September 15, 2020 by V Leigh

Trump government

#TrumpKnew about the deadly pandemic that has caused nearly 200,000 deaths in our country.

He did nothing but distract from the crisis and get in the way of our efforts to save lives. pic.twitter.com/xHaAtA2zeU
— Nancy Pelosi (@TeamPelosi) September 9, 2020

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President Trump has directed the Office of Management and Budget to crack down on federal agencies’ anti-racism training sessions, calling them “anti-American propaganda.” Trump has rejected any notion of systemic racism in policing and American culture. https://t.co/GY3A3GB16g
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 5, 2020

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Never forget. While the Republican Senate refused to extend $600/week for 30 million unemployed workers, it had no problem passing a $1 trillion tax break to the top 1% and large corporations. Trump and the Republicans love socialism for the rich, rugged capitalism for the rest.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 23, 2020

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September 14, 2020 by V Leigh

Current Event Tweets

Michael Oliver was wrongfully arrested and locked up for nearly 73 hrs, lost his job, car, and humiliated bc face recognition technology can’t tell Black people apart.

This technology must be banned. #MichaleOliver #BLM https://t.co/stlFfUiIjM
— Jacquie Esser (@Esser4J) September 4, 2020

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A lot of things angered me today, and this one was one of them. Tanya McDowell’s crime? Lying about where she lived so her child could attend a decent public school. pic.twitter.com/CPpltjXJKV
— Jonαs Chαrtock (@jonaschartock) August 22, 2020

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400,000 Americans should not be kept in jail for the “crime” of being poor and unable to afford bail. #PromisesBroken
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) August 28, 2020

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Today we launched our “Community Oversight of Police Union Contracts” toolkit. We’ve posted unions contracts from 82 cities w/a searchable guide to provisions that can delay investigation and accountability for police misconduct. Download the toolkit here https://t.co/p8ixj8k9R5 https://t.co/5BoqzBn9jD
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) August 14, 2020

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Must read story on the police coup unfolding in Portsmouth, VA.

Police is charging a black Senator, city’s leading public defenders, & a local leader of the NAACP, with felonies linked to protests. And targeting the black prosecutor.

It’s a long pattern. https://t.co/3pTi0sQ1pU
— Taniel (@Taniel) August 22, 2020

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ICE Guards “Systematically” Sexually Assault Detainees in an El Paso Detention Center, Lawyers Say https://t.co/PYjYKAb4kg
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) August 14, 2020

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Inmate firefighters are helping fight California’s fires, though some teams aren’t available due to #COVID19 quarantines and releases.

They are paid as little as $2-5/day and are often blocked from getting firefighting jobs after release due to past convictions. pic.twitter.com/44wzDKjKow
— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 19, 2020

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The number of people experiencing potentially life-threatening food insecurity in the developing world is expected to nearly double this year to 265 million, the UN reports. Children especially are at increased risk. https://t.co/dQ3kLnF3zA pic.twitter.com/UH8wV0XL9a
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 13, 2020

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September 13, 2020 by V Leigh

Painfully Similar

[TRIGGER WARNING] #RoderickWalker is asked for his ID when his Lyft driver is pulled over by police. Mr. Walker questions the request since he wasn’t driving. This is the officers’ response.

Call 678-479-5300 to demand that these animals be named, fired and prosecuted. https://t.co/Wirzwl35zC
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) September 13, 2020

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Orange County Sheriff’s Office fatally shot #SalaythisMelvin in the back as he ran away, 100 yards away, in the Florida Mall parking lot on August 7th. THEN Sheriff John Mina kept the body cam footage hidden until he won re-election on the 18th. https://t.co/j1DIGJm8bz
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 25, 2020

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13-Year-Old Autistic Boy Shot by Police in Salt Lake City After Mother Calls 911 for Help https://t.co/3sK4N0o4Ul
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) September 10, 2020

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A 13-year-old boy with autism was shot by police after his mother called for help managing a ‘mental breakdown’ – CNN https://t.co/DahVsWzGAQ via @GoogleNews
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) September 8, 2020

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On August 23 a Turtle Mountain Chippewa man was shot and killed by police in North Dakota on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation, according to the FBI.

