Choice Means Freedom

“You can’t tell me what to do with my body.” – @Lesdoggg #SNLFinale https://t.co/0g1tviKPxp

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

Abortion Saves Lives

@ben_the_mof @YellowFund Give money to @AbortionCare, @AbortionFunds, @ClinicVest, and @SisterSong_WOC.

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Lauren Rankin (@laurenarankin) May 18, 2019

If abortion is your choice, then yes - I’m pro-abortion. Abortion is a moral, responsible choice, worthy of respect… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Lauren Rankin (@laurenarankin) May 16, 2019

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Things we're going to do: -Donate to @YellowFund -Call our local clinic to volunteer as a clinic escort Things we… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Lauren Rankin (@laurenarankin) May 15, 2019

I wanted to see if anyone from our industry would speak out about the abortion bill, but I guess people are too sca… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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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 bei… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Kristian Bruun (@MrKristianBruun) May 17, 2019

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

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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 d… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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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 rem… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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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 tr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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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… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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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… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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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 encour… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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carvell (@carvellwallace) May 16, 2019

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lol i meant YELLOWHAMMER. not yellowjacket. yellowhammerfund.org

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carvell (@carvellwallace) May 17, 2019

@feministabulous @yellowcardigan I was 20, my gf was 24. A broken condom was involved. I a college drop-out, she… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Honey Cakes (@CakesHc19) May 16, 2019

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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 Rep… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Alice Anderson (@AlicePoet) May 15, 2019

22 Senators voted against including an exception for rape or incest in Alabama’s new draconian abortion law. Noti… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Simran Jeet Singh (@SikhProf) May 15, 2019

Anne Hathaway calling out her white sisters https://t.co/9JBieHC4Li

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Oscammer Bin Laden (@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… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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mean girl regina (@mikaylaonline) May 17, 2019

I am the happiest, most authentic version of myself I have ever been. I learned vulnerability and patience through… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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mean girl regina (@mikaylaonline) 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 tra… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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mean girl regina (@mikaylaonline) May 17, 2019

We need to normalize abortion - it is nuanced and uncomfortable and sad and lifesaving and empowering and a of thes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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mean girl regina (@mikaylaonline) 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… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Keep me anon (@Playapleathe_) May 17, 2019

@Playapleathe_ 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 a whole Queen... we will never forget 🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/QsuMOSYau3

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UnConstitutional Black (@BlackGalThinks) May 18, 2019

Abortion Is A Right

Donating to abortion funds is one direct and clear way to protect a person's right to terminate a pregnancy. Some a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Evette Dionne 🏁 (@freeblackgirl) May 15, 2019

The @YellowFund provides funding for anyone seeking services at 1 of Alabama's 3 abortion clinics (yes, only 3).… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Reagan Gomez (@ReaganGomez) May 15, 2019

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My recommendation is to start with @AbortionFunds. Go to their directory and find out if your state has a local abo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Prison Culture Returns (@prisonculture) May 15, 2019

A message to the white women who are righteously pissed right now: KEEP 👏🏾 THAT 👏🏾 SAME 👏🏾 ENERGY 👏🏾 AND 👏🏾 PASS… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) May 16, 2019

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The 53% gotta learn. The 47% needs to teach ‘em. https://t.co/qYlf3VtvO2

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Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) May 16, 2019

MESSAGE https://t.co/OWVYj1RB3O

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Amra Olević Reyes (@amrezy) May 15, 2019

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Regardless of how you feel about abortion what is being and has been orchestrated, hinging largely on stealing a Su… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) May 15, 2019

And also, black women keep trying to save this country from itself but y’all won’t let them.

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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) May 15, 2019

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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 bey… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Liz Plank (@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.”

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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. Tha… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) May 15, 2019

Remember this: the same people who push abortion bans also work to ban sex ed and access to affordable birth control.

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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) May 15, 2019

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The same people who push abortion bans want more cops in our schools to arrest our kids.

