April 11, 2020 by V Leigh

Millions of Americans aren’t guaranteed paid sick leave, and most of them earn low wages and live paycheck-to-paycheck.

This is the neoliberal U.S. mentality pic.twitter.com/N2nYqyrVhS
— Johnny E. Williams (@jwillia2) March 26, 2020

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People inside immigrant detention are fearful for their lives over #covid19 and are demanding to be released!@ICEgov‘s response? Pepper-spray them. #FreeThemAll https://t.co/Tt9svHilxT
— RAICES Action (@RAICESACTION) March 25, 2020

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So Boeing which is accused of misleading pilots & federal inspectors about lapses that led 2 of its 737 Max jets to crash (killing 346 people) is poised to receive a portion of a $17B loan program

Unfortunately, there’s no money for universal healthcare
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— Ayman Mohyeldin (@AymanM) March 26, 2020

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Millions of Americans aren’t guaranteed paid sick leave, and most of them earn low wages and live paycheck-to-paycheck.

We need immediate action on universal paid sick leave so that nobody has to go to work when they aren’t feeling well. pic.twitter.com/GpcDEZtssN
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) March 26, 2020

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This week alone, New York has lost more people than we did on 9/11.

I’ve been on the phone all week with sobbing nurses, health aides, warehouse & frontline workers.

COVID is a traumatic event. We must make serious investments for the mental healthcare of our frontline workers. https://t.co/xuY2xgWiTb
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) April 11, 2020

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The idea that we treat health care as an employee benefit is totally absurd.

As millions are losing their jobs, my bill with @RepJayapal says: We will take a burden off your shoulders. In this crisis, you will get all the health care you need for free. https://t.co/jTmzx60DLm
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) April 11, 2020

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Dear @Surgeon_General Adams: Caucasians drink alcohol & abuse drugs at higher rates than blacks or Latinos. If you are going to make remarks that could be interpreted as offensive, at least get your facts straight. https://t.co/YdxDATrJ6u…https://t.co/yd7To9h5er https://t.co/GkSXUKrFiu
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) April 10, 2020

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Inherent to #COVID19 – as in every epidemic – are issues of class, race, and equity.

I cannot be more clear: although we are all at risk, historical injustices result in INCREASED risk for Black communities. https://t.co/s8Hr0GGI9J
— Megan Ranney MD MPH (@meganranney) April 5, 2020

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It’s not just “poverty” that makes Black people predisposed to the worst effects of COVID…it’s also the way Black patients are less likely to be believed, are seen as uncooperative & whose pain is not taken seriously. The cumulative consequences of being seen as undeserving. https://t.co/Iet1p7vFal
— Keeanga-Yamahtta T. (@KeeangaYamahtta) April 10, 2020

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March 27, 2020 by V Leigh

April 1st Rent Strike

very cool! pic.twitter.com/lf7HNHwY5v

— actually it’s good (@yungchomsky) March 25, 2020

The Cheesecake Factory tells landlords it will not be paying rents on April 1 https://t.co/AHjWusegPa pic.twitter.com/XlAevQxwWm

— Eater (@Eater) March 25, 2020

I will not be sending in rent on the 1st to my landlord. I will be striking in solidarity with other renters on April 1st, 2020. #RentStrike https://t.co/drWXoVqT9p

— Brianna Westbrook (@BWestbrookAZ8) March 25, 2020

As it looks more & more like we’re going to have no choice but to call for a national rent strike, we want to make something clear.

Landlords do not earn their wealth.

Tenants work for their money, & have to give it to landlords, or become homeless.

Landlords provide nothing.

— Rent Strike 2020 (@RentStrike2020) March 18, 2020

Rent strike thread:

I’m reading a lot of calls for rent strikes by people who’ve never done any tenants organizing, and are not involved in any local or national efforts to organize tenants.

— Tim Horras (@HorrasTim) March 23, 2020

Can you pay rent on April 1st? What about May? How will you pay for food, medications, necessities? What about your neighbors, your family, your friends? How long will this crisis last? LA, choose food. Choose medications. Choose your future. Keep your rent. #FoodNotRent pic.twitter.com/xqI1zq3piK

— LA Tenants Union (@LATenantsUnion) March 24, 2020

Great document on organizing a rent strike from the @LATenantsUnion https://t.co/vv1JzADEbR

— Scott Beaumont 🏴🏳 (@ScottBeaumont95) March 23, 2020

March 25, 2020 by V Leigh

Universal Basic Income

Democrat @AndrewYang UBI proposal was always on the party agenda. Now, everyone sees the value in building all of America. https://t.co/lx20qPxKKF

— Jennifer Clyburn Reed (@JClyburnReed) March 18, 2020

Daniel Susskind: If the peak of the coronavirus crisis is to come in weeks, the simplicity of UBI is a virtue not to be underestimatedhttps://t.co/eHHojdVUE4

— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 18, 2020

I know UBI is controversial on the left but IMO it's a straightforward good idea. It shouldn't be seen as a replacement for the safety net but as one of many components, and right now we need it urgently. And @AndrewYang deserves credit for normalizing it. https://t.co/E4IShyMG8i

— David Klion (@DavidKlion) March 19, 2020

March 25, 2020 by V Leigh

Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China

Right now, all over this country, hundreds of thousands of people are in local jails that HAVE NOT BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME.

