June 13, 2021 by V Leigh

Five years ago, we lost 49 loved ones and witnessed 53 others be injured in the horrifying Pulse shooting.

5 years ago today we saw one of the biggest mass shootings in American history.

It was the largest hate crime against the LGBTQ community. Today we don’t just remember the tragedy but we honor those taken too soon.

Let us never forget these 49 beautiful souls taken too soon. pic.twitter.com/FJZg8pZgSE
— Daniel Hernandez Jr (@danielforaz) June 12, 2021

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Five years ago today, 49 were killed and 53 wounded at the Pulse nightclub mass shooting in Orlando.

Today, we woke up to three more mass shootings and 32 shot: on Austin’s 6th street; in a Savannah, Georgia, neighborhood; on the south side of Chicago.https://t.co/SeO38bIDZD
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 12, 2021

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Five years ago, 49 LGBTQ+ lives were lost in the #Pulse Nightclub shooting. Today, we honor their lives and stand behind the LGBTQ+ community & all communities impacted by discrimination and bigotry. #Pride #OrlandoUnited pic.twitter.com/3BN7HMBFk8
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) June 12, 2021

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I’m grateful for @BJoeWolf and everybody who’s stayed in this fight to honor the memory of the Pulse victims with action—to ensure full equality, end gun violence, and make sure we don’t forget what happened five years ago.https://t.co/r6iHsjwBhq
— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) June 12, 2021

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Five years ago today, we lost 49 loved ones and witnessed 53 others be injured in the horrifying Pulse shooting.

Let’s honor their memory today and every day by continuing the fight for gun safety reform. https://t.co/3kQnOTZAov
— Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@RepJayapal) June 12, 2021

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5 Years After Pulse Shooting Killed 49, Nightclub Owner Says, ‘It Does Not Get Any Easier’ https://t.co/SEXcuoOcsw
— People (@people) June 12, 2021

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June 13, 2021 by V Leigh

he @nytimes prints faces of 67 Palestinian children killed by Israeli aerial missiles & tank projectiles (paid for by US taxpayers)

At today’s Justice For Palestine demonstration in London, I also called for a halt to arms sales. UK-made weapons are killing civilians – including children – in conflicts abroad. This must stop. pic.twitter.com/Sf2tEGjtkX
— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) June 12, 2021

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Young Jewish Americans rocked by new hate fueled by Israel-Palestinian conflict https://t.co/2efNDQYbHZ
— Fund the people – Divest from policing (@glncv) May 26, 2021

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It shouldn’t be such a big deal, but it is. The @nytimes prints faces of 67 Palestinian children killed by Israeli aerial missiles & tank projectiles (paid for by US taxpayers). This is the cost of Israeli impunity. This is a fraction of Palestinian pain & loss. #NoHate pic.twitter.com/8FdygM2kvn
— Noura Erakat (@4noura) May 28, 2021

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June 8, 2021 by V Leigh

Behold what the $100 BILLION that our nation spends annually on policing has wrought

Behold what the $100 BILLION that our nation spends annually on policing has wrought (cw) pic.twitter.com/rrVirj50BM
— Kumar Rao (@KumarRaoNYC) May 31, 2020

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Report Documents 32,542 Police Killings in U.S. Since 2000 with Vast Undercount of People of Color https://t.co/gvap7ZIxtb via @democracynow
— Fund the people – Divest from policing (@glncv) June 1, 2021

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NBC News says Alabama law enforcement gave a violent abuser (and former police officer) his gun back – simply because he texted and asked for it. There was an active a protective order against him.

