50 Responses to Open Thread | Happy Birthday, Dr. King!

1. Liza says:

   January 21, 2020 at 6:00 pm

   Adam Schiff. Please God, let there be more like him…

   Adam Schiff is opening this impeachment trial in a way that makes sure that any person with a shred of sense and decency knows Trump should be removed. #ImpeachmentTrial pic.twitter.com/eOWG1wXFTZ

   — Frederick Joseph (@FredTJoseph) January 21, 2020

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2. Liza says:

   January 21, 2020 at 5:57 pm

   This is exactly what this election does NOT need.

   Breaking News: Hillary Clinton criticized Bernie Sanders in a documentary, saying "nobody likes him, nobody wants to work with him, he got nothing done," and declining to commit to supporting him if he is the Democratic nominee https://t.co/jV9LosXVm8

   — The New York Times (@nytimes) January 21, 2020

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3. Liza says:

   January 21, 2020 at 5:44 pm

   HOLY. SHIT. https://t.co/Gw9Scfyu1J

   — chris evans (@notcapnamerica) January 21, 2020

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4. Liza says:

   January 21, 2020 at 5:40 pm

   And here is the Arizona Hitler’s-Inner-Circle Wannabe…

   JUST IN: @SenMcSallyAZ just voted with Mitch McConnell to block — or "kill" — an effort to get new evidence and documents at the trial. https://t.co/GcRhO1ih4Z #azsen pic.twitter.com/C7Lzu9flHM

   — Arizona Democratic Party (@azdemparty) January 21, 2020

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5. Liza says:

   January 21, 2020 at 2:34 pm

   Adam Schiff has stood up for the Constitution, democracy, and the American people. He is the polar opposite of the evil traitor Mitch McConnell.

   .@RepAdamSchiff ‘s presentation is masterful and overwhelming. Every competent lawyer listening to this knows what the outcome of this vote on the rules should be after this presentation. #ImpeachmentTrial

   — Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) January 21, 2020

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6. Liza says:

   January 21, 2020 at 2:31 pm

   Make no mistake, Mitch McConnell is a Hitler’s-Inner-Circle kinda guy. Evil beyond comprehension.

   In the old Jim Crow South, when racists harmed Black folks, the prosecutor & judge would conspire to have a fake trial & ensure the racists didn’t get convicted. We are seeing these same tactics play out in the impeachment trial under McConnell & it’s shameful.

   — Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II (@RevDrBarber) January 21, 2020

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7. Liza says:

   January 21, 2020 at 2:23 pm

   The evil is so pervasive that you can’t keep up…

   How would you feel if someone bulldozed Arlington National Cemetery & desecrated the graves of our veterans?

   The Trump Administration is digging up Native American burial sites along the border for his border wall and not consulting with tribes. https://t.co/9oLclq2wCp

   — Raul M. Grijalva (@RepRaulGrijalva) January 21, 2020

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8. Liza says:

   January 21, 2020 at 2:21 pm

   Building a Better America: Why We Carried Emmett Till’s Memorial https://t.co/WyN7QrsW1i https://t.co/Hz4o4HfZfV

   — Kiese (@KieseLaymon) January 21, 2020

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9. rikyrah says:

   January 21, 2020 at 6:33 am

   It was obvious to me from the beginning that the strategy for all of the white savior candidates was to consolidate the white vote, do an end-around the black vote and then present themselves as the only viable choice. It didn't work because the white vote is itself too divided.

   — Savior Dems left me with Castro(❤) & Biden(🙄) (@Needle_of_Arya) January 21, 2020

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10. rikyrah says:

    January 21, 2020 at 6:31 am

    They had better start imagining it & get on board because we’re not backing down! We’re not voting for Bernie or Elizabeth, no matter how much @MSNBC push them down our throats, no matter who endorses them! It’s time to listen to black voters and stop trying to manipulate us! pic.twitter.com/txrLsymIhS

    — KTforBiden 🥁 (@KTforBiden) January 21, 2020

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11. rikyrah says:

    January 21, 2020 at 6:30 am

    literally a black working class woman saying "I love you so much" before he gets filleted by obviously skeptical elite liberal opinion journalists. his entire campaign in a nutshell.

