Your Actions Speak Louder

White folks: instead of lather, rinse & repeat your tweets for #GeorgeFloyd or about #AmyCooper, here are things you can *actually do* to interrupt that stems from which you benefit.

Compiled by white people who made the effort: https://t.co/z8rydxjNlkhttps://t.co/PJkFBM7dNm

— brittany packnett cunningham. (@MsPackyetti) May 26, 2020

https://twitter.com/melodyMcooper/status/1264965252866641920

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Ok I am nonbinary. But socially I am read as a woman. A white woman. And from that standpoint I wanna address white women/people socially read as white women because this is important:

we are weapons of white supremacy; in fact, we are THE weapon of white supremacy

— Elle Has Cats (and ADHD) (@ellle_em) May 26, 2020

Our supposed "purity" is the justification behind acts of racial violence and murder. Lynchings were so often committed because a black man was accused of assaulting/touching/looking at! a white woman. The specter of black men coming after white women was major racist propaganda

— Elle Has Cats (and ADHD) (@ellle_em) May 26, 2020

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And we were not innocent in this of course. This is pretty basic history. Think of "To Kill A Mockingbird," an entire book based on a white woman using the fear of black men's desire to hide her own shame and her father's guilt.

That isn't made up. That happened.

— Elle Has Cats (and ADHD) (@ellle_em) May 26, 2020

Emmett Till was murdered because of a white woman who lied. A white woman who has lived her life free from the consequences of her actions, a white woman who caused a child's violent lynching and got away with it.

White women we know of what we are capable

— Elle Has Cats (and ADHD) (@ellle_em) May 26, 2020

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And white women, when we call the police on a black person we are knowingly committing a modern-day lynching.#amycooper could very have killed that man, just as Carolyn Bryant Donham killed Emmett Till

— Elle Has Cats (and ADHD) (@ellle_em) May 26, 2020

This is a difficult truth to face, I know. White women, sometimes we (and those of us socially read as women) feel like we aren't as bad as white men because we're, you know, women.

But when it comes to racism in general and anti-blackness in particular, the dynamic shifts

— Elle Has Cats (and ADHD) (@ellle_em) May 26, 2020

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and white women we have social power--enough social power to get people killed.

So we cannot be passive here. We cannot assume we are doing enough. We have to be very clear that we will not tolerate racism done in our name

— Elle Has Cats (and ADHD) (@ellle_em) May 26, 2020

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Yes He Did

Don't believe the haters: Barack Obama. Got. Shit. Done. pic.twitter.com/LniRGbLjaF

— Mic (@mic) February 19, 2017

Early Bird Chat

BREAKING: @POTUS has now commuted the sentences of 1,176 deserving people—more than the past 11 presidents combined. https://t.co/NoOfhZTaXJ pic.twitter.com/VqRTtkKhzU

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) December 19, 2016

673 And Counting. Thanks, President Obama

.@POTUS commuted the sentences of 111 largely nonviolent drug offenders—35 of which were serving life sentences: https://t.co/sTHkwyYhua

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) August 30, 2016

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Carrie Johnson: Obama Grants Clemency To 111 Prisoners; DOJ ‘Confident’ It Will Clear Backlog

President Obama shortened the prison sentences of 111 inmates Tuesday, including 35 people who had expected to spend the rest of their lives in federal custody, authorities told NPR. Word of the new batch of clemency grants came as the second in command at the Justice Department told NPR that lawyers there have worked through an enormous backlog of drug cases and, despite doubts from prisoner advocates, they will be able to consider each of the thousands of applications from drug criminals before Obama leaves office in 2017.

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[CHART CORRECTION] @POTUS just commuted 111 people, bringing the total to more than the past 10 presidents combined. pic.twitter.com/bBDAUzLBXt

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) August 30, 2016

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“At our current pace, we are confident that we will be able to review and make a recommendation to the president on every single drug petition we currently have,” Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates said. The early releases apply to mostly nonviolent drug offenders who would have received lighter punishments if they committed the same crimes today. The new commutations mean this White House has granted 673 commutations, more than the past 10 presidents combined. Tuesday’s grants follow 214 more earlier this month.

