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Democrats response to Kavanuagh defending his honor against uncorroborated accusation? Attack him for his skin color. #SundayMorning #Racism 
This is the VERY DEFINITION of racism. Here from encyclopedia Britannica:
Even if Trump DID withdraw Kavanuagh nomination and nominate someone else, the charges would be “racist” next. They’d produce an accuser from 30 years ago claiming he/she used the “N” word. Next nominee would be attacked as homophobic, etc. The Democrat playbook never changes.
Everything wrong with "ISLAM YAHUDI! - (Bobo Di Mana)" by MrKoKom.
5 factors that I would like to discuss:
1) Title of the video.
2) Transsexuality.
3) Concept of Bala
4) Islam in the perspective of Malays.
5) Promoting violence stigma towards Islam/Muslim.
5 factors that I would like to discuss:
1) Title of the video.
2) Transsexuality.
3) Concept of Bala
4) Islam in the perspective of Malays.
5) Promoting violence stigma towards Islam/Muslim.
1. "Islam Yahudi" what is the meaning behind this? I see this as #racism. Is he trying to portray Yahudi as in Jews (race) or Judaism (religion).
The stigma that Malaysian have towards Jewish people is unarguably full of hate and one sided perspective.
The stigma that Malaysian have towards Jewish people is unarguably full of hate and one sided perspective.
Know the difference between Zionism and Judaism! All Zionist are Jews, but not all Jews are Zionists. Minority of them certainly believe in Judaism, but not all of them would subscribe to the hard-line exclusivist vision of the Zionists.
⁉️WHAT⁉️
@GOP donor Steven Alembik, who gave >$20,000 to @RonDeSantisFL & lined up a speech for him at Mar-a-Lago, tweeted “F*** THE MUSLIM N—-” about Obama recently.🤬
He claims he wrote the tweet in anger, and he’s “absolutely not” a #racist.🙄
politi.co/2QKDydO
@GOP donor Steven Alembik, who gave >$20,000 to @RonDeSantisFL & lined up a speech for him at Mar-a-Lago, tweeted “F*** THE MUSLIM N—-” about Obama recently.🤬
He claims he wrote the tweet in anger, and he’s “absolutely not” a #racist.🙄
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Lest you think that this #racist pile of steaming dung made only one PUBLIC slip of the tongue (or tweet), check out his shocking interview with the reporter, where he DOUBLED DOWN on his #racism‼️🤬
DeSantis recently said “monkey this up” about @AndrewGillum, yet denied he had any racial intent.🙄
This latest disgusting rant is the FIFTH #racist issue for DeSantis, his campaign or supporters in just a few months.🤬
VOTE #GillumForGovernor‼️
politi.co/2QKDydO
This latest disgusting rant is the FIFTH #racist issue for DeSantis, his campaign or supporters in just a few months.🤬
VOTE #GillumForGovernor‼️
politi.co/2QKDydO
Overt #racism is only the tip of the iceberg. Far more lies hidden, deeply ingrained, suppressed by conscience, a fear of criticism, even shame. Post 2016 referendum we saw how some of this suppression was lifted. #Brexit didn’t make people racist. The ballot box freed it. 1/9
Covert, ingrained #racism *is* a huge problem for society. It doesn’t help that we can’t see it, that we don’t allow people to have a voice. UKIP in 2015 had over 12% of the votes cast yet no representation in parliament. That can’t have pleased those who voted for them, 2/9
and yet the size of that vote caused #Cameron & the #Conservatives to run scared, promising us a referendum on the #EU which everyone thought would keep that voice quiet. Instead, it became the platform and enabler for the many years of suppresssion. 3/9
#RubyBridges was the subject of this iconic painting by #NormanRockwell, "The Problem We All Live With," which memorialized her integrating the William Franz elementary school in New Orleans.
She turned 64 Saturday.
That's how close we are to #JimCrow.
She turned 64 Saturday.
That's how close we are to #JimCrow.
#RubyBridges was six when US Marshals flanked her as she became the first black child to enter the all-white school.
Six.
Like Christopher Robin in House at Pooh Corner, if you need perspective on how small six is.
Today she is 64.
What a hero.
Six.
Like Christopher Robin in House at Pooh Corner, if you need perspective on how small six is.
Today she is 64.
What a hero.
My parents were Civil Rights workers. My father was a Freedom Rider.
What #RubyBridges did seems so long ago, but she is nearly a decade younger than POTUS and because of Trump, #racism is nearly as central an issue as it was when Bridges made history.
We cannot go back.
#VOTE
What #RubyBridges did seems so long ago, but she is nearly a decade younger than POTUS and because of Trump, #racism is nearly as central an issue as it was when Bridges made history.