    — Matthew Zeitlin (@MattZeitlin) January 20, 2020

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12. rikyrah says:

    January 21, 2020 at 6:29 am

    Biden's interaction with a mailroom worker in the @nytimes elevator was honestly the highlight of the episode: pic.twitter.com/gocSQlOLXc

    — Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) January 20, 2020

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13. rikyrah says:

    January 21, 2020 at 6:28 am

    Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) Tweeted:
    Also, keep track of these black churches that are letting Bloomberg, this man who ran a campaign of racial aggression and intimidation in NYC that violated black men’s bodies and constitutional rights, use their pulpits for his rehabilitation tour. We see you; we won’t forget… https://twitter.com/CharlesMBlow/status/1219018828312731648?s=20

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14. rikyrah says:

    January 21, 2020 at 6:27 am

    👏👏👏👏

    Public Service Announcement: #MichelleObama don't owe y'all sh*t! pic.twitter.com/8pPsePcGkl

    — BlackWomenViews (@blackwomenviews) January 20, 2020

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15. rikyrah says:

    January 21, 2020 at 5:34 am

    The Lewis Carroll School of Law has its commencement speaker. https://t.co/RtrCTOGDyo

    — Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) January 20, 2020

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16. rikyrah says:

    January 21, 2020 at 3:31 am

    A Biden victory seems virtually unimaginable to many pundits and campaign reporters. That may be because they are looking at the wrong things, talking to the wrong people and ignoring the critical role of African American voters. https://t.co/OVNP1E5xqC

    — Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) January 20, 2020

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17. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 5:57 pm

    Yeah, that "I'd like to support Kamala, but her poll numbers aren't high enough yet," was pure & classic WW.

    Someone else said it better than I on Twitter, but it was something like, "WW back Warren when she has no path to the nomination, but withheld it from Harris, who did."

    — Savior Dems left me with Castro(❤) & Biden(🙄) (@Needle_of_Arya) January 20, 2020

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18. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 5:38 pm

    😂😂

    I’m sitting with my uncle @JoeBiden at the @CULINC MLK Day Breakfast. South Carolina loves you, Uncle Joe. #JoeBidenforPresident pic.twitter.com/fZ1PTy3XTo

    — Sh'Kur Francis (@_shkurfrancis) January 20, 2020

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19. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 5:07 pm

    Hey Everybody😊

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20. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 4:42 pm

    I wrote a piece for @Essence about Meghan and Harry’s decision to walk away from Britain’s dusty antics. Well chuffed. https://t.co/qrErfMEqcV pic.twitter.com/o0vseqSGrr

    — machine gun Kele (@kelechnekoff) January 20, 2020

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21. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 1:36 pm

    To honor Dr. King's legacy, we all can play a role in ensuring our friends and family make their voices heard in every election. By sitting out, we're allowing others to make decisions for us.

    Help register your community on #MLKDay and throughout 2020: https://t.co/cBTTn9yuTH https://t.co/xYqQFNY5kT

    — Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) January 20, 2020

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22. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 1:32 pm

    😂😂😂

    #Richmond2ARally Why are the loudest protesters exceptionally obese & carry the biggest guns? I’m a common sense gunowner but these rallies are breeding grounds for fork-fed, Chairborne “operators” in #MealTeamSix. Did the planners set up a heart attack triage or BBQ truck? https://t.co/Xq261wKM4z

    — Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) January 20, 2020

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23. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 1:25 pm

    Ya think?🤔🤔

    "Joe Biden’s top rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination are facing a stark notion: After a year of trying, they might not be able to dent his solid support among black voters." https://t.co/S84sMAi69M

    — Florida Chris (@chrislongview) January 20, 2020

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24. SouthernGirl2 says:

    January 20, 2020 at 10:47 am

    Happy MLK Day!

    We’re going to Josh’s house for a fish fry today. My brother is going to fry up some fish for us. We’re having fried fish, shrimp, hush puppies, french fries, potato salad, green beans, cake, cookies, Dr Pepper, Coke, Sprite.

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    • rikyrah says:

      January 20, 2020 at 1:27 pm

      I got snow, and you’re going to a fish fry😒😒

      Life ain’t fair 😋😋

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      • SouthernGirl2 says:

        January 20, 2020 at 11:32 pm

        Awl! I’m sorry about the snow. Well it was cold to me today. It was in the 50’s. 🥶🥶🥶

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25. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 10:24 am

    About Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and the Love They Chose Over Everything – https://go.shr.lc/37cFZxB via @Luvvie

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26. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 10:11 am

    Imagine if this was a group of Black men😒😒

    A friend in Richmond just texted me: In ornithology language: this particular subspecies — the white ‘merican male — is displaying particularly vibrant plumage and accoutrements today. https://t.co/c3AhmGsDI2

    — Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) January 20, 2020

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    • Liza says:

      January 20, 2020 at 5:24 pm

      Ha. I’ll put it like this. If these boys were tall and lean with angular good looks and/or interesting individuals and/or exceptionally bright and/or good, righteous human beings they WOULD NOT be doing what they are doing.

      They are losers.

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27. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 10:07 am

    The internals in Iowa have to be catastrophic for them. https://t.co/wZFMfm5wVT

    — Contented Independent (@ContentedIndie) January 20, 2020

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28. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 10:01 am

    Truth

    Fergie, the Duchess of York, cheated on her husband ANDREW, in public. She was pictured getting her toes sucked by some American banker or some shit. It was her behavior that caused her bad press!

