A special citation of Darnella Frazier by @PulitzerPrizes for recording the murder of George Floyd is a reminder how we all can bear witness in the 21st century washingtonpost.com/media/2021/06/…
First Amendment rights to record & publish extend to all Americans, not just credentialed press
@PulitzerPrizes “A country's constitutional culture is made up of the stories we tell each other about the kind of nation we are.”–@YBenkler

"If we want to protect all acts of journalism, we need to change the stories we tell about press freedom"– @jcstearns
freepress.net/sites/default/…

Today did.
@PulitzerPrizes @YBenkler @jcstearns Emily recognized the significance of this moment eloquently:
@PulitzerPrizes @YBenkler @jcstearns "The act reflected many of the core tenets of journalism:
Afflicting the comfortable, shining a light on wrongdoing, bearing witness on behalf of the marginalized, speaking truth to power"– @emarvelous 19thnews.org/2021/06/darnel…

Frazier showed us the truth:
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11 Jun
Watching.

USAG Garland says @TheJusticeDept will double the @CivilRights enforcement staff to protect right to vote.

Garland says DoJ will use all of the relevant federal statutes to protect every qualifying American seeking to participate in our democracy.

A watershed moment.
@TheJusticeDept @CivilRights "…each of us has a moral obligation to stand up, speak up and speak out. When you see something that is not right, you must say something. You must do something. Democracy is not a state. It is an act" - @repjohnlewis, quoted by USAG Garland today.
nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opi…
@TheJusticeDept @CivilRights @repjohnlewis Hope @TheJusticeDept posts these remarks online soon; there's a lot here, from USAG saying Congress needs to pass S.1 & the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, to provide @TheJusticeDept the tools it needs, or reference to @POTUS' EO on voting to new guidance.
Read 7 tweets
30 May
This bill (#SB7) was drafted in secret, expanded to include voting restrictions, & rushed through the Texas Senate on Saturday under suspension of rules, without time for Texans to read the legislation:
texastribune.org/2021/05/30/tex…
The @VP identified it as an attack on voting rights Image
President @JoeBiden said this Texas bill “attacks the sacred right to vote” & connected it to a broader “assault on democracy” that “disproportionately targets Black & Brown Americans.
whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

“It’s wrong & un-American.”-@POTUS Image
🚨🇺🇸🚨“language was also inserted in the bill making it easier to overturn an election, no longer requiring evidence that fraud actually altered an outcome of a race but rather only that enough ballots were illegally cast that could have made a difference”
washingtonpost.com/politics/texas… Image
Read 4 tweets
2 Apr
The @AP reports a car just rammed a barricade outside the US Capitol, injuring 2 @CapitolPolice officers; driver was shot.
apnews.com/article/ap-top…
Road closures in effect:
Capitol in lockdown; @NationalGuard activated politico.com/news/2021/04/0…
@AP @CapitolPolice @NationalGuard Motive & identity of suspect remains unclear; Congress is not in session, & @POTUS went to Camp David. nytimes.com/2021/04/02/us/…
No reports of other vehicles or threats on Capitol Hill.

(This is breaking news, so please be mindful of rumors & conspiracy merchants spreading BS.)
I haven't gone down to the Capitol, but @lindsemcpherson is on the ground, documenting rapid response:
@JakeSherman saw a Park Police helicopter land, apparently to transport injured party
Read 6 tweets
1 Apr
I'm listening, just as @nnamdikid did for 23 years.
The 5 times I got to go on @kojoshow remain highlights of my career. He's an incredible interviewer.
His retirement will leave a gaping void in public media for the District & region.
Can't overstate how much I'll miss
the show
@Nnamdikid @kojoshow Listen to how @Nnamdikid moderates a discussion about cameras, cops, & community policing
thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2015-04-… It's a testament to Kojo, @KojoShow producers, & the depths of our union's systemic problems with race & police that our conversation in 2015 remains relevant in 2021
@Nnamdikid @kojoshow Or this 2014 @kojoshow on police fighting crimes using social media, covering risks of officers share photos of suspects: thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2014-05-…

In 2021, @FBI is crowdsourcing identification of the insurrectionists who engaged in seditious mob violence: fbi.gov/wanted/capitol…
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1 Apr
Today is #AprilFools Day.
Hoaxes & satires may be everywhere.
Check every story that seems too good to be true.
Google before you retweet.
Read About pages.
See if authors exist.
Learn when a website was created, & by whom.

Do this every day online: :)
digiphile.info/2020/09/20/pra…
If you work in media, please consider skipping any #AprilFools jokes today. Trust is already low:
news.gallup.com/poll/321116/am…
People have been disinformed & already believe you make up sources & intentionally mislead.

Instead, catalog what's real – & what isn't – with the public.
Whether you work in media or not the Verification Handbook will be a good resource today and every day in this infodemic: verificationhandbook.com
If trust matters to you or your work, beware of eroding it by accident or intent. (Professional trolls at IRA have different calculus)
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22 Mar
Today’s hearing on #HR51 will be on Monday AM at 11 AM: oversight.house.gov/legislation/he
oversight.house.gov/legislation/he…
Context: statehood.dc.gov
Some Washingtonians will be showing up at the @USCapitol in support of #DCStatehood this morning. We may go as our daily civics lesson. 🇺🇸
We were late to the #DCStatehood demonstration outside the @uscapitol, but I marched with the native Washingtonian in the family down through newly opened streets to peacefully protest for redress of grievances & freely express ourselves about Congress making DC the 51st state.
We're listening to House hearing on #HR1: Making DC the 51st State
oversight.house.gov/legislation/he…
Livestream: #DCStatehood
It is constitutional for Congress to carve out a federal district & enfranchise ~712,000 Americans.
It should so so.
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