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Do you want to watch something beautiful on your Sunday?
Then here you go.
Please read this important column by @perrybacon.
Every sentence hits hard because it’s true - an unsparing dissection of an outrageous situation.
America needs a racial reckoning. And it has to start with policing. A few thoughts:
(Thread 1/)
https://masto.ai/@perrybacon/109767100572675304
“American policing needs to change dramatically. And it's a shame those making that case in the summer of 2020 have been subsequently ignored or sidelined.”
No words... Thread:
"3 Black high school students in #Georgia filed a federal #CivilRights #lawsuit against Effingham County School District, alleging “deliberate indifference” to racial animosity and an unconstitutional dress code that prohibits the wearing of any clothes bearing #BlackLivesMatter messaging. #BLM #legal #news 🧵 1/...
Underappreciated and overdue tectonic shift.
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RT @ajohnston12
Joe Biden made history by nominating a Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court. @cjnorwoodwrites and @jazzmyth found that Biden has also prioritized appointing women of color throughout the judiciary. https://19thnews.org/2023/01/biden-reshaping-federal-judiciary-appointments/
https://twitter.com/ajohnston12/status/1619046168188829698
In the blistering hell that was late 2020, people forgot this -- but it was the best argument for ending the death penalty I've ever witnessed in my life.
RT @arawnsley@twitter.com
Huge scoop from @swin24@twitter.com & @Patrick_C_Reis@twitter.com that goes inside Trump's last minute rush to execute as many prisoners as possible on his way out of office https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-capital-punishment-brandon-bernard-lisa-montgomery-1234664126/
One of the authors of this story, @EricLichtblaum, is now an independent journalist and could blow the top off this story. Redemption and another Pulitzer!
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RT @froomkin
Yes, NYT editors should revisit the sourcing of that story, and let the public know if a Russian operative was their main source. The public -- and historians -- deserve to know. @nycscribe https://twitter.com/protecttruth_/status/1617612856219865092
https://twitter.com/froomkin/status/1617615585612861446
Holy fuck the DC indictment of McGonigal is straight out a spy thriller. If the allegations herein are true, this guy is a turncoat. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.251257/gov.uscourts.dcd.251257.1.0.pdf
I’ll admit, I’m uncharacteristically incensed right now—in large part because the thoughtful, careful, and meticulous data analyses that my research colleagues and I have carried out are being cast aside in favor of unsupported opinions.
https://insidemedicine.substack.com/p/a-point-by-point-rebuttal-of-the
Dasha Navalnaya on her father's poor health and horrific isolation cell:
"my Dad is an innocent man who deserves to be free...join us, be against the war, free Alexei Navalny"
https://youtu.be/nZQHF-sO0uU
Retired public health scientist who loves numbers. One of the highlights of my life was when my daughter counted to 270 on her EOY kindergarten evaluation. 🤣
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