Law enforcement is currently providing little details about the shooting at a private residence.https://t.co/nlKeKZe9SP
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) September 7, 2020

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The cases you may have heard of:

Andres Guardado, 18, killed by LASD Compton station, home to alleged gang of violent deputies who use excessive force + violate civilians’ rights.

Dijon Kizzee, 29, killed by LASD who stopped him on his bike for alleged “vehicle code” violation pic.twitter.com/waVeyxPBrt
— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) September 6, 2020

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NEW: During the pandemic and protests, police in Los Angeles have continued to kill civilians at alarming rates.

Many of these deaths barely make headlines. Here are a few stories from this violent summer… https://t.co/3VYXR5b3HK
— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) September 6, 2020

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A medical examiner ruled that Daniel Prude, 41, was the victim of a homicide as a result of “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint,” https://t.co/PZhtMjz916
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) September 6, 2020

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This year police have killed Black people at 2.5x higher rate per population than white people – and Black people were 1.5x more likely to be unarmed. https://t.co/vqURbJHXRj
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 27, 2020

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Several cops surrounded a Black man and fatally shot him 10+ times tonight in Lafayette, LA! He reportedly had a knife and was walking away from police, but didn’t deserve to die — they acted as judge jury and executioner. We demand JUSTICE and ANSWERS. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/6gI3rNU4FH
— Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) August 22, 2020

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Police in Lafayette, Louisiana, shot 31-year-old Trayford Pellerin 11 times in the back as he was walking away from them, killing him, on Friday night.

Eyewitnesses dispute the police’s version of events that he was carrying a knife.https://t.co/meOn4COgAx
— Rebecca Kavanagh (@DrRJKavanagh) August 23, 2020

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“Painfully similar to George Floyd’s death, this lasted for eight excruciating minutes, all while Mr. Muhaymin cried out in pain, gasped for air, and repeatedly told officers ‘I can’t breathe.'”https://t.co/DVS7lKayPQ
— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) August 25, 2020

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Please be aware of another Black Man shot in the back by police in California. Killed by @PasadenaPD on August 15, 2020 at a traffic stop. Pasadena Police Chief John Perez released edited footage and refuses to name the officers. The man his officer killed is #AnthonyMcClain. https://t.co/pmWkdAYvm6
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) August 25, 2020

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Presenting Breonna Taylor for Vanity Fair’s September issue, “The Great Fire,” guest-edited by Ta-Nehisi Coates. https://t.co/Gf9115GkGb pic.twitter.com/0TdNBeIOve
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) August 24, 2020

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Bronx woman who accused cop of ripping eye out gets $1.25 million – New York Daily News https://t.co/VYJY5X6CaU
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) September 13, 2020

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September 13, 2020 by V Leigh

DHS Identifies White Supremacists as Most Lethal Threat to U.S.

“This is terrorizing our community. Please pray for us.” An attack on an imam fractured his shoulder and terrified the Muslim community in Bloomington, Minnesota. https://t.co/qUmgTle05s by @AnsariHibah with @Report4America.

— Mukhtar M. Ibrahim (@mukhtaryare) August 8, 2020

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RACISM IN AMERICA
SELF-DECLARED WHITE SUPREMACIST VICIOUSLY PUNCHES WOMAN https://t.co/ChCNcycYCZ

— glenn robinson (@glncv) August 2, 2020

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“Boogaloo” is a term used by white nationalists and neo-Nazis who want to see society descend into chaos so they can come to power and build a new fascist state. They’re trying to take advantage of protests against police brutality to further their goal. https://t.co/NOubQVGYRf

— Hatewatch (@Hatewatch) June 18, 2020

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A counter protestors named Tony bartell films license plates, MAGA supporter beat him pic.twitter.com/MqUajoy9I2

