Efforts to raise the age of marriage to 16 in Wyoming have stalled as the WY GOP is urging its constituents to oppose a bill to add a minimum age, not because the bill is too weak, but because the bill stood to rob their constituents of "constitutional rights" to marry a child.
Hearing the news that confirms police killed Elijah McClain and thinking about how when folks protested the police killing in the gentlest possible way, the cops did this.
BREAKING: The DOJ has indicted former KSK cop Roger Golubski for civil rights violations.
Golubski terrorized and sexually assaulted a staggering number of Black women over 35 years, and framed a Black teenager for murder after the teen's mother rejected his sexual advances.
A teenage human trafficking victim who was initially charged with first-degree murder after she stabbed her accused rapist to death has been sentenced to five years' probation and ordered to pay $150,000 restitution to the man's family. https://t.co/ZF8G8MuFSh
Police in Columbus, Ohio shot and killed an unarmed black man who was laying in bed today. They shot him within one second of opening the bedroom door. His name Donovan Lewis.
More people need to be talking about Jackson, Mississippi. The city ran out of bottled water to give residents yesterday. It’s the largest city in Mississippi. It’s 80% Black. Their water system is failing because of years of neglect. This is environmental racism.
No vaccines. No baby formula. No healthcare. No affordable housing. No basic income. No infrastructure. No student loan forgiveness. No tax credits.
Just more cops.
That image right there has been the recurring nightmare of every king, emperor, oligarch and tyrant throughout history. Our entire civilization has been structured around keeping us from noticing how easy it is.
NEW: A letter from Brittney Griner was sent to the White House today, making a direct appeal to President Biden for her freedom. Representatives shared the following excerpts:
The Spanish Government accepted 110,000 refugees fleeing war in Ukraine but bludgeoned to death over 200 African refugees fleeing various wars. Refugees only matter when they are of a certain race. #MelillaMassacre