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applegrove

(118,696 posts) Fri Feb 2, 2018, 11:00 PM Feb 2018

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Bree Newsome tweet:

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?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Em5%7Ctwgr%5Eemail%7Ctwcon%5E7046%7Ctwterm%5E3

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Bree Newsome tweet: (Original Post) applegrove Feb 2018 OP

Ha! sheshe2 Feb 2018 #1

You are most welcome. A cousin sent it to me. applegrove Feb 2018 #3

I love bree. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #4

Heard the name but don't know the details of what she is known for. applegrove Feb 2018 #5

She was arrested for scaling a flag pole and taking down the Confederate flag. sheshe2 Feb 2018 #6

Thanks for reminding us. I knew that name was familiar! SunSeeker Feb 2018 #10

Yes thanks for post, ill save her name and text for future reference. She is an amazing woman! RestoreAmerica2020 Feb 2018 #13

Now i remember. She is great. applegrove Feb 2018 #11

Oh that Bree Newsome! I remembered Cha Feb 2018 #14

Touche' Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #2

I wasn't sure who she was either but Upthevibe Feb 2018 #7

Yeah, how great would it be to have this said about you on Wikipedia.... Ferrets are Cool Feb 2018 #9

K & R & Retweeted! SunSeeker Feb 2018 #8

Awesome! Cha Feb 2018 #15

It is a normal thought process for republicans. Snackshack Feb 2018 #12

Mahalo, apple! Brilliant Tweet from Bree Cha Feb 2018 #16

Most welcome Cha. Yes I'm going to follow her on twitter now. Did applegrove Feb 2018 #17

I didn't either.. I forgot. there used Cha Feb 2018 #18

sheshe2

(83,791 posts)

1. Ha!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 11:16 PM

Feb 2018

Thanks apple, perfect logic as explained in Trump fuckstation.

applegrove

(118,696 posts)

3. You are most welcome. A cousin sent it to me.

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 11:27 PM

Feb 2018

sheshe2

(83,791 posts)

4. I love bree.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 11:32 PM

Feb 2018

She is a true shero.

applegrove

(118,696 posts)

5. Heard the name but don't know the details of what she is known for.

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 11:41 PM

Feb 2018

sheshe2

(83,791 posts)

6. She was arrested for scaling a flag pole and taking down the Confederate flag.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 11:48 PM

Feb 2018

“You see, I know my history and my heritage. The Confederacy is neither the only legacy of the south nor an admirable one. The southern heritage I embrace is the legacy of a people unbowed by racial oppression.”

More here, apple ~http://kentakepage.com/bree-newsome-flag-activist/

SunSeeker

(51,574 posts)

10. Thanks for reminding us. I knew that name was familiar!

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #6)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 11:59 PM

Feb 2018

She is an American hero!

RestoreAmerica2020

(3,435 posts)

13. Yes thanks for post, ill save her name and text for future reference. She is an amazing woman!

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #10)

Sat Feb 3, 2018, 12:28 AM

Feb 2018

applegrove

(118,696 posts)

11. Now i remember. She is great.

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 3, 2018, 12:00 AM

Feb 2018

Cha

(297,323 posts)

14. Oh that Bree Newsome! I remembered

Reply to sheshe2 (Reply #6)

Sat Feb 3, 2018, 05:55 AM

Feb 2018

the name but couldn't place her.

Thanks, she.. excellent tweet from her!

Ferrets are Cool

(21,107 posts)

2. Touche'

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 11:24 PM

Feb 2018

Upthevibe

(8,053 posts)

7. I wasn't sure who she was either but

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 11:51 PM

Feb 2018

good tweet....

Ferrets are Cool

(21,107 posts)

9. Yeah, how great would it be to have this said about you on Wikipedia....

Reply to Upthevibe (Reply #7)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 11:53 PM

Feb 2018

"She is best known for her act of civil disobedience on June 27, 2015, when she was arrested for removing the Confederate flag from the South Carolina state house grounds."

SunSeeker

(51,574 posts)

8. K & R & Retweeted!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Fri Feb 2, 2018, 11:52 PM

Feb 2018

Cha

(297,323 posts)

15. Awesome!

Reply to SunSeeker (Reply #8)

Sat Feb 3, 2018, 05:56 AM

Feb 2018

Snackshack

(2,541 posts)

12. It is a normal thought process for republicans.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Feb 3, 2018, 12:26 AM

Feb 2018

The cognitive dissonance republicans appear to suffer from is breath taking. The government is much too inept to run a healthcare system but totally competent to start and run a war....

Cha

(297,323 posts)

16. Mahalo, apple! Brilliant Tweet from Bree

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Feb 3, 2018, 05:57 AM

Feb 2018

Newsome!

applegrove

(118,696 posts)

17. Most welcome Cha. Yes I'm going to follow her on twitter now. Did

Reply to Cha (Reply #16)

Sat Feb 3, 2018, 06:01 AM

Feb 2018

not know who she was though the name sounded familiar.

Cha

(297,323 posts)

18. I didn't either.. I forgot. there used

Reply to applegrove (Reply #17)

Sat Feb 3, 2018, 06:03 AM

Feb 2018

to be a newscaster in Phoenix named Bree.. that's the only one I could think of.

Glad she knew!

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