November 23, 2022 by V Leigh

Iran players chose not to sing their country’s national anthem before their opening World Cup match against England, in an apparent show of support for protesters back home.

Tehran court sentences first person to death over protests in Iran https://t.co/9iEB83TVGp
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 14, 2022

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Iran court issues first death sentence in protest-linked cases https://t.co/aLIO8pcFnu pic.twitter.com/kL55Z2J2mS
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 14, 2022

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Europe piles pressure on Iran’s leaders as protests rage https://t.co/gzvWhNTfin pic.twitter.com/3iALuo4nf1
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 14, 2022

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In the last 8 weeks Iran’s regime has killed over 300 protestors, imprisoned nearly 15,000, and threatened to execute hundreds more, yet Iran’s women persist. Today female university students removed their forced hejab and chant, “I am a free woman.” pic.twitter.com/OjQZ6zHfG5
— Karim Sadjadpour (@ksadjadpour) November 8, 2022

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I am deeply disturbed that the Iranian regime is sentencing protestors to death. I continue to stand with the Iranian people in their fight for freedom, and I echo calls for the Biden Administration to tighten sanctions and hold the regime accountable. https://t.co/QD0vozTysh
— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) November 14, 2022

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This is horrifying. The Iranian parliament votes overwhelmingly (227-63) to execute the 15,000 protesters they already arrested.

These were peaceful protestors simply seeking the right to basic justice and autonomy. Unacceptable and barbaric.https://t.co/7mMd2hIwTb
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) November 14, 2022

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Beautiful. In solidarity with the incredible courage and resilience of the women of Iran.pic.twitter.com/ccsqXSdubO
— Jon Stewart (@jonstewart) November 21, 2022

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Iran’s World Cup captain: “In the name of God, creator of rainbows… I want to say condolences to all the grieving families in Iran… we want them to know we are with them and by their side and share their pain.”

Astounding courage & bravery. pic.twitter.com/7m16DvLJNc
— Shabnam Nasimi (@NasimiShabnam) November 21, 2022

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Iran players chose not to sing their country’s national anthem before their opening World Cup match against England, in an apparent show of support for protesters back home. pic.twitter.com/EjrdZ1y3IT
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) November 21, 2022

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November 19, 2022 by V Leigh

A teacher in Texas is on administrative leave after telling students “deep down in my heart, I am ethnocentric, which means I think my race is the superior one”

7 fires at black churches and an HBCU in Jackson, Mississippi on Election Day morning.

This may seem shocking to some, but this ugly side of America has always been here. https://t.co/hk4KGLK03B
— Jason Hamlin (@jjasonhamlin) November 8, 2022

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Sickening and worrying. A French far-right MP yelled at NUPES MP Carlos Martens Bilongo to “return to Africa”. The Assembly was shocked. The session was suspended. pic.twitter.com/xh9DnlcyLF
— Rim-Sarah Alouane (@RimSarah) November 3, 2022

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University of Kentucky student Sophia Rosing arrested and charged after assaulting another student who was at work and calling her a “nigger bitch”https://t.co/kzNRYupfj8 pic.twitter.com/WuOi4Stauo
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 6, 2022

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FOLLOW UP: Here’s Sophia Rosing at the University of Kentucky getting arrested after assaulting a Black student working at the desk and saying the N word for 10 minutes straight — for those who wanted to see her in cuffs. (Like we did)pic.twitter.com/eGwq1b03f8
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) November 7, 2022

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I know everyone’s heard about the racist woman at UK, Sophia Rosing but you should also know this happened in response to her. https://t.co/uJLK3GnyIk
— Michelle_BYoung (@michelle_byoung) November 8, 2022

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Teacher Admits His White Supremacy Ideology To Students https://t.co/s2FEu8bejE via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) November 15, 2022

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Look at their faces.

Look at their faces.

Look at the disappointment. The casual violence they’re subjected to. Look.

Look at their faces. https://t.co/1OCPxcCAP1
— The Madwoman in the Classroom (@heymrsbond) November 13, 2022

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November 18, 2022 by V Leigh

There are not two sides to the Holocaust–and no, libraries do not have an obligation to “both sides” in their collection. That, plus this week’s book censorship news:

A doughnut shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was firebombed after the business hosted an art show that featured drag queens https://t.co/RJyiRAZMA8 pic.twitter.com/1xTo9qQI2p
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 3, 2022

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Librarian Amanda Jones, who stood up against censorship and faced defamation from two right-wing groups, lost her initial court case. But she’s filed a new motion, and has a new trial date.

