My latest for @thedailybeast on the militarization of the police, the criminalization of protest, and the state's escalating use of deadly force against antiracist, antifascist, and environmentalist activists like Manuel #Tortuguita Terán.#CopCity #StopCopCity #PoliceBrutality https://t.co/42qIvSV00m

— M. Gould-Wartofsky (((@mgw@mas.to))) (@mgouldwartofsky) February 5, 2023

The views of Democrats overall on issues of race and policing mirror those of Black Americans.

More Republicans say they see Whites facing discrimination than say that of Blacks.https://t.co/uyzCw7Mje3

— Philip Bump (@pbump) February 7, 2023

Nearly 150 cops violated NYPD rules during George Floyd protests — and tally would likely be higher were it not for officers covering badge numbers and supervisors losing track of where they were assigned, according to scathing reporthttps://t.co/ut185mXLWl

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 6, 2023

Our govt. must pass police reform that keeps people safe by holding cops accountable, says @nytimes ed. board. & “The single most important change Congress can make is to write out of existence the misbegotten legal doctrine of #qualifiedimmunity.” https://t.co/Vrl14BrGMU

— The Campaign to End Qualified Immunity (@campaigntoendqi) February 7, 2023

Republicans have built a fictional halo around Ronald Reagan. But the fact is, Reagan was bad for this country. This thread offers 8 key reasons why, from AIDS to deficit spending to “welfare queens” to Iran-Contra. pic.twitter.com/Q15g67f1FH

— Mark Jacob (@MarkJacob16) February 6, 2023

.@KevinMKruse: Reagan delivered his damage with a smile, while Trump did it with a scowl. But the outcome was still the same. https://t.co/wupdREHWaN

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) March 10, 2022

One of the hardest Wikipedia thumbnail texts ever pic.twitter.com/AOKH6NN2ZG

— V (@Vint13) February 9, 2022

This is exactly right. John Roberts got the victory today over the meaning of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act that he was deprived of back in 1982 when he was Ronald Reagan's point person to try to water down protection for minority voters. https://t.co/ldHFTWAdSn

— Rick Hasen (@rickhasen) July 1, 2021

On the first day of White History Months, we honor Ronald Reagan, the racist, xenophobic, “welfare queen” spewing, “ghetto”-targeting addled-brained president who your favorite member of the Lincoln Project still hails as the Republican Messiah.#WhiteHistoryMonths337 pic.twitter.com/0HouHwlbGm

— Michael Harriot (@michaelharriot) March 1, 2021

The GOP spent most of 2020 rejecting science in the face of a deadly pandemic; now it's rejecting democracy in the face of a clear election loss. How did we get to this point? One step at a time, of course. But I'd argue that the wrong turn began under Reagan 1/

— Paul Krugman (@paulkrugman) December 11, 2020

"In reckoning with Trump, we need to reckon with Reagan’s legacy. And that began with his appeal to white voters in Southern California."

(via @latimesopinion) https://t.co/mtY0Zsu2Se

— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) July 21, 2020

In so many ways, this president* is simply a louder and more profane Ronald Reagan. https://t.co/XwkpmqzZps

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

Someday it will be crystal clear to all just what a terrible president Ronald Reagan was–he stuck the knife in the heart of the American dream, launched us toward our polarized society, was racist, corrupt, fiscally irresponsible, bad at the job. https://t.co/ZZDQpl9Kcn

— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) December 17, 2019

Imagine a racist governor w/ a disdain for a proposed Black Studies course or department. Calling it frivolous. Attacking it to possibly further presidential ambitions. Could just as easily be discussing CA Gov Ronald Reagan in the 60s as FL Gov Ronald DeSantis today. A thread 1/ pic.twitter.com/EGldmqVZuQ

— Ibram X. Kendi (@DrIbram) February 6, 2023

Our national debt was $908 billion (32% of GDP) in 1980.

After 8 Reagan budgets, it had tripled to $2.8 trillion in 1989 (50% of GDP).

Just a reminder that Republican Presidents have no history of taking deficits and debt seriously. It’s all talk. https://t.co/BDPY6Ck9YB

— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) February 6, 2023

For all material purposes, the antivaxxers won. Their decades-long goal to seed their lies into the mainstream and get moderates to bothsides a hate campaign on the backs of people grieving unrelated death has been an unbridled success. This will become apparent in the primaries.

— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) February 2, 2023

For the 4000th time, the anti-vaxxers are winning.

They're winning because liberals stopped pushing back, allowing their ideas to secure a foothold in "credible" mainstream circles, while Musk enlarged their platform and DeSantis built their influence network. https://t.co/lc6vHWuSkv

— Will Stancil (@whstancil) February 2, 2023

because people blame long term health effects *from covid* on the vaccine. Until our leaders (and the media!) are honest abt COVID’s long term effects, average ppl will believe anti vaxxers who say strokes, heart attacks, etc are all from the vaxx https://t.co/FyyIaB4uHH

— Taylor Lorenz (@TaylorLorenz) February 2, 2023

Anyone who has reviewed literature or cared for patients knows that COVID-induced cardiovascular harm VASTLY outweighs the very limited & (mostly) self-limiting vaccine induced harms.