We cannot go back.
#VOTE
1. The “Statement on Social Justice and the Gospel” perverts both the gospel and one of its components, social justice.
#Gospel
#SocialJustice
#Gospel
#SocialJustice
2. The first paragraph of the statement’s introduction asserts there is “an onslaught of dangerous and false teachings that threaten the gospel.” This is error.
The reality is that the gospel is not threatened by lies, and falsehoods pose no danger to it.
The reality is that the gospel is not threatened by lies, and falsehoods pose no danger to it.
3. The statement’s introduction then identifies the culprit as social justice but places the phrase in quotes, allowing the reader to assume that social justice is not a real concern for those seeking to live out the gospel of Jesus.
ALERT:
@TCM is showing #OscarMichaux's film #WithinOurGates at 8pm
Micheaux was an early black filmmaker and this film, restored by the @smithsonian, is from 1920 and a groundbreaking early film on #racism, colorism and more.
Highly recommended.
@TCM is showing #OscarMichaux's film #WithinOurGates at 8pm
Micheaux was an early black filmmaker and this film, restored by the @smithsonian, is from 1920 and a groundbreaking early film on #racism, colorism and more.
Highly recommended.
I'm just thinking about how extraordinary it was for black audiences to have these Micheaux films a century ago.
#WithinOurGates #TCMparty
#WithinOurGates #TCMparty
Tragically, #EvelynPreer, the star of #WithinOurGates, died at 36 from complications of childbirth.
She was called the First Lady of the Screen for black viewers of so-called "race films."
#TCMParty
She was called the First Lady of the Screen for black viewers of so-called "race films."
#TCMParty
Has anybody revisited the 1962 Sidney Poitier movie "Pressure Point" in light of the persistence of white supremacist politics in our time?
imdb.com/title/tt005637…
imdb.com/title/tt005637…
In one scene, the white supremacists are singing "The Star Spangled Banner," the anthem of the United States, at one of their meetings, with USA & 3rd Reich flags displayed
On @tagaq's recommendation, I had the chance to watch @Alethea_Aggiuq’s documentary #AngryInuk, It's about how #WhiteSupremacist #vegan lobbyists have decimated Inuit communities with food insecurity. If you care about justice, watch this: nfb.ca/film/angry_inuk
I want to be clear, opposition to the #sealhunt is #WhiteSupremacist and #racist in nature. It is absolutely clear to me that, at best, organizations like @peta ignore their impact on #Inuit. At worst, they're party to an intended programme of starvation.
In the entire course of her documentary, @Alethea_Aggiuq tried meeting with #vegan and #animalrights activists to discuss their impact on #indigenous communities. Every single attempt at communication was met with silence or avoidance.
The murders of #ShannanWatts, Bella,4, Celeste ,3 and the unborn baby boy, Nico, are a devastating reminder that several thousand women are killed each year by #domesticviolence in America and the @WhiteHouse has never once tweeted about it.
According to the CDC and FBI, more than 2k women are killed each year in the U.S. by men. The majority of these killings are #domesticviolence, but there are also murders like that of #MollieTibbetts--women who are murdered by strangers.
Each year the number of women murdered in the US is higher.
#DomesticViolence remains largely unaddressed, under-reported and under-prosecuted, as the current suspension of #UrbanMeyer indicates.
vpc.org/studies/wmmw20…
#DomesticViolence remains largely unaddressed, under-reported and under-prosecuted, as the current suspension of #UrbanMeyer indicates.
vpc.org/studies/wmmw20…
Brave, powerful, painful piece by #KellyMarieTran on online harassment of women and POC that is a must-read.
We can't say it enough: #RepresentationMatters.
Our kids are growing up on social media seeing this kind of harassment of people like them.
It must stop.
We can't say it enough: #RepresentationMatters.
Our kids are growing up on social media seeing this kind of harassment of people like them.
It must stop.
I stupidly read the thread below @nytimesarts tweet and it was just horrible. I saw ONE supportive tweet. The rest were vicious, calling #KellyMarieTran leaving sm a PR stunt, calling her a terrible actress, etc.
This seems pretty poignant to me, though.
This seems pretty poignant to me, though.
At dinner, I learned more about corruption + racism built into society by our masters. A book we discussed (Zinn) was used as part of this "Left" resource's bibliography. I had to share. [A thread]
@BlackSocialists - thoughts on this resource?
historyisaweapon.com/indextrue.html
@BlackSocialists - thoughts on this resource?
historyisaweapon.com/indextrue.html
It very simply lays out the case that we are all being controlled. It covers hidden history of the United States including their (and, due to the systems created by our masters, our) racism.
