Because its safer for everyone that way, and im still only halfway through my hoodie collection. Now todays not going to be a normal show because nothing is normal right now. For one thing, theres still a Global Pandemic and, as of this weekend, 400,000 people from around the world have tied dyed from croafsz with 110,000 of the people here in the u. S. If youre out there, wearmasks d keep your distance as much as you can. Theres even a bigger story going on about the biggest pandemic of owl, racism, which unlike the croches doesnt go away if you stay in your house for 14 days. Instead, people have been taking to the streets. With the country in turmoil, hundreds of thousands of americans are protesting against systematic racism and Police Brutality chanting no justice no peace tens of thousands of americans protesting peacefully filling cities and towns across the country. In washington, d. C. For eight minutes, 46 seconds, thousands of protesters lined down across the black lives matter plaza, demonstrators swarmed times square, in boston come on administrators cried no justice, no peace, and a bridge closed down. In all 50 states, people of all colors joined together . Los angeles, they added in yoga. In houston, some marched by horseback. While on maui, they gathered on surf boards at sunset. Trevor that is really amazing. Never before in American History has there been an uprising like this, excel like this, where you have huge numbers of people coming out every sing daily in every single state in the country, and its particularly notable because its almost completely spontaneous. Usually, big demonstrations take months of planning, publicizing, getting permits. These ones are just ayo meet me. From tens of thousands of people in big multiethnic cities,spread to 200 people in towns that are 90 white. And now even more impressive is that this protest has started blowing up all over the world. In paris, they marched, as they did in rome and tokyo. In hunghungary, a silent crowd took a knee for eight minutes and 46 cents. Covid 19 kept thai protesters off the streets by on screen in a massive zoom session. In london joining this protest mattered far more than the lockdown rules. Thousands, many masked against coronavirus, gathered outside the american embassy. Your message is heard over here and well keep fighting the same fight that you are. Trevor well keep fighting the same fight that you are. Yeah, that right there is why this movement has become as big as it has because everyone, everyone is now realizing that were all in the same fight, like these protests may have been sparked by one killing in one american city, but the truth is the truth is that if youre a black person or a minority or a poor person, in many places around the world, in london, berlin, seoul, cape town, you understand what it means to be a target of the police and a target of a system that is designed to keep you down with violence, if necessary. And thats why you now have people in every country standing together, standing together to say, this is not acceptable anymore, black lives matter. And whenever there are big protests, there are always going to be people who stand on the sidelines and sit in their newspaper offices or tv news studios and say i sympathize with you but this is not the way to get what you want, this is not the way you should be doing it, protesting is a waste of time, it turns people off, it doesnt accomplish anything. Well you know what . I hope those people are hungry because theyre going to be eating their words because just after two weeks of these protests were already seeing incredible results, both large and small. For example, for decades, americans have been arguing about confederate monuments and other racist statutes littered around this country. The people have said take them down, and government officials have said, oh, well think about it, well study it, well start a commission, well get back to you. Well, this time, the people said take them down, and the government officials responded with, yeah, youre right. There were cheers thursday night at the foot of richmonds richmondss e. Lee statue thats coming down. Mobile removed a confederate statue this morning and in minneapolis this one is coming down. For years, a this statue, they have tried to bring this down. The city is taking it down in the middle of the night. Trevor yes, in philadelphia, they decided to take down a statue of a racist Police Commissioner, and i guess the question we should be asking is why did a racist Police Commissioner have a statue in the first place . And there are still people who are out there, yeah, but if you take down the statutes, how will people learn the history . Read a book, mother bleep . Thats how you learn history. No one really thinks these statutes are teaching anybody history. The bubonic plague was a major event, we dont put up statutes of rats. And speaking of learning, thats another thing that the protests are affecting, another area that were seeing the impact of the protest because just average people are hearing these conversations about racism and policing and theyre saying, you know what . Since there are no statutes, maybe i should read. Books on systemic racism are making bestseller lists as protests continue across the country. Six of the top ten bestselling books on amazon are on the topic of race in america. White privilege, the new jim crow and just mercy are some of the books at the top of amazon and barnesen nobles best selling list today. How to be a racist is sold out. James thinks they have received a total of 3,000 online orders this week alone and