My latest for @TeenVogue explores the horrific story of popular skincare ingredient Retin-A.
— Kim Kelly (@GrimKim) March 3, 2025
Before Retin-A was approved by the FDA in 1971, it was tested on hundreds of incarcerated Black people in Philadelphia without their informed consent. The survivors still bear the scars pic.twitter.com/1xPPtwJx2P
The removal of the BLM mural near the White House is more than just paint being stripped from the street—it’s a symbol of how quickly some want to erase the fight for justice and all our progress thus far. But the movement isn’t about words on pavement—it lives in the people. ✊🏿 pic.twitter.com/TMvrRf449i
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) March 11, 2025
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🚨 BREAKING: The Black Lives Matter mural in front of the White House is being destroyed.
— Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) March 10, 2025
What started as a symbol of resistance in 2020 is now being erased—piece by piece, block by block.
And let’s be real—this isn’t just about paint on pavement. It’s about rewriting history,… pic.twitter.com/kkU2gV4yHi
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The symbolism here is undeniable. The political capitulation.
— Janai Nelson (@JNelsonLDF) March 10, 2025
The intentional erasure.
The physical destruction.
The weaponization of government.
This is a stark visualization of the war on people and progress. pic.twitter.com/RHypz5quBt
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NEWS: Elon Musk and his DOGE bros have ordered GSA to sell off the site of the historic Freedom Riders Museum in Montgomery.
— Rep. Terri A. Sewell (@RepTerriSewell) March 6, 2025
This is outrageous and we will not let it stand! I am demanding an immediate reversal. Our civil rights history is not for sale! https://t.co/zCpPkQYNc2
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Alabama Rep. Shomari Figures (AL-02) on the legacy of the Freedom Rides Museum in Montgomery amid proposed plans to sell the Civil Rights landmark by the Trump Administration as part of DOGE’s plans to cut federal spending.
— ABC 33/40 News (@abc3340) March 8, 2025
The list has since been removed by the GSA website. pic.twitter.com/6sF3bf46vc
If the federal government can disappear a legal US permanent resident without reason or warrant, then they can disappear US citizens too.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) March 10, 2025
Anyone – left, right, or center – who has highlighted the importance of constitutional rights + free speech should be sounding the alarm now. https://t.co/mwgjIDQjZ4
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Mahmoud Khalil is Trump’s first political prisoner. They charged him with the “crime” of being antisemitic. There is no such crime. In America, you’re allowed to think or say anything you like. And they have no evidence he was antisemitic. He was arrested for criticizing Israel.
— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) March 10, 2025
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🚨 BREAKING! New Yorkers rally outside of Mahmoud Khalil’s court conference in NYC. pic.twitter.com/E6sU4ProlV
— The People’s Forum (@PeoplesForumNYC) March 12, 2025
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Trump revoked Mahmoud Khalil’s legal status over his decision to speak out—which isn’t a crime.
— Rep. Summer Lee (@RepSummerLee) March 11, 2025
Every Member of Congress should be outraged at this blatant erosion of our constitutional rights.
We are beyond just a slippery slope. pic.twitter.com/ipCE7Caxn8
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I’m joining 13 of my colleagues to demand that the Trump Administration immediately releases Mahmoud Khalil. Their illegal actions set a dangerous precedent. We cannot allow them to shred our constitutional rights to free speech and due process. Free Mahmoud Khalil. pic.twitter.com/G9YxBeDZvh
— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) March 11, 2025
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Donald Trump is now threatening to cut federal funding for schools that allow “illegal protests” and imprison “agitators.” This dangerous rhetoric undermines free speech and the right to protest — core principles of democracy and our constitutional rights. https://t.co/F6hhvRGUmE
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) March 4, 2025
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If its not antisemitism when Columbia let alt right Nazis speak on its campus, but somehow is antisemitism when people peacefully protested genocide of Palestinians on Columbia’s campus—then you’ll have to stop pretending it was ever actually about antisemitism.
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) March 8, 2025
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ICE Acting Director Tom Homan comments on arrest of Mahmoud Khalil, saying “free speech has limitations” pic.twitter.com/LYSI21bw5N
— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein) March 12, 2025
Mass layoffs are reportedly expected to start tonight at the Department of Education with nearly half the staff to be eliminated https://t.co/mGs1GHp3rC
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) March 11, 2025
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As the Department of Education has just been told to vacate the building by 6PM this afternoon, here’s a reminder from George Carlin on why they are dismantling Education in this country.
