April 22, 2022 by V Leigh

Reflections on 4/20: Today is a good day to finally end the war on drugs.

There’re still people sitting in prison for selling weed in states profiting off the sale of weed and that’s just never going to sit right with me. 420
— Dyjuan Tatro (@DyjuanTatro) April 20, 2022

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Black Americans are nearly four times more likely than white Americans to be arrested for cannabis possession, despite similar rates of use.

I’ve been urging @POTUS to use his authority to decriminalize cannabis use & pardon non-violent cannabis offenses. It’s the right thing.
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) April 20, 2022

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4/20 reminder: the Senate has the power to make this the last year that Black and brown people sit in jail for a substance that is now a $25 billion industry dominated by white men.
#WeNeedMORE
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) April 20, 2022

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Good morning! #420day pic.twitter.com/glmUycz81W
— C.J. Petersen 🏳️‍🌈 🌽 (@cjforiowa) April 20, 2022

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Can we finally legalize weed, please? This is ridiculous. There have been hundreds of thousands of marijuana arrests over the past 50 years, doing more harm than good, by @reporterporter https://t.co/kfekBVjlCR via @usatodayopinion #420day #cannabis
— André Picard (@picardonhealth) April 20, 2022

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The War on Drugs is racist and ineffective.

Tell your senators: The time is NOW to decriminalize marijuana nationwide AND address racial disparities in sentencing.https://t.co/wxUyEhNNRZ
— ACLU (@ACLU) April 20, 2022

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Today is a good day to finally end the war on drugs.

My bill with @RepBonnie, H.R. 4020 the Drug Policy Reform Act, would decriminalize drug possession at the federal level for ALL drugs. Congress needs to pass it.
— Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) April 20, 2022

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April 19, 2022 by V Leigh

Patrick Lyoya Was Executed in a Land Where His Family Sought Refuge from Violence

Patrick Lyoya Was Executed in a Land Where His Family Sought Refuge from Violence https://t.co/6xnVzH5E1g
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) April 14, 2022

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Patrick Lyoya should still be alive. There are countless Black people who have died at the hands of police, who should be alive. Black people continue to lose their lives while the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act sits in the Senate. Sympathy is not enough.
— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) April 14, 2022

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I am mourning the life of Patrick Lyoya. A 26 year old Congolese refugee, a first born son, and a generous friend to many. He fled violence at home only to face state-sanctioned murder at the hands of US law enforcement.

A traffic stop should not be a death sentence.

Period.
— Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) April 14, 2022

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Can’t stop thinking about Patrick Lyoya’s father talking about how he brought his son from the DRC to live a better life here and now wishes that he hadn’t.

He said: “I thought it was a safe place, but it seems like we are in danger even when we come here.”
— Zoé (@ztsamudzi) April 14, 2022

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Horrifying. This looks like an execution. White police officer in Grand Rapids Michigan shoots 26-year old Patrick Lyoya in back of head while laying on top Lyoya following a traffic stop. The officer is on paid leave w/ police powers suspended but should be in jail.
— Shanlon Wu (@shanlonwu) April 13, 2022

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A Black man killed. A family robbed of a life. Another indictment of an unjust system.

I’m holding Patrick Lyoya’s family in prayer. There can be no justice, but there must be accountability.
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) April 15, 2022

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A Grand Rapids, MI, officer tackled a 26-yr-old Black man and kicked him before fatally shooting him during a traffic stop on April 4th, newly released footage appears to show.

The officer’s bodycam shut off before the shooting of #PatrickLyoya, but it was caught on a cellphone. pic.twitter.com/vz4EdPsDRT
— AJ+ (@ajplus) April 13, 2022

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Patrick Lyoya’s father, Peter Lyoya, demands action following the fatal April 4th police shooting of his son:

“To see that my son has been killed like an animal by this police officer … I’m asking for justice, I’m asking for justice, I’m asking for justice for Patrick.” pic.twitter.com/LseSz2wpf8
— The Recount (@therecount) April 15, 2022

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April 18, 2022 by V Leigh

Just this past weekend, 126 people across this country lost their lives to gun violence. Another 294 were injured.

