June 5, 2022 by V Leigh

The world has just ten weeks’ worth of wheat left after Ukraine war

🚨 The world has just ten weeks’ worth of wheat left after Ukraine war

Food supplies are being rocked by Russia’s invasion of the ‘breadbasket of Europe’ 🧵👇https://t.co/ar8F6hPhfs pic.twitter.com/OxZU6QplyR
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 20, 2022

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To help Ukraine export its wheat, Poland is scouring Europe for spare train wagons, encouraging truck companies to send drivers east and dispatching leaders to reassure far-off countries desperate for wheat https://t.co/Bi6dcEKiSb
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) June 3, 2022

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The blocking of grain exports from Ukraine endangers the lives of millions of people. I make a heartfelt appeal that every effort be made to guarantee the universal human right to food. Please do not use wheat, a staple food, as a weapon of war!
— Pope Francis (@Pontifex) June 1, 2022

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Russia has shipped more than 100,000 tonnes of wheat ‘plundered’ from Ukrainian storage facilities to its ally #Syria in recent months, Ukraine’s embassy tells @Reuters. https://t.co/Uxuk6o6Ubl
— Maya Gebeily (@GebeilyM) June 2, 2022

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🌍🌾 The #UkraineWar has caused global grain prices to surge, particularly in Africa, where 44% of wheat imports come from Ukraine.

Climate change and the pandemic had already increased the impact of food crises on the continent.@leomcguinn has more ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/9GxkCWDtqT
— FRANCE 24 English (@France24_en) June 3, 2022

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With nearly half of Haiti’s population facing severe hunger by next month, we must act fast to ensure food security on the island.

Proud to join @RepSchakowsky & colleagues in urging @USAID to distribute emergency food aid to Haiti swiftly & equitably.https://t.co/w9EnzaG8qO
— Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@RepPressley) May 26, 2022

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June 2, 2022 by V Leigh

Unfortunately powerful people are already trying to rehabilitate police and give them even more money, so we need to say, again, that what happened in Uvalde wasn’t police failing. It was the outcome of us relying on cops to keep us safe when that is not their purpose.

Unfortunately powerful people are already trying to rehabilitate police and give them even more money, so we need to say, again, that what happened in Uvalde wasn’t police failing. It was the outcome of us relying on cops to keep us safe when that is not their purpose. 🧵
— Read Wobblies and Zapatistas (@JoshuaPotash) May 30, 2022

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Most Americans assume that cops have a duty to protect us, which is why there’s a seemingly endless amount of funding offered to police. But the Supreme Court ruled that there’s no duty to protect in 2005. https://t.co/wK0rT9GZIV
— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) May 27, 2022

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I have spent the past few days researching the training of Uvalde officers, including the tactics they were expected to use to halt school shooters.

The documents are jarring. Here’s a thread of our findings so far.

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— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) May 28, 2022

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Holy shit. Texas DPS just admitted that the on-scene commander incorrectly thought that there were no alive children in the barricaded classroom when in fact there were (they were calling 911) – and that the police did not do anything to save them. #UvaldePolice
— Jo Kaur (@SikhFeminist) May 27, 2022

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reading this live blog is making me physically ill https://t.co/pGTD4ZUcme pic.twitter.com/ccVtNzmJhK
— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) May 27, 2022

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75 minutes.

Texas Police now admit that they had officers IN THE SCHOOL from 11:35AM until the shooter was killed at 12:50pm and did virtually NOTHING that whole time.

Even when they heard more shots they refused to make a move.

