May 9, 2018 by V Leigh

Black Lives Matter

ICYMI:#Florida Police Shoot and Kill Black #LinusPhillipJr., 30,, Then Go to Funeral Home in Attempt to Unlock His Phone Using His Fingerprint – https://t.co/FbYjKMuJPb

— KOONye (@DcSlumdog) April 27, 2018

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Reason we've gone so hard on DA Anne Marie Schubert is her record speaks for itself (22 deaths/0 indictments), coupled w/the fact she gets a lot of $$$ not to prosecute is pretty evident $420,000 in donations from law enforcement organizations.

Sweet Black Liberating Dreams Fam! pic.twitter.com/N6EVPa6eva

— BlackLivesMatter Sac (@BLMSacramento) April 26, 2018

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93% of the people NYPD arrested for possession of marijuana in the first three months of 2018 were people of color: https://t.co/e2cz30QqGF pic.twitter.com/3vhTW0uaoI

— Keegan Stephan (@KeeganNYC) April 27, 2018

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Viral video shows white officers in Alabama throwing a black woman to floor at Waffle House, threatening to "break" her arm

The woman was waiting for a district manager's phone number from the waitress after she refused to pay for utensils for her order https://t.co/WQ1rUfyovs pic.twitter.com/YWsNWRKy4v

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) April 23, 2018

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A Baton Rouge police officer found guilty in an excessive force lawsuit for doing this to someone is now on the Civil Service Board, where he can put officers who’ve been fired for police violence back on the streets. https://t.co/JpsAlRBF0T pic.twitter.com/qa3aZcjHnx

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) April 28, 2018

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What we are asking is that unarmed non-violent African Americans be treated with the same patience and respect as white men who shoot cops. https://t.co/wQDPrVDomt

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 29, 2018

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MY LATEST.

Meet Kevin Smith.

That's the last known picture of him as a free man back in 2010.

8 years ago he was arrested on a drug charge in New Orleans.

AND HE WAS NEVER CONVICTED.

He's been in jail that whole time.

Somehow, it gets worse…https://t.co/zOCMbknjhw pic.twitter.com/p4RWc31Ory

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 3, 2018

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Four brilliant Black women checked out of their @Airbnb. A white woman outside waved at them and they didn't wave back.

So she called the police.

Then helicopters & a slew of police cars swarmed the area.

I've spoken to these sisters – who are shaken up, but pressing on. pic.twitter.com/dpZRUljycI

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) May 6, 2018

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April 28, 2018 by V Leigh

California cops gun down #DianteYarber, father of 3, while he was sitting in his car in Walmart parking lot

This is Naliyah. She is 7 years-old. Last week her dad #DianteYarber was shot almost two dozen times for looking suspicious in a @Walmart parking lot. She wants you to know that “His Life Mattered”!

Demand #JusticeforButchie https://t.co/di3VKE9djL pic.twitter.com/ogBpEeZ6Wt

— S. Lee Merritt, Esq. (@MeritLaw) April 18, 2018

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California police kill black father with barrage of bullets in Walmart parking lot https://t.co/O2hHN1YmK0

— The Guardian (@guardian) April 17, 2018

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Thank you to @SamTLevin & the @guardian for telling the story of the brutal police execution of #DianteYarber.

They literally fired 30 shots into his car, slaughtering him, and shooting other passengers.

He was unarmed & non-violent.https://t.co/VWAkCpv2Pz

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) April 17, 2018

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California cops gun down #DianteYarber, father of 3, while he was sitting in his car in Walmart parking lot: https://t.co/blt8HSelcI @KWestSavali pic.twitter.com/CVbG9uhsCs

— The Root (@TheRoot) April 18, 2018

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April 8, 2018 by V Leigh

Police brutality is not a “local matter”. It is a NATIONAL crisis.

Police killed Sequita Thompson's grandson in her own backyard. Now she's demanding justice for #StephonClark: pic.twitter.com/Yg0wgftL75

— The Root (@TheRoot) March 27, 2018

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4 states (DE, IA, RI, TN) have laws that only allow police to use deadly force as last resort. Police kill 20% fewer people in these states.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) July 13, 2017

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The final moments of #AltonSterling's life looked less like a police stop and more like a public execution.

Louisiana’s decision not to bring criminal charges against Baton Rouge police officers in his death raises serious questions.https://t.co/G2nZR6jYEG

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) March 27, 2018

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Thank you to the Kings & Celtics for leaning into this moment instead of away from it – which is what the NFL did for nearly two years. #StephonClark was an unarmed, non-violent 22 year old Black man shot at 20 times & killed by @SacPolice in his own backyard.