Just this past weekend, 126 people across this country lost their lives to gun violence. Another 294 were injured.

It doesn’t have to be this way week after week. It’s time for the Senate to act on common sense gun safety legislation. It’s time to save lives.
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) April 18, 2022

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Twelve people were injured – 10 with gunshot wounds – after a shooting at a South Carolina mall. Police have detained three people. https://t.co/zIYhM2OU8s
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 16, 2022

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Three mass shootings in the U.S. over the Easter holiday weekend capped a monthlong spate of gun violence that has touched both big cities and rural communities across the nation. https://t.co/kqMBr1ogzn
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 18, 2022

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Multiple people were shot in downtown Sacramento early Sunday morning, police said.https://t.co/oNGeIgIOGT
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 3, 2022

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Cruelly obtuse…The day after the anniversary of my father being assassinated and dying at the hands of white supremacy, imperialism, and gun violence.

If you study my father in full, you’ll discover what he believed over the course of time and not just what suits an agenda. https://t.co/QMK9VW1HA8
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) April 5, 2022

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There were 728 road rage incidents involving a gun in 2021.

62% of these incidents resulted in injury or death.

131 people were killed.https://t.co/1qQODi2VLh
— Guns Down America (@GunsDownAmerica) April 5, 2022

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Ten mass shootings in one weekend.

America has a gun violence problem. It’s time to pass common sense gun safety reforms and save lives. https://t.co/fre7opudjK
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) April 18, 2022

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On @NewDay a terrible reality. A list of the 143 mass shootings that have occurred in the US just since January 2022. @brikeilarcnn and @JohnAvlon read each city. We are not even half way through the year. If #GunViolence isn’t an #epidemic in this country I don’t know what is. pic.twitter.com/8UacucwppO
— Sara Sidner (@sarasidnerCNN) April 18, 2022

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April 6, 2022 by V Leigh

This is what “learn to live” with Covid people always meant. Not that our institutions adjust to meet the challenges of a deadly new virus, not we all come together to pay the price of that adjustment—but that institutions stay the same, while we make the most vulnerable pay.

This is what “learn to live” with Covid people always meant. Not that our institutions adjust to meet the challenges of a deadly new virus, not we all come together to pay the price of that adjustment—but that institutions stay the same, while we make the most vulnerable pay. https://t.co/200Q6kgTP8
— A.R. Moxon (@JuliusGoat) February 28, 2022

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In a functional society, school is education, not a lifeline, & healthcare is a public service, not a perk to be held ransom by an employer. As a nation we shouldn’t have to choose between forcing people into unsafe conditions & leaving them without vital support. But here we are
— Katie Mack (@AstroKatie) January 6, 2022

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Today & everyday: Haitian lives matter.

That’s why @RepMondaire & I are demanding the Biden Admin. fully end Title 42, halt deportations to Haiti & affirm the dignity and humanity of ALL asylum seekers.

From Ukraine to Haiti, our destinies are tied. https://t.co/gPXWEGRWy9
— Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (@RepPressley) March 16, 2022

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if you’re not giving your employees a pay raise beyond inflation/cost of living growth, you’re giving them a pay cut.
— Dan Price (@DanPriceSeattle) March 17, 2022

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“We’re winging it until our hospitals are full,” is not an effective public health policy.
— Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran) March 29, 2022

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The war on drugs was made up intentionally to discriminate against Black and Latino people.

