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THREAD. It’s not getting much coverage, but an important & terrible decision was issued by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals this week - 3 wks after the 57th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act. The 5th Circuit is perhaps the most conservative federal circuit court in the nation.— Sherrilyn Ifill (@SIfill_) August 26, 2022

As a first-gen student, I've always known that other students with legacies in academia or family histories of college education have inherent advantages over me, but I don't think I've ever been able to see and understand that as clearly as today.— Jordan Amaranth (they/them) (@JordanAmaranth) August 14, 2022

I frequently find myself in conversations w/ well-meaning people who’ll ask about crime, “Well, we have to do something about it!” And I ask them, “Then why support the same things we’ve always done, which plainly fail to prevent it, hurt people, & cost a fortune?” A dialogue:— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) July 11, 2022