We need justice pic.twitter.com/J5rrTg75H9

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) March 25, 2018

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27.

American Police have killed 27 people since they shot & killed #StephonClark in his backyard 7 days ago.

That's more than police in most developed nations kill in a year.

More than police in most developed nations kill in a decade.

27 people.

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) March 26, 2018

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#StephonClark is a National Tragedy.
It’s also a local cycle of violence we live with everyday in Sacramento, Oakland, LA, Ferguson, Baltimore, Chicago, Houston, etc.

Ask the survivors.
Ask #NandiCainJr
Ask #JamesNelson #ListenToBlackPeople #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/aqbzXd79pE

— BlackLivesMatter Sac (@BLMSacramento) March 25, 2018

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Newly released bodycam footage shows #StephonClark was shot 20 times in 7 seconds, after police mistook his white cellphone for a gun: pic.twitter.com/6y7yFKJOlQ

— The Root (@TheRoot) March 22, 2018

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Dear @WhiteHouse, your IGNORANCE is showing. Police brutality is not a “local matter”. It is a NATIONAL crisis. #BlackLivesMatter
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— Black Caucus (@OfficialCBC) March 28, 2018

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April 2, 2018 by V Leigh

No charges to be filed in #AltonSterling death

Jane Elliott: "If you, as a white person, would be happy to receive the same treatment as our black citizens do in this society, please stand."
#AltonSterling pic.twitter.com/IaXr1XySHG

— Greg Hogben (@MyDaughtersArmy) March 27, 2018

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Anyone who defends these officers in any capacity should be fired from their jobs. They executed #AltonSterling. The Baton Rouge Police Chief is a disgrace for the speech that he gave today. He talked about people respecting the police as if the public is the cause of the trauma.

— deray (@deray) March 30, 2018

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I don’t know what people are supposed to think watching this video and knowing Officer Salamoni is still in the area, two years after murdering #AltonSterling. Any black person in America would be reasonably justified to fear for their lives in his presence.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 30, 2018

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They held on to this tape for years. Set a murderer free. Then released it.

He said he was going to murder Alton before he ever touched him. Then he did just that.

Modern day lynching. https://t.co/wt2aoiuWyB

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) March 30, 2018

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These are egregious reminders of repeated injustice and lack of police accountability. #AltonSterling is the latest victim. https://t.co/IB6BCmSIET

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) March 27, 2018

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No charges to be filed in #AltonSterling death. https://t.co/risqh0rzLh

— Don Lemon (@donlemon) March 27, 2018

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When the first few words out of an officers mouth are “Put your hands on the car or I’m going to shoot you in the f*cking head.” We know we have a damn problem! What in the holy hell? #AltonSterling video

Judge, jury and executioner!!!! https://t.co/irMkQIWE4g

— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) March 31, 2018

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Outrageous EVERY SINGLE TIME. #AltonSterling https://t.co/sHuEVGoKeJ

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) March 27, 2018

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March 23, 2018 by V Leigh

#StephonClark was fatally shot by Sacramento police in his own backyard, carrying a cell phone that was mistaken for a gun.

#StephonClark was fatally shot by Sacramento police in his own backyard, carrying a cell phone that was mistaken for a gun. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/JNgEevU7cV

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) March 21, 2018

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California police shot and killed an unarmed black man in his own backyard after mistaking his cellphone for a weapon: https://t.co/ggu5UnOvNu pic.twitter.com/Nb28fcIGvz

— The Root (@TheRoot) March 21, 2018

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Murder of #StephonClark reveals so many rotten facets of U.S. policing:

1) anti-Black bias & assumption of violence/guilt
2) property damage warranting armed (potentially lethal) response
3) ZERO de-escalation practice
4) trigger-happy or unacceptably-fearful dept culture https://t.co/voTq2CVB0A

— Kumar Rao (@KumarRaoNYC) March 21, 2018

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#StephonClark was shot twenty times and killed by the Sacramento Police on Sunday in his grandparent’s backyard.
What was he armed with?

