October 22, 2020 by V Leigh

Lawyers say they can’t find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by the Trump administration.

Since 2017, at least 265 calls made to police through 911 and nonemergency lines have reported violence and abuse inside California’s four privately run federal detention centers overseen by ICE, a Times investigation found. https://t.co/NK12FzOhKy
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) October 18, 2020

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Donald Trump, aided and abetted by Stephen Miller, Jeff Sessions, and Rod Rosenstein, ripped thousands of children, including infants and toddlers, from their parents. Then they put them in cages. Over a hundred are still alone. At least six have died. #VOTE #BidenHarris2020
— Mary L Trump (@MaryLTrump) October 7, 2020

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Breaking News: “We need to take away children.” Jeff Sessions and top Justice Department officials pushed hard for migrant family separations in 2018, a watchdog found.https://t.co/g0LsvY5jUe
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 6, 2020

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BREAKING: Lawyers say they can’t find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by the Trump administration. With @JuliaEAinsley. https://t.co/riUuEshXnc
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) October 20, 2020

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A critically important story from @KQED, @michelleewiley and @adrianamorgao. The work @JusticeInMotion, @supportKIND, @wrcommission, @ACLU and others are doing to search for and reunite families separated by Trump has ground to a halt because of COVID. https://t.co/SQNDbdezjS
— Jacob Soboroff (@jacobsoboroff) September 23, 2020

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October 9, 2020 by V Leigh

Hate in America

California Man Charged with Federal Hate Crime for Attempting to Stab Black Man https://t.co/PMdwlYA1GN
— Justice Department (@TheJusticeDept) September 29, 2020

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New from me: Unredacted FBI document sheds new light on white supremacist infiltration of law enforcement https://t.co/sw5RRZqb2b
— Alice Speri (@alicesperi) September 29, 2020

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Four arrested after Black man’s body found burning in a ditch in Iowa – CNN https://t.co/iE2NIB0QaU via @GoogleNews
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) September 23, 2020

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Violent Trump supporter at a rally in Texas assaults a peaceful counter-protester pic.twitter.com/s950Q3kgTj
— Fifty Shades of Whey (@davenewworld_2) October 3, 2020

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October 8, 2020 by V Leigh

The U.S. has a long, dark history of inflicting these forced operations on the most vulnerable groups of people, in jails, prisons and detention centers.

“In Budd’s experience, Bortac agents are among ‘the most violent and racist in all law enforcement’ …’They view people they encounter in the military sense as enemy combatants, meaning they have virtually no rights.’https://t.co/juKRyQAIUw https://t.co/WRHPdRMKMn
— New York City Antifa (@NYCAntifa) August 2, 2020

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**CLARIFICATION: When raiding our humanitarian aid camp last night Border Patrol did have a warrant, but refused to show it upon entry. The warrant specified the seizure of all cell phones and paperwork, in a clear attempt to suppress documentation of their actions. ** https://t.co/5xWXMJMJ27
— No More Deaths (@NoMoreDeaths) August 1, 2020

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Over a dozen women were pressured into getting medically unnecessary gynecological procedures without informed consent.

This is horrifying. Every woman has the right to make her own choices about reproductive health.

We need an immediate investigation.https://t.co/iFxekBUkQX
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) September 29, 2020

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If there were mass hysterectomies at an ICE detention facility, then the United Nations must conduct an independent investigation against the United States for crimes against humanity. The doctors who performed the hysterectomies must be brought before The Hague and stand trial.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) September 14, 2020

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Detained migrants reported lack of COVID-19 protection, medical neglect, abuse, being sprayed with poisonous levels of chemical disinfectant & now mass hysterectomies. This is genocide. ICE is operating concentration camps. We need to #AbolishICE now. https://t.co/R4Ug9JzUbx
— SBCC (@SBCCoalition) September 16, 2020

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NEW: ICE deported a crucial witness in an ongoing investigation into allegations of sexual assault and harassment at an El Paso immigrant detention center, according to the witness’ lawyers.

