Nurul Amin Shah Alam's violent arrest, by police who saw his walking stick as a weapon—and who, like the Border Patrol officers who dumped him, apparently made no attempt to reckon with his disability or his mental state—set off events that ended in his death. www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/20...
This is truly some of the meanest shit I’ve ever heard of and I firmly believe the intended this to end with his death
The Rohingya have already survived one genocide, one driven by lies spread on Facebook. The horror show is now continuing here.
Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a refugee from Burma who was visually impaired and spoke limited English, was found dead on Tuesday, Feb. 24 in Buffalo, N.Y. after he was dropped off at a coffee shop by Border ...
You could say that Rock n Roll was born 111 years ago today in Arkansas, but probably not where you'd think. Before there was a Chuck Berry or Little Richard, there was those who wanted to be like her.
Rosetta Nubin better known as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of Rock was born on this day
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CBP's killing of Nurul Amin Shah Alam - a refugee who likely waited years (avg is 17) for resettlement - is extraordinarily cruel, especially when we consider that selection for the program necessitates humanitarian need.
But his killing is NOT exceptional - it's what CBP is designed to do 1/
Not that I’m against this #AbolishBorders but I think at this point every person in the world can make an argument that they’ve been targeted by the US. Between environmental devastation, capital exploitation, and outright brutality
Friendly reminder that when Amber Heard wrote that article talking about the abuse she experienced, she did not name Johnny Depp. HE is the one who made it about him when he filed a ton of defamation suits.
I never came out against my abuser, I knew the machine that would mobilize against me.
