a grand piano from dust, tipped on its side. lol.

I agree it's a 5-card poker hand he's playing. And he has not shown the cards.

Anyone know if he still wants to have a rally outside the convention? Last I heard about it was when he applied, but never found out if it was approved or if he gave up after making nice with Hillary.

With some exceptions, the Cleveland Division of Police has generally responded to past protests with restraint, but it has nonetheless come under scrutiny for its discriminatory practices and excessive use of force in everyday policing, and is perhaps most infamous for the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in November 2014. In December 2014, the Department of Justice issued a damning report on Cleveland’s policing. And last year, as part of a settlement with the DOJ, city officials formed the Cleveland Community Police Commission, made up mostly of civilians, to develop plans for comprehensive police reform in the city. Mario Clopton, co-chair of the committee, told The Intercept that the city has promised a “community policing” approach to the convention, with officers on bikes and in regular uniforms greeting people and helping visitors out. Riot gear, police told the commission, would be deployed only “if a situation requires it to be used.”

“I don’t fault police officers for having that on their mindset. In my day job I’m an educator and every time a school shooting happens I’m more alert,” he said, referring to the possible impact of the Dallas attack on officers policing the convention. “Officers are human too so there’s a risk of just having an emotional response to the incident last week. However that is where the training is supposed to come in.”

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Some local groups calling for police accountability and racial justice are also expected to show up, but at least until last week, organizers under the coordinated but diverse movement for black lives were focusing most of their energy on the Democratic convention in Philadelphia, where representatives are planning to introduce a policy platform to a party they believe will be more receptive to it. Some, wary of the possibility of violence, have decided to skip Cleveland altogether.

Chicago 1968? Perhaps even worse police violence?

Bernie is not folding. Bernie always keeps fighting to do the best he can for the people, even where a goal may be considered hopeless, and he has in the past achieved things thought impossible by many, in part because if he can't do exactly as hoped in one manner, he'll try to get that benefit, or as much of it as possible, for whichever vulnerable/suffering group of citizens desperately needs it, in another.

My faith still Berns - and none of us knows what options/plans Bernie may have in mind or what unicorns may be waiting for a strategic moment or development up one of his sleeves. Even if it's only keeping the vision of democracy before the people's eyes and bugging the heck out of Hillary, who has bigger fish to feed the small fry to and does not want to be forced into even pretending to do anything for the small fry government is supposed to be working for.

IMO All of this "trash Bernie troll talk" is counterproductive. It attempts to steal our focus. It wants us to give up.

Like Steven encouraged in the video, the best thing for the delegates to do is go to the convention and keep fighting for us! I hope they don't give up!