I have decided that following Jesus is going from one level of confronting your fears to another. Just when you think you’ve been all in, due to the next invitation on the table to follow him. you find out there’s more fear in you than you thought.
George Floyd's brother, Philonise, tells @craigmelvin that President Biden called him yesterday.
"He knows how it is to lose a family member ... He was just letting us know that he was praying for us and hoping that everything would come out to be OK," Philonise Floyd said.
On the very same day that a police officer was convicted of murdering a black man with his knee, a murder that was recorded by a 17 year black girl, another police offer in a different city shot and killed a 15 year old black girl that called the police for help.
I just —
With her strong and poignant words, @TheAmandaGorman reminds us of the power we each hold in upholding our democracy. Keep shining, Amanda! I can't wait to see what you do next. 💕 #BlackGirlMagic
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I get it, but some of us just spent the last 2 years taking stances that have led to repeated attempts on our lives - for demanding guaranteed healthcare, immigrant justice, etc.
Sorry if this lacks empathy, but it’s a privilege if this is their first time. They can do one vote.
This has moved past the insurrection attempt. We’ve learned that GOP members gave tours to insurrectionists, coordinated with their leaders, and are trying to carry guns on the House floor.
They're putting barriers around the Capitol, but the threat is on the inside right now.
I don’t want to hear these coup-supporting GOP talk about “blue lives” ever again.
They never cared about safety.
Never cared about “law & order.”
And certainly do not care for democracy.
They only care for power, & invited chaos in an effort seize it. They are unfit to serve.
MAGAt who stormed the Capitol: “You treat me like a f*cking Black person!”
These racist terrorists fully expected their whiteness to protect them from any consequences for their crimes, including murder.
#NoFlyList#TrumpInsurection#CapitolRiots
Rev. Warnock was Congressman John Lewis's pastor. Ossoff was Lewis's intern. And somewhere, somehow both near and far, I have to think that Rep. Lewis is saying, "Well done."
@CBSNews@LindseyGrahamSC You make me sick!! Now you want to distance yourself? You empowered him and his conspiracy theories. May YOU be held just as accountable as him for this coup. #traitorlierinsurrectionist