REYNOLDS: White Terrorism — The Enemy Within Must Be Dismantled

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REYNOLDS: White Terrorism — The Enemy Within Must Be Dismantled

The mob in the streets, the Republican mob in the Senate, and assorted police are partners in the coup at the Capitol. The glue holding this band of brothers together is Black disenfranchisement and a pledge to white supremacy.

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