Carolina QuotesWe must overthrow the election & support the Trump dictatorship! -1/2 of Republicans. No, that's going too far! We must stick to disenfranchising Black people, gerrymandering districts, installing as many far right judges as possible & ignoring the will of voters! -the other 1/2
Bree Newsome Carolinian
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1/6/2021 on Twitter
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- 2021
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“We must overthrow the election & support the Trump dictators…” Bree Newsome. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-BE23B9A440. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/be23b9a440
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