May 18, 2020 by V Leigh

“There’s a cruelty here that I don’t think I’ve seen”

Striking garbage workers in New Orleans, making $10.25 an hour, were fired en masse this week.

Now, they are being replaced by prison labor. https://t.co/Os5a52qOo5
— Mike Elk (@MikeElk) May 10, 2020

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Capitalism has brought about levels of income inequality that are unjust and unsustainable.

Three men in America own more wealth than the bottom HALF of the country. This is disturbing. Unfettered capitalism is not the path forward.#RIPCapitalism

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— McAuley 🍽 (@McauleyHolmes) May 13, 2020

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On top of years of income inequality, women have also been most heavily affected by this economic crisis. We have a responsibility to provide aid to displaced workers and ensure equal pay for women as they re-enter the workforce. https://t.co/iDQciwYF78
— Reverend Raphael Warnock (@ReverendWarnock) May 11, 2020

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Before the early 1980s, there weren’t millions of people experiencing homelessness in the United States. The modern crisis can be traced to drastic Reagan-era cuts to affordable housing in the middle of an economic recession. https://t.co/W3nLJSaPiE
— The Appeal (@theappeal) April 25, 2020

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“There’s a cruelty here that I don’t think I’ve seen…” As I have said before, homelessness and housing insecurity are directly connected to income inequality. Time to fix that. #waleg @markoliias America’s Cities Could House Everyone if They Chose To https://t.co/3jO1TlQL7c
— Patty Kuderer (@senpattykuderer) May 17, 2020

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April 22, 2020 by V Leigh

Coronavirus Lays Bare The Staggering Class Inequalities That Divide America

This is a fantastic article addressing a very real issue with the rebound from this difficult chapter. Prepare for the Ultimate Gaslighting* – Julio Vincent Gambuto – Medium #Gaslighting #COVIDー19 https://t.co/x41EtmvrBw
— Bethany Lambert (@ComposinCounsel) April 11, 2020

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.@chrislhayes: “We cannot go back to normal until we have a vaccine, there is no business as usual. Things will change.”https://t.co/c5evgn0Aah
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) April 12, 2020

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Officials spent 20 years preparing for a pandemic.

When it finally arrived, they ran into an unexpected problem: A president who refused to act.https://t.co/Xt8roO9mYX
— POLITICO (@politico) April 13, 2020

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Governors plead for federal help on coronavirus testing, contradicting Trump’s claims that testing is widely available https://t.co/awxgBmcEaX
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) April 19, 2020

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As COVID-19 exposes the class inequalities that have long divided America, support for Medicare for All has surged to near record highs, and 7 in 10 Americans support halting evictions and freezing rent during the crisis. https://t.co/yDFwV28uPn
— The Appeal (@theappeal) April 16, 2020

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April 21, 2020 by V Leigh

Coronavirus is an inequality crisis: people left without food, unable to pay rent, abused at home. We need to start talking about it.

I’m so tired. https://t.co/HUXYLOi1Xw
— Kimberly Atkins (@KimberlyEAtkins) April 14, 2020

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imagine if cops just….handed out masks instead https://t.co/3AMJT2t2YU
— aída chávez (@aidachavez) April 10, 2020

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More than three dozen immigrant children at a Heartland Alliance shelter for unaccompanied minors have tested positive for COVID-19. https://t.co/PfSumDOHjW
— CBS Chicago (@cbschicago) April 14, 2020

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In Chicago. 270 people at Cook County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19. 210 are incarcerated and 60 are staff. https://t.co/EF0GOeaPIY
— Rebecca Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) April 4, 2020

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COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting African Americans, but our health system has struggled to address health inequality since long before the coronavirus pandemic. It’s time to end these disparities. https://t.co/zeZlM1L650
— Rep. Lauren Underwood (@RepUnderwood) April 17, 2020

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Coronavirus is an inequality crisis: people left without food, unable to pay rent, abused at home. We need to start talking about it. >> Today’s col. https://t.co/3IDtgwtNRL
— Frances Ryan (@DrFrancesRyan) April 15, 2020

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April 13, 2020 by V Leigh

White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is working with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on a possible plan to help U.S. farmers by reducing wages for foreign guest workers on American farms.

NEW: White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows is working with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on a possible plan to help U.S. farmers by reducing wages for foreign guest workers on American farms. https://t.co/bde2558h69
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) April 10, 2020

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This is how the GOP plans to treat the migrant farmworkers who are making it possible for us to eat. Wow wow wow wow wow wow #coronavirus https://t.co/B8FY1mypgS
— Rinku Sen (@rinkuwrites) April 11, 2020

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Once you acknowledge the plain fact that the U.S. has deliberately engineered — and maintained for over a century — an agricultural system dependent on migrant labor, you see that “the undocumented” aren’t an illicit foreign presence, but a hyper-exploited domestic caste. pic.twitter.com/1Yzvv4qtrL
— Eric Levitz (@EricLevitz) April 4, 2020

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Farmworkers are on the front lines of this pandemic, ensuring our communities are fed—and the Trump administration wants to reward them by cutting their pay. This is shameful.

