philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_ )

philip lewis

Bio detroit native. front page editor @huffpost. check out my newsletter! šŸ‘‡šŸ¾
Location Washington, DC
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Account created 24-04-2011 03:45:44
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Twitter Web App : Instead of useless diaspora wars, join this #EndSARS teach-in. We will be discussing the history and ongoing coloniality of policing in Nigeria, abolitionist futures & ways for various diasporas to support / build solidarity. Bit.ly/sarsteachin

Twitter Web App : the hot cheetos + crab leg + queso + pepsi combo in that pic will ensure that you never leave the toilet

Twitter Web App : I've filed a lawsuit against the New York Daily News, its top editor & its parent company, Tribune Publishing, for wrongful termination and gender discrimination

I was fired after questioning why I was paid less than a male colleague who had the same job
nytimes.com/live/2020/10/2ā€¦

Twitter Web App : I wrote about "Nickellennium," a Nickelodeon documentary that aired on January 1, 2000 and featured interviews w/ children from around the world. Today, it's an eerie retrospective of the Millennial generation and the bleak world that would soon await them theattic.jezebel.com/revisiting-nicā€¦

Twitter Web App : NEW: 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rules for Michiganā€™s GOP-led Legislature, reinstates state ban on paid voter transportation for 2020 election

iPhone : ā€œAccording to multiple accounts, detainees were threatened, choked, beaten, pepper-sprayed and threatened with more violence to make them sign.ā€

This story is horrifying twitter.com/guardianus/staā€¦

iPhone : I get that the The Detroit News editorial page is conservative. But this is nonsense. It is 100% fair to attack James as an opponent of the ACA when

a) He has called it a monstrosity
b) He still favors repeal
c) He wont specify a replacement

detroitnews.com/restricted/?reā€¦

iPhone : For NBCBLK, I wrote about first-time Black voters and a few of the reasons why people might wait until later in life to cast a ballot:
nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/blā€¦

iPhone : Yesterday our systems were incorrectly flagging content in support of #EndSARS, and marking posts as false. We are deeply sorry for this. The issue has now been resolved, and we apologize for letting our community down in such a time of need.

iPhone : Nigerian protesters forced their way inside a hidden warehouse full of COVID-19 food aid that was originally for them but the state govt. was hoarding it.

Some headlines said they were ā€œlootingā€ but theyā€™re actually taking what was meant for them in the first place. #EndSARS twitter.com/endsarsaisha/sā€¦

iPhone : Hello! I would like to speak to some freelance journalists of color in the U.S. about the working conditions they have faced during the pandemic. Holler at me here or at tina@prismreports.org.

iPhone : Context: Experts always thought the third degree charge would be dismissed. ā€œMinnesota courts have repeatedly ruled that to support a charge of Third Degree Murder, the offenderā€™s actions need to be ā€˜eminently dangerous to more than one person.ā€™ā€ citypages.com/news/experts-dā€¦

iPhone : ā€œJudge Peter Cahill also ruled Chauvinā€™s second-degree murder and manslaughter charges will remain.ā€ twitter.com/ajc/status/131ā€¦