The city of Vallejo destroyed key evidence in six police shootings (purging firearm evidence, fingerprints, witness interviews, victims’ clothing, detective case files), emptying box after box into a large dumpster.@OpenVallejo @laurencedsault @geoffwkinghttps://t.co/Gyce9mAR75
— Ken Armstrong (@bykenarmstrong) February 6, 2023
Shooting at Perry High School in Iowa is the 4th shooting at a school so far in 2024.
— K-12 School Shooting Database (@K12ssdb) January 4, 2024
So far this year, a man with an AR-15 fired 100 shots outside a school in Louisiana, 14-year-old shot a teenage girl during a fight, and bullet went through an occupied classroom window. pic.twitter.com/LQSdNGNBVm
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1 in 5 adults has had a family member killed by a gun.
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) January 11, 2024
We must change that.
To save lives, Congress and state legislators must act: Ban assault weapons, make background checks universal, and enact red flag laws.
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Despite opposition from police, paramedics and parents, Iowa Republicans introduced and passed permitless carry, a deadly law that allows civilians to carry loaded guns in public without a background check, safety training or permitting. https://t.co/qcnlLVpC0m
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 4, 2024
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Read this thread. There were 376 cops at Uvalde. Despite that there were multiple major failures in the response that cost lives. More cops will not stop school shootings. What will is comprehensive federal gun reform. All the republicans “solutions” always involve more guns. https://t.co/Nsj3lggTdR
— David Hogg 🟧 (@davidhogg111) January 20, 2024
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Nearly 400 officers responded to the Uvalde shooting, including five SROs, 25 officers, 16 sheriff’s deputies, 149 Border Patrol officers, 91 state police officers and 13 US Marshals.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 18, 2024
They couldn’t stop a teen with an assault rifle and a death wish. pic.twitter.com/F7HNfZJuKD
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The police response to the Uvalde school shooting was riddled with “cascading failures,” according to a DOJ report released yesterday.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) January 19, 2024
But we’ve all failed the victims of gun violence in Uvalde and across the country by not passing common sense reforms. pic.twitter.com/z5gBrJcNzc
A Los Angeles deputy shot and killed Niani Finlayson within roughly three seconds of entering her home after she had called 911 for help during a domestic violence incident, video shows https://t.co/qMCFUl3pKk
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) December 30, 2023
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Cop Fatally Shoots Black Mom In Front Of 9-Year-Old Daughter https://t.co/BkIIsemtHQ via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) January 2, 2024
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There must be a thorough investigation into the killing of the 27-year-old Niani Finlayson, who called the LA County Sheriff’s Department to come to her residence and save her from the domestic violence that she was experiencing from her boyfriend. LA County Sheriff’s deputies…
— Maxine Waters (@RepMaxineWaters) January 2, 2024
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New: LA sheriff released bodycam of an officer killing Niani Finlayson, who had called 911 saying an ex was attacking her. Deputy Ty Shelton fired 4 shots at her within 3 seconds of entering.
— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) December 30, 2023
No deescalation, nearly instant lethal force against a victim: https://t.co/jd2az3lRvQ
Told y’all they weren’t just coming for CRT (which they don’t even understand). They want to ban all teaching about Black folk. Ultimately they want to roll back even the most basic progress of the past 1/2 century.
— Tim Wise (@timjacobwise) December 23, 2023
MO school board bans black history.https://t.co/7ytidiB1lG
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The same people who don’t want to admit the Civil War was about slavery are the same people who want to ban Critical Race Theory and teaching African American Studies
— 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 (@exavierpope) December 29, 2023
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VP Harris criticized DeSantis over the language in the summer. DeSantis invited her to a debate over the curriculum, which she rejected.
— aaron navarro (@aaronlarnavarro) December 28, 2023
“There is no roundtable— we will accept to debate an undeniable fact. There were no redeeming qualities of slavery.” https://t.co/wFHmX5K6cU
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Nikki Haley defended not citing slavery as the cause of the Civil War during a campaign event in New Hampshire, saying that this was “a given” for people who grew up in the South: “To me, it was about freedom. It’s bigger than slavery.” https://t.co/srBkAo1OVR pic.twitter.com/GMPjLwZ8Qn
— CBS News (@CBSNews) December 28, 2023
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Nikki Haley’s refusal to even acknowledge slavery reminds me of Malcolm X’s wisdom from 60+ years ago when asked if we’ve made “progress” on racial justice.
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) December 28, 2023
No! He responds. Because “They wont even admit the knife is there.”
How little has changed.😐pic.twitter.com/KiDdCB1T8E
39-year-old Stephen Clay Perkins should be alive & well with his loved ones today in Decatur, #Alabama.
