Saturday 31 August 2019
RT @CollectivePAC: Sometimes caricatures cross the line. This one clearly did @MemphisMagazine. Join us in electing @tamisawyer as the 1st Black woman Mayor of Memphis. Early voting is less than 2 weeks away...let's laugh ourselves all the way to City Hall. https://t.co/c8xHCjTQeV #wecantwait https://t.co/HOwoUbOv97
Friday 30 August 2019
RT @WaywardWinifred: "Ady’s ability to combine strategic organizing with tactical action is extraordinary. He has exemplified social justice work on a national level, showing a path beyond retrenchment that connects a vision of transformative justice with grassroots activism." https://t.co/8moz518tgn
RT @abgutman: Hi. Jew here. Implicitly comparing the pain of your fragile ego as a Jewish columnist when you read a joke on twitter about you to WARSAW GHETTO BURNING DOWN is peak minimization of the horrors of the Holocaust — and cynical use of its memory. Gross. Go ahead email my boss, Bret. https://t.co/lkRhBAwlSS
RT @ChuckModi1: Dear Kaepenick supporters (aka real football fans who prioritize MERIT): —Never stop with the Kap mentions. —Never allow them to forget —Never normalize collusion —Never let them wear you down —Never be complicit thru silence Cops STILL getting away with murder. https://t.co/pPFJDJwBCp
RT @HamptonThink: Happy born day to Fred Hampton (1948). Taken from us too soon. Forever alive in the struggle for black liberation & working-class emancipation. "If you dare to struggle, you dare to win. If you dare not struggle then damn it, you don't deserve to win!" All power to the people. https://t.co/xQFWI1upq6
RT @chesaboudin: Flashback to 1985 on one of countless prison visits to my dad. In this one I'm rocking the homemade Rosa Parks t-shirt! her legacy is a testament to the fact that racial justice will never be achieved unless we have the courage to rock the boat. #TeamBoudin #Boudin4DA https://t.co/CdRZ3h0nRX
Thursday 29 August 2019
RT @RealJusticePAC: Marijuana is legal in Illinois but that didn’t stop DeKalb Police from tackling Elonte McDowell, putting him in a chokehold, and tasing him because he had weed on him. We don't see white mass murderers treated with this much brutality. Justice for Elonte McDowell. https://t.co/TdH3NBPICw
RT @kai_newkirk: In *1 week* Trump moves to open up our largest national forest, the Tongass, to logging AND rolls back the minimal existing regulations on surging methane emissions. It's as if he's *trying* to heat up the planet, destabilize the climate & destroy life on earth as we know it. https://t.co/CL2nUHqyfr
Wednesday 28 August 2019
RT @KristenClarkeJD: BREAKING: We secured a historic win in Georgia! Federal judge bars use of hackable DRE voting machines after 2019. New system MUST be put in place for #2020Elections. This is a major victory for Georgia voters and is an important step forward in the fight for election integrity. https://t.co/8L1ZHPaVCm
RT @Romanoff2020: To those who favor the status quo or prefer incremental reform: here’s a fundamental flaw in your logic. For millions of families, health care is far from secure. In 1965, seniors gained coverage that could never be taken away. Don’t all Americans deserve the same peace of mind? https://t.co/p2r3yQy0Ds
Tuesday 27 August 2019
RT @Romanoff2020: Here’s a better plan: Let’s keep the @dscc OUT and the #GreenNewDeal & #MedicareForAll IN. I’m running to combat the climate crisis, secure health care for all, and build an economy that works for everyone. If that makes some party bosses & powerbrokers uncomfortable, so be it. https://t.co/Ff57krXZlQ
RT @EricaforUSSen20: I am incredibly excited to announce that former Mayor Bill Bell of Durham has endorsed my candidacy for the US Senate! Mayor Bell’s service to Durham and NC is without parallel & we could not be more excited to have his trust and support in this race. #e4us #ncpol https://t.co/LOaRAlko77
RT @davidhogg111: I cried reading this. The joy and excitement of moving into Harvard today was stolen from my classmate Ismail B. Ajjawi. When they arrived in the us and after examination of their social media— was deported for the political beliefs of friends they followed on social media. https://t.co/IJKyWyTFak