With @ProPublica: https://t.co/63mFRBkJbD
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) September 15, 2020

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This is tampering w/ a witness. Under federal law using physical force (in this case deportation) to withhold testimony &/or cause them to be absent from an official proceeding is punishable by up to 30 years. W/o physical force, corruptly impeding a proceeding is up to 20 years. https://t.co/7YOgoU62NM
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) September 16, 2020

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in 2020, immigrant women are having their reproductive organs removed without their full consent
The U.S. has a long, dark history of inflicting these forced operations on the most vulnerable groups of people, in jails, prisons and detention centers.https://t.co/AAUIpaHWC0
— Carlos F. de Cossio (@CarlosFdeCossio) September 30, 2020

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October 7, 2020 by V Leigh

Police Violence

Warning: graphic video ⚠️

Prescott Valley, Arizona police body-cam video shows K-9 released on man complying with orders https://t.co/AvzJKZCtEq pic.twitter.com/ySQwS1TzcW
— Benjamin Young Savage (ᐱᓐᒋᐱᓐ) (@benjancewicz) September 20, 2020

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NEW: Police dogs bite thousands of Americans each year, inflicting serious injuries. Occasionally, they kill people.

The dogs are bred and trained to capture people. And there is little oversight of how police depts. use them. https://t.co/KfwHCwXLEg
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) October 2, 2020

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Police in Montgomery, AL set a police dog loose on Joseph Pettaway, who later bled to death from a laceration. At the scene, one officer said “Fuck yea” when another asked him if the dog had bitten Pettaway—now the family is fighting for bodycam footage.https://t.co/Zm0HIvVdtw
— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) October 2, 2020

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#BREAKING @LAStatePolice Trooper indicted in Baton Rouge district court over a 2018 shooting. @WBRZ https://t.co/Mna0LYuy53
— Chris Nakamoto WBRZ (@ChrisNakamoto) October 1, 2020

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Stephen F. Austin State University police burst into Black student’s dorm with guns drawn after her white roommates made false claims, family says https://t.co/oMLlFcv68F
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) September 29, 2020

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A Kentucky State Police ballistics report does not support Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s assertion that Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, shot a Louisville police officer the night she was killed.

New from @adwolfson: https://t.co/AlHwJvs7Lk
— Tessa Duvall (@TessaDuvall) September 27, 2020

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SAY HIS NAME: Jonathan Price!!!! https://t.co/cduaiVRngd
— Tay Anderson (@TayAndersonCO) October 5, 2020

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October 7, 2020 by V Leigh

Fatal police shootings haven’t dropped.

In the years since 12 year old Tamir Rice was killed in a park with a toy gun, fatal police shootings haven’t dropped. At all. This is unfathomable. https://t.co/tc1gxwZpCy pic.twitter.com/ZND9gkZ2jk
— Patrick Sharkey (@patrick_sharkey) September 17, 2020

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Jesus. Louisville officials said the cops who raided Taylor’s home were not wearing body cameras. They lied. At least one was. There’s also a ton of footage from the aftermath of the raid. And it’s damning. https://t.co/vrB1gDVNbr
— Radley Balko (@radleybalko) September 27, 2020

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Salt Lake City police released body camera footage Monday of an officer shooting a 13-year-old boy with autism on September 4. “I don’t feel good,” he can be heard saying. “Tell my mom I love her.” https://t.co/2RI2Heggll
— The Marshall Project (@MarshallProj) September 22, 2020

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Washington, D.C. police are more likely to arrest Black people for marijuana-related offenses, according to a Washington Post analysis. https://t.co/fyFxlkkguH
— Colorlines (@Colorlines) September 17, 2020

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“Autism is not a crime”#KobeHeisler‘s father, Jason Heisler, spoke at a protest on August 31 where community gathered to remember Kobe a year after he was killed by police. [VIDEOS]https://t.co/yOmapPS2Rl
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) September 12, 2020

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Rochester, New York, police commanders urged city officials to hold off on releasing body camera footage of Daniel Prude’s March suffocation death because they feared violent blowback, emails show. The video was made public by Prude’s family on Sept. 4. https://t.co/qHWHZAP739
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 16, 2020

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October 6, 2020 by V Leigh

Election 2020: Are the American people prepared to stop a coup?

