One Thousand Words

•Women in Burkas dress modestly as a personal covenant with God

•Terrorists in KKK hoods dress to intimidate & murder thousands and thousands Black people over 150 years

Your disgusting comparison says little about women in burkas and much about you. https://t.co/ADhI3KPLPK

— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@MuslimIQ) August 12, 2018

Just hours ago police surrounded community members as they peacefully remembered the terror attack that occurred in this exact spot one year ago. The police are not here to protect us & make it clear each time we stand up against white supremacy. #WeKeepUsSafe #CvilleFightsBack pic.twitter.com/hBzMYxIphs

— UVA Students United #AllEyesOnCville (@uvastudentpower) August 12, 2018

This sign is at my university. A reminder that the #StrawBan is performative eco-consciousness that does not attempt to limit other types of single-use plastic, and actively harms disabled people. I would think this was performance art if I didn't know any better: pic.twitter.com/Spo2my67rq

— Kayla (@kayla_besse) August 9, 2018

Anime fan comes in full costume to protest alt-right: “I couldn’t possibly just stay at my convention.” https://t.co/dSuVg75wXs pic.twitter.com/YhhvhbSpOG

— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) August 12, 2018

"If it were up to me I'd be back at my dumb anime convention. If it were up to them they'd murder my family."

1st time female candidate makes small slip on a budgetary figure during extemporaneous interview: “This girl is SO uninformed! She needs to stay quiet until she knows everything!”

Incumbent male Congressman brings a snowball to Congress to “disprove” climate change: 🤷🏼‍♂️ https://t.co/ApKiqnEPQp

— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) August 11, 2018

Heather Heyer's mother discusses her daughter

"CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia—Heather Heyer’s ashes are interred in a safe place, says her mother Susan Bro, at an unmarked, undisclosed, “completely protected” location.

This site cannot be publicly known because of all those extremists who profess their hatred for Heyer and Bro, and who convey their continued threats of violence toward Bro and others of Heyer’s family. The location is also secret to protect those who work there, says Bro. "

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Ok if it’s gonna be Space Force then we gotta rename the other branches so it all matches up.

The Navy is Water Force.
The Army is Land Force.
The Marines are Punch Force.
The Coast Guard is Swim Force.
And duh of course the Air Force is Air Force Force.

My work here is dumb.

— Sean Crespo (@SeanCrespo) August 10, 2018

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Impact of smoke from California’s wildfires spreads across the country

Startling satellite images have been released showing just how far the smoke from California’s numerous wildfires is spreading. The smoke has traveled 3,000 miles across the country, covering areas as far as New York City. And the wind may carry the toxic particles even farther east than that.

“The hotter a fire burns, the higher up smoke can go, and the farther it can spread,” explained Amber Soja, an atmospheric scientist with the National Institute of Aerospace who is based at NASA’s Langley Research Center. The fire season now runs almost year-round, with 2018 already worse than previous seasons.

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It would have been really cool if the toys in Christopher Robin had been based on the toys that the original illustrations were modeled after instead of the Disney animated version. pic.twitter.com/9WTXI54eba

— DavidMcG ✒︎ (@peprally) August 11, 2018

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Trump's Public Charge Rule Threatens Disabled Immigrants Health & Safety

"This is just the beginning. The proposed changes would exclude from permanent residence eligibility any person with “any medical condition” who is also enrolled in government-subsidized health insurance, creating a dangerous Catch-22 for the disability community. Individuals who choose to report on their green card applications that they can’t afford health insurance without a subsidy would fail the public-charge test, but failing to report at all would leave disabled immigrants without health insurance—perpetuating a vicious cycle of stigmatization and neglect at the national level. The impossible choice is even greater for immigrant parents with disabilities, including those who have children who are citizens. Parents in this situation would be forced to decide between enrolling their children in health care programs that lawmakers have made them eligible for and thereby failing Trump’s test themselves, or instead opting out of potentially lifesaving medical services to keep their family together."

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The Ku Klux Klan and media debate

"So newspapers looked back and they saw their Pulitzer prize-winning investigations and they ignored the fact that coverage had in fact grown the Klan’s membership.

"Yes. There is very little historical awareness of the reality of the relationship between the Klan and the press, which was really a relationship of mutual exploitation, more than anything."

This sounds familiar

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More police brutality in Portland, OR

""The repeated use of excessive force, and the targeting of demonstrators based on political beliefs, are a danger to the First Amendment rights of all people."

"But Anthony remains unbowed. The head injury won't deter him from returning to the streets, he said.

"The fight against white supremacy is an ongoing battle," he said. "I'm going to be there until it ends.""

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Men—when you introduce your employee who's a woman and say, "She does all the work"/"runs things"/"keeps us all sane"/etc.:
1-You are not paying her enough.
2-You haven't given her the title or team she deserves.
3-Talking about her contributions doesn't make up for 1 and 2.

— Michelle Glauser (@MichelleGlauser) August 10, 2018

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Might post more later