Sherrilyn Ifill
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Civil Rights Lawyer. President & Director-Counsel Emeritus of LDF (NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund). Tweets are my own.
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This is the one thing of which I am certain. We fight on.
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"I don’t know of anything in the history of Black people in this country in which I’ve read some account in which it ended with, “and then they gave up.” That’s just not what we do. I know we work for the future of our children and our grandchildren and their children."
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The American South, home to some of the lowest vaccination rates in the country, lost a greater share of its population than any other region.
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“Hours after the shooting.”
The text of political ads and messages by Republicans, including this one from Elise Stefanik, or Blake Masters *hours after the shooting*, could easily fit in the shooter's manifesto.
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It's time we tell cable carriers to drop Fox News:
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So here’s one thing you can do today.
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Sherrilyn Ifill Retweeted
@JDVance1
@bgmasters
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@RepStefanik
, a member of the GOP House leadership, ran Facebook ads claiming Biden and Pelosi were plotting to "flood our voter roles [sic] with 11 MILLION NEW VOTERS by giving illegal immigrants amnesty."
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READ: Brilliant, just brilliant, rich and important essay the Buffalo massacre by
@KeeangaYamahtta
in the
@NewYorker
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Today at SCOTUS: The court will issue one or more opinions in argued cases at 10 a.m. EDT. But first, orders on pending petitions at 9:30. We'll fire up our live blog at 9:25 to break it all down and answer your questions. Grab some ☕️ and come join us:
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The photo should probably be of the person who led the delegation.
A delegation led by Vice President Kamala Harris flew to the United Arab Emirates to pay respects to the federation’s late ruler and meet the new president. The trip is the highest-level visit by Biden administration officials to oil-rich Abu Dhabi.
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The murderer's manifesto went beyond White Supremacy, to include Fox/GOP-induced moral panics such as CRT (which he deemed a Jewish conspiracy) and the idea that trans people are mentally ill.
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I see good news in this story. A pro-active effort by the influential D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to provide a way for staff to provide honest feedback confidentially, mandatory and immediate training for judges, hiring addl human resource personnel.
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Praying for a speedy recovery for Sen
@ChrisVanHollen
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Maryland Sen. Van Hollen hospitalized after stroke but says no long-term damage |
@evamckend
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Spent the day in Buffalo talking to Black residents about how they're processing yesterday's mass shooting that killed 10.
The shared feeling: Racism here was evident long before the gunman's arrival. "The pain is in our DNA at this point," one said.
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I’m telling you, do not give up. Keep fighting. No matter what. A world of justice, truth, love, peace is worth fighting for.
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