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When the data shows an enormous discrepancy in who is being targeted during traffic stops, that discrepancy means a disproportionate number of Black and Brown folks being criminally charged. In order to eliminate the fatal realities of these traffic stops, the legislature and those who do control police actions and resources must intervene. – Chittenden County prosecutor Sarah George	Found on CNN 1 year ago
No one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana, it’s legal in many states, and criminal records for marijuana possession have led to needless barriers to employment, housing, and educational opportunities. And that’s before you address the racial disparities around who suffers the consequences. While white and Black and brown people use marijuana at similar rates, Black and brown people are arrested, prosecuted, and convicted at disproportionate rates. – Joe Biden	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Despite some popular notions of housing hardship, like expecting more impact in coastal areas where housing costs are highest, hardship was concentrated in southern states, this overlay of race and hardship reflects systemic racism and pre-pandemic disparities in housing that has grown as we have seen a disproportionate impact of the pandemic on Black and Latino workers. – Erik Gartland	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The disappointment I feel today is beyond words. I'm heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence and sway of my ex-husband, i ’m even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women. It is a setback. It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated. It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously. Johnny Depp won Johnny Depp defamation case against Amber Heard with a jury awarding Johnny Depp $ 15 million after a bombshell seven-week trial marked by shocking allegations of abuse leveled by both sides. ( AP). – Amber Heard	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
This bill claimed to solve a problem of' fairness' in school sports in Indiana that didn't exist, but its negative impacts on the mental health and well-being of trans and nonbinary youth -- young people who already face disproportionate rates of bullying, depression, and suicide -- are very real. – Sam Ames	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The parasite, for some reason, really reacts strongly with marine mammals, it has a disproportionate effect on monk seals … The worst part about it is, it seems to target females, especially pregnant females. – Ryan Jenkinson	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Even amidst the national crime wave, a disproportionate share of the new judges President Joe Biden has nominated share this professional background that liberals say gives special empathy for criminal defendants. – Mitch McConnell	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It's full of polyunsaturated fatty acids like Omega-6, which can cause inflammation and liver damage, when buying cooking oils, it's important to know and understand that we need a balance of Omega 3 and 6 fats in our diet; so consuming disproportionate amounts of either one can imbalance the system. – Jay Cowin	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
One of the first things that jumps out to me from these findings is that we can already see that climate change is having a disproportionate effect on species that have less capacity to deal with environmental change through their behavior, this doesn't mean that climate change is not affecting brainy birds... or that brainy birds are going to do just fine. What our findings suggest is that climate change can have a much stronger effect on the less-brainy birds. – Carlos Botero	Found on CNN 2 years ago
At the same time the credibility of competitive sport – and particularly high-level sporting competitions – relies on a level playing field where no athlete has an unfair or disproportionate advantage over the rest. it’s important we broaden the evidence base. There is some interesting research that needs to come to conclusion, and that will give us much more information about performance, which is the issue which is really key to determining eligibility. – Richard Budgett	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It’s a huge setback. It shows once again that the power of Sen. Manchin, which is so disproportionate to what it ought to be, and Sen. Sinema as well. But what we have here is the interests of the American people in the legislation and is going to go down defeated or not come to fruition. – Carl Bernstein	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
You can argue this isn't Biden's fault, but President Joe Biden's President Joe Biden, if you're the quarterback and the team isn't doing well, you get a disproportionate amount of the blame, whether you deserve it or not. – Greg Valliere	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Women tend to have higher self-presentation costs than men and are likely to feel heightened pressure to demonstrate competence by appearing extra vigilant on camera, additionally, as women took on disproportionate childcare demands compared to men during the pandemic, they are more likely to have kids in the background, which could unfortunately call into question their ability to be committed to their work and their ability to focus. We also tend to hold women to higher standards for physical appearance. Being on camera can exacerbate all of these things. – Allison Gabriel	Found on CNN 2 years ago
SB 1 is an appalling, anti-democracy effort by Texas Republicans to construct barriers to voting for people they believe will not support them, what makes this bill and Texas Republicans are pushing across the country even more un-American is Texas Republicans are using the' Big Lie' about the 2020 election as a pretext to support them. The reality is that these bills have nothing to do with election integrity or security, but rather are discriminatory measures making it harder for all people to vote. These bills will have a disproportionate impact on communities of color. – Eric Holder	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The disproportionate impact of the student debt crisis is weighed heaviest on Black and Brown borrowers. – Ayanna Pressley	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
There are a sizable minority of people who are now anti-lockdown and they are getting louder, disproportionate to their size. – Joe Twyman	Found on CNN 2 years ago
That said ... we should be mindful that cancelling the Olympic Games would have disproportionate impact on the service sector in Tokyo, especially among small- and mid-sized firms. – Odd Per Brekk	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
We should be realistic about the extent of the problem, of course. We are talking about a small number of extremists here -- but as they can in general society, extremists in the military can cause harm disproportionate to their numbers. – Mark Pitcavage	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The issue of extremists -- both white supremacists and anti-government extremists like the militia movement -- in the military is certainly a real problem and a perennial one. For that reason, it needs to be addressed, because the past few decades have illustrated that it will not go away on its own, we should be realistic about the extent of the problem, of course. We are talking about a small number of extremists here -- but as they can in general society, extremists in the military can cause harm disproportionate to their numbers. – Mark Pitcavage	Found on CNN 3 years ago
John McCown created a political strategy, and African Americans voted themselves into power, it has come to a point where( Hancock County) is one of the most impoverished in America. There is a wives' tale -- I don't know if it's true or not -- that some political leaders in Georgia have always said that if we can't vote the people of Hancock County out, we'll starve them out -- and there's been a disproportionate lack of growth to this particular community. – Johnny Thornton	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Many countries, including the Andrew Chang, continue to face vexing shortages of PPE, the Results underscore the importance of providing adequate access to PPE and also suggest that systemic racism associated with inequalities to access to PPE likely contribute to the disproportionate risk of infection among minority frontline healthcare workers. – Andrew Chang	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The data is very clear that Covid-19 is having a dramatically disproportionate impact on Hispanic Latinx North Carolinians, as North Carolinians is across the country. – Mandy Cohen	Found on CNN 3 years ago
There is nothing so stark than looking at the disproportionate amount of Black and Latino people that are [ contracting and ] dying from this disease, knowing there is no medical safety net for them and also understanding that there are deliberate decisions that aren't taking their best interests in mind, this is the piece that I think has been the most difficult for me. – Beth Blauer	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Last week, in our view, the president - the administration - conducted a provocative, disproportionate attack against Iran, which endangered Americans. – Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi	Found on Reuters 4 years ago

