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Here is the simple question to ask Republican vote suppression supporters: "In a democratic republic, why are you not in favor of maximum legal voting?" Make them answer that question. #whattheyshouldsay #ForThePeopleAct

Off the black thing, but still on the racist thing: If America is not a racist country, compare and explain the difference in the treatment of Japanese Americans and German Americans, 1942-45. We'll wait. #whattheyshouldsay

By Stephen Foster The Minneapolis Police Department's official public report of the George Floyd murder did not mention or reference the knee to the neck at all in any way whatsoever. This means that without the video recording there would have been no police responsibility or accountability for the incident as per the official record of events. So the NEXT TIME anyone cites Justice Department/FBI statistics that show that black people dying at the hands or in the custody of

By Preston Foster Observe how some remain surprised, offended, and wearisome that blacks object to being killed by employees of the state. The fact that armed white mass murders are apprehended alive or that thousands of violent insurrectors can storm the U.S. Capitol and (with the exception of one) leave with their lives does not faze these people (Tucker Carlson, for example). They are tired of blacks insisting that their (our) lives matter, even as they continue to be kill

By Preston Foster This is how, in the name of "fairness," the so-called mainstream, establishment media play directly into the hands of the Radical Right. Equating Rep. Maxine Waters' rhetoric with inciting violence or being "inflammatory" is inaccurate and a false equivalence. Ms. Waters has no history of or association with violence. Dr. King was confrontational -- and non-violent. The media know that. Equating the words of Ms. Waters with those who committed a violent insu

When being "woke" (i.e., aware, thinking critically, observant, unselfish) is an epithet used by so-called conservatives, it makes it easier to guess which side is likely to be right on the issues. Stupidity has become a badge of honor. They're gonna need a big sack of badges. #whattheyshouldsay

Voter suppression is alive and active across America. It is un-American (though, historically, more the rule than the exception in the U.S) and morally wrong. HR1 and The John Lewis Voting Rights Act are, very obviously, needed to protect the rights of blacks. The "good news" is that whenever they suppress votes, we become even more motivated to register voters and turn them out. You would think that, by now, they'd figure that out, but they are too busy chasing The Big Lie.

Don't turn your head away because this is "political." Watch the video. This is the textbook definition of "blue suit" racism -- from a U.S. senator from Wisconsin. There is no shame from him or his supporters as white supremacy is their religion. To avoid this truth is to endorse it. #whattheyshouldsay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=981CMuiswiU

It's early and there is much more to be done regarding protecting voting rights and the raising the minimum wage, but Joe Biden is on his way to being a transformational president. It is a time for legislating. Speaker Pelosi and Leader Schumer, in particular, are intent on writing -- and passing those bills into history. They have about 15 months to do so. Game on. #whattheyshouldsay

The obsession with and protection of "The Royals" is evidence of the media's continuing commitment to the cultural status quo -- and, of course, to profits. #whattheyshouldsay

By Stephen Foster Fascist white nationalists and supremacists are now basically in a war mode, or at least a pre- (civil) war mode; because they now believe that winning elections has become too difficult. Even the Federal Bureau of Investigation all but acknowledges this; in public, no less. #whattheyshouldsay

Democrats don't tolerate sexual harassment. Cuomo is toast. #whattheyshouldsay https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/02/andrew-cuomo-sexual-harassment-allegations

All known conventional political analysis and strategies are rendered moot when dealing with a cult, fueled by hate. We must adjust, quickly, or America is lost. The first step is to recognize and accept that the opposition is, indeed, a cult. #whattheyshouldsay

Let's keep this simple: Donald Trump was President of the United States when he was impeached. Both times. He should be held accountable for what he did while president. #whattheyshouldsay

Anyone who excuses, minimizes, sympathizes, or denies The Insurrection is a traitor to America and is, by definition, an active threat to the United States. Some of these people current sit in the Congress of the U.S. Their loyalty is to white supremacy. This is why they feel comfortable and justified in their position. #whattheyshouldsay

By and large, with very few exceptions, the American press is, at best, incompetent. Republican Senators are not afraid of Trump anymore; they ARE afraid of the far right wing radio and television propaganda machinery. Even Trump himself was subject to this machinery's overall approval. Republican politicians WERE afraid of Trump BECAUSE Trump had its approval. Now that Trump is out of power; Republican office holders are only afraid of those with the power to encourage and s

Joe Biden has been ravaged by personal tragedy, yet has endured with grace and faith. Perhaps that is why he is the man for this hour. It's a new day. #whattheyshouldsay

Spoken to an American, the word "socialism," as an epithet, is entirely dependent on ignorance. #whattheyshouldsay

Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley are running for President of the Insurrection. Cruz is constitutionally ineligible to serve, as he was born in a Canadian citizen, but he has good reason to believe that fact will not trump his privilege. #whattheyshouldsay

One of the lessons black people can learn from this political era is to appreciate the extent of the fear that causes people to resort to mental gymnastics and the desperate rejection of reality to justify their commitment to white supremacy. Clearly, they will sacrifice democracy to hold on to power. Their conservatism is not ideological, it is positional. They are not afraid of us. They are afraid because they cannot conceive of living in a country that actually embraces eq