Erika Sumner

Erika Sumner

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#Policy maven, child of #refugees, #humanist, #antiracist, #feminist, #LGBTQ+ #ally & #nerd. I use my power to #empower those w/ less.

“By not teaching the history of #race , we are still teaching race. By not teaching [#White] children about America’s history of #Black #slavery and #indigenous #Genocide , we are teaching them that their privilege is deserved.” #CRT https://bit.ly/3Jlu6db

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With Just 3 Words, A Boy At School Changed Everything I Thought I Knew About Myself | HuffPost HuffPost Personal

"Tom’s bullying was brutal. He made fun of my name. He made fun of my weight. He made fun of my family, my school work, my clothes. Nothing was off-limits."

02:12 PM - Mar 15, 2023

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You know, things are truly, truly #UpsideDown when #FoxNews interrupts the airing of a #Trump speech to address his lies, and #Univisión gives the election denier a platform and a free pass.

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Fox News Host Cuts Into Trump Speech To Correct ‘Many Untruths’ | HuffPost Latest News

Arthel Neville fact-checked the former president's claim.

11:32 AM - Dec 04, 2023

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#BREAKING #NEWS : #Meta JUST caught a massive propaganda campaign coming from accounts in #China . 1,000’s of “fake #Facebook accounts were mimicking, word for word, #socialmedia posts from #Republicans [like] #RonDeSantis & #Democrats such as #NancyPelosi…”
#2024Election

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Meta thwarts Chinese propaganda threat to US democracy before 2024 election | CNN Business

Meta took down thousands of Facebook accounts based in China that were impersonating Americans while posting on partisan issues like abortion and health care, the tech giant said Thursday while warning that “foreign threat actors are attempting to reach audiences” online ahead of the 2024 US electio..

12:00 PM - Nov 30, 2023

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MASSIVE #SCANDAL : Leaked docs show the president of the #UN global #climate summit #COP28 secretly planned to lobby countries to increase #UAE #oil & gas exports. The man is the head of an #oil company & outcry when he was chosen to lead COP28 was ignored.#ConflictofInterest https://bit.ly/47VilEN

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President Of UN Climate Summit Lobbied For Oil And Gas Deals Behind The Scenes: Report | HuffPost Impact

“If the allegations are true, this is totally unacceptable and a real scandal,” Greenpeace International said.

10:47 AM - Nov 29, 2023

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I don’t understand why the media/the American people are more focused on the fact that a judge ruled #Trump can be on the #Colorado ballot & less on the #BOMBSHELL that for the first time, a judge has ruled Trump INCITED THE #JANUARY6th #INSURRECTION #Democracy #justice #politics #govt #2024Election

02:06 PM - Nov 21, 2023

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#BREAKING #NEWS : An organizer for #MomsForLiberty (the #AltRight group that “protects” children through #BookBans , by opposing #CRT , & by vilifying #drag queens as “groomers”) is a convicted #pedophile who groomed a 14 year-old. The #GOP really will take anybody.

https://bit.ly/47pnd5l

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'Moms for Liberty' Organizer Is a Convicted Sex Offender

Phillip Fisher Jr., who does outreach for Moms for Liberty in Philadelphia, is a convicted sex offender, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported on Monday.

12:59 PM - Nov 21, 2023

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Four-points restraints are supposed to be a last resort & only to be used briefly but the #racist staff at this Illinois #penitentiary left inmates in them for days, sometimes leaving scars the inmates dubbed “The Thomson tattoo”.

11:07 AM - Nov 15, 2023

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Amee Vanderpool

@girlsreallyrule

LOOK ALIVE: Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s elections team has admitted in the run-up to pivotal General Assembly elections that it removed nearly 3,400 qualified voters from VA's rolls, far higher than the administration’s previous estimate of 270. https://wapo.st/477NaG2

06:46 AM - Oct 30, 2023

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Please share this with anyone who has had a #mastectomy . What this artist does to help #women reclaim their bodies and their joy after #breastcancer is amazing. Not gonna lie, I cried when I watched it. #FridayJones
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Video: Breast cancer survivors transform their mastectomy scars with tattoos | CNN

Tattoo artist Friday Jones helps breast cancer survivors rewrite the narrative of their mastectomy scars with illustrative body art. Three of her clients tell their stories and reveal their transformations.

