Sharing again that my father was NOT advocating for a #colorblind society. Please stop taking one line from one speech (in which he also talked about #policebrutality & #reparations) to make it seem as though his dream was void of work, like teaching history & eradicating racism.

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The constant stream of violence, the inventive and grotesque cruelty Israel commits, but everyone is “shocked” today. And they say “we are at war” with no irony of them being the aggressive and oppressive engineers of that war. Hm. Free Palestine.

If our democracy is going to survive, we have to become better people. The hatred, the selfishness and greed, the vitriol threaten to overrun and overwhelm any sense of virtue and decency. My goodness.

well i guess we dont fuck with lindsey do we, class?

I’m one of the lucky ones. I’m aware that my career provides me with a good living, gives me health insurance, helps me take care of my family. There are many members of SAG/AFTRA who are fighting to make a living wage. 87% of my union doesn’t make the 26k a year in order to

“Unskilled labor” is a myth the ruling class made up to justify poverty wages. All labor is skilled labor. Every job deserves a living wage.

Atlanta City Council member Matt Westmoreland (Post 2 At Large) said “no” when asked to condemn the police killing of Manuel ‘Tortuguita’ Terán - while holding the hand of Tortuguita’s mother Belkis Terán. He also claimed his friendship with an Atlanta Police Foundation

These are my teammates. We are Olympic champions. Three of us tried to give birth. Two of us experienced near-death complications. One of us died. We have to, and we will do more. Tori’s death cannot and will not be in vain. https://t.co/cE4o00nP9c

Progressives wanted all student debt cancelled, the NAACP called for $50k to be cancelled, the Biden administration went with $10k. Neoliberals said “don’t let the perfect get in the way of the good!” Now, as the cancelation could be struck down completely, neoliberals are

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Anti-depressants *when it’s hot outside* IMPORTANT information that NO-ONE talks about… a thread 🧵

In the most recent blueprints contracted from the firm LS3P, the APF asked to reduce allocations for firemen by $1M in order to meet budget shortfalls. They are hiding behind firemen and other first responders to obscure the primary purpose of Cop City: urban warfare.

BREAKING: a source close to the situation has told us that the APF and Mayor's office are paying nearly 50 staffers and/or firemen to come to the City Hall tomorrow morning to speak in favor of Cop City. For this reason, we are advising community members to come earlier in the AM

Today we mourn the loss of #HarryBelafonte. A eulogy on his life can begin and end with his words, with these ten exemplary words: “The pursuit of justice is all I have ever known.”

Not groups of people, not that person you don’t know. Not that person ringing your doorbell or coming onto your driveway. Not that person who looks differently, loves differently, worships differently, or thinks differently than you. 9/

Where people view assault rifles, poverty, racism, toxic masculinity, job deserts, book bans, climate change, poorly funded schools and hospitals, voter suppression, union busting and exploitation as dangerous ... 8/

We need to build a fearless nation. An antiracist nation. Where we don’t fear groups of people, but we do recognize the actual dangers in our midst. 7/