themindunleashed--2020-05-26--Incredibly Loyal Dog Waits at Hospital Every Day for 3 Months After Owner Dies of Coronavirus

( TMU ) – We ’ re sure that our readers need absolutely no convincing that humans have no better friend than our dogs .
For tens of thousands of years , dogs and people have had closely-knit relations marked by mutual support , loyalty and a bond that lasts a lifetime .
But one can ’ t underestimate the unconditional love and friendship that dogs feel toward us – be us rich or poor , healthy or ill. And for one dog in China whose owner fell victim to the coronavirus pandemic , his unyielding loyalty is proving itself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ stronger than death .
Xiao Bao ( “ Little Treasure ” in Chinese ) is a seven-year-old mongrel who appeared at Wuhan Taikang Hospital in central China ’ s Hubei Province after his elderly owner became sick during the height of the outbreak in February , reports the Mirror .
Tragically , the elderly man died after only five days , according to hospital staff .
With little awareness of the fact that his owner would never return , Xiao Bao persisted in patiently waiting at the lobby of the hospital for over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Generous patients and medical staff eventually ended up feeding and pampering the sad dog .
By mid-April , Wuhan had finally reached the point where its strict lockdown measures were relaxed , allowing the market inside the hospital to reopen .
The market ’ s shopkeeper , Wu Cuifen , eventually took the pooch in – and named him Xiao Bao .
“ They told me Xiao Bao ’ s owner , a pensioner , was admitted with the coronavirus .
Then he passed away , but Xiao Bao didn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ looking for him .
It never left the hospital .
It was incredibly touching , and so loyal .
I grew familiar with the dog and later brought him into the shop.
” Wu had taken notice of the little guy when she saw him hanging around the hospital ’ s first floor , which is also where the supermarket is located .
She said : “ Every morning when I opened up , Xiao Bao would be there waiting for me .
He saw me off at the end of each day.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ even tried to remove Xiao Bao from the facility by taking him on a trip and deliberately leaving him far from the Taikang Hospital .
But the mongrel , dead-set on finding his lost friend , stubbornly returned .
Wu added : “ Although Xiao Bao can ’ t speak , we understand that he is definitely still looking for his owner.
” Eventually , patients and visitors began to get annoyed with Xiao Bao ’ s presence in the hospital – as well as an alleged disturbance in the lobby – and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to have him removed .
Fortunately , hospital staff was able to reach the Wuhan Small Animal Protection Association , which is where the dog will be sheltered , treated by vets for any ailments , and sterilized before he is prepared to find a new home .
The story resembles the famous tale of Hachikō , a Japanese Akita dog born in 1923 , whose extreme loyalty compelled him to wait for his deceased owner , Hidesaburō Ueno , for 9 years following Ueno ’ s death .
Hachikō has since become @ @ @ @ @ @ @ within Japan , but across the globe .
And with domestic and international media taking notice of Xiao Bao ’ s profound faithfulness to his owner , we ’ re sure that this pooch won ’ t have any problems finding a new , loving home .

(TMU) – We’re sure that our readers need absolutely no convincing that humans have no better friend than our dogs. For tens of thousands of years, dogs and people have had closely-knit relations marked by mutual support, loyalty and a bond that lasts a lifetime.
But one can’t underestimate the unconditional love and friendship that dogs feel toward us – be us rich or poor, healthy or ill. And for one dog in China whose owner fell victim to the coronavirus pandemic, his unyielding loyalty is proving itself to be a force that’s stronger than death.
Xiao Bao (“Little Treasure” in Chinese) is a seven-year-old mongrel who appeared at Wuhan Taikang Hospital in central China’s Hubei Province after his elderly owner became sick during the height of the outbreak in February, reports the Mirror.
Tragically, the elderly man died after only five days, according to hospital staff.
With little awareness of the fact that his owner would never return, Xiao Bao persisted in patiently waiting at the lobby of the hospital for over three months, searching everywhere for him.
Generous patients and medical staff eventually ended up feeding and pampering the sad dog.
By mid-April, Wuhan had finally reached the point where its strict lockdown measures were relaxed, allowing the market inside the hospital to reopen. The market’s shopkeeper, Wu Cuifen, eventually took the pooch in – and named him Xiao Bao.
Loyal #dog waits at a #Wuhan hospital for 3 months after his owner dies from covid-19
7-yo dog Xiao Bao waited patiently for his owner at Wuhan hospital.Staff at Wuhan Taikang Hospital fed Xiao Bao
Xiao's owner died 5 days after being admitted pic.twitter.com/H31Ls2Dsrh — Hans Solo (@thandojo) May 26, 2020
Wu explained:
“They told me Xiao Bao’s owner, a pensioner, was admitted with the coronavirus. Then he passed away, but Xiao Bao didn’t know and just stayed in the hospital looking for him. It never left the hospital. It was incredibly touching, and so loyal. I grew familiar with the dog and later brought him into the shop.”
Wu had taken notice of the little guy when she saw him hanging around the hospital’s first floor, which is also where the supermarket is located. She said:
“Every morning when I opened up, Xiao Bao would be there waiting for me. He saw me off at the end of each day.”
At one point, Wu Cuifen even tried to remove Xiao Bao from the facility by taking him on a trip and deliberately leaving him far from the Taikang Hospital. But the mongrel, dead-set on finding his lost friend, stubbornly returned. Wu added:
“Although Xiao Bao can’t speak, we understand that he is definitely still looking for his owner.”
Staff said Xiao Bao refused to leave. Even when they deliberately dropped him off somewhere far away, he would make his way back to Taikang Hospital and patiently wait for his owner pic.twitter.com/204kAG9eEi — Hans Solo (@thandojo) May 26, 2020
Eventually, patients and visitors began to get annoyed with Xiao Bao’s presence in the hospital – as well as an alleged disturbance in the lobby – and complained to the facility’s directors to have him removed.
Fortunately, hospital staff was able to reach the Wuhan Small Animal Protection Association, which is where the dog will be sheltered, treated by vets for any ailments, and sterilized before he is prepared to find a new home.
The story resembles the famous tale of Hachikō, a Japanese Akita dog born in 1923, whose extreme loyalty compelled him to wait for his deceased owner, Hidesaburō Ueno, for 9 years following Ueno’s death. Hachikō has since become a symbol of undying fidelity not just within Japan, but across the globe.
And with domestic and international media taking notice of Xiao Bao’s profound faithfulness to his owner, we’re sure that this pooch won’t have any problems finding a new, loving home.
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themindunleashed--2020-05-26--‘I Can’t Breathe’: Video Shows Cops Kneel on Motionless Man’s Neck — Until He Dies

( CD ) – Video footage posted to social media Tuesday morning shows a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the back of a handcuffed black man ’ s neck as he struggles to breathe and onlookers repeatedly warn the cop he is crushing the man to death .
The Minneapolis Police Department said in a statement Monday night that the man—who was identified Tuesday as George Floyd—died of an unspecified “ medical incident ” shortly after being transported to a local hospital , but eye-witnesses described the incident as outright murder .
“ The police killed him , bro , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said Darnella Frazier , who filmed the incident and posted a 10-minute clip on Facebook .
“ He was crying , telling them like , ‘ I can ’ t breathe , ’ and everything .
They did not care… They killed this man.
” Floyd repeatedly says in the video that he can not breathe as an officer keeps one knee on the back of his neck , forcing the victim to remain sprawled out face-first on the asphalt .
The Minneapolis Police Department said the officers were responding to a “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ physically resisted officers.
” “ He ’ s talking , he ’ s fine , ” one of the officers on the scene says as bystanders plead in the video with the other cop to take his knee off Floyd ’ s neck .
“ You ’ re fucking stopping his breathing there , bro , ” replies one witness .
Floyd eventually lost consciousness , but the officer continued kneeling on his neck until an ambulance arrived minutes later .
National civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump said in a statement Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Floyd family .
“ We all watched the horrific death of George Floyd on video as witnesses begged the police officer to take him into the police care and get off his neck , ” said Crump .
“ This abusive , excessive , and inhumane use of force cost the life of a man who was being detained by police for questioning about a non-violent charge .
We will seek justice for the family of George Floyd , as we demand answers from the Minnesota Police Department .
How many ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until the racial profiling and undervaluing of black lives by police finally ends ?
” Minnesota authorities and the FBI are investigating the incident as the video continues to spread on social media , sparking widespread outcry and demands for justice .
“ My heart is breaking for the tragic loss of life last night near 38th and Chicago , ” Minneapolis City Councilwoman Andrea Jenkins , who represents the neighborhood where the incident took place , said in a statement .
“ Our community continues to be traumatized again , and again @ @ @ @ @ @ @ answers.
” Rep. Ilhan Omar ( D-Minn. ) tweeted that “ it is sickening to watch this black man be killed while helplessly begging for help.
” “ Black lives matter isn ’ t just a chant , it ’ s call for justice , ” said Omar .
“ It ’ s a call for our humanity to be recognized .
This must stop.
” Watch [ warning , the footage is graphic and may be disturbing to witness ] : The views in this article may not reflect editorial policy of @ @ @ @

