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Hi, I do not know how this is being rapported in the USA, so just to be sure I’ve typed out a transscrypt/translation of a post that appeared in July 22nd 2020 on @/nosstories on instagram. NOS is the official government news outlet here in the Netherlands.

I’ve made a screenrecording of it, but tumblr won’t let me post it and when I try to link it, it is just the instagram log in page.

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[Begin translation: 

Unrest in America about the heavily armed ordertroops

You’ve might seen these images on social media of heavily armed men. On the videos it can be seen how in the American city Portland they are arresting Black Lives Matter- protesters and taking them away in cars. At first it wasn’t clear, who these men were, but it turns ot there were send by president Trump. According to him they were very necessary, he even wants to send them to more cities.

(Trumps part, where he is speaking)

“Portland was totally out of control. The democrats, the liberal democrats, running the place had no idea what they were doing.”

Remarkebly: the governer of Portland knew of nothing. He is thus angry about the action.

(Governers part, where he is speaking)

“The videos, the pictures, the experiences that we’re all witnessing here in Portland should be shocking to all Americans. The words and actions from president Trump and the department of homeland security  have shown that this is an attack on our democracy”

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Again I cannot link it, but I will try to link it. You can look it up if you want to. Of course, this might already be known information, if so sorry for wasting your time, but I thought it might be good to get some perspective from another country on here.

What happened?

What is credited as the main catalyst for all the protests breaking out globally is the murder of George Floyd. 

He was a Black man and was murdered in broad daylight after a grocery clerk called the police thinking he was writing a bad check. For nearly nine minutes, George laid on the street while officers Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao held their knee on his neck as he was struggling to breathe. He lost consciousness and yet they continued to strangle him. Floyd said the words “I can’t breathe,” several times, but the officer refused to remove his knee from Floyd’s neck.

The choke hold is illegal in Minneapolis due to it’s common knowledge of being lethal and can kill an individual minutes. This is well known in the police force and is written in their guidlines. These police officers have also previousl targeted individuals who are of ethnic minority which calls into question their true motives. What happened was murder.

How can you help?

- Sign as many petitions as possible and share these links online to spread awareness! I’ll link a seperate post dedicated to petitons you can sign in the US and internationally for everyone here!

- Donate to charities and NGO’s which are supporting the Black Lives Matter movement.

- Donate to groups which are paying for the bail bonds for those arrested during protests in American (which is constitutionally legal) as many of these people were peacefully protesting and have no grounds to be arrested. 

If you are not in a position where you can donate money or attend protests, you can:

- You can watch this video and 100% of all advertisment revenue goes towards causes supporting the Black Lives Matter movement. 

- Show support by putting posters in your windows, particularly windows which are facing streets and walkways. 

What’s next?

We ensure that we keep fighting for this cause, people’s lives last longer than a 24 hour story shout out and a Instagram challenge of posting a black box. Lives matter more than a hashtag. 

Keep yourself educated and up to date on the news and social movements around you!

If you are in a safe position to (and only if you are safe to do so x) please call out any toxic or racist behaviour of those around you! Ask people why they believe it’s okay to dehumanise people like that. Attend any future talks, events or protests surrounding the topic. Fellow white peers, prove yourself as an ally to the black community but do not try and yell over their voices. We can never understand fully but we can stand with them.

I put together some links to posts on Instagram & Twitter etc that could be useful.

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Thread of BLM related petitions that haven't reached their goals!! Please sign!

Another thread of petitions to sign!

Justice for Kimmie Duncan.

Justice for Toyin. (Sign petition!!)

Justice for Defonte Miller. (Sign petition!!)

What to Say When People Deny the Reality of What's Happening Right Now Part 1:

What to Say When People Deny the Reality of What's Happening Right Now Part 2:

NEWS IN THE NETHERLANDS ABOUT PORTLAND

Hi, I do not know how this is being rapported in the USA, so just to be sure I’ve typed out a transscrypt/translation of a post that appeared in July 22nd 2020 on @/nosstories on instagram. NOS is the official government news outlet here in the Netherlands.

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[Begin translation: 

Unrest in America about the heavily armed ordertroops

You’ve might seen these images on social media of heavily armed men. On the videos it can be seen how in the American city Portland they are arresting Black Lives Matter- protesters and taking them away in cars. At first it wasn’t clear, who these men were, but it turns ot there were send by president Trump. According to him they were very necessary, he even wants to send them to more cities.

(Trumps part, where he is speaking)

“Portland was totally out of control. The democrats, the liberal democrats, running the place had no idea what they were doing.”

Remarkebly: the governer of Portland knew of nothing. He is thus angry about the action.

(Governers part, where he is speaking)

“The videos, the pictures, the experiences that we’re all witnessing here in Portland should be shocking to all Americans. The words and actions from president Trump and the department of homeland security  have shown that this is an attack on our democracy”

End segement]

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I figured how to link it, I posted this before without the video, but this is the better version! I don't know if this is known information already, if so sorry for wasting your time.

there's a larger representation of blacks in the military than civilians.

If they mobilize the military they're going to realize really quickly that it's not going to have the effect they want.