The story + how to help this librarian: https://t.co/PSd1yoKypx
— Buttered Jorts (fka kelly jensen) 🐱🐰 (@veronikellymars) November 1, 2022

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🔥🔥 MUST-WATCH: “I’ve never been sexually assaulted at a drag show, but I have been at church. TWICE! The men told me it was MY fault.”

MAURY COUNTY library board – local mom rips homophobe County Commissioner Aaron Miller, whose ignorant hate chased out the library director📚 pic.twitter.com/D6HrzugANN
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) October 27, 2022

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‘The library is no place for our kids to learn about things like this’: Parents demand Abilene library remove 26 books https://t.co/CXbyAq1gzr
— —I DISSENT— (@ckthelibrarian) November 11, 2022

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There are not two sides to the Holocaust–and no, libraries do not have an obligation to “both sides” in their collection. That, plus this week’s book censorship news: https://t.co/0xPQQw7B5H
— Book Riot (@BookRiot) November 11, 2022

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November 17, 2022 by V Leigh

Border Patrol has an entire unit dedicated to covering up their misconduct. Are we surprised?

A group of migrants were hunted and shot by brothers Michael and Mark Sheppard last month. At the time, Michael was warden of the West Texas Detention Center run by the private prison company LaSalle Corrections. Under the Trump admin, this would have been much bigger news.
— Tina Vasquez (@TheTinaVasquez) October 23, 2022

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1 of 2 Texas twins who allegedly opened fire on a group of migrants getting water near Mexican border, killing 1, injuring another, was warden at a detention facility with a history of abuse allegations. Michael & Mark Sheppard, 60 charged w/manslaughter.👇https://t.co/dIUggVXuKm
— 🍂🦃Darwin🦃🍂 (@jf_darwin) October 2, 2022

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Alert: Today @nbcnews reported that the Biden admin is planning to send Haitian migrants trying to seek safety in the US to a third country and/or to the ICE detention center in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. This should be setting off alarm bells (thread) https://t.co/9w58NhhXyI
— Jesse Franzblau (@JFranzblau) October 31, 2022

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Border Patrol has an entire unit dedicated to covering up their misconduct.

Are we surprised?https://t.co/nNTqG8D4mS
— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) October 28, 2022

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November 17, 2022 by V Leigh

I have to thank @chrislhayes for broadcasting the most satisfying 2-minutes of television I’ve watched today. A perfect encapsulation of what Fox News has looked like over the past several months.

Me as a Floridian watching all the democrats celebrate nationwide pic.twitter.com/isz4D4vUkA
— Emily Rodrigues (@eminpolitics) November 9, 2022

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They will tell you Stacey Abrams lost, because Black men didn’t vote for her. It’s not true. She lost, because white people didn’t vote for her. Do not fall for the narrative that blames Black people for white racism and misogynoir.
— Uju Anya (@UjuAnya) November 9, 2022

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White women are not “voting against their own interests.”

They’re making an astute political calculation that they have made successfully for decades.

They look around. They see who has power (almost exclusively white men). They side w power.

It’s sick, but it’s not stupid.
— Kate Kelly (@Kate_Kelly_Esq) November 9, 2022

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BREAKING: Slavery has officially been banned as punishment in Tennessee. https://t.co/AadakHWGdh pic.twitter.com/T4HzSGHlkU
— FOX13 Memphis (@FOX13Memphis) November 9, 2022

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everyone is dunking on tennessee for this without realizing that they are only the fifth state to abolish slavery with no exceptions (CO, NE, UT, RI). it’s not an “ooh backward southern state” thing it’s that slavery is still legal for incarcerated people in most of the US. https://t.co/YCaxcFgoyU
— graph enjoyer (@lowerbodyinjury) November 9, 2022

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“The fact that these youth voters are coming in so strong in an off year is very concerning.”

🥲pic.twitter.com/z4o7PJiia7
— THE PERSUADERS by Anand Giridharadas (@AnandWrites) November 10, 2022

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Gen-Z made themselves heard loud and clear. Now do y’all understand why they’re coming for our books?
— Angie Thomas (@angiecthomas) November 9, 2022

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I haven’t commented about the Warnock run-off b/c I find I am still so furious that voters in Georgia would force their brilliant Senator to endure the indignity of a run-off against such a patently & embarassingly unequipped opponent. But @ReverendWarnock’s grace humbles me. https://t.co/LMSgWbdytq
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@SIfill_) November 10, 2022

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88% of evangelical Christians voted for Herschel Walker, not Warnock, the candidate who has devoted his adult life to Jesus Christ. Let that sink in.
— PammyCanFinallySleepAtNight (@PSchmaling) November 9, 2022

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November 17, 2022 by V Leigh

I am praying for the families of #LavelDavisJr, #DSeanPerry, #DevinChandler, and for the #UVA community. The descending spiral of #violence is impacting the #NextGen more than any other demographic. We cannot live with #GunViolence.