Shocking video footage posted to social media Tuesday shows a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the back of a handcuffed man’s neck as he struggles to breathe, and onlookers repeatedly warn the cop that the man is choking.
The Minneapolis Police Department said in a statement Monday night that the man—who was identified Tuesday as George Floyd, died of an unspecified “medical incident” shortly after being transported to a hospital that is nearby.
“The police killed him, bro, right in front of everybody,” said Darnella Frazier, who filmed the incident and posted a clip on Facebook. “He was crying, telling them like, ‘I can’t breathe,’ and everything. They did not care… They killed this man.”
Floyd repeatedly says in the video that he cannot breathe as an officer keeps one knee on the back of his neck, forcing the victim to remain sprawled out with his face on the asphalt. The Minneapolis Police Department claimed the officers were responding to a “forgery in progress” and then claimed Floyd “physically resisted officers.”
“He’s talking, he’s fine,” one of the officers on the scene says as bystanders plead in the video with the other cop to take his knee off Floyd’s neck.
“You’re fucking stopping his breathing there, bro,” replies one witness. Floyd eventually lost consciousness, but the officer continued kneeling on his neck until an ambulance arrived minutes later.
National civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump said in a statement Tuesday that he has been retained to represent the Floyd family.
“We all watched the horrific death of George Floyd on video as witnesses begged the police officer to take him into the police care and get off his neck,” said Crump. “This abusive, excessive, and inhumane use of force cost the life of a man who was being detained by police for questioning about a non-violent charge. We will seek justice for the family of George Floyd, as we demand answers from the Minnesota Police Department. How many ‘while black’ deaths will it take until the racial profiling and undervaluing of black lives by police finally ends?”
Minnesota authorities and the FBI are investigating the incident as the video continues to spread on social media, sparking a countrywide outcry and demands for justice.
“My heart is breaking for the tragic loss of life last night near 38th and Chicago,” Minneapolis City Councilwoman Andrea Jenkins, who represents the neighborhood where the incident took place, said in a statement. “Our community continues to be traumatized again, and again, and again. We must demand answers.”
Watch:
Warning, the footage is graphic and may be disturbing to witness:
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themindunleashed--2020-05-27--A Penumbral Lunar Eclipse Is Happening During The Full Moon This June

( TMU ) – On June 5th and 6th , the Strawberry Full Moon will pass through the faint outer shadow of the Earth , known as a penumbral lunar eclipse , the second of four penumbral lunar eclipses this year .
Weather permitting , those of you in Asia , Australia , Europe , Africa and the South Eastern areas of South America might notice the Moon turn slightly darker , or seem less bright , during the maximum phase of the eclipse .
A penumbral lunar eclipse can be subtle and sometimes difficult to distinguish from a normal @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Strawberry Full Moon eclipse may be visible from start to finish from some areas – a total of 3 hours 18 minutes – other areas will only experience the Moon rise or set during the eclipse .
Check the time of the Full Moon eclipse in your city or town by clicking here , and set that time aside to watch the event .
Unfortunately , for North America and most of South America , this event will be happening below their horizon .
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth aligns between @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blocking the Sun ’ s rays from reaching the Full Moon .
A total eclipse occurs when Earths umbra – the central , dark part of its shadow – obscures all of the Moon ’ s surface .
During a partial eclipse only a part of the Moon ’ s surface is obscured by Earth ’ s umbra .
A penumbral lunar eclipse happens when Earth ’ s faint penumbral , outer shadow falls on the Moon , like the one we already experienced on January 10th and are what the remaining three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ June 5th , July 5th and November 31st .
The early Indigenous people of North America kept track of the seasons and lunar months by naming them according to events during that time .
June ’ s Full Moon is either the last full moon of spring , or the first of the summer , and is called the “ Strawberry Moon ” .
According to The Old Farmer ’ s Almanac , the name originated with Algonquin tribes in eastern North America – and was used as a signal to gather the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ some of the indigenous moon names and applied them to their own calendar system – which is still used today .

(TMU) – On June 5th and 6th, the Strawberry Full Moon will pass through the faint outer shadow of the Earth, known as a penumbral lunar eclipse, the second of four penumbral lunar eclipses this year. Weather permitting, those of you in Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa and the South Eastern areas of South America might notice the Moon turn slightly darker, or seem less bright, during the maximum phase of the eclipse. A penumbral lunar eclipse can be subtle and sometimes difficult to distinguish from a normal full moon.
While June’s Strawberry Full Moon eclipse may be visible from start to finish from some areas – a total of 3 hours 18 minutes – other areas will only experience the Moon rise or set during the eclipse. Check the time of the Full Moon eclipse in your city or town by clicking here, and set that time aside to watch the event. Unfortunately, for North America and most of South America, this event will be happening below their horizon.
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth aligns between the Full Moon and the Sun, blocking the Sun’s rays from reaching the Full Moon.
A total eclipse occurs when Earths umbra – the central, dark part of its shadow – obscures all of the Moon’s surface. During a partial eclipse only a part of the Moon’s surface is obscured by Earth’s umbra. A penumbral lunar eclipse happens when Earth’s faint penumbral, outer shadow falls on the Moon, like the one we already experienced on January 10th and are what the remaining three lunar eclipses will be this year on June 5th, July 5th and November 31st.
The early Indigenous people of North America kept track of the seasons and lunar months by naming them according to events during that time. June’s Full Moon is either the last full moon of spring, or the first of the summer, and is called the “Strawberry Moon”. According to The Old Farmer’s Almanac, the name originated with Algonquin tribes in eastern North America – and was used as a signal to gather the ripening wild strawberries. Colonial Americans adopted some of the indigenous moon names and applied them to their own calendar system – which is still used today.
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themindunleashed--2020-05-27--NSA’s Social Network Mapping is More Vast, Omnipresent and Horrifying Than Snowden Revealed

( TMU ) – Most people know by now about the surveillance abuses perpetrated by the NSA earlier this century , but a new book about Edward Snowden suggests that the metadata collection programs introduced to us through previous whistleblowers and disclosures are part of a “ live , ever-updating social graph of the US ” that is ongoing and far vaster than we previously imagined .
The revelations come from journalist Barton Gellman , who described the content of his new book Dark Mirror : Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State for Wired .
The article , entitled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tool for Mapping Your Social Network , ” catalogs Gellman ’ s attempts to reveal more details about the programs Snowden first disclosed to the world .
What he found shocked him and , he says , represents an ongoing existential threat to American citizens .
Gellman says that originally he wanted to understand more about the logistics of the NSA phone records .
The Snowden archive hints at but does not explain the details of the agency ’ s project pipelines .
The main thoroughfare of data collection , Stellarwind , was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Dick Cheney only weeks after 9/11 .
He mandated that all operatives and subordinates conceal the program from FISA Court judges and Congress , stamping it with the most covert of government classifications , ECI , “ exceptionally controlled information.
” Stellarwind facilitated Mainway , the NSA ’ s prized social network mapping tool which conscripted telephone data companies like AT & T and Verizon into secretive–and financially lucrative–data collection contracts negotiated by Special Source Operations .
But even this was just the tip of the iceberg .
The Mainway program codified @ @ @ @ @ @ @ obfuscated surveillance and data mining objectives : contact chaining and precomputation .
While the NSA long maintained that their surveillance programs merely stored untraced metadata that could help investigate the activities of known terrorist operatives , we now know that the agency was actively leveraging and exploiting the data to build an almost mind-bogglingly complex , next-generation social graph .
As described by Gellman , this tool combined the concepts of “ six degrees of separation ” ( or six degrees of Kevin Bacon , if you prefer ) and a pre-COVID19 model @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and first deployed during the manhunt and investigation of Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , a new suite of software tools used the NSA ’ s intercepted communications ( read , our personal information ) , including voice , video , email and chat text , attachments , pager messages , etc .
to build a cutting-edge form of data analysis that can algorithmically parse data records to illustrate indirect relationships between any and all intelligence assets ( read , us ) .
According to Gellman , Mainway turned into “ the queen of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to find patterns that content did not reveal… [ and ] identify , track , store , manipulate and update relationships ” to create a global graph , an integrated graphical map , representing the “ movements and communications ” of virtually everyone on Earth .
Named “ the Big Awesome Graph , ” or “ the BAG ” for short , this tool was the principal data harvesting tool in the umbrella directive of “ Large Access Exploitation.
” It “ mapped the call records as “ nodes ” and “ edges @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the human mind , unaided , could not encompass it.
” The NSA ’ s Mainway program sought to use its newly and somewhat hastily assembled software to continuously contact chain profiles on all global citizens .
The FBI commandeered over a billion new records each day from the telephone companies and the NSA ingested that info to “ get a head start on everyone.
” Termed precomputation , the idea was and is to create a “ constant , complex…7×24…live , ever-updating social graph , ” called Graph-in-Memory , of every US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and international citizens .
“ All kinds of secrets—social , medical , political , professional—were precomputed , 24/7…a database that was preconfigured to map anyone ’ s life at the touch of a button.
” He maintains that only 22 top officials had the authority to order a so-called contact chain .
However , the dangers of such power abound .
In its post-911 sprint to “ to dominate the global communications infrastructure , ” the NSA opened a veritable Pandora ’ s box , whereby “ governments at all levels [ may @ @ @ @ @ @ @ most heavy-handedly , sometimes illegally , to monitor communities disadvantaged by poverty , race , religion , ethnicity , and immigration status.
” Gellman observes that “ nearly anyone in the developed world can be linked to at least one fact in a computer database that an adversary could use for blackmail , discrimination , harassment , or financial or identity theft.
” “ The latent power of new inventions , ” Gellman writes , “ no matter how repellent at first , does not lie forever dormant in government armories.
” In @ @ @ @ @ @ @ worried about contact tracing in the age of Covid-19 , worry no more : that ship has long sailed .

