CHILDREN. THEY OPENED FIREHOSES ON CHILDREN. BECAUSE THEY WERE BLACK.
On this day in 1963, hundreds of Black children began a movement peacefully protesting racial segregation in Birmingham, Alabama, as part of the Children's Crusade and faced intense police brutality, sparking nationwide outrage.
May 2, 1963 | Black Children Begin Movement Protesting Segregation; Face Police Brutality
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May 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
CHILDREN. THEY OPENED FIREHOSES ON CHILDREN. BECAUSE THEY WERE BLACK.
ICE in Minnesota is reminiscent of the firehoses used during the Civil Rights era. Images are compelling evidence that words can't compete with
This is incredible: 81% of working class and 83% of young voters have seen video of Renee Good's killing, per new data I've obtained. Majority of working class disapproves of ICE enforcement. ICE brutality is breaking through big time.
Some thoughts on this here:
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Some thoughts on this here:
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January 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
ICE in Minnesota is reminiscent of the firehoses used during the Civil Rights era. Images are compelling evidence that words can't compete with
January 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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The Arsonists Just Outlawed Firehoses
The FDA is getting rid of the Covid booster because . . . it's concerned about anti-vaxx sentiments. No, really.
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May 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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We must stress: The only violence is coming from CBP/ICE. They are rioting in the face of sustained nonviolent protests by thousands of Americans across the country.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
Protester blinded, skull fractured by DHS agent during Santa Ana demonstration, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week, according to family of the victim.
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January 13, 2026 at 2:27 PM
We must stress: The only violence is coming from CBP/ICE. They are rioting in the face of sustained nonviolent protests by thousands of Americans across the country.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
They are today’s Alabama State Troopers at the Selma bridge. They are Bull Connor’s police with firehoses in Birmingham.
Or, you know, control unruly crowds with firehoses.
September 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Or, you know, control unruly crowds with firehoses.
somebody should aim a few firehoses at their HQ ⛸️
January 9, 2026 at 11:44 PM
somebody should aim a few firehoses at their HQ ⛸️
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May 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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i post the word "atproto". immediately, all firehoses crawl to a halt as 700,000 atproto digest clones repost my post
February 9, 2026 at 7:11 PM
i post the word "atproto". immediately, all firehoses crawl to a halt as 700,000 atproto digest clones repost my post
I still remember standing rock and the paramilitary response to it With sound cannons attack dogs and firehoses
July 18, 2026 at 4:46 AM
I still remember standing rock and the paramilitary response to it With sound cannons attack dogs and firehoses
there's nutting and there's the world championship for firehoses; what a fuckin' load! 🍆💦💦💦💦💦
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
there's nutting and there's the world championship for firehoses; what a fuckin' load! 🍆💦💦💦💦💦
Powerful point from Senator Booker about the marchers in Birmingham not showing up with bigger dogs and firehoses to go against Bull Connor's thugs.
The opposition does not have a whole lot of hard power, but we can't afford to give up what we have, and we have to persuade.
The opposition does not have a whole lot of hard power, but we can't afford to give up what we have, and we have to persuade.
April 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Powerful point from Senator Booker about the marchers in Birmingham not showing up with bigger dogs and firehoses to go against Bull Connor's thugs.
The opposition does not have a whole lot of hard power, but we can't afford to give up what we have, and we have to persuade.
The opposition does not have a whole lot of hard power, but we can't afford to give up what we have, and we have to persuade.
This is very much like telling Black Americans that we should protest in suits and ties instead of jeans and hoodies so that racists will respect us. It does not work. We wore our Sunday best and they turned firehoses on us and still called us beasts and savages.
Call us savages to this day.
Call us savages to this day.
June 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is very much like telling Black Americans that we should protest in suits and ties instead of jeans and hoodies so that racists will respect us. It does not work. We wore our Sunday best and they turned firehoses on us and still called us beasts and savages.
Call us savages to this day.
Call us savages to this day.
I’m an elder millennial. I grew up with *an* internet. But it’s not the same as the internet these kids are swimming in now. We had chat rooms and forums and silly videos. The algorithms now are firehoses of hate run by psychopaths.
September 14, 2026 at 8:25 PM
I’m an elder millennial. I grew up with *an* internet. But it’s not the same as the internet these kids are swimming in now. We had chat rooms and forums and silly videos. The algorithms now are firehoses of hate run by psychopaths.
Giant bladders pee cows strapped to firehoses or nothing
May 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Giant bladders pee cows strapped to firehoses or nothing
“It’s the arsonist disbanding the Fire Department…Note also that Kennedy’s FDA is not merely removing the recommendation for the COVID booster and letting people make their own decisions. They are affirmatively restricting access to it.”
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The Arsonists Just Outlawed Firehoses
The FDA is getting rid of the Covid booster because . . . it's concerned about anti-vaxx sentiments. No, really.
www.thebulwark.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“It’s the arsonist disbanding the Fire Department…Note also that Kennedy’s FDA is not merely removing the recommendation for the COVID booster and letting people make their own decisions. They are affirmatively restricting access to it.”
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Had he been a sheriff in Alabama in the 1950's, Homan would have been gleefully turning firehoses and attack dogs on blacks and civil rights protesters. 100% GUARANTEED.
April 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Had he been a sheriff in Alabama in the 1950's, Homan would have been gleefully turning firehoses and attack dogs on blacks and civil rights protesters. 100% GUARANTEED.
They were talking about the "Tet offensive" and taking firehoses and dogs to black people in the South. Pretty much the same as news now, only the names have changed.
June 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
They were talking about the "Tet offensive" and taking firehoses and dogs to black people in the South. Pretty much the same as news now, only the names have changed.
Seneca falls
Stonewall
Firehoses in Selma
Senator Booker GOD DAMN.
Stonewall
Firehoses in Selma
Senator Booker GOD DAMN.
April 1, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Seneca falls
Stonewall
Firehoses in Selma
Senator Booker GOD DAMN.
Stonewall
Firehoses in Selma
Senator Booker GOD DAMN.
The FDA is getting rid of the Covid booster because . . . it's concerned about anti-vaxx sentiments. No, really
Read @jvl.bsky.social 's latest Triad now
Read @jvl.bsky.social 's latest Triad now
The Arsonists Just Outlawed Firehoses
The FDA is getting rid of the Covid booster because . . . it's concerned about anti-vaxx sentiments. No, really.
www.thebulwark.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The FDA is getting rid of the Covid booster because . . . it's concerned about anti-vaxx sentiments. No, really
Read @jvl.bsky.social 's latest Triad now
Read @jvl.bsky.social 's latest Triad now
I think waffles discourse/“how dare you talk about your thing without acknowledging MY thing” happens because we turned our interior monologues into firehoses and now our tragic mammal brains believe this means everyone is fully aware our shit but callously consciously chooses to ignore it
June 21, 2024 at 12:36 AM
I think waffles discourse/“how dare you talk about your thing without acknowledging MY thing” happens because we turned our interior monologues into firehoses and now our tragic mammal brains believe this means everyone is fully aware our shit but callously consciously chooses to ignore it
"People setting buildings on fire" is absolutely where "disperse the crowd with nonlethal force if necessary" becomes a plausible response, but literally use firehoses, not live ammunition.
July 19, 2026 at 7:07 PM
"People setting buildings on fire" is absolutely where "disperse the crowd with nonlethal force if necessary" becomes a plausible response, but literally use firehoses, not live ammunition.