Make no mistake: We will fight for farmworkers with everything we’ve got. https://t.co/1MAdQe4MdG
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) April 11, 2020

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Cutting the pay of farmworkers will starve the American people!!!!

Farmers are struggling, but the answer is NOT to hurt those who are helping farmers. We must prioritize folks on the frontlines, NOT corporations and no-strings-attached industry bailouts. https://t.co/nWFPgKaFli
— J.D. Scholten (@JDScholten) April 11, 2020

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January 14, 2020 by V Leigh

We need to raise the minimum wage and tie it to inflation.

ICYMI: @AyannaPressley @IlhanMN talk Black economic opportunity in Boston https://t.co/1p6yrL2sFw

— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) January 12, 2020

"If the federal minimum wage in 1968 had kept up with inflation and productivity, it would now be $22 an hour. Instead, it’s $7.25," write @NickKristof and @WuDunn https://t.co/fh9SlEvp7r

— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) January 10, 2020

Raising the minimum wage by $1 or more appears to reduce the suicide rate, especially in times when unemployment is high and it's hard to find a job, a new study finds.https://t.co/gJOB8k0miN

— NPR (@NPR) January 9, 2020

The federal minimum wage is still $7.25/hr. https://t.co/ZLw6SdPhUy

— West Virginia IWW (@WestVirginiaIWW) January 11, 2020

We need to raise the minimum wage and tie it to inflation.

And we need to make sure we leave no tipped workers behind.https://t.co/MQYI1z4t23

— Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez (@cristinafortx) January 11, 2020

December 29, 2019 by V Leigh

The amount of money cities spend on anti homeless architecture is much, much more than it would cost to provide everyone with housing..

deterrence of homeless seeking shelter from rain under bridges pic.twitter.com/tFN3Uwkbrv

— Garland 🌏🕊 Tulsi 🕊🌍 (@Inartica) December 24, 2019

The amount of money cities spend on anti homeless architecture is much, much more than it would cost to provide everyone with a house. They choose to punish the poorest people in our society not to save money but purely because they believe that homeless people deserve to suffer. https://t.co/SmtWdVwWZy

— Lapis🌹🦋 (@DegenerateThing) December 27, 2019

This infuriates my soul…can’t use the money to help the homeless so ya use it to build fucking SPIKES. Y’all really treat homeless people like dirt, yo. https://t.co/eESTRbA0So

— tori @ 2020 vision 👀 (@torimani_) December 27, 2019

homeless spikes gets the most results…also try homeless architecture. pic.twitter.com/MOkURLCuDL

— Garland 🌏🕊 Tulsi 🕊🌍 (@Inartica) December 24, 2019

"Anti-homeless" hostile architecture, a thread.

Toronto. These devices (left) keep homeless people from sleeping on the grates to avoid freezing to death (right). pic.twitter.com/3oxWOLRHJn

— Chad Loder (@chadloder) December 28, 2019

Calgary. @isaacazuelos documented the whimsical, brightly colored anti-homeless architecture in his neighborhood with the caption:

"When you’re inclusive but still hate the poor." pic.twitter.com/a6mXaakJvH

— Chad Loder (@chadloder) December 28, 2019

Los Angeles. The city calls these "arm-rests".

More homeless people die from hypothermia in Los Angeles than in New York or San Francisco. pic.twitter.com/GwgIHtTaDL

— Chad Loder (@chadloder) December 28, 2019

October 20, 2019 by V Leigh

Tweets Round-Up for 10/20/2019

#Muslim Teen Who Was Hit And Smeared As 'ISIS' Wasn’t Protected By School, Mom Says – https://t.co/0Y0WXuSNKw

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) October 5, 2019

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It is 2019 and this is still not a settled legal matter. Don’t you EVER try to persuade LGBT people that we’re overreaching. https://t.co/YHMa73855Q

— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) October 5, 2019

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“You guys part of the new fare evasion crackdown?”

