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Writer. Teacher. PhD Candidate studying incarceration, education, & inequality. Author of Counting Descent.

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  1. 1 hour ago

    We’re constantly inundated with the message that poverty is a choice. It is a choice. But it’s not a choice made by the people living in it, it’s a choice made by the people who keep them there.

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  2. 1 hour ago

    People living in poverty are always being told that they need to make better decisions, but we have a system in place—in both the public & private sector—that punishes ppl in poverty every single day, a system that makes an intentional choice to make their lives more difficult.

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  3. 1 hour ago

    There are colleges closing their dining halls during breaks so low-income students have to find food pantries to eat. There are elementary school children who can’t afford hot lunches being shamed in front of their peers w/ cold sandwiches. All of it is a profound moral failure.

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    3 hours ago

    "A local restaurant owner who twice offered to donate $4,000 to help pay down the debt was turned down both times, the AP reported. School officials said in a statement that all students must be treated equally" so wild to read that and then read...well...the rest of this story

    A Rhode Island school district will begin serving students who owe lunch money cold sandwiches rather than a hot meal.
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    May 7

    All week, is bailing out Black mamas & caregivers across 30 U.S. cities to reunite them with their families for ! Support -- donate to pay bail for a mama who hasn’t been convicted of a crime & can’t afford bail:

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    2 hours ago

    This is just an example of how STUPID these laws are and how little thought conservatives put into drafting these bills. It isn’t about protecting the rights of the “unborn” but is simply about policing the behavior and the bodies of women.

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    2 hours ago

    I read an interesting Slate article. Under the GA law, fetuses are citizens with independent rights. If that’s true, fetuses of pregnant inmates are unlawfullly imprisoned. How can they be jailed for something they didn’t do?

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    16 hours ago

    Something that I don't think most people really get is that we've never really seen abortion laws this draconian in the history of the United States, even pre-"Roe v. Wade."

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  9. 14 hours ago

    My dreams for a more just world include an end to mass incarceration, an end to poverty, and a law mandating that every restaurant has to add bottomless french fries to their menu.

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    20 hours ago

    A study in faith.. Biggest game of Mazraoui life, still observed Ramadan, given a protein pack shortly after sunset. 🙏

    Ajax's Moroccan defender Noussair Mazraoui breaking his fast 21 minutes into the match 🙏
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    May 7

    New ! discuss a revealing report about the shooting of Oscar Grant, John Kelly’s involvement in a shelter for unaccompanied immigrant children & more:

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  12. 16 hours ago

    Come see us live in Minneapolis!

    Oh hey, Twin Cities! We are headed to on 6/20 for the first time EVER live in Minneapolis / St. Paul. Tix are here! We'll be announcing guests soon... we can't wait to see your faces.
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  13. 16 hours ago

    Come see us live in Chicago!

    Chicago! Come see us live for the VERY FIRST TIME in Chicago on June 19 at . Get your tix before we announce the opening act + special guest. Can't wait to see you!
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    Apr 28

    I am retweeting this for people asking me where to begin to look for resources that debunk the word gap

    Replying to @AdamKirkEdge @AbbeyFrick @PeteButtigieg
    This is a good place to start: I have also written blog posts about it: And was interviewed for a podcast about it here: It is the pseudo-science that never dies though.
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  15. 18 hours ago

    I can’t emphasize enough how important this cause is. If you have the means, please consider donating to get black mothers out of jail for Mother’s Day.

    We’re back live & we’ve bailed out 14 mamas in 5 states so far: Pennsylvania Maryland Mississippi New York Michigan All thanks to your generous support! Will you help us free 100 more today? Donate for :
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  16. 18 hours ago

    I can never talk to tottenham fans again

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    19 hours ago

    These Champions League knockout stages have just been astonishing. A triumph of teams over totemic figures. Either side tonight would have been worthy winners of the whole thing. Mind blown.

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  18. 19 hours ago

    I can’t believe what I just watched (again)

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  19. 19 hours ago

    Noooooooooooooooooo

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  20. 19 hours ago

    I don’t like Tottenham but Lucas Moura is holding it down for the bald head squad.

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