At least six people were taken to a hospital, including the male suspect, after a shooting at a St. Louis school https://t.co/mze2p4HXOV
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) October 24, 2022

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If only armed guards didn’t run away or stand around and let dozens of kids get 2nd Amendmented into unrecognizable mush. If only metal detectors kept shooters out.

OR we could stop fetishizing guns and properly fund healthcare (including mental health.)

Just a thought.
— 🌻The Indefatigable Tweetle-Dee™☘️ (@the_tweetle) October 24, 2022

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Over four years ago, Brian protested with March For Our Lives to demand action on gun violence in our schools and communities.

This week, he was shot in both hands and through his neck by an AR-15 at his school in St. Louis. He jumped out of a window to save his life. pic.twitter.com/NADUYNRhjg
— David Hogg ☮️ (@davidhogg111) October 26, 2022

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2 Dads Shoot Each Other’s Daughters in Road Rage Incident: Cops https://t.co/RwvNNbVvqy
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 15, 2022

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Women Gets PITIFUL Sentence for Shooting Homeless Man https://t.co/2uItHKX9rg via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) November 15, 2022

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Three people have been killed and two others wounded in a shooting at a parking garage at the University of Virginia, said the school’s president. The suspect, who President Jim Ryan said in a letter was a student, was still at large Monday morning. https://t.co/RMZLpBRdnR
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 14, 2022

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Ma’am, this was your campaign ad. https://t.co/54ryp80OEo pic.twitter.com/lmYJ0VnLij
— Meaghan (@meaghang) November 14, 2022

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I am praying for the families of #LavelDavisJr, #DSeanPerry, #DevinChandler, and for the #UVA community. The descending spiral of #violence is impacting the #NextGen more than any other demographic. We cannot live with #GunViolence. pic.twitter.com/Jnck9VSNpQ
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) November 14, 2022

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November 13, 2022 by V Leigh

Ye’s antisemitic comments spark outrage, fear

Ye’s antisemitic comments spark outrage, fear | Nightline https://t.co/8uIwWJB80v via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 29, 2022

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This is terrible and terrifying news. Sadly, this isn’t surprising, given the intensely antisemitic discourse that has dominated the public conversation lately. Sending love, solidarity, and peace to the Jewish community. https://t.co/h5OqnM6NP0
— Marc Lamont Hill (@marclamonthill) November 3, 2022

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Doug Mastriano asked by an Israeli reporter (@nathanguttman of @kann_news) to respond to antisemitic attack on Josh Shapiro and association with Gab.

His wife Rebbie steps in and says: “I’m gonna say we probably love Israel more than a lot of Jews do.” #PAGov pic.twitter.com/Pczpz2IYgJ
— Jacob Kornbluh (@jacobkornbluh) October 30, 2022

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November 12, 2022 by V Leigh

In the last 24 hours, Twitter has lost the Chiefs of Trust & Safety, Sales, Information Security, Compliance, and Privacy. The head of legal is on record warning employees about the risk of legal exposure if they follow Musk’s orders. It’s a total loss of confidence.

Well, Twitter blue was beautiful while it lasted pic.twitter.com/YMi7ldN1YA
— Read Jackson Rising by @CooperationJXN (@JoshuaPHilll) November 11, 2022

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Twitter Blue erased a few billion in market cap for Lockheed Martin pic.twitter.com/RsMBfRyhO1
— litquidity (@litcapital) November 11, 2022

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The power of $8 pic.twitter.com/JHSy8aLJXy
— Esther C, MD MPH (@choo_ek) November 11, 2022

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Eli Lilly stock isn’t just tanking because of a satirical Tweet on Musk’s hellscape, it’s tanking because millions of people are asking why we have to pay for insulin, when it was made to be free.

That’s why other insulin stocks are falling too.

Happy Disability Awareness Month
— Rafael Shimunov is on Mastodon (@rafaelshimunov) November 11, 2022

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elon basically forcing brands to tweet things like “we’re sorry you ever thought insulin could be free,” incredible scenes https://t.co/D2X6ciJQZa
— Brandon Hardin (@hardin) November 10, 2022

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Back to back tweets. pic.twitter.com/TpnMrmGJr5
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) November 11, 2022

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Great work today guys pic.twitter.com/Q15Hkkf7KB
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) November 11, 2022

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To do this so abruptly & just expect people to adjust schedules, child/elder care, monthly expenses etc asap to adhere to this in a matter of HOURS as if they didn’t have 2+ yrs at an org that championed flexibility & self care and made life decisions based on that. I’m furious. https://t.co/j1lMtZvWt2
— God-is Rivera (@GodisRivera) November 10, 2022

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elon musk posted a photo of a nazi followed by a post telling ppl to vote republican. 30 minutes apart. pic.twitter.com/wWz9OwF02Z
— Marlow Stern (@MarlowNYC) November 7, 2022

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Here is the link to @alexeheath‘s report for The Verge, which is genuinely disturbing.