Check out The History Guy’s video! #TikTok https://t.co/pWHbE2zo6N
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) March 28, 2022

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A Poor People’s Pandemic: Report Reveals Poor Died from COVID at Twice the Rate of Wealthy in U.S. https://t.co/Zbj87B0y2d
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) April 5, 2022

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April 6, 2022 by V Leigh

Anti-Asian attacks rooted in xenophobia and racism continue. This violence must stop. We demand justice and stand in solidarity with the AAPI community. #StopAsianHate

EXCLUSIVE: According to the victim, the suspect told him “go back to Asia” and then slashed him. Police say the attack against the Korean man appears to have been completely unprovoked, assailant used boxcutter. #StopAsianHate https://t.co/r4tteQ2fUx pic.twitter.com/KVL3nMqWyx
— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) March 8, 2022

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TW: Yonkers cops say 67YO Asian woman called “Asian bitch” by suspect then punched 125 times, stomped, spit on Fri night. 42YO Tammel Esco charged with Attempted Murder, Assault as hate crimes. Victim suffered contusions, facial bone fractures, brain bleeding. #StopAsianHate pic.twitter.com/H9KDXVr4NA
— CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) March 14, 2022

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Attacks on #AsianAmericans must end and those who commit such crimes must be held accountable for their actions. I am grateful to see the perpetrator being held responsible for these heinous acts of violence. #StopAsianHate. https://t.co/exc0KKjLsM
— Grace Meng (@RepGraceMeng) April 5, 2022

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The City of New York has no tolerance for hate and violence.

We stand with our Sikh community to condemn any and all attacks of bigotry or bias against our fellow New Yorkers.

We commit to working every day to ensure everyone in NYC is safe and feels safe. #StopAsianHate https://t.co/AfPEw19iGR
— NYC Mayor’s CAU (@mayorsCAU) April 5, 2022

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For Asian Americans, the New Normal Means Continued Racist Attacks#StopAsianHate https://t.co/w9hBKhGnd4
— Hood Medicine Initiative 😷✊🏾 (@hood_medicine) March 30, 2022

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Anti-Asian attacks rooted in xenophobia and racism continue. This violence must stop. We demand justice and stand in solidarity with the AAPI community. We’re still #RememberingMarch16. #StopAsianHate pic.twitter.com/6UNEJf6eMU
— SEIU (@SEIU) March 21, 2022

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March 30, 2022 by V Leigh

We continue to #SayHerName and fight for justice in all places.

Maryland police officers discussed killing Black Lives Matter protesters in text messages, a Black police officer alleges in a civil rights lawsuit.https://t.co/Y08vNBbrJ9
— NBCBLK (@NBCBLK) March 18, 2022

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Yeah you can’t reform this pic.twitter.com/BNETKsSIRe
— Read Becoming Abolitionists by Derecka Purnell (@JoshuaPotash) March 18, 2022

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In a series of text messages, a white supervisor and other police officers in Montgomery County, Maryland, talked about a “race war,” and expressed hope that Black Lives Matter protesters would be killed, according to a lawsuit filed by a Black colleague. https://t.co/Ug6PmNv8th
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 17, 2022

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BREAKING: All three defendants found guilty on federal charges of interference of Ahmaud Arbery’s rights
— Georgia Fort (@ByGeorgiaFort) February 22, 2022

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McMichael Copycats Attempt To Murder Black FedEx Driver https://t.co/ydMGcI3nDO via @YouTube
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) February 10, 2022

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— abolitionist crushgals (@crushgalspanic) March 16, 2022

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Today marks 2 years since Breonna Taylor was murdered in her own home by Louisville police, and justice has yet to be served.

We continue to #SayHerName. pic.twitter.com/cfqzsGe2lZ
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) March 13, 2022

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March 19, 2022 by V Leigh

Companies like Starbucks and REI keep saying they aren’t anti-union. Their heavy handed union busting shows that they’re lying

The National Labor Relations Board lodged a formal complaint against Starbucks this week—alleging the company illegally retaliated against two pro-union baristas at its a Phoenix store. It’s heartening to see a pro-worker NLRB take on these despicable anti-union tactics for once.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 17, 2022

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Companies like Starbucks and REI keep saying they aren’t anti-union. Their heavy handed union busting shows that they’re lying, AND that they think we’re all really gullible https://t.co/iemSwbbAhV
— Jorts (and Jean) (@JortsTheCat) February 28, 2022

