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Listen to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. King, calling the the filibuster a tragedy used by misguided senators to keep people from voting. 1963. GOP and the other 2, don’t you dare quote him on anything this week. pic.twitter.com/4VzavuFJe3 — Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg (@TheRaDR) January 14, 2022
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Did you know that abortion pills are available by telemedicine in *all 50 states*? They are safe, convenient, and $150. And people can use #AbortionPillsForever, no matter what SCOTUS or any court decides. Spread the word and https://t.co/qi6vldDgWy pic.twitter.com/J0UqIwqgeV — Jessica Valenti (@JessicaValenti) December 1, 2021 Sotomayor is stepping in for Breyer again and asking the lawyer to distinguish his objections on abortion from objections to contraception or gay marriage.He doesn’t really have an answer. WHICH I HOPE PEOPLE WHO DONT THINK THIS EFFECTS THEM NOTICE — Elie Mystal (@ElieNYC) December 1, 2021
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BREAKING: All three men found guilty of murder in trial over death of Ahmaud Arbery. Read more: https://t.co/GcWBjZb79M pic.twitter.com/FgfyxkVv91 — ABC News (@ABC) November 24, 2021
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Talking ’bout a revolution
Tracy Chapman, last night.
Continue reading →This looks illegal to me
What the holy hell is going on here? Militarized Federal Agents from a patchwork of outside agencies have begun policing Portland (in rented minivans vans) without the explicit approval of the mayor, the state, or local municipalities. This is what that looks like in practice: pic.twitter.com/losap4SsgI — The Sparrow Project (@sparrowmedia) July 15, 2020 A bit more information “Who are these federal officers…?
Continue reading →John Oliver on Police Brutality
And a good explainer on what defunding police might mean and how to do it.
Continue reading →How can you run when you know?
I was in high school in Toledo, Ohio, when this happened. 50 years ago today. Tin soldiers and Nixon coming. We’re finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming, four dead in Ohio. Gotta get down to it, soldiers are cutting us down. Should have been done long ago. What if you knew her and found her dead on the ground? Jerry Casale, founding member of the band Devo, was a student at Kent State during the protests. He has written an essay on the events of that day for Rolling Stone. Hat tip to Amanda Marcotte for … Continue reading →
All the best
Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. #goodtrouble — John Lewis (@repjohnlewis) June 27, 2018
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