Franklin Oliver (he/him)

Educator, poet, consultant, podcaster, public speaker, lover of humanity. Retweets= I report not defend.

[Franklin Oliver (he/him) @FOLIVER4U]

Super excited to send Dreams and Premonitions into the world! https://t.co/rIylsK16uL

Poetry book #3, check. $7, Amazon.

E-books are awesome.

#freeversefever

[Shadow of Ezra @ShadowofEzra]

A heartbroken elderly Albanian man says Jared Kushner has taken everything he spent a lifetime building, including his land, his home, and the future he hoped to leave behind for his children.

He says he returned home one day only to find his property sealed off behind barbed wire, with men in black uniforms standing guard and refusing to let him step inside the house he once called his own.

In a single moment, he says, the life he had worked for was gone.

“It was the end of the world. The end of the world.”

“I felt imprisoned.”

“They took my freedom.”

“They took my livelihood.”

“They took my land.”

[Montreal Gazette @mtlgazette]

Montreal police face major racism probe after officers allegedly kept hair as trophies https://t.co/GYTKBmofew

[Brett Chapman @brettachapman]

This is a painting of a US soldier murdering a Native American man outside his own home in a sneak attack on Indigenous civilians. This is the manner in which most of stars on the US flag got on there—very deplorable but needs to be taught in history classes 🇺🇸

[ɠɧıʂɧ @rirokpik]

Toussaint Louverture: Formerly enslaved, military genius, and statesman. Led the only successful large-scale slave revolt in history, defeating French, Spanish, and British armies. Abolished slavery and helped birth Haiti the first independent Black republic. A towering figure of freedom. 🇭🇹

[Meanwhile in Ukraine @MeanwhileInUA]

Diana is 18. She serves in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. That alone tells you everything about the courage of Ukrainians 🇺🇦

[The Cake Lady @got_cake]

Ruby Dee, 1969, reading some of the names of unarmed young Black men killed by police.
Throughout her life Dee and her husband Ossie were on the frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement, raising money for movements, working closely with figures like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, and enduring FBI surveillance for their radical activism.

[King Roy @RoyIsThaTruth]

So. The white guy in GA who went home, intentionally put on body armor, intentionally grabbed an AR-15 and intentionally drove back through a family gathering opening fire....

Got an "Aggravated Assault" charge and a $5000 bond. 🥴🥴🥴🥴🥴

Black folks...please dont let this country try to gaslight you. We aint ever been crazy!

[Jason Hickel @jasonhickel]

Dr Walter Rodney was assassinated on June 13, 1980, by a bomb planted in a walkie talkie. He was 38.

His key work, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa, exposed the roots of global inequality and the violence of colonial underdevelopment.

[Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN]

I can’t believe it has been one year since Melissa and her husband, Mark, were taken from us.

Melissa was not only my dear friend, but she was also a remarkable woman whose strength and compassion left an unforgettable mark on everyone fortunate enough to know her. I miss her every single day. She was a force in every sense of the word, leading with courage, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to Minnesotans across our state. She never hesitated to stand up for what was right, to fight injustice, and to use her voice on behalf of those who needed someone in their corner.

Although the loss of Melissa and Mark is still deeply felt, their light will continue to shine through the countless people whose lives they changed. ❤️

[Nora @Heal_within96]

Black people make up 50% of all exonerations in the US, despite being 13.6% of the population. Black people are 7 times more likely to be wrongfully convicted of serious crimes (murder, sexual assault/drug offenses) than White individuals.

[ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ @LePapillonBlu2]

If you’re grateful for having President Obama, retweet and share your pictures and memes of Obama. #ObamaAppreciationDay 💙

[Franklin Oliver (he/him) @FOLIVER4U]

@MacFarlaneNews and we all suffer as a result.

[Brennan Center @BrennanCenter]

The administration is promoting a tool known as the SAVE program to maintain state voter lists. Here’s why that’s a bad idea:
https://t.co/4Pz9vKXyEB

[Manisha Sinha @ProfMSinha]

Historian here the opening of the 250th exhibition the Second American Revolution @ALPLM entry is free on Juneteenth! You will be uplifted by the greatest American President who gave the republic a new birth of freedom. Based on #theriseandfallofthesecondamericanrepublic

[Tamanisha J John @TamanishaJohn]

192 Caribbean and Latin American people extrajudicially murdered by US striking boats in the region Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. US SOUTHCOM said on May 26 it bombed a boat murdering 1 with 2 survivors — given SOUTHCOMS bad S&R record, close to 200 murdered in boat bombings:

[Rebecca Nagle @rebeccanagle]

Reckoning with our full history is how we make this country live up to its ideals. Join a June 27th All of U.S. mobilization near you to demand equality over erasure and stand for Liberty for #AllOfUS. https://t.co/7SNfHZX1xQ

[Governor Tim Walz @GovTimWalz]

We miss you, and think of you often.

Session is wrapped. Spring is in bloom. I’m retiring soon. You two would have thrived in retirement. I trust you’re living it now.

We have our arms wrapped around your kids. They’re remarkable. We love them.

[Lee Merritt @LeeMerrittesq]

Mamuka Artmeladze was 43 years old. He had no criminal record. No charges. No court date. He entered this country legally and was swept up in a mass enforcement operation targeting truck drivers. ICE’s own records confirm he posed no threat and should not have been detained at all.

After 4 months inside Winn Correctional Center, a for-profit facility already under federal investigation for banned chokehold use, falsified medical records, and inhumane conditions, Mamuka was found unresponsive in his cell. He was pronounced dead less than an hour later. The cause of death is still pending autopsy. ICE has offered no answers.

This is not an isolated incident.

Fifty people have died in ICE custody since this administration took office — the deadliest period for immigration detention in over two decades.

This is a system.

🎥: @hereswhykevin

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

A cartoon exposing the moral bankruptcy of Marco Rubio and the entire U.S. administration.

[Emoluments Clause @Emolclause]

#BREAKING: MSNOW: “If you could talk to President Trump directly right now, what would you tell him?”

Super MAGA voter in OH: “Sh&t, you want me to really say it on air? I’d say F-YOU. And I don’t mean to be disrespectful to any leader but he’s disrespectful to us and he doesn’t care, so…”😳