Linda Sarsour
@lsarsour
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co-founder, @untilfreedom @womensmarch & @mpower_change. Palestinian-Muslim-American organizer from Brooklyn, Author of “We Are Not Here to Be Bystanders”🌹
Joined March 2009
My book comes out TODAY, on #SuperTuesday of course. Never thought I would ever type these words. It’s the right book at the right time. Get your copy today OR post the one you receive with hashtag #NotABystander. #NotMeUs .
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Rayshard Brooks was a father. George Floyd was a father. Eric Garner. Sean Bell. Delrawn Smalls. Alton Sterling. Walter Scott. Bobby Gross. Terence Crutcher. Sam Dubose. Oscar Grant. Philando Castile. Donald Ivy. Deonte Dorsey. They were fathers too. May they rest in Power.
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I still don’t understand how relief payments are based on your 2019 income when people lost their jobs in 2020.
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My heart is BROKEN. Beautiful 17 year old Nabra beaten to death in Virginia and body found in a pond. I can't take this anymore. 😞💔
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"We can disagree & still love each other, unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression & denial of my humanity and right to exist.".
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I had to get him here. Charlie Brotman, inauguration announcer since Eisenhower dropped by Trump is HERE with us! #WomensMarch ❤️
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Sikh American Ravi Bhalla won his race for mayor of Hoboken, NJ. Wow, this is AMAZING. Love trumps hate AGAIN. 😭❤️✊🏽
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Question: did the Democrats even have to negotiate anything in the relief bill if they didn’t need nor get a single Republican vote? 🤔.
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1500 donors & more than $40k in less than 9 hours in solidarity with our Jewish sisters and brothers. #RestInPeace
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It’s no secret that I have disagreements with both VP Joe Biden & Senator Kamala Harris. But I know what I need to do - Elect the Biden-Harris ticket and prepare to hold them accountable in the White House.
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Synagogues, mosques and temples too? 🤔
Churches in Texas should be entitled to reimbursement from FEMA Relief Funds for helping victims of Hurricane Harvey (just like others).
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This woman is my hero every day. May God protect you my sister, Ilhan.
Again, I'm blown away by @IlhanMN. Watch how she calls out Islamophobic questioning where Muslim politicians are held to a different standard & are expected to condemn every act of extremism to prove their humanity. 👏🏽. An experience familiar to us all.
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You know what else hurts about this #NewZealandMosqueAttack? . Having to explain to your Muslim children why anyone would kill people who look like them and are praying peacefully in what I taught them was “God’s House.”. “Why them?”, they ask. My heart is 💔💔.
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Dallas cop mistakes someone’s else apartment for hers and shoots the tenant DEAD. Yes, a true story that took an innocent, young Black man’s life. Black people aren’t even safe in the privacy of their homes. Enraging. Unacceptable. Get LOUD. #BlackLivesMatter #BothamShemJean
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I am triggered by those who piled on Representative Ilhan Omar and incited a hate mob against her until she got assassination threats now giving condolences to our community. What we need you to do is reflect on how you contribute to islamophobia and stop doing that.
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Senator Susan Collins is the mother & grandmother of white women in America who gave us a Donald Trump presidency. The 53%. She is a disgrace & her legacy will be that she was a traitor to women and marginalized communities. History will not treat her kindly. #CancelKanavaugh.
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When neo-Nazis have nothing else to do but stand outside a Muslim American convention in Houston armed trying to intimidate attendees but then Black armed activists show up to say NAH. Solidarity is beautiful. ✊🏽
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I will be able to tell my daughters and future grandchildren that I STOOD UP. I was not and will not be silent when our bodies and rights are on the line. #CancelKavanaugh.
WATCH: Protesters interrupt start of Brett Kavanaugh hearing: "This is a mockery and a travesty of justice!"
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Airport protests at JFK, LAX, SFO, Atlanta, Dulles, and O'Hare. Feeling grateful for the solidarity. People are rising up. #NoBanNoWall.
