This narrative that black people who want an accurate reflection of history are "angry and resentful" leaves us wit… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) July 05, 2020First, let's be clear: The Founders were racists.
They weren't "products of their time." They KNEW slavery was wr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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James Madison, who wrote the Constitution, "thought it wrong to admit in the Constitution the idea that there could… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) July 05, 2020In the only book Thomas Jefferson ever wrote, "Notes on the State of Virginia," he dedicated pages to explaining wh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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BUT here is the thing:
When these truths are pointed out by black people or actual historians, it doesn't mean we… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) July 05, 2020The problem is that many white people believe that being a racist is an all-encompassing trait that stains everythi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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For instance:
The fact that police disproportionately shoot black people is racist. It does not mean that individ… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) July 05, 2020Jefferson, Lincoln, Washington and others did not explicitly say they hated black people.
They just created a syst… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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White supremacy is the reason there is an electoral college There were more enslaved people in the south, which wou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) July 05, 2020White supremacy is the reason every state has different voting laws.
Some states allowed free black landowners to… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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White supremacy is the reason behind America's military might.
Southern states didn't think the federal government… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) July 05, 2020So, instead of facing these historical truths and force us to reconcile with how this country has treated black peo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Why wouldn't you hate the idea of defunding the police if you didn't know that American policing descended from sla… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) July 05, 2020Why wouldn't you think black people are lazy and less intelligent if you didn't know about redlining and how it sti… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Why wouldn't you think a speech at Mount Rushmore was a great idea if you didn't know how America stole the land fr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) July 05, 2020Confederate monuments do represent history.
They represent the historical lengths this country has gone to whitewa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Removing these symbols of white supremacy has nothing to do with anger or resentment.
If black people ever unleash… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) July 05, 2020There is only one way.
See, a long time ago, we read another activist explained exactly how to eliminate racism an… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free:"
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The Obama Diary 
Good Afternoon TODVille,
Opening the door wide for all of you.
Happy Monday!
Hello TOD. My life is C R A Z Y right now. Forced to be sitting because I am getting an infusion for my arthritis.
Thanks, NW, for a new thread and an all out truth-filled and informative group of tweets.
NW incredible post…white people must do whatever it takes, face the truth and step up, make amends for the endless serial injustice, pain, loss, poverty, deprivation, fear, death, the anguish. Little children everywhere must understand that skin color is merely variation and adaptation…we’re all of us red and bloody under the skin no exceptions. i am so fkn sorry is a start but not enough…the time is getting late but here’s our chance. /with love.
There has not been a better time for whites of goodwill to seize the initiative control the narrative and help usher in real racial change if not America will be lost, its not too late, now is not the time to fear losing a few perceived priviledges, now is the rime to ensure all Americans live without fear because of the colour of their skin, its not too late but time is short
This is a fantastic profile and everyone should go and watch ‘I May Destroy You.’ Michaela Coel is chef’s kiss.
WOWwOWwOW!! unbelievable. Congrats to Michaela Coel!!
Thread
Those tweets carry weight and heat. Be sure white People read them slowly so that the words sink in. This is about truth not blame.
Thank you sista Nerdy, great find! 👍🏾
Ah.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/06/us/amy-cooper-central-park-birdwatcher-charges/index.html
The White woman who called cops on a Black man who was birdwatching in Central Park will be prosecuted, the Manhattan district attorney said Monday.
Amy Cooper, the woman who was filmed accusing a Black man of threatening her, faces a charge of falsely reporting an incident in the third degree, according to the DA.
“At this time I would like to encourage anyone who has been the target of false reporting to contact our Office. We are strongly committed to holding perpetrators of this conduct accountable,” DA Cyrus Vance said in a statement
Good!!
I heard that earlier today and sorta kinda breathed a sigh of relief … relief that finally SOMETHING is being addressed properly.
That chernobyl reference is one of the best yet for how trump’s doing the follow-up lying.
Go Biden!! Yes We Can!!!
It’s a start.
Good Evening, TODbots.
So sad to hear this just mins ago.
Hope she fully recovers.
I love the Joe Biden rendering!