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) December 27, 2023
The #SPLC repeats our call for a complete reimagining of policing in the U.S. ⬇️
📣 Share, echo & act! #JusticeForStevePerkins is not just a tagline – it’s a call to action. pic.twitter.com/UVJDVroECs
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Wrong house, unarmed, hands up. it seems to be never ending #justiceforsteveperkins (video by https://t.co/7sSz0yUdWV on tiktok ) pic.twitter.com/nP5bmeWnlu
— TizzyEnt (@TizzyEnt) October 9, 2023
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Mapping Police Violence finds more than 1,200 people have been killed by police so far in 2023, surpassing last year’s record for deadly police violence. Police killed more people in America this year than any other year in recent history. https://t.co/0VQVssR82S
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) December 28, 2023
Texas continues to discriminate against Black students despite passage of CROWN Act – United States Hypocrisy https://t.co/QUcWLw2KxN
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) December 16, 2023
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Why is Barbers Hill ISD still punishing students over hairstyle after Texas passed the CROWN Act? (Editorial) https://t.co/fJw70eEzJ0
— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) December 21, 2023
Dealership Calls Cops On Black Woman Falsely Accused Of Using Fraudulent… https://t.co/8m6Km0jy3t via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) December 12, 2023
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Only 33% of UNLV faculty are BIPOC, but all four victims were (the fourth victim’s identity is unconfirmed but sources say he is AAPI). So far campus administration has not acknowledged this fact. Proud of this op-ed by my #UNLV colleagues. #UNLVStrong https://t.co/uBt4tNAEpF
— Brittany Paloma Fiedler (@bpfiedler) December 14, 2023
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Ex-Obama Official Charged With HATE Crime For Harassing Halal Food Cart … https://t.co/RUHZw9p6E0 via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) November 28, 2023
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Where is FIRE? Where are all the people so worried about repression of campus speech and academic freedom? This is just deplorable. Society is regressing and we should all be appalled. https://t.co/dgoyoZzDHR
— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) December 13, 2023
Cop Fatally Shoots Unarmed Black Man ‘Trapped’ Inside Car https://t.co/3fMUFkiWrS via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) December 6, 2023
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Totally normal policy to need to implement https://t.co/IcTg8zheMD
— josie duffy rice (@jduffyrice) November 15, 2023
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NEW: The Supreme Court has rejected former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s appeal of his conviction for second-degree murder in the killing of George Floyd. https://t.co/Y6wXpvkjWH
— ABC News (@ABC) November 20, 2023
A Texas high school sent a Black student back to in-school suspension for refusing to change his hairstyle, renewing a monthslong standoff over dress code policy
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) December 5, 2023
The student has already spent over 80% of his junior year outside of his regular classroom https://t.co/FagUgXF8PL
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In a shocking hate crime at a Kansas HS, a white boy viciously attacked a Black girl student while yelling the N Word. The assault resulted in the Black girl’s nose being broken and her hospitalization. The school suspended the Black girl for 5 days. https://t.co/Xe1W4xV4tT
— The Kansas City Defender (@KCDefender) November 28, 2023
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Shawnee Mission East students demand change after racist attack | The Kansas City Star https://t.co/Zba5tqqDY5
— Kenny Akers (@KeneAkers) December 6, 2023
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A Texas woman is accusing her sons’ school district of failing to condemn racism after she says they were subjected to anti-Asian American taunts on the bus, and her older boy had a swastika drawn on his shirt last year. https://t.co/ysVROnsIJt
— NBC News (@NBCNews) December 5, 2023
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My newest piece discussing algorithmic racism in AI + EdTech was just published in @theprogressive ! I discuss how anti-black infrastructures exacerbate educational inequity, automating the school to prison nexus via The New Jim Code (@ruha9)https://t.co/wGq2a8iY4W
— Dr. Tiera Chantè Tanksley (@DrTanksley) November 25, 2023
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Palestinian students are delgating and explaining their experiences with Anti Palestinian racism and Islamophobia in schools. The youngest speaker is 16, and says her principle told her Palestine will never be free. #HamOnt pic.twitter.com/JZCSkgvAdI
— Sarah Jama (@SarahJama_) December 5, 2023
Today, the @washingtonpost shared an article detailing the lethal effects of AR-15 rifles. The piece shows graphic images of scenes of mass shootings, including the Robb Elementary School classrooms where two teachers and 19 students died. https://t.co/Qj55iDWp9F
— Natalie Haddad (@natalieontv) November 16, 2023
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A must read and view. All I could do was cry. As a teacher the scenes from the schools really hit home. The picture from Robb Elementary is devastating
— Don’t boo, VOTE (@vossect) November 17, 2023
The AR-15’s destructive force: A rare look at the weapon’s impact – Washington Post https://t.co/R2xAra3koY
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I may stand alone in my thoughts as the Washington Post introduces new photos of the Robb Elementary Massacre, the shooting that took my son Uziyah’s life.
— Brett Cross (@BCross052422) November 16, 2023
With nothing but love and respect to every family out there, from anybody who lost a loved one at our shooting, to the…