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) March 11, 2025
“The don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking… that doesn’t help… pic.twitter.com/oibpeF7EMm
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BREAKING: While boasting on Fox News about her efforts to dismantle the Department of Education, Linda McMahon couldn’t even explain what the IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) is.
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) March 11, 2025
This is the person trying to destroy education in America. Let that sink in. pic.twitter.com/2ShdrBJQdK
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The Department of Education’s mission of public education must continue. If it stops, all students will feel the impact. pic.twitter.com/HWSRE2IZZZ
— Mark Takano (@RepMarkTakano) March 11, 2025
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As Trump guts the Department of Education, remember that his plan to cut the corporate tax rate to 15% would give the 100 largest corporations a tax cut larger than the entire department’s K-12 budget.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 11, 2025
Really think about how twisted this all is.
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The Department of Education does little to set curriculum.
— Skyler Johnson (@SkylerforNY) March 12, 2025
The reason Trump wants to dismantle it is the department is tasked with protecting students against discrimination and enforcing equal access to education.
It’s a ploy to harm minority, poor, and disabled students.
Donald Trump claims to care about the safety of our children, but has done nothing to address gun violence, the number one killer of kids and teens in America.
— GIFFORDS (@GIFFORDS_org) March 5, 2025
He claims to be tough on crime but just pardoned the insurrectionists convicted of violent attacks on police.
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A police officer was killed and five people wounded when a man took medical staff hostage and opened fire at a Pennsylvania hospital, officials said.https://t.co/fvfDsY4LNl
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) February 22, 2025
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NEW: One in 15 adults have survived a mass shooting, according to researchers from multiple universities.
— GIFFORDS (@GIFFORDS_org) March 10, 2025
It’s a startling statistic, yet it doesn’t even include the number of Americans impacted by community violence, domestic violence, and suicides.https://t.co/TpjJ2PfsLO
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A 14-year-old boy shot and killed a police officer and injured another on Friday night in Newark, New Jersey.
— GIFFORDS (@GIFFORDS_org) March 9, 2025
Gun violence in America is a major threat to us all, including law enforcement. Our leaders must act NOW to keep us all safe.https://t.co/m29w805CgL
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Woman Shot Dead in Alleged Road Rage Incident in Florida https://t.co/IUl3u1Y1y3 via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) March 8, 2025
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34 children ages 13 to 17 died from gun violence between 2021–2024 in Connecticut.
— GIFFORDS (@GIFFORDS_org) March 4, 2025
26 of them were children of color.
Black and Hispanic children are disproportionately impacted in the gun violence epidemic and have long been ignored. https://t.co/S4QkkW5ryk
Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s dismantling of USAID will lead to millions of preventable deaths.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) March 4, 2025
The decision of the richest person in the world to destroy an agency that delivers life-saving aid to the poorest people on the planet is unconscionable. pic.twitter.com/FacKQv4oNM
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Omg. In a shocking moment, Nancy Bolan, a fired USAID worker and tonight’s guest of Rep. Ritchie Torres — reveals that Donald Trump has pulled the U.S. from the global polio eradication initiative — which threatens its spread to the U.S. Every single American should see this. pic.twitter.com/KsuH7EF24r
— CALL TO ACTIVISM (@CalltoActivism) March 4, 2025
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court has *upheld* a lower court’s order forcing USAID/State to immediately pay ~$2 billion owed to contractors for work they’ve alreayd performed.
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) March 5, 2025
Alito/Thomas/Gorsuch/Kavanaugh dissent, https://t.co/k86ttz6Wdt pic.twitter.com/3eGu93aIL3
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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s request to keep billions in foreign aid frozenhttps://t.co/Gw6EJgZV0g
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 5, 2025
As Trump announces tariffs on American Allies and Trade Partners.
— Travis Matthew (@Matthewtravis08) March 4, 2025
Fox News is showing the stock market collapse in real time with his every word.#TrumpTariffs #Trump pic.twitter.com/ekDRs5DRPb
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You can literally see the stock market plunge in real-time on Fox News as Trump announces new tariffs. pic.twitter.com/Kf8WOoDi3t
— No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen (@NoLieWithBTC) March 4, 2025
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Fox Business interviewed the owner of a Pennsylvania auto dealership who says of Trump’s tariffs, “nobody is gonna buy the truck, because it just had $20,000 price increase … this is pretty radical.”
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 4, 2025
The show then cuts back to Maria Bartiromo, who throws a tantrum. pic.twitter.com/Bb4KGKNzYl
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A tariff is a TAX.
— Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) March 4, 2025
The company pays it — then passes along the cost as a price increase to YOU.
So Donald Trump is raising YOUR taxes 25%.