RT @ShibleyTelhami: Awful: AMIDEAST, which places Palestinian students in US colleges shared this: Last night, a new Hope Fund scholar arrived at Logan Airport with valid visa, to be a freshman at Harvard. He grew up in a refugee camp in Lebanon. He was refused entry and put on next plane out. https://t.co/nHrFIab5sy
RT @krystalball: .@BernieSanders responds to @kamalaharris saying she was "not comfortable" with M4A after co-sponsoring it. "There's only one thing that this is about. Do we have the courage...to take on the health care industry?...Not everyone is prepared to do that." https://t.co/LVc6fkTJOX https://t.co/HYbd5HMOp1
RT @IlhanMN: Sorry, @ALGOPHQ, but this is a representative democracy. I was elected with 78% of the vote by the people of Minnesota's 5th District, not the Alabama Republican Party. If you want to clean up politics, maybe don’t nominate an accused child molester as your Senate candidate? https://t.co/r9NvsZKRUw
Monday 26 August 2019
RT @CollinsWilmot: Standing together, as one people, against the forces of division, we will bring sanity & respect back to our country & fulfill our great promise. Stand with me today to #FlipTheSenate Donate $25 now to fight back against Mitch McConnell and Pres. Trump https://t.co/mNAcTpArOa https://t.co/iyh4Xlbm5P
RT @SimonNarode: @shaunking @GunnelsWarren @BernieSanders Here are some of Bernie’s very comprehensive plans: Criminal Justice Reform: https://t.co/q3Zj103sgD… Workplace Democracy Plan: https://t.co/YRS1YNswrS… Green New Deal: https://t.co/Z1Gdgv34vB… Oh, also he wrote the damn bill... Medicare for All: https://t.co/mbxQeiqVym…
RT @PiperPerabo: Celebs, superstars and rock stars on the #VMAs red carpet. There are activists outside calling for clean water for #Newark. Please speak out about this when you speak to the press, and when you take the stage tonight. Let’s lift each other up. (Hat tip @zellieimani) https://t.co/YKqyAilUWL
Sunday 25 August 2019
RT @GunnelsWarren: 10 of the top 25 poorest counties in the U.S. are in Kentucky. Big coal extracted as much wealth as they could from these counties & left them with nothing. If there's gonna be class warfare in America it's about time that the working class won that war, not the billionaire class https://t.co/2MI2jZC5ww
RT @Romanoff2020: Ambassador Haley— As one of the people of Colorado, I have been looking at Cory’s record. ICYMI, he voted to: š Gut our environmental laws š Let insurers resume discrimination šµ Put his NRA rating ahead of our lives Cory may be “watching out” for someone, but it’s not us. https://t.co/JHUqfPtyIS
RT @AdyBarkan: Liz is right. We shouldn't ever take for granted our power & our privilege. Be grateful for what you've got today & use it in a way that will make you proud tomorrow. Big thanks to @SteveGleason, who has led the way on this technology & on so much more. @EvergreenCircts https://t.co/qjHxxqpjAN
RT @Romanoff2020: Proud to join @BoulderSunrise. @SunriseMvmtDen & @sunrisemvmt in backing the #GreenNewDeal & #NoFossilFuelMoney. I’m inspired by the young people in CO & across the world who lead this fight. Their courage should prompt politicians to stiffen their spines or step out of the way. https://t.co/emg8jYlI4C
RT @BernieSanders: Sen. Mitch McConnell receives huge campaign contributions from: - Wall Street - Health insurance companies - Drug companies - The fossil fuel industry - The NRA It’s time for McConnell to start listening to working people, not his wealthy campaign contributors. https://t.co/l4zD0iGXWo
RT @Romanoff2020: @hopinon @shaunking @FlipTheSenate Thanks for asking! I authored the largest investment in school construction in state history, put together an economy recovery plan to lift Colorado out of a deep recession, and helped secure $68 million per year for mental health & drug treatment. More at https://t.co/kDxiEKLxr0
RT @BernieSanders: I am proud to stand with the 20,000 @CWAUnion members who are on strike. AT&T made over $19 billion in profits last year. Executives at AT&T cannot have it all. I call on the management of AT&T to go back to the negotiating table and bargain in good faith with your employees. https://t.co/0KVeVGxReN
RT @GunnelsWarren: Over the past year, AT&T: ✅Paid its CEO $29 million ✅Eliminated 11,000 U.S. jobs ✅Shipped jobs overseas paying workers $1.60/hr ✅Got a $20 billion windfall from the Trump tax scam ✅Received $900 million in federal contracts Together, we will end AT&T's greed. #NotMeUs https://t.co/HPz4ITcGG5