Even when kids called 911 they refused to move.
— Shaun King (@shaunking) May 27, 2022

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Uvalde Medic Learns Of Daughter’s Death While Responding To The Shooting https://t.co/Vx3ZXo5XC6 via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (@glncv) May 27, 2022

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Coward Cops REFUSED To Save School Children’s Lives During Texas Shooting https://t.co/sRvXhrnkaz via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (@glncv) May 27, 2022

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In 1984, at a McDonald’s in San Ysidro, 22 were gunned down. It was one of the first and one of worst mass shootings in US history. It happened on border, victims were mainly Mexican-Americans. SWAT took 77 minutes to end it. Nothing’s changed in 40 years.https://t.co/bdgiUbOhx4
— Arun Gupta Insane Anglo Warlord (@arunindy) May 28, 2022

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May 21, 2022 by V Leigh

Justice for Shireen Abu Aqleh

Imagine watching this and arguing that she was killed by a stray bullet from palestinian fighters. Clear as day there is a israeli sniper somewhere in the distance who killed her and is trying to kill the people helping her. Sick. https://t.co/96MYbCNesm
— Moud (@MoudtheDood) May 11, 2022

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Israel will not hold criminal inquiry into killing of journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh https://t.co/IDx0lRubDT
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 19, 2022

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LONG THREAD: I don’t think enough people realize how Shireen Abu Aqleh’s funeral was one of the longest and biggest in the history of Palestine. A Palestinian icon got the farewell she deserves. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/WpdJWyeBow
— Zaid (@ZaidAmali) May 14, 2022

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Shireen Abu Aqleh obituary https://t.co/k09UxEECEN
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 20, 2022

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December 18, 2021 by V Leigh

There are 28 empty homes for every homeless person in this country.

Irony is LGBTQ youth are among the most likely to be homeless https://t.co/gURNaaCBDJ
— Katelyn Burns (@transscribe) December 1, 2021

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Homeless man set on fire while asleep in San Francisco dies https://t.co/6SLoaYHR8j
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) October 14, 2021

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“Nearly half of Black voters in Los Angeles County have been homeless, have experienced housing insecurity in the past year or know someone who has — a significantly larger share than for other racial and ethnic groups, according to a new poll.”https://t.co/Ueu6HPV2V3
— Dr. Keisha N. Blain (@KeishaBlain) December 1, 2021

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There are 28 empty homes for every homeless person in this country. Not to mention all the empty buildings that aren’t classified as homes (empty retail, empty public buildings, etc).
— Rebecca Parson for Congress, WA-06 (@RebeccaforWA) December 8, 2021

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September 23, 2021 by V Leigh

“America’s time in Afghanistan is up. What we owe to their people has no expiration date” – and other tweets this week

NEW: A cop in Illinois claims he was “instructed” to play music to trigger YouTube copyright filters when an activist was filming him, according to docs we acquired using a public records request.https://t.co/qN9NmrxZSA
— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) September 9, 2021

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The FDA delayed a decision on whether to permit Juul to stay on the market while banning the sale of thousands of other e-cigarettes https://t.co/KrSHIdeEsH
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) September 10, 2021

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Police corporation explained

Check out Art’s video! #TikTok https://t.co/Ats4iL0csC
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) September 4, 2021

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Black infants die at twice the rate of White infants. “In 2019, almost 3,600 more Black babies died before their first birthday,” @AnnaFlagg writes.

The so-called “pro-life” folks hardly seem to care about the Black infants (and mothers) dying each year.https://t.co/FMYrjTVUzr
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) September 2, 2021

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.@Brian_Castner: “America’s time in Afghanistan is up. What we owe to their people has no expiration date” https://t.co/8u9XuuAirL
— TIME (@TIME) September 10, 2021

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September 10, 2021 by V Leigh

Something just happened in Georgia that almost NEVER happens when we fight for justice

Check out Ep. 513 – Something just happened in Georgia that almost NEVER happens when we fight for justice https://t.co/4YgS6dgbPi
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) September 4, 2021

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A grand jury indicted a former prosecutor in Georgia, accusing her of “showing favor and affection” to one of the men now charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery and for directing police officers not to arrest another suspect. https://t.co/YUlVvdA9yl
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 3, 2021

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The district attorney in Georgia who initially handled the investigation of the February 2020 shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery was charged on Thursday for allegedly showing favor to one of Arbery’s accused killers and obstructing the case. https://t.co/aYoLq1hW3U
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 2, 2021

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Jackie Johnson, former Brunswick DA, has been indicted for violation of her oath as a public officer and ‘obstructing and hindering a law enforcement officer’ in relation to the investigation into the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the office of GA AG Chris Carr announced on Thursday. pic.twitter.com/wkjqfxoN4w
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) September 3, 2021

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September 10, 2021 by V Leigh

Can Hurricane Ida move public opinion on climate change?