We should continue to study both, but anti-vaxx community doesn't care about data or evidence. https://t.co/yOYgGLrzv5

— (((Howard Forman))) (@thehowie) February 2, 2023

I feel like a lot of people don't trust the COVID vaccine (mRNA=scary) but are fine with other vaccines, so I don't know if I'd call it a complete victory for the anti-vaxx movement, but some people who weren't anti-vaxx have certainly become anti-vaxx

— Thor Benson (@thor_benson) February 2, 2023

Elon Musk's Twitter wants you to think liberals are exaggerating Florida's book ban. But they aren't. The policy treats all classroom books as banned until they can be combed over by censors. https://t.co/JMRFb0RCGx

— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) January 25, 2023

1. Florida teachers are being told to remove all books from their classroom libraries OR FACE FELONY PROSECUTION

The new policy is based on the premise that teachers are using books to "groom" students or indoctrinate them with leftist ideologies.

🧵https://t.co/SzHzgelT64

— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) January 23, 2023

Whether the new laws explicitly say which books are banned or not, the result is the same. A chilling effect on the 1st Amendment. The exact opposite of FREEDOM. https://t.co/wRz3i948Cf

— Nikki Fried (@NikkiFried) January 24, 2023

Photo of a classroom library at Bayshore High School in Manatee County, Florida after they banned all classroom libraries. Florida considers books to be more dangerous to students than assault rifles. This is truly a dystopian state. pic.twitter.com/CizSGR40ub

— Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) January 23, 2023

These posts from FLORIDA teachers having to remove every book from their classrooms because of Republican bannings are heartbreaking. Some schools are banning kids from bringing in any books because they're afraid teachers might go to jail.

This is modern day America. pic.twitter.com/KkcKIfhlby

— Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr. (@WillieETCarver) January 20, 2023

I'm doing homework about polar explorers with my son, who has just described the revelation that Peter Freuchen (pictured, left) dug his way out of an ice cave with a chisel made out of his own frozen turd as "the best fact I have ever heard in my life." pic.twitter.com/tN4AbBDVBN

— Henry Wismayer (@henrywismayer) January 21, 2023

The Rolling Stones released Between the Buttons, January 20, 1967. pic.twitter.com/UN2M7bFcw0

— Classic Rock In Pics (@crockpics) January 20, 2023

The @RollingStones issued the international Top 5 smash 'Between the Buttons' in the U.K. this week in 1967: https://t.co/Src3GZ0BGG

— UltimateClassicRock (@UltClassicRock) January 19, 2023

Happy birthday to Barbara Lynn. This performance of You'll Lose a Good Thing on The !!!! Beat in 1966 is so cool. The full show with more Barbara plus The Kelly Bros etc is at https://t.co/sDbkHhWdAe pic.twitter.com/vpRd3uqHf4

— Birmingham 81 (@Birmingham_81) January 16, 2023

Happy birthday to Barbara Lynn, born on this day in 1942 in Texas. Here she is performing “What’d I Say” in 1966. pic.twitter.com/G4wNPKXPOL

— Dust-to-Digital (@dusttodigital) January 16, 2023

incredible guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Barbara Lynn – here’s her guitar I photographed, I penned the liner notes for a vinyl LP compilation of her non-LP singles: “Barbara Lynn The Atlantic Years 1968-1973” pic.twitter.com/Bshn2eVY8m

— Pat Thomas (@PatThomas1964) January 8, 2023

Barbara Lynn & Friends perform Texas rhythm and blues at the Library of Congress. Barbara Lynn is a rhythm and blues singer and left-handed guitarist from Texas. In the 1950s, inspired by blues artists Guitar Slim and Jimmy Reed…https://t.co/vlX3kN0K67 pic.twitter.com/KYJNdR5mc4

— bluesharp (@bluezharp) January 16, 2023

HAPPY BIRTHDAY…Barbara Lynn! "YOU’LL LOSE A GOOD THING”. To check out music/video links & discover more about her musical legacy, click here: https://t.co/291tzyQIH0 #SOULTALK #LONDON pic.twitter.com/ucZmvpungv

— WBSS (@WBSS) January 16, 2023

Multiple covers at Watts Towers. Here's a list: https://t.co/qGtBvfAJe0 pic.twitter.com/j2owvmgUAM

— Observations of Deviance Jewish AntiFascist (@AtBestIsKorny) January 14, 2023

A rare colour photo of the HOLLYWOODLAND sign.

In 1949, the LA Parks Dept set about repairing & rebuilding the sign and at that point the contract stipulated that "LAND" be removed to spell "Hollywood" to better reflect the district, and no longer the housing development. pic.twitter.com/A0rPIiPR1y

— Michael Warburton (@MichaelWarbur17) January 1, 2023

Did you know originally, the sign read 'Hollywoodland?' Its main purpose was to advertise the name of the newly allotted housing land in the hills. #InterestingFactsAboutRealEstate #RealEstate #RealEstateAgent #NewBusiness pic.twitter.com/YCsUOXZnYH

— Raminder (@Raminder7234) January 1, 2023