hell yeah eugene debs

A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE!!!!

The Virginia legislative session is weeks away. This is a genuine opportunity to create significant, lasting change. Now’s the time to organize! State workers’ right to unionize and strong tenant protections are within reach!

good morning charlottesville!! what a lovely day to not vote for a school board candidate who promised to keep police out of schools and then voted in favor of it anyway, without robust data or engagement with the public!!

I left after this. It’s pretty clear Cville PD can’t guarantee the data isn’t abused. It’s not clear that the costs of Flock are at all worth the benefits.

I’m at the Friends of Downtown Community meeting to skeet about the Flock pilot program results. Follow this thread for the details 👇

One food bank in Virginia saw a 65% increase in visitors since last year, more than at the height of the pandemic. “We thought it would come back down and it hasn’t,” the food bank’s chief philanthropy officer said. “It keeps growing.” (Published Oct. 3)

Heard four large trees fall on my usual loop on the river trail today. Be careful out there everybody!

hi charlottesville! if you're voting in the city school board election this november, there are four candidates running for three seats. here's where they stand on the return of police to our schools:

Hope folks will stop by the @cvilledsa.bsky.social table at Sabroso today. I have sustained a zine folding injury making sure there’s lots of great lit and info.

In case you’re wondering where the 4 city school board candidates (for 3 spots) stand on SRO’s:

Amid a worsening national affordable housing and homelessness crisis, the administration's proposed HUD changes include a two-year limit on the federal government’s signature rental assistance programs. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/hud-...

Unhoused families are less visible in our community, but I promise you, they are here and they’re struggling. Please pitch in if you can!

Cooling centers open and swimming fees waived at Chris Greene Lake, Mint Spring, Walnut Creek Park. Be careful out in the heat this weekend! myemail.constantcontact.com/Cooling-Cent...

Counterpoint:

The so-called paper of record published an opinion piece stating that if Israel had *really* wanted to commit genocide, they would have done a more thorough job. This, while the people of Gaza literally starve to death. What kind of world is this? I don’t have words.

This week - Organizing for Immigration Justice Learn the connections between immigration enforcement, white supremacy, and state violence. Plus how communities are protecting their immigrant neighbors! Full info: tinyurl.com/5e4m84ww Order yummy tamales (by July 15): tinyurl.com/yc33jnyv

Thanks, y’all! Excited to be a housing “analyst” now!

When people see folks drowning and feel powerless and ill-equipped to save them, they sometimes fight over how to describe the water. It's worth resisting this impulse.

Jim Ryan should have resigned in May 2024. He should not have resigned today.

This is an image maga is posting to stoke fear of Mamdani. A list of things that sound awesome

A better world is possible.

You really do love to see it.

My baby, who happens to be 17, has just landed back in Virginia after traveling to Portugal and Spain with the school orchestra. I’m so proud of her adventures and successful performances, and just really grateful she’s on her way home. Parenting is just WILD, y’all.

I will have so much to say later, but a HUGE thank you to so many people. I am incredibly grateful that my hard work paid off, and it is so satisfying to see that a pro-housing campaign can get these results. I am so excited to serve our community in this way!!! 🥳🥳🥳

We're entering another mass movement moment. We must learn from what went right and wrong in 2020 so we can organize durable popular power necessary to defeat fascism and transform the world. @keeanga.bsky.social & @asha-rrs.bsky.social on @thedigradio.bsky.social www.thedigradio.com/podcast/from...

Cville had 78 people at tonight’s know your rights event for allies and organizers! Glad to see community care in action and so much interest in Cville DSA.

Let’s be clear: ICE injured and detained the president of SEIU California for peacefully observing. ICE picked the wrong side. The wrong state. The wrong person. and the wrong union. David Huerta stood up. And now 750,000 SEIU workers are standing up behind him. seiuca.org/press-releas...

Updates from my almost 14 year old’s backyard birthday party: Dancing Queen, Single Ladies on the party mix, LOTS of screaming.

Flock is unchecked mass surveillance, full stop. If the data exists, it will be misused by bad actors and the state.

This is exactly what we & other immigrants' rights advocates said would happen. Police said they needed the cameras to "stop child abduction," but our Gov signed a statewide 287(g) to deputize state law enforcement as ICE agents. Yr privacy was sold for profit as fuel for Trump's war on immigrants.

With ICE tapping into the FLOCK network + reports of other privacy concerns with surveillance tech, City Council can’t be too careful—it should do everything in its power to protect residents’ rights. Charlottesville doesn’t have to wait for the FLOCK pilot to end—we should turn off the cameras now.

Join teachers, parents, UVA staff and community members on Thursday to protest the FEI decision!

Love to see my local school union playing hardball with UVA! Thank you @sgillikin.bsky.social!

Can confirm that VPM News also got the ICE statement. HOWEVER…

normie dem politicians need to stand in front of a mirror this morning and practice saying “rogue agency.” say it as many times as you need until you can do it smoothly on TV

In Charlottesville, the police department got a $30k donation from the local police association, which had received the money as a donation. Amazing that $30k is exactly the amount needed to pay for 10 Flock cameras for one year. What a coincidence! www.29news.com/2024/09/23/f...

Solid advice.

Heads up, gardeners. After heavy rains move through Mon and Tues, the forecast low for Cville Tuesday night is 30F. Fifth Season sells agricultural fabric if you need to cover any tender plants!

The BOS doesn’t prioritize affordable housing needs because they don’t hear much from constituents about it. If you live in the county and care about housing, let the BOS know! Email and attend meetings!!! It really matters! [email protected]

As the Human Rights Commission develops its work plan for the year ahead, we're looking to Charlottesville residents and stakeholders for feedback and direction. Share your thoughts here: www.charlottesville.gov/CivicAlerts....

Stay safe and warm, everybody!

With February rent due in days, housing agencies and service providers who provide rental assistance say they can't access a HUD portal for federal funds. Story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

For @motherjones.com, I talked to Lupita Limón Corrales from @latenantsunion.bsky.social about the fight for a total eviction moratorium and rent freeze and the work communities in LA have put in to support each other during the wildfires when public officials have left them behind.

Two-hour delay for City schools tomorrow!!! I love a few snow days, but this working parent is thrilled to send my kids back to school.

Pie cam - salted caramel and chocolate tart and a classic apple pie:

Just yelled, “I can’t work in these conditions!” to my family. How’s your Thanksgiving cooking going? (Mine’s actually fine, family is just being too loud.)

Hello from the stunning, serene George Peabody Library in Baltimore.

Solid advice.