Adrienne Thomas

Casting Assistant. TV/Film Lady Nerd. Learning about craft beer...

[Jemele Hill @jemelehill]

This is so on brand for this country. Record number of black voters show up to save this democracy, only for white supremacy to be upheld by a cowardly, power-hungry white dude. @Sen_JoeManchin is a clown.

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

Robert Massey, 70yo white man: Sentenced to 1 YEAR in prison for dumping 47 MILLION gallons of toxic water into Flint River.

Michael Thompson, 69yo Black man: Spent 25 YEARS in prison for selling a small amount of marijuana.

#TwoAmericas

[W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell]

Asking me to believe that everybody who is unmasked is vaccinated is just like asking me to believe that everybody wearing a crucifix is a good Christian.

[Jumata Emill @brownboywriting]

It’s so crazy to me how white people expect every other race and minority group to relate to their stories but when it comes to movies, TV shows and books centered around POC, they can’t do the same unless they’re somehow centered around them.

[Cori Bush @CoriBush]

No matter how hard they try, we won't let some Republicans rewrite history about the insurrection.

It was a white supremacist attack that was incited by some Republican lawmakers’ attempts to overturn the election.

These lawmakers still need to be investigated and expelled.

[Lucas Brown Eyes @LucasBrownEyes]

Instagram finally apologizing for deleting #MMIW posts, but won’t explain how it happened. Good news is there a bunch of coders in the thread explaining it and how it was probably purposeful... and this is a good reminder that anti-Native hate is eveerrrywhereeeeee.

[Cori Bush @CoriBush]

I testified in front of Congress about nearly losing both of my children during childbirth because doctors didn’t believe my pain.

Republicans got more upset about me using gender-inclusive language in my testimony than my babies nearly dying.

Racism and transphobia in America.

[Cori Bush @CoriBush]

The white supremacist insurrection on January 6th was not a sign that this country needs more unity, it was a sign that our country has yet to dismantle white supremacy. Don’t get it twisted.

[Austin Channing Brown @austinchanning]

I maybe one day want to explore the connection between discussions abt race/racism + white people’s obsession with being “good people”. Like: who told you you’re a good person? By what standard are you good? Good to whom? Good when? Good how often? Definition of good? So many ?s

[W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell]

.@RickSantorum -a white supremacist, white nationalist, racist, xenophobic sentient wet bag of garbage - sneaks in a mention to Birth of a Nation, a film where the KKK are"heroes", & he yada yadas genocide of the Indigenous people of this land. & he's a "reasonable Republican".

[Lucas Brown Eyes @LucasBrownEyes]

@CNN your silence on this overt racism IS endorsement until you do something about it.

[Ryan Ken @Ryan_Ken_Acts]

I’m so sorry y’all that I can’t let it go. But the speaker of the house thanking a Black man for his murder is just so horrific and also incredibly telling about this country’s relationship to Black people.

[Natasha Rothwell @natasharothwell]

Chauvin is the part of the iceberg above the water. Whether or not he falls doesn’t change the fact the system that buoyed him must be dismantled.

[The Daily Show @TheDailyShow]

“We’re not dealing with bad apples, we’re dealing with a rotten tree.”

[Lucas Brown Eyes @LucasBrownEyes]

In the past two staffing years White tv writers represented 80% and 65% of all staffed writers. That’s an over-representation of 33% and 8% respectively... so yeah, for the 93rd year of Tv in a row, White Tv writers have had the advantage.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Ever wonder what a Representative does in a week, anyway?

Here’s what I‘ve been up to since Monday ⬇️

[Lucas Brown Eyes @LucasBrownEyes]

Standing Rock took months & months before anyone paid attention. Have you seen this on the news? Has @CNN or @MSNBC done any coverage?

If they can cover a dozen MAGAs outside a chicfilet, they can cover this. Thousands of signatures & protest are being ignored & it’s ON PURPOSE

[W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell]

For those of you who are just learning about Sikhs because of the tragedy in Indianapolis, may I humbly recommend the episode of #UnitedShades that we did on Sikhs in America? We did it in collaboration w/ @sikh_coalition. This clip features Dilzafer Singh.

Watch it on @hbomax.

[ACLU @ACLU]

Police still exist to uphold white supremacy.

They have been empowered by laws and the courts to inject themselves into Black life for any reason, no matter how minor — even dangling air fresheners.