Saturday 24 August 2019
RT @shelbyworks: A queer Black elder died in prison last week because she was refused treatment for cancer. @RAPPcampaign —Release Aging People in Prison—held a rally Wednesday to push local govt to pass a bill that allows imprisoned elders an automatic parole hearing. #SayHerName #ValerieGaiter https://t.co/J49r2E6W6k
RT @cristinafortx: The last poll right before we entered the race for US Senate showed 7-in-10 Texas Democrats were unsure, or wanted someone else to challenge Sen. @JohnCornyn. I believe I can run on the diversity of ideas that Texas wants and needs. Let’s do this: https://t.co/0JNjwPUPwc https://t.co/CApMlsowkH
RT @penningtonkm: Oof. On the day of a controversial DSCC endorsement in a competitive primary, a new poll shows Hickenlooper beats Cory Gardner by the same amount as "a generic Democrat." If we can beat Gardner AND send someone progressive to the U.S. Senate, why not? --> @Romanoff2020 https://t.co/cMXndU1TMD
Friday 23 August 2019
RT @RespectableLaw: One of the allegations by the owner of Cider Riot is that his patrons were injured by bricks thrown into the patio. Well, check out these images from the video showing a woman with a brick in her hand. Andy is the guy in blue. Thanks to @ayeleeyan for posting these stills. https://t.co/YP3YUUzCX8
Thursday 22 August 2019
RT @KeeangaYamahtta: This past July was the hottest in human history. The temp reached 94 degrees in the Arctic Circle. Temps reached 114 in France. Temps in India reached 120. . The crisis is not coming. We are here. Its the most crucial question facing the human species. What is the DNC afraid of? https://t.co/R2AOEWlH1P
RT @YongJungC: “He declares war on the fossil fuel industry with proposed bans on fracking, drilling on public lands and all imports and exports of oil and gas, and threatens companies with civil and *criminal charges* for pollution and obstructing climate action.” #GreenNewDeal https://t.co/xb5r8t8b50
RT @DrIbram: I did not want to just write a book. I wanted to write a book that could become a movement, the movement of us all to be antiracist and build an antiracist world. To everyone joining this movement, thank you. #HowToBeAnAntiracist debuted #2 @nytimes bestseller list. Thank you. šš¾ https://t.co/XXQqkPdSzO
RT @AdrienneLaw: Remember the ICE raids on Aug 7th that seized 680 workers at Koch Foods plants in Mississippi? Those workers had just won a $3.75M settlement against Koch for sexual harassment and race discrimination. These employers ARE violating civil rights, then weaponizing ICE as a cover. https://t.co/ZrDVamuMjD
Wednesday 21 August 2019
RT @shaunking: Had a chance to talk about how we're responsible not just for our intentions, but also the impact of our words/actions. The viral lies about me stealing money from Cyntoia Brown continue to be shared -mainly here on Twitter- when I never raised money for her in the first place. https://t.co/i9rKN3try8
Even though hemp is legal, Kim Ogg is going to send kids caught with marijuana to a 6 month diversion program while waiting for lab equipment to test it. She continues criminalizing children in Houston. Help @AudiaForDA end the school-to-prison pipeline: https://t.co/qBNdUMQMpK https://t.co/a7puvKXJPK
Had a chance to talk about how we're responsible not just for our intentions, but also the impact of our words/actions. The viral lies about me stealing money from Cyntoia Brown continue to be shared -mainly here on Twitter- when I never raised money for her in the first place. https://t.co/i9rKN3try8
Tuesday 20 August 2019
RT @Dreamdefenders: We have returned to the beautiful & historic land of Palestine. Black, brown, and indigenous organizers, artists, & dreamers are taking time to study alongside Palestinian people resisting displacement and military occupation. Keep up with updates here + on Instagram #DDPalestine https://t.co/98LmTUlYOX
RT @tedterry1: @jvn @FlipTheSenate Thank you @jvn the @FlipTheSenate effort is directing donations into the endorsed candidates @actblue pages. @shaunking is a man of his word - they are delivering on their promise right now. Supporting progressive Senate candidates who will fight for equity and justice for all.
