Hugh M. Hefner

Continuing Hef’s legacy by defending civil rights & civil liberties in our democratic society. All tweets by the Hugh M. Hefner Foundation.

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Book bans don’t just apply to schools — incarcerated communities also face book bans, as well as strict restrictions about how they can receive books. Books are vital for establishing better post-prison outcomes and encouraging connection, education, and empowerment.

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People of color are more than twice as likely as white people to live near industrial facilities. (@UChicagoCEG) #environmentalinjustice
#civilrights #environment

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When train cars derailed in East Palestine, Ohio in March 2023, hundreds of thousands of pounds of hazardous chemicals were dumped into the environment. Since then, the town’s residents have complained about health issues.

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Those living below the poverty line have a 35% higher burden from particulate matter emissions. Black Americans had a 54% higher burden from particulate matter emissions. (@SierraClub)

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What if you went to jail for getting an abortion? Anti-abortion politicians are attempting to introduce bills that would criminalize terminating pregnancies, rendering it illegal for women to make decisions about their own bodies.

[ACLU @ACLU]

In courts and state legislatures across the country, we'll keep fighting attacks from politicians trying to criminalize our right to get an abortion.

Join us in the fight. https://t.co/E96NAQo8kn

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The debate continues over what abortion restrictions look like in a post-Roe V. Wade world and who decides a woman’s right to bodily autonomy. #abortion #walgreens #roevwade #individualrights

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Last month, California’s Governor Newsom announced the state would sever its $54 million contract with Walgreens when the chain said it wouldn’t dispense Mifepristone, an abortion pill, in states where it’s illegal.

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Twenty Republican state attorney generals have threatened legal consequences against Walmart stores if they dispense abortion pills.

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COVID-19 has disproportionately harmed prison populations, where already vulnerable populations lacked access to necessary medicine. Many prisons failed to provide basic safety measures when the pandemic first broke out.

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Thousands of people in jails and prisons continue to suffer from COVID-19 without access to basic measures like testing, vaccines or medication.

Fewer people should be held in these facilities — and we must provide humane conditions for those who are.
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A Texas attorney is attempting to bring the same legal mechanisms of banning abortion to banning books that feature race, abortion,
and LBGTQ+ identity.
Our right to read and learn should never be in jeopardy.

[ACLU @ACLU]

Book bans and abortion restrictions are about one thing: Control over our lives and futures.

We deserve to write — and read — our own stories without politicians getting in the way. https://t.co/on2mYkCHf7

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Education can break the cycle of incarceration and create healthier, safer, and more equitable societies. #education #incarceration
#equity #votingrights

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$80 billion. That’s how much taxpayer money the US spends on incarceration each year. It costs $112,555 per year to incarcerate a single juvenile individual. (@businessinsider)

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A lack of high-quality education leads to higher rates of incarceration. 65% of incarcerated citizens do not have a high school diploma.
(@BLS_gov)

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In defiance of censorship, bookmobiles have popped up to deliver banned books and ensure people have unrestricted access to stories,
ideas, and thoughts. #bannedbooks #censorship #freedomtoread #freespeech

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Florida recently passed three laws that allow state administrators to ban books in schools — and teachers that do include those books
could face felony charges or lose their professional teaching certification.

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Books are being banned for featuring Black, LGBTQ+, Jewish, Asian, and Indigenous people and characters.

[FIRE @TheFIREorg]

Free speech makes free people.

Today, FIRE is expanding its free speech mission beyond college campuses to protect free speech — for all Americans.

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Say it louder for the people in the back 🙌

Keep an eye out for our billboards in major American cities. If you see one, snap a pic and share the FIRE!

#FreeSpeechFreePeople #FIREdup🔥