Keeping It Real

To my colleagues who won't go through the metal detectors:

Have you ever had a job before? If you work at McDonald’s and you don’t wear the uniform, you don’t work that day.

If you won’t abide by the rules of this job, go find another one 👋🏾 https://t.co/rPO2xek1iB

— Cori Bush (@CoriBush) January 13, 2021

Remembering Mike Brown

August 9. #MikeBrown should still be here. pic.twitter.com/5NAuMkQZrK

— brittany packnett cunningham. (@MsPackyetti) August 9, 2020

Choice Means Freedom

“You can’t tell me what to do with my body.” – @Lesdoggg #SNLFinale pic.twitter.com/0g1tviKPxp

— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) May 19, 2019

Abortion Saves Lives

https://twitter.com/laurenarankin/status/1129735698859347970

https://twitter.com/laurenarankin/status/1129166563393908736

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https://twitter.com/laurenarankin/status/1128497203654348800

I wanted to see if anyone from our industry would speak out about the abortion bill, but I guess people are too scared. This isn't just an issue for women, it's one for every human being. We fight for equality and this is something men should fight for and not hide away from.

— Héctor Bellerín (@HectorBellerin) May 17, 2019

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A long time ago an ex of mine got pregnant. We had used birth control but it still happened. We thought we were being safe enough. It was her choice to abort and I supported her. I'm so grateful we had access to abortion. Men, tell your side of the story. #ProChoice

— Kristian Bruun (@MrKristianBruun) May 17, 2019

it's weird how little we as men talk about how abortions have saved our lives...

— 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕝 (@carvellwallace) May 16, 2019

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when i was 22 my partner found out she was pregnant in the bathroom of the Tisch building. I did not know what to do. I was terrified. She knew right away she did not want to have a baby now. I knew that what she knew was clearer and made more sense than the mess in my brain

— 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕝 (@carvellwallace) May 16, 2019

i went with her to a place in an office building in midtown. i remember people yelling at us as we walked in. I remember thinking, how can you be pro-life and also yelling at a woman who is in this much fear and distress? I don't get it.

— 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕝 (@carvellwallace) May 16, 2019

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the point of this story is that we did not have a child until we were ready, which was about six years later. We traveled, worked, experienced the death of parents, got married. I started working in youth non-profit where i started writing more seriously, she found her career

— 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕝 (@carvellwallace) May 16, 2019

who knows what my life would have been like if I, a skinny 23 year old aspiring artist and writer would have become a father? I think a lot of dudes need to do more than claim solidarity and outrage. We need to admit culpability and involvement. We need to admit responsibility.

— 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕝 (@carvellwallace) May 16, 2019

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who knows what my life would have been like if I, a skinny 23 year old aspiring artist and writer would have become a father? I think a lot of dudes need to do more than claim solidarity and outrage. We need to admit culpability and involvement. We need to admit responsibility.

— 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕝 (@carvellwallace) May 16, 2019

anyway i donated to yellowjacket and signed up to volunteer at PP. Instead of thinking about to say fellas i encourage us to think about what to do.

— 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕝 (@carvellwallace) May 16, 2019

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lol i meant YELLOWHAMMER. not yellowjacket. https://t.co/PXvehQfNoM

— 𝕔𝕒𝕣𝕧𝕖𝕝𝕝 (@carvellwallace) May 17, 2019

https://twitter.com/CakesHc19/status/1128883711938838528

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A white woman wrote the law. A white woman governor will sign it. 62% of non-college educated white women voted Republican in 2016. This is a powerful and disgusting image, but we also have to address the complicity of white women. https://t.co/3mmNLqhQGB

— Alice Anderson (@AlicePoet) May 15, 2019

22 Senators voted against including an exception for rape or incest in Alabama’s new draconian abortion law.

Notice any similarities? pic.twitter.com/QNxFC1JU2u

— Simran Jeet Singh (@simran) May 15, 2019

Anne Hathaway calling out her white sisters pic.twitter.com/9JBieHC4Li

— Elsbeth Tashioni (@THISisLULE) May 18, 2019

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I had an abortion when I was 19. It wasn’t traumatic or particularly interesting. I just didn’t have any money. My partner wasn’t someone I could parent with. I wanted to finish school. I wouldn’t have been a very good mother.

— this abortion ass bitch (@martinsheen_) May 17, 2019

I am the happiest, most authentic version of myself I have ever been. I learned vulnerability and patience through my abortion. I learned to truly take care of myself.

— this abortion ass bitch (@martinsheen_) May 17, 2019

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I wanted to share this because so much of the narrative surrounding abortion right now is that it must be under traumatic circumstances to be “ok.” But abortion is a right. We do not need to dramatize abortion to make it more appealing to anti-choice.

— this abortion ass bitch (@martinsheen_) May 17, 2019

We need to normalize abortion - it is nuanced and uncomfortable and sad and lifesaving and empowering and a of these things can exist together. We need to throw our support behind people who need AND want abortions.

— this abortion ass bitch (@martinsheen_) May 17, 2019

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Remember the story of that guy who was upset because he knocked up a woman, forced her to have the baby thinking he could trap her. She signed away her parental rights to him but pays CS faithfully. I hope that queen is having a wonderful day.