(TMU) – Most people know by now about the surveillance abuses perpetrated by the NSA earlier this century, but a new book about Edward Snowden suggests that the metadata collection programs introduced to us through previous whistleblowers and disclosures are part of a “live, ever-updating social graph of the US” that is ongoing and far vaster than we previously imagined.
The revelations come from journalist Barton Gellman, who described the content of his new book Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State for Wired. The article, entitled “Inside the NSA’s Secret Tool for Mapping Your Social Network,” catalogs Gellman’s attempts to reveal more details about the programs Snowden first disclosed to the world.
What he found shocked him, and represents an ongoing existential threat to American citizens, he says.
Gellman says that originally he wanted to understand more about the logistics of the NSA phone records. The Snowden archive hints at but does not explain the details of the agency’s project pipelines.
The main thoroughfare of data collection, ‘Stellarwind’, was a domestic surveillance program launched by Vice President Dick Cheney only weeks after 9/11. He mandated that all operatives and subordinates conceal the program from FISA Court judges and Congress, stamping it with the most covert of government classifications, ECI, which stands for, “exceptionally controlled information.”
Stellarwind facilitated ‘Mainway’, the NSA’s prized social network mapping tool which conscripted telephone data companies like AT&T and Verizon into secretive–and financially lucrative–data collection contracts negotiated by Special Source Operations.
But even this was just the tip of the iceberg.
The Mainway program codified two important, but (until now), obfuscated surveillance and data mining objectives: contact chaining and precomputation.
Contact Chaining
While the NSA long maintained that their surveillance programs merely stored untraced metadata that could help investigate the activities of known terrorist operatives, we now know that the agency was actively leveraging and exploiting the data to build an almost mind-bogglingly complex, next-generation social graph. As described by Gellman, this tool combined the concepts of “six degrees of separation” (or six degrees of Kevin Bacon, if you prefer) and a pre-COVID-19 model of contact tracing.
Termed ‘contact chaining’ and first deployed during the manhunt and investigation of Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, a new suite of software tools used the NSA’s intercepted communications (read: our personal information), including voice, video, email and chat text, attachments, pager messages, etc. to build a cutting-edge form of data analysis that can algorithmically parse data records to illustrate indirect relationships between any and all intelligence assets (read, us).
According to Gellman, Mainway turned into “the queen of metadata, foreign and domestic, designed to find patterns that content did not reveal…[and] identify, track, store, manipulate and update relationships” to create a global graph, an integrated graphical map, representing the “movements and communications” of virtually everyone on Earth.
Named “the Big Awesome Graph,” or “the BAG” for short, this tool was the principal data harvesting tool in the umbrella directive of “Large Access Exploitation.” It “mapped the call records as “nodes” and “edges” on a grid so large that the human mind, unaided, could not encompass it.”
Precomputation
The NSA’s Mainway program sought to use its newly and somewhat hastily assembled software to continuously create ‘contact chain’ profiles on all global citizens. The FBI commandeered over a billion new records each day from the telephone companies and the NSA ingested that info to “get a head start on everyone.”
Termed pre-computation, the idea was and is to create a “constant, complex…7×24…live, ever-updating social graph,” called ‘Graph-in-Memory’, of every US citizen and a large number of non-citizens and international citizens.
Gellerman writes:
“All kinds of secrets—social, medical, political, professional—were precomputed, 24/7…a database that was preconfigured to map anyone’s life at the touch of a button.”
He maintains that only 22 top officials had the authority to order a so-called contact chain. However, the dangers of such power abound.
In its post-911 sprint to “to dominate the global communications infrastructure,” the NSA opened a veritable Pandora’s box, whereby “governments at all levels [may use] the power of the state most heavy-handedly, sometimes illegally, to monitor communities disadvantaged by poverty, race, religion, ethnicity, and immigration status.”
Gellman observes that “nearly anyone in the developed world can be linked to at least one fact in a computer database that an adversary could use for blackmail, discrimination, harassment, or financial or identity theft.”
“The latent power of new inventions,” Gellman writes, “no matter how repellent at first, does not lie forever dormant in government armories.”
In other words, if you’re worried about contact tracing in the age of Covid-19, worry no more: that ship has long sailed.
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themindunleashed--2020-05-27--BREAKING: Police Use Tear Gas, Rubber Bullets as Thousands Demand Justice for George Floyd

( TMU ) – In an entirely predictable set of events resulting from the brutal actions of the Minneapolis Police Department , thousands of protesters have taken to city streets to demand justice for George Floyd less than 24 hours after he was killed in police custody when an officer subdued him by placing his knee directly on his neck for several minutes until he choked to death .
Local reports from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and social media show a massive group of aggrieved community members making their way from the site of Floyd ’ s death to the Minneapolis @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they rallied before a door to the building was smashed .
Shortly before 8 p.m. Central Time , officers wearing riot gear began to fire less-lethal weaponry including tear gas , flash bang grenades , and sandbag rounds at protesters .
While such less-lethal weapons and chemical irritants are commonly used to stop mass demonstrations , they can also lead to life-changing and serious injuries , as well as death .
Independent media group Unicorn Riot also published roughly 2 hours of live-streamed footage from the march , during which time their cameraperson @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Later , one of their reporters was hit by a less-lethal round after allegedly witnessing another protester be struck in the eye .
Video posted to Twitter also showed crowds running from the Third Precinct while escaping clouds of tear gas .
On Twitter , City Councilman Jeremiah Ellison wrote that police were “ firing indiscriminately into the crowd ” in “ a disgusting display ” and he was forced to personally tend to a teenage girl who was bleeding profusely after being hit by a less-lethal round .
The multiethnic group of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throwing back water bottles in what the Star-Tribune described as a “ standoff ” between police and the outraged crowd .
The demonstrators also began pelting a line of police vehicles with water bottles and other projectiles , shattering some windows .
In dramatic video , young members of the crowd can be seen taunting officers and throwing objects while taking over lanes of the street .
As the protests continued after sundown , the standoff spilled into the parking lot of a local Target , where demonstrators barricaded behind stacked-up shopping carts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the crowd chanted “ No Justice , No Peace !
” and “ I can ’ t breathe , ” a reference to the final words of Floyd and a common refrain at anti-brutality marches since the 2014 killing of Eric Garner by NYPD .
The protesters also demanded that the cops involved face criminal prosecution .
Earlier Tuesday , Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced that the four officers involved in Monday ’ s deadly incident were terminated for their role in the killings .
The FBI and Minnesota Bureau of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will investigate the incident .
Federal and local authorities are unlikely to enjoy the patience of a community that has seen too many police officers – like those involved in the choking death of Garner – be allowed to walk free after committing what critics argue is tantamount to the murder of Black residents in broad daylight .
Community activist Al Flowers told the Star that the incident was “ one of the most egregious murders I ’ ve ever seen , ” adding : “ This will happen again if we don @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this.
” George Floyd was a 46-year-old Black man who was detained for his alleged role in an act of “ forgery , ” according to a Minneapolis police statement .
Floyd was also accused of being “ under the influence ” and of having “ physically resisted officers ” before the altercation that ultimately led to his death – common allegations lodged against police brutality victims .
However , in the dramatic video footage that emerged hours after his slaying , Officer Derek Chauvin could be seen driving his knee into Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ limp , unconscious and on the brink of death .
For minutes during the encounter , Floyd could be heard complaining that he could not breathe or move , and that “ my stomach hurts , my neck hurts , everything hurts.
” During the fatal encounter , officers joked to onlookers that “ this is why you don ’ t do drugs , kids.
” Floyd also cried out for his mother , who passed away about a year ago , according to his partner , Courteney Ross .
Friends and family @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his life in Houston before seeking a “ fresh start ” in Minneapolis , as a “ gentle giant ” who was “ friendly to everybody , ” reports local CBS affiliate WCCO .
“ Being Black in America should not be a death sentence .
“ For five minutes , we watched as a white officer pressed his knee into the neck of a Black man .
For five minutes .
When you hear someone calling for help , you are supposed to help .
This officer failed in the most basic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd is perhaps one of the most high-profile and graphic examples of police brutality in the U.S. in recent years and comes in the wake of renewed allegations of systemic racism by law enforcement months after the vigilante-style murder of Ahmaud Arbery by three white men in a Georgia suburb .