— Sergio Olmos (@MrOlmos) August 30, 2020

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DHS Identifies White Supremacists as Most Lethal Threat to U.S. https://t.co/EaR93NhPfM

— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) September 9, 2020

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A working list of the people who are radicalizing young white male terrorists:
➖Trump
➖Alex Jones
➖F*cker Carlson
➖Hannity
➖Rush Limbaugh
➖The NRA

There have to be consequences for these propagandists. #StopTheRadicalizers #BlackLivesMatter #ComplicitGOP #KenoshaShooting

— Cass Miller (@DenaCass1) August 27, 2020

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September 3, 2020 by V Leigh

This is what Republicans mean by law and order.

A mental health call in Rochester NY ends again in death. “The video does not show Prude offering any resistance to the half dozen or so officers who converged on the scene.” https://t.co/eAApadGb3H via @usatoday
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) September 3, 2020

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There’s body cam footage in this story showing Rochester police putting their body weight on an unarmed, naked, handcuffed Black man, Daniel Prude, in March.

Prude died a week later.

Cause of death: “… asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint”https://t.co/TGpHZNAPd3
— Jon Campbell (@JonCampbellGAN) September 2, 2020

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The assistant police chief of Luverne, Alabama shot and killed his neighbor—who was recovering from brain surgery—during a mental health crisis. “The scars from recent surgery were visible on his head. He had no weapon.” https://t.co/nhtWQrNIxc
— Ethan Brown (@ethanbrown72) August 30, 2020

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This is what Republicans mean by law and order. pic.twitter.com/cpmIhwGk6y
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) August 28, 2020

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Jacob Blake Shooting Shines New Light on Death of Michael Bell, Killed by Kenosha Cops in 2004 https://t.co/1qPe86lDUE via @democracynow
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) August 28, 2020

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But, wypipo said if we would just comply police won’t shoot or abuse us. pic.twitter.com/ctxgtIrerE
— Bishop Talbert Swan (@TalbertSwan) August 29, 2020

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September 3, 2020 by V Leigh

Many Americans don’t just dislike masks — they see them as a fundamental intrusion on their personal liberties, and don’t believe the pandemic is nearly as bad as scientists say it is.

Brutality: He shoulda complied.

Masks: I will not comply!

The 2020 Double Standard
— Brent Terhune (@BrentTerhune) August 4, 2020

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The debate over masks today is a lot like the decades-long fight to mandate seat belts https://t.co/zLlJMV7zNw
— CNN (@CNN) August 5, 2020

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This anti-masker in Ohio refuses to leave the DMV despite having no reason for going inside.

Bless all of the people in this building for attempting to reason with this unreasonable woman.

Wear a mask. Don’t be a bad teammate… pic.twitter.com/h1Uv6qW0Uc
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) August 6, 2020

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Unbelievable. There is no bottom. People are trying intimidate essential workers by saying they’re with the Freedom to Breathe Agency, and claiming it’s a federal agency. It’s just some made up anti-mask bullshit.pic.twitter.com/MjmolZEXng
— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) August 7, 2020

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Many Americans don’t just dislike masks — they see them as a fundamental intrusion on their personal liberties, and don’t believe the pandemic is nearly as bad as scientists say it is. Anti-maskers share why they’re anti-mask: https://t.co/DQcKZiLjkw
— Vox (@voxdotcom) August 9, 2020

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Many Americans don’t just dislike masks — they see them as a fundamental intrusion on their personal liberties, and don’t believe the pandemic is nearly as bad as scientists say it is. Anti-maskers share why they’re anti-mask: https://t.co/DQcKZiLjkw
— Vox (@voxdotcom) August 9, 2020

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A Washington man was arrested and charged with second-degree assault for attacking a 72-year-old veteran over a face mask dispute. The attack left the victim with a broken jaw & cornea abrasion. He punched the victim several times, leaving him unconscious. https://t.co/ZCT0ZfzNuK
— Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 (@joncoopertweets) August 10, 2020

