In the 1800s, a slave owner purchased over a dozen people in Georgia and set the foundation for his family’s generational wealth
Generations later, a railroad company owned by one of his descendants is using eminent domain to seize land of Black farmers
This is the second account - the first being in Chicago - of DHS agents mass detaining people and then *sorting them by race*.
“we shouldnt round people up for crimes they didnt commit” seems like a fairly reasonable position to take but as of right now are there any dem electeds with the courage to say it?
the shooter was just a cis dude but even if he was the most trans person to ever trans it wouldnt justify rounding up all the trans people for crimes they didnt commit, really wish people in positions of power would be saying this
a bit unclear on what we are and are not allowed to say right now according to the government
It is not about Kimmel or what he said. It is about the US government forcing a network to fire someone - no government should have that power. If the network decided this on their own, that’s one thing. But in this case they absolutely did not.
“Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork among MAGA activists…We find [they] are not simply voters responding to policy preferences or culture-war appeals but are also participants in a social movement organized around a shared perception of lost honor, declining esteem, and institutional disrespect.”
it really is justin’s fault. here we are yesterday in one of their nyc locations! @justindotnet.bsky.social
NEW: It’s often said that a budget is a declaration of values. So how much do New York lawmakers value fighting climate change?
About 0.4 percent, according to the newly approved state budget.
I apologize for the slow response. I’ve been navigating a rapid decline into white nationalist authoritarianism.
are you a ny voter trying to call @schumer.senate.gov right now? lol sorry they turned off their voice mailbox!
Which elected official brings the greatest shame upon Brooklyn? We have a strong trifecta with Schumer, Jeffries and Adams, but perhaps I’m leaving someone out who’s even more deserving?
admittedly very funny for democrats to spend weeks saying “if only there was something we could do?!” and then immediately folding when confronted with the one thing they could do lol
Incredible. Shoutout to @elisabethepps.bsky.social!
If you're curious how a democracy transitions from a free press to state-run media, this is the kind of step you'd expect to see.
I follow French politics a lot, as many of you know. Any effort for mass layoffs of public sector employees there would create such huge strikes and marches, the level of disruption and paralysis would be biblical.
White students in rural Pennsylvania created a group called the “Kool Kids Klub” (KKK), wore Confederate flag clothing, and told a Black student to “go pick cotton.” The US Department of Education investigated the school district, but now Trump has halted their civil rights investigations.
One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
i’m begging the left, and dems, to stop derisively calling trump appointees DEI hires 🗣️ PLEASE stop reinforcing the larger right-wing narrative that DEI is code word for unqualified people being hired!
Americans seeing Wicked in 2024
Bergen and Dean streets are crucial bike corridors in Brooklyn - and they’re completely unprotected. For NYC to make progress on climate goals, reduce cars trips and keep people safe, we need to build sustainable protected bike infrastructure on streets like this. Sign!
bit.ly/bergendean
it’s not “sex,” it’s rape. but yes. dire state of affairs
It bears repeating: Anyone who voted for a convicted sexual predator and is sitting silent as FOUR people accused of sexual violence or COVERING UP sexual violence have been nominated to cabinet positions BY THAT SEXUAL PREDATOR, in has ZERO interest in protecting women.
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Me every time a new person is announced on that man’s team.