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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) May 15, 2019

take a look. these are the idiots making decisions for WOMEN in America. Governor Kay Ivey...SHAME ON YOU!!!! https://t.co/WuAjSVv6TH

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Rihanna (@rihanna) May 16, 2019

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The people who push abortion bans do not care about life. They don't care about our children. They don't even care about abortion.

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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) May 15, 2019

Because a platform that forces people into unsafe procedures, that denies affordable access to health care, that de… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ijeoma Oluo (@IjeomaOluo) May 15, 2019

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Kira Kelly (@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 bo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) July 22, 2018

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@BusyPhilipps Had an abortion at 15... my only regret is allowing people to judge me for MY choice. I hope in my li… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Denise Spencer (@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 te… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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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 ne… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Hannah Solow (@hamstertalk) May 15, 2019

I was young and not ready. I don’t need to explain myself. It was my choice and it was my right. #youknowme twitter.com/busyphilipps/s…

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RENATA (@regatta_gala) May 15, 2019

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… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

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Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) February 07, 2018

Dear #Resistance: A district Trump won by 28 points just flipped to a Dem in Missouri. Don’t listen to beltway pu… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

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Neera Tanden🖖🏼 (@neeratanden) February 07, 2018

BREAKING: Mike Revis has won the special election in HD97 for the Missouri House, flipping the seat from red to blu… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

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DLCC (@TheDLCC) February 07, 2018

A True Comforter-In-Chief

Barack Obama with a victim of Hurricane Sandy. https://t.co/R4AUr7INMM

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with a victim of tornado in Joplin, Missouri. https://t.co/oU3zt3rjxi

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with a victim of tornado in Moore, Oklahoma. https://t.co/yxTCNgGpwl

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with a victim of Hiroshima. https://t.co/jChuRqnd7i

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with a victim of Aurora shooting. https://t.co/KnSOb0nNfo

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with relative of victim of the Washington Navy Yard shooting. https://t.co/0KQ1EVE2ne

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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. https://t.co/Smx7fgEGza

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with Mark Kelly, husband of Gabby Giffords. https://t.co/JfclNZVH2F

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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. https://t.co/bQ6O4PblV7

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama meets with families of victims of the San Bernardino shooting. https://t.co/JfohD8PK2s

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with Diane Wall, whose husband Glen Wall died on 9/11. https://t.co/MW9LN1pky2

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with victims of flooding in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. https://t.co/yBuP8MWPk4

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

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Barack Obama with victims of tornado in of Vilonia, Arkansas. https://t.co/Cu1insqr5Z

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Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) August 30, 2017

Barack Obama with Gabby Giffords, innocent victim of gun violence. https://t.co/TJLepMoh7X

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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 trib.al/ZhdaOQO

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Guardian US (@GuardianUS) August 09, 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.

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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: youtu.be/15vqUf6H-po #AntonioMartin

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deray mckesson (@deray) December 24, 2014

this breaks my heart #AntonioMartin http://t.co/8qdvlIa32Y

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Summer Lorelei (@summerveli) December 24, 2014

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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?

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deray mckesson (@deray) December 24, 2014

@deray D. Why did his body lay there for hours? E. Why wasn't an ambulance immediately called?

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Theodore (@TeddieLacy) December 24, 2014

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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.

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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

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Alison Rose (@alisonrose711) December 24, 2014

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Police admit 'bad choices were made' following the death of #AntonioMartin ind.pn/1HBe4CV http://t.co/fpaoQjfp8k

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The Independent (@Independent) December 24, 2014

What to call a system where a democratically elected leader must resign if he angers the police? Asking for a friend mediamatters.org/video/2014/12/…

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Ujamaadam Serwer (@AdamSerwer) December 24, 2014

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Solidarity: Black Lives Matter

my girls join other #kids to lead #BlackLivesMatter #Ferguson2Cal #MillionsMarch #MillionMarchOAK #ICantBreathe http://t.co/GOu0UkQ7ma

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  (@nancynetherland) December 14, 2014

Georgetown University #ICantBreathe http://t.co/Kby9AYUxtt

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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) December 14, 2014