Two weeks later, he used the gun to kill his wife. https://t.co/UGLNhfXYX7
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) June 5, 2021

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California is 1 of only 4 states that does not have a process to decertify abusive cops.@SenatorUmberg @SenHenryStern @BobWieckowskiCA will you VOTE YES on #SB2 & support communities impacted by police violence? #LetUsLive #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/QK7kNzIJbt
— Youth Justice Coalition (@YouthJusticeLA) April 27, 2021

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“We’re not funding drug intervention.
We’re not funding violence interruption. We’re funding violence & oppression. And the FOP protects these MFs”@ReddIsAri w/facts and 🔥on why DC must #DefundMPD #DefundThePolice pic.twitter.com/VWeXt9kNCj
— ChuckModi (@ChuckModi1) June 6, 2021

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How tf y’all gonna reform this?#DefundThePolice https://t.co/HwPIOLhSCt
— Tinu, Empress of Twerk, Thirst of My Line. (@Tinu) June 7, 2021

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A new report finds far more people of colour have died in police custody than previously known. The report also documented the deaths of 32,542 people who have been killed by police since 2000, 60% of whom were people of colour.https://t.co/wGdwc4yDMR #DefundThePolice
— Dimitri Lascaris (@dimitrilascaris) June 2, 2021

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June 2, 2021 by V Leigh

Texas House Democrats leave floor, effectively blocking passage of restrictive voting bill

#Georgia‘s new law, #SB202, broadly restricts when & how voters cast ballots –– And it would even criminalize orgs like @GAMVP for passing out refreshments to voters in line.

For Georgia’s Muslim community, the new law is painful, confusing & discouraging.https://t.co/zSkaR0K8zv
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) May 2, 2021

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The [#PalmBeach County school] district is acting as if its casual abuse of a tool for emergency mental health situations is nobody’s business but theirs.

They couldn’t be more wrong”––The Palm Beach Post wrote, citing our #CostlyAndCruel Baker Act report:https://t.co/zcAeAfaxei
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) May 12, 2021

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Thread, on how Louisiana pays for public defense via fines and fees imposed on the convicted—you read that (mind-blowing) sentence correctly—and the current rapid push to make things… even worse. https://t.co/bZJuF6STLU
— John Pfaff (@JohnFPfaff) May 7, 2021

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This is quite a sentence. https://t.co/ExPAkbYuKl pic.twitter.com/R94wlQGnQq
— adam harris (@AdamHSays) May 19, 2021

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In our 2019 #WhoseHeritage? report, we identified 114 Confederate symbols that had been removed since the #Charleston attack — and 1,747 that still stood.

Many of these monuments are protected by state laws in the former Confederate states.

Read more:https://t.co/IVNHjcZdwt
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) May 23, 2021

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Teen students across the U.S are asking administrators to change school names that honor Confederate figures.

Confederate symbols honor a white supremacist system based upon the enslavement of Black people.

Learn about the campaigns to #ChangeTheNames:https://t.co/qA8oNJ0F9W
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) May 23, 2021

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Heavy day: In 2007 I proposed “a Legacy Project focused on recognizing the history of lynching in public spaces on the Eastern Shore.” Today a plaque was unveiled just off the courthouse lawn in Salisbury, MD where Matthew Williams was lynched in 1931. pic.twitter.com/Ue49ph2dff
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) May 22, 2021

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NEWS: MEMBERS of the U.S. Capitol Police have issued a statement to members of Congress expressing “profound disappointment” with McConnell and McCarthy’s positions on the Jan. 6 commission, citing the “trauma” that officers endured that day. pic.twitter.com/CRweVhIAnD
— Olivia Beavers (@Olivia_Beavers) May 19, 2021

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For the life of me I’ll never understand how so many people hate immigrants who pay taxes, but admire billionaires who don’t.
— Robert Greenwald (@robertgreenwald) May 20, 2021

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Racists covered up Tulsa & now they are trying to cover up an insurrection. Cover up rather than pulling off the covers is how America has responded to racism far too often.
— Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) May 28, 2021

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Today, Texas legislators advanced a bill attacking the right to vote. It’s yet another assault on our democracy. Congress needs to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

We need to make it easier for eligible voters to vote. Not harder.
— Vice President Kamala Harris (@VP) May 30, 2021

