Poverty is a systemic failure not a personal failure. Don't buy into calvanist prosperity doctrine garbage. Poverty is a SYSTEMIC FAILURE.

When people die (especially public figures), it reminds people of how they lived. That means who they were, what they said, and what they did. Dying doesn’t erase those things; it amplifies them. And when you say/do bad things in life, death acts as a reminder and people react in a variety of ways.

The fascists can now tell you what apps you can have on your phone. They don’t even need to pass a law any more.

Cool cool. Cannot forsee any issues with that at all.

Huh

Fix it now. @apnews.com such irresponsible "reporting"

For Ai of course

I also have no nostalgia for the road to fascism, which is a trap I think a lot of liberal and progressive folks are falling into—romanticizing the conditions that preceded this moment of acceleration. The path that led to this mess is not the way out.

92% of Black Women had it on their bingo card but folks weren’t trying to hear us🤷🏾‍♀️

Queer joy is a radical act. Some reading this weekend.

Endgame? Comply with US doublethink or rot in foreign prisons. Swazi activists rage at US embassy: Trump paid King Mswati $500M to dump foreign convicts in their impoverished nation. Trump is outsourcing incarceration with corrupt politicians.

Fuck neoliberalism and fuck Ezra Klein. This is just hate mongering on the DL

So other than jail time and penalties, why should one keep paying federal taxes? Asking for a friend.

I have no words.

Trans people: can we have rights? Conservatives: no because we're killing you. Centrists: No because you're the reason we can't have unity in this country. Liberals: No and this is why we have Trump, because you're so selfish. Leftists: No because we have to focus on real problems first.

I think the problem with rallying around the most privileged when they've been targeted is that it never trickles down. they're touted as examples for "all of us" but it's not actually true.

...or the Black female federal employees persecuted and fired. the missing prisoners after the closure of the camps in Florida. genocide with our tax dollars. It took a rich white guy being censored for white America to sort of start freaking out en masse about their rights. That's harsh.

I keep getting asked if I’m worried about my job because I often speak up about issues. The answer is no. I’ve learned over the years that if employers want to hire you or if they want to fire you, they can always find a reason. It’s not worth compromising your morals or values for anyone.

Now that you're (justly) angry about Jimmy Kimmel, did you know that Palestinian Americans were evicted in 2023 and 2024 for flying Palestinian flags in their windows? It's true. I have a case before the Seventh Circuit about it.

Folks, you can't report the United States to its manager. There's no superhero coming to save us. We don't need one giant act of heroism. We need millions of small acts of solidