April 20, 2023 by V Leigh

“Too many people can’t afford to miss even a day’s pay…together we continue to build a state that truly serves as a beacon for families, and businesses, and good paying jobs,” Gov. Pritzker

“Too many people can’t afford to miss even a day’s pay…together we continue to build a state that truly serves as a beacon for families, and businesses, and good paying jobs,” Gov. Pritzker said on Monday.https://t.co/M7e1Y7Nv39
— The Black Wall Street Times (@TheBWSTimes) March 16, 2023

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Labor lawyer Joshua Mendelsohn, on labor rights in the NBA: “I think a lot of the fights in sports are fundamentally evergreen. There’s a pie. Players want as much of it as possible, and owners want to prevent them from getting that.”https://t.co/uTA4wbDEt0
— Jacobin (@jacobin) March 21, 2023

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wake up babe, new capitalist buzzword for being forced to live like a medieval peasant just dropped https://t.co/q3KwfByU9i
— Janus Rose (@janusrose) April 4, 2023

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IF WE ENDED CHILD LABOR BECAUSE CHILDREN WERE MORE LIKELY TO BE INJURED AT WORK, AND THEN A CHILD WAS INJURED BECAUSE WE REINTRODUCED CHILD LABOR, THEN IT IS NOT AN ACCIDENT IT IS A POLICY DECISION https://t.co/l7ccsP6JSu
— Jessie Singer (@JessieSingerNYC) March 27, 2023

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Not so fun fact: The maximum penalty for a child labor violation—which is say illegally employing children—is a fine of $15,138 per child with no prison time. The maximum penalty for pirating a film is up to $250,000 and three years in prison. https://t.co/RAkI29CTzI
— Adam H. Johnson (@adamjohnsonNYC) April 12, 2023

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April 18, 2023 by V Leigh

Ralph Paul Yarl was picking up his two siblings. He went to the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri. The White man who opened the door did not see a lost 16-year-old boy. He saw a threat. Shot Ralph, twice. Once in the head to kill him. Somehow Ralph survived.

Ralph Paul Yarl was picking up his two siblings. He went to the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri. The White man who opened the door did not see a lost 16-year-old boy. He saw a threat. Shot Ralph, twice. Once in the head to kill him. Somehow Ralph survived. 1/ pic.twitter.com/TWXTCUUkBO
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) April 17, 2023

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This black teen boy went to pick up his sibling but accidentally went to the wrong house, the owner of the home shot the kid in the head, then shot him again once he was down.
The neighbors won’t speak, they “take care of each other” pic.twitter.com/jEc0CUTdUa
— 🥀_Imposter_🥀 (@Imposter_Edits) April 15, 2023

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16-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot twice for ringing the doorbell of a wrong house while trying to pick his sibling up.

He and his family deserve justice. pic.twitter.com/WomIG1QpjW
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) April 17, 2023

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Name: Ralph Yarl
Age: 16
Race: Black
Location: Missouri
Year: 2023
Action: Rang wrong doorbell
Result: Shot by white man in home

Name: Renisha McBride
Age: 19
Race: Black
Location: Michigan
Year: 2013
Action: Knocked on a door
Result: Shot and killed by white man in home pic.twitter.com/UBFfvOimLK
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 17, 2023

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His name is #RalphYarl and I’m sick and tired of this feeling…my heart completely broke when I learned this precious 16-year-old, who accidentally rang the door of the wrong address in an attempt to pick up his siblings, was shot in the head… (1/3) pic.twitter.com/4VaZo7EFVE
— Halle Berry (@halleberry) April 17, 2023

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Ralph Yarl has been released from the hospital and is recovering at home in Kansas City, his father says

“He continues to improve. He’s responsive and he’s making good progress.”https://t.co/3HvlCfZg8W
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 17, 2023

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Clay County Prosecuting Attorney Zachary Thompson has filed two criminal charges against 85-year-old Andrew Lester who shot 16-year-old Ralph Yarl after Yarl mistakenly rang Lester’s doorbell in Kansas City, Missouri.

🎥 @kmbc pic.twitter.com/xE3AquQD9S
— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) April 17, 2023

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Andrew Lester, an 85-year-old white man, has been charged with armed assault after shooting 16-year-old Ralph Yarl https://t.co/0Rj3XNPZTr
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) April 17, 2023

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April 15, 2023 by V Leigh

Across every demographic group, Americans die at younger ages than their counterparts in other wealthy nations. How could this happen? One group of researchers isn’t surprised at all.

Across every demographic group, Americans die at younger ages than their counterparts in other wealthy nations. How could this happen? One group of researchers isn’t surprised at all.https://t.co/sdv6aHiEZh
— NPR (@NPR) March 26, 2023

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This is basically a 20-year gap. Wow. pic.twitter.com/4L37FdeVkj
— Steve Chernoski (@nsjersey) April 1, 2023

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At any given level of income, life expectancy in the US is *five years shorter* than in England. This is what a capitalist healthcare system buys you.

And England is hardly stellar. More than a dozen countries have higher life expectancy than England with less GDP per capita. pic.twitter.com/Ik1ZMwMJnH
— Jason Hickel (@jasonhickel) April 4, 2023

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Larry Summers claiming that declining US life expectancy “transcends politics” = a fundamental—and, itself, quite ideological—misprision of the word “politics.” This *is* politics, accomplished via policy, including policy that Summers has personally supported https://t.co/W5JujvL6md
— Martha Lincoln (@heavyredaction) April 1, 2023

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The result is that the US is the only developed country where even if you strip out all Covid deaths, life expectancy still dropped by a year since 2019 pic.twitter.com/HTCj0KNRgV
— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) March 31, 2023

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April 13, 2023 by V Leigh

We have schools w/o after school programs. Libraries reducing open hours. Folks going hungry w/o their snap benefits…but we good spending $750,000 on robot dogs to expand our police state & terrorize neighbors. Show me your budget and I’ll show you your values.

Too many in Washington are emotionally buffered from the ravages of human despair, consistently passing legislation that makes it easier for those who already have to get more, and harder for those who do not have to even survive…

Let’s change that.https://t.co/AlCWyiegba pic.twitter.com/IVq2lyHe5T
— Marianne Williamson (@marwilliamson) April 1, 2023

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Government can build affordable housing.

Government can mandate that affordable housing be built.

We need to demand it. https://t.co/YSd1ODdk7b
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) April 1, 2023

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Biden on the 2020 campaign trail: “No more drilling on federal lands, period. Period, period, period.”

He just approved the largest drilling project being considered on federal lands.https://t.co/HoHkQKHeHq
— Julia Rock (@jul1arock) March 13, 2023

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Rep. ⁦@brotherjones_⁩ is expelled. This image will remain, along with his powerful words. I believe that something powerful has shifted in Tennessee. The whole world is watching. Especially the young people of Tennessee. pic.twitter.com/34E5wkNawi
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@SIfill_) April 6, 2023

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Fascists are trying to rip the freedom and liberty from the people. They’ve voted to expel an ELECTED OFFICIAL because he was doing his job.

This won’t stand. NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE. https://t.co/al5mmLhAeJ
— Maxwell Alejandro Frost (@MaxwellFrostFL) April 6, 2023

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We have schools w/o after school programs. Libraries reducing open hours. Folks going hungry w/o their snap benefits…but we good spending $750,000 on robot dogs to expand our police state & terrorize neighbors.

Show me your budget and I’ll show you your values. https://t.co/0bS6iGjjwL
— Tiffany Cabán (@tiffany_caban) April 11, 2023

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April 11, 2023 by V Leigh

U.S. policies had an indisputable role in the death of 40 people in the Ciudad Juárez immigrant detention center fire. They were among thousands forced to stay in #Mexico for a chance to seek protection in the U.S.

Dozens of migrant men were killed in a fire that broke out at a Mexican immigration detention center this week.