    — ѕυяνινє∂ вℓανιкєη 🃏🦇🐉🌪⚔️ (@emmytargaryen) January 20, 2020

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29. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 9:54 am

    Biden sharpens his downballot argument via @MaayanSchechter:
    “I’m just asking the rhetorical question: Bernie’s the top of the ticket in North, in South Carolina or Warren’s the top of the ticket. How many Democrats down the line you think are gonna win?”
    https://t.co/vKBKEcTeEg

    — Katie Glueck (@katieglueck) January 20, 2020

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30. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 9:49 am

    Please join me in celebrating my mother, #CorettaScottKing.

    She founded @TheKingCenter, a memorial & nonviolence training center, less than 3 months after my father was assassinated.

    And she was diligent in her pursuit of #MLKDay.

    She is the architect of the King Legacy.#MLK pic.twitter.com/c9pjbj46gt

    — Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 20, 2020

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31. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 9:29 am

    "It's a cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his bootstraps.

    And many Negroes, by the thousands and millions, have been left bootless … as the result of a society that deliberately made his color a stigma…” https://t.co/1bfomxa4ls #MLKDay pic.twitter.com/Em2JY7zSGc

    — MSNBC (@MSNBC) January 20, 2020

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32. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 9:28 am

    The one part of “The Weekly” that didn’t suck, was this moment between @JoeBiden and a security guard. It’s a must watch. pic.twitter.com/F7NmCvBm1K

    — Young America For Joe Biden 🥁 (@JoeTeens) January 20, 2020

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33. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 9:28 am

    Kamala Harris was a practical progressive. She proposed progressive plans but also backed her her ideas with good math but alas journalists called her an equivocator if they even mentioned her at all. https://t.co/O4geO8U80w

    — Daryl Sturgis✊🏽 (@darylsturgis) January 20, 2020

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34. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 9:27 am

    11 years ago today — the inauguration of Barack Obama https://t.co/noXBlwv4lo

    — AJC (@ajc) January 20, 2020

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35. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 9:24 am

    Bernie Sanders keeps telling us he is not a Democrat. Yes—this matters.

    (a thread) pic.twitter.com/zfjBi80Ufp

    — Trinity Auld Acquaintance 🎉 (@TrinityMustache) January 19, 2020

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36. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 9:18 am

    I know that’s right 👏👏

    Public Service Announcement: #MichelleObama don't owe y'all sh*t! pic.twitter.com/8pPsePcGkl

    — BlackWomenViews (@blackwomenviews) January 20, 2020

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    • majiir says:

      January 20, 2020 at 4:07 pm

      Yes!

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37. Liza says:

    January 20, 2020 at 8:58 am

    On this day in 1870, Hiram Rhodes Revels became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress. White officials tried to declare his election null and void. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. Share this #racialinjustice https://t.co/BCfT822mTw

    — Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) January 20, 2020

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38. Liza says:

    January 20, 2020 at 8:54 am

    Ha ha, this is so true.

    Having a dog — SO worth it ❤️ pic.twitter.com/vDhoEKEaL4

    — The Dodo (@dodo) January 20, 2020

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39. Liza says:

    January 20, 2020 at 8:49 am

    Cannot celebrate #MLKDay without lifting up the woman whose determination and tenacity made this federal holiday happen, Mrs. Coretta Scott King. Daughter of Marion, AL, partner to Dr. King in his life and work, and lifelong civil rights activist. pic.twitter.com/iIR122SQRa

    — Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) January 20, 2020

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40. Liza says:

    January 20, 2020 at 8:47 am

    Please don’t quote #MLK on #MLKDay, then suppress the vote and support systemic oppression on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/pFdliRInjD

    — Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 17, 2020

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41. Liza says:

    January 20, 2020 at 8:45 am

    Indeed. Let the demons show their faces.

    Democrats will force votes on witnesses and documents.

    Trials have witnesses and documents.

    Cover-ups don’t.

    — Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 20, 2020

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42. Liza says:

    January 20, 2020 at 8:43 am

    This is something to think about. Totally unsustainable.

    The 26 richest people on Earth now own as much as the 3.8 billion who form the poorer *half* of the planet’s population.

    Again, 26 people own as much as 3.8 billion people.

    26 v. 3,800,000,000

    — Robert Reich (@RBReich) January 19, 2020

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43. rikyrah says:

    January 20, 2020 at 8:36 am

    Good Morning, Everyone 😄😄😄

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44. Liza says:

    January 20, 2020 at 8:34 am

    Perfect analysis…

    Allow me to translate what Bloomberg is saying: My name is Mike. Blk ppl, I would like to purchase your amnesia over stop-and-frisk. I will stand on a sacred site of the black massacres in America to do it. I am cynical. I shamelessly pander. I have the money. I have the gall… https://t.co/cySzBXsOzi

    — Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) January 19, 2020

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    • rikyrah says:

      January 20, 2020 at 8:37 am

      Morning Liza 🤗
      Uh huh 😒

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      • Liza says:

        January 20, 2020 at 8:42 am

        Good morning Rikyrah and Everyone.

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