#racism #systemicracism #history
#racism #systemicracism #history
If you haven't been in school for a while (or are in a terrible school), some of the words might trip you up. Dictionary.com and Wikipedia.org are two good resources to help you.
A message from me on what I see as the #racism applied to experts who are POC. Sick and tired of the set of standards we are held too as opposed to my colleagues. Enough is enough.
It’s about a standard that they have defined we must meet, not a standard that is universally applied.
Just for the record: you can disagree with me and say I’m wrong. It’s the constant demand that I prove why I my opinion matters is where I’ve had enough. Again it’s not something anybody ever levels at white NatSec colleagues.
I lost over 100 followers this week standing up for WOC being attacked by white women.
I'm sorry to have lost them because it means those folks missed the point.
White people have an obligation to POC in America because of the damage #racism inflicts even if we aren't #racist.
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I'm sorry to have lost them because it means those folks missed the point.
White people have an obligation to POC in America because of the damage #racism inflicts even if we aren't #racist.
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The hardest words in any language are "I'm sorry."
Acknowledging our flaws goes against ego.
But it's essential.
I know I am a strong person with strong Socialist politics.
I know I can be intense.
But I am a fiundamentally kind person who doesn't want to hurt people.
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Acknowledging our flaws goes against ego.
But it's essential.
I know I am a strong person with strong Socialist politics.
I know I can be intense.
But I am a fiundamentally kind person who doesn't want to hurt people.
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At times I know I <have> hurt people--we all have.
And that is my point: If people tell you you have hurt them, listen.
I don't mean casual snark, but hurt.
Listen.
Say you are sorry.
Repentance is under-utilized and under-valued, and that's not just my Catholicism talking.
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And that is my point: If people tell you you have hurt them, listen.
I don't mean casual snark, but hurt.
Listen.
Say you are sorry.
Repentance is under-utilized and under-valued, and that's not just my Catholicism talking.
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Lawrence: "Forgive me if I mispronounce her name, but I've never had any reason to say it publicly or privately."
I guess we are supposed to all high five this line, right?
It's nice that white liberal America has a black woman they can comfortably disparage.
Hard pass.
I guess we are supposed to all high five this line, right?
It's nice that white liberal America has a black woman they can comfortably disparage.
Hard pass.
My thread on Omarosa was succinct. I am no supporter. But let's not forget that Sean Spicer got a job at HARVARD when he left the White House.
We can't dismiss the facts of @OMAROSA's race & gender from the tone with which white pundits are discussing her. (I emphasize white.)
We can't dismiss the facts of @OMAROSA's race & gender from the tone with which white pundits are discussing her. (I emphasize white.)
The @OMAROSA story today has several important facets, none of them risible.
This is a woman who was in Trump's inner circle and who had his ear.
Prior to him calling her a "low life" on Saturday, Trump lauded her and her work in various tweets and interview comments.
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This is a woman who was in Trump's inner circle and who had his ear.
Prior to him calling her a "low life" on Saturday, Trump lauded her and her work in various tweets and interview comments.
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Trump wants you to believe #Omarosa is a liar, but then there is the tape she played on @MeetThePress.
Which is evidentiary.
The #GOP and #RNC are concerned---they started an #OmarosaUnhinged hashtag and are busy tweeting about her, as are Trump's surrogates.
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Which is evidentiary.
The #GOP and #RNC are concerned---they started an #OmarosaUnhinged hashtag and are busy tweeting about her, as are Trump's surrogates.
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#Omarosa isn't "unhinged." She's vengeful. Is she a liar? About some things, verifiably. About others, verifiably truthful.
That she was able to go all over Trump's White House recording people is a cause for grave concern.
It speaks to Trump's incompetence as a leader.
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That she was able to go all over Trump's White House recording people is a cause for grave concern.
It speaks to Trump's incompetence as a leader.
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Fact: if this tweet were about any other race, this person would be removed from twitter.
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This entire story deserves to be threaded & tagged. In posting, my focus is not to dwell on the past but look at #Today with critical #EyesOpen. It’s a reminder to #Vote and act for the #betterfuture of our country.
Here it is:
rawstory.com/2018/07/ex-rep…
Here it is:
rawstory.com/2018/07/ex-rep…
1/ Former Republican @MaxBoot spent eight years trying to stop Obama as an aide to both @SenJohnMcCain McCain and @MittRomney and as a longtime conservative columnist.
