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New data show that the US held a record 69,000 migrant children in custody in 2019. (cw:  sexual assault, child abuse)

Why there’s an instacart boycott

If you saw Bill Gates’ attack on Elizabeth Warren, remember this (and think of Amazon and Facebook and how they’re even worse monopolies than Microsoft ever was):

Bill Gates was the head of Microsoft while they used ruthless and unethical business practices to create an unlawful monopoly that stifled innovation and funneled that unimaginable wealth to Gates himself. They had to be sued by the federal govt to stop it. That's what happened.

— Marco Rogers (@polotek) November 11, 2019

Reminder that you can get impeachment updates all in one fell swoop at impeachment.fyi

Could Texas be any more intentional?

Houston voters elect 19 Black women to judgeships.

GOP then introduces bill to replace judicial elections w/governor-appointed judges.

Kicker: Bill would end elections only in counties w/500,000+ people, targeting urban areas like Houston. https://t.co/d3xTwkwQ6A

— Leslie Proll (@LeslieProll) November 8, 2019

Every year, on Veterans Day, LGBTQ military veterans in the D.C. area gather in the Congressional Cemetery at the grave of Air Force Tech Sgt. Leonard P. Matlovich to remember all those LGBTQ patriots who paved the way for us. Look at the quote on his headstone.#VeteransDay pic.twitter.com/tqetGSZOmx

— Charlotte Clymer🏳️‍🌈 (@cmclymer) November 11, 2019