We speak to journalist @LuisKuryaki about the conditions that led to the tragedy — namely, a harsh and punitive immigration system on both sides of the border. pic.twitter.com/l80VI3dsgW
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) March 29, 2023

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US policies played an unmistakable role in the death of at least 38 people in the Ciudad Juárez immigrant detention center fire. They were among thousands forced to wait in Mexico for a chance to request protection under US laws.@POTUS’s new asylum ban would entrench this harm.
— ACLU (@ACLU) March 29, 2023

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U.S. policymakers know the dangers migrants face when turned away at our border. The extortion, violence and death are widely reported. We can’t let our leaders duck blame. Every victim in Juarez would be alive today if not for Title 42. https://t.co/Pz4UcgV5hW
— Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project (@FlorenceProject) April 6, 2023

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U.S. policies had an indisputable role in the death of 40 people in the Ciudad Juárez immigrant detention center fire. They were among thousands forced to stay in #Mexico for a chance to seek protection in the U.S.@r_schmidtke explains why in @TIME https://t.co/msyHXqhksp
— Refugees International (@RefugeesIntl) April 4, 2023

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April 6, 2023 by V Leigh

BREAKING: Donald Trump is now under arrest in New York City ahead of his arraignment in court

BREAKING: Donald Trump is now under arrest in New York City ahead of his arraignment in court https://t.co/0NxzuxZt8I pic.twitter.com/9sdFFunjcM
— CNN (@CNN) April 4, 2023

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We just announced a 34-count felony indictment of former President Donald J. Trump. Learn more: https://t.co/PTTh2zlsvv pic.twitter.com/IUE6JjdrS2
— Alvin Bragg (@ManhattanDA) April 4, 2023

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#PowerPost🙌🏻🙌🏼🙌🏽🙌🏾🙌🏿™️

Over 30 years ago, Donald Trump took out full page ads calling for my execution.

On the day he was arrested and arraigned, here is my ad in response. pic.twitter.com/nOYKkw1LD2
— Yusef Abdus Salaam (@dr_yusefsalaam) April 5, 2023

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April 5, 2023 by V Leigh

SCHOOL SHOOTINGS ARE NOT NORMAL. We don’t have to live and die like this.

SCHOOL SHOOTINGS ARE NOT NORMAL. We don’t have to live and die like this.

We’re walking out on Wednesday, 4/5. Learn how to organize a walkout on your campus—join our Walkout Prep Call: https://t.co/Bv7yCA8k8U pic.twitter.com/h2XNJjpws0
— Students Demand Action (@StudentsDemand) April 1, 2023

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North Carolina’s Republican-controlled state House repealed the state’s requirement that someone obtain a permit before buying a pistol, overriding Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto. https://t.co/HseyFgc8jQ
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 29, 2023

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This is a VERY SERIOUS situation unfolding in Nashville. The reps who stood w/their constituents who came to the state house to demand gun safety, are facing expulsion from the House. Their Member ID badges have already been turned off. This is how democracy ends. https://t.co/9dOCWMPx2B
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@SIfill_) April 3, 2023

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Tonight as Tennessee House Republicans push forward to schedule vote on our expulsion, Speaker Sexton orders the gallery cleared as crowd chants “fascists.”

Media forced out at as well.

Then, Rep. Lafferty (R-Knox) pushes me and grabs my phone.

This is a sad day for Tennessee. pic.twitter.com/Lh08Ma5kdS
— Rep. Justin Jones (@brotherjones_) April 4, 2023

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Today @WilliamLamberth, a Tennessee state representative, asked students protesting gun violence which gun they’d like him to use when shooting them: “If there’s a firearm out there you’re comfortable being shot with, please show me which one it is.”
https://t.co/eiEJWpeNJR
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) April 4, 2023

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CLARIFICATION: Students in Nashville marched toward the Tennessee State Capitol to demand an end to gun violence after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School last week. We deleted a previous version of this video that omitted a credit pic.twitter.com/UeYlO9wGO3
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 4, 2023

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Today, students in Tennessee protested at the state Capitol to demand stronger gun regulations after 6 people—including 3 children—were murdered at the Covenant School in Nashville. pic.twitter.com/P1Vr9hBbb0
— David Hogg ☮️ (@davidhogg111) March 30, 2023

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April 1, 2023 by V Leigh

One of the most surreal videos of the entire resistance to anti-trans laws this year. Members of the gallery get arrested while shouting “trans lives matter” as Rep. Stevenson delivers a scathing rebuke on the House Floor. “Somebody will have to atone!”

One of the most surreal videos of the entire resistance to anti-trans laws this year.

Members of the gallery get arrested while shouting “trans lives matter” as Rep. Stevenson delivers a scathing rebuke on the House Floor.