04:03 PM - Oct 27, 2023

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@TheEliasRework

Where the fuck is the media?

Trump promise to kill a General in America .

Where is the FBI, in fact all agencies when it comes to the terror Donald Trump is imposing on the American people with his threats?

Where are the judges ignoring the terror he is imposing on future jurors in their cases?

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Donald Trump is a menace to democracy. where the fuck is the media?

ladies and gentlemen of the press, you should be running around with your hair on fire

05:10 PM - Sep 28, 2023

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#BREAKING #news : Las Vegas #police just arrested a man in connection with the shooting of #TupacShakur . It’s been 27 years since the talented artist was gunned down. #BLM https://bit.ly/3PAJVjg

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Tupac Shakur: Las Vegas police arrested man tied to shooting | AP News

Las Vegas police have arrested Duane “Keffe D” Davis in the deadly 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur.

12:52 PM - Sep 29, 2023

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#THIS !!!

#BIPOC #Drag Fundraiser for a Statue Honoring #MarshaPJohnson TheStoneWallInn

STATUESQUE
Celebrating #BIPOC #LGBTQ Trailblazers: #MarshaPJohnson , #SylviaRivera & #StorméDeLarverie

September 20, 7-9pm

#trans
#justice
#TheVillageTrip
#TheNewSchool
#OShaeSibley

02:42 PM - Sep 16, 2023

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THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!💃💃💃

#Drag Show Fundraising for 1st Statue Honoring a #Trans Person in #NJ Commemorating Marsha P. Johnson @ #TheStoneWallInn

STATUESQUE -Shining a Light on #BIPOC #LGBTQ Trailblazers: #MarshaPJohnson , #SylviaRivera & #StorméDeLarverie

#TheVillageTrip
#TheNewSchool
#OShaeSibley

12:21 PM - Sep 14, 2023

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The #GirlScouts who ran from the impending #alligator attack named the predator, #Karen🤣🤣🤣 #BLM #blackspoutible
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Video: Watch nearly 14-foot gator swim toward Girl Scout troop in lake | CNN

Video shows a nearly 14-foot-long alligator swimming toward a Girl Scout troop in a lake at a Texas state park. CNN affiliate KPRC has the details.

10:35 AM - Sep 14, 2023

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As a #NewYorker who was home for #September11 my heart was broken again when the #US started a war with the wrong country, I implore you to read this. There’s more for #America to mourn beyond that terrible day. #military #goldstarfamilies Afghans #abandoned #women #girls
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Opinion: Why the fall of Afghanistan in 2021 broke me in a way my husband’s death didn’t | CNN

On the anniversary of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and the tragedy of 13 service members killed at the Kabul airport, I am tortured by the death of my husband Chris and the destruction of the country he died in, writes Gold Star widow Jane Horton.

02:24 PM - Sep 11, 2023

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#THIS ! @ #Stonewall Inn #NYC

STATUESQUE -Shining a Light on #BIPOC #LGBTQ Trailblazers: #MarshaPJohnson , #SylviaRivera & #StorméDeLarverie
Fundraising for 1st Statue Honoring a #Trans Person in #NJ Commemorating Marsha P. Johnson.

#drag
#TheNewSchool
#OShaeSibley
TICKETS: https://bit.ly/3PtSRrC

01:53 PM - Sep 11, 2023

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#THIS ! @ #Stonewall Inn #NYC

STATUESQUE -Shining a Light on #BIPOC #LGBTQ Trailblazers: #MarshaPJohnson , #SylviaRivera & #StorméDeLarverie
Fundraising for 1st Statue Honoring a #Trans Person in #NJ Commemorating Marsha P. Johnson.

#drag
#TheNewSchool
#OShaeSibley
TICKETS: https://bit.ly/3PtSRrC

01:52 PM - Sep 11, 2023

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On #LaborDay I watch a film about #slavery b/c if we’re going to recognize the #Workforce , we should acknowledge that the #US achieved great success by forcing #Black bodies to perform free labor. This year’s pick #TheWomanKing was amazing. I ❤️#ViolaDavis
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The Woman King - Rotten Tomatoes

The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of Genera..

