2BeReal

[Be A King @BerniceKing]

A Monday Sermon...

Dear ‘American Christian’:

Christ is not American.
Christ didn’t say “Love America.”
Christ said “Love your neighbor.”
The Christ-definition of neighbor is global and comprehensive.
Christ-Love is without walls and beyond borders.

There’s a more humane way.

[2BeReal @2BReal100]

@jeonline001 @tommyxtopher True or not, this s#!t is hilarious.

[2BeReal @2BReal100]

@Rickomortice68 @AuroraO83 @michaelharriot 🤣🤣🤣

[Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II @RevDrBarber]

Last night’s #DemDebate was in TX. 47% of ppl there are poor or low-income—a total of 12.8 million residents. That’s 58% of children (4.1 million), 49% of women (6.7 million), 59% of people of color (9 million), & 32% of white people (3.7 million).

[Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II @RevDrBarber]

From 1979 to 2012, the income for the top 1% grew by 149 percent, while the income for the bottom 99% increased by only 2 percent. Poor & low wealth ppl want to hear their names & know who is going to fight for them. #PoorPeoplesCampaign

[Eric Holder @EricHolder]

For those that, for some reason, support the broken redistricting system:

“That’s all we’re asking for: an end to the antidemocratic and un-American practice of gerrymandering congressional districts...The fact is, gerrymandering has become a national scandal.”

Ronald Reagan

[Jaime Harrison @harrisonjaime]

Yet another reason to #SendLindseyHome👇🏾

[Robert holgate @415holgate]

U.S. Army Is Discharging Immigrant Recruits Who Were Promised Citizenship https://t.co/KCSp51ygm9

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Virtually every policy Trump pursues works to steal public money & personally enrich himself & his friends.

💰Gutting National Monuments pays ➡️ Fossil Fuel CEOs
💰Border concentration camps pay ➡️ Private Prison CEOs
💰Betsy DeVos pays ➡️ loan sharks

It’s always about the con.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Since corruption isn’t popular policy, racism works as the cover for the con. That’s why addressing racism isn’t a “distraction” - it’s key to understanding the hustle against working people.

Culturally, racism is used as the unspoken cudgel against pro-working class policy. /2

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

For example:

By rallying support for super racist immigration policies, (Muslim Ban, concentration camps,etc), supporters look the other way at the billions of public dollars going to private prison CEOs - who then kick some that 💰 back to Trump (ex. his inaugural committee)
/3

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

The corruption of Trump - of many admins - wouldn’t be politically possible without relying on sympathy for racist policies.

That’s what Reagan’s Black “welfare queen” was all about, too.

If people think they’re “paying for someone else,” they’ll dismantle their own healthcare.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Beyond the moral wrong, racism is a powerful political tool used to dismantle public goods & civil rights.

So long as bigoted sympathies exist (subtly or loud), they will be used. That’s why convincing people racism is a sidenote,&not broad or institutional, is a strategic move.

[2BeReal @2BReal100]

@common Run DMC Sucker MCs

[Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II @RevDrBarber]

How can you apologize for wearing racist black face with a straight face while you still support policies w/ racially disparate impact today?

[PoliticsVideoChannel @politvidchannel]

Bill Clinton left office With a $127 billion surplus and was projected to Pay Off the debt in 10 years

Bush Jr. Turned That into a $1.4 trillion deficit

Obama got it down to $492 billion

Trump raised it back up to $833 billion

Dems Are Not a “socialist Party”

[2BeReal @2BReal100]

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[Maxine Waters @RepMaxineWaters]

We've been telling the story about Black women getting paid 61 cents to the dollar for more years than I can remember. And I can simply use this day to further shout to the top of my voice that it is time to end the discrepancy and discrimination. Black women deserve equal pay.

[Dan Rather @DanRather]

The Amazon is on fire! The story should top headlines. If we have any hope averting the worst of the climate crisis we need a healthy Amazon rainforest. But Brazil's right-wing President Bolsonaro encourages short-sighted exploitation at the expense of the health of the planet.