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6 Dec, 5 tweets, 1 min read
Rudy Giuliani is racist garbage. Always has been. His life’s work has been oppressing & hurting Black & Brown people & communities. Continued to today as he tries to disenfranchise millions.
All this talk about “what happened to Rudy,” is BS. He was never “America’s Mayor.”
These people are sad, silly caricatures.
Just the worst.
Come on Slate. What is this? Rudy Giuliani is racist garbage. Always has been. His life’s work has been oppressing & hurting Black & Brown people & communities. Continued to today as he tries to disenfranchise millions.

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8 Dec
WITNESS: What's happened to Cassandra in Chicago is the story of the indifference of jails throughout U.S. Back in April she called 132x to save her husband from COVID in jail. Ignored. He died. Demanding change since. Ignored. More caged now than when he died. This is her voice:
Cassandra has been fighting since April. 8 months later: No masks. Crowded. Coughing. Ignored. Same indifference that's infecting and killing thousands in jails/prisons across the country. Now working to decarcerate & protect public health w/the Coalition to @endmoneybond. Image
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2 Dec
Nightmare. Been working w/ local organizers & people imprisoned in Michigan since COVID. Things are dire. Sharing some recent updates from colleague. "He just tried to kill himself. Told me he was suicidal. Bought him a book. Said it helped. Not enough apparently." #letMIPeopleGo
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28 Nov
Is there a single governor, mayor, sheriff, district attorney, police chief, or judge in the country doing anything close to sufficient to prevent or stem COVID outbreaks, infections, & death in their jails/ prisons? I don’t think there is one. But please prove me wrong.
Governors could issue mass pardons & clemencies and decarcerate by the tens of thousands with the stroke of a pen.
Mayors could also order significant releases in their localities & call on their police forces to stand down & district attorneys to decline to prosecute and/or advocate for mass releases.
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27 Nov
Indifference to suffering inside jails & prisons is not bound by political party. While so-called “progressive” leaders tout efforts to protect residents from COVID, they've ignored CDC guidelines, blocked access to care, & undermined COVID responses behind bars. Pay attention.
In New York. Your "hero," Governor Cuomo, only believes some lives are worth trying to save:
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Brandon Bernard. Sentenced to death at 18 as an accomplice. Attorneys declined opening statements. Called no witnesses at penalty stage. 11 of 12 jurors were white. 5 of them now don't want death. His prosecutor has called for mercy. Bill Barr wants him executed on Dec. 10. More: Image
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