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Facebook’s “failure to enforce its own moderation policies has caused a wave of anti-Muslim abuse.” aljazeera.com/economy/2021/4…
Oct 21, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
BREAKING: New report exposes Facebook as “the World’s Engine for Anti-Muslim Violence” — driven by the anti-Muslim views of high-level staff, its support of authoritarian regimes, and its use by hate groups around the world. bit.ly/FacebookIsComp…
In 2015, Mark Zuckerberg promised to make Facebook a “safe environment” for Muslims. Instead, hate on Facebook has jeopardized the lives of millions of Muslims using the platform. #Complicit
Oct 5, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Soon, #SCOTUS will consider a major religious freedom case that will decide whether Muslims, and all people, are able to hold our government accountable for religious discrimination.
THREAD on: Tanzin v. Tanvir
The FBI placed Muslim men on the No-Fly List because they refused to spy on other Muslims.
#SCOTUS is hearing arguments in Tanzin v. Tanvir on whether they can seek justice.
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Jul 22, 2020 • 22 tweets • 14 min read
"In January 2017, President Trump issued the first Muslim Ban, a xenophobic policy that has inflicted irreparable harm on Muslims here at home and around the world, a policy that says to Muslims that they are not to be trusted. This is ... deeply untrue."
~ @RepJayapal
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.@RepJerryNadler notes that because of the #MuslimBan, "our country's reputation as a beacon of hope has been forever tarnished" and says the #NOBANAct "will repeal these shameful bans and stop executive overreach"
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Feb 27, 2020 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
Trump doesn't want people of color to become Americans. 🇺🇸 Connect the dots:
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🗣️ Trump: "shithole countries"
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💼 WH senior advisor Stephen Miller's explicit white nationalism
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🚫 Muslim / African Ban
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😢 Kids in cages
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💰 Wealth test for immigrants
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🗣️Trump: 'Why do we want these people from all these shithole countries here? We should have more people from places like Norway."