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Women of color seem to never be enough. Somewhere along the line, white women will always be given credit for the work & sacrifice of women of color. I see you Maxine Waters, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar and AOC.
These five freshman congresswomen changed history by becoming unlikely leaders on impeachment.
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A day will come when we will walk down #ColinKaepernick Boulevard. This is how history works in this country. We chastise people who do what’s right and honor them decades later when we realize they were right all along. #ImWithKap #BoycottNFL.
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If Biden gets this nomination and wants Bernie supporters - he’s going to have to concede & negotiate on issues. We need to be able to inspire voters on the issues that moved us/them to support Bernie Sanders. I think this is fair and reasonable. We have to push him to the left.
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I just came back to Twitter after months due to vicious harassment, I am back for now. Appreciate so many voices on this platform.
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Did folks know that Bernie Sanders made history tonight? He’s the first presidential candidate to ever win the popular vote in all the first three states of any party! 🙌🏼.
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To my dear Muslim American family,. As you gather tomorrow afternoon for Friday prayers in community, be vigilant. Watch out for another. Stay alert BUT don’t be afraid. We will not be deterred. We will not be intimidated. We will not let them keep us from God. I love you.
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Betsy Devos - FIRED. Stephen Miller - FIRED. Ben Carson - FIRED. Mike Pompeo - FIRED. William Barr - FIRED.
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Please support Rahma, who was brutally beaten yesterday by a white male in Columbus, OH. This is unacceptable.
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She’s not invisible. She’s your colleague. A member of YOUR party. Say her name. ILHAN OMAR.
The memory of 9/11 is sacred ground, and any discussion of it must be done with reverence. The President shouldn’t use the painful images of 9/11 for a political attack.
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Haha. Why are you even tweeting at me? I have never uttered your name. Pay you no mind. 😂🙈
Hey @lsarsour you don't intimidate me. See right through you.
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The people of #StandingRock stood up and told us over and over and most of you didn't listen. Our government did not act. This is shameful.
BREAKING: Keystone pipeline reportedly spills 210,000 gallons of tar sands oil in South Dakota:
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I need Barack Obama to leave the sloganeering to the movement. Defund. The. Police. We are keeping it. We are demanding it.
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Susan Sarandon has been arrested multiple times at the frontlines protesting issues like family separation. She’s hosted Syrian refugee students in her home. She stands up and speaks out for what she believes in. You don’t have to agree with her, just show up like she does.
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I pray that during my lifetime I will celebrate the independence of the Palestinian people. Inshallah. #FreePalestine.
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A white woman Senator is talking about presumption of innocence that is never offered to Black men in America. You are watching white supremacy live on the Senate Floor. #SusanCollins #CancelKanavaugh.
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If Trump gave a damn about Syrians he wouldn’t be banning thousands of refugees fleeing Assad from entering the USA. This man embodies hypocrisy.
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People will say “but the police followed the law” military followed the law” “ICE followed the law” History has shown us that because something is law, it didn’t make it just or moral. Slavery was law. Segregation was law. Our immigration laws are unjust, immoral & draconian.
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I am trying to understand how you can be pro-life and pro-death penalty at the same time. 🤔🤔.
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A peace plan without Palestinians is not a peace plan, it’s a re-election campaign strategy for Donald Trump.
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Trump came for Muslims, then for the undocumented, then for the indigenous at Standing Rock, then for the trans community - who is next?.
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Beating a fascist by a hair is nothing for the Democratic Party to be proud of.
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"Speak the truth even if your voice shakes." Make no mistake about it we stand with Kaepernick. #TakeAKnee
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Antisemitism hurts the cause for Palestinian freedom. It is not welcomed nor does it reflect the spirit or plight of the Palestinian people. We appreciate our Jewish sisters and brothers who have been bold & brave accomplices in our struggle.