Editorial board of ⁦@HoustonChron⁩ says it straight: Governor Abbott’s closure of ballot drop-off locations is voter suppression. Plain and simple. https://t.co/xvsqRgzBHy
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) October 3, 2020

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Facebook, which refuses to restrict dishonest political ads, is expected to rake in nearly $800,000,000 on political advertising this election. https://t.co/nbYdGHnpGg
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) September 14, 2020

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‘If Facebook were around in the 1930s, it would have allowed Hitler to post 30-second ads’ — Listen to Sacha Baron Cohen slam the social media industry for facilitating the spread of hate, lies, and conspiracies pic.twitter.com/QinOnNRvxv
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) November 22, 2019

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Louis DeJoy’s controversial operational directives delayed nearly 350 million pieces, or 7%, of the country’s first-class mail in the five weeks they were in effect, according to a new report from the top Senate Democrat in charge of postal oversight. https://t.co/FxCthnweVs
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 17, 2020

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A federal judge has temporarily HALTED changes made to the USPS, ruling that DeJoy and trump launched a “politically motivated” attack on the Postal Service to affect the election.

They BOTH need to be in prison.
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) September 17, 2020

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Wow, federal judge rules Trump & Louis DeJoy were “involved in a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service” & will issue injunction reversing changes leading to mail delays under DeJoy https://t.co/HnKJPg3frx
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) September 17, 2020

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~700,000 people forced to pay off fines to vote and the state won’t tell them how much they owe or if they’ve paid them all off. So if you think you’ve paid but the state disagrees, they can toss out your vote. Like counting the number of jellybeans in a jar to be able to vote. https://t.co/E3aZ2yoLUT
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) September 13, 2020

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Trump, with the windows sealed, just took a joyride to show himself off to his mask-less supporters.

This is from the Attending Physician at Walter Reed. He is the Chief of Disaster Medicine at George Washington University. pic.twitter.com/6ETUfvTXaL
— Shaun King (@shaunking) October 5, 2020

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BREAKING: President Trump says he has instructed aides to stop negotiating on a coronavirus aid plan until after the election. Trump’s announcement comes as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warns the recovery could falter without more federal stimulus. https://t.co/tP5vAorRoa
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 6, 2020

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“Republicans are really throwing the kitchen sink when it comes to suppressing votes. They’re not just attacking vote-by-mail, they’re attacking voting in person. They’re lying about voter fraud. They’re making it harder to count votes.” — Ari Berman https://t.co/ZmKCR3SE78
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 6, 2020

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Are the American people prepared to stop a coup? https://t.co/wWJqZ8NuSU
— The Real News (@TheRealNews) October 5, 2020

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September 24, 2020 by V Leigh

No direct charges in the murder of Breonna Taylor

BREAKING: No officers charged directly in Breonna Taylor’s death; 1 faces 3 counts over shooting into neighboring apartments. https://t.co/mxOfXTwkDI
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 23, 2020

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Breonna Taylor was murdered in her own home by police.

This isn’t justice or accountability. This is a broken system. https://t.co/ZBwa8BDxo1
— Julián Castro (@JulianCastro) September 23, 2020

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On @msnbc @BLACKALLIANCE1 gets it right: “the ‘castle doctrine’ and ‘no knock warrants’ cannot co-exist.” He’s right. Certainly not for Black people. #BreonnaTaylor
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) September 23, 2020

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Gov. Andy Beshear called on Attorney General Daniel Cameron to publish evidence gathered during the Breonna Taylor investigation. “Everyone can and should be informed. And those that are currently feeling frustration, feeling hurt, they deserve to know more.” pic.twitter.com/cESj4qSk01
— Lexington Herald-Leader (@heraldleader) September 23, 2020

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Protesters have organized a full front line now as they move through the streets #Louisville #BreonnaTaylor pic.twitter.com/WHmiwVM2DU
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) September 23, 2020

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Wow.