(TMU) – In an entirely predictable set of events resulting from the brutal actions of the Minneapolis Police Department, thousands of protesters have taken to city streets to demand justice for George Floyd less than 24 hours after he was killed in police custody when an officer subdued him by placing his knee directly on his neck for several minutes until he choked to death.
Local reports from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and social media show a massive group of aggrieved community members making their way from the site of Floyd’s death to the Minneapolis Police’s Third Precinct, where they rallied before a door to the building was smashed.
Huge protests have broken out in the streets of Minneapolis over the killing of #GeorgeFloyd by Minneapolis police pic.twitter.com/kXSIt4vLcy — philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) May 27, 2020
Shortly before 8 p.m. Central Time, officers wearing riot gear began to fire less-lethal weaponry including tear gas, flash bang grenades, and sandbag rounds at protesters. While such less-lethal weapons and chemical irritants are commonly used to stop mass demonstrations, they can also lead to life-changing and serious injuries, as well as death.
Independent media group Unicorn Riot also published roughly 2 hours of live-streamed footage from the march, during which time their cameraperson was allegedly fired upon by officers. Later, one of their reporters was hit by a less-lethal round after allegedly witnessing another protester be struck in the eye.
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Video posted to Twitter also showed crowds running from the Third Precinct while escaping clouds of tear gas.
On Twitter, City Councilman Jeremiah Ellison wrote that police were “firing indiscriminately into the crowd” in “a disgusting display” and he was forced to personally tend to a teenage girl who was bleeding profusely after being hit by a less-lethal round.
This is a disgusting display I’m here on the southside, helping people as I can with milk, water, and towels So far, I have been unable to prevent the police from firing indiscriminately into the crowd Moments ago, I held a towel to a teenage girls head as blood poured from it https://t.co/tbsbjBq5iQ — Jeremiah Ellison (@jeremiah4north) May 27, 2020
The multiethnic group of protesters, however, held strong while throwing back water bottles in what the Star-Tribune described as a “standoff” between police and the outraged crowd. The demonstrators also began pelting a line of police vehicles with water bottles and other projectiles, shattering some windows.
In dramatic video, young members of the crowd can be seen taunting officers and throwing objects while taking over lanes of the street.
https://twitter.com/SollyBandz_/status/1265430916769501184
As the protests continued after sundown, the standoff spilled into the parking lot of a local Target, where demonstrators barricaded behind stacked-up shopping carts and a nearby semi truck.
Minneapolis police turn up with flash bangs, tear gassing the protesters demanding justice for police murder victim George Floyd. ?Demetrius Pendleton #JusticeForFloyd pic.twitter.com/NUBNeeFwQR — Camila (@camilateleSUR) May 27, 2020
Earlier, the crowd chanted “No Justice, No Peace!” and “I can’t breathe,” a reference to the final words of Floyd and a common refrain at anti-brutality marches since the 2014 killing of Eric Garner by NYPD.
The protesters also demanded that the cops involved face criminal prosecution. Earlier Tuesday, Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo announced that the four officers involved in Monday’s deadly incident were terminated for their role in the killings. The FBI and Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension have also announced that they will investigate the incident.
The scene at the Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct. pic.twitter.com/ykxsfPn8PD — Carlos Gonzalez (@CarlosGphoto) May 27, 2020
Federal and local authorities are unlikely to enjoy the patience of a community that has seen too many police officers – like those involved in the choking death of Garner – be allowed to walk free after committing what critics argue is tantamount to the murder of Black residents in broad daylight.
Community activist Al Flowers told the Star that the incident was “one of the most egregious murders I’ve ever seen,” adding:
“This will happen again if we don’t get out in front of this.”
AJ Joyner Gary Dewain it really doesn't take much to get respect, we just need about 50,000 more of these mfs to ride. ? Posted by John Rumph on Tuesday, May 26, 2020
George Floyd was a 46-year-old Black man who was detained for his alleged role in an act of “forgery,” according to a Minneapolis police statement. Floyd was also accused of being “under the influence” and of having “physically resisted officers” before the altercation that ultimately led to his death – common allegations lodged against police brutality victims.
However, in the dramatic video footage that emerged hours after his slaying, Officer Derek Chauvin could be seen driving his knee into Floyd’s neck until he was entirely limp, unconscious and on the brink of death. For minutes during the encounter, Floyd could be heard complaining that he could not breathe or move, and that “my stomach hurts, my neck hurts, everything hurts.”
During the fatal encounter, officers joked to onlookers that “this is why you don’t do drugs, kids.”
https://twitter.com/CornellWBrooks/status/1265339176494469126?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1265339176494469126%7Ctwgr%5E&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthemindunleashed.com%2F2020%2F05%2Ffour-minneapolis-cops-fired-over-brutal-killing-of-george-floyd-as-outrage-mounts-protests-begin.html
Floyd also cried out for his mother, who passed away about a year ago, according to his partner, Courteney Ross.
Friends and family describe Floyd, who spent most of his life in Houston before seeking a “fresh start” in Minneapolis, as a “gentle giant” who was “friendly to everybody,” reports local CBS affiliate WCCO.
On Tuesday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey forcefully denounced the officers’ actions, stating:
“Being Black in America should not be a death sentence.
“For five minutes, we watched as a white officer pressed his knee into the neck of a Black man. For five minutes. When you hear someone calling for help, you are supposed to help. This officer failed in the most basic human sense.”
The killing of George Floyd is perhaps one of the most high-profile and graphic examples of police brutality in the U.S. in recent years and comes in the wake of renewed allegations of systemic racism by law enforcement months after the vigilante-style killing of Ahmaud Arbery by three white men in a Georgia suburb.
https://twitter.com/RafiLetzter/status/1265445072922980352
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themindunleashed--2020-05-27--100-Year-Old WWII Veteran in Virginia Triumphs After 60-Day Battle Against Virus

( TMU ) – A 100-year-old American veteran who survived World War II is being celebrated after triumphing in a 58-day fight against the coronavirus that may have been the most vicious battle of his life .
On March 24 , Lloyd Falk was admitted to Henrico , Parham & Retreat Doctors ’ Hospital in Richmond Virginia .
Falk was one of the first COVID-19 patients admitted to the facility , the hospital reported in a Facebook post .
Tragically , a few weeks ago , Falk ’ s wife of 74 years succumbed to the deadly virus .
However @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ordeal .
“ Despite losing his wife to the virus a few weeks ago , Mr Falk continued to stay strong , defying the odds and surviving his fight against COVID-19.
” Today , 100-year-old WWII veteran , Lloyd Falk , beats coronavirus after a 58 day stay at Henrico Doctors ’ Hospital .
Mr. Falk was admitted to the hospital on March 24 as one of our first COVID-19 patients .
Despite losing his wife of 74 years to the virus a few weeks ago , Mr. Falk continued to stay @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his fight against COVID-19.This afternoon , the care team at HCA Healthcare 's Henrico Doctors ’ Hospital honored Mr. Falk and his late wife , lining up in the hallways and cheering him on as he was wheeled out of the hospital to begin his rehabilitation and recovery.We salute you , Mr. Falk .
Your courage and resilience inspires us all .
You know where to find us if you need us ❤ .
# CareLikeFamily # CaringDuringCOVID19 # HealthierTomorrows Posted by Henrico , Parham & Retreat Doctors ' Hospitals on Wednesday , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ posted last week , the staff at Henrico Doctors ’ Hospital can be seen forming an honor guard and giving a standing ovation to Falk as he departed to continue recuperating and rehabilitating from the disease at another facility .
In the Facebook post , the health care workers wrote : “ This afternoon , the care team at HCA Healthcare ’ s Henrico Doctors ’ Hospital honored Mr. Falk and his late wife , lining up in the hallways and cheering him on as he was wheeled out of the hospital to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We salute you , Mr. Falk .
Your courage and resilience inspires us all .
You know where to find us if you need us.
” At the start of the video , Falk offers heartfelt thanks for the medical personnel seeing him through to recovery .
He said : “ For the most part , you have been so helpful and I really do appreciate it.
” Speaking outside of the hospital , Falk ’ s daughter Laurie Coulter also expressed her profound thanks for ensuring her father ’ s survival while @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and emotional bereavement period following the loss of his wife .
“ I really thought so many times that he was gone , you know , I really did , and he just popped back up , you know .
“ Thank you for all everything , all the tests and everything you ’ ve done for my father , “ And also helping him through losing his wife of 74 years .
It was hard on him but all-in-all just wonderful , unbelievable .
It ’ s just amazing how luckily he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a number of people in their 90s and 100s who have defied the deadly virus and survived .
In the United States , the pandemic has plagued nursing homes and veterans ’ facilities , claiming a huge portion of the total lives lost to the novel coronavirus .
In April , the BBC reported that 99-year-old Carrie Pollock , a former officer with the U.K. Special Branch , had been released from the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth after a long stay in the hospital resulting from a coronavirus infection .
Pollock had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was experiencing hallucinations and pneumonia .
When she finally became well enough to return to her family , a senior medical official told reporters that her miraculous recovery was an incredible morale boost and inspiration for the hospital staff who attended her .

