September 23, 2018 by V Leigh

As hearing on Kavanaugh assault allegations loom, senators seem unwilling to budge

Despicable. I want to punch things. pic.twitter.com/zUQGQXAMXo

— Amy Berg (@bergopolis) September 23, 2018

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Republican women defend Kavanaugh: "What boy hasn’t done this in high school?" https://t.co/yMLe5bdVSa pic.twitter.com/sjRnnhdZ8c

— The Hill (@thehill) September 22, 2018

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King: "No man will ever qualify" for SCOTUS if Kavanaugh allegations are "new standard" https://t.co/tWIR7eCdZ8 pic.twitter.com/wW6gbuytV1

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) September 23, 2018

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South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham says he doesn't expect to be swayed against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh even after he hears from Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused him of sexual assault https://t.co/mAwUpo46v3 pic.twitter.com/KRgISsgtGm

— CNN (@CNN) September 23, 2018

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As hearing on Kavanaugh assault allegations loom, senators seem unwilling to budge https://t.co/oZvhFjqXzc

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 23, 2018

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It’s official: Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford will testify Thursday morning. https://t.co/cYuBewJGdO pic.twitter.com/2OwfzxmrKq

— Slate (@Slate) September 23, 2018

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27 yrs ago 1600 black women ran a full-page @nytimes ad to support Anita Hill. Today I, along with 1600 men, follow their lead & stand behind Prof. Hill & Dr. Blasey Ford. Join me & donate to fund the ad: https://t.co/rGrMrblhOk. #1600men

— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) September 23, 2018

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September 22, 2018 by V Leigh

Hate crimes can be prosecuted by both the federal and state governments, but these cases don’t always make it that far.

Hate crimes can be prosecuted by both the federal and state governments, but these cases don't always make it that far. The state of Utah, for example, has never prosecuted a hate crime. https://t.co/44m7l3BLMB via @news21

— Documenting Hate (@DocumentHate) September 2, 2018

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A white fisherman in Texas was tired of competition from Vietnamese immigrants — so he invited the KKK to Galveston Bay.

We sued. Everyone deserves a workplace free of terror. #LaborDay https://t.co/7L6Nn4mFcw

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) September 2, 2018

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Muslim leaders are calling an incident of vandalism against Austin's largest mosque a hate crime. This is the second time the mosque has been vandalized in recent weeks. The mosque's front doors and windows were smashed weeks ago. https://t.co/LtWoklW1ja

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) September 14, 2018

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White supremacist Jake Lasky gets prison in Oregon knife-slashing case. On ADL radar since Lasky, a self-avowed white supremacist, admitted he sought to commit acts of violence against Jews, African-Americans & members of other ethnic and racial groups. https://t.co/R8KQRS3tFI

— Joanna Mendelson (@jo_mendelson) September 12, 2018

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September 19, 2018 by V Leigh

Locked Up and Released in a Vicious Cycle

“Without sentencing justice, people—primarily poor people and people of color—will continue to be locked up and released in a vicious cycle that fails to address the root causes of systemic issues such as trauma, poverty, and racism.” @bravenewfilms

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— ~P~ (@ItsMsPortia) September 6, 2018

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THREE YEARS AND NOT GUILTY. https://t.co/NXJNWo4kgM

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) September 6, 2018

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Opinion: Report says wrongful convictions have stolen at least 20,000 years from innocent defendants https://t.co/X40hdzrHvr

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 10, 2018

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Kalief Browder was in Rikers for 3 years as a teen without a trial. He endured beatings & solitary—where he attempted suicide. After his release, he took his life. In a recent debate, a Queens prosecutor tried to minimize the role Rikers had in his death. https://t.co/LPYBOIxoI7

— The Appeal (@theappeal) September 10, 2018

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September 14, 2018 by V Leigh

Those killed by police, Justice for #BothamJean:

BLOG is up….if we don't say it, it won't get said. Please share far and wide.

Stop Killing Our Children https://t.co/4Byn5GYvWu @Blklivesmatter

— BlackLivesMatter Sac (@BLMSacramento) September 10, 2018

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Latina shot and killed by police in California https://t.co/pQsWayGPbB

— glenn robinson (@glncv) September 2, 2018

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Former police officer, Betty Shelby, who fatally shot unarmed Black man, #TerenceCrutcher, in #Tulsa now teaches a course on how… other cops can 'survive' controversial shootings! – https://t.co/5uvK0VUMfw

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) September 2, 2018

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The wife of Keith Lamont Scott, who witnessed a plainclothes cop kill her husband and father of their 7 children, filed a wrongful death lawsuit asserting police needlessly escalated an unconfirmed marijuana possession incident into a fatal confrontation. https://t.co/PCx7v2ZTIb

— The Appeal (@theappeal) September 2, 2018

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They MURDERED this father. They broke these babies’ hearts forever by killing their Daddy. THIS IS INTERGENERATIONAL STATE TERRORISM!

GUN VIOLENCE BY POLICE SHAPES BLACK FUTURES!

Read abt who this man really was: https://t.co/QOlZDZWEEq @Blklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/9L3YhaSTeM

— BlackLivesMatter Sac (@BLMSacramento) September 2, 2018

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— glenn robinson (@glncv) September 11, 2018

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I want you to see what Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger is doing.