Maybe we can stop calling them alarmists now and just people with a basic grasp on history and politics https://t.co/SJkXsiPTbc
— Fiona Applebum says #BlockShaunKing 🍎 (@WrittenByHanna) September 3, 2021

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“The state has acknowledged that not every community can be saved.” https://t.co/pP7xWxr7pp
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 4, 2021

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Four Louisiana nursing home residents who were evacuated ahead of Hurricane Ida have died, state officials said, and state inspectors say they were prevented this week from conducting a full assessment of conditions in the site where they were relocated. https://t.co/FCa5ZblU7t
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 3, 2021

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“Law-enforcement officials and volunteers helped evacuate roughly 800 people from the area by boat and helicopter during and after the storm, as floodwaters rose up to 10 feet…”https://t.co/dAKUqG12RX
— Maddow Blog (@MaddowBlog) September 2, 2021

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At least 11 people were found dead in basements after torrential rains flooded New York City — nearly as many as those killed by Hurricane Ida in Louisiana, where the storm made landfall. https://t.co/xvdTmUUnIG pic.twitter.com/zBQPACVSzA
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 3, 2021

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No words. This is what happened last night in New Yorkhttps://t.co/LGiSwvhVsR pic.twitter.com/SNoyhUnWNe
— Radio Free Amanda 余美娜 (@catcontentonly) September 3, 2021

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This video shows just how quickly floodwaters can submerge a basement. So many people live in basement apartments pic.twitter.com/XBkt6s264G
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) September 3, 2021

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We’re old enough to remember like two months ago when the right-wing tried to convince us that infrastructure had nothing to do with the climate crisis. https://t.co/4fdgkmjIRD
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) September 3, 2021

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Believe it or not, the full-scale collapse of the NYC transit infrastructure appears to be wreaking havoc in the lives of working-class New Yorkers who can’t just work from home pic.twitter.com/0aWEXEqAst
— Noah Hurowitz (@NoahHurowitz) September 2, 2021

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Climate change is making hurricanes like Ida worse. As the planet warms, storms:

◾️ are more likely to be larger and stronger
◾️ move more slowly and drop more rain
◾️ intensify faster, like how quickly Ida went from a Category 1 to a Category 4https://t.co/KXWChygUtE pic.twitter.com/LPEJBFxVre
— NPR (@NPR) August 30, 2021

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Richmond says Ida’s impact shows need for infrastructure, climate change legislation https://t.co/LcYMx2xuQV
— POLITICO (@politico) September 5, 2021

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Can Hurricane Ida move public opinion on climate change?https://t.co/fGHssCsnVl
— TIME (@TIME) September 4, 2021

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August 27, 2021 by V Leigh

Thousands of people attempt to flee by any transportation necessary after Taliban forces take control of the capital city

Scenes from Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday showed a sea of cars at a complete standstill, as thousands of people attempt to flee by any transportation necessary after Taliban forces take control of the capital city pic.twitter.com/ubaLsCE8wt
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 17, 2021

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President Biden said he ‘stood squarely behind’ his decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan and rejected broad criticism of the chaotic withdrawal that is posing a political crisis for him https://t.co/cCGG0vSgX7 pic.twitter.com/sLd9lNC7WP
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 17, 2021

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls on the U.S. to help our veterans keep their personal promises to America’s Afghan allies and accept as many refugees from #Afghanistan as possible, as the 20-years-long war draws to a close.https://t.co/AGxHQ9yS2K via @TheReidOut
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) August 27, 2021

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“This week… we are seeing a reckoning. For 20 years, longer than we were in Vietnam, we have been telling lies to the American public,” @DavidCornDC says of #Afghanistan. #TheReidOut #reiders pic.twitter.com/WC5U9fYGOr
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) August 26, 2021

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BREAKING UPDATE: Kabul airport blast on Thursday killed 13 U.S. service members and at least 100 Afghans, according to a Health Ministry source, as thousands return to the airport despite ISIS-K threat. https://t.co/RBxIuGn5NP
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 27, 2021

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Hundreds of Afghan families camping at a Kabul park are begging for food and shelter after the Taliban overran their provinces.

