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we believed in the need for a movement led by young people. After all, it was primarily black and Latino youths who were being targeted and killed by the criminal-justice system.

— Bree Newsome The Civil-Rights Movement’s Generation Gap" article in The Atlantic (2018)

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When can we stop being surprised that white supremacists are the most violent element in America and actually address/end the violence?

The casual nature with which they replay the murder video at all hours of the day on tv says so much about the entire society

Notice how all the labor considered feminine is also expected to be free or low cost

Instead of framing the issue as “progressives v moderates”, the focus should be on what makes the American system of governance incapable of enacting policies supported by the majority of voters.

Amazing how quickly those thin blue line flags turned into weapons against the police, almost like the only true ideological commitment is to white supremacy & literally nothing else

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