Her new story is that #BothamJean's door was unlocked & she yelled for him to put his hands up.

But look at her first story. The door was locked. She kept trying to unlock it. Put down items in her hands, etc. pic.twitter.com/aOvdk15O7g

— Shaun King (@shaunking) September 10, 2018

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Let me better explain this to you.

Hours after a stranger shot #BothamJean IN HIS APARTMENT, police got a search warrant to search HIS APARTMENT.

They began their investigation into HIS MURDER by searching through HIS belongings. https://t.co/XMx5r6k8uc

— Shaun King (@shaunking) September 13, 2018

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A powerful moment from the funeral for #BothamJean:

"Botham Shem Jean was not a silhouette. Botham Shem Jean was a godly man…and Botham Shem Jean belongs to Jesus Christ." – friend Dane Felicien. pic.twitter.com/0GHFQoijwj

— WFAA (@wfaa) September 13, 2018

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September 11, 2018 by V Leigh

Baby Mariee got sick in #ICE detention and died 6 weeks later #JusticeForMariee

This is Mariee Juárez. She was 18-months-old when she entered ICE detention in Dilley, TX.

When she fell ill, ICE treated her with honey packets, vapor rub, and ibuprofen. They never hospitalized her—not with a 104 fever or after losing 20% of her body weight.#justiceformariee pic.twitter.com/p0sRnDPtc0

— Stephen Black (@stephenablack) September 6, 2018

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“We have to fight for Mariee because she is no longer here,” said Rosa Lopez of Make the Road New Jersey, an immigrant rights advocacy group which organized the vigil. “The death and detention of Mariee are a result of cruel & inhumane policies of this country. #JusticeforMariee https://t.co/oLkRtYLWmE

— MaketheRoadNewJersey (@MaketheRoadNJ) September 6, 2018

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We’ve warned that ICE detention centers are spreading disease due to overcrowded, unsanitary conditions and substandard medical care. Baby Mariee got sick in #ICE detention and died 6 weeks later. https://t.co/cWbvYXgY6Y @cbsthismorning #JusticeForMariee

— MamásConPoder (@MamasConPoder) September 6, 2018

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18 month-old Mariee fell sick at the country’s largest #ICE detention center. She died six weeks later. We demand #JusticeForMariee so this doesn’t happen again. https://t.co/rX4Yy2SbFs pic.twitter.com/wRVyD07nqL

— MomsRising (@MomsRising) September 6, 2018

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We will not stop covering this story as long as there are kids in custody who have been ripped from their parents. https://t.co/VdI3ODe0Cm

— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) September 6, 2018

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September 8, 2018 by V Leigh

The Light of Truth

As we celebrate @AndrewGillum's major win tonight, let's remember that 1.4M ppl in Florida are permanently excluded from voting because of a prior felony conviction.

Florida is one of only 4 states with a lifetime ban on voting.

We change that in Nov:https://t.co/KkQCCjbMYs

— Shaun King (@shaunking) August 29, 2018

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Georgia disproportionately incarcerates black people.

A state Dept. of Corrections employee was a neo-Nazi who hated black people. https://t.co/8qvVjYC2fC pic.twitter.com/ifwp6KVty1

— Christopher Mathias (@letsgomathias) August 24, 2018

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Commentary below from @angela_rye
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No, Jeffrey Epstein. You were actually treated like a white person. You weren’t tased or shot for resisting arrest. BUT you saying “you’re treating me like a f—cking Black person” speaks volumes. https://t.co/HfyFUj8SYW

— Shaun King (@shaunking) August 17, 2018

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BREAKING: The Florida gunman who fatally shot a man over a parking spot dispute has been the accused aggressor in four road rage incidents. One involved the same Clearwater parking spot, one involved a shooting threat, and during two he showed a gun. https://t.co/pyYJZshJxI

— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) August 13, 2018

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The Light of Truth

"All my new FBI agents visit the Holocaust Museum to better understand what happens when law enforcement becomes a tool of oppression, or worse.”

—Robert Mueller, April, 2013

*goosebumps hearing his voice* pic.twitter.com/IxhGyBiBYm

— ᘜεɱ Ꮛℓεαɳσ૨™💎 (@Lady_Star_Gem) August 9, 2018

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September 2, 2018 by V Leigh

Migrant Rights

A Border Patrol agent made a detained Mexican immigrant clean the agent’s truck and then shut him inside it with the air conditioning at full blast as the shivering immigrant broke down in tears. After being arrested, an agent menaced them with a Taser. https://t.co/bvDEypvf7B

— The Appeal (@theappeal) August 14, 2018

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Hours before we'd be in court to argue on their behalf, the government pulled two of our clients — a mom and young child — out of their detention rooms and put them on a plane to El Salvador, where they had fled horrific sexual violence and death threats. https://t.co/Z0m6p0Lgf5

— ACLU (@ACLU) August 9, 2018

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Israel withholds money from African migrants' paychecks and returns it only if they leave the country. https://t.co/jzPho3SFaZ

— AP Africa (@AP_Africa) August 15, 2018

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Month: September 2018

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