Read more ➡ https://t.co/8g2eSqSkNi pic.twitter.com/R8o5AREOqe
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 27, 2021

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“If we leave, who stays?”

Dr Alberto Cairo has worked in Afghanistan since 1990 and says some people have no choice but to stay in the countryhttps://t.co/IhIi8ZtrE6
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) August 27, 2021

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May 25, 2021 by V Leigh

The FBI previously investigated a Georgia doctor accused of performing unnecessary gynecological procedures on women detained at an ICE center.

Border patrol complaining now they have to treat migrants with some dignity & respect.

The acting BP chief “objected to a new directive to stop using the term ‘alien’ when referring to migrants, saying it would hurt agents’ morale.”

Boo hoo😢https://t.co/cmGi04PSeU
— SBCC (@SBCCoalition) May 14, 2021

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The FBI previously investigated a #Georgia doctor accused of performing unnecessary gynecological procedures on women detained at an ICE center.

Now, the inquiry is expanded to include the alleged mistreatment of all former patients.

Read more: https://t.co/h2tj8AcVPF
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) May 14, 2021

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In Dec, we assisted 10 women who were held at ICDC & faced medical abuse at the hands of gynecologist Mahendra Amin.

A number of the women have since been deported.

Read more on the medical grievances filed–– calling for the revocation of Amin’s license:https://t.co/g3zDj5nKI0
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) May 14, 2021

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May 24, 2021 by V Leigh

Police brutality is an international problem.

Minnesota.
Colombia.
Brazil.
Palestine.

Police brutality is an international problem.

The United States Congress should unequivocally stand against violent suppression and pass my resolution that does just that. https://t.co/zIsAW1Ax02
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 14, 2021

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Officers who killed Breonna Taylor should not have fired their weapons, internal investigator finds https://t.co/ljlHS1FPan
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 11, 2021

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THREAD on L.A. sheriffs’ attacks and harassment of Black and brown families in Los Angeles. We’re facing an all-out human rights crisis.

On top of these families surviving sheriffs’ killing their loved ones—they’ve been surviving day after day their relentless harassment. https://t.co/yqAo33YRx3
— Andrés Dae Keun Kwon 권대건 (@andreskwon) May 4, 2021

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The fully militarized police loaded into the back of a pickup truck, swarmed him in SWAT gear, and shot him in the back of the head as he drove away. For a DRUG ARREST.

This is unacceptable. The police pulled up ready to kill him and that’s exactly what they did. https://t.co/tGGcPLHRKB
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) May 19, 2021

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“Allen Russel, a 38-year-old Black man, will still serve a life sentence for possession of marijuana after a Mississippi Appeals Court upheld his sentence.”

Meanwhile, the marijuana industry (mostly run by white people) is expected to make $24 billion in sales this year. https://t.co/ZmHJeO3MiG
— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) May 14, 2021

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City of Columbus will pay $10 million settlement to family of Andre Hill, unarmed Black man shot dead by police https://t.co/izrrIIP1Ki
— CBS News (@CBSNews) May 14, 2021

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The world has just ten weeks’ worth of wheat left after Ukraine war

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Unfortunately powerful people are already trying to rehabilitate police and give them even more money, so we need to say, again, that what happened in Uvalde wasn’t police failing. It was the outcome of us relying on cops to keep us safe when that is not their purpose.

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Justice for Shireen Abu Aqleh

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There are 28 empty homes for every homeless person in this country.

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“America’s time in Afghanistan is up. What we owe to their people has no expiration date” – and other tweets this week

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Something just happened in Georgia that almost NEVER happens when we fight for justice

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Can Hurricane Ida move public opinion on climate change?

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Thousands of people attempt to flee by any transportation necessary after Taliban forces take control of the capital city

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