Saturday, August 24, 2019

Some Tweets from Margaret Kimberley


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     21 hours ago
    On vacation for 2 weeks. Less communication from me.
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  •   Retweeted
     Aug 23
    Vladimir Putin says "Washington organised a propaganda campaign about Russia's alleged non-compliance with the provisions of (the INF) Treaty" but it was, in reality, the US working on weapons breaking its conditions & looking for excuses to exit
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  •   Retweeted
     Aug 20
    I see people giving (wonderful) advice to incoming grad students. Here's mine: With every particle of your mind, with every atom of your soul, resist the idea (into which you'll be insidiously socialized) that compassion for the persecuted and dispossessed is unprofessional.
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  •   Retweeted
     Aug 20
    “It misses the point to say things like, ‘Trump is disrespecting the office or lowering the standard of the presidency,' when this has always been a white supremacist position.” Listen to and on this week's Radio:
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  •   Retweeted
     Aug 20
    Don't miss 's interview with Dr. Maryann Erigha, where they discuss her must-read book, The Hollywood Jim Crow: Racial Politics of the Movie Industry:
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  •   Retweeted
     Aug 20
    “It is important for us to remember just how much of what passes for 'classical' beauty is rooted in white supremacy.” Check out the to read what the brilliant has to say about her new book, Fearing the Black Body:
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  •   Retweeted
     Aug 15
    Please join us in welcoming to the editorial team! is an acclaimed author & has been reading BAR since he was a teen. He will be the new Social Media Editor & joins fellow editors , , & .
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  •   Retweeted
     Aug 22
    Today is the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition established by in 1998 - and the Soviet Union have always been the strongest opponents of slavery & colonialism, unconditionally supported liberation movements
     
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  •   Retweeted
     Aug 22
    More examples of “Putin derangement syndrome.” Seriously, though, blaming your country’s problems on external “enemies” is deeply Soviet & Stalinist. 62 million Americans voted for Trump. That’s the reality.
     
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  •  Aug 22
    Brazilian government is burning the rain forest (lungs of the earth) for ranching, mining, and farming for corporate interests. They are destroying indigenous communities and numerous animal species. Is there a downside to a boycott? ?
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  •  Aug 22
    Who has info on this situation?
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    This is day three of the African migrant protests in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico. Thousands of African refugees, including women and children, are demanding their rights to humanitarian visas to be able to legally pass throug…
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  •  Aug 22
    What fresh hell is this?
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  •   Retweeted
     Aug 22
    The 🇺🇸 is racism. American nationalism is white supremacy.
    Dear black people, Don’t embrace patriotism. Just don’t.
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  •  Aug 22
    Dear black people, Don’t embrace patriotism. Just don’t.
    I've still not done more than skim the NYT , but this is exactly the kind of thing I feared: "we should absolutely embrace that flag and embrace our patriotism" told -- bottom line seems to be using past racism to justify today's nationalism
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  •  Aug 22
    We can and should have fun. But are and the best we can do?Corporate interests burn the Amazon while U.S. sanctions kill people in Iran, Venezuela, Zimbabwe and beyond. Can we up our game just a little? Just saying.
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  •   Retweeted
     Aug 22
    Look what American sanctions are doing to Iran.
    4. MAHAk, Iran’s most recognized NGO for children w/cancer, is struggling to find life saving chemo medicine for cancer stricken CHILDREN. Source: my mother is a co- founder.
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  •   Retweeted
     Aug 22
    Another great source of pride and patriotism for Americans: The victory in the war against Venezuelan cancer, HIV, diabetic and dialysis patients, who are dying thanks to US freedom sanctions
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  •   Retweeted
     Aug 21
    US social media platforms and their Nato propaganda arm Atlantic Council linked Orwellian Ministry of Truth decides what is 'disinfo' . War is peace, ignorance is strength
    Twitter has decided to unilaterally shut down 200,000 accounts it claims are "spreading disinformation" about Hong Kong, proving once again that it can act immediately to decide what is truth and shut down accounts it doesn't like. …
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  •   Retweeted
     Aug 21
    A must read if you knew Bruce Dixon's work and his life and death are still on your mind.
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  •   Retweeted
     Aug 21
    This is a disgusting display of how types keep getting everything wrong. This woman is a fearmongering xenophobe. She hates immigrants and wants to keep denmark white. Look into her policies before you celebrate these ppl simply for speaking plainly to trump.
    Hey Fellow Americans, This is Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark. She told Trump to shove his desire to buy Greenland up…
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  •   Retweeted
     Aug 21
    Trump has literally just started a new nuclear arms race with Russia but people who actually get paid to share their political opinions for a living are still coming up with moronic ways to call him Putin’s Puppet:
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