The company’s chief privacy officer, chief information security officer, and chief compliance officer all resignedhttps://t.co/WajvgZPGSr
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) November 10, 2022

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November 8, 2022 by V Leigh

Twitter is struggling to respond to political misinformation and other harmful posts on the social media platform after Elon Musk fired roughly half of its workforce just days before the U.S. midterm elections.

Mediaite reporting that Tiffany Cross calling Florida the “dick of the country”
that should be “castrated” was “an example of the sort of commentary that led to” MSNBC cutting ties https://t.co/bXRbUKtkz6

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— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 4, 2022

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An ad being run in Georgia by Stephen Miller’s group: America First Legal. pic.twitter.com/tIeUHGYZoB
— Waleed Shahid (@_waleedshahid) November 2, 2022

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“Musk owning Twitter is like putting the fox in charge of the henhouse when it comes to political misinformation,” says @BostonJoan. https://t.co/N06DFI9NnO
— Data & Society (@datasociety) October 31, 2022

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“Elon Musk has now purged roughly half of Twitter’s 7,500 employee base, leaving whole teams totally or near completely gutted, including those tasked with defending against election misinformation ahead of the US midterms next week” https://t.co/uuXnOvEBjb
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 4, 2022

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This ballot processing center in Washington state’s largest county is aiming for ‘radical transparency,’ as concerns run high about misinformation and disinformation regarding election integrity and fears grow of political violence pic.twitter.com/3AtKn5OqsR
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 4, 2022

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I wrote about WhatsApp’s new Communities feature that makes the world’s biggest messaging app more like Slack.

But experts like @DavidNemer are worried that making structuring Groups easier will aid in spreading political propaganda and misinformation. https://t.co/I0QwVsCcrl
— ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (@PranavDixit) November 4, 2022

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Free speech does not include spreading misinformation to downplay political violence.
— Senator Dick Durbin (@SenatorDurbin) November 1, 2022

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Twitter is struggling to respond to political misinformation and other harmful posts on the social media platform after Elon Musk fired roughly half of its workforce just days before the U.S. midterm elections. https://t.co/SojHiMGPcL
— Anchorage Daily News (@adndotcom) November 8, 2022

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November 6, 2022 by V Leigh

Black Man Dies In Custody After Cops Ignore Pleas For Help

Black Man Dies In Custody After Cops Ignore Pleas For Help https://t.co/tSr8f7DCyZ via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 31, 2022

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A former Minneapolis police officer who helped restrain George Floyd has pleaded guilty while another has waived his right to a trial by jury https://t.co/ft1YY14Yo3
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) October 24, 2022

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Joel Capellan’s family is demanding to see body camera video from Sunday morning’s police shooting that claimed the life of the 28-year-old Manhattan man, reportedly shot 36 times by responding officers. https://t.co/CQuyEBGEQM
— NBC New York (@NBCNewYork) October 21, 2022

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NEW: Independent journalist Cerise Castle’s new podcast documents a 50 year history of deputy gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, leading up current allegations in East LA and Compton.

“There are so many lives that are touched by Sheriff’s department violence.” https://t.co/thYmFkfwnJ pic.twitter.com/bUsahJgLok
— Kate Cagle (@KateCagle) October 24, 2022

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Iran players chose not to sing their country’s national anthem before their opening World Cup match against England, in an apparent show of support for protesters back home.

A teacher in Texas is on administrative leave after telling students “deep down in my heart, I am ethnocentric, which means I think my race is the superior one”

There are not two sides to the Holocaust–and no, libraries do not have an obligation to “both sides” in their collection. That, plus this week’s book censorship news:

Border Patrol has an entire unit dedicated to covering up their misconduct. Are we surprised?

I have to thank @chrislhayes for broadcasting the most satisfying 2-minutes of television I’ve watched today. A perfect encapsulation of what Fox News has looked like over the past several months.

I am praying for the families of #LavelDavisJr, #DSeanPerry, #DevinChandler, and for the #UVA community. The descending spiral of #violence is impacting the #NextGen more than any other demographic. We cannot live with #GunViolence.

Ye’s antisemitic comments spark outrage, fear

Twitter is struggling to respond to political misinformation and other harmful posts on the social media platform after Elon Musk fired roughly half of its workforce just days before the U.S. midterm elections.

Black Man Dies In Custody After Cops Ignore Pleas For Help