Monday 19 August 2019
RT @cristinafortx: Today marks one week since our campaign launch and what we’ve accomplished so far is incredible. We crushed our $200,000 fundraising goal & hundreds of people have signed up to volunteer. I’m grateful. Can’t wait to build the largest campaign in TX history alongside you. https://t.co/PtNuJ5CWeb
RT @chesaboudin: SF's response to sexual assaults--whether on the streets or in the jails--is a disgrace. I promise to timely test every rape kit, to keep survivors informed, to investigate drug-facilitated sexual assault, and to prioritize sex crimes over misdemeanors. #TeamBoudin #Boudin4DA https://t.co/yrsYWokXQO
RT @sparrowmedia: In 2017 while helping w/ media relations for Charlottesville community defenders I had the privilege of assisting @KatieCouric & NatGeo. This week one man Katie interviewed, James Reardon (below), was accused of threatening to shoot up a Jewish community center in Youngstown, OH. https://t.co/guy6e9pX6A
RT @VarshPrakash: Disappointing news from @KamalaHarris' campaign this morning -- she's choosing to attend a mega fundraiser over a scheduled @CNN climate forum. Choosing big donors over our futures is what got us into this mess to begin with. Here are my thoughts -- #DemDebates https://t.co/PIAt2RMvv0
Sunday 18 August 2019
RT @People4Bernie: "Every single day we say to a billionaire who takes a business and completely destroys Detroit, or Akron, or Canton, or South Carolina and we say that's perfectly fine. It is criminal activity to divest in a community that way businesses are doing" @iPhilSomething https://t.co/HqBbZtD7GT
RT @ewaymire: @JohnJHarwood The historical data is clear. Dems rescue/expand our economies with sound fiscal/tax policy. Republicans inherit that and use it as an excuse to run up the deficit, give tax breaks to corps, and then hand a ruined economy back to Dems. GOP have never been fiscal conservatives.
