Rebecca Kavanagh @drrjkavanagh.bsky.social (@drrjkavanagh) 's Twitter Profile
Rebecca Kavanagh @drrjkavanagh.bsky.social

@drrjkavanagh

Public Defender and Writer. Sydney ✈️ NYC ➡️ DC/Baltimore. she/her. Views my own. “I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do.” James Baldwin

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Mohanad (@mohanadelbalal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Haitian mothers aren’t giving their children mud cookies as a delicacy it’s to stave off hunger. And half the reason Haiti is in this mess is because the US forced Haiti to accept neoliberal trade policy’s that killed off Haiti’s farming sector.

Dr. Thrasher (@thrasherxy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So went to take care of an administrative matter at Chicago Public Safety, and the thin blue line flag is hanging over where you pay for parking tickets or get a visa clearance letter.! This isn’t the US, Illinois or Chi flag: this is a reactionary partisan flag—in a “blue” city!

So went to take care of an administrative matter at Chicago Public Safety, and the thin blue line flag is hanging over where you pay for parking tickets or get a visa clearance letter.! This isn’t the US, Illinois or Chi flag: this is a reactionary partisan flag—in a “blue” city!
Rick Perlstein (@rickperlstein) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Inexcusable. I remember when I went to talk to a college class in a prison in Indiana an the flag hung in the office processing visitors, by the metal detectors. It is a message to Black people: You Are On Notice.

Rebecca Kavanagh @drrjkavanagh.bsky.social (@drrjkavanagh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

If you watch the subway video (not just stills) you will see Mr. Mickles is holding the knife in a self-defense posture. Police were following him tasers and guns drawn. The entire time he is trying to get away.

Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I have yet to see an argument in favor of the Electoral College that doesn’t eventually boil down to “the founders wanted slaveholders/racists to have more voting power” OR “the founders wanted to be able to overturn the will of the people in a democratic election.” And that’s

Witness to Innocence (@wtiusa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Herman Lindsey, himself an exonerated death row survivor and Executive Director of Witness to Innocence, says of this case - "This is example of how the death penalty becomes not about truth or justice, but about a small group of people wielding their power."

New York Magazine (@nymag) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The connection between Mayor Eric Adams and the New York 'Post' was, at points, beyond symbiotic. In a way, Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid made Eric Adams mayor. trib.al/Nzwyaj2

The connection between Mayor Eric Adams and the New York 'Post' was, at points, beyond symbiotic. In a way, Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid made Eric Adams mayor. trib.al/Nzwyaj2
Dorothy Roberts (@dorothyeroberts) 's Twitter Profile Photo

I’m so honored to be among the remarkable 2024 MacArthur Foundation Fellows and grateful for the spotlight I hope this award will shine on Black women’s visions & struggles for reproductive & family justice. #MacFellow 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