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Any terrorist attack is evil, but a concert w/ kids having a good time - that has to be a whole different level of evil. Sick. #manchester.
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Sitting in my daughter’s high school graduation in tears. I have to tell my daughter who has been asking me for updates that #SCOTUS upheld the Muslim and Refugee Ban. That they decided on the side of xenophobia and racism. Devastated. #StandWithMuslims #NoMuslimBanEver.
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Has it bothered anyone else how brilliant Warren’s domestic policies are and how she’s busting her ——- and she’s mostly being ignored? Well it’s been bothering me. A LOT.
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Every believing Muslim says Allahu Akbar every day during prayers. We cannot criminalize "God is great." Prosecute the criminal not a faith.
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My existence is resistance. Unapologetically Palestinian American. Unapologetically Muslim American. Unapologetically from Brooklyn, New York. I wake up like this every day. It’s these identities and my work that has made me one of the best organizers in this country.
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Cops take over a b41 bus to make it in to a paddy wagon and the bus driver was like HELL NO. I love you Brooklyn. 💜✊🏼.
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Thank you to all those who helped make #IAmAMuslimToo rally happen. Feeling so blessed and grateful. You are hope.
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I pray for @AOC’s safety. She’s a threat to racists & bigots & we must ensure that the movement stands with her & has her back as she fights for the most marginalized. This is a woman with great courage who chooses to be on the right side of history.
This just broke: a secret Facebook group of 9,500 CBP officers discussed making a GoFundMe for officers to harm myself & Rep. Escobar during our visit to CBP facilities & mocked migrant deaths. This isn’t about “a few bad eggs.” This is a violent culture.
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He wasn’t dying Amy, he was being KILLED at the hands of the police in your state.
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Breaking News: NYC Councilman Yeger gets kicked off of the Immigration Committee. No longer will anti-Palestinian, anti-Muslim comments by elected officials go unchecked. It’s a new day. 🇵🇸✊🏽
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I stand with #AfreenFatima. What is happening in India is unacceptable. The world must pay attention.
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When the DNC uses footage of my labor at the Women’s March to make themselves seem relevant while throwing my communities under the bus. You can’t make this up. 🙈.
Yesterday: Biden disavows Women's March co-founder Linda Sarsour. Today: DNC prominently airs footage from Women's March.
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Democratic leadership needs to speak up NOW against the incitement coming from POTUS against Rep. Ilhan Omar. If you can’t protect one member of your party, how do you expect us to believe that you fight for Black/Muslim/immigrant/women/working class? Your silence is deafening.
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I get that Nancy Pelosi is the only woman at the table in this photo and that’s already problematic, but I couldn’t help but notice that there are ZERO visible people of color and ZERO Black people. These people are making decisions that impact all of our lives.
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Bernie Sanders hires campaign manager - civil rights advocate and FIRST EVER Muslim American to run a presidential campaign - none other than Faiz Shakir. I am crying. #FeelTheBern
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You don’t get to decide what’s offensive to Muslims.
This is hugely misleading. She was making the point about a double standard. She was not AGREEING with it. Disappointed Slate would go with this. via @slate.
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.@BernieSanders supported banning assault weapons since 1988. I was EIGHT years old. What I always appreciate about Bernie is his consistency over decades. #DemDebate2.
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Only filthy rich people think $600 is “significant” for working families.
BREAKING: #Pelosi says $600 is a "significant" amount for working families. #LetThemEatCake #TrillionForBillionaires .
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If Alabama comes through for Jones, it'll be because Black people saved us. When will we learn in investing in these communities outside of elections?! #TrustBlackWomen #AlabamaSenateElection.
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I am not trying to be Captain Obvious here but. Antifa = anti-fascist . Opposite of anti-fascist is fascist or pro-fascist. You are either anti-fascist or not. Simple as that. #justsaying #justincase.
