June 29, 2024 by V Leigh

If we have money for war, we have money for reparations. The U.S. government OWES the descendants of enslaved Black people both cash AND systemic reparations for the harms of enslavement, Black Codes, redlining, Jim Crow, mass incarceration, and more. Reparations NOW.

If we have money for war, we have money for reparations.

The U.S. government **OWES** the descendants of enslaved Black people both cash AND systemic reparations for the harms of enslavement, Black Codes, redlining, Jim Crow, mass incarceration, and more.

Reparations NOW. pic.twitter.com/uFLLyghrxq
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) June 19, 2024

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Happy Juneteenth. pic.twitter.com/DhAjQkmhAM
— Lakota Man (@LakotaMan1) June 19, 2024

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On Juneteenth, we recognize the crimes against humanity inflicted on Black Americans, not only during hundreds of years of slavery, but the injustices that followed, and we renew our demand for both cash + systemic reparations.

There is no liberation without economic liberation. pic.twitter.com/4vaYlSBQuC
— We Are Somebody (@StrikeForAll) June 19, 2024

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Reparations NOW. https://t.co/FfoZxvePb3
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) June 19, 2024

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June 28, 2024 by V Leigh

BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside, even if shelter space is lacking.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside, even if shelter space is lacking. https://t.co/1b2LmXTBfR
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 28, 2024

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The homeless will be rounded up by police and used as a slave labor force in the prisons and local jails INDEFINITELY as they cannot make bail. https://t.co/mlRsHnVKg5
— Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH (@GeauxGabrielle) June 28, 2024

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Housing is 80% more expensive now just 4 years ago
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78% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck
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Being homeless is now a crime
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Modern prison slave labor for the prison industrial complex now officially sanctioned by SCOTUS https://t.co/MmYL4F2fz6
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) June 28, 2024

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Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month

Results showed that close to half of the participants secured housing, and nearly $600K saved in public service costs due to fewer ER visits & jail stays. They also saw improved mental healthhttps://t.co/Qawc4bua79
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 25, 2024

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Capitalism will never solve homelessness. https://t.co/enyHRJmWGs pic.twitter.com/EGEy80q4ta
— Read Let This Radicalize You (@JoshuaPHilll) June 28, 2024

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So far this term, SCOTUS said it’s okay to bribe public officials, homelessness is a crime, & federal agencies don’t have the power to protect you from dangers like air pollution.

They haven’t even ruled on presidential immunity.

The absurdity of this court is on full display.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) June 28, 2024

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June 28, 2024 by V Leigh

A reminder that the 10th and final stage of genocide is denial. This is textbook and horrifying.

A reminder that the 10th and final stage of genocide is denial. This is textbook and horrifying. https://t.co/jqThZATtSV
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) June 27, 2024

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The House of Representatives is considering an amendment to an annual appropriations act that would prohibit funds for the international affairs budget from being used by State Department to cite any number of Palestinians killed by Israel in Gaza.

This is genocide denial. pic.twitter.com/ScCIyCwF6I
— Mohammed Khader (@MohammedKhaderr) June 27, 2024

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— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) June 23, 2024

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It’s disgusting that my colleagues would support legislation to prohibit U.S. officials from even citing the Palestinian death toll.

They want to erase the Palestinians who are living, and now they are trying to erase the Palestinians who are dead. This is genocide denial. pic.twitter.com/ZY3x0BIlQ0
— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) June 27, 2024

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June 27, 2024 by V Leigh

Vaccine specialist Dr. Paul Offit says RFK Jr. is directly responsible for the deaths of 83 people in Samoa, most of whom were young children, due to his role in depressing vaccination rates on the island.

