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President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, . Former head of USDOJ Civil Rights Division. Views my own.

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    4 hours ago

    BREAKING: We are suing the Proud Boys and their members for the racist attack on Metropolitan AME church in Washington DC. This attack was one of several levied against churches targeted for their support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The Proud Boys are NOT above the law.

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    21 hours ago

    Curtis Flowers had been in prison for 22 years when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned his conviction. Flowers says he’s learning how to walk again without shackles. Despite the slow adjustment to freedom, the former gospel singer never lost his voice.

    Curtis Flowers is learning to walk again without shackles
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  3. Jan 3

    My parents came to this country to escape politicians who said things like "I just want to find 11,780 votes" to election officials after people had voted. How much we have to rebuild. We can’t take our democracy for granted.

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  4. Jan 3

    This is an absolutely stunning recording. Many of us presumed Trump wouldn’t concede if he lost but listen to Trump threatening, pleading the GA SOS to concoct lies to steal an election and understand how fragile our democracy is right now.

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  5. Jan 2

    Uh, nope

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    Peter Navarro says Pence has the authority to give them a ten day window and also says the inauguration date can be rescheduled
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    Jan 2

    Romney on the latest gambit by fellow GOP senators

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  7. Jan 2

    Because this needed to be said

    My statement regarding the upcoming meeting of Congress to formally count the votes of the Electoral College and certify the 2020 presidential election:
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    Jan 2

    Fifth Circuit affirms district court ruling that lacks standing to bring his ridiculous election-stealing lawsuit involving VP Pence

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  9. Jan 2

    Worry not about the outcome - it won't change a thing - but worry about the state of our democracy and the lengths to which some will go to undermine it, even to the point of stoking potential violence and disruption via Proud Boys and more.

    NEWS: 11 Republican senators say they'll "vote on January 6 to reject the electors" from certain states. Ted Cruz Ron Johnson James Lankford Steve Daines John Kennedy Marsha Blackburn Mike Braun Cynthia Lummis Roger Marshall Bill Hagerty Tommy Tuberville Full joint statement 👇
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    Jan 1

    NEW: A Senate bill that extends the deadlines for census results by 4 months, giving the Census Bureau more time for quality checks, will be reintroduced by Sen. (D-Hawaii), Schatz's comms director tells me. My updated report:

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  11. Dec 31

    We made it y’all. 2020 is over (ET). Here’s to turning the page and forging forward. Happy new year friends.

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  12. Dec 31

    To good health, progress, and justice in the new year. To turning the page for our families, communities, and country. Grateful to all of you who have persevered with hope and faith and love.

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    30 Dec 2020

    Thank you for including us in this esteemed list. Love being anywhere near my friends and - whose work I’ve long admired and whose determination to speak truth to power has inspired me throughout my career.

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  14. 29 Dec 2020

    Inspiring. Thank you to all who are working to get the vote out in Georgia and to all Georgia voters who keep showing up for our democracy.

    New on : Georgia has just broken the record for turnout in a runoff election. 2,337,483 Georgians have voted so far. The previous record was 2.1 million, set in 2008.
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  15. Retweeted
    28 Dec 2020

    They've tried to suppress us. They've tried to silence us. But no more. The tables are turning. Every voice counts in the GA Runoff Election, & we will be louder than ever before ✊🏿 Vote by Jan. 5th❗ For more info on voting, visit

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  16. 29 Dec 2020

    “Detective Joshua Jaynes, who prepared the search warrant for the botched raid [that killed Breonna Taylor], received notice that he would be terminated, more than nine months after the operation.”

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  17. 28 Dec 2020

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    So a lot of chatter happening on the slow vaccine roll out Personally, I'm incredibly frustrated. Did we not know that vaccines were coming? Is vaccine administration a surprise? Several complex issues so lets break things down a bit Warning, this is a bit of a rant Thread
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  18. 28 Dec 2020

    NYS passes one of most comprehensive anti-eviction laws in nation: For eviction cases already working their way through the courts, the law will halt proceedings for at least 60 days. And landlords cannot begin new eviction proceedings until at least May 1

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    28 Dec 2020

    U.S. House now voting. This first vote is on the $2,000 stimulus payments bill. Democrats says if it doesn't get 2/3 vote as suspension bill they may bring it up again tonight under regular order - would require a simple majority to pass. LIVE on C-SPAN:

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    28 Dec 2020

    Georgia voters: Early voting in the Senate runoff elections ends this week. Make your voting plan now. If you have questions, call or text (866-687-8683) to get help from a trained volunteer. Your vote is important and you deserve to be heard.

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