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We knew the #MuslimBan 2.0 is unconstitutional so thank you to Hawaii courts for reaffirming that. 🙌🏽.
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Women always have to work ten times harder. I love her hustle. She’s everything we need in a leader.
Some folks are saying I won for “demographic” reasons. 1st of all, that’s false. We won w/voters of all kinds. 2nd, here’s my 1st pair of campaign shoes. I knocked doors until rainwater came through my soles. Respect the hustle. We won bc we out-worked the competition. Period.
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History books will record that a bold Palestinian Muslim American woman led the charge to impeach the most incompetent POTUS this country has ever seen. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib is a hero. “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”.
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Did Trump ever get an answer to his question? I am curious too.
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<Unless you are a Muslim>.
"President Trump has taken steps to ensure that the Federal Government will never, ever penalize anyone for their religious beliefs ever again." — @VP
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It’s been almost 18 years since the horrific attacks of 9/11 that killed close to 3,000 of our fellow Americans by 19 Muslim terrorists. There are 1.7 billion Muslims in the entire world and we are all perpetually blamed for an act by a barbaric few. It’s unjust and unfair.
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This is a MUST WATCH. I love you @RashidaTlaib. You are our Palestinian great great great grandmother’s wildest dream manifested.
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Wish you had the same sympathy for the organizers and mothers you have consistently smeared & vilified and wrongfully demonized on your show. Our children have feelings too.
I think of Kavanaugh’s daughters and what they have to experience due to journalistic assassins at the @nytimes. Reporters and editors there and all over media now believe the end (defeating Trump) always justifies the means.
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If you’ve been outraged at any insinuation that Trump could cancel the Election - I hope you are outraged at the New York State Board of Elections & NYS State political leaders who ACTUALLY cancelled an election. I hope someone is suing. I’ll join a class action lawsuit 👋🏼.
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#Jerusalem is not the capital of Israel no matter how many times Trump says it. He doesn't speak for me.
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Thank you Senator @BernieSanders for your continued solidarity with the Palestinian people.
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Literally from an actual people who lived Apartheid: South Africa withdraws its Ambassador from Israel. “We know too well that our freedom is incomplete without the freedom of the Palestinians.” ~ Nelson Mandela.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Rashida Tlaib. Cori Bush. Ilhan Omar. Jamaal Bowman. 2021 is gonna be good. It’s looking up already.
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I am a danger to white supremacy and I am proud of that.
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Marc Lamont Hill, Tamika Mallory, Angela Davis, Michelle Alexander, Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar - it’s a pattern. End goal of the right is to marginalize prominent voices who dare speak up for Palestinians. They work to make us radioactive. Untouchable. We need to resist this.
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.@BernieSanders has been fighting for all of us for decades. He would stand up when it wasn’t comfortable or popular - he was willing to stand alone. His record matters. His long history of civil rights work matters. Proud of how hard he fights every day. #SheThePeople2020.
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I am out.
BREAKING: @womensmarch organizer and activist @lsarsour has been arrested outside Trump Tower in NYC.
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A fund to help with Nabra's burial costs. She's a 17 year old teenager beaten with a bat and thrown in a pond in VA.
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Folks reported my tweet that Jesus was a Palestinian. 🤣 twitter was obviously like this doesn’t violate our standards. It’s also true. Jesus was born in Bethlehem which is in Palestine. Move on.
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“I love you when you bow in your mosque, kneel in your temple, pray in your church. For you and I are sons of one religion, and it is the spirit.” .― Khalil Gibran #TreeofLifeSynagogue #solidarity #interfaith #poetry.
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A Palestinian shoemaker started the West Bank’s only mask factory overnight. I love my people. So kind, so brilliant, so resilient. 😭 #CoronaVirus #COVID19
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I really need folks to marinate on this. Columbus Police killed the girl who CALLED THEM FOR HELP. You can’t reform this. Justice for #MakiahBryant.
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