Boot, who is now a columnist for the @washingtonpost was never a Trump fan
Boot, who is now a columnist for the @washingtonpost was never a Trump fan
2/ but he did write a column the day after the election in which he argued that a @realDonaldTrump presidency “might not be so bad” and encouraged optimism.
Now, in a new piece for the Post, Boot is prepared to say that, actually, it is that bad.
Now, in a new piece for the Post, Boot is prepared to say that, actually, it is that bad.
#AndrewSullivan has been a contrarian conservative transplant for decades now.
Pro-Bush, pro-Bell Curve, #misogynist to the core.
His latest screed is an embarrassment to @NYMag, which reps some stellar writers. There's so much awful to excerpt here.
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nymag.com/daily/intellig…
Pro-Bush, pro-Bell Curve, #misogynist to the core.
His latest screed is an embarrassment to @NYMag, which reps some stellar writers. There's so much awful to excerpt here.
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nymag.com/daily/intellig…
We're at a racial crossroads in America right now. Some of us white people have tried to write about it with passion and humility. Not #AndrewSullivan, who refers back to the atavism of 1920s xenophobia and racism with an appallingly anti-intellectual lack of self-awareness.
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This latest screed is a paean to white male fragility. The bluster and outrage #AndrewSullivan reserves for #SarahJeong is typical of his sneering, superior form of racist baiting with a hefty dollop of misogyny folded in.
It's essential to decry such writing when we see it.
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It's essential to decry such writing when we see it.
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Will no one save me from Franken truthers?
Do any of you think about how it feels to victims of sexual assault to have you running around slandering the woman with the most progressive voting record in the Senate in defense of a man accused by nine women of sexual misonduct?
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Do any of you think about how it feels to victims of sexual assault to have you running around slandering the woman with the most progressive voting record in the Senate in defense of a man accused by nine women of sexual misonduct?
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I don't know what is in the water tonight that put this back on Twitter again. Maybe @SenGillibrand leading a protest against #BrettKavanaugh. Maybe @TinaSmithMN being so obviously more engaged in that MN Senate seat than her predecessor.
But why not just stop it?
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But why not just stop it?
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I liked Al Franken's books. I never was a fan of his jocular sexism.But he didn't bother me in the Senate because he was a back bencher.
Unlike Kirsten Gillibrand, who spent the last decade being the loudest voice for sexual assault victims in Congress. She made it her focus.
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Unlike Kirsten Gillibrand, who spent the last decade being the loudest voice for sexual assault victims in Congress. She made it her focus.
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You know what makes me incensed with rage? When innocent people are being held in indefinite detention here in the UK. Committed no crime, their only crime is coming to the UK as a child, like the woman in this picture.
Came to the UK when she was just 13... 1/
You know what makes me incensed with rage? When innocent people are being held in indefinite detention here in the UK. Committed no crime, their only crime is coming to the UK as a child, like the woman in this picture.
Came to the UK when she was just 13... 1/
From Botswana with her mother, obtaining good A-levels, but instead of being able to go on and study at uni, thrown in indefinite detention in Yarlswood Centre. Now thank goodness she is freed and back in Stoke-on-Trent. 2/
And she is just one of many people. Windrush is the tip of the iceberg. Innocent people are thrown into cells, without a timeline. Now the hostile environment is "paused" but not axed. And Tommy Robinson, on the other hand, has been freed.
bbc.com/news/uk-englan… 3/
bbc.com/news/uk-englan… 3/
I'll take elderly privileged white guys that haven't a freaking clue how the real world works for $1,000, Alex.
I'm old enough to remember that time George HW Bush didn't know what supermarket scanners were and it made the front page of the @nytimes with the snarky header: BUSH ENCOUNTERS THE SUPERMARKET, AMAZED.
That was back when we shamed presidents for being out of touch with America.
That was back when we shamed presidents for being out of touch with America.
If you are back to pushing #VoterID--or as I call it, #VoterSuppression--maybe go directly to the dog whistle #racism that has been the foundation of your policy all along.
Daisy Osakue, a young talented Italian athlete, (👇🏻) was the case today in #Italy. There is a long recent list of allegedly racially-motivated attacks. Was Daisy attacked because she is black? Is #Italy racist? Or is #Italy becoming more racist, given the new government? THREAD
First of all, I must say that I will try to handle this thorny subject as much sensitive and deep as possible, trying to avoid easy and superficial simplifications, despite it is not simple given the Twitter shortness. But I will try to do my best.
#Italy
#racism
#Italy
#racism
1. There is a very common saying in #Italy: “Italiani brava gente”, which means “Italians are good people”. This motto spread easily after the Second World War. It was mainly a way for Italians to subtly distance themselves from the German Nazis, former allies. But is this true?