“Yep.” pic.twitter.com/dH8AL7zSkC

— Jake Offenhartz (@jangelooff) October 10, 2019

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you gotta love capitalism where the government “can’t afford” to offer $2 transit rides for free but can afford to pay 3 cops to stand there https://t.co/pptgZNpVMp

— connor 🌹 (@alsoconnor) October 11, 2019

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The countries with the highest child poverty rate (GDP as % of global GDP):

🇹🇷 25.3% (1.24%)
🇮🇱 23.7% (0.6%)
🇪🇸 22.0% (2.3%)
🇨🇱 21.5% (0.5%)
🇺🇸 21.2% (24%)

It’s sad and cruel for any child to live in poverty — especially in a country with as much wealth as the United States.

— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) October 11, 2019

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November 12, 2018 by V Leigh

News of the prison and justice system

The US is the only country in the world that allows its courts to sentence youth to die in prison. Washington joined 20 states to end this injustice. When will other states follow suit? https://t.co/Y0dftvcAv0

— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) October 19, 2018

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As a teen, Pedro Hernandez spent 12 months at Rikers unable to make bail. This summer, we reported that documents revealed that the Bronx DA was still withholding key evidence in his case. This last week the DA agreed to dismiss his remaining charges. https://t.co/CjPf3V9ugm

— The Appeal (@theappeal) October 14, 2018

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If incarcerated Pennsylvanians want to read, they now must come up with $147 to purchase a tablet and then pay a private company for electronic versions of their reading material. And keep in mind, incarcerated people are paid less than $1 per hour. https://t.co/DyNVC7ssAV

— The Appeal (@theappeal) October 15, 2018

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8. African Americans are exponentially more likely to be wrongly convicted (and executed) for crimes they never committed.

SOURCE: https://t.co/CkbWz12i3Z

SOURCE: https://t.co/6wAVpi10Bb

SOURCE: https://t.co/68DdGoTUa4 #WhyWeSayBlackLivesMatter

— Shaun King (@shaunking) April 21, 2018

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A few months ago, someone slipped me a copy of a grievance against a Harris County judge. I started digging, went down a data rabbit hole & ended up w/this story. One finding: 96% of the kids the cty sent to juvy prison last year were children of color. https://t.co/mzSoCaV34I

— Keri Blakinger (@keribla) October 21, 2018

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Forced, sudden withdrawal in jail can be deadly. In Colorado, Tyler Tabor died of dehydration in jail after experiencing painful opiate withdrawal symptoms for three days. Nearly all withdrawal deaths, especially those due to dehydration, are preventable. https://t.co/V1QmDdktdV

— The Appeal (@theappeal) October 15, 2018

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How America Systematically Fails Survivors of Sexual Violence | American Civil Liberties Union
See more at -> #SoJustSystemic https://t.co/bis8xvrnG7

— Rhonda Ragsdale (@profragsdale) October 17, 2018

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“Many reformers rightly point out that an ankle bracelet is preferable to a prison cell. Yet I find it difficult to call this progress. As I see it, digital prisons are to mass incarceration what Jim Crow was to slavery.“ – Michelle Alexander https://t.co/F5KNnhOx8V

— The Appeal (@theappeal) November 10, 2018

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The prison system sees us as easy targets. Trans and queer folks are stalked and preyed upon by police.

-Keira Dixon with @YouthBreakOUT on how trans and queer bodies are used to support the the prison industrial complex NOLA pic.twitter.com/3eElk77pgZ

— Rinku Sen (@rinkuwrites) November 9, 2018

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September 8, 2018 by V Leigh

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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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August 30, 2017 by V Leigh

10 actions you can take to stop white supremacy and stand up for civil & human rights

President Trump will never seriously denounce white supremacy. Here's why: pic.twitter.com/JFo0gED4Wi

— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 17, 2017

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What Trump said versus what I saw – https://t.co/YqKjJ3hyQX

— Kerry Propper (@Greysmack) August 17, 2017

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Arizona's largest newspaper on Arpaio pardon: Racism isn't just ok for Trump, "it's a goal" https://t.co/Faa6w1mf8r pic.twitter.com/0ARp7rK5Rx

— The Hill (@thehill) August 26, 2017

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"I think he did all he could do."

Trump supporters at the president's Phoenix rally weigh in on his response to Charlottesville pic.twitter.com/70BaMT3Lwm

— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) August 26, 2017

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About That "Blacks For Trump" Guy Standing Behind Trump At The Phoenix Rally…. https://t.co/V3NSww7jcK

— Maeryn Boirionnach (@NiftyWitch) August 26, 2017

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So we started with "I'm not racist" & "I love all people" & ended with immigrants are criminals & "build that wall." Right. #PhoenixRally

— Deepa Iyer (@dviyer) August 23, 2017

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We must fight back. Here are 10 actions you can take to stop white supremacy and stand up for civil & human rights: https://t.co/oMbvAgwnZj pic.twitter.com/0myZ01IFXz

— Civil Rights (@civilrightsorg) August 17, 2017

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