me nauseous," a witness who asked to remain anonymous told Reuters. The witness said the filthy discharge lasted about 25 minutes. Air pollution.
Not even the smell sef. Imagine the danger to marine life...