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Who pays Trump’s new tariffs?
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 4, 2025
Spoiler alert: it’s not Canada, Mexico, or China.
It’s YOU. pic.twitter.com/GdUsiO6lNE
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Here’s how Trump’s tariff plans will impact your wallet. pic.twitter.com/zpJrYchdSq
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 4, 2025
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced retaliatory tariffs against President Donald Trump’s 25% tax on Canadian imports. “To the American people, we don’t want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally.” pic.twitter.com/8yxGz1H8Js
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 4, 2025
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Trudeau: “I want to speak first directly to the American people. We don’t want this. We want to work with you as a friend and ally. We don’t want to see you hurt either. But your government has chosen to do this to you. As of this morning, markets are down and inflation is set to… pic.twitter.com/2ZZGLcyamC
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) March 4, 2025
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is ripping up the Starlink contract — citing his government won’t award contracts to those who attack Canadians and Ontarians. pic.twitter.com/qpeNbSU67l
— Ahmar Khan (@AhmarSKhan) March 4, 2025
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President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Tuesday that Mexico will impose retaliatory taxes on U.S. goods.
— The Associated Press (@AP) March 4, 2025
She added that the products that will be targeted will be announced on Sunday in a public event in Mexico City’s central plaza. pic.twitter.com/z28vWGjZm8
#BREAKING: 30 LA County probation officers face charges over ‘gladiator fights’ among youth at juvenile hall https://t.co/91joBwBxXG
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) March 4, 2025
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12-18 years old in a cage. Forced to fight for the amusement of 30 probation officers. Turning kids into gladiators. Humiliated for sport. This is the system. This is how they treat our children.
— Black Lives Matter (BLM) (@Blklivesmatter) March 4, 2025
If this happened in another country, the US would call it a human rights…
This is exactly the problem. You can’t take the “move fast and break things” mentality of Silicon Valley into the federal government, a place where if you break things, people die, or have their rights violated, or can’t access essential services. https://t.co/H3eTiEU1R2
— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) February 27, 2025
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The heartbreak
— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) February 23, 2025
Trump wants us to believe that USAID is bankrupting America—when in reality, it’s less than 1% of the federal budget.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk—the richest man on Earth—is gutting the world’s largest provider of food aid. This is a man who could end world hunger… pic.twitter.com/5h8tRu5uw0
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Yesterday, Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
— Atul Gawande (@Atul_Gawande) February 27, 2025
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressional mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
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Elon Musk is the richest man in the world.
— Dr. Michelle Au (@AuforGA) February 25, 2025
He could be a philanthropist, end world hunger.
He could donate to hospitals, fund cancer research, build schools, start scholarships.
Instead he delights in firing people and denying food to starving kids.https://t.co/crQoJyTDae pic.twitter.com/Q2G1FQHq6j
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I’m hearing from experts around the world about what the destruction of USAID is meaning: “a global health massacre,” in the words of a doctor who has devoted her life to humanitarian work on the front lines. Millions of malnourished children left to starve. Pregnant women not…
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) February 27, 2025
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We are barreling toward a full blown constitutional crisis.
— Chris Murphy 🟧 (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 28, 2025
Trump’s announcement that he’s ending thousands of aid contracts FUNDED BY CONGRESS is unconstitutional and illegal – and horrible for our security.
1/ A quick🧵on what’s going on.https://t.co/2KaPRykzs3
Trump and Elon Musk have wiped out the national database of police misconduct. Nearly 150,000 records of misconduct by federal officers erased, like it never happened. Why would Trump get rid of the database he created? Because Trump will drastically scale back police…
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) February 27, 2025
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Trump obliterating the misconduct database is what’s anti-police because it strips law enforcement agencies of a vital tool that helps them avoid hiring officers with a disciplinary or misconduct history. pic.twitter.com/7ozZDlNi3A
— Sen. Cory Booker (@SenBooker) February 27, 2025
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The DOJ shut down the National Law Enforcement Accountability Database (NLEAD) after Trump revoked Biden’s executive order. The tool tracked police misconduct, aiding hiring decisions. Experts warn its removal weakens accountability. The DOJ now relies on the National… pic.twitter.com/2BNjAx8XU7
— Washington Informer (@WashInformer) February 27, 2025
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NEW: We obtained a summary of the 5,200 federal police misconduct incidents Trump deleted earlier this month. Turns out 75 percent of them stemmed from Customs & Border Protection and Bureau of Prisons employees. https://t.co/M5IApA1rT0
— Jerry Iannelli (@jerryiannelli) February 27, 2025