(TMU) – A 100-year-old American veteran who survived World War II is being celebrated after triumphing in a 58-day fight against the coronavirus that may have been the most vicious battle of his life.
On March 24, Lloyd Falk was admitted to Henrico, Parham & Retreat Doctors’ Hospital in Richmond Virginia. Falk was one of the first COVID-19 patients admitted to the facility, the hospital reported in a Facebook post.
Tragically, a few weeks ago, Falk’s wife of 74 years succumbed to the deadly virus. However, Falk managed to hold strong through the ordeal.
The hospital wrote on Facebook:
“Despite losing his wife to the virus a few weeks ago, Mr Falk continued to stay strong, defying the odds and surviving his fight against COVID-19.”
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In touching video posted last week, the staff at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital can be seen forming an honor guard and giving a standing ovation to Falk as he departed to continue recuperating and rehabilitating from the disease at another facility.
In the Facebook post, the health care workers wrote:
“Today, 100-year-old WWII veteran, Lloyd Falk, beats coronavirus after a 58-day stay at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital.
“This afternoon, the care team at HCA Healthcare’s Henrico Doctors’ Hospital honored Mr. Falk and his late wife, lining up in the hallways and cheering him on as he was wheeled out of the hospital to begin his rehabilitation and recovery.
“We salute you, Mr. Falk. Your courage and resilience inspires us all. You know where to find us if you need us.”
At the start of the video, Falk offers heartfelt thanks for the medical personnel seeing him through to recovery. He said:
“For the most part, you have been so helpful and I really do appreciate it.”
Speaking outside of the hospital, Falk’s daughter Laurie Coulter also expressed her profound thanks for ensuring her father’s survival while also getting him through an incredibly trying and emotional bereavement period following the loss of his wife.
She said:
“I really thought so many times that he was gone, you know, I really did, and he just popped back up, you know.
“Thank you for all everything, all the tests and everything you’ve done for my father,
“And also helping him through losing his wife of 74 years. It was hard on him but all-in-all just wonderful, unbelievable. It’s just amazing how luckily he survived.”
Falk joins the ranks of a number of people in their 90s and 100s who have defied the deadly virus and survived. In the United States, the pandemic has plagued nursing homes and veterans’ facilities, claiming a huge portion of the total lives lost to the novel coronavirus.
In April, the BBC reported that 99-year-old Carrie Pollock, a former officer with the U.K. Special Branch, had been released from the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth after a long stay in the hospital resulting from a coronavirus infection. Pollock had been extremely unwell during her stay and was experiencing hallucinations and pneumonia.
When she finally became well enough to return to her family, a senior medical official told reporters that her miraculous recovery was an incredible morale boost and inspiration for the hospital staff who attended her.
Featured image credits: Henrico Doctors’ Hospital
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themindunleashed--2020-05-27--‘Everybody’s Favorite Friend’: George Floyd’s Loved Ones Remember Calm, Kind, Generous Man

( TMU ) Opinion – Following the tragic killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers , the friends and family of the 46-year-old are stepping forward to let the community know exactly who the man was before he came to public attention as yet another unfortunate victim of police brutality .
From his family to his former employer , the bereaved people close to Floyd depict a man who comes across as a dignified and kind individual , always helpful and typically with a calm , peaceful demeanor .
Floyd ’ s cousins in his hometown of Houston are @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over the loss of “ everybody ’ s favorite ” relative , as they described him to KHOU .
Tera Brown , a cousin of Floyd , said : “ It ’ s unbelievable , unbelievable to see someone suffer in the way that he did … He was everybody ’ s favorite everything , favorite friend and favorite cousin.
” Goerge ’ s brother , Philonise Floyd , also wept as he told CBS News .
“ Just thinking just how amazing my brother was .
He never did anything to nobody @ @ @ @ @ @ @ just don ’ t understand why people want to hurt people , kill people .
They didn ’ t have to do that to my brother … Hearing him holler over and over , he can ’ t breathe , he can ’ t breathe .
Nobody don ’ t want to hear that.
” Jovanni and Ruth Thunstrom employed Floyd for years at the Conga Latin Bistro , where he not only worked security but also helped around the bar and “ got along with everyone.
” Since Floyd ’ s death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Monday , the two have been in heavy mourning about their lost friend .
“ Crying all day… [ Ruth ] loved Floyd .
We ’ re all sad … Every time I see it , I hurt .
It ’ s one thing to be told it ’ s someone getting killed , another to see someone you know who doesn ’ t deserve to have their life end that way.
” Jovanni also told KSTP Eyewitness News that Floyd was universally loved by the people who knew him .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wasn ’ t only an employee .
He was my friend .
He was my tenant .
He was someone that , everyone here loves him .
And to watch that video , it was hard to watch.
” Floyd was also somebody who was happy to go out of his way to help folks , including those he had just met .
Jovanni added : “ ( He ) even drove a person that was intoxicated home .
He ’ s the type of guy that if you need help , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you.
” Floyd was also interested in learning new things .
Most recently , he had shown an interest in Latino culture and was looking to learn how to dance .
“ He wanted me to teach him how to Bachata dance , ” Jovanni said .
“ And I gave up because I couldn ’ t turn him because he was 6 ’ 6.
” Floyd also had a very dear friend and brother in Stephen Jackson , a longtime former NBA player and ESPN analyst who is in deep mourning over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Floyd was a former star athlete himself for a time , who played on the 1993 Texas state champion football team as a starter , rotated tight end and wide receiver .
Jackson , a former San Antonio Spurs Forward , has been pouring his heart out on his social media accounts recounting stories about his good friend Floyd .
Both called Houston their hometown .
In one of several posts , Jackson wrote : “ Where we from not many make it out but my Twin was happy I did .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ made u proud fam .
It makes me so angry that after all the things u been through when u get to your best self that they take u out like this.
” In another post , the All The Smoke podcast co-host hinted that his “ twin ” needed to leave Houston to forge a better path in life .
Jackson wrote : “ Twin couldn ’ t wait to tell me he moved to Minnesota to work and drive trucks .
He knew he had to relocate to be his best @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right place .
Rest Easy Bro … All we talked about was growing and kids .
Love to all who have love for all.
” Courteney Ross , who described herself to WCCO as his “ better half , ” also said that he was a “ gentle giant ” who was “ friendly to everybody , ” and had moved out to Minneapolis in search of a “ fresh start.
” She explained : “ He stood up for people , he was there for people when they were down , he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ We prayed over every meal , we prayed if we were having a hard time , we prayed if we were having a good time.
” Floyd was also extraordinarily close to his mother , who passed away roughly a year ago .
In the heartbreaking footage of Officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee into Floyd ’ s neck , ultimately killing him , Floyd can be heard begging for his mother .
Ross believes that his “ mother ’ s spirit ” was with him at the time when he passed .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ saw of a beloved friend being treated like he was less than human .
“ They just treated him like some kind of animal , like a dog , like he ’ s going to bite you , pin him down and step on him .
He didn ’ t deserve that , ” he said .
“ Floyd , he wasn ’ t the bad guy .
He had other problems , but we all have problems .
He wasn ’ t the type that was aggressive , disrespectful .
He was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want people to remember him that way.
” The depictions clash with the Minneapolis Police Department ’ s depictions of an unruly “ suspect ” who allegedly “ physically resisted officers ” in the events preceding his killing , as they claimed in the immediate aftermath of the incident .
CCTV footage from the arrest , however , clearly showed Floyd being calmly detained by police without putting up a struggle .
Unfortunately , it ’ s become routine in the United States that when people are killed by law enforcement they have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ peace.
” Instead , their families and loved ones are left in a shattered emotional state , saddled with not only grief but funeral costs , legal processes , and the pressures of a system that seeks to make the murder of their loved ones appear “ justifiable ” to the public .
As the Stolen Lives Project notes : “ The victims of police violence were part of our society , but rarely are their lives or names publicized , or the real circumstances surrounding their deaths investigated and made known.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ law enforcement officials – often with the assistance of mainstream media – routinely subject victims of police brutality to character assassination and villificaion .
For Black and brown victims of the police , the slander can take the form of racist depictions of the deceased as being prone to criminality and thus “ deserving ” of death at the hands of police due to their style of dress or because of some old criminal records .
Common problems encountered by Americans ranging from past drug use to troubled relationships , a history of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ support payments , or even simply residing in poor neighborhoods stereotyped as hotbeds of crime are seen as “ fair game ” when it comes to the dehumanization of police brutality victims .
As a result , the victim is transformed into a villain while the murderer is cast as a victim acting out of supposed necessity .
Rarely , however , are we given the details of the tender , loving , decent – and yes , complicated – human beings who are unjustly killed at the hands of law enforcement .

