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We know that accountability isn't justice. Justice would be George Floyd being home with his family, his loved ones, and his community today.pic.twitter.com/nfHuRiKw7h
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From state to state, politicians are still passing harmful legislation. The time to defend trans youth is NOW.pic.twitter.com/QrSjFrFQLV
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Tonight, President Biden reiterated his commitment to working with Congress to enact citizenship legislation. The lives and safety of millions of people depend on his determination to deliver on that promise.
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Tonight President Biden committed to ending police violence against Black and Brown communities. We're calling on him to use the power and purse strings of the federal government to make sure every city across America embraces these proven alternatives.https://action.aclu.org/send-message/save-lives-alternatives-racist-police-institutions-now?ms=wwwactionpage&initms=wwwactionpage&ms_aff=NAT&initms_aff=NAT&ms_chan=web&initms_chan=web …
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This also means calling for the end of qualified immunity and supporting DOJ consent decrees that channel resources into communities, not cops.
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This includes training civilian professionals as first responders in mental health crises to dealing with low-level offenses through tickets instead of force, arrests, and preventable death.
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In the wake of the conviction of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd and a spree of other police killings, President Biden has a responsibility to take the lead on preventing the type of racialized over-policing that leads to this violence.
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Canceling up to $50K in student debt per borrower would help close the racial wealth gap and secure financial stability for Black and Brown borrowers who are disproportionately burdened by this crisis. Biden must act now.
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It’s time to end the ICE detention machine.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-aclu-biden-administration-close-ice-detention-facilities/ …
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Have you heard of the Prison Litigation Reform Act? How about the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act? Whether or not you know these laws by name, in the 25 years since they were passed, they’ve drastically limited incarcerated people’s rights.https://www.aclu.org/news/capital-punishment/the-unhappy-25th-birthday-of-two-tough-on-crime-era-laws-that-have-deadly-consequences-for-incarcerated-people/?initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=soc&utm_medium=soc&initms=210428_blog_tw&utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=&utm_content=210428_capitalpunishment_blog&ms_aff=nat&ms_chan=soc&ms=210428_blog_tw …
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Rosemary Barkett became the first woman justice to serve on Florida’s Supreme Court. Over the course of her career, she wrote groundbreaking decisions on trans rights and voting rights. Here's to making history.
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Americans delivered a mandate to Congress and President Biden to fix our broken immigration system – without harmful tradeoffs. The time is now.https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-will-pledge-to-tackle-immigration-in-address-to-congress-while-signaling-openness-to-more-targeted-deal/2021/04/27/f00324d6-a795-11eb-8c1a-56f0cb4ff3b5_story.html#click=https://t.co/9Ld1IUURo0 …
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BREAKING: West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has signed a bill banning trans students from school sports into law. We will see West Virginia in court.
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Criminalizing poverty just leads to more poverty and disadvantage.
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President Biden will deliver his vision for the American Families Plan tonight. If this plan doesn’t make the current child tax credit permanent, Biden will have missed a key opportunity to end child poverty in this country.
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We're honored to fight for students' rights alongside you
(Footnote: We represented Mary Beth Tinker at the Supreme Court when she was just 13!)https://twitter.com/marybtinker/status/1387436965646278656 …
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To advance systemic equality, we must close the digital divide and ensure broadband access for all. Read more from our guest blogger Brandeis Marshall, co-founder and CEO of
@DataedX4All, and Kate Ruane, Senior Legislative Counsel for the ACLU.https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/how-broadband-access-hinders-systemic-equality-and-deepens-the-digital-divide/?initms_aff=nat&initms_chan=soc&utm_medium=soc&initms=210427_tw&utm_source=tw&utm_campaign=&utm_content=210427_privacytechnology&ms_aff=nat&ms_chan=soc&ms=210427_tw …Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Congress must pass the Accessible, Affordable Internet for All Act. Everyone deserves digital connectivity regardless of zip code.
The FCC must act to quickly expand broadband access, as well as restore net neutrality protections.Show this threadThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo -
Biden took an important step by including broadband in the American Jobs Plan, but there’s more to be done.https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/technology/545233-the-digital-divide-existed-long-before-covid-19-lets-make-sure …
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The pandemic has only worsened existing inequities, especially in communities of color, which are less likely to have access.
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Broadband is a basic utility in today’s world, but millions of people in America do not have access. Without broadband, many opportunities in employment, education, health care, and other essential needs are out of reach.
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