Wage theft is the largest form of theft, by far. And yet, never in history has an employer been dragged away in handcuffs and spent the night in jail for making employees work late off the clock. That’s because the police don’t exist to protect workers from their bosses. pic.twitter.com/w8n1PjYSUI
— Existential Comics (@existentialcoms) May 28, 2020
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In the past 20 years, the wealth of billionaires has gone up 1,130 percent.
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 20, 2020
Meanwhile, one in three Black and Latino families have zero or negative wealth.
The fight for racial justice is linked to the fight for economic justice. pic.twitter.com/TcmbjB6C0J
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Trump’s not only a terrible president, he is a threat to the health of the country. He’s rejected science, downplayed the danger of the virus and promoted quack remedies. Now he is holding an indoor rally without social distancing. For the sake of our health, he must be defeated. https://t.co/GVQ1FIwNAG
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) June 15, 2020
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As communities across the country unite to protest killing of African Americans at the hands of police, acts of unbridled racism have simultaneously reared up in the form of cars being rammed into protests. https://t.co/kG9k4ATBMK
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) June 15, 2020
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As we now face a mass eviction crisis—remember that per the US Census Bureau America has ~600,000 homeless persons & ~17M vacant homes.
— Qasim Rashid for Congress (@QasimRashid) June 15, 2020
People are homeless not b/c there’s too few homes for the poor, but b/c there’s too much greed from the uber rich.
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In the PGC jail, people who report COVID symptoms are met with derision, indifference, and delays. Nurses and guards routinely ignore even serious symptoms of difficulty breathing and chest pains. #GaspingForJustice pic.twitter.com/qDCE8X3AhO
— Civil Rights Corps (@CivRightsCorps) July 9, 2020
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“Racism is historical… it’s rooted in the past, but you can constantly see it operating in your daily life, and you constantly see how it’s gonna operate tomorrow.” – @jasonreynolds83 and @DrIbram on their approach to teaching the history of racism. pic.twitter.com/4Fhq56mziQ
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) July 2, 2020
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BAN-DEMIC Living with the Muslim Ban. Join us for a conversation on the racist Muslim + African ban + its impact on our families and communities. Friday, June 26th at 4p PST/ 6pm CST/ 7pm EST. RSVP https://t.co/y0HfidbSf3 #MuslimBan #AfricanBan pic.twitter.com/VJL5cYPH9M
— BAJI (@BAJItweet) June 24, 2020
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This thread has to be read. More than once. https://t.co/NkU1SnFEJw
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) June 21, 2020
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#RacismIsAVirus
— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) June 23, 2020
This bigotry is out of hand and is inciting violence against Asian Americans.
WE MUST DO BETTER
See how much damage this kind of rhetoric has already caused here: https://t.co/KMvokTNo94 https://t.co/Guueen5hCM
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As schools prepare to reopen, we must remove cops from campuses to protect Black girls https://t.co/tStCHjmUht via @usatoday
— Venus Evans-Winters (@DrVEvansWinters) July 8, 2020