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Joined November 2020
Earlier on the same recording, one of the two officers says: "Trying to find a Black kid at night, that's always fun." Minutes later, they found one.
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BREAKING: Bodycam footage shows the police lynching of unarmed Black teen Saveion McConnell. A Missouri deputy shot at him 9 times. At least 6 of those shots came after Saveion was already incapacitated on the pavement. The prosecutor says it was legal. Watch. 🧵
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Numerous pages on Platform Ventures' website now return a 404 error, including those that previously listed staff. The company's LinkedIn profiles have been removed. According to Councilman Duncan, their phones ring unanswered to his calls. "Their offices have gone dark."
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THE WAREHOUSE The concentration camp planned for Kansas City would be built in a 920,400-square-foot warehouse at 14901 Botts Road in the city's far southern reaches.
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FEDS ATTEMPT TO INTIMIDATE LEE'S SUMMIT MOTHER On January 14th, a woman in Lee's Summit was scrolling through Facebook when she came across the leaked DHS documents. She saw Kansas City listed. She saw a site inspection scheduled for 9:00 AM the following morning.
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A leaked document marked 'FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY' reveals that Kansas City is one of seven 'mega centers' planned across the country, part of a nationwide concentration camp network. The Kansas City Defender obtained the spreadsheet independently and verified its authenticity.
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BREAKING: Kansas City is one of seven "mega centers" in ICE's planned nationwide concentration camp network. A local real estate company, Platform Ventures, sold a taxpayer-subsidized warehouse to make it happen. Federal agents are already terrorizing KC residents. 🧵
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North St. Louis is in the middle of a climate warzone. A tornado wiped out 5,000+ homes. Black residents are fighting for survival. We documented the climate collapse, ICE kidnappings, and people fighting back in a city that sparked a global revolution. youtu.be/BhQjYxBcqxw
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The flash-mob-esque military-style performance might appear comedic—if not for the fact that the group is one of the fastest growing neo-Nazi orgs in the US, responsible for organizing violent street actions, celebrating mass murder, and spreading white supremacist propaganda.
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Leading the march in Kansas City was white supremacist Patriot Front founder Thomas Rousseau. Rousseau, a figure who goes to great lengths (to little avail) to exude paramilitary bravado, does little to strike fear in anyone.
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