“Somebody will have to atone!”pic.twitter.com/DDhD4kcm5p
— Erin Reed (@ErinInTheMorn) March 30, 2023

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April 1, 2023 by V Leigh

The hardest part of recording hundreds of schools shootings is seeing over and over that they are preventable. We can stop school shootings from ever happening again, we just choose not to.

The hardest part of recording hundreds of schools shootings is seeing over and over that they are preventable.

We can stop school shootings from ever happening again, we just choose not to. https://t.co/QzkeQP5sI0
— K-12 School Shooting Database (@K12ssdb) March 29, 2023

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The number one cause of death for children in the United States is guns. While Republicans attack trans rights in the name of protecting kids, they’re failing to take action on the greatest threat to our children.
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) March 29, 2023

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School shootings are not tracked by the federal gov. The existing trackers we *do* have use varying criteria to define what a ‘school shooting’ is.

Regardless, we’re at 74 gun related deaths/injuries at schools in the U.S. in 2023. It’s March. @NPR
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— manuela lópez restrepo (@mamueca) March 29, 2023

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BREAKING: Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz brings down the house with a fiery anti-gun speech, says that Republicans are wasting time focused on “banning books” which is insane because “dead kids can’t read” and we need to ban AR15s which aren’t even used to “hunt deer” because…
— Occupy Democrats (@OccupyDemocrats) March 29, 2023

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March 29, 2023 by V Leigh

“Seventy-four people have either died or been wounded by shootings on K-12 campuses since the start of the year. And, last year, 273 people were injured or killed in school shootings, the highest on record.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police: Nashville school shooter had detailed maps of school, entered building by shooting through door before killings.
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 27, 2023

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The acceptable number of school children to die each day is zero. pic.twitter.com/U2k2JZZb5W
— K-12 School Shooting Database (@K12ssdb) March 27, 2023

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It’s the guns. pic.twitter.com/pnhERoRLaj
— Steven Rattner (@SteveRattner) March 28, 2023

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Fuck the NRA and Fuck The Gun Lobby. pic.twitter.com/su6c6YLWmY
— David Hogg ☮️ (@davidhogg111) March 27, 2023

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The assault also marks the 89th shooting on K-12 school grounds in 2023 – an average of one every day – according to the K-12 School Shooting Database. https://t.co/PyCiMNOTnL
— K-12 School Shooting Database (@K12ssdb) March 28, 2023

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“Seventy-four people have either died or been wounded by shootings on K-12 campuses since the start of the year. And, last year, 273 people were injured or killed in school shootings, the highest on record.” pic.twitter.com/KBeCvyFHwA
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“Too many people can’t afford to miss even a day’s pay…together we continue to build a state that truly serves as a beacon for families, and businesses, and good paying jobs,” Gov. Pritzker

Ralph Paul Yarl was picking up his two siblings. He went to the wrong house in Kansas City, Missouri. The White man who opened the door did not see a lost 16-year-old boy. He saw a threat. Shot Ralph, twice. Once in the head to kill him. Somehow Ralph survived.

Across every demographic group, Americans die at younger ages than their counterparts in other wealthy nations. How could this happen? One group of researchers isn’t surprised at all.

We have schools w/o after school programs. Libraries reducing open hours. Folks going hungry w/o their snap benefits…but we good spending $750,000 on robot dogs to expand our police state & terrorize neighbors. Show me your budget and I’ll show you your values.

U.S. policies had an indisputable role in the death of 40 people in the Ciudad Juárez immigrant detention center fire. They were among thousands forced to stay in #Mexico for a chance to seek protection in the U.S.

BREAKING: Donald Trump is now under arrest in New York City ahead of his arraignment in court

SCHOOL SHOOTINGS ARE NOT NORMAL. We don’t have to live and die like this.

One of the most surreal videos of the entire resistance to anti-trans laws this year. Members of the gallery get arrested while shouting “trans lives matter” as Rep. Stevenson delivers a scathing rebuke on the House Floor. “Somebody will have to atone!”

The hardest part of recording hundreds of schools shootings is seeing over and over that they are preventable. We can stop school shootings from ever happening again, we just choose not to.

“Seventy-four people have either died or been wounded by shootings on K-12 campuses since the start of the year. And, last year, 273 people were injured or killed in school shootings, the highest on record.”