— Ordinary Monica (@FentyBrows) May 17, 2019

https://twitter.com/BlackGalThinks/status/1129737028218884097

Abortion Is A Right

https://twitter.com/freeblackgirl/status/1128528475285901313

The @YellowFund provides funding for anyone seeking services at 1 of Alabama's 3 abortion clinics (yes, only 3).

The Fund even helps with travel, lodging, etc. Donate. Condemn Alabama lawmakers, AND actively support people-first approaches

👉🏾https://t.co/LBQu1crw6b

— Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) May 15, 2019

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https://twitter.com/prisonculture/status/1128480241146576896

A message to the white women who are righteously pissed right now:

KEEP 👏🏾 THAT 👏🏾 SAME 👏🏾 ENERGY 👏🏾 AND 👏🏾 PASS 👏🏾 IT 👏🏾 TO 👏🏾 YOUR 👏🏾 COUSINS 👏🏾

A message from my time on @PodSaveAmerica @HBO.

Still relevant. pic.twitter.com/JAOuvj9mTI

— brittany packnett cunningham. (@MsPackyetti) May 16, 2019

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The 53% gotta learn.

The 47% needs to teach ‘em. pic.twitter.com/qYlf3VtvO2

— brittany packnett cunningham. (@MsPackyetti) May 16, 2019

MESSAGE pic.twitter.com/OWVYj1RB3O

— Amra Olević Reyes (@amrezy) May 15, 2019

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https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1128792386291806208

https://twitter.com/nhannahjones/status/1128793099231277057

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Behind millions of successful men is an abortion they don’t regret getting with their partner. I urge men to go beyond solidarity and talk about how they’ve personally benefited from abortion rights too. Not because it’s the right thing you to do, because it’s true!

— Liz Plank (SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK) (@feministabulous) May 16, 2019

Be encouraged. Keep loving. Keep strategizing. Keep working. “The world won’t get no better if we just let it be.”

— Be A King (@BerniceKing) May 16, 2019

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The states trying to ban abortion are the states that have the highest proportions of black women living there. That’s not a coincidence, it’s exactly who these white legislators want to take reproductive rights away from.

— Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 15, 2019

https://twitter.com/IjeomaOluo/status/1128791743485235200

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https://twitter.com/IjeomaOluo/status/1128792599311949824

take a look. these are the idiots making decisions for WOMEN in America.
Governor Kay Ivey...SHAME ON YOU!!!! pic.twitter.com/WuAjSVv6TH

— Rihanna (@rihanna) May 16, 2019

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https://twitter.com/IjeomaOluo/status/1128795242403049472

https://twitter.com/IjeomaOluo/status/1128795984664809472

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— Kira Kelly ASC (@thekirakelly) May 15, 2019

Saying women can’t choose to have abortions unless we’re raped is telling us we don’t EARN autonomy over our own bodies until a man violates it.

— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) July 22, 2018

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Had an abortion at 15... my only regret is allowing people to judge me for MY choice. I hope in my lifetime we destigmatize abortion. #YouKnowMe

— denny2447 (@Denny2447) May 15, 2019

I am the 1 of 4. I have zero regrets and owe zero explanations or justifications. What’s happening in Alabama is terrifying and it is a clear & direct attack on women. Everyone should be fucking outraged. #YouKnowMe

— Diana (@_deeveee) May 15, 2019

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I feel proud and honored to hear people sharing their #YouKnowMe abortion stories, but let’s be clear, you don’t need to have a “reason” to have an abortion. You shouldn’t have to prove to anyone why you want control over your own body and your own life.

— Hannah Solow (@hamstertalk) May 15, 2019

https://twitter.com/regatta_gala/status/1128686998179516416

We Keep On Keeping On

HOLDER names his 2018 targets

Dem group to drop $30 mil on state races, from govs to legislators, judges, auditors

Briefed OBAMA on Monday >>https://t.co/NPaSjOpCOs

— Alex Burns (@alexanderburns) February 7, 2018

Dear #Resistance:
A district Trump won by 28 points just flipped to a Dem in Missouri.

Don’t listen to beltway pundits on the polls. Organize. Everywhere. https://t.co/QU2Gnn7JF8

— Neera Tanden🌻 (@neeratanden) February 7, 2018

BREAKING: Mike Revis has won the special election in HD97 for the Missouri House, flipping the seat from red to blue. Congratulations, Mike! pic.twitter.com/hjMIPW6dcT

— Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (@DLCC) February 7, 2018

A True Comforter-In-Chief

Barack Obama with a victim of Hurricane Sandy. pic.twitter.com/R4AUr7INMM

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with a victim of tornado in Joplin, Missouri. pic.twitter.com/oU3zt3rjxi

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with a victim of tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. pic.twitter.com/yxTCNgGpwl

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with a victim of Hiroshima. pic.twitter.com/jChuRqnd7i

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with a victim of Aurora shooting. pic.twitter.com/KnSOb0nNfo

