So so thankful for our National Guard. They have left their families and jobs in the middle of a pandemic to sleep on the floor in a building where some of the people they are protecting couldn't be bothered to have their bags searched.
@LindseyGrahamSC@realDonaldTrump The purpose of terrorism is to prevent action by fear and you are perpetrating this with your fear mongering. Have the courage to uphold your oath and do your job
JUST IN: The Justice Department has declined to charge the Cleveland police officers who shot and killed 12-year-old Tamir Rice in 2014. The department has closed its investigation.
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Some protesters, news crews, and medics in Minneapolis found themselves stranded after recent protests: The tires of their cars had been slashed.
Many assumed protesters were to blame. But videos reveal a different culprit: the police. https://t.co/SGYS5nXPFq
The century and a half of continued institutional racism and economic inequity requires all sectors and societies engage to end racism and rebuild a more equitable and resilient system that can handle COVID, the climate crisis, & others with equity and better outcomes for all#blm
I think now is a great time to remind everyone that after the civil war white slave owners were paid reparations for their 'loss of property' but newly freed slaves were given nothing, not even the promised mule and 40 acres. So we can do reparations. #BLM
Covid and climate change are symptoms of the broken system of inequality that was built on racism. We cannot fix any challenge until we fix the broken system that doesn't value every life and opportunity for all.
Racism doesn't just take innocent lives and ruin so many others, racism erodes our institutions and cripples our ability to tackle every other challenge, from COVID 19 to climate change. 'Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.' #BlackLivesMatter
It may feel like the sky is falling to some, but imagine what it is like to feel every day like someone is watching you through your glass ceiling with a hammer, not knowing if going for a jog or driving to work or writing a check will cost you your life.
So let me get this straight: Black Lives Matter protesters are tear gassed for protesting the murder of George Floyd, but MAGA protesters are left alone for bringing AR-15s inside state capitols?
Now that we have learned how individual action can change the curve of a crisis, let's work together on the bigger public health crisis that is the climate emergency.
Angela Merkel's rigor in collating information, her honesty in stating what is not yet known, and her composure are paying off. @sasmiller looks at Germany's scientist in chief: https://t.co/MMk6uL8eqM
Over 30% of our generation has already lost their jobs due to this crisis, this is the second major recession we’ve lived through, we face the brunt of record economic inequality that is racialized…oh and then on the other side of #coronavirus, there’s this…