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Workers at an Amazon delivery hub in MD walked off the job in big enough numbers to spoil a manager’s day. The group Amazonians United is ignoring union elections in favor of direct action like this. They certainly achieved critical mass this morning. https://t.co/RgYyVlfJ3L
— Dave Jamieson (@jamieson) March 16, 2022

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Today, we learned that Kevin Johnson will be stepping down as Starbucks CEO & Howard Schultz will return as interim CEO. We encourage Howard Schultz, who has been a leader of Starbucks’ anti-union campaign, to put union-busting behind him and embrace Starbucks’ unionized future.
— SBWorkersUnited (@SBWorkersUnited) March 16, 2022

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Trucking used to be a solid, good-paying union job. But over the decades, government deregulation allowed shipping companies to erode truckers’ rights, misclassify them as contractors, and gut their wages & benefits.

Now truckers are fighting back. pic.twitter.com/YuU605qczF
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) March 16, 2022

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BREAKING: Howard University faculty announces they will go on strike next week if an agreement is not reached by this Friday. pic.twitter.com/lPcNKkO93I
— ChuckModi (@ChuckModi1) March 16, 2022

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Amazon workers at a second Staten Island warehouse will vote in a union election in late April, labor union officials for the company said Friday. https://t.co/E9cFDNgnnq
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) March 19, 2022

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NEW: We got leaked audio from anti-union meeting where hired union buster tells Google Fiber workers that they could lose work by unionizing w/@CWAUnion

“not trying to infer anyone’s value or anyone’s worth. I’m just trying to do a business math problem”https://t.co/xAX4wlJyNP
— Lauren Kaori Gurley (@LaurenKGurley) March 16, 2022

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March 17, 2022 by V Leigh

Anti LGBTQIA+ Policy across America

ICYMI: my latest newsletter breaks down why Rick Scott’s “11 Point Plan to Rescue America” amounts to an attempt to drive trans people out of public life https://t.co/ldJAuG9eXd
— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) March 1, 2022

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Disney workers are staging a series of walkouts to protest Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Employees demand the company take a stronger stance against the GOP-backed legislation that bans discussions of sexuality and gender identity in schools. https://t.co/7xPjy7DTOU pic.twitter.com/7vLWrcylk4
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) March 16, 2022

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BREAKING: Hanover school board voted 4-3 to bring in an anti-LGBTQ hate group to make policy decisions about how transgender students should be treated.

Trans youth in Hanover: You are loved. You belong. We will be fighting alongside you. @EqualityVA
— ACLU of Virginia (@ACLUVA) March 9, 2022

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A friendly reminder that policy like the “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Florida and the anti-trans directive in Texas won’t stop kids from being queer–it will just force them into hiding.

My latest piece, live today @msmagazine https://t.co/C4j0oEVi0o
— Natalie Schriefer (@schriefern1) March 16, 2022

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Stitt speaks on behalf of “God” about how to make the world a horrible place for trans people. https://t.co/yzkgwlLfJ5
— them. (@them) March 15, 2022

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Actor and advocate @TheBrianMichael calls on all of us to rally against the anti-trans bills spreading across the country in his speech during the @HRCLosAngeles Dinner. pic.twitter.com/u8RSHyRmlP
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) March 16, 2022

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In situations like the abhorrent Texas anti-trans crusade, liberals like to say the cruelty is the point. But in reality, winning elections and protecting elite interests is the point — and transgender kids and their families are caught in the crosshairs. https://t.co/eIKgrptEl8
— Jacobin (@jacobin) March 9, 2022

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Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill is a sweeping gag law that seeks to erase LGBTQ families from the classroom.

But its proponents keep lying about what it actually says. So I invite you on a journey into the text, with a brief grammar lesson along the way. https://t.co/DVaLh0CFKl
— Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) March 15, 2022

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March 13, 2022 by V Leigh

Reminder that every day qualified immunity stands is another day that racism in policing is protected in this country.

