Rapper, record producer, and author Lil B (The BasedGod) showed some serious love yesterday on Twitter for Bernie Sanders and his presidential bid.
Lil B announced his endorsement after some of his 1.14 million fans let him know that Bernie follows him on Twitter.
The endorsement is probably good news for Bernie.
Look, Bernie was arrested while protesting segregation in Chicago, he marched with Dr. King in Washington and has always fought against mass incarceration. Bernie's entire life has been fighting for social justice and freedom for all Americans. When you are in the streets of America, you understand the streets of America.
Bernie is exceptional -- by American standards of political leadership -- insofar as his personal activism -- protesting, marching -- matches his political activism, fighting for systemic economic and social justice.
Bernie is an objectively good man and an objectively good leader. And it's nice to see that being recognized.
Bernie was raging against "get tough on crime" policies -- and their disproportionate impact on people of color -- in 1991. "Let's not keep putting poor people into jail and disproportionately punishing blacks," Bernie said at the end of this powerful speech.