A cell phone.
You can’t possibly be more tired of hearing this story than we are of telling it. https://t.co/Kt5ZRRrQdt pic.twitter.com/rpyNyUqNID

— Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) March 21, 2018

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As a Black man,
A Dad,
A Husband,
A Son,
A brother,
A Human Being…

I am saddened and sickened by what happened to Stephon Clark.
It could happen to me. Or my sons.
THAT is why we kneel.
THAT is why we insist #BlackLivesMatter

STOP KILLING US.#StephonClark pic.twitter.com/yeFBwZh7MR

— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) March 22, 2018

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Before they try and change his narrative, here are 9 basic but important truths about #StephonClark's life and death that everyone should know. https://t.co/5OxGoFzNWg pic.twitter.com/O58Cu8OoXm

— Blavity (@Blavity) March 22, 2018

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Sacramento police officers shot 22-year-old #StephonClark multiple times and killed him Sunday night.
The father of two had been standing in his own backyard. #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/nzNjsUirdz

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) March 21, 2018

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February 5, 2018 by V Leigh

Today should have been Trayvon Martin’s 23rd birthday. We will never stop saying his name.

A life taken away too soon!

Happy Birthday to #TrayvonMartin! Today would’ve been his 23rd birthday #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/yLEFgDtKKM

— The Root (@TheRoot) February 5, 2018

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#TrayvonMartin would have been 23 years old today, so I’m reposting this column about how the whole system failed him… https://t.co/iI1dxJDZIc pic.twitter.com/M4ovHVEAxG

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) February 5, 2018

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Trayvon Martin would have turned 23 today. https://t.co/eFKnVI1r1F

— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) February 5, 2018

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Trayvon Martin should be celebrating his 23rd birthday right now, but instead, we're uplifting his memory and pressing forward with our movement for justice in his honor. RIP, Trayvon. We will never forget. 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/awWuLtNIy8

— ESSENCE (@Essence) February 5, 2018

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Today should have been Trayvon Martin's 23rd birthday.

We will never stop saying his name. pic.twitter.com/fTpuvJpZ1b

— Women's March (@womensmarch) February 5, 2018

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Trayvon Martin would've turned 23 years old today. May we raise our fists and stand up in the face of the same racism and injustice that cut this child's life short in 2012 and continues to wreak havoc today. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/fjtGILl2Nl

— HuffPost BlackVoices (@blackvoices) February 5, 2018

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January 11, 2018 by V Leigh

Being Black in Trump Country

Via @shaunking: This happened New Year’s Day in Harker Heights, TX. A Harker Heights Police Department cop did this to a 5’1 110lb 22 year old college student. She left a NYE party after a fight broke out. At least five people have given… https://t.co/mk8vc2cfc6 pic.twitter.com/EyecG6r1KX

— KnowYourRightsCamp (@yourrightscamp) January 6, 2018

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City of Seattle agrees to pay $85,000 to settle a civil rights suit over cop using a racial slur and excessive force during the arrest of a #BlackLivesMatter activist. https://t.co/Eh0hlHeqtS by @sydbrownstone via @TheStranger

— pdx law grrrl (@pdxlawgrrrl) January 6, 2018

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My Latest.

Being Black in Trump in Country: At a birthday party, nearly 100 young people were arrested, almost all Black, when police claimed they found less than 1 ounce of weed…total.

This is an exclusively Black experience.

A crazy story….https://t.co/rFSYWTWDM8

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) January 4, 2018

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January 2, 2018 by V Leigh

Erica Garner, activist and daughter of Eric Garner, died on Saturday.

Erica Garner @es_snipes, activist and daughter of Eric Garner, died on Saturday. She was 27 years old. We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family including her mother Esaw Snipes. #RestInPower https://t.co/zrILBgUedu

— Karine Jean-Pierre (@K_JeanPierre) January 2, 2018

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In my latest for @ELLEmagazine I try to understand the sadness & anger so many of us feel in the wake of @es_snipes death "Erica Garner Died of a Heart Attack. But It's Racism That's Killing Black Women." https://t.co/DRImw03XdM

— Melissa Harris-Perry (@MHarrisPerry) January 2, 2018

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There are very good reasons why Erica Garner’s family made the request to be contacted only by black journalists. https://t.co/lTbahGK3jj

— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) December 31, 2017

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Don't forget that Erica Garner was still fighting for the cop who killed her father to get fired when she died. He's making six figures and the man who filmed it is in prison https://t.co/qnFOcswygX

— Alex Rubinstein (@RealAlexRubi) December 30, 2017

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Erica Garner (@es_snipes) was an intentional revolutionary. She didn’t stumble into the movement and shrink against the wall; she jumped in, feet planted, head high, warrior heart beating: https://t.co/Xg6XzRGp7H via @KWestSavali pic.twitter.com/qw2MG14cLd

