Steve HermanFeb 21
House Speaker Mike Johnson has denied a request to allow the late Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at the US Capitol, drawing a rebuke from the NAACP. https://wapo.st/3MSFhzG
Speaker Johnson denies request for Jesse Jackson to lie in honor at the Capitol

The Republican-led House said Jesse Jackson cannot lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol. The NAACP criticized the decision.

The Washington Post
Show threadRichard K Feb 21
@newsguyusa Congress allowed Charlie Kirk to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda. Why not Jesse Jackson?
Show threadIanOB

@RichSPK @newsguyusa

Because Jackson was black.

Lookit, that place is a racist shithole run by racist shitheads for the benefit of rich racists.

Once you accept & acknowledge this, then everything else about it is easier to understand

Feb 22 at 2:38pmWeb