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A new law passed last week in Illinois amended the criminal code making it a felony for anyone to attack a worker who is enforcing wearing a mask or maintaining social distancing. https://t.co/9ISfgmcnnD pic.twitter.com/1CFgNCUlBZ
— WSOCTV (@wsoctv) August 10, 2020

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“We should all wear masks because it works both ways,” Bill Nye says of the debate on mask mandates. “Not only is it likely that you will not infect other people … The more people that have masks on, the much less likely you are to get infected.”https://t.co/jB0jmpgP20
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 3, 2020

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August 30, 2020 by V Leigh

Protests in Portland

Man shot dead in Portland as protesters clash with counterprotesters https://t.co/nhWNi1cAEu
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) August 30, 2020

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Video captures deadly shooting of man in Patriot Prayer cap during Portland protests https://t.co/HZWw0P9AXb
— glenn robinson ✊ (@glncv) August 30, 2020

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Driving through crowds and macing out of vehicles at SW 4th and Washington. pic.twitter.com/dCNJxYlkYn
— Cory Elia (@TheRealCoryElia) August 30, 2020

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Clashes. Trump people unload paintballs and pepper spray. They shot me too. pic.twitter.com/PwU5pZMLnV
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) August 30, 2020

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Black children in Brooklyn face a year in Rikers for getting caught possessing (not even using) air pistols. https://t.co/mzEl5nhBa6
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) August 30, 2020

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Portland Mayor Wheeler slams President Trump: “You bring no peace — you bring no respect to our democracy.” pic.twitter.com/8jQmzdt9zw
— The Hill (@thehill) August 30, 2020

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August 27, 2020 by V Leigh

There have only been 12 days in 2020 where police did not kill someone. The police killed 751 people in 235 days.

Policing is based on race. You cannot train “implicit bias” out of an institution whose primary purpose and function is racist. You can attempt to make individual cops more polite, but the job is racist
— derecka (@dereckapurnell) August 24, 2020

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50% of deadly #police encounters in #Minnesota involve a person having a #MentalHealth crisis.https://t.co/odanSENVGH
— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) August 5, 2020

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CA lets abusive cops hide behind their badges. Keep abusive cops out of our communities, pass #SB731. https://t.co/XZPcMxTT0X
— glenn robinson (@glncv) August 2, 2020

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Vallejo Police Officers Performed Ritual to Celebrate Each Time They Killed on the Job | Colorlines https://t.co/t4fgfFRDuo
— glenn robinson (@glncv) August 6, 2020

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Sixteen year old Cornelius Fredericks, died on May 1, 2020, after being restrained by Lakeside Academy staff. He screamed: “I can’t breathe.” His killers are Michael Mosley, Zachary Solis and Heather McLogan, now charged with involuntary manslaughter + second-degree child abuse. https://t.co/B41pmgVCDk
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) July 28, 2020

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Qualified immunity makes it almost impossible for a victim of excessive force by a police officer to hold that officer accountable. That must end.

We need a nationwide ban on qualified immunity.
— Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) August 25, 2020

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In excessive force lawsuits, courts in some parts of the U.S. are more likely to grant police officers qualified immunity than others, @Reuters reports.

“The regional differences only add to arguments that the doctrine is unfair.” https://t.co/SxcBxYADs8 pic.twitter.com/RABsqIa09Q
— The Trace (@teamtrace) August 25, 2020

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109 people were fatally shot by Wisconsin police between 2013 and 2019, and 99% of those killings did not result in officers being charged with a crime. Black Americans are shot and killed by police at three times the rate of white Americans. #JacobBlake https://t.co/IR4yWahzYL
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) August 24, 2020

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There have only been 12 days in 2020 where police did not kill someone. The police killed 751 people in 235 days. pic.twitter.com/iz7HqE60rG
— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) August 24, 2020

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August 26, 2020 by V Leigh

Jacob Blake was shot in the back multiple times by police

Jacob Blake was shot in the back multiple times by police while trying to get into his car.

