Poison an entire city & the charges get dismissed but someone stealing food to survive or sheltering on a train in freezing weather gets criminalized. This is how crime is socially constructed: criminalize mostly poor people for petty offenses while legitimizing mass harm. https://t.co/MwZJ1JKfQc
— Dyjuan Tatro (@DyjuanTatro) December 9, 2022
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Last night, the Senate passed a $858,000,000,000 “defense” budget.
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) December 16, 2022
No one asked “how will we pay for it?”
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You read that right: Republicans just blocked the #CROWNAct, our bill that protects against race-based hair discrimination.
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) December 14, 2022
Black people are penalized for their natural hair every day in this country, from school to work. This isn’t over – we’re going to keep fighting. https://t.co/Og1y6c9quW
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There is literally no reason to block this other than racism. https://t.co/AdYQKaZ7Wk
— Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis (@RevJacquiLewis) December 15, 2022
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$11 billion for NYPD. Per year. Nearly $1 billion in overtime alone. Over $300 million for school police. Over $70 million so far this year to settle police lawsuits.
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) December 11, 2022
But not enough for public libraries. A budget is a statement of values. https://t.co/jAmLSeOS5p
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I’m sorry but it’s not accountability. It just isn’t and it’s harmful to act like it is. We’re in the midst of a collective meltdown over retail theft thats increasing prison sentences and Wells Fargo steals billions and gets a meaningless fine. How is this accountability at all? https://t.co/6pZMOX0xzA
— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) December 20, 2022