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This judge had exactly the right reaction to the shameful way nonviolent prisoners are treated in US jails

A woman was denied pants or tampons after being arrested for not completing a diversion course that was part of her sentencing from a shoplifting charge. But see how the judge reacts when she finds out that the prisoner’s humiliating treatment is apparently routine.

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This is Greta Thunberg’s full opening statement at today’s congressional climate change hearing: 

“My name is Greta Thunberg … I don’t want you to listen to me. I want you to listen to the scientists … And then I want you to take real action.”

By: Greta Thunberg (via @nbcnightlynews​ )

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Location: Capitol Hill

More: This past Wednesday, Greta Thunberg, 16-year-old climate and ecological crisis activist, testified in front of US Congress for real climate change action. Throughout her testimony, this teen Swede politely disputed arguments from congressmen in the room and displayed a sense of humor and intelligence beyond her years. Watch to see her replies.

The latest #ClimateStrike is happening now — and you can play a part.

SAY HER NAME! More information emerged today in the murder of Layleen Polanco Xtravaganza, a 27-year old Afro-Latinx trans woman found dead this past weekend in her cell on Rikers Island. Layleen was being held in relation to a 2017 misdemeanor case involving sex work and small drug possession. She had been held at Rikers since April on a $500 bail that she could not afford to pay. Her case would be exempt from bail based on new laws starting in January 2020, but just like Rikers Island is scheduled to be closed within the next decade, future policy could not save Layleen in the present. She was being held in solitary confinement at the time of her death. Layleen Xtravaganza was scheduled to be released on Thursday. She is the 10th Black trans women to die this year, and the second trans woman in as many weeks to die in state custody. Rikers Island is hell on earth, but for that matter, so is the entire carceral system in the United States. We demand an immediate end to cash bail, which keeps poor an working class people indefinitely incarcerated without trial or conviction. We also demand an end to the prison state that habitually abuses our trans sisters and brothers.