They just cannot afford their bail.

This is the criminalization of poverty – and now those men and women are at grave risk with the coronavirus.

— Shaun King (@shaunking) March 19, 2020

We warned you. Rikers health staff warned you. And you did nothing. Now the virus is spreading like wildfire. @NYCMayor do something before it is too late. https://t.co/wjRBLICHUT

— Justine Olderman (@JOlderma) March 22, 2020

The #Media Is Helping Spread Trump's #Coronavirus #Racism – https://t.co/jKiNTsRHay

— DcSlumdog (@DcSlumdog) March 21, 2020

.@CharlieKirk11: Senators profiting off the pandemic shouldn't just be publicly shamed. They should be criminally investigated | Opinion https://t.co/gVNSEUUaYM

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 25, 2020

Nearly 20 ICE workers have tested positive for COVID-19 as agency sees first case among detainees https://t.co/6mpOuHGZnT

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 25, 2020

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned.https://t.co/mroRPrJAdx

— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) March 22, 2020

March 20, 2020 by V Leigh

ONE YEAR AGO: A white supremacist murdered 51 Muslims in Christchurch New Zealand

ONE YEAR AGO: A white supremacist murdered 51 #Muslims in #Christchurch New Zealand & his #Islamophobia was rooted in the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory which is used by white supremacists to justify their racist attacks…Read Here: https://t.co/bGgGRCXJSr pic.twitter.com/EqTyCkw0hx

— Arsalan Iftikhar (@TheMuslimGuy) March 15, 2020

In the midst of all the coronavirus chaos and death and illness, and on this #Christchurch massacre anniversary, please don’t forget the man-made threats to our lives as well: white nationalist violence 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽 https://t.co/e37JlbSYrq

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) March 15, 2020

ONE YEAR AGO today, an Australian radicalised by right-wing extremism walked into two Mosques in #Christchurch, NZ and killed 51 innocent Muslims for practicing their faith during Friday congregational prayers. We will never forget them, or what their families have endured ♥️ pic.twitter.com/7L6USo65Dn

— s. 🦋 (@Sabrina_Arsenal) March 15, 2020

March 19, 2020 by V Leigh

Bernie Sanders will assess his presidential campaign

Bernie Sanders will assess his presidential campaign after the Vermont senator's poor showing in Tuesday's Democratic primaries, his campaign manager says https://t.co/1rt2f5RGkJ pic.twitter.com/JGSazOFRiy

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) March 18, 2020

🚨🚨Reasons Ohio Primary Election Turnout Will Be Affected🚨🚨

– Polls are not being set up amid confusion
– Pollworker shortage
– 150 sites already relocated
– Tuesday is first day K-12 schools are closed
– College students forced off campuses
– Elderly told to self-quarantine

— Tyler Buchanan (@Tylerjoelb) March 17, 2020

“Logistically, under these extraordinary circumstances, it simply isn’t possible to hold an election [Tuesday] that will be considered legitimate by Ohioans. They mustn’t be forced to choose between their health and exercising their constitutional rights.”https://t.co/UwMxbVbRMF

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) March 17, 2020

"We respect what they're doing."

DNC Chair Tom Perez says states have systems in place to move forward with Tuesday's primaries, after judge denies Ohio governor's request to postpone the elections amid the coronavirus pandemic. pic.twitter.com/u4uotIGrdO

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 17, 2020

March 14, 2020 by V Leigh

Capitalism’s response to Coronavirus

As Congress works to address this public health emergency, we must consider the economic impacts on workers, especially low-wage, hourly, and service-industry employees. We need a real Democrat in #IL03 that will put working families first. #COVID19 https://t.co/IAkIASaOPp

— Marie Newman (@Marie4Congress) March 12, 2020

More than 40% of Americans who work in service-industry related jobs have no contractual right to paid sick leave. These jobs require workers to be in broad contact with others, and yet many can’t afford to take time off even if they’re feeling ill.https://t.co/yCou3TJiCN

— Capital & Main (@capitalandmain) March 10, 2020

#BREAKING: Our clients in ICE detention aren't receiving basic disinfectants, hand sanitizer, or even toilet paper.