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The Berkeley women's hoops team will be wearing shirts like this tonight. #BlackLivesMatter #TamirRice http://t.co/oqMc645Yks

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Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) December 13, 2014

Notre Dame #ICantBreathe http://t.co/mEOzUeUAiq

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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) December 13, 2014

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#MillionMarchNYC #ICantBreathe http://t.co/ISKO9RfUm0

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Karεn Ciѵil (@KarenCivil) December 14, 2014

Marching down flatbush in brooklyn #millionmarchnyc #BlackLivesMatter http://t.co/BNEyl3Tate

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NYC Light Brigade (@NYCLightBrigade) December 14, 2014

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This is powerful to see. So awesome! #MillionMarchNYC m.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz7hkf…

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Kevin Westendorf (@tonedeafvoice) December 14, 2014

#OITNB actresses spotted at #MillionMarchNYC #WeCantBreathe http://t.co/mPQ2gLEyz6

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Karεn Ciѵil (@KarenCivil) December 14, 2014

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The entire Charlotte Hornets basketball team is wearing #ICantBreathe shirts in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter. http://t.co/xdNtjNefcY

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LaSanya Rucker (@sanacardi) December 14, 2014

#BlackLivesMatter http://t.co/lIeeTyEJQy

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Karεn Ciѵil (@KarenCivil) December 13, 2014

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"If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." #NDWBB #ICantBreathe http://t.co/W3M1q5kuKY

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NOTRE DAME WBB (@ndwbb) December 13, 2014

Demonstrators march to #NYPD headquarters to protest police brutality #MillionsMarchNYC on.wsj.com/1yNNozf http://t.co/qxSQ4BKXoK

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Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 13, 2014

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Huge Crowd Marches In Washington DC Against Police Brutality #DC2Ferguson http://t.co/0Ty1Y20xnk

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  (@Lnonblonde) December 13, 2014

1000s march with families of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Tamir Rice in DC: abcn.ws/1sqoU7Y http://t.co/6U9eIB18Ir

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ABC News (@ABC) December 13, 2014

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Our badass Secretary of Education @arneduncan marching in the #MillionsMarchNYC today #BlackLivesMatter http://t.co/jBmDbc04sX

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Dillon Nettles (@Dylawn4) December 13, 2014

#BlackLivesMatter http://t.co/NXZcZf3Jk4

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justified agitator (@Awkward_Duck) December 13, 2014

Black Lives Matter: A March For Justice

This image - Eric Garner's eyes - from #MillionsMarchNYC #ICantBreathe http://t.co/Kj6fzb25OK

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Gen Knoxx (@GenKnoxx) December 13, 2014

Christopher Robinson, 2, says "Hands up." His dad Michael said he is marching for his son's future #MillionsMarchNYC http://t.co/WR6lYmPXc9

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Kari Paul (@kari_paul) December 13, 2014

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View of Washington Square Park as protesters gather for #MillionsMarchNYC instagram.com/p/wj06E1u-1b/?… http://t.co/o6Cyk3VOQ2

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BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) December 13, 2014

Thousands join Washington march to protest police killings f24.my/1DsSBQ7 http://t.co/TUSxPGTtUd

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FRANCE 24 (@FRANCE24) December 13, 2014

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"Black women are killed by police too." #MillionsMarchNYC http://t.co/3WZaI4le48

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Arun Gupta (@arunindy) December 13, 2014

Protestors on fifth avenue Biggest I've ever seen #millionsmarchnyc #blacklivesmatter #icantbreathe http://t.co/AD5SeyCQQ2

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David Sigal (@davidsigal) December 13, 2014

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His life mattered. He still matters. #BlackLivesMatter #MikeBrown #Ferguson #IndictTheSystem #DayOfResistance http://t.co/nZHbkrDSJU

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handsupunited (@handsupunited_) December 13, 2014

If we don't get it? #MillionsMarchNYC #BlackLivesMatter http://t.co/JwbV0gzmbj

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Justice League NYC (@NYjusticeleague) December 13, 2014

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