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RFK Jr is preparing to ban Pharmaceutical Ads on TV..
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sometimes i wonder how many versions of myself i’ve outgrown without even noticing. i look back at old photos and remember the thoughts i used to carry, the dreams i thought would save me. it’s strange how you can live inside yourself every day and still not realize you’re evolving. it’s only when you look back that you realize how far you’ve come, how many lives you’ve already lived in the same skin.
To trace those 'apples' (aka, the police) backward and forward, TC:
'SLAVE PATROLS' 'The origins of modern-day policing can be traced back to the "Slave Patrol." The earliest formal slave patrol was created in the Carolinas in the early 1700s with one mission: to establish a system of terror and squash slave uprisings with the capacity to pursue, apprehend, and return runaway slaves to their owners. Tactics included the use of excessive force to control and produce desired slave behavior.'
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You're right, it is their purpose that undermines reforms. I think the reforms that are ongoing here, will fail because of this mindset. After the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor the LMPD Police Chief stepped down. The new Police Chief instructed Police to stand down from traffic offenses. I'm sure that measure saves lives.
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