(TMU) Opinion – Following the tragic killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers, the friends and family of the 46-year-old are stepping forward to let the community know exactly who the man was before he came to public attention as yet another unfortunate victim of police brutality.
From his family to his former employer, the bereaved people close to Floyd depict a man who comes across as a dignified and kind individual, always helpful and typically with a calm, peaceful demeanor.
Floyd’s cousins in his hometown of Houston are in a state of shock and devastation over the loss of “everybody’s favorite” relative, as they described him to KHOU. Tera Brown, a cousin of Floyd, said:
“It’s unbelievable, unbelievable to see someone suffer in the way that he did … He was everybody’s favorite everything, favorite friend and favorite cousin.”
Goerge’s brother, Philonise Floyd, also wept as he told CBS News.
“Just thinking just how amazing my brother was. He never did anything to nobody. Everybody loved my brother. I just don’t understand why people want to hurt people, kill people. They didn’t have to do that to my brother … Hearing him holler over and over, he can’t breathe, he can’t breathe. Nobody don’t want to hear that.”
Jovanni and Ruth Thunstrom employed Floyd for years at the Conga Latin Bistro, where he not only worked security but also helped around the bar and “got along with everyone.” Since Floyd’s death began flooding social media and news streams on Monday, the two have been in heavy mourning about their lost friend.
Jovanni told KMSP:
“Crying all day… [Ruth] loved Floyd. We’re all sad … Every time I see it, I hurt. It’s one thing to be told it’s someone getting killed, another to see someone you know who doesn’t deserve to have their life end that way.”
Jovanni also told KSTP Eyewitness News that Floyd was universally loved by the people who knew him. He explained:
“Because he, he wasn’t only an employee. He was my friend. He was my tenant. He was someone that, everyone here loves him. And to watch that video, it was hard to watch.”
Floyd was also somebody who was happy to go out of his way to help folks, including those he had just met. Jovanni added:
“(He) even drove a person that was intoxicated home. He’s the type of guy that if you need help, and if he can, he will help you.”
Floyd was also interested in learning new things. Most recently, he had shown an interest in Latino culture and was looking to learn how to dance.
“He wanted me to teach him how to Bachata dance,” Jovanni said. “And I gave up because I couldn’t turn him because he was 6’6.”
Floyd also had a very dear friend and brother in Stephen Jackson, a longtime former NBA player and ESPN analyst who is in deep mourning over a man he considered his “twin.”
Floyd was a former star athlete himself for a time, who played on the 1993 Texas state champion football team as a starter, rotated tight end and wide receiver.
Jackson, a former San Antonio Spurs Forward, has been pouring his heart out on his social media accounts recounting stories about his good friend Floyd. Both called Houston their hometown.
In one of several posts, Jackson wrote:
“Where we from not many make it out but my Twin was happy I did. I’m gonna continue to made u proud fam. It makes me so angry that after all the things u been through when u get to your best self that they take u out like this.”
In another post, the All The Smoke podcast co-host hinted that his “twin” needed to leave Houston to forge a better path in life. Jackson wrote:
“Twin couldn’t wait to tell me he moved to Minnesota to work and drive trucks. He knew he had to relocate to be his best self. His heart was in the right place. Rest Easy Bro … All we talked about was growing and kids. Love to all who have love for all.”
Courteney Ross, who described herself to WCCO as his “better half,” also said that he was a “gentle giant” who was “friendly to everybody,” and had moved out to Minneapolis in search of a “fresh start.” She explained:
“He stood up for people, he was there for people when they were down, he loved people that were thrown away. We prayed over every meal, we prayed if we were having a hard time, we prayed if we were having a good time.”
Floyd was also extraordinarily close to his mother, who passed away roughly a year ago. In the heartbreaking footage of Officer Derek Chauvin pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck, ultimately killing him, Floyd can be heard begging for his mother. Ross believes that his “mother’s spirit” was with him at the time when he passed.
Jovanni was sickened by the video he saw of a beloved friend being treated like he was less than human.
“They just treated him like some kind of animal, like a dog, like he’s going to bite you, pin him down and step on him. He didn’t deserve that,” he said.
“Floyd, he wasn’t the bad guy. He had other problems, but we all have problems. He wasn’t the type that was aggressive, disrespectful. He was very calm, nice guy. I want people to remember him that way.”
The depictions clash with the Minneapolis Police Department’s depictions of an unruly “suspect” who allegedly “physically resisted officers” in the events preceding his killing, as they claimed in the immediate aftermath of the incident.
CCTV footage from the arrest, however, clearly showed Floyd being calmly detained by police without putting up a struggle.
Unfortunately, it’s become routine in the United States that when people are killed by law enforcement they have no opportunity to simply “rest in peace.” Instead, their families and loved ones are left in a shattered emotional state, saddled with not only grief but funeral costs, legal processes, and the pressures of a system that seeks to make the killing of their loved ones appear “justifiable” to the public.
As the Stolen Lives Project notes: “The victims of police violence were part of our society, but rarely are their lives or names publicized, or the real circumstances surrounding their deaths investigated and made known.”
To make matters worse, police and law enforcement officials – often with the assistance of mainstream media – routinely subject victims of police brutality to character assassination and villificaion. For Black and brown victims of the police, the slander can take the form of racist depictions of the deceased as being prone to criminality and thus “deserving” of death at the hands of police due to their style of dress or because of some old criminal records.
Common problems encountered by Americans ranging from past drug use to troubled relationships, a history of mental illness, a lapse in child support payments, or even simply residing in poor neighborhoods stereotyped as hotbeds of crime are seen as “fair game” when it comes to the dehumanization of police brutality victims. As a result, the victim is transformed into a villain while the killer is cast as a victim acting out of supposed necessity.
Rarely, however, are we given the details of the tender, loving, decent – and yes, complicated – human beings who are unjustly killed at the hands of law enforcement.
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themindunleashed--2020-05-27--Minneapolis Mayor Calls For Criminal Charges Against Officer That Killed George Floyd

( TMU ) – In a very rare and shocking display for a politician , Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has called for criminal charges against the police officer who killed George Floyd .
“ I ’ ve wrestled with , more than anything else over the last 36 hours , one fundamental question : Why is the man who killed George Floyd not in jail .
If you had done it , or I had done it , we would be behind bars right now , ” Frey said .
“ We can not turn a blind eye , it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this for what it is and call it what it is .
George Floyd deserves justice , his family deserves justice , the black community deserves justice and our city deserves justice , ” he added .
When asked about which specific charge he would want to see for the officer , Frey declined to comment , but Floyd ’ s family members and many of their supporters are calling for the officer to be charged with murder .
Frey also commented on the protests that took place in the city , in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ near the precinct .
“ I get the need to protest .
I fully understand and appreciate it .
People need a way to vent , especially in a time of so much sorrow and anger , ” but added that “ those rights , they must stop when other ’ s public safety is put at risk.
” All four officers who were involved in the incident were fired shortly after the footage went viral , but the police department has not changed their initial statement , which claimed that the officers @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was resisting arrest .
Aside from the report filed by the arresting officers , there is actually no proof that Floyd ever resisted .
In fact , footage has since surfaced which shows that Floyd was not resisting arrest , and that the officers were rough with him from the start .
While the circumstances which led up the incident are unclear , police first claimed that Floyd attempted to use “ forged documents ” at a nearby deli , which some sources later clarified was a counterfeit bill .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ has now been seen by millions , Floyd can be heard pleading with the officer to get off his neck , and said multiple times that he couldn ’ t breathe .
A crowd of onlookers gathered over the several minutes that officer Derek Chauvin had Floyd needlessly pinned to the ground .
The bystanders began taking videos of the situation and telling people that he couldn ’ t breathe , but the officers assured them that he was going to be fine .
After nearly ten minutes , Floyd lost consciousness and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where he never woke up .
The family ’ s attorney , Ben Crump , suggested that if it weren ’ t for the cellphone footage that was released of the incident , it is likely that the police would have created their own narrative about the situation and swept everything under the rug .
In a previous statement , Mayor Frey said that the physical technique that the officers on the scene used to pin Floyd to the ground is technically not permitted by the police department .

(TMU) – In a very rare and shocking display for a politician, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has called for criminal charges against the police officer who killed George Floyd.
“I’ve wrestled with, more than anything else over the last 36 hours, one fundamental question: Why is the man who killed George Floyd not in jail. If you had done it, or I had done it, we would be behind bars right now,” Frey said.
“We cannot turn a blind eye, it is on us as leaders to see this for what it is and call it what it is. George Floyd deserves justice, his family deserves justice, the black community deserves justice and our city deserves justice,” he added.
When asked about which specific charge he would want to see for the officer, Frey declined to comment, but Floyd’s family members and many of their supporters are calling for the officer to be charged with murder.
Frey also commented on the protests that took place in the city, in which a few police cars were damaged near the precinct.
“I get the need to protest. I fully understand and appreciate it. People need a way to vent, especially in a time of so much sorrow and anger,” but added that “those rights, they must stop when other’s public safety is put at risk.”
https://www.facebook.com/KSTPTV/videos/713954916019329
All four officers who were involved in the incident were fired shortly after the footage went viral, but the police department has not changed their initial statement, which claimed that the officers were being so rough with him because he was resisting arrest. Aside from the report filed by the arresting officers, there is actually no proof that Floyd ever resisted. In fact, footage has since surfaced which shows that Floyd was not resisting arrest, and that the officers were rough with him from the start.
MORE: Video obtained by CBS News shows what appears to be the start of the confrontation between George Floyd & Minneapolis police officers. A restaurant's security footage shows cops taking him into custody, but the restaurant owner says it does not show Floyd resisting arrest. pic.twitter.com/KR8r7B1WPl — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) May 26, 2020
While the circumstances which led up the incident are unclear, police first claimed that Floyd attempted to use “forged documents” at a nearby deli, which some sources later clarified was a counterfeit bill.
In the initial video of the killing, which has now been seen by millions, Floyd can be heard pleading with the officer to get off his neck, and said multiple times that he couldn’t breathe. A crowd of onlookers gathered over the several minutes that officer Derek Chauvin had Floyd needlessly pinned to the ground. The bystanders began taking videos of the situation and telling people that he couldn’t breathe, but the officers assured them that he was going to be fine. After nearly ten minutes, Floyd lost consciousness and was then taken to a local hospital where he never woke up.
The family’s attorney, Ben Crump, suggested that if it weren’t for the cellphone footage that was released of the incident, it is likely that the police would have created their own narrative about the situation and swept everything under the rug.
In a previous statement, Mayor Frey said that the physical technique that the officers on the scene used to pin Floyd to the ground is technically not permitted by the police department.
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themindunleashed--2020-05-27--George Floyd’s Sister Calls For Murder Charges Against Cops As Video Proves They’re Lying