I thought this was going right below the Lincoln Project posting.
The Docu-series will be produced by…Jamil(sp) she used to be a Host on ESPN
My apologies for misspelling her name.
👍🏿 Great!!
Whoa!
Correct. Installed to do what he’s done and will continue to do until we get rid of him.
He’s lost it…
A smile for you 😄
Watch what they do, not what they say
Folks, Y’all know I am from East TN. Well, this is the town my husband is from. Where my family had to drive to to do shopping, etc. This is our home county. 😣😥🥺
Notes from a Covid survivor. Thread👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
Pretty much all of this
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213709325
A good one!
Orange campaign/[p]syc[h]ophants have nothing on Biden so they go after his potential running mate. And the sexism will stand out because they will most likely use a double standard in their attacks.
Morning everyone. They’re inside his head now….
Let the mind games begin!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
https://www.who.int/brunei/news/detail/06-07-2020-brunei-darussalam-enhances-national-capacities-to-prevent-detect-and-rapidly-respond-to-outbreaks-and-other-health-emergencies
Gee, ya think!!??
A lot of energy goes into faking it and covering it up. He’s easy pickings for foreign and domestic predators.
Now do the other one
Good Morning!
Great interview with Tom Hanks…. give a listen
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/tom-hanks-first-live-interview-coronavirus-recovery-says-doing-one-n1233050
They are all Takers. It’s what they do…. then they blame someone else.
This sounds really really bad to me
Absolutely HUGE reason to vote in gigantic numbers…. vote for Dems to run your state and draw fair lines for redistricting. NO GERRYMANDERING!!
“Judge Orders Dakota Pipeline Shut Down Pending Environmental Review.”
“The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe won a legal victory after a federal judge ordered the Dakota Access Pipeline shut down for a more thorough environmental impact study. The tribe’s former chairman, Dave Archambault, tells Lawrence O’Donnell that the years-long fight against the pipeline is not over, but this decision is a “step in the right direction.”
Dave Archambault:
Former tribal chairman of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
“When our youth stood up and started speaking out saying that we have to think about the future of our nation, the leadership stepped forward. And I commend the leadership today for continuing this fight to make sure that a project of this size and threat to our nation, not just the Standing Rock nation but to the United States, goes through the proper legal processes and reviews. And that has been our argument from the very beginning.”
FAQ/Standing Rock Litigation: (https://earthjustice.org/features/faq-standing-rock-litigation)
David Archambault II (Tokala Ohitika) is the former (2013-2017) tribal chairman of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North Dakota. He was instrumental in the Dakota Access Pipeline protests and continues to work to promote an understanding of the historical treaty rights and indigenous rights of Native American people.
2017: (https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/3/13/14854096/dakota-access-pipeline-tribal-sovereignty)
Karma looks like this. Now do it here
Vote. Vote for science. Vote for facts. Vote for common sense. Vote for shared responsibility
Hope KY knows this… and cares
JHC
PLEASE check in with all your friends and family to make sure they’ve completed the census. We absolutely ALL must be counted to receive an appropriate level of funding and if we ever hope to get rid of gerrymandering. It takes just a couple of minutes to complete the form.
https://https://twitter.com/ericgarland/status/1280512770723758081?s=20 twitter.com/ericgarland/status/1280512770723758081?s=20
Mary Trump, psychologist, said Donald Trump: “may have a long undiagnosed learning disability
that for decades has interfered with his ability to process information.’
This guy is fake in charge of our troops and keeping Americans safe. Outrageous that he was not vetted prior. Outrageous that others are helping him to cover this up and might even vote to re-elect.
–His disrespect for disability,
–His serial failures at everything he does.
–His lack of comprehension about the suffering of others, life and death.
–Separation and jailing of new babies, little ones, children, teens, and deliberate loss of parental information.
Never ever, ever, ever, ever again.
Criminals, all
https://twitter https://twitter.com/NormEisen/status/1280530685149827075?s=20.com/NormEisen/status/1280530685149827075?s=20
He’s such a fucking fraud. That’s really all you need to understand.
New post.
https://obamadiary.wordpress.com/2020/07/07/why-voting-matters/