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Founder @TheNorthStar & @RealJusticePAC & @FlipTheSenate & @TheActionPAC. Host of @TheBreakdown Podcast. Voice of Social Justice @TJMShow. Husband. Father of 5.

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    1. Shaun King‏Verified account @shaunking 28 Aug 2018
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      Shaun King Retweeted CBS News

      Read this slowly. The government said 64 people died because of Hurricane Maria. It was 2,975. They were 2,911 people off.https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1034462678251700224 …

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      CBS NewsVerified account @CBSNews
      BREAKING: New study estimates Hurricane Maria caused 2,975 deaths in Puerto Rico -- a drastically higher number than the initial government report of 64 dead. https://cbsn.ws/2LxOV5d  pic.twitter.com/0RQRDWI6xQ
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    2. Corey Richardson‏ @vexedinthecity 28 Aug 2018
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      And if those people were white and English speaking, this would be considered a national tragedy. The fact that this failure of leadership and action on behalf of the federal government to UNITED STATES CITIZENS isn't a top campaign issue is shameful.

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      Shaun King‏Verified account @shaunking 28 Aug 2018
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      Absolutely bro.

      10:58 AM - 28 Aug 2018
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        2. Adam Rifkin  🐼‏Verified account @ifindkarma 28 Aug 2018
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          Adam Rifkin  🐼 Retweeted Adam Rifkin  🐼

          September 11th killed 2993 people: https://twitter.com/ifindkarma/status/1003333338562613248?s=21 … The government was off by ALMOST AN ENTIRE 9/11. Why should we believe THIS number when the New England Journal of Medicine estimated the Hurricane Maria death toll at 5740?https://twitter.com/ifindkarma/status/1001522456509628416?s=21 …

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          Adam Rifkin  🐼Verified account @ifindkarma
          President Trump said Hurricane Maria deaths are low compared to “a real catastrophe like Katrina”: https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1001482121779740672?s=21 … https://twitter.com/alyssa_milano/status/1001508097880244224?s=21 … THOUSANDS of Americans in Puerto Rico died because of Maria: https://twitter.com/sherifink/status/1001463269507452928?s=21 … https://twitter.com/chrislhayes/status/1001475004402491392?s=21 … https://twitter.com/topherspiro/status/1001496961713954816?s=21 …
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