( TMU ) – The Minneapolis police officers who were involved in the death of George Floyd have been fired from the police department , but they are still not facing any formal criminal charges , in a case that many people are saying is clearly murder .
In a recent interview , George Floyd ’ s sister called for all four officers to be charged with murder .
While appearing on the Today show wearing a shirt that says “ I can ’ t breathe , ” Bridgett Floyd told the hosts that , “ firing them is not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for those officers to be charged with murder because that ’ s exactly what they did .
They murdered my brother ; he was crying for help .
I don ’ t need them to be suspended and able to work in another state or another county .
Their licenses should be taken away ; their jobs should be taken away , and they should be put in jail for murder .
Firing them is just not enough , ” she said .
Bridgett says that she couldn ’ t bring herself to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s death , but thanked the bystanders who were taking video and attempting to hold the police accountable .
There were four officers on the scene at the time of the incident , one who kept the gathering crowds away , and three who were forcefully handling Mr. Floyd , and their names have not been released by the police department .
However , two of the officers seen in the video , Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao were identified by Ben Crump , the attorney representing the Floyd family .
Both of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with excessive force complaints and police-involved shootings .
In the video , both officers can be seen pinning Floyd to ground , as Chauvin keeps his knee on Floyd ’ s neck for several minutes .
Eventually , after about ten minutes of pleading for his life , along with gathering bystanders , Floyd lost consciousness , and was then put on a stretcher and taken to a local hospital where he never woke up .
The Minneapolis Police Department claim that the officers were attempting to arrest Floyd for using forged documents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he resisted arrest .
“ He was ordered to step from his car .
After he got out , he physically resisted officers .
Officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and noted he appeared to be suffering medical distress , ” police spokesman John Elder claimed in a statement .
However , new security camera footage from a nearby restaurant that captured the beginning of the confrontation shows Floyd being removed from his car by police without resisting at all .
Furthermore , the videos taken by onlookers show Floyd @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that he was submitting to arrest .
Large demonstrations have sprung up around the city in response to the killing .
Thousands of people took to the streets to protest the actions of the police and demand justice .
Most of the protests were peaceful , but there were some small acts of vandalism directed at police property .
At one point during the demonstrations , thousands of people surrounded the police department .

(TMU) – The Minneapolis police officers who were involved in the death of George Floyd have been fired from the police department, but they are still not facing any formal criminal charges, in a case that many people are saying is clearly murder.
In a recent interview, George Floyd’s sister called for all four officers to be charged with murder. While appearing on the Today show wearing a shirt that says “I can’t breathe,” Bridgett Floyd told the hosts that, “firing them is not enough justice.”
“I would like for those officers to be charged with murder because that’s exactly what they did. They murdered my brother; he was crying for help. I don’t need them to be suspended and able to work in another state or another county. Their licenses should be taken away; their jobs should be taken away, and they should be put in jail for murder. Firing them is just not enough,” she said.
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Bridgett says that she couldn’t bring herself to watch the video of her brother’s death, but thanked the bystanders who were taking video and attempting to hold the police accountable.
There were four officers on the scene at the time of the incident, one who kept the gathering crowds away, and three who were forcefully handling Mr. Floyd, and their names have not been released by the police department. However, two of the officers seen in the video, Derek Chauvin and Tou Thao were identified by Ben Crump, the attorney representing the Floyd family.
Both of these officers have a bad track record with excessive force complaints and police-involved shootings. In the video, both officers can be seen pinning Floyd to ground, as Chauvin keeps his knee on Floyd’s neck for several minutes. Eventually, after about ten minutes of pleading for his life, along with gathering bystanders, Floyd lost consciousness, and was then put on a stretcher and taken to a local hospital where he never woke up.
The Minneapolis Police Department claim that the officers were attempting to arrest Floyd for using forged documents at a local deli, and that he resisted arrest.
“He was ordered to step from his car. After he got out, he physically resisted officers. Officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and noted he appeared to be suffering medical distress,” police spokesman John Elder claimed in a statement.
However, new security camera footage from a nearby restaurant that captured the beginning of the confrontation shows Floyd being removed from his car by police without resisting at all. Furthermore, the videos taken by onlookers show Floyd begging for his life and telling officers that he was submitting to arrest.
Video shows what appears to be the start of the confrontation between #GeorgeFloyd and #Minneapolis #police officers. A restaurant's security footage shows cops taking him into custody, but the restaurant owner says it does not show Floyd resisting #Arrest pic.twitter.com/LjIerm6BaX — Sn00pster (@sn00pdad) May 27, 2020
Large demonstrations have sprung up around the city in response to the killing. Thousands of people took to the streets to protest the actions of the police and demand justice. Most of the protests were peaceful, but there were some small acts of vandalism directed at police property. At one point during the demonstrations, thousands of people surrounded the police department.
Holy shit. Thousands are protesting the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. pic.twitter.com/RA39PN6sNr — Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) May 27, 2020
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themindunleashed--2020-05-27--Videos Clearly Show George Floyd NOT Resisting Arrest Before He Was ‘Murdered’ by Police

( TMU ) – As the fallout continues around the Monday night killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department , new footage has emerged showing the precise moment when Floyd was pulled from his car and placed in handcuffs during the initial stages of the encounter that ended with him pinned down by the neck for several minutes and ultimately dying .
The video published by Fox 9 shows dashcam footage of Floyd , a 46-year-old Black man , being roughly manhandled and forcibly removed from his Mercedes-Benz ML 320 SUV .
In a separate CCTV video clip @ @ @ @ @ @ @ News and posted last night to Twitter , another angle of the altercation can be seen .
Floyd appears to be passively sitting against the wall while in handcuffs before an officer lifts him up to stand .
The two officers then walk Floyd toward the car .
Neither video appears to show Floyd resisting in any fashion or form .
However , the videos precede the horrific footage captured next by witnesses that has been shared millions of times on Twitter and other social media users across the world .
In the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , Officer Derek Chauvin is seen pressing his knee into Floyd ’ s neck for about eight minutes until the 46-year-old was entirely limp and unconscious .
For minutes during the encounter , Floyd could be heard complaining that he could not breathe or move , and that “ my stomach hurts , my neck hurts , everything hurts.
” In the meantime , outraged onlookers in the community begged Chauvin to stop choking Floyd .
In response , an Asian-American officer identified as Tou Thou joked , “ this is why you @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” In a later press statement from the Minneapolis police , Floyd is alleged to have committed an act of “ forgery ” before he was ordered out of his vehicle at around 8 p.m. Floyd was also accused of being “ under the influence ” and of having “ physically resisted officers , ” although the new video casts serious doubt on the police department ’ s claims .
Straining all credulity , the statement also tried to depict the officers as showing concern for Floyd while they choked him to death @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and noted he appeared to be suffering medical distress .
Officers called for an ambulance .
He was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center by ambulance where he died a short time later.
” On Wednesday , attorney Ben Crump , who is representing Floyd ’ s family , credited local residents for providing video footage of the incident .
Without such video , Minneapolis police “ would ’ ve gave a false narrative and they would ’ ve swept it under the rug , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ asked : “ How many more of these senseless , excessive-force killings by the people who are supposed to protect us can we take in Black America and all of America ?
” He added : “ It ’ s an ‘ I can ’ t breathe ’ again case in 2020 , and it ’ s worse than Eric Garner in many ways because you hear the people even pleading with them , ‘ Please get your knee off his neck , have some humanity , this is a human being.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2014 killing of Eric Garner , a 43-year-old Black male who was placed in a chokehold by New York City police and similarly died begging for his life and crying “ I can ’ t breathe.
” The killing of Garner came less than a month before the killing of Black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson , Missouri , and precipitated one of the most active years of protest and community unrest the U.S. had seen in decades .
Crump , however , believes that the killing of George Floyd in broad daylight @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ I mean , it was 8 minutes .
It is in many ways worse than Eric Garner as they have his knees on his neck and he is begging , pleading for not one minute , not two minutes , not three minutes but eight minutes – begging them to let him breathe so we have ‘ we can ’ t breathe ’ again in 2020 .
“ It just takes you back to Eric Garner and now we have another black man saying to police ‘ I can ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ humanity.
’ While Crump believes the firing of the officers was a “ good first step , ” he also sees it as far from enough in terms of attaining justice for the deceased Floyd – a sentiment echoed by thousands of community members who chanted slogans like “ no justice , no peace ” and waved signs reading “ jail killer cops ” last night in Minneapolis ’ Third Precinct .
“ I think the officer should be charged with murder , ” Crump told TMX.news in reference to Derek Chauvin , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Floyd ’ s neck .
While a total of four officers on the scene have been fired , only Chauvin and Thou have been identified so far – both of whom have a history of use-of-force complaints , reports the Minneapolis Star-Tribune .
Derek Chauvin , 44 , is a 19-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department .
He was present in 2006 when a fellow officer fatally shot 42-year-old Wayne Reyes , who is alleged to have pulled a shotgun on the group of police .
Within two years , Chauvin himself @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the abdomen during a domestic dispute call after the latter allegedly tried to grab an officer ’ s gun .
Tou Thao has also had a troubled history of interactions with residents .
He was sued in 2017 by one Lamar Ferguson , who alleges that Thao and his partner Ofc .
Robert Thunder handcuffed him , threw him to the ground , while Ferguson kicked him and Thao punched him .
Ferguson was walking home with a woman who was eight months pregnant at the time .
He was later taken to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ transported to jail wearing only underwear and a t-shirt , against the urgings of hospital staff .
Ferguson later settled out of court with the MPD for $ 25,000 .