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with relative of victim of the Washington Navy Yard shooting. pic.twitter.com/0KQ1EVE2ne

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with relatives of Emilie Parker, who was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School. pic.twitter.com/Smx7fgEGza

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with Mark Kelly, husband of Gabby Giffords. pic.twitter.com/JfclNZVH2F

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with a family member of a coal miner who died in the Upper Branch Mine explosion in West Virginia. pic.twitter.com/bQ6O4PblV7

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama meets with families of victims of the San Bernardino shooting. pic.twitter.com/JfohD8PK2s

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with Diane Wall, whose husband Glen Wall died on 9/11. pic.twitter.com/MW9LN1pky2

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with victims of flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. pic.twitter.com/yBuP8MWPk4

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with victims of tornado in of Vilonia, Arkansas. pic.twitter.com/Cu1insqr5Z

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with Gabby Giffords, innocent victim of gun violence. pic.twitter.com/TJLepMoh7X

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

President Obama’s Thoughtful Response On Mizzou Protesters

Rise And Shine

President Barack Obama talks with paralympic athletes at the U.S. Olympic Training Facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 9, 2012. Broadcast of the gold medal ceremony for the U.S. Olympic women’s soccer team plays on the TV in the background. Photo by Pete Souza

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DeRay McKesson: Ferguson And Beyond: How A New Civil Rights Movement Began – And Won’t End

Mike Brown should be alive today. He should be home from his first year at college, visiting friends and enjoying summer as he prepares to return to campus. The movement began one year ago as Brown’s body lay in the street of Canfield Drive here in Ferguson, Missouri, for four and a half hours. It began as the people of St Louis came out of their homes to mourn and to question, as the people were greeted by armed and aggressive officers. In the past year, the movement has focused primarily on police violence that can be seen and its impact, centered on broken bodies and death. But the police are violent in ways that cannot always be seen – the violence against the hearts, minds and souls of black folk. We must begin to address the sexual and emotional violence inflicted upon us by the police, too. We must begin to address the assaults on our self-worth and potential, too.

Beyond Ferguson: how a new civil rights movement began – and how we will win | DeRay McKesson http://t.co/Rpr4SFtvYf

— Guardian US (@GuardianUS) August 9, 2015

Naming this violence means one thing: the police and the state must change. It is not our job to shift the skin and identities into which we were born. It is up to systems of law enforcement, and the systems and structures that sustain its presence, to change. As much as this fight is about systems and structures, it is also a fight about hearts and minds. We will work hard to teach people that the safety of communities is not predicated on the presence of police – that safety is a more expansive notion than policing. Safety is strong schools, access to jobs, workforce development and access to healthcare, among many other things. The solution-work will likely fall into two separate but critically related areas: removing barriers, and building and rebuilding. There is much to be done to tear down systems and structures that oppress people, like mandatory minimum sentencing, broken-windows policing and police contracts that provide officers with protections that ensure they will never be held accountable for the crimes they commit.

More here

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President Barack Obama talks on the phone with President François Hollande of France in the Oval Office, Aug. 9, 2014. Photo by Pete Souza

President Barack Obama looks back towards a group of students before signing H.R. 1911, the “Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013,” in the Oval Office, Aug. 9, 2013. Photo by Pete Souza

Members of the audience listen as President Barack Obama delivers remarks on higher education and the economy at the University of Texas in Austin, Texas, Aug. 9, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza

President Barack Obama walks to the podium on the South Lawn of the White House to deliver a statement on Iraq, Aug. 9, 2014. Photo by Amanda Lucidon

President Barack Obama, Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper, left, Mexico’s President Felipe Calderon, second from left, and governor Emilio Gonzalez, right, walk across the main courtyard at the the Cabanas Cultural Center during the North American Leaders’ Summit in Guadalajara, Mexico, on Aug. 10, 2009. Photo by Pete Souza

Paralympic swimmer Michael Prout watches as President Barack Obama signs a board for athletes during a visit to the U.S. Olympic Training Facility in Colorado Springs, Colo., Aug. 9, 2012. Photo by Pete Souza

A Tweet Or Two

ICYMI, here is the video from the gas station where Antonio Brown was killed: http://t.co/UlQzWs7tkE #AntonioMartin

— deray (@deray) December 24, 2014

https://twitter.com/summerveli/status/547673933919424512

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Remaining questions:
A. Where are the other videos?
B. Where are the witnesses?
C. I'm supposed to believe they approached the cop?

— deray (@deray) December 24, 2014

https://twitter.com/TeddieLacy/status/547794896879235073

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It's disturbing enough that so many cops are so lightning quick to use deadly force, but even more so that they seem entirely unfazed by it.

— Alison Rose (@alisonrose711) December 24, 2014

Even in the rare situations where force is justified (very rare, despite what they want us to think) you should still be bothered by killing

— Alison Rose (@alisonrose711) December 24, 2014

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Police admit 'bad choices were made' following the death of #AntonioMartin http://t.co/lhPJelSeFz pic.twitter.com/fpaoQjfp8k

— The Independent (@Independent) December 24, 2014

https://twitter.com/AdamSerwer/status/547793872349577218

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