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This White House has now granted 673 commutations, more than the past 10 presidents combined. https://t.co/Sam8jqjWVD

— NPR (@NPR) August 30, 2016

.@POTUS cannot do it alone. Congress must act to enact a fairer federal sentencing system: https://t.co/eNv6u25429 pic.twitter.com/J4cL84Yjyc

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) August 30, 2016

A Tweet Or Two

Thank you to every American who has stepped up to #AidRefugees. You can join them at http://t.co/1HwsI34w4Dhttps://t.co/SiTuAckBr1

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) October 8, 2015

President Obama apologizes to Doctors Without Borders, offers condolences over US attack in Afghanistan: http://t.co/mkPCUEMxOv

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 7, 2015

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In 2009, when @POTUS took office, deficit was 9.8% of GDP. Now.... https://t.co/RLnx77Xq7T

— David Simas (NARA) (@Simas44) October 8, 2015

CBO puts deficit for just ended fiscal year at 2.4% of GDP, below 50-year average. https://t.co/nHW5k8rbF2

— David Wessel (@davidmwessel) October 7, 2015

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U.S. jobless claims fall to near 42-year low http://t.co/sHUHnzk540

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 8, 2015

Belgium manufacturer opens first U.S. location in metro Atlanta http://t.co/6nE0TOh6H7 #jobs #manufacturing pic.twitter.com/mRBxM56619

— Atlanta Business Chronicle (@AtlBizChron) October 8, 2015

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That funny thing called karma

Five years later:

Lost vice presidential campaign
Lost re-election
Dropped out of speaker race pic.twitter.com/pHuSfVybxn

— ryan teague beckwith (@ryanbeckwith) October 8, 2015

WE NOW GO LIVE TO THE HOUSE GOP CAUCUS pic.twitter.com/HyMwUPDoWK

— Zandar vs. The House GOP Circus Of The Damned (@ZandarVTS) October 8, 2015

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People criticized Obama for not being able to "work" with House Republicans.

Even House Republicans can't work with House Republicans

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) October 8, 2015

Pelosi is effectively running the House anyway when it comes to anything important. Can we just make it official again?

— Josh Dorner (@JoshDorner) October 8, 2015

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Murder 9 people? Meh. Get off scot-free. The sickness that is white privilege

This is the picture that needs to be beside the definition of white privilege pic.twitter.com/BLXKCoNlKy

— Darth Kriss (@insanityreport) October 7, 2015

Of 170 held after Waco biker shooting, all are now out of jail, with none charged in killings http://t.co/y9jSFJKWkz

— deray (@deray) October 7, 2015

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SHE HAS A NAME: Kiesha Jenkins, a transgender woman, was beaten by 6 men, then shot to death this morning in Philly. pic.twitter.com/YAKEJ19hjK

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) October 6, 2015

Armed Anti-Muslim Activists Plan Mosque Protests In 20 Cities This Week http://t.co/qWeW069nMY via @TPM pic.twitter.com/ktpAaBw9M0

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) October 8, 2015

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The system of white supremacy truly is horrifically destructive

New research shows: Black workers really do need to be "twice as good" http://t.co/YBi73Zc9qP pic.twitter.com/K3T5hpQtx7

— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) October 8, 2015

Why free Voter IDs aren't enough in Alabama's Black Belt http://t.co/dvX8MidMPD #RestoreTheVRA by @JohnArchibald pic.twitter.com/mtJj5lKY8U

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) October 7, 2015

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Congratulations!

.@auliicravalho finds her way as the voice of Disney's #Moana.https://t.co/bCaNckXAYF

— Disney (@Disney) October 7, 2015

https://twitter.com/fangirlJeanne/status/651780246383886337

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Must Watch

Tune into Turner Classic Movies for a Month of Films Featuring Black Women Directors http://t.co/EGRT802mdC pic.twitter.com/rysgVVkdXS

— For Harriet (@ForHarriet) October 7, 2015

https://twitter.com/KngWzr_D/status/650673140499136512

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The ridiculousness that is the GOP

Lawmakers in tears over GOP leader's decision to quit race for Speaker: http://t.co/s2PlF6Gg3L pic.twitter.com/Q6pSNX8Ogq

— The Hill (@thehill) October 8, 2015

McCarthy Withdrawal Shows House GOP Is Completely Incompetent. http://t.co/e15TlcOLq6

— Bruce Bartlett (@BruceBartlett) October 8, 2015

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Great

New York City to offer low-cost healthcare to uninsured immigrants http://t.co/FrhCiVSV6d

— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) October 8, 2015

Elephants have surplus of cancer-fighting genes, studies find _ results that might help humans: http://t.co/gzEbFweJRu

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 8, 2015

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Double facepalm

https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/651925891728166913

Good grief, the architect of "the pivot to Asia" opposes TPP? In her book she praised the deal! pic.twitter.com/9XDiv0btzM

— Ryan Lizza (@RyanLizza) October 7, 2015

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Stabbing of US airman latest tragedy to befall men who thwarted French train attack: http://t.co/syR2cItyr7