Vaccine specialist Dr. Paul Offit says RFK Jr. is directly responsible for the deaths of 83 people in Samoa, most of whom were young children, due to his role in depressing vaccination rates on the island. @DecodingFoxNews pic.twitter.com/QICzTnBYIS
— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) June 16, 2024

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US pentagon doing straight evil during Covid in 2020-2021https://t.co/Bh3Yy3B68e via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) June 20, 2024

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During a January 18 Senate hearing on the effects of long COVID, epidemiologist Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, told senators that long COVID affects 20 million Americans and is ‘on par with the burden of cancer and heart disease.’ pic.twitter.com/UenBJWrKra
— NowThis Impact (@nowthisimpact) January 21, 2024

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Fauci & Trump initially had a rapport—but it soured when Fauci told him COVID wasn’t going away “like magic”. Trump also didn’t like Fauci telling him that “No, hydroxychloroquine doesn’t work, no matter what Laura Ingram is telling you”

HT @therecount pic.twitter.com/J4ExifXkkM
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) June 20, 2024

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The U.S. military ran a secret anti-vaccination campaign in the Philippines and other nations in an effort to sow doubt about COVID vaccines made by China, according to an investigation by journalist @joel_schectman. pic.twitter.com/NKrZLkXM5S
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) June 20, 2024

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June 26, 2024 by V Leigh

A Missouri woman’s murder conviction tossed after 43 years. Her lawyers say a police officer did it

A Missouri woman’s murder conviction tossed after 43 years. Her lawyers say a police officer did ithttps://t.co/gO02QP1IZp
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 15, 2024

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WATCH: Cops STORM Home Without Warrant, Arrest Black Father & Son https://t.co/ErqQKkrjqE via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) June 8, 2024

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WATCH: Police Fatally Shoot Black Man On Ground, Cops Accused Of Editing… https://t.co/iozpeR71mP via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) June 15, 2024

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Kilyn Lewis was unarmed

Kilyn Lewis was unarmed

Kilyn Lewis was unarmed

Kilyn Lewis was unarmed

Kilyn Lewis was unarmed

Kilyn Lewis was unarmed https://t.co/F1V7FgnUBM pic.twitter.com/jdBC8g6rmo
— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) June 21, 2024

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June 22, 2024 by V Leigh

In late capitalism, even the waves give you cancer. We’re fucked. For humanity to survive, capitalism must die.

“Mistake” is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. pic.twitter.com/BsmE3azD5A
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) May 29, 2024

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Yes….go…go find them….yes…please…take a bunch of your buddies too….please….yea yes….go go….all of you…yes…. https://t.co/UzD5vbxoGq
— Gareth Reynolds (@reynoldsgareth) May 28, 2024

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Wall Street tycoon Stephen Schwarzman endorsed Trump yesterday.

He joins a growing list of billionaires who once condemned the former president but are now flocking to his campaign.

Never underestimate how quickly billionaires will sell out our democracy for tax cuts.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) May 25, 2024

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“The greater the share of Black population there is in a church community, the less likely White Evangelical pastors are to mention issues of poverty or racial justice, and when they do mention it, they avoid blaming systems for racialized economic inequality.” https://t.co/oOnhZszGhU
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) February 15, 2023

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In late capitalism, even the waves give you cancer. We’re fucked.

For humanity to survive, capitalism must die. pic.twitter.com/wBZDVfSiGW
— Eli Meyerhoff 🍉 (@EliMeye) April 20, 2024

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Capitalism is a fucking disease that infects, destroys, & rewrites the DNA of everything we love, including childhood… “The camper will get the chance to learn how to be a Chick-fil-A worker by taking orders, delivering orders,… being a hostess” (https://t.co/VpDsil7wJ9) pic.twitter.com/0X6C0k66ML
— Maximillian Alvarez (@maximillian_alv) June 8, 2024

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NEW: GOP Rep Mo Brooks says prime committee chairmanships cost a minimum of $1 million and are paid by special interest groups as “a quid pro quo” for favored legislation#ALsen pic.twitter.com/SswSObhpf7
— Lauren Windsor (@lawindsor) April 15, 2022

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Florida jury finds Chiquita Brands liable for Colombia deaths, must pay $38.3M to family members https://t.co/qcwYdVL8ZV
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 12, 2024

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June 21, 2024 by V Leigh

Top Dems approve $18B military package for Israel, including 50 fighter jets. All in the backdrop of UNSC passing a binding resolution demanding ceasefire, ICC, ICJ, & UN accusing Israel of war crimes, & Israel refusing to abide by UN resolution Barbaric

Top Dems approve $18B military package for Israel, including 50 fighter jets.