This is a public health emergency that ICE has proven unequipped to handle. We're demanding the immediate release of ppl currently detained by ICE. pic.twitter.com/PzWJDJM5sD

— The Legal Aid Society (@LegalAidNYC) March 13, 2020

Whole Foods CEO suggests employees who are not sick "donate" their vacation time to employees who are sick: https://t.co/Aw2gUqEpCD

— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) March 13, 2020

Fed to spend $1.5 trillion to pump liquidity into financial markets amid coronavirus panic https://t.co/o8lO3sQSwb pic.twitter.com/mMQu7pnCtg

— The Hill (@thehill) March 13, 2020

Cancelling student loans would provide a massive stimulus to our economy, which has been slammed by coronavirus. And it would help millions of families stay afloat financially while helping close the racial wealth gap. https://t.co/Rb4atEQonK pic.twitter.com/FRuH2qe0or

— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) March 13, 2020

This coronavirus pandemic is displaying how capitalism, as a site of ongoing crisis, positions poor people and those living in precarious circumstances in close proximity to illness/death. Folks working under exploitative conditions cannot simply “self-isolate” indefinitely.

— jade bentil (@divanificent) March 8, 2020

At drive-through COVID-19 testing centers in South Korea, the test takes 10 minutes at most.

Results are texted to you, usually the next day. And it's free — paid for by the government.https://t.co/JjvQ6lSMm3

— NPR (@NPR) March 13, 2020

Coronavirus exposes systemic flaws in our relationships to our workplaces, homes and families. And the problem is always capitalism

— Asher Wolf (@Asher_Wolf) March 12, 2020

I asked @NaomiAKlein about coronavirus and disaster capitalism https://t.co/5Y94QfAVGk

— Marie Solis (@msolis14) March 13, 2020

March 6, 2020 by V Leigh

America’s Vulnerable Voting System

Texas closed hundreds of polling places and we didn’t have the Voting Rights Act to stop it.

No one should have to wait this long to participate in democracy!

Thank you Hervis Rogers for your commitment to being counted!#BeCounted #SuperTuesday https://t.co/2YzLumjgVm

— NAACP (@NAACP) March 4, 2020

I’m losing track of the various posts about problems with Los Angeles county’s controversial new electronic voting system and thus am going to try to compile them in this thread. If u know of more, pls feel free to reply with them. Thanks #VSAP. 1/

— Jennifer Cohn ✍🏻 (@jennycohn1) March 3, 2020

Then there’s this: Georgia county ditches new voting machines for paper ballots (from @AP) “Impracticable to use the new electronic voting system to protect absolute ballot secrecy while allowing sufficient monitoring of the ballot marking devices in use.” https://t.co/bFYC48IXd3

— Richard DeMillo (@rad_atl) March 4, 2020

Texas closed 750 polling places after SCOTUS gutted Voting Rights Act, more than any other state

72% of closures came in 50 counties with fastest growth of blacks & Latinos

And last night Democrats & minority voters in Houston waited 6 hours to votehttps://t.co/WKYhGNOXh5

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) March 4, 2020

cool, cool, cool …

New HBO Doc Trailer Highlights America’s Vulnerable Voting System – Rolling Stone https://t.co/58sK2fXdIt

— Don Cheadle (@DonCheadle) March 5, 2020

March 5, 2020 by V Leigh

Social Justice Tweets for week of March 1st

Two Fashion Institute of Technology officials placed on leave following "racist" runway show https://t.co/uHtSUTMstS

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 22, 2020

Neither Warren nor Pete mentioned Zimmerman; just Trayvon’s death.

In either case, what Zimmerman is trying to do isn’t just to control the narrative; he’s trying to control free speech in regards to the #BlackLivesMatter movement. https://t.co/yNrhrfZ4SH

— Stone (@stonecold2050) February 19, 2020

"Contrary to the trickle-down narrative, as many as 44 percent of adult homeless people are employed in full- or part-time work. But even steady work is no longer enough to stay securely housed."https://t.co/r3DmeBNEWg

— All-In Pittsburgh (@allinpgh) February 23, 2020

JUST IN: The House of Representatives has approved legislation making lynching a federal hate crime for the first time in U.S. history.

The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act was named for the 14-year-old teenager who was lynched in Mississippi in the 1950s.

— NPR (@NPR) February 26, 2020

March 4, 2020 by V Leigh

Our babies deserve to be nurtured and protected, not humiliated and abused by police.

This mother took her son to the ER when she thought he was having a mental health emergency — when they arrived the teen was tackled, tased, and handcuffed by security guards (warning: distressing) pic.twitter.com/0ga9qLxmXd

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 22, 2020

THIS. MUST. STOP.

Our babies deserve to be nurtured and protected, not humiliated and abused by police. We will never stop fighting for our humanity. #blacklivesmatter #WhatMatters2020 https://t.co/CmOR4dhk5V

— Black Lives Matter (@Blklivesmatter) February 27, 2020

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Millions of Americans aren’t guaranteed paid sick leave, and most of them earn low wages and live paycheck-to-paycheck.

April 1st Rent Strike

Universal Basic Income

Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China

ONE YEAR AGO: A white supremacist murdered 51 Muslims in Christchurch New Zealand

Bernie Sanders will assess his presidential campaign

Capitalism’s response to Coronavirus

America’s Vulnerable Voting System

Social Justice Tweets for week of March 1st

Our babies deserve to be nurtured and protected, not humiliated and abused by police.