RT @RepRoKhanna: Daniel Desnoyers died after he couldn’t afford his mental health meds. His insurance was cancelled for missing a $20 payment to a corporation that made over $60 BILLION in 2018 A health care system that doesn't guarantee care for all people at all times is broken #MedicareforAll https://t.co/xgdlWOA5P8
RT @JeremyR1992: So excited that @CabanForQueens will be in SF next weekend in support of @chesaboudin! I first met @CabanForQueens at the Amazon #HQ2 Public Advocate forum in LIC, Queens when @IfyWorks introduced her. It’s always good to have more Queens kids in the Bay š š ⚖️ š½ https://t.co/BBVyieWg7x
Saturday 17 August 2019
RT @GunnelsWarren: My first video - campaign style. For 20 years, it's been an honor to work for @BernieSanders calling out the faces of greed, fighting with working people to raise wages at Amazon & Disney, protecting pensions at IBM & working everyday to build an economy that works for all of us. https://t.co/sSC7XcDvqB
RT @AC360: You said "what punishment of gods are not gifts. Do you really believe that?" @andersoncooper, choking back tears, asks Stephen Colbert, as they discuss grief. "Yes," replies the comedian. "It's a gift to exist and with existence comes suffering. There's no escaping that." https://t.co/p5rUUhZKxq
Friday 16 August 2019
Thursday 15 August 2019
RT @RealJusticePAC: There is racism in every single step of the criminal justice process. Ending these disparities will take more than having a DA who isn’t racist. We need a DA who is anti-racist. That’s why we are supporting @ChesaBoudin for San Francisco DA. Join us: https://t.co/xfJlmh0ZuL https://t.co/eC85qcwZTw
RT @ESOP_STL: In 2017, during the protests over the Stockley verdict, the Interim Chief Colonel O’Toole, said, “Police owned tonight.” We have 18 lawsuits from the protests for the bloody beating of an officer, protestors, and others. HE WAS THE CHIEF! Why do we have him working w/cadets? https://t.co/xrOfwKGAMm
RT @shaunking: Here’s what I know. If a certain man effectively banned my friend from working in his career for 900 straight days, because my friend had a peaceful protest of police brutality, me and that man couldn’t be friends. We damn sure couldn’t laugh together like besties. https://t.co/66MOjhEA0e
RT @tedterry1: Too young. Too soon. Too unrealistic. That's what they said when I ran for mayor of Clarkston, GA. But I didn't listen. And I won. Now I'm running for the U.S. Senate in Georgia to take on David Perdue. Watch our announcement video and join our campaign. https://t.co/N05ZuHZl3Z https://t.co/6exxBKazOY
RT @tedterry1: Pay attention Georgians, and nearby Floridians. One of the Southeast’s most treasured wildlife refuges is at risk under an expanded mining operation for titanium dioxide. A heavy mineral used in paint and makeup... public comment period is open now through Sept 12. https://t.co/YvXkSWpJY0 https://t.co/4oIsTov8HC
RT @E_Reid35: (1/2) We never advocated for Colin to lose his job while we fought against systemic oppression. That’s unjust, and where the NFL inserted itself into this. Now the NFL is “championing” social justice to cover their own systemic oppression in blackballing Colin. So we will fight https://t.co/J3JISFA3SL
RT @cristinafortx: Don’t reflect. Act. Courage isn’t sitting silently on the sidelines while Trump put a target on the backs of Latinos and immigrants. You can’t be a leader if you don’t have the guts to stand up to your own party and the white supremacist in the White House. https://t.co/mhZyo15wCF
RT @Kaepernick7: Today marks the three year anniversary of the first time I protested systemic oppression. I continue to work and stand with the people in our fight for liberation, despite those who are trying to erase the movement! The movement has always lived with the people! ✊š¾ š„: @REL https://t.co/TAqumRfjbi
Wednesday 14 August 2019
RT @thisisrobsmith: So, this guy is at the very least in the range of TWO different constitutional boundaries PLUS he’s schizophrenic. He’s one of the most impaired people on the planet, and Kim Ogg’s office said in a filing: he’s “a man deserving of the ultimate punishment." https://t.co/4sGxsC42nO
RT @kai_newkirk: I appreciate the good Jay Z has sought to do w/ his platform, but it looks today like $ is still what comes 1st for him. Doing this deal w/out Kaep's involvement while he's still shut out of the league in retaliation for protesting racial injustice is just wrong. #ImStillWithKaep https://t.co/JExHt05GSB
