Kara Prior
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I like water science, cross stitching, sustainability, speculative fiction, and feminism. She/her. fiber art at @BlondeBoxshell Black Lives Matter.
Ames, IA
Joined December 2012
I'm going to delete this profile and do more retweeting (and maybe personal posting?) on @BlondeBoxshell! Trying to use multiple social media platforms in a way that's socially and economically useful and still healthy is enough of a juggle without multiple profiles, lol
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this is the sad, harmful take of many well-meaning liberal people. Angela Davis, Naomi Murakawa, & others have shown us how reforms actually strengthen the systems they pretend to fix. they increase police legitimacy and distract from the true issues, all while being ineffective
@jaylencavil @andrealgeary I get where you are coming from but meanwhile, DMPD urgently needs better de-escalation training ASAP. They're not going to be defunded anytime soon. Who would you suggest to conduct the training? There may be better organizations than PERF, I don't know.
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Back the Black. Tomorrow. Keep an eye out for location.
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A local police union sent a threatening letter to Councilman Josh Mandelbaum and all council members after he spoke out against the unjust arrests of BLM activists. We cannot allow our council to be intimidated into silence. Tell city council to release the letter to the public.
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We stand with Principal Kisha Barnes and all educators and students in the Des Moines School District who are resisting the dangerous policies of Governor Reynolds. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽
.@VaughnHillyard asks King Elementary Principal why her district chose to hold classes online, defying the Iowa Governor's order. Principal Kisha Barnes says, "We are ultimately responsible for the safety and education of our students. And safety first."
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The state is attempting to drain the bail fund. This morning Matt Bruce had to appear before a judge for a bond review from old, already bonded, charges. They increased the $1000 bond to $15,000. If you’re able, please donate to the fund so we can keep our people free.
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Thinking about how Harrison Ford/Mark Hamill were always very critical of Star Wars, how Rob Pattinson makes fun of Twilight constantly, yet they are never called unprofessional or ungrateful; John Boyega rightfully calls out racism in Star Wars and his career is on the line
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I don’t know who needs to hear this, but: You deserve rest.
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If any of the free speech assholes understood the first thing about universities, they would know this: that the presence of a militarized police force on American campuses is a mortal threat to academic freedom. COPS OFF CAMPUS BY 09/01/2021! and follow @ucftp 🚫🐖🚫🐖🚫🐖
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Not just American, it was their key to a version of whiteness that was classed as respectable in a way that agricultural work was not.
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Per @nytimes tracker, Iowa is now the worst state in the nation for new COVID-19 positives per capita. Worldwide, only three small nations have higher rates. Iowa is one of the very top coronavirus hotspots in the entire world
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“OUT OF YOUR HOUSE AND INTO THE STREETS!” We’re back at it again so be on the look out for the location drop this Saturday! 🖤 #DSMBLM
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The civil unrest is a byproduct of the collapsing state, not the cause of it.
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We’re now accepting applications!! If you live in area code 50314 please apply or share so someone in that area can apply! We are still accepting donations! So please keep sharing and donating so we can help as many people as possible! 🖤
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Donate to the Milwaukee Bail Fund, which is supporting community members in #Kenosha Send love, light and positive energy to Jacob Blake, who survived the night after an attempted murder by a @KenoshaPolice officer. https://t.co/yi0IT0Lyrb
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Cedar Rapids needs our help y’all! Whatever you are able to donate please do, if you can’t right now but want to help, SHARE! Get the word out, tell all your friends to share, there is no reason people are still living in these conditions!
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Our hearts break for Jacob Blake, a Black man who was just shot in the back 7 times by the Kenosha Police Dept. This system cannot be reformed. Abolish the police. Black Lives Matter. #kenosha
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