January 6, 2021 by V Leigh

‘We’re standing on the abyss of the destruction of our democracy’

Exclusive | “I just want to find 11,780 votes”: In extraordinary hour-long call, Trump pressures Georgia secretary of state to recalculate the vote in his favor https://t.co/NTT3hTvcrR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 3, 2021

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Breaking: Trump has failed again to invalidate his election loss in Georgia and allow the state legislature to declare him the winner.

U.S. District Judge Mark Cohen has ruled that Georgia’s certification of Biden’s win was validly carried out. https://t.co/rZ70bBrpab
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) January 5, 2021

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‘We’re standing on the abyss of the destruction of our democracy’ — Former Defense Secretary William Cohen says Pres. Trump’s phone call with the Georgia secretary of state was blatantly criminal pic.twitter.com/3VigjxRwmq
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 5, 2021

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Stacey Abrams had pointed words for Pres. Trump ahead of Election Day in Georgia pic.twitter.com/8WTVzXMedl
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November 16, 2020 by V Leigh

Face-to-maskless-face with the MAGA March on Washington

Donald Trump’s repeated unhinged, conspiratorial attacks on me and other prominent female politicians are not just sexist. They are leading to frequent threats against our lives.

It has to stop. pic.twitter.com/zINd9oCdKY
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) October 19, 2020

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The FBI visited my house today. They arrested a man in Idaho on weapons charges who they believe was affiliated with white supremacist groups. They found my name on a list in his home, alongside others.
— Alicia Garza (@aliciagarza) October 23, 2020

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New @Stanford study estimates that 18 Trump rallies have led to 30,000 COVID cases and 700 deaths

(via @AaronBelkin) https://t.co/zcR4yKwnEl pic.twitter.com/1yaPivbYFS
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) October 31, 2020

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Attorney General Bill Barr is a corrupt Trump henchman who should have been impeached months ago. If he cared one shred about our democracy, he’d be focused on the peaceful transition of power instead of doing the bidding of a wannabe dictator.https://t.co/rV5GEBmnBL
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) November 10, 2020

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Alarm grows over President Trump’s “dictator moves” as he denies election defeat | Analysis https://t.co/bfKgzwuEo2 pic.twitter.com/isTAozJ63T
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) November 11, 2020

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When even insiders agree….https://t.co/KaWPlQj778
— Bandy X Lee, MD, MDiv (@BandyXLee1) November 11, 2020

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Million MAGA March in D.C. earlier today pic.twitter.com/FYDUKDqLqe
— Caroline Brehman (@carolinebrehman) November 15, 2020

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Women take down Black Lives Matter boards at BLM Plaza in DC #MillionMAGAMarch #DC #MarchForTrump pic.twitter.com/9BpcVzszng
— Brendan Gutenschwager (@BGOnTheScene) November 15, 2020

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Face-to-maskless-face with the MAGA March on Washington https://t.co/Fb26lydYon pic.twitter.com/XCHuhp9ZIZ
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) November 15, 2020

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I covered DC’s BLM protests this summer, and not once did I see police—let alone police in riot gear—walk alongside protesters like this. They would be blockading streets or dispersing crowds (often violently, shoving, tear gassing, shooting rubber bullets, etc.)

Gross contrast https://t.co/MQSmWAhsP6
— Abdallah Fayyad (@abdallah_fayyad) November 15, 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 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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August 11, 2020 by V Leigh

Why Oprah Gave Up Her Cover for the First Time Ever to Honor Breonna Taylor and more current news

More than 5.4M Americans have lost their health coverage.

What kind of cruel system strips health care from people when they lose their jobs?

We’re only as safe as the least insured among us. Our relief package must include expanding Medicare to all those who are unemployed.
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) July 31, 2020

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Why Oprah Gave Up Her Cover for the First Time Ever to Honor Breonna Taylor – Oprah Mag https://t.co/pgCDhsdm6J via @GoogleNews
— glenn robinson (@glncv) July 30, 2020

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New Video and Documents Raise Troubling Questions About Breonna Taylor’s Death and the LMPD – VICE News https://t.co/n6CBzZgQJM via @GoogleNews
— glenn robinson (@glncv) July 30, 2020

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This couple wore Nazi flags around their faces inside a Walmart in Marshall, MN to protest the statewide mask mandate that took effect today. I confirmed with a store manager. Video was posted to FB by Raphaela Mueller pic.twitter.com/t3v96PKh25
— Max Nesterak (@maxnesterak) July 25, 2020

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Hold onto your phone real tight when you watch this clip. Because at the end you’re gonna wanna throw it across the room.😡

This Sunday on the NEW episode of #UnitedShades I’m in Oklahoma learning about Family Farms.

SUNDAY, July 26 @ 10p ET / 7p PT on @cnn. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/kuCuOq91f2
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) July 24, 2020

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The racially motivated killing of the son of a Latina federal judge and the attempted murder of the judge’s husband at her home by a white supremacist is a story that should not fade from the news. If the gunman were Muslim this story would be on non-stop. https://t.co/IOm5DrJ39x pic.twitter.com/neUfgSfsfy
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) July 23, 2020

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“Black hair discrimination is as invidious and pernicious as any other regulation of Black identity and LDF is committed to challenging it fiercely.” —@JNelsonLDF, Associate Director-Counsel https://t.co/z6vfMBoeHX
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) July 22, 2020

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White House Scrapped Nationwide COVID-19 Testing Plan to Hurt Blue States https://t.co/jnHjbySNVr
— glenn robinson (@glncv) August 4, 2020

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Hogan’s disagreement with Montgomery officials is the latest sign of tension between the governor and the local leaders who are more directly involved in enforcing pandemic rules.https://t.co/E50hHX7Wym
— The Baltimore Sun (@baltimoresun) August 3, 2020

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July 29, 2020 by V Leigh

The World We Live In

Wage theft is the largest form of theft, by far. And yet, never in history has an employer been dragged away in handcuffs and spent the night in jail for making employees work late off the clock. That’s because the police don’t exist to protect workers from their bosses. pic.twitter.com/w8n1PjYSUI
— Existential Comics (@existentialcoms) May 28, 2020

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In the past 20 years, the wealth of billionaires has gone up 1,130 percent.

Meanwhile, one in three Black and Latino families have zero or negative wealth.

The fight for racial justice is linked to the fight for economic justice. pic.twitter.com/TcmbjB6C0J
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) June 20, 2020

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Trump’s not only a terrible president, he is a threat to the health of the country. He’s rejected science, downplayed the danger of the virus and promoted quack remedies. Now he is holding an indoor rally without social distancing. For the sake of our health, he must be defeated. https://t.co/GVQ1FIwNAG
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) June 15, 2020

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As communities across the country unite to protest killing of African Americans at the hands of police, acts of unbridled racism have simultaneously reared up in the form of cars being rammed into protests. https://t.co/kG9k4ATBMK
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) June 15, 2020

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As we now face a mass eviction crisis—remember that per the US Census Bureau America has ~600,000 homeless persons & ~17M vacant homes.

People are homeless not b/c there’s too few homes for the poor, but b/c there’s too much greed from the uber rich.
— Qasim Rashid for Congress (@QasimRashid) June 15, 2020

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In the PGC jail, people who report COVID symptoms are met with derision, indifference, and delays. Nurses and guards routinely ignore even serious symptoms of difficulty breathing and chest pains. #GaspingForJustice pic.twitter.com/qDCE8X3AhO
— Civil Rights Corps (@CivRightsCorps) July 9, 2020

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“Racism is historical… it’s rooted in the past, but you can constantly see it operating in your daily life, and you constantly see how it’s gonna operate tomorrow.” – @jasonreynolds83 and @DrIbram on their approach to teaching the history of racism. pic.twitter.com/4Fhq56mziQ
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) July 2, 2020

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BAN-DEMIC Living with the Muslim Ban. Join us for a conversation on the racist Muslim + African ban + its impact on our families and communities. Friday, June 26th at 4p PST/ 6pm CST/ 7pm EST. RSVP https://t.co/y0HfidbSf3 #MuslimBan #AfricanBan pic.twitter.com/VJL5cYPH9M
— BAJI (@BAJItweet) June 24, 2020

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This thread has to be read. More than once. https://t.co/NkU1SnFEJw
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) June 21, 2020

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#RacismIsAVirus

This bigotry is out of hand and is inciting violence against Asian Americans.

WE MUST DO BETTER

See how much damage this kind of rhetoric has already caused here: https://t.co/KMvokTNo94 https://t.co/Guueen5hCM
— Brave New Films (@bravenewfilms) June 23, 2020

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As schools prepare to reopen, we must remove cops from campuses to protect Black girls https://t.co/tStCHjmUht via @usatoday
— Venus Evans-Winters (@DrVEvansWinters) July 8, 2020

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March 19, 2020 by V Leigh

Bernie Sanders will assess his presidential campaign

Bernie Sanders will assess his presidential campaign after the Vermont senator's poor showing in Tuesday's Democratic primaries, his campaign manager says https://t.co/1rt2f5RGkJ pic.twitter.com/JGSazOFRiy

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 18, 2020

🚨🚨Reasons Ohio Primary Election Turnout Will Be Affected🚨🚨

– Polls are not being set up amid confusion
– Pollworker shortage
– 150 sites already relocated
– Tuesday is first day K-12 schools are closed
– College students forced off campuses
– Elderly told to self-quarantine

— Tyler Buchanan (@Tylerjoelb) March 17, 2020

“Logistically, under these extraordinary circumstances, it simply isn’t possible to hold an election [Tuesday] that will be considered legitimate by Ohioans. They mustn’t be forced to choose between their health and exercising their constitutional rights.”https://t.co/UwMxbVbRMF

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) March 17, 2020

"We respect what they're doing."