07:20 PM - Sep 04, 2023

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#BREAKING : 66 year old woman & #lgbtq #Ally murdered for displaying a #PRIDE flag in her store. She had 9 children & was considered a pillar of the community who stood up for #Equality , #love & #justice . And hatred killed her😢💔https://bit.ly/45AtTMB

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California Woman Gunned Down After Pride Flag Dispute, Police Say

Lauri Carleton was an active member of her community, according to Cedar Glen residents.

04:36 PM - Aug 20, 2023

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#BREAKING : 66 year old woman & #lgbtq #Ally murdered for displaying a #PRIDE flag in her store. She had 9 children & was considered a pillar of the community who stood up for #Equality , #love & #justice . And hatred killed her😢💔https://bit.ly/45AtTMB

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California Woman Gunned Down After Pride Flag Dispute, Police Say

Lauri Carleton was an active member of her community, according to Cedar Glen residents.

04:36 PM - Aug 20, 2023

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For #NikkiHaley , you can be unfit for office due to age but #sexualassault , #racism , #homophobia , more white-collar #crimes than one can count, & an attack on the Capital are deserving of a pardon.🧐 https://bit.ly/44KoW3G

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Nikki Haley Calls For Term Limits After McConnell Episode | HuffPost Latest News

“We’ve got to stop electing people because we like them and they’ve been there a long time," the 2024 GOP presidential candidate said.

11:16 AM - Jul 31, 2023

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I have one piece of advice for #KatieLedecky : learn from your predecessor, and don’t #BeLikeMike (or at least be discreet with shenanigans;). Impressed with myself for putting a #sports reference in a sports reference🤣 https://cnn.it/43Foxym

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Katie Ledecky ties Michael Phelps’ record with dominant performance at World Championships | CNN

US swimmer Katie Ledecky tied another swimming icon, Michael Phelps, for the most career individual world swimming titles on Tuesday.

12:27 PM - Jul 25, 2023

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#CourtesyCards for friends/family of #LawEnforcement are an #AbuseOfPower . That they’re unofficially sanctioned by departments across the US makes them universally corrosive to the trust #police & other officers say they deserve from the communities they serve. #Corruption https://to.pbs.org/3Naccx3

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NYPD officer cites ‘courtesy cards’ as a source of widespread corruption | PBS NewsHour

A New York City police officer is speaking out against the use of "courtesy cards" by friends and relatives of cops, accusing department leaders of maintaining a sprawling system of impunity that has fueled both reckless driving and racist traffic stops.

09:05 PM - Jun 02, 2023

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Extremely important post and thank you. I was aware of 11 black massacres, but not all. This let's us know that there were countless lynchings and hate crimes unaccounted for. Blacks have been terrorized since day 1.

11:28 AM - May 27, 2023

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There is finally a GoFundMe page to support the wrongly accused teen’s family hiring a lawyer. #CitiBikeKaren has already raised $120,000 through hers. It’s time for #antiracist #Allies to step up & help. I can’t think of a better use of my funds. #BLM

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Fundraiser for M F by K W : The family of the Young man in Citi Bike Incident

We are assisting the family of the young man who Sarah Comrie assaulted over a … K W needs your support for The family of the Young man in Citi Bike Incident

11:01 AM - May 26, 2023

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I’m devastated. #TinaTurner was a hero who showed you can’t keep a #Warrior #woman down, whether you throw at her racism, sexism, domestic violence, ageism or any of the other cruelties that fans never knew. What a powerhouse.

Rest in peace, beautiful artist.

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Tina Turner Dead At 83 : NPR

The pioneering vocalist, who played a pivotal role in the history of rock and soul music, had suffered a litany of health issues in recent years.

08:43 PM - May 24, 2023

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And the award for best hashtag of the week goes to….whoever came up with #DeSaster ; meanwhile #Biden’s peeps win for best dig…
#Twitter be #floundering .
#news
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Biden Capitalizes on DeSantis' Glitchy Presidential Announcement | HuffPost Latest News

"This link works," the president said, directing Twitter users to a donation site for his and Vice President Kamala Harris' reelection.

08:03 PM - May 24, 2023

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Lord. When will #white women see that this new #Karen discomfort is paltry compared to what #POCs have ALWAYS had to experience? Making dialogue around #racism about their needs feeds into the narrative upon which #SystemicRacism was founded. #ItsNotAboutYou
#BlackSpoutible
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10:07 AM - May 24, 2023

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Myra Faye Turner

"I am sick and tired of being sick and tired."
Fannie Lou Hamer

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