— The Root (@TheRoot) December 31, 2017

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September 18, 2017 by V Leigh

This is Anthony Lamar Smith

This is #AnthonyLamarSmith. Murdered in cold blood by St. Louis Police Officer Jason Stockley. Was acquitted today. pic.twitter.com/2aJY0LGnpA

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) September 15, 2017

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Black life continues to disregarded in this city forcing black bodies to stand up in protest. #AnthonyLamarSmith https://t.co/uBio5drv8D

— Kayla Reed (@iKaylaReed) September 15, 2017

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An officer can use his own gun, say "I'm going to kill this mfer" AND still get off. I shouldn't be shocked but damn. #AnthonyLamarSmith

— Kayla Reed (@iKaylaReed) September 15, 2017

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"We're killing this motherf@ck*r, don't u know". #JasonStockley 45 seconds b4 murdering #AnthonyLamarSmith. Stockley claims "self-defense"

— Russell Dow (@rdownow) September 15, 2017

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Thread. #AnthonyLamarSmith deserves justice. The people of St. Louis deserve justice. We deserve justice.

I'm hurting for my people. https://t.co/JCr67IZKBy

— Tamika D. Mallory (@TamikaDMallory) September 15, 2017

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Again, white people, this is why Kaepernick kneels. #JasonStockley says he's going to kill #AnthonyLamarSmith, plants a gun and WALKS.

— Lauren (@_Elle_Spencer_) September 15, 2017

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#JasonStockley is a murderer. #AnthonyLamarSmith should be alive today. pic.twitter.com/UmJmaEpeHJ

— deray mckesson (@deray) September 15, 2017

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30 seconds before Jason Stockley murdered #AnthonyLamarSmith he was recorded saying "I'm going to kill this motherfucker, don't you know it" pic.twitter.com/FW2f5BAHOj

— Shaun King (@ShaunKing) September 15, 2017

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This gives me chills… and not the good kindhttps://t.co/IffrRVQ7bW #AnthonyLamarSmith

— Gossamer + Sound (@Gossamer_Sound) September 18, 2017

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#STLouis protests continue after police arrest more than 80 people & vow: ‘This is our city’https://t.co/Kgmlu9UT3x #AnthonyLamarSmith #STL

— Venus Throw (@OneVenusThrow) September 18, 2017

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Institutional racism is a judge seeing DNA evidence proving black man didn't have a gun, then presuming he had it anyway. #AnthonyLamarSmith

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) September 15, 2017

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A national anthem that sees people of all colors speak out against racist violence is one I'll stand for.#JasonStockley #AnthonyLamarSmith pic.twitter.com/KDKVjSHyPz

— Simar (@sahluwal) September 15, 2017

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September 11, 2017 by V Leigh

#Justice4JamesNelson

TOMORROW!!#Justice4JamesNelson @citrusheightspd burned him badly, now they're holding him. #support @Blklivesmatter https://t.co/neqecLkiaJ

— BlackLivesMatter Sac (@BLMSacramento) September 10, 2017

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We're @citrusheightspd protesting the torture of JamesNelson. His mom is giving testimony to what's happened to her son #Justice4JamesNelson pic.twitter.com/yETPSLd9M2

— BlackLivesMatter Sac (@BLMSacramento) July 22, 2017

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Leaked conversations reveal white supremacists joked about using cars to run over opponents before Charlottesville. https://t.co/sH9yVRrQxE pic.twitter.com/8VzyX1hmkU

— ProPublica (@ProPublica) September 2, 2017

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That's me in the picture. I've never even been to Texas before. https://t.co/jIPfeALckc

— Ibrahim Hindy (@Hindy500) September 2, 2017

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Black people are 86% of those killed by Cleveland police since 2013. 67% were unarmed. https://t.co/vqURbJHXRj https://t.co/C0pCu4kaxj

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) September 3, 2017

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Arizona unconstitutionally banned Mexican-American studies classes, judge rules https://t.co/Cv1QnZP0A1 pic.twitter.com/nWRIp37Sun

— HuffPost (@HuffPost) August 23, 2017

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False. In America, the zip code of a person's birth can predict educational attainment and life expectancy with a high degree of accuracy. https://t.co/Tpx7T0dmKn

— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) September 3, 2017

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Your regularly-scheduled reminder to not let public opinion dictate how we fight for liberation. pic.twitter.com/Bct7eyPeoJ

— Wonton Pannekoek (@forstudentpower) August 30, 2017

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