RT @RAICESTEXAS: š️Mark your calendars for Sept 7th! As Border Network for Human Rights (@BNHR) hosts #ElPasoFirme Action Against White Supremacy with artists like @Residente, @lasantacecilia, @Icryduringsex, @RebecaLane6 + TBA! Event is FREE & open to the public. RSVPšš¾https://t.co/GTUu6F1Fbt https://t.co/uMoQ1lGmoQ
Tuesday 13 August 2019
RT @davidminpdx: Burlington, Vermont DA announces that everyone in her office will visit a probation/parole office as part of a larger commitment to visiting the places to which they send those they convict. I find it utterly unconscionable that every DA in America doesn't already do this. https://t.co/8TbbwcBhXs
RT @Prison_Health: Oakland Police Have Been Systematically Under-Reporting Use Of Force. A new internal audit shows that officers disproportionately strike, grapple with, and draw guns on Black people but then fail to disclose the incidents in their reports. https://t.co/g2bLEPGcZN MT @theappeal https://t.co/ntkYx9sZDW
RT @emiliovcnt: on the ground in Mississippi helping with response to aftermath of raids. just learned that over 100 people were just fired at PH Foods thats located in Morton, one of cities targeted by the worksite raids last wk. People r meeting right now to fight back #MississippiResiste https://t.co/mvPpapn3Nq
RT @bobblanddesign: Packed house tonight for @DrIbram’s new book, "How to Be An Anti-Racist" w/ @shaunking at Congregation Beth Elohim in Brooklyn. Thanks to @rtimoner + @CommunityBkstr for hosting and Dr. Kendi for the talk- there’s no more important work necessary in 2019. #HowToBeAnAntiRacist https://t.co/WJLi9Obn4y
RT @DARollins: Better to be a "social justice" prosecutor than a social injustice one. And if being a "social justice" prosecutor means being committed to the fair administration of justice -- for all, not just those who have power, influence, and money -- then I am proud of the title. https://t.co/7WbssahHFu
Monday 12 August 2019
RT @BreatheNewWinds: See the photog directly behind SBS? That’s me. Wanna see some of the 1,144 photos I took of @BernieSanders as he weaved through the swaths of fans at the #IowaStateFair? Because every one of those shots paints a different picture than the one you’re passing as “truth.” https://t.co/c7S4zc07jQ
RT @chloecockburn: Let the lesson of Cincinnati sink in. Cutting incarceration and arrests can Reduce crime. How? Fewer people cycling through dangerous and debilitating #jail and #prison stays. Fewer kids growing up with missing parents. Less $$ on cops and cages and more on housing and treatment. https://t.co/sbySULqwqB
RT @cenkuygur: Yes, because the unarmed black man he shot in the back (read the autopsy report) as he was running away from him was so close to "harming" him. If you train cops to act like cowards that's exactly what they'll do. Idea that Wilson's life was in danger is ridiculous horseshit. https://t.co/hkTAT9PScA
Sunday 11 August 2019
RT @DrRJKavanagh: OR maybe you could launch a full investigation into how Layleen Polanco died on Rikers Island 2 months ago? Why she was in solitary confinement despite having a seizure disorder, why she was in jail at all on $500 bail. You know things that are within YOUR JURISDICTION. https://t.co/G7dK5t7gLV
Saturday 10 August 2019
RT @RealJusticePAC: In Travis County, Black people make up only 9% of the general population but are 25% of the jail population. @JosePGarza has a proven track record of building power in disadvantaged communities and we trust him to transform this broken system and reimagine justice in Austin. https://t.co/SoOxBz1XPb
RT @BNeidhardt: After a white supremacist shot and killed 22 people in El Paso, @BernieSanders asked to change our schedule and convene members of Des Moines' Latinx community. Its resulted in a moving, tear-filled discussion of how we will overcome hate in America. #UnidosConBernie https://t.co/ZdLqqFYAQ8
RT @RealJusticePAC: .@ChesaBoudin has a strong track record of protecting immigrant communities. As DA, he will create an immigration unit that will: ✅ Help immigrant victims get visas ✅ Ensure that we don’t prosecute immigrants more harshly than citizens ✅ Prosecute ICE agents who break laws https://t.co/CAaeys9hYq
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