@JDVance1 “Fight” them because they want equal voting rights? Precisely how does the disproportionate disenfranchisement of black Americans—who typically vote for the party that is less inclined to prioritize the wealthiest individuals and corporations—get us further away from oligarchy?
Why not? Also, the advice about using a more generic term first and filling in details later? Appalling.
An internal investigator’s report reveals advance knowledge Trump’s supporters would target Congress with violence didn’t stop @CapitolPolice leaders from ordering officers to “refrain from using its most powerful crowd-control tools” to stop the siege.
I have some news. I’m joining @voxdotcom as a Senior Correspondent, effective Monday, April 19th. I couldn’t be more excited to get going, and am thankful to @SwatiGauri , @AllisonRockey , and the entire Vox team for inviting me to be a part of their lineup.
I’ll continue to focus my journalism on politics, identity, social justice, and culture—in my writing and in @voxdotcom ’s broadcast productions: podcasts, video, and television.
I am so grateful for my @RollingStone and @PenskeMedia colleagues—and for all they’ve done for me during the last three years. I‘ll sorely miss working with @SeanWoods12 , @Patrick_C_Reis , @tessastuart , @AlexMorrisNY , @AndyKroll , @7im , and so many others. Please keep reading them.
“Baseball has miles to travel, but this year at least, the game has struck a blow for justice,” @WCRhoden writes of the All-Star Game being removed from Georgia. “On a day that celebrates his humanitarian spirit, Jackie Robinson would be proud.”
Adam Toledo was 13 years old when a @Chicago_Police officer fatally shot him on March 29th. @chicagotribune —reporting on newly released footage—notes “on Stillman’s body-worn camera, Toledo’s hands appear to be empty at the moment the officer shoots him.”
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An entire island full of Americans in Puerto Rico are without power right now, and @POTUS is cursing out NFL players at his campaign rally.
All these folks worried about erasing history when the Confederate statues come down will be thrilled to learn about the existence of books.
He never called the white supremacists who terrorized Charlottesville “sons of bitches,” did he? Some of them got to be “very fine people.”
Matt Gaetz thought it would be funny to wear a giant gas mask on the House floor to mock the panic over the coronavirus pandemic. Now one of his own constituents has died. Idiots like this have no business taking up space in jobs meant for public servants.
Racism doesn’t just look like a white man in blackface or a Klan hood. Sometimes, it looks like a calling increased ballot access a “power grab.” My latest for , on Mitch McConnell, persisting nevertheless with voter suppression.
This story from a survivor encapsulates how Republicans have used the 9/11 tragedy. went hysterical to get people mad at . But there is no debating this: she supports renewing the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund; he has yet to do so.
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