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“But the importance of the Supreme Court's silence should not be underestimated. By declining to enforce the Constitutions's limits on police conduct, the Court was empowering the police and letting officers know that they could violate the Constitution with impunity. And by failing to limit racist policing, the Courts allowed it to continue unchecked.”
― Presumed Guilty: How the Supreme Court Empowered the Police and Subverted Civil Rights
― Presumed Guilty: How the Supreme Court Empowered the Police and Subverted Civil Rights
“Which is all to say, a country as wealthy as ours could put our money where our mouth is when it comes to supporting life. But from the poor, we seem to just take and take.”
― Poverty, by America
― Poverty, by America
“Books will always be essential for some people. And bookshops are a place for those people to discover the books that will become important to them. I will never allow bookshops to vanish from this world.”
― What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
― What You Are Looking For Is in the Library
“The Supreme Court has created a significant incentive for police to engage in unconstitutional stops without reasonable suspicion. And everything we know about policing in the United States leaves no doubt that people of color are most likely to be subjected to such stops.”
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“So, Mike tells me you're my go-to," he said, "and I've gotta say, I'm surprised." His blue eyes gleamed, his thinning strawberry blond hair was cut short, and freckles covered his pale face. In his hands he held a mini Jets football. "I didn't think Sister Jamie could hang with the big boys".
"I can hang with anyone," I smiled, even though I wanted to punch him in the face.”
― Bully Market: My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs
"I can hang with anyone," I smiled, even though I wanted to punch him in the face.”
― Bully Market: My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs
Steve’s 2024 Year in Books
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2,049 books
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46 friends
704 books
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974 books
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191 friends
2,349 books
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381 books
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195 friends
528 books
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17 friends
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