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May 7

As SCOTUS preps to repeal Roe—despite 72% of Americans favoring Roe—Clarence Thomas says "We cant be an institution that can be bullied into giving you just the outcomes you want." SCOTUS has *never* reflected the American people & have often blocked what Americans want

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1857: Dred Scott v. Sanford

SCOTUS ruled 7-2 that Black people are subhuman & therefore can't be citizens. This prevented any peaceful solution to ending slavery and likely further enabled the eventual Civil War in which 600,000 soldiers died.

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1883: The Civil Rights Cases

SCOTUS ruled (8–1) that the Civil Rights Act of 1875 was unconstitutional, and that the 13th & 14th Amendment didn't provide equal protection to Black people. Hence Jim Crow laws were valid. This barbarity would stay on the books until 1964.

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Mar 9

@MuslimAdvocates

In March 2018 an extremist on Twitter repeatedly threatened to murder me for my faith as a Muslim.

Now in March 2022, my lawyers at @MuslimAdvocates and @HuntonAK secured a legal victory against that extremist for his online death threats. It's been a long 4 years.

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After the death threat, I blocked & reported him. Twitter suspended, then unsuspended him, resulting in more Islamophobic, racist, white supremacist hate.

He even called for us to meet in person so he could kill me.

Not long after, I got a call from the FBI

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The FBI contacted me to ask if I'd be willing to testify against an extremist who threatened to murder me for my faith.

I said Yes, I would testify.

Facing your would be murderer in court is a daunting experience. Only, he never once had the courage to look at me in the eye

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Feb 4

TW: Police murder of an unarmed Black man asleep in his own home😓

Amir Locke was 22, murdered by MN Cops while sleeping during a no knock raid. He wasn’t even named in the warrant. This horror is modern day lynching. It’s tyranny. You cannot reform this.

Body cam proves every line in MN Police report is a lie:
•Police did NOT announce themselves before entering
•Locke did NOT point a firearm at them
•The passive "shots were fired" tries to absolve police
Just like the George Floyd press release, this was a murder coverup.

The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act bans no knock raids. It passed the House. But, due to the Jim Crow filibuster that Senators Manchin and Sinema insist on protecting, this horrific tyrannical practice is still considered legal.

Breonna Taylor & Amir Locke deserve justice.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq.

@QasimRashid

Jan 25

GOP VA Governor just set up a tip line to report schools & teachers who teach about racism.

Email: helpeducation@governor.virginia.gov

Whatever you do, don't make a mockery of this with fake tips. That would be a terrible thing to do. RT so everyone knows NOT to send fake tips.

I launched Common Purpose to help fund and elect compassionate & justice minded progressive candidates so we can stop this GOP nonsense. If you’re in a position to support us, every dollar counts.
#CompassionThroughAction

secure.actblue.com/donate/cp_qasim

You guys. I explicitly said to NOT send fake racism tips to helpeducation@governor.virginia.gov and in response you all send this, pictured below.🤔

So I repeat—do not use the below as a guide on how to send fake racism tips directly to the VA GOP Governor’s Office. Thank you.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq.

@QasimRashid

Jan 23

Voter suppression is:
•Forcing Black ppl to wait 2X as long as white ppl to vote
•Requiring a new ID even after an ID was confirmed at voter registration
•Banning IDs disproportionately used by Black voters
•Closing polling locations in Black neighborhoods
#VotingRightsAct

Voter suppression is:
•Racial gerrymandering that disproportionately represents white voters over non-white voters
•Police target/charge Black people at higher rates, disenfranchising them
•Longer sentences for Black Americans,blocking them from more elections
#VotingRightsAct

Voter suppression is:
•Prison gerrymandering, where Black incarcerated people are denied voting but counted for redistricting
•Requiring formerly incarcerated people to pay court fees before voting
•Requiring people to take off work & lose money just to vote
#VotingRightsAct

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Qasim Rashid, Esq.

@QasimRashid

Jan 21

Page County, VA school board meeting

“No mask mandates. My children will not come to school Monday with a mask on. I will bring every single gun, loaded & ready…I’ll see y’all on Monday.”

This woman should be arrested for threatening a school shooting.

UPDATE: Local law enforcement is aware of the school shooting threat but no arrests have been made because she’s “apologized for her statement.”

White privilege is openly threatening to shoot up a school and police forgive you because you’re really really sorry.🤦🏽‍♂️

UPDATE 2: Police have charged Amelia King with making a terroristic threat on school property. She’s been arrested and released on $5000 bond.

This is a good start to accountability. No one should be allowed to get away with such horrific calls to violence.

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