Thurgood Du Bois
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Let me tell the frustration of Black ppl in 🇺🇸. We still face a lot of things that go hardly addressed, if at all, systematically. We see it all the time. A lot of us saw "George Floyds" before May 25th, but 2020.

And we tell ppl. We stand. We bring awareness. And no one listens or responds.
11:41 AM - Jun 16, 2023
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We have to wait until MSM 🇺🇸 (white people) are outraged before things take a turn. The term I learned about this to some degree is called "Black evidence."

If a Black person identifies something it's not validated until a white person validates/confirms it.

That's the frustration. #Spoutible
11:45 AM - Jun 16, 2023
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It's good the DOJ has this report public. Consent decrees is a good thing. What president administration brought about consent decrees?

The Obama Administration. And what administration made it their top priority to get rid of them in 1st days of office?

Jeff Sessions and The Trump Administration.
11:47 AM - Jun 16, 2023
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Thurgood Du Bois
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And that adds to our frustration bc 1 minute ppl wanna stand with us and have progress by voting for Obama or protesting then turn around and say "progressive or bust" or vote for Trump who are either against those policies and not speaking on advancing it enough, if at all.

That's what we face.
11:50 AM - Jun 16, 2023
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Thurgood Du Bois
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The question is not why are Black ppl so frustrated, pissed, overwhelmed, doubtful about 🇺🇸, etc.

We get tired of talking about it.

The question is are you listening to Black ppl? Are you doing your due diligence by getting the right resources to explain the cause for Black equality?
11:53 AM - Jun 16, 2023
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The police unions, most of them, want no accountability for their actions. It's been reported that white supremacists have infiltrated the police departments for decades now.

The MSM, left and right, will have you believe these racial, systematic things are isolated.

Not, it's not. It's national.
11:56 AM - Jun 16, 2023 (Edited)
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And because it's national we need a national remedy.

The George Floyd Act is a start.

Republicans are protecting the police. Tim Scott killed the bill. There has to be a national push.

"Qualified Immunity" has to go.

Not reworked. Gone. They hide behind it. Get rid of it.
11:59 AM - Jun 16, 2023
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This guy knew what he was doing. He's done it before. The country together in one moment saw something that Black ppl see or hear about damn near everyday.

We fight against it everyday.

But too many times, it's just us.
12:04 PM - Jun 16, 2023
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And if you really wanna understand 🇺🇸 policing you don't start with the narratives of what ppl say it is today.

You go back to how it started.

As slave patrols. What do you think, "Law & Order" means and the "Crime" talking points from the right means?

Control and fear the Blacks. #Spoutible
12:09 PM - Jun 16, 2023
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Lindy Davis
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In response to Thurgood Du Bois.
Co-signed!
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