We are seeing live photos of protesters crying in the street learning of the charges, lack of charges against the three @LMPD officers involved in the raid that killed #BreonnaTaylor pic.twitter.com/3kFtiegs6A
— Marvis Herring (@Marvis_WLKY) September 23, 2020

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NAACP | Share Your Story – Breonna Taylor https://t.co/qBbLTybgw7
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) September 23, 2020

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What Today Means For Breonna Taylorhttps://t.co/Ed55shoYuC
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) September 23, 2020

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Praying for Breonna’s mother and family. Because they knew and loved her before her name became a hashtag.
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) September 23, 2020

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September 15, 2020 by V Leigh

Trump government

#TrumpKnew about the deadly pandemic that has caused nearly 200,000 deaths in our country.

He did nothing but distract from the crisis and get in the way of our efforts to save lives. pic.twitter.com/xHaAtA2zeU
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) September 9, 2020

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President Trump has directed the Office of Management and Budget to crack down on federal agencies’ anti-racism training sessions, calling them “anti-American propaganda.” Trump has rejected any notion of systemic racism in policing and American culture. https://t.co/GY3A3GB16g
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 5, 2020

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Never forget. While the Republican Senate refused to extend $600/week for 30 million unemployed workers, it had no problem passing a $1 trillion tax break to the top 1% and large corporations. Trump and the Republicans love socialism for the rich, rugged capitalism for the rest.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 23, 2020

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September 14, 2020 by V Leigh

Current Event Tweets

Michael Oliver was wrongfully arrested and locked up for nearly 73 hrs, lost his job, car, and humiliated bc face recognition technology can’t tell Black people apart.

This technology must be banned. #MichaleOliver #BLM https://t.co/stlFfUiIjM
— Jacquie Esser (@Esser4J) September 4, 2020

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A lot of things angered me today, and this one was one of them. Tanya McDowell’s crime? Lying about where she lived so her child could attend a decent public school. pic.twitter.com/CPpltjXJKV
— Jonαs Chαrtock (@jonaschartock) August 22, 2020

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400,000 Americans should not be kept in jail for the “crime” of being poor and unable to afford bail. #PromisesBroken
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 28, 2020

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Today we launched our “Community Oversight of Police Union Contracts” toolkit. We’ve posted unions contracts from 82 cities w/a searchable guide to provisions that can delay investigation and accountability for police misconduct. Download the toolkit here https://t.co/p8ixj8k9R5 https://t.co/5BoqzBn9jD
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) August 14, 2020

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Must read story on the police coup unfolding in Portsmouth, VA.

Police is charging a black Senator, city’s leading public defenders, & a local leader of the NAACP, with felonies linked to protests. And targeting the black prosecutor.

It’s a long pattern. https://t.co/3pTi0sQ1pU
— Taniel (@Taniel) August 22, 2020

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ICE Guards “Systematically” Sexually Assault Detainees in an El Paso Detention Center, Lawyers Say https://t.co/PYjYKAb4kg
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) August 14, 2020

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Inmate firefighters are helping fight California’s fires, though some teams aren’t available due to #COVID19 quarantines and releases.

They are paid as little as $2-5/day and are often blocked from getting firefighting jobs after release due to past convictions. pic.twitter.com/44wzDKjKow
— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 19, 2020

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The number of people experiencing potentially life-threatening food insecurity in the developing world is expected to nearly double this year to 265 million, the UN reports. Children especially are at increased risk. https://t.co/dQ3kLnF3zA pic.twitter.com/UH8wV0XL9a
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 13, 2020

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September 13, 2020 by V Leigh

Painfully Similar

[TRIGGER WARNING] #RoderickWalker is asked for his ID when his Lyft driver is pulled over by police. Mr. Walker questions the request since he wasn’t driving. This is the officers’ response.