DNC Chair Tom Perez says states have systems in place to move forward with Tuesday's primaries, after judge denies Ohio governor's request to postpone the elections amid the coronavirus pandemic. pic.twitter.com/u4uotIGrdO

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 17, 2020

March 6, 2020 by V Leigh

America’s Vulnerable Voting System

Texas closed hundreds of polling places and we didn’t have the Voting Rights Act to stop it.

No one should have to wait this long to participate in democracy!

Thank you Hervis Rogers for your commitment to being counted!#BeCounted #SuperTuesday https://t.co/2YzLumjgVm

— NAACP (@NAACP) March 4, 2020

I’m losing track of the various posts about problems with Los Angeles county’s controversial new electronic voting system and thus am going to try to compile them in this thread. If u know of more, pls feel free to reply with them. Thanks #VSAP. 1/

— Jennifer Cohn ✍🏻 (@jennycohn1) March 3, 2020

Then there’s this: Georgia county ditches new voting machines for paper ballots (from @AP) “Impracticable to use the new electronic voting system to protect absolute ballot secrecy while allowing sufficient monitoring of the ballot marking devices in use.” https://t.co/bFYC48IXd3

— Richard DeMillo (@rad_atl) March 4, 2020

Texas closed 750 polling places after SCOTUS gutted Voting Rights Act, more than any other state

72% of closures came in 50 counties with fastest growth of blacks & Latinos

And last night Democrats & minority voters in Houston waited 6 hours to votehttps://t.co/WKYhGNOXh5

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 4, 2020

cool, cool, cool …

New HBO Doc Trailer Highlights America’s Vulnerable Voting System – Rolling Stone https://t.co/58sK2fXdIt

— Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) March 5, 2020

February 28, 2020 by V Leigh

BLM Global Network’s new campaign reminds us that we are the most powerful voters in this country, and we won’t be distracted by the noise.

Third Way is begging the other Democratic candidates to all attack Bernie at this week’s debate. Here’s their memo https://t.co/ZwYpNU0uL0 pic.twitter.com/qnuzO9ZaIj

— Andrew Perez (@andrewperezdc) February 22, 2020

I made a choice to dual endorse both senator @ewarren and senator @BernieSanders and I’m proud of this decision. Watch the announcement.https://t.co/7htqPQermC

— patrisse cullors (@OsopePatrisse) February 25, 2020

"The reason that we support Elizabeth Warren is because she understands how race shapes policy and how race shapes practice. But not only does she understand it, she's got a plan for how to fix it," Alicia Garza, co-founder of Black Lives Matter, says. https://t.co/vsPVJwIi6w

— NBCBLK (@NBCBLK) February 22, 2020

Harvey Weinstein quietly advised the Hillary campaign, suggested how they could weaponize “the Sandy Hook issue” to smear Bernie on guns https://t.co/v1RWPUAulF

— Lee Fang (@lhfang) February 24, 2020

Two individuals have spent 700 MILLION dollars so far this election.

It pains me to think of the vast good that could have done for medical research or to alleviate hunger, homelessness, etc. https://t.co/TtoHcdmDn7

— Peter Daou (@peterdaou) February 28, 2020

In this terrifying clip, Bloomberg admits to tracking Muslim communities but gives no apologies & shows no remorse. Instead, he lies & essentially calls Muslims a threat that needed to be tracked.

We can't trade one racist billionaire for another. My community can't afford to. pic.twitter.com/yiTB2nYtgy

— iram ali (@iramfali) February 28, 2020

BLM Global Network’s new campaign reminds us that we are the most powerful voters in this country, and we won’t be distracted by the noise. We are #WhatMatters2020 #blacklivesmatter #WM2020 pic.twitter.com/mCxKX31lXn

— Billy Porter (@theebillyporter) February 27, 2020

February 23, 2020 by V Leigh

Healthcare for All

I am so glad somebody studied this:https://t.co/joyyj0yeKY

Not only will universal healthcare save money and lives, but it will vastly improve other aspects of life, such as our collective mental health!

— Bandy X Lee, MD, MDiv (@BandyXLee1) February 19, 2020

This is what the
#1619Project’s
piece on why we’re the only Western industrialized country without
universal healthcare is getting at — the racism embedded in our founding
is killing all of us, white people, too. https://t.co/rpXTD4gHS3

—
Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February
20, 2020

This Yale study is incredibly important. “Medicare for All Who Want It” costs $600 billion more than #MedicareForAll. It also doesn’t cover everyone or ensure comprehensive care.

It’s time to choose: ensure healthcare for everyone or protect profits-over-patients status quo? https://t.co/0ICFEUCcaC

— Pramila Jayapal (@PramilaJayapal) February 20, 2020

When Bloomberg falsely argues #MedicareForAll is too risky bc it is untested.

Say that to the people of:

Australia
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Denmark
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
S. Korea
Sweden
U.K.#DemDebate

— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) February 20, 2020

I definitely don't want a shit sandwich with a side of guac that @PeteButtigieg is offering. #lastweektonight #YAAASSPLEEN
A must watch to get better context into medicare for all. https://t.co/Fex0yA5xGp

— Diego Gutierrez (@pokershark77) February 17, 2020

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