(TMU) – As the fallout continues around the Monday night killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department, new footage has emerged showing the precise moment when Floyd was pulled from his car and placed in handcuffs during the initial stages of the encounter that ended with him pinned down by the neck for several minutes and ultimately dying.
The video published by Fox 9 shows dashcam footage of Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, being roughly manhandled and forcibly removed from his Mercedes-Benz ML 320 SUV.
In a separate CCTV video clip obtained from a nearby restaurant by CBS News and posted last night to Twitter, another angle of the altercation can be seen. Floyd appears to be passively sitting against the wall while in handcuffs before an officer lifts him up to stand. The two officers then walk Floyd toward the car.
Neither video appears to show Floyd resisting in any fashion or form.
However, the videos precede the horrific footage captured next by witnesses that has been shared millions of times on Twitter and other social media users across the world.
In the footage that emerged hours after the slaying, Officer Derek Chauvin is seen pressing his knee into Floyd’s neck for about eight minutes until the 46-year-old was entirely limp and unconscious. For minutes during the encounter, Floyd could be heard complaining that he could not breathe or move, and that “my stomach hurts, my neck hurts, everything hurts.”
In the meantime, outraged onlookers in the community begged Chauvin to stop choking Floyd. In response, an Asian-American officer identified as Tou Thou joked, “this is why you don’t do drugs, kids.”
In a later press statement from the Minneapolis police, Floyd is alleged to have committed an act of “forgery” before he was ordered out of his vehicle at around 8 p.m. Floyd was also accused of being “under the influence” and of having “physically resisted officers,” although the new video casts serious doubt on the police department’s claims.
Straining all credulity, the statement also tried to depict the officers as showing concern for Floyd while they choked him to death. The statement said:
“Officers were able to get the suspect into handcuffs and noted he appeared to be suffering medical distress. Officers called for an ambulance. He was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center by ambulance where he died a short time later.”
On Wednesday, attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Floyd’s family, credited local residents for providing video footage of the incident.
Without such video, Minneapolis police “would’ve gave a false narrative and they would’ve swept it under the rug,” he told Today. The lawyer asked:
“How many more of these senseless, excessive-force killings by the people who are supposed to protect us can we take in Black America and all of America?” He added:
“It’s an ‘I can’t breathe’ again case in 2020, and it’s worse than Eric Garner in many ways because you hear the people even pleading with them, ‘Please get your knee off his neck, have some humanity, this is a human being.”’
Comparisons have been drawn to the 2014 killing of Eric Garner, a 43-year-old Black male who was placed in a chokehold by New York City police and similarly died begging for his life and crying “I can’t breathe.”
The killing of Garner came less than a month before the killing of Black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and precipitated one of the most active years of protest and community unrest the U.S. had seen in decades.
Crump, however, believes that the killing of George Floyd in broad daylight was even “worse.” He explained:
“I mean, it was 8 minutes. It is in many ways worse than Eric Garner as they have his knees on his neck and he is begging, pleading for not one minute, not two minutes, not three minutes but eight minutes – begging them to let him breathe so we have ‘we can’t breathe’ again in 2020.
“It just takes you back to Eric Garner and now we have another black man saying to police ‘I can’t breathe” and them not offering any humanity.’
While Crump believes the firing of the officers was a “good first step,” he also sees it as far from enough in terms of attaining justice for the deceased Floyd – a sentiment echoed by thousands of community members who chanted slogans like “no justice, no peace” and waved signs reading “jail killer cops” last night in Minneapolis’ Third Precinct.
“I think the officer should be charged with murder,” Crump told TMX.news in reference to Derek Chauvin, the officer who had his knee on Floyd’s neck.
While a total of four officers on the scene have been fired, only Chauvin and Thou have been identified so far – both of whom have a history of use-of-force complaints, reports the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.
Derek Chauvin, 44, is a 19-year veteran of the Minneapolis Police Department. He was present in 2006 when a fellow officer fatally shot 42-year-old Wayne Reyes, who is alleged to have pulled a shotgun on the group of police.
Within two years, Chauvin himself shot and wounded Ira Latrell Toles in the abdomen during a domestic dispute call after the latter allegedly tried to grab an officer’s gun.
Tou Thao has also had a troubled history of interactions with residents. He was sued in 2017 by one Lamar Ferguson, who alleges that Thao and his partner Ofc. Robert Thunder handcuffed him, threw him to the ground, while Ferguson kicked him and Thao punched him. Ferguson was walking home with a woman who was eight months pregnant at the time. He was later taken to the hospital for treatment before humiliatingly being transported to jail wearing only underwear and a t-shirt, against the urgings of hospital staff.
Ferguson later settled out of court with the MPD for $25,000.
Neither of these videos below appear to show George Floyd resisting in any fashion or form:
New video sent to us shows the moment George Floyd was removed from his vehicle and handcuffed on 38th and Chicago.
Video courtesy of Christopher Belfrey pic.twitter.com/MiIIula4sA — Alex Lehnert (@AlexLehnertFox9) May 26, 2020
MORE: Video obtained by CBS News shows what appears to be the start of the confrontation between George Floyd & Minneapolis police officers. A restaurant's security footage shows cops taking him into custody, but the restaurant owner says it does not show Floyd resisting arrest. pic.twitter.com/KR8r7B1WPl — CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) May 26, 2020
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themindunleashed--2020-05-28--First Baby Koala Born In Australian Wildlife Park Since Devastating Bushfires

( TMU ) – After the horrific Australian bush fires over the 2019/2020 fire season , the Australian Reptile Park has good reason to celebrate , welcoming the first koala joey born at the park since the devastation .
The Park ’ s handlers named the new-born Ash , in remembrance of the Black Summer fire season .
The koala population were arguably the hardest hit during the fires , with their death toll estimated to be in the thousands .
Northern New South Wales lost about 85 percent of their koala population while researchers are still working around other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ damage between November and February .
No wonder little Ash ’ s birth is being celebrated , hopefully the first of many joeys born in the wake of the fires .
Australian Reptile Park Zookeeper , Dan Rumsey said : “ Ash represents the start of what we ’ re hoping to be another successful breeding season.
” “ It was such an incredible moment when we saw Ash poke her head out of her mom ’ s pouch for the first time !
” While female koalas generally have one joey a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ three years without having any and the stress suffered during the fires could have a negative impact on their reproduction , especially now , when their population across the country desperately needs a boost .
According to the Minister for the Environment , Sussan Ley , koalas could be listed as endangered because of the bushfire crisis .
Earlier this year , the MP announced a $ 50 million funding package to help wildlife populations bounce back after the devastating bushfires .
Ms Ley told reporters : “ It may be necessary… to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ country , koalas move from where they are , which is often vulnerable , up to endangered.
” Half the funds will go towards wildlife carers , hospitals and zoos , who have the people best equipped to lead the re-population and rehousing efforts .
Experts were shocked by the devastating loss of life during the 2019/2020 bush fire season – as was Cate Faehrmann – committee chair of the NSW upper house inquiry , when she saw the numbers from their investigation to determine how many koalas were lost over the period @ @ @ @ @ @ @ immediate threat of extinction to koalas , according to a report published in March .
At least 5,000 koalas are estimated to have died , according to the report from the global conservation group International Fund for Animal Welfare ( IFAW ) .
“ That ’ s extremely shocking and really should be a wake-up call to the government to pause any threats to koala habitat including logging and development in key areas , ” Cate Faehrmann told the Australian Associated Press ( AAP ) .
“ There are so many threats that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ wonderful animal from becoming extinct we have to really , really , prioritize securing and protecting their habitat now.
” For now , little Ash and her mom have set the ball rolling to rebuild their species .
May they flourish and plenty of little joeys start popping their heads out of their mom ’ s pouches soon .

(TMU) – After the horrific Australian bush fires over the 2019/2020 fire season, the Australian Reptile Park has good reason to celebrate, welcoming the first koala joey born at the park since the devastation. The Park’s handlers named the new-born Ash, in remembrance of the Black Summer fire season.
The koala population were arguably the hardest hit during the fires, with their death toll estimated to be in the thousands. Northern New South Wales lost about 85 percent of their koala population while researchers are still working around other areas to determine the extent of the damage between November and February. No wonder little Ash’s birth is being celebrated, hopefully the first of many joeys born in the wake of the fires.
Australian Reptile Park Zookeeper, Dan Rumsey said: “Ash represents the start of what we’re hoping to be another successful breeding season.”
“It was such an incredible moment when we saw Ash poke her head out of her mom’s pouch for the first time!”
While female koalas generally have one joey a year, some may go two to three years without having any and the stress suffered during the fires could have a negative impact on their reproduction, especially now, when their population across the country desperately needs a boost.
According to the Minister for the Environment, Sussan Ley, koalas could be listed as endangered because of the bushfire crisis. Earlier this year, the MP announced a $50 million funding package to help wildlife populations bounce back after the devastating bushfires.
Ms Ley told reporters: “It may be necessary… to see whether in certain parts of the country, koalas move from where they are, which is often vulnerable, up to endangered.”
Half the funds will go towards wildlife carers, hospitals and zoos, who have the people best equipped to lead the re-population and rehousing efforts.
Experts were shocked by the devastating loss of life during the 2019/2020 bush fire season – as was Cate Faehrmann – committee chair of the NSW upper house inquiry, when she saw the numbers from their investigation to determine how many koalas were lost over the period.
There is now a significant and immediate threat of extinction to koalas, according to a report published in March.
At least 5,000 koalas are estimated to have died, according to the report from the global conservation group International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
“That’s extremely shocking and really should be a wake-up call to the government to pause any threats to koala habitat including logging and development in key areas,” Cate Faehrmann told the Australian Associated Press (AAP).
“There are so many threats that if we are going to stop this wonderful animal from becoming extinct we have to really, really, prioritize securing and protecting their habitat now.”
For now, little Ash and her mom have set the ball rolling to rebuild their species. May they flourish and plenty of little joeys start popping their heads out of their mom’s pouches soon.
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