Call 678-479-5300 to demand that these animals be named, fired and prosecuted. https://t.co/Wirzwl35zC
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) September 13, 2020

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Orange County Sheriff’s Office fatally shot #SalaythisMelvin in the back as he ran away, 100 yards away, in the Florida Mall parking lot on August 7th. THEN Sheriff John Mina kept the body cam footage hidden until he won re-election on the 18th. https://t.co/j1DIGJm8bz
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 25, 2020

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13-Year-Old Autistic Boy Shot by Police in Salt Lake City After Mother Calls 911 for Help https://t.co/3sK4N0o4Ul
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) September 10, 2020

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A 13-year-old boy with autism was shot by police after his mother called for help managing a ‘mental breakdown’ – CNN https://t.co/DahVsWzGAQ via @GoogleNews
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) September 8, 2020

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On August 23 a Turtle Mountain Chippewa man was shot and killed by police in North Dakota on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, according to the FBI.

Law enforcement is currently providing little details about the shooting at a private residence.https://t.co/nlKeKZe9SP
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) September 7, 2020

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The cases you may have heard of:

Andres Guardado, 18, killed by LASD Compton station, home to alleged gang of violent deputies who use excessive force + violate civilians’ rights.

Dijon Kizzee, 29, killed by LASD who stopped him on his bike for alleged “vehicle code” violation pic.twitter.com/waVeyxPBrt
— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) September 6, 2020

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NEW: During the pandemic and protests, police in Los Angeles have continued to kill civilians at alarming rates.

Many of these deaths barely make headlines. Here are a few stories from this violent summer… https://t.co/3VYXR5b3HK
— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) September 6, 2020

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A medical examiner ruled that Daniel Prude, 41, was the victim of a homicide as a result of “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint,” https://t.co/PZhtMjz916
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) September 6, 2020

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This year police have killed Black people at 2.5x higher rate per population than white people – and Black people were 1.5x more likely to be unarmed. https://t.co/vqURbJHXRj
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 27, 2020

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Several cops surrounded a Black man and fatally shot him 10+ times tonight in Lafayette, LA! He reportedly had a knife and was walking away from police, but didn’t deserve to die — they acted as judge jury and executioner. We demand JUSTICE and ANSWERS. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/6gI3rNU4FH
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) August 22, 2020

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Police in Lafayette, Louisiana, shot 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin 11 times in the back as he was walking away from them, killing him, on Friday night.

Eyewitnesses dispute the police’s version of events that he was carrying a knife.https://t.co/meOn4COgAx
— Rebecca Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) August 23, 2020

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“Painfully similar to George Floyd’s death, this lasted for eight excruciating minutes, all while Mr. Muhaymin cried out in pain, gasped for air, and repeatedly told officers ‘I can’t breathe.'”https://t.co/DVS7lKayPQ
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) August 25, 2020

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Please be aware of another Black Man shot in the back by police in California. Killed by @PasadenaPD on August 15, 2020 at a traffic stop. Pasadena Police Chief John Perez released edited footage and refuses to name the officers. The man his officer killed is #AnthonyMcClain. https://t.co/pmWkdAYvm6
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) August 25, 2020

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Presenting Breonna Taylor for Vanity Fair’s September issue, “The Great Fire,” guest-edited by Ta-Nehisi Coates. https://t.co/Gf9115GkGb pic.twitter.com/0TdNBeIOve
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) August 24, 2020

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Bronx woman who accused cop of ripping eye out gets $1.25 million – New York Daily News https://t.co/VYJY5X6CaU
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) September 13, 2020

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Oppression Monitor Daily

A Community Village Site

Lawyers say they can’t find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by the Trump administration.

Hate in America

The U.S. has a long, dark history of inflicting these forced operations on the most vulnerable groups of people, in jails, prisons and detention centers.

Police Violence

Fatal police shootings haven’t dropped.

Election 2020: Are the American people prepared to stop a coup?

No direct charges in the murder of Breonna Taylor

Trump government

Current Event Tweets

Painfully Similar