hi here’s my face now WAIT: let’s talk about qualified immunity. right now in almost every state in the US, police officers aren’t held to the same laws that they’re supposed to enforce. this legal doctrine, “qualified immunity,” protects police from being sued by those they have harmed, and it protects officers and departments from the consequences of the police brutality that runs rampant in the united states. what’s crazy is that this system wasn’t even created by congress, and it’s not really a law. way back in 1871, congress passed a civil rights act designed to combat the KKK, allowing citizens to sue public officials like cops who infringe on people’s fundamental rights. but since the civil rights act of 1871 was passed, the courts have worked hard to dismantle those citizen protections. today, victims of police brutality can’t file a lawsuit against the officers or departments that harmed them unless they can find a similar or previous case where the force they suffered was found unlawful. that sounds…weird, right? that’s because it is, and the system was designed this way. it forces victims into a catch-22, where if a victim files a lawsuit which a judge can dismiss if it fails to meet the impossible standards set by qualified immunity, which then opens the victim to a countersuit. the whole system is rigged against the victim. qualified immunity is a tool of white supremacy and of police brutality, and it has to end. but here’s the good news: we can end it! right now if you call the number in my bio, you’ll get the capitol switchboard. enter your zip code and you’ll be connected to your representative’s office, who you can say this to: Hello! I’m a constituent, my name is [your name] and my zip code is [your zip], and I’d like to ask my representative to support the end of qualified immunity, specifically through the “Ending Qualified Immunity Act” H.R. 7085. And that’s it! Do it, then sign some petitions (check my pinned on twitter for some gofundmes and petitions to sign) and keep fighting on. thank u for reading, if you’ve read this far tell me how it went talking to your representative below⬇️⬇️
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liz: man, what a year! jack: lemon, it’s may
finally home😍
#blackouttuesday (CREDIT TO @TIME2RYOT) i keep getting friends of mine asking me “what do i do to get involved?” and i don’t have all the answers for everyone. but all the answers are right in front of all of us because we have the literal world at our fingertips! . change is hard, but we need radical action to save lives and end the institutionalized racism and anti-blackness built into the police and larger society in this country, and we need it now. (also, please stop posting black screens with #/blacklivesmatter, it’s hiding away the important info people need right now!) . i will be participating in blackout tuesday by only sharing important info relating to the cause and resharing and retweeting Black creators and info. we’re not stopping, we’re focusing in on what matters right now—and that’s Black lives.
#blackouttuesday (CREDIT TO @TIME2RYOT) i keep getting friends of mine asking me “what do i do to get involved?” and i don’t have all the answers for everyone. but all the answers are right in front of all of us because we have the literal world at our fingertips! . change is hard, but we need radical action to save lives and end the institutionalized racism and anti-blackness built into the police and larger society in this country, and we need it now. (also, please stop posting black screens with #/blacklivesmatter, it’s hiding away the important info people need right now!) . i will be participating in blackout tuesday by only sharing important info relating to the cause and resharing and retweeting Black creators and info. we’re not stopping, we’re focusing in on what matters right now—and that’s Black lives.
#blackouttuesday (CREDIT TO @TIME2RYOT) i keep getting friends of mine asking me “what do i do to get involved?” and i don’t have all the answers for everyone. but all the answers are right in front of all of us because we have the literal world at our fingertips! . change is hard, but we need radical action to save lives and end the institutionalized racism and anti-blackness built into the police and larger society in this country, and we need it now. (also, please stop posting black screens with #/blacklivesmatter, it’s hiding away the important info people need right now!) . i will be participating in blackout tuesday by only sharing important info relating to the cause and resharing and retweeting Black creators and info. we’re not stopping, we’re focusing in on what matters right now—and that’s Black lives.
#blackouttuesday (CREDIT TO @TIME2RYOT) i keep getting friends of mine asking me “what do i do to get involved?” and i don’t have all the answers for everyone. but all the answers are right in front of all of us because we have the literal world at our fingertips! . change is hard, but we need radical action to save lives and end the institutionalized racism and anti-blackness built into the police and larger society in this country, and we need it now. (also, please stop posting black screens with #/blacklivesmatter, it’s hiding away the important info people need right now!) . i will be participating in blackout tuesday by only sharing important info relating to the cause and resharing and retweeting Black creators and info. we’re not stopping, we’re focusing in on what matters right now—and that’s Black lives.
#blackouttuesday (CREDIT TO @TIME2RYOT) i keep getting friends of mine asking me “what do i do to get involved?” and i don’t have all the answers for everyone. but all the answers are right in front of all of us because we have the literal world at our fingertips! . change is hard, but we need radical action to save lives and end the institutionalized racism and anti-blackness built into the police and larger society in this country, and we need it now. (also, please stop posting black screens with #/blacklivesmatter, it’s hiding away the important info people need right now!) . i will be participating in blackout tuesday by only sharing important info relating to the cause and resharing and retweeting Black creators and info. we’re not stopping, we’re focusing in on what matters right now—and that’s Black lives.
happy father’s day to the one who’s always been by my side
Skyler Johnson is 19 and is running to represent the eastern end of Long Island in the NY State Senate, but he needs your vote and your energy. In this episode of Candidate Conversations, Skyler and I discuss criminal justice policy and how we can bring about change through youth voting and running for office.
Senator Ed Markey is running for Senate in Massachusetts and joined us to talk about the Green New Deal, his response to COVID-19, the Congressional Free Throw Competition, and much more! These are the Candidate Conversations.
@VoteAshcraft is runing for NY-12’s congressional seat in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Greenpoint Brooklyn, and Western Queens, but to win she’ll need your vote and your energy! These are the candidate conversations.
⚠️ Trigger Warning: Police Brutality is discussed in this edition of Candidate Conversations. Further statement below. Jen Perelman is running to defeat Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Florida’s 23rd congressional district, but to win in her grassroots, people-powered campaign she’ll need your help and your support. Jen discusses how you can get involved in this edition of Candidate Conversations, PLUS uses her background in criminal justice to share light on the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers just days ago. — I am heartbroken and angered at the acts of violence at the hands of police that black and brown people continue to face in our country. Both myself and @jenfl23 stand with the protestors in Minneapolis and across the nation, and all those who know that #blacklivesmatter across this country. Full statement in the first moments of this Friday’s candidate conversation.
Jackie Fielder is running in San Francisco to oust the most real estate-backed candidate in California. To win, she’ll need your help and your support, so she’ll answer your questions. These are the Candidate Conversations.
In the second half of our double feature, @RebeccaForWA joins us to talk about her run for congress in northwestern Washington State. She needs your energy, so she’ll answer your questions. These are the candidate conversations.
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you heard it here first from us: wear a mask, register, show up, vote. (link in bio)
it’s true: hot girls vote. and so do hot guys. and so do hot non-binary people. and everyone else, too. in fact, all it takes is voting to make you hot…at least in my eyes. it’s National Voter Registration Day, are you #voteready? find out and click the link in my bio. this is the most important election of our lives thus far, and there’s enough young people eligible to vote that WE can decide this election, but we need everyone to register! get registered, check your registration.