eventually had to stop accepting them. Trevor thanks for the protests and thanks to the conversations and people pushing, americans are so concerned about whats happening in their country right now that books about race and racism in america are sold out. And, yes, i know a lot of people were saying its too little too late, why are you reading now, that is a good question, but, at the same time, we have to be happy people are reading. This is movement. This is progress in the right direction. And you can see that its working. Because people arent just buying books, people are saying black lives matter, and theyre not just saying it, theyre saying it in public. Black lives matter has become the phrase that people say needs to be set and because maybe its because the world watched the video. Corporations are saying black lives matter. Amazon, bud light, gushers, everyone is saying black lives matter. Dont get me wrong, i dont know if these companies will actually do something to show they believe black lives matter, but it is still a major step to have american corporations who a few years ago were terrified of that phrase saying it as part of their corporate ethos. Because black lives matter shouldnt be a controversial phrase. Black people having lives shouldnt be controversial at all. You can tell the the pro is working because even the n. F. L. Stepped up to say, you know what . We can do betterrer Roger Goodell is apologizing for how the leak failed to support protesters protesting Police Brutality and Racial Justice during the national anthem. Roger goodell is changing the leagues message releasing this video statement late friday. We the National Football league condemn racism and the systematic oppression of black people. We the National Football league admit we were wrong for not listening to 1 2 players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest. Trevor yeah. Roger goodell, commissioner of the 1 2 has come out with the statement that you just saw, which is one hell of a statement from the n. F. L. , and, look, it is a bit weird that hes affirmed their commitment to black lives matter and the protest and not mention colin kaepernick, the person blackballed by the n. F. L. For protesting for black lives matter in the first place. Thats what i mean about people actually doing something. Its nice to see the n. F. L. Say this, but i hope goodell and everyone at the n. F. L. Are actually going to look at doing things. Because every other industry, you know, they have to prove their commitment by hiring thousands of new black people. The n. F. L. s just got to hire one. And, yes, i know i said i know i said that even purely symbolic gestures are nothing to sneeze at but we all agree posting statements, taking down statutes and selling books is not enough. Its part of it but its not enough. Companies have to hire more black people, companies have to stop not hiring people because theyre black. The culture has to amplify more black voices and, of course, cities have to end the racist policing of black communities. Thats where we all started. Thats where this whole thing started. And thats the good thing about these protests, is that it hasnt just gotten people talking, it hasnt just gotten people buying books and leagues and organizations saying black lives matter. The thing about these protests is theyre already producing substantive changes as well. The killing of george floyd is fueling calls to defund Americas Police departments, defund the police chants are spreading at protests and the hashtag is gaining momentum on twitter. The idea may also be catching ont at city halls. Los angeles mayor Eric Garcetti said, wednesday, he will not be increasing the police budget. He also announced 250 million will be invested in such areas as jobs and education, especially in black and nonwhite communities. Trevor yes. Los angeles has announced they will be taking money away from the lapd and putting it into programs like education. Please dont get it wrong, this is not a spite thing. Ive seen so many conversations where people seem like theyre punishing the police. No. Studies have shown when you invest in people and communities, you dont need to invest in the police. It makes sense. Prevention is always better than a cure, especially when the cure kills black people. And after the mayor of lamb l. A. Made these announcements, after mayor garcetti came out and did this, which was huge, other cities quickly said theyre also going to try to fix their policing problems. New York New York announced theyre planning to cut the Police Budgets and change some of the laws that protected killer cops. Houston, sacramento and other cities are bang are banning chos and other means of force. Others are making a bill to make it easier to investigate and punish Violent Police as well as banning noknock warrants like the ones used by the cops who killed breonna taylor. If this happens, these will be meaningful will be meaningful forms. One of the things that came out to have the protest is reform is not enough. What a lot of people are saying is you cannot not form something that was inherently designed to be basmed so what many people are demanding now is to defund or abolish the police. Lets stop having police in schools, lets stop having police deal with homelessness or people with mental illness. Lets stop having Police Patrol neighborhoods where they dont live and give that job to residents. A month ago, if you said any of this, you seemed like you were crazy and it was a pipe dream that would never happen, but, again, after these protests, it may soon become a reality. In an unprecedented