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“The new Texas voter suppression bill violates both the constitutional rights of Texans and the Voting Rights Act. It places unnecessary burdens on people’s right to vote, without any reason other than adherence to the ‘big lie.’”https://t.co/BDq2tXFKTy
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) May 30, 2021

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Texas House Democrats leave floor, effectively blocking passage of restrictive voting bill ahead of midnight deadlinehttps://t.co/9Wy0WkyVwn
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) May 31, 2021

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May 27, 2021 by V Leigh

The fight for black lives continues #NoJusticeNoPeace

Killing of #KorrynGaines: #Baltimore attorney takes fight to #DOJ – https://t.co/iPPyg6qIzi
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) May 20, 2021

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Marcus Smith “Died Like an Animal” When Cops Hogtied Him. Police Have Known for Decades It Can Kill https://t.co/O3KTf1Wtt4 via @democracynow
— FUND THE PEOPLE – DIVEST FROM POLICING (@glncv) May 26, 2021

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“Brutal & Gratuitous”: Family of Ronald Greene Demands Justice After Video Shows Deadly Traffic Stop https://t.co/CDyI6pKdX1 via @democracynow
— FUND THE PEOPLE – DIVEST FROM POLICING (@glncv) May 25, 2021

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I keep thinking about that data showing white people support BLM less now than we did before the murder of George Floyd. So many white folks are comfortable saying Black Lives Matter, but uncomfortable with anything actually changing.
— Read Mutual Aid by Dean Spade (@JoshuaPotash) May 26, 2021

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#GoodCops:

Former #Florida #sheriff‘sdeputy convicted of planting drugs during traffic stops – https://t.co/gTrnIEDnp4
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) May 20, 2021

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365 days. Rest in Power George Floyd. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/wtFYeaPmCE
— Mayim Bialik (@missmayim) May 25, 2021

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A year later, we are still fighting to end qualified immunity, strengthen police oversight, and advocating for the resources that actually keep Black and brown communities safe and provide opportunities to thrive.

I won’t stop until we are all free. From Detroit to Gaza.
— Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) May 25, 2021

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My drawing of Miss Wynta-Amor#NoJusticeNoPeace #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/LelWebK7DV
— Jon Lion Fine Art 😷✊🏽 (@jonlionfineart2) May 26, 2021

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May 23, 2021 by V Leigh

His family says they were told he died in a car wreck. Video now shows Ronald Greene was kicked, dragged and tased by police

His family says they were told he died in a car wreck. Video now shows Ronald Greene was kicked, dragged and tased by police – CNN https://t.co/1pT25PbkbK via @GoogleNews
— FUND THE PEOPLE – DIVEST FROM POLICING (@glncv) May 21, 2021

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Video Shows Troopers Punching Black Man During Fatal Arrest – NPR https://t.co/GHUSZHJyt1 via @GoogleNews
— FUND THE PEOPLE – DIVEST FROM POLICING (@glncv) May 21, 2021

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Louisiana state troopers were captured on body camera video stunning, punching and dragging a Black man as he apologized for leading them on a high-speed chase.https://t.co/wCmUtoW74W
— theGrio.com (@theGrio) May 20, 2021

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Ronald Greene, a Black man who died after a pursuit by Louisiana State Police in 2019, can be heard apologizing to officers and telling them he was scared before being tased, dragged and kicked in newly obtained body camera video by the Associated Press. https://t.co/xUAEzQt4Cm
— CNN (@CNN) May 20, 2021

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#Bodycam video showing #Blackman, #RonaldGreene‘s, #deadlyarrest by #Louisiana #troopers released after being withheld for 2 years – https://t.co/uO8gP1U8PZ Racism
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) May 20, 2021

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#LastWordsOf:

‘I’m your brother! I’m scared!’ – #RonaldGreene
— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) May 21, 2021

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May 19, 2021 by V Leigh

The outright massacre in Palestine is a human right catastrophe

In a matter of hours, the IDF killed four generations of one Palestinian family in Gaza — the oldest was 90, the youngest was 6 months.