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 8, 2015

Indiana University fraternity's charter revoked over sexually explicit video; http://t.co/itZ9fk6CwI

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 8, 2015

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Facepalm

US officials say several Russian cruise missiles intended for targets in Syria landed in Iran: http://t.co/niAwVb1C43

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 8, 2015

This is what the Russian air strikes in #Syria look like from the ground: http://t.co/6pSDhtUafi pic.twitter.com/MPsvhDmJwB

— Reuters (@Reuters) October 8, 2015

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A Tweet Or Two

We love our First Family. pic.twitter.com/dPFzr4nQQM

— EBONY MAGAZINE (@EBONY) October 5, 2015

President Obama will meet with Oregon shooting victims' families http://t.co/uVle8cxlQs

— TIME (@TIME) October 6, 2015

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President Obama's trade deal =
More #MadeInAmerica exports abroad.
More higher-paying jobs here at home. #TPP https://t.co/9GxPOPUoUU

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) October 6, 2015

Watch how President Obama's trade deal puts American workers (and American cherries) on top: http://t.co/RCNK0hAHFnhttps://t.co/9GxPOQbZMs

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) October 6, 2015

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Good. Disgusting racist scumbags

Multiple Firings After Racially Charged Facebook Remarks Mocking a Black Child Go Viral https://t.co/zXBgIDdzSK pic.twitter.com/fFpAucRT5C

— zellie (@zellieimani) October 5, 2015

White Americans are the biggest terror threat in U.S., study finds http://t.co/cxoFBB8Q61 pic.twitter.com/iFt40G7X9V

— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 24, 2015

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The Justice Department will free 6,000 federal prisoners at the end of the month, the largest-ever one-time release http://t.co/jtiRVO4F04

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 6, 2015

Obama is right to be cautious in Syria http://t.co/IaR1U5eehj

— Eugene Robinson (@Eugene_Robinson) October 6, 2015

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Any wonder why you have dumb racists wandering around?

https://twitter.com/CuntryCuzn/status/650013023806091264

Texas mom calls out publisher after noticing high school son’s text book glossed over slavery http://t.co/4OZ9HeLVM3 pic.twitter.com/5yPx5WxmmL

— Raw Story (@RawStory) October 4, 2015

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In other news, water is wet

Black and white Americans use drugs at similar rates. One group is punished more for it. http://t.co/0qP9V6gM0V pic.twitter.com/PbTEG3ZLjZ

— Vox (@voxdotcom) October 4, 2015

The hidden costs of funding prisons instead of schools http://t.co/DsMqYzzYU4 by @Chepkangai pic.twitter.com/U1owHSWcE4

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) October 4, 2015

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One more reason why nobody should shed tears when proposals are made to tax jerks like these their fair share

https://twitter.com/SeanMcElwee/status/650824972038991872

https://twitter.com/SeanMcElwee/status/650825439909388288

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How about House #GOP puts a #gun safety bill on the Floor and the people we elected to debate it actually debate it? https://t.co/ENlox1dKMn

— Christine Pelosi (@sfpelosi) October 4, 2015

We should all hang our heads in shame over this: http://t.co/hoHzEXTfIC pic.twitter.com/K6q5wcbAhm

— Michael A. Cohen (NOT TRUMP’S FORMER FIXER) (@speechboy71) October 4, 2015

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Voter suppression all around us

250,000 registered voters in Alabama don't have valid voter ID & state just closed 31 DMVs http://t.co/e6vGqwSEF1 pic.twitter.com/oU0C50kRIK

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 3, 2015

Barbering for Freedom: Segregation, separatism, & history of black barbershops http://t.co/JgGK1TjLTE @rodriquese pic.twitter.com/TVOaOSdXhe

— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) October 4, 2015

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President Obama And Vice: Fixing The System

The President’s Day

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President Barack Obama speaks from the Oval Office on the shooting in Chattanooga, Tennessee, vowing to conduct a prompt and thorough probe of the shooting

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President Barack Obama speaks after touring the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution in El Reno, Oklahoma. President Obama is the first sitting US President to visit a federal prison, in a push to reform one of the most expensive and crowded prison systems in the world

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As part of a weeklong focus on inequities in the criminal justice system, President Barack Obama will meet separately Thursday with law enforcement officials and nonviolent drug offenders who are paying their debt to society at the El Reno Federal Correctional Institution, a medium-security prison for male offenders near Oklahoma City

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Today, @POTUS became the first sitting President to visit a federal prison → http://t.co/DMN3wDSg55 pic.twitter.com/eQRqxusZoh