move, the Minneapolis City Council has vowed to defund and go beyond that and and manet the citys Police Department. Theyre promising to replace it with a new system of public safety. We are seeking to disband the Minneapolis Police department because it is not keeping minneapolis safe. We have looked at ways to defund the department. We do not believe its possible. Trevor the city where this all started is actually promising to defund the police. Were not naive. We know promises arent always kept, politicians weasel out of things and good intentions only go so far, but to have gotten this far with less than two weeks of protest is truly amazing, and its not over yet. The people are still fighting, the people are still pushing, and something tells me if they keep at it, there will be no stopping them. Well be right back. Oh, we love our new home. Neighborhoods great. Amazing school district. The hoa has been very involved. These shrubs arent board approved. You need to break down your cardboard. Thank you. Violation. Violation. I see youve met cynthia. At least geico makes bundling our home and Car Insurance easy. And it does help us save a bunch of money. Two inches over regulation. Thanks, cynthia. For bundling made easy, go to geico. Com itchy . Scratchy . Family not get charmin ultra strong. It just cleans better, so your family can use less. 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Across the country peaceful protests have too often devolved into standoffs with police using militari style tactics. Move out of the way flash bangs, tear gas, rubber bullets, helicopters. Law enforcement in riot gear approach a barrier. Protestors, hands up in the air chanting dont shoot, but they shot tear gas and rubber bullets. shouting district the threat of terrorism after 9 11 convinced many departments to stock up. Now those departments are phasing off against their own citizens trevor just take a moment to think about that. The Police Department got this heavyduty equipment to fight terrorists. Thats why they got the equipment most 9 11, and now theyre using it against americans who are exercising their right to protest. Im sorry, what about these people screams terrorist to you . Like maybe ive forgotten my history but i dont believe al quaida attacked america with cardboard signs. An argument i heard some people make is the only Reason Police are doing this is because the protesters are looting or being violent. No, they are doing this because the people are violent. But ass happens so often, the polices story never matches the actual footage because for the past week the internet has been full of videos of Police Officers attacking protesters with no provocation whatsoever caught on camera from coast to coast, alleged Excessive Force by Police Officers, attacks against protesters who are demonstrating against Police Brutality in new york police drove a vehicle into a crowd of people protesting there in lamb in los angeles people were just standing with their hands up a new York Police Officer caught on camera pushing a woman demonstrating an officer pulling a mans face mask off and spraying him with pepper spray an unsettling image of an officer kick ago woman who was maced we as black people teal with this every day. Black and brown people are treated brute rievery day. Trevor i dont care who you are those images have to be upsetting to watch because these images are the anthitheses of what america is supposed to stand for. This is the country where you have the freedom so say whatever you want, whether black lives matter or lets all drink bleach, the government isnt supposed to punish you for that. That hasnt always been the case in america but that is the ideal. When people were protesting in michigan saying they want to go back to work, want haircuts and dont care about the coronavirus, they werent getting beaten up. Thats what america, is the freedom to protest. And the freedom to protest isnt the online american ideal police have been trying to suppress lately, seems like they have been making a concerted effort to go after the free press more than 300 journalists faced free press violations cameras rolling when Law Enforcement seemed to be targeting journalists im press. Please gagging we identified ourselves as press and they fired teargdz canisters on us at point blank range. This australian cameraman was pushed and shoved while live on air, with the reporter. Im getting shot n louisville, pepper balls fired a crew on live tv. Who were they aiming at . Directly at us trevor those videos are whats happening in america right now. Cops are just openly firing tear gas and pepper bullets and everything on journalists. I mean, i cant blame them. If i was doing the shit that police were doing, i wouldnt want anyone recording it either. So the police are attacking unarmedunarmed testers, defenses reporters. At this point, you might wonder is there anyone nonthreatening enough that the police would not get violent with them . And what were learning is that the answer is no. A Salt Lake CityPolice Officer in full riot gear pushing an elderly man with a cane who fell face first on to the ground. Two officers in buffalo, new york, pushed a 75yearold man who falls to the ground, hits his head and starts bleeding. None of the officers in the video appear to help him. Trevor i dont care how many times i see that video, i will never get used to it, because its bad enough that cops push an old man walking over to them, but the fact they walk over him and past him while hes bleeding out on the sidewalk, like who are you protecting and serving if not that old man . Think about