Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney#Cameroon https://t.co/bKteFZ3iWE
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🧵 Today's thread contains material that you will find disturbing, and rightfully so. Lynching Black people was horrific in and of itself, but what happened during & afterwards was gruesome. Pull up a🪑
#ProudBlue#ResistanceRoots#USDemocracy#Voices4Victory
“We are brilliant at inventing myths and religions to justify our actions and avoid the truth. Yet when these myths begin to fail us, we resort to the most extreme version of truth acceptance: defeatism”
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Today is my last day as a Member of Congress.
I came to Washington on a mission to grow representation for working families, crack down on special interests, hold government accountable, and help Californians get the resources we deserve. (1/6)
The appellate decision affirming E. Jean Carroll’s first jury verdict against Donald Trump is a 77-page foray into rules of evidence. You might be tempted to put it aside. Don’t look away. 1/
• Samuel Alito's unprecedented conduct when sitting for an interview with an attorney with a case pending before the Court raises a concern that he might be influenced to favor the party substantively or procedurally.
Marcellus Williams, a Black man, was executed on September 24, despite credible evidence that called his conviction into question and widespread support for clemency. Governor Mike Parson refused to grant it.
Today, Parson commuted the sentence of Eric DeValkenaere, a white Kansas City police officer convicted of murdering Cameron Lamb, a Black man, after unlawfully entering his property without a warrant. DeValkenaere walked free.
A Black man with overwhelming evidence of innocence: Executed.
A white officer guilty of killing a Black man: Released.
This is more than a miscarriage of justice—this is systemic racism in action.
#MarcellusWilliams
#CameronLamb
#RacialInjustice
#BlackLivesMatter