The amounts show “these are not big drug kingpins,” Mr. Alban said. “The people most frequently impacted are everyday people, working-class people and the poor.”

THREAD: 4/4

The median amount of cash forfeitures by agencies under the Justice Department from 2015 to 2019 was about $12,000, Mr. Alban said. At the state level, it was about $1,000, he said.

THREAD: 3/4

"'Unlike Mr. Warren, most people do not go to court to reclaim their seized cash and property, Mr. Alban said, in part because the cost of a lawyer is often greater than the value of the property they are seeking.'"

THREAD: 2/4

"And roughly half of all voters — including 20 percent of Republicans — say they expect the bill to hurt them and their families, according to a Fox News poll." THREAD 5 / 5

Even a Fox News (!!!) poll had the following findings: "Roughly two-thirds of Republicans supported the bill, a relatively low figure compared with the support presidents typically receive from their own party for signature legislation." THREAD 4 / 5

Thus, 71% (!) of the country either opposes or does'nt support the effort to enrich the 1% on the public's dime (see: <https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3926>, which also unsurprisingly revealed strong opposition to the attack on undocumented workers & migrants in general...☝🏼). THREAD: 3/5

"Fifty-five percent oppose the bill, while 29 percent support it, with 16 percent not offering an opinion." THREAD: 2 / 5

"Kennis said he got to know McChesney through Chomsky, adding that "Noam called Bob 'pretty much the best political economist' in the country, and practically the world. [He] very much self-identified as a political economist in general, but especially about [the media]," [Kennis] explained."

"McChesney's impact on media [policy] was immeasurable," Kennis said in a phone interview. "He was a steadfast public intellectual who inspired millions with accessible critiques of capitalism and its corrosive effects on democracy."

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