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) July 16, 2015

.@VICE joined President Obama on the first presidential visit to a US federal prison: https://t.co/wiDzLQwWV5 pic.twitter.com/L87O7usEyJ

— VICE News (@VICENews) July 16, 2015

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Pres Obama tours the Residential Drug Abuse Prevention Unit at El Reno federal prison in Oklahoma pic.twitter.com/Z26JQU1BPU

— petesouza (archived) (@PeteSouza44) July 16, 2015

Another view from El Reno federal prison today. pic.twitter.com/LWZvynnIis

— petesouza (archived) (@PeteSouza44) July 16, 2015

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140 Characters – The President Speaks

Just spoke to the NAACP about criminal justice reform, something many broadly agree on. Some stats:

— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 14, 2015

America is home to 5% of the world's population, but 25% of the world's prisoners.

— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 14, 2015

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America keeps more people behind bars than the top 35 European countries combined.

— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 14, 2015

In 1980, there were 500,000 people in American jails. Today, there are 2.2 million. Many belong. But too many are nonviolent offenders.

— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 14, 2015

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The $80 billion we spend each year to keep people incarcerated could pay for universal pre-K for every 3-year-old and 4-year-old in America.

— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 14, 2015

The $80 billion we spend each year on incarcerations could double the salary of every high school teacher in America.

— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 14, 2015

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We could eliminate tuition at every public college and university in America with the $80 billion we spend each year on incarcerations.

— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 14, 2015

Mass incarceration doesn't work. Let's build communities that give kids a shot at success and prisons that prepare people for a 2nd chance.

— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 14, 2015

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Good conversation with Tom Friedman on the deal we reached with Iran. It's a major step toward a safer world. https://t.co/xwSrH9IoFG

— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 15, 2015

Pluto just had its first visitor! Thanks @NASA - it's a great day for discovery and American leadership. pic.twitter.com/FfztBSMbK0

— President Obama (@POTUS44) July 15, 2015

That Hopey Changey Thing Is Working Out Great. Thanks, President Obama!

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Rolling Stone: The Obama Hope And Change Index: 6 Years Of Progress, By The Numbers

Peak unemployment, October 2009: 10 percent
Unemployment rate now: 5.9 percent
Consecutive private sector job growth: 55 months
Private sector jobs created: 10.3 million
Federal deficit, 2009: 9.8 percent of GDP
Deficit in 2013: 4.1 percent of GDP

Average tax rate for highest earners 2008: 28.1 percent
Average tax rate for highest earners 2013: 33.6 percent
Banks regulated as too big to fail, 2009: 0
Banks regulated as “systemically important financial institutions” — a.k.a. too big to fail — 2014: 29
Billions returned to consumers by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement: $4.6 billion
Americans compensated for being swindled by banks, lenders and credit card companies: 15 million
Dow Jones close, inauguration day 2009: 7,949
Dow Jones yesterday: 16,719

Required MPG (miles per gallon) for cars when Obama took office: 27.5
Required MPG for light trucks/SUVs when Obama took office: 23
MPG requirement by 2016 for cars, light trucks/SUVs: 35.5
MPG required by 2025: 54.5
Gigawatts of wind power installed when Obama took office: 25
Gigawatts of wind power installed through end of 2013: 61
Peak summertime solar power generation June 2008: 128 gigawatt hours
Peak summertime solar power generation June 2014: 2,061 gigawatt hours
Coal burned in electrical generation 2008: 1 billion short tons
Coal burned in electrical generation 2013: 858 million short tons
Reduction: 14.2 percent
EPA-proposed CO2 reductions for power sector by 2030: 30 percent

Pell grant funding 2008-2009: $18 billion
Pell grant funding 2013-2014: $33 billion
Adults gaining insurance under first year of Obamacare: 10.3 million
As a percentage of the uninsured: 26
Annual cost for birth control prior to Obamacare: Up to $600
Annual cost for birth control under Obamacare-compliant policies: $0
Prescriptions now required to obtain emergency contraception: 0
2009 projection for Medicare going broke: 2017
2014 projection for Medicare going broke: 2030

Troops in Iraq, inauguration day 2009: 144,000
Troops in Iraq today: 1,600
Osama bin Ladens alive 2009: 1
Osama bin Ladens alive 2014: 0
Troops in Afghanistan, day, 2009: 34,400
Troops pledged in Afghanistan by end of 2014: 9,800
Guantánamo detainees inauguration day 2009: 242
Gitmo detainees today: 149
Crack vs. Powder cocaine-crime sentencing disparity when Obama took office: 100:1
Crack vs. Powder disparity today: 18:1
Drug offenders eligible to seek early release under new sentencing guidelines: 46,000

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