#Floyd

Lara Logan

laralogan

I have been a journalist for more then 35 years & I have never in my life witnessed such extreme disinformation coming from political figures. Four years of nonsense/lies peddled

Mary Ellen

alissacaliente

never, ever, ever call the cops when someone is experiencing a mental health emergencyhttps://twitter.com/cbcnewsbc/status/1275514627749601280 in 2016 Tony Timpa called 911 saying he suffered from schizophrenia and depression, was off his

Sir Dr Rick Esq

OnTheGoVIP

He's giving a warning to the wrong group of people. They carry a firearm for protection against Antifa and BLM. This what the news isn't showing you.https://twitter.com/glennkirschner2/status/1345362776060014592 Black female Trump

Consequence is no coincidence

BlueSteelDC

This year the House passed the Justice in Policing George Floyd Act.This year several local jurisdictions were able to make sweeping police reformsMinnesota who embraced defund could not make more

Dirk Chatelain

dirkchatelain

Wanted to share a brief conversation I had today with Rodney Wead, a prominent Omaha civil rights leader in the 1960s. (He’s also Bob Gibson’s best friend). Rodney was my

ALSC

wearealsc

#BlackLivesMatter : ALSC’s Call to Action and Endorsement of BCALA and ALA Recent Statements.A thread. 1/ Along with the ALA Executive Board, the ALSC Board endorses BCALA’s statement condemning increased

Cameron Rasmussen

CamRasNYC

Unsurprisingly, @nasw has been particularly terrible during this period of rebellion. I don't expect much from them or big social work institutions. Still, their participation in this moment clarifies a

The Matt Skidmore Show

ZachandMattShow

.@charliecbaker of @jacobinmag just published an article titled “No, Andrew Yang should not be New York City’s Mayor.”Everyone has a right to their opinion, but Jacobin makes a number of

ClearingTheFog

clearing_fog

After some thought, it is my belief that the GOP turned on Trump some time ago, and that we are currently experiencing the desperate, drawn out death rattle of Trump’s

Melissa Lewis

iff_or

In case they're a useful reminder, here are some WaPo charts of contemporaneous polls on civil rights protests. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/04/19/black-lives-matters-and-americas-long-history-of-resisting-civil-r

Sister Helen Prejean

helenprejean

How can I not cry out for justice for Fair Wayne Bryant, a 62-year-old African American man whose life sentence for stealing hedge clippers was just upheld by the Louisiana

James Lindsay, increasingly relevant

ConceptualJames

Got asked how bad Woke anti-Semitism is likely to get if they keep gaining power. Real bad. Mass murder and diaspora are likely outcomes, again. And that's ignoring the threat

Chicago Community Jail Support

ChiCommunityJS

Tonight and all through the polar vortex weekend, Chicago Community Jail Support will be live tweeting our process and experiences on the ground outside Cook County Jail, especially highlighting what

Wes Boling

TNsWesBoling

One final thread on this week’s events, and then I’m leaving this tragic moment for others to discuss.I’m seeing lots of people compare the invasion of our Capitol building to

Dr William Lopez

lopez_wd

We keep citing the Tuskegee syphilis study to explain why communities of color don't "trust" the medical & public health establishments. But here's the thing, POC are not really dividing

John Wolfe

JohnWolfeYT

I don't know what to do about all the news lately except signing, donating and sharing. It took longer than it should have, but loudly calling for justice helped accelerate

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