The outright massacre in Palestine is a human right catastrophe, one that we must immediately stop funding. @POTUS, the world is watching. https://t.co/SqKPd7V1pS
— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) May 19, 2021

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#Israel army blatantly said they will target #Gaza‘s only power plant putting the whole strip in complete darkness, which will affect the already weak internat as well. We are being attacked, killed, displaced, isolated & censored. #GazaUnderAttackk #Palestine
— Omar Ghraieb🇵🇸 (@Omar_Gaza) May 18, 2021

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My children were trapped under the rubble, crying for me but I was also buried — I couldn’t do anything to help them pic.twitter.com/zFuGpBWll9
— Ahmad Al Sarhan 🇯🇴❤️🇵🇸 Gaza here (@ahmadassrhan) May 18, 2021

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AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt says he’s “shocked and horrified that the Israeli military would target and destroy the building housing AP’s bureau and other news organizations in Gaza.” Pruitt says AP is seeking information from the Israeli government. https://t.co/0s22koImto
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 15, 2021

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Disgusting and immoral for the US to endorse this violent bloodshed.

I don’t know any other time when the US has actively blocked a ceasefire and allowed for civilians to get slaughtered. pic.twitter.com/Nax4QHRbjU
— Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) May 15, 2021

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“That’s how Gazans life. Without medical treatment b’cus Israel prevents it. Without electricity much of the time b’cus Israel prevents it. Without the ability to fish in the Mediterranean ocean b’cus Israel prevents it. Without an airport or seaport b’cus Israel prevents it.” pic.twitter.com/Qrg4gUS5OF
— Ibrahim (@Ibrahimpols) May 15, 2021

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Video of Israeli missiles targeting some of the apartments in Mushtaha building, which remains standing. https://t.co/HSwdzUdyiv pic.twitter.com/OxdxQxfnfU
— لينة (@LinahAlsaafin) May 15, 2021

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More high rise buildings in Gaza City have been evacuated.

Mushtaha building, which houses 60 families, has been struck by rooftop knock missile.

Families are anticipating Israeli warplanes flattening the building, like they did earlier with Jalaa, Hanadi and Shorouq buildings
— لينة (@LinahAlsaafin) May 15, 2021

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You see all of the kids around me, they’re just kids.

Why would you just send a missile to them?

— a 10-year-old girl in Gazapic.twitter.com/I66h0q4fWP
— Eoin Higgins (@EoinHiggins_) May 15, 2021

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May 15, 2021 by V Leigh

What we are witnessing is not the “eviction” of Palestinians from their homes. This is ethnic cleansing.

What we are witnessing is not the “eviction” of Palestinians from their homes. This is ethnic cleansing. This is the most basic expression of settler colonialism. This is the illegal and immoral expulsion of Palestinians with the expectation they are “accepted” elsewhere. https://t.co/erLUdzIdP8
— Keeanga-Yamahtta T. (@KeeangaYamahtta) May 12, 2021

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lol. “Twitter repeatedly refused to clarify to Motherboard what specific part of the company’s terms of service Twitter initially believed that Barghouti had breached.” https://t.co/tyYXCetIUC cc @marwasf @LeShaque
— joey ayoub #endKafala (@joeyayoub) May 11, 2021

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“The streets of Gaza are almost empty. People are staying home because of the intensive air strikes that Israel is carrying out”, reports Al Jazeera’s Safwat Al Kahlout.

🔴 LIVE updates as the Palestinian death toll from Israeli strikes reaches 28 ➡️ https://t.co/p3W2a7d52A pic.twitter.com/JZw2hq7dAC
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 11, 2021

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The Israeli military has designated a code name for its operations in Gaza: Guardians of the Walls, a reference to the ancient ramparts of the Old City of Jerusalem. The Palestinian militant group Hamas has its own code name: Sword of Jerusalem. https://t.co/AIjCCJCmEr
— The New York Times (@nytimes) May 11, 2021

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Israel’s bombs have now killed at least 109 Palestinians, including 28 children.
— IMEU (@theIMEU) May 13, 2021

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The fight for Black lives and the fight for Palestinian liberation are interconnected.

