#Floyd

The last few months have been a pretty crazy time: online teaching, lockdown, home schooling, balancing family and work whilst working from home but as with all things there have
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ThreadThis one is a little different than usual, but I wanted to break down the news cycle around the police shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant.It might be the worst I’ve ever
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On Father’s Retirement (written last year)When I am home, I make sure to watch him polish his shoes each morning, a practice he has inherited from his days in the
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// #mcytrp literally trend something more important please. you spend your time fucking attacking us, when a VAST majority are fucking harmless when you can trend:#SayHerName #makhiabryant a 7-year old
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About 20 or 30 skaters, bicyclist and activists particating in a "Rolk To Erase Hate" just left from Libbit Park in Encino. They are headed to the Sherman Oaks Galleria
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Still on Twitter hiatus, but jumping in here with a plea to all of my followers. PLEASE consider how you can help fight against the blatant racism that is systemic
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Nothing in this world black and white, we were told. Everything that's matters is in shades of grey, we were told. On this day can we just admit that we
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2020 has been a bizarre year so far January: Massive wildfires in AustraliaFebruary: Locusts swarm East AfricaMarch: WHO declares COVID-19 as a global pandemicApril: Cyclone Harold in Vanuatu May: Killing
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There's an openly racist man as your president, lauded anchors on your news networks spewing racism, a head writer on said shows resigning because his open racism was discovered, applause
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot has a press conference at 1 p.m. where she'll announce the city's open streets plan.I'll live tweet. Follow for updates and let me know if you have
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Local journalists are reporting on protests sparked by George Floyd's death all over the country tonight. I'm not -- I've been furloughed this week -- but here is a roundup
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Thread1. GOP won in 2016 despite dog whistles and blatant racism. They won despite pettiness and lack of decorum. Let me tell you: they NEEDED a boost and Trump gave
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First of all, no. Not true. Black organizers continue to be erased, and not just individuals, but organizations, even massive coalitions like the ⁦@Mvmnt4BlkLives⁩.Stop this madness. #DefundThePolice https://www.businessinsider.com/eric
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Gov. JB Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot will talk about calling the National Guard into Chicago during a 3 p.m. press conference.I'll live tweet it. Follow for updates and let
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The sheer amount of violence cops commit & the money we spend on them is mindblowing. Cops harass, arrest, beat, & sexually assault people regularly. We pay them to do
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"The Intercept is publishing three of the public records with this story, including the [NYPD's Strategic Response Group aka] SRG’s guidelines and manuals for its field force operations and bike
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