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Today, the House of Representatives will finally vote on DC Statehood.
If DC was a state, it would be the only state in the US in which Black people are not a minority. DC Statehood is a racial justice issue. #DCStatehoodNow
DC residents have fought and died in every war, yet the tens of thousands of veterans in the District are denied their voting rights and privileges.
Without statehood, DC has no legal recourse to stop President Trump from recklessly terrorizing its streets with the federal military again. DC’s over 700,000 residents deserve the same rights as every other US citizen.
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No one should have to fear the government tracking and identifying your face wherever you go.

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BREAKING: We’ve obtained documents that reveal Microsoft tried to sell its face recognition surveillance system to the DEA — the scandal-ridden federal law enforcement agency powering America’s racist drug war.
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BREAKING: Aimee Stephens, Don Zarda, and Gerald Bostock won! The Supreme Court ruled that it was against the law to fire our clients for being LGBTQ.

There is no question: LGBTQ people are protected from discrimination in the workplace.
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