We oppose our money going to fund militarized policing, occupation, and systems of violent oppression and trauma.

We are anti-war. We are anti-occupation. And we are anti-apartheid. Period. pic.twitter.com/DO42FEre0W
— Congresswoman Cori Bush (@RepCori) May 13, 2021

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May 12, 2021 by V Leigh

“There are racial disparities in health in the United States.”

Nearly 2,000 of the roughly 16,700 people in ICE detention right now are being monitored for active COVID infections.

If the United States had a similar infection rate, there’d be nearly 40 million active infections at the moment. https://t.co/BHj9pUqNbF
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) May 12, 2021

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A new study estimates more than 900,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. — a number 57% higher than official figures.

The researchers also estimate the worldwide death toll is nearing 7 million.https://t.co/wb7VcFUhdn
— NPR (@NPR) May 6, 2021

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Black women are 8 times more likely to die and three times more likely to almost die than white women, and at least 60% of these deaths are preventable. Being pregnant while Black should not be deadly. https://t.co/17Mev8pNf4
— Maya Wiley (@mayawiley) May 9, 2021

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“There are racial disparities in health in the United States. Over 200 Black people die prematurely every single day,” says Harvard public health professor David Williams. He’s spent a quarter-century researching the impact of racism on health. https://t.co/6RyKSS4YAr pic.twitter.com/B4wOyd9C3X
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) April 18, 2021

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May 10, 2021 by V Leigh

There’s a lot of competition but Republicans creating a right to run over protesters is one of the most alarming trends in American politics right now

There’s a lot of competition but Republicans creating a right to run over protesters is one of the most alarming trends in American politics right now https://t.co/bUdwjndxIp
— ‘Weird Alex’ Pareene (@pareene) April 24, 2021

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A car just drove thru a crowd of protesters, dragging one on his hood, during a peaceful demonstration in SE #Portland.

The group of approx. 25 temporarily occupied an intersection in an act of civil disobedience in a demand for the abolition of police. #pdx #portlandprotests pic.twitter.com/NI46lhyBSH
— Maranie R. Staab (@MaranieRae) April 30, 2021

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I personally witnessed three LASD cars slowly drive by a small family vigil + gathering for Paul Rea last year. The deputies briefly stopped by, leading to a lot of anger + fear among the friends + family gathering. Photographer @DamonCasarez who was with me that day captured it: pic.twitter.com/mx1Pqlpa43
— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) May 4, 2021

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Bills passed through Republican-led legislatures include provisions to limit peaceful protest, increase penalties for blocking streets, expand the definition of a riot to apply to groups as small as 3, and make it legal to hit protesters with their cars. https://t.co/h4RxI0xeDw
— John FitzGerald (@TheTweetOfJohn) May 8, 2021

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white citizens have been intentionally driving through protests and hitting protesters with their cars. they’ve been recorded doing this and no legal action has been taken. she clearly was intoxicated and accidentally killed a cop. the “law” in this society has no validity https://t.co/Rh3qfUCY3z
— 🌱 (@noname) May 3, 2021

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Five years ago, we lost 49 loved ones and witnessed 53 others be injured in the horrifying Pulse shooting.

he @nytimes prints faces of 67 Palestinian children killed by Israeli aerial missiles & tank projectiles (paid for by US taxpayers)

Behold what the $100 BILLION that our nation spends annually on policing has wrought

Texas House Democrats leave floor, effectively blocking passage of restrictive voting bill

The fight for black lives continues #NoJusticeNoPeace

His family says they were told he died in a car wreck. Video now shows Ronald Greene was kicked, dragged and tased by police

The outright massacre in Palestine is a human right catastrophe

What we are witnessing is not the “eviction” of Palestinians from their homes. This is ethnic cleansing.

“There are racial disparities in health in the United States.”

There’s a lot of competition but Republicans creating a right to run over protesters is one of the most alarming trends in American politics right now