All in the backdrop of UNSC passing a binding resolution demanding ceasefire, ICC, ICJ, & UN accusing Israel of war crimes, & Israel refusing to abide by UN resolution

Barbarichttps://t.co/uAyUwt37wm
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) June 18, 2024

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An unspoken secret in Congress is that much of the reflexive, blind, unconditional vote support for nearly any Israeli gov action isn’t from actual agreement.

It’s from fear.

Reps are terrified of this ⬇️. Of AIPAC. So they don’t vote their conscience. They vote their fear. https://t.co/0MmZnUtBTH
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 19, 2024

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The same elected officials that deny our communities resources are the same elected officials that are sending our resources to slaughter Palestinians.

The struggles are connected because we are a hegemonic nation. pic.twitter.com/pgJQuaQCFH
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) June 17, 2024

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.@Boeing corporation seems to have no difficulty watching its precise bombs be used by Israel to kill Palestinian families and destroy refugee camps and shelters. After WWII, German corporations were prosecuted for collaborating with the German army. Shows that corporations have…
— Ralph Nader (@RalphNader) June 11, 2024

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Anthony Bourdain won an award for that episode

this was his acceptance speech https://t.co/HvrCFWRzTR pic.twitter.com/FT3ASQ19gU
— Gritty is the Way (@Gritty20202) June 11, 2024

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June 20, 2024 by V Leigh

BREAKING UN investigation concludes that Israel is committing the crime of EXTERMINATION in Gaza. The truth is out.

BREAKING

UN investigation concludes that Israel is committing the crime of EXTERMINATION in Gaza.

The truth is out.pic.twitter.com/oVDMFfL4y4
— sarah (@sahouraxo) June 12, 2024

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Israel is on trial for genocide, its leaders are charged with crimes against humanity, its regime has been found to constitute apartheid, and it is guilty of persecution, ethnic cleansing, systematic torture, summary executions, mass detention, forced evictions & collective…
— Craig Mokhiber (@CraigMokhiber) June 14, 2024

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“The tale of Palestine from the beginning until today is a simple story of colonialism and dispossession, yet the world treats it as a multifaceted and complex story—hard to understand and even harder to solve…The story of Palestine has been told before: European settlers coming…
— Craig Mokhiber (@CraigMokhiber) June 18, 2024

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This ad from the Israeli government says “there are no innocent civilians” in Gaza.

This might be Israel’s most blatant genocidal rhetoric yet.

The world must condemn this in the strongest terms. pic.twitter.com/iioiq0tkI8
— Dr. Jill Stein🌻 (@DrJillStein) June 17, 2024

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Holocaust scholar Raz Segal, who has characterized Israel’s war on Gaza as “a textbook case of genocide,” has just had a job offer rescinded by the University of Minnesota because of opposition to his analysis. He says the episode represents a major threat to academic freedom. pic.twitter.com/B59UCyT5Ov
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) June 18, 2024

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June 19, 2024 by V Leigh

BREAKING: The Supreme Court invalidates a ban on bump stocks enacted after the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court invalidates a ban on bump stocks enacted after the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history. https://t.co/hUAiOKRv5b
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 14, 2024

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Guns have more autonomy than women.

Guns have more autonomy than women.

Guns have more autonomy than women.

Guns have more autonomy than women.

Guns have more autonomy than women… https://t.co/DvugrE5Dqc
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 14, 2024

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Welcome to America: pic.twitter.com/aRfDu7JAk0
— Meacham 🌊 🌊 (@MeachamDr) June 14, 2024

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“And when the next Las Vegas happens, it will not be enough to blame it on the madness of a single deranged individual.”

That’s right. We can blame it on the six SCOTUS extremists hellbent on sacrificing American citizens on the altar of gun industry profits.…
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 14, 2024

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UPDATE: At least 9 people shot after gunman ‘randomly’ opens fire at Michigan splash pad.