His kids were in the backseat.
This should have never happened. We need police reform now.

I support Jacob’s family in demanding justice.https://t.co/gqq3N5Mwnl
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) August 25, 2020

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This is 29-year-old Jacob Blake who was shot by Kenosha police. His fiancé shared this picture with us. pic.twitter.com/6Si9lkCPFu
— Sarah Thamer (@SarahThamerWISN) August 24, 2020

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BREAKING: Jacob Blake, the Black man who was shot 7 times in the back in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is now paralyzed from the waist down.

WHERE ARE THE ARRESTS????
— BrooklynDad_Defiant! (@mmpadellan) August 25, 2020

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Jacob Blake is paralyzed from the waist down.

The United States of America continues to dehumanize Black lives.

Racism & the multi-faceted trauma of slavery didn’t evaporate with a proclamation.

“America is not a racist country” is an impediment to Truth, Love and Justice.
— Be A King (@BerniceKing) August 25, 2020

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“They shot my son seven times, seven times. Like he didn’t matter, but my son matters,” Jacob Blake’s father says. Blake’s attorney confirmed that Blake is paralyzed from the waist down after being shot by Kenosha police. https://t.co/rpOW888B4T pic.twitter.com/DSJg8kt7y3
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) August 25, 2020

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Seven shots in the back. Seven shots. Seven. In the back. For breaking up a fight. I’m undone.

Shot in front of his children. I’m undone.

As #JacobBlake fights for his life, his kids are fighting off their trauma. I’m undone.
— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) August 24, 2020

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August 12, 2020 by V Leigh

“The rot from slavery and its aftermath are still with us, in a thousand different ways.”

A Black man will spend the rest of his life in prison for stealing hedge clippers after the Louisiana Supreme Court denied his request to have his sentence overturned last week. https://t.co/IuVmbNSjd8
— CNN (@CNN) August 6, 2020

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The Louisiana Supreme Court denied a request to review a LIFE sentence issued to a Black man convicted of trying to steal hedge clippers from a storage room in 1997. Chief Justice Bernette Johnson, the court’s lone Black justice, was the sole dissent. https://t.co/YVpQkFBP7D
— Kristen Clarke (@KristenClarkeJD) August 4, 2020

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Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Johnson: A life sentence for a failed attempt to steal hedge clippers is a “modern manifestation” of the “Pig Laws designed to re-enslave African Americans.” https://t.co/L4GYMz4G2R
— Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) August 7, 2020

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“The rot from slavery and its aftermath are still with us, in a thousand different ways.” @JoyAnnReid discussing Louisiana Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the prison sentence of a Black man who is serving life for stealing hedge clippers in 1997. https://t.co/Wa6mkTll4u
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) August 8, 2020

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The Louisiana Supreme Court refused to review the life sentence imposed on a man for attempted theft of hedge clippers. The court’s only Black justice dissented and identified this as a harsh legacy of racially-biased punishment. https://t.co/zMGbwqFMTC
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) August 7, 2020

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“If he lives another 20 years, Louisiana taxpayers will have paid almost one million dollars to punish Mr. Bryant for his failed effort to steal a set of hedge clippers,” wrote the sole dissenter in the court’s decision.https://t.co/ffTLXdB9cF
— NPR (@NPR) August 7, 2020

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Trump government

Current Event Tweets

Painfully Similar

DHS Identifies White Supremacists as Most Lethal Threat to U.S.

This is what Republicans mean by law and order.

Many Americans don’t just dislike masks — they see them as a fundamental intrusion on their personal liberties, and don’t believe the pandemic is nearly as bad as scientists say it is.

Protests in Portland

There have only been 12 days in 2020 where police did not kill someone. The police killed 751 people in 235 days.

Jacob Blake was shot in the back multiple times by police

“The rot from slavery and its aftermath are still with us, in a thousand different ways.”