When the data shows an enormous discrepancy in who is being targeted during traffic stops, that discrepancy means a disproportionate number of Black and Brown folks being criminally charged. In order to eliminate the fatal realities of these traffic stops, the legislature and those who do control police actions and resources must intervene.

– Chittenden County prosecutor Sarah George

Found on CNN
1 year ago

No one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana, it’s legal in many states, and criminal records for marijuana possession have led to needless barriers to employment, housing, and educational opportunities. And that’s before you address the racial disparities around who suffers the consequences. While white and Black and brown people use marijuana at similar rates, Black and brown people are arrested, prosecuted, and convicted at disproportionate rates.

– Joe Biden

Found on CNN
1 year ago

– Erik Gartland

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The disappointment I feel today is beyond words. I'm heartbroken that the mountain of evidence still was not enough to stand up to the disproportionate power, influence and sway of my ex-husband, i ’m even more disappointed with what this verdict means for other women. It is a setback. It sets back the clock to a time when a woman who spoke up and spoke out could be publicly shamed and humiliated. It sets back the idea that violence against women is to be taken seriously. Johnny Depp won Johnny Depp defamation case against Amber Heard with a jury awarding Johnny Depp $ 15 million after a bombshell seven-week trial marked by shocking allegations of abuse leveled by both sides. ( AP).

– Amber Heard

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

This bill claimed to solve a problem of' fairness' in school sports in Indiana that didn't exist, but its negative impacts on the mental health and well-being of trans and nonbinary youth -- young people who already face disproportionate rates of bullying, depression, and suicide -- are very real.

– Sam Ames

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The parasite, for some reason, really reacts strongly with marine mammals, it has a disproportionate effect on monk seals … The worst part about it is, it seems to target females, especially pregnant females.

– Ryan Jenkinson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Even amidst the national crime wave, a disproportionate share of the new judges President Joe Biden has nominated share this professional background that liberals say gives special empathy for criminal defendants.

– Mitch McConnell

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It's full of polyunsaturated fatty acids like Omega-6, which can cause inflammation and liver damage, when buying cooking oils, it's important to know and understand that we need a balance of Omega 3 and 6 fats in our diet; so consuming disproportionate amounts of either one can imbalance the system.