“It appears the individual pulled up, exited a vehicle, approached the splash pad, opened fire, reloaded, opened fire, reloaded and left.” https://t.co/ysOXRqOk5D
— BNO News (@BNONews) June 16, 2024

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NEW: A couple who brought their two daughters to a Michigan splash pad last week were shot seven times while trying to shield their bodies when a gunman opened fire. They are two of the nine shooting victims, which also include a 4- and 8-year-old. https://t.co/8HRFiEw02O
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 17, 2024

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June 17, 2024 by V Leigh

A reminder that white supremacy in 2024 isn’t only a KKK terrorist wearing a hood—it’s also South Carolina Board of Education removing AP African American Studies from its curriculum, but proudly keeping AP European History. This is how systemic racism continues to thrive today.

A reminder that white supremacy in 2024 isn’t only a KKK terrorist wearing a hood—it’s also South Carolina Board of Education removing AP African American Studies from its curriculum, but proudly keeping AP European History.

This is how systemic racism continues to thrive today.
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) June 11, 2024

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The South Carolina Department of Education said AP African American studies will not be offered in the state’s schools anymore https://t.co/6gjinkvU7l
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 10, 2024

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The more Black people support a policy in the U.S., the *lower* the likelihood that U.S. institutions write that policy into law.https://t.co/Wr6vKfnvnG https://t.co/3R0LWOuU7i pic.twitter.com/bXfF8mZBF3
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) June 10, 2024

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After an appeals court ruled against the Fearless Fund for black women-run startups, critically acclaimed actor @WendellPierce speaks out. Why he shared his experience with modern racism. “I wanted to show the damaging effect of when bigotry is memorialized in law.” pic.twitter.com/rUgXZfIPPM
— Abby D. Phillip (@abbydphillip) June 5, 2024

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3 Black male passengers recount their humiliating experience of being pulled off an American Airlines flight with other Black passengers over a reported complaint about body odor. The men didn’t know each other or sit near each other! They are now filing a lawsuit alleging racial… pic.twitter.com/z4pLMtVZ1E
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) May 30, 2024

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A team of Public Integrity reporters, editors, & researchers used Freedmen’s Bureau records to identify 1,250 Black men & women who had earned land as reparations after the Civil War. A year and a half later, almost all the land had been taken back. READ: https://t.co/l04c7WfagE
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) June 15, 2024

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BREAKING: The Oklahoma Supreme Court has dismissed the Tulsa Race Massacre case, in what was likely the final opportunity for survivors to receive justicehttps://t.co/5AOAwneh0e
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) June 12, 2024

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Oppression Monitor Daily

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Month: June 2024

If we have money for war, we have money for reparations. The U.S. government OWES the descendants of enslaved Black people both cash AND systemic reparations for the harms of enslavement, Black Codes, redlining, Jim Crow, mass incarceration, and more. Reparations NOW.

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outside, even if shelter space is lacking.

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A reminder that the 10th and final stage of genocide is denial. This is textbook and horrifying.

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Vaccine specialist Dr. Paul Offit says RFK Jr. is directly responsible for the deaths of 83 people in Samoa, most of whom were young children, due to his role in depressing vaccination rates on the island.

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A Missouri woman’s murder conviction tossed after 43 years. Her lawyers say a police officer did it

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In late capitalism, even the waves give you cancer. We’re fucked. For humanity to survive, capitalism must die.

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Top Dems approve $18B military package for Israel, including 50 fighter jets. All in the backdrop of UNSC passing a binding resolution demanding ceasefire, ICC, ICJ, & UN accusing Israel of war crimes, & Israel refusing to abide by UN resolution Barbaric

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BREAKING UN investigation concludes that Israel is committing the crime of EXTERMINATION in Gaza. The truth is out.

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BREAKING: The Supreme Court invalidates a ban on bump stocks enacted after the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history.

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A reminder that white supremacy in 2024 isn’t only a KKK terrorist wearing a hood—it’s also South Carolina Board of Education removing AP African American Studies from its curriculum, but proudly keeping AP European History. This is how systemic racism continues to thrive today.

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