Reminder that every day qualified immunity stands is another day that racism in policing is protected in this country.
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) March 6, 2022

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🚨Video has just been released of deputies in Baton Rouge shooting and killing #DeaughnWillis through the door of his home in a case of mistaken identity. Read the details about this story. Police have been trying to cover this up for 2 months. A thread. https://t.co/XjZ6EiU0st
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) March 12, 2022

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This is Walter Hutchins, a 31-year-old father who was cornered and killed by plainclothes bounty hunters in Houston, TX. They exited their unmarked cars in the dead of night and shot Walter while attempting to execute a warrant! pic.twitter.com/8xp5FiSTXH
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) March 1, 2022

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Amir Locke’s funeral: Mom says son was ‘executed,’ Sharpton delivers powerful eulogy https://t.co/c4emOQ6lgW
— Fund the people. Disarm the police. (@glncv) February 18, 2022

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Join us in demanding the passage of the Amir Locke law! We need the Minnesota Legislature and Congress to ban no-knock warrants! ✊🏾#PassTheAmirLockeLawNow #JusticeForAmirLocke pic.twitter.com/tcmKp47abW
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) February 12, 2022

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“We’ve been traumatized over and over again with these kind of police killings of innocent people in our district.”@IlhanMN reacts to the no-knock warrant police shooting death of 22-year-old Amir Locke. pic.twitter.com/Jp3x7uIIfO
— The Mehdi Hasan Show (@MehdiHasanShow) February 9, 2022

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I’m working on a story about Frederick Holder, an unarmed Black father killed by LASD sheriff’s deputies in a barrage of gunfire during a traffic stop that turned into a pursuit. Deputies say they thought he had a gun.

He had a lighter.

Family protesting 33 days for 33 shots. pic.twitter.com/DuRrqz8seG
— Kate Cagle (@KateCagle) March 3, 2022

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March 1, 2022 by V Leigh

The cruelty is the point, the prison industrial complex is made to exploit the poor

The cruelty is the point, the prison industrial complex is made to exploit the poor https://t.co/O0gXhrM7cN
— Shaunrade (@BetterWorld86) February 24, 2022

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The number of incarcerated women was over 7X higher in 2019 than in 1980.

Research on female incarceration is critical to understanding the full consequences of mass incarceration and to unraveling the policies that lead to their criminalization. https://t.co/pCHksSxX4O
— The Sentencing Project (@SentencingProj) February 8, 2022

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Few are familiar with the prison industry and fewer know the extent of its greed. This invisibility has protected it and its exploitative practices. That ends now. A year delayed due to COVID-19, today my TED Talk is out!

Thank you @TEDTalks @TEDFellow https://t.co/RGKXrZpx0l
— Bianca (@BiancaTylek) May 24, 2021

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The NYTimes putting out the same tired coppaganda just replacing chain stores with “small businesses”. They never miss an opportunity to shill for the prison industrial complex. https://t.co/DjuCJpqAjW
— Party like it’s 1347 (@ExpectingWords) February 28, 2022

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Reflections on 4/20: Today is a good day to finally end the war on drugs.

Patrick Lyoya Was Executed in a Land Where His Family Sought Refuge from Violence

Just this past weekend, 126 people across this country lost their lives to gun violence. Another 294 were injured.

This is what “learn to live” with Covid people always meant. Not that our institutions adjust to meet the challenges of a deadly new virus, not we all come together to pay the price of that adjustment—but that institutions stay the same, while we make the most vulnerable pay.

Anti-Asian attacks rooted in xenophobia and racism continue. This violence must stop. We demand justice and stand in solidarity with the AAPI community. #StopAsianHate

We continue to #SayHerName and fight for justice in all places.

Companies like Starbucks and REI keep saying they aren’t anti-union. Their heavy handed union busting shows that they’re lying

Anti LGBTQIA+ Policy across America

Reminder that every day qualified immunity stands is another day that racism in policing is protected in this country.

The cruelty is the point, the prison industrial complex is made to exploit the poor