– Jay Cowin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

One of the first things that jumps out to me from these findings is that we can already see that climate change is having a disproportionate effect on species that have less capacity to deal with environmental change through their behavior, this doesn't mean that climate change is not affecting brainy birds... or that brainy birds are going to do just fine. What our findings suggest is that climate change can have a much stronger effect on the less-brainy birds.

– Carlos Botero

Found on CNN
2 years ago

At the same time the credibility of competitive sport – and particularly high-level sporting competitions – relies on a level playing field where no athlete has an unfair or disproportionate advantage over the rest. it’s important we broaden the evidence base. There is some interesting research that needs to come to conclusion, and that will give us much more information about performance, which is the issue which is really key to determining eligibility.

– Richard Budgett

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It’s a huge setback. It shows once again that the power of Sen. Manchin, which is so disproportionate to what it ought to be, and Sen. Sinema as well. But what we have here is the interests of the American people in the legislation and is going to go down defeated or not come to fruition.

– Carl Bernstein

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

You can argue this isn't Biden's fault, but President Joe Biden's President Joe Biden, if you're the quarterback and the team isn't doing well, you get a disproportionate amount of the blame, whether you deserve it or not.

– Greg Valliere

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Women tend to have higher self-presentation costs than men and are likely to feel heightened pressure to demonstrate competence by appearing extra vigilant on camera, additionally, as women took on disproportionate childcare demands compared to men during the pandemic, they are more likely to have kids in the background, which could unfortunately call into question their ability to be committed to their work and their ability to focus. We also tend to hold women to higher standards for physical appearance. Being on camera can exacerbate all of these things.

– Allison Gabriel

Found on CNN
2 years ago

SB 1 is an appalling, anti-democracy effort by Texas Republicans to construct barriers to voting for people they believe will not support them, what makes this bill and Texas Republicans are pushing across the country even more un-American is Texas Republicans are using the' Big Lie' about the 2020 election as a pretext to support them. The reality is that these bills have nothing to do with election integrity or security, but rather are discriminatory measures making it harder for all people to vote. These bills will have a disproportionate impact on communities of color.

– Eric Holder

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The disproportionate impact of the student debt crisis is weighed heaviest on Black and Brown borrowers.

– Ayanna Pressley

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

There are a sizable minority of people who are now anti-lockdown and they are getting louder, disproportionate to their size.

– Joe Twyman

Found on CNN
2 years ago

That said ... we should be mindful that cancelling the Olympic Games would have disproportionate impact on the service sector in Tokyo, especially among small- and mid-sized firms.

– Odd Per Brekk

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

We should be realistic about the extent of the problem, of course. We are talking about a small number of extremists here -- but as they can in general society, extremists in the military can cause harm disproportionate to their numbers.

– Mark Pitcavage

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The issue of extremists -- both white supremacists and anti-government extremists like the militia movement -- in the military is certainly a real problem and a perennial one. For that reason, it needs to be addressed, because the past few decades have illustrated that it will not go away on its own, we should be realistic about the extent of the problem, of course. We are talking about a small number of extremists here -- but as they can in general society, extremists in the military can cause harm disproportionate to their numbers.

– Mark Pitcavage

Found on CNN
3 years ago

John McCown created a political strategy, and African Americans voted themselves into power, it has come to a point where( Hancock County) is one of the most impoverished in America. There is a wives' tale -- I don't know if it's true or not -- that some political leaders in Georgia have always said that if we can't vote the people of Hancock County out, we'll starve them out -- and there's been a disproportionate lack of growth to this particular community.

– Johnny Thornton

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Many countries, including the Andrew Chang, continue to face vexing shortages of PPE, the Results underscore the importance of providing adequate access to PPE and also suggest that systemic racism associated with inequalities to access to PPE likely contribute to the disproportionate risk of infection among minority frontline healthcare workers.

– Andrew Chang

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The data is very clear that Covid-19 is having a dramatically disproportionate impact on Hispanic Latinx North Carolinians, as North Carolinians is across the country.

– Mandy Cohen

Found on CNN
3 years ago

There is nothing so stark than looking at the disproportionate amount of Black and Latino people that are [ contracting and ] dying from this disease, knowing there is no medical safety net for them and also understanding that there are deliberate decisions that aren't taking their best interests in mind, this is the piece that I think has been the most difficult for me.

– Beth Blauer

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Last week, in our view, the president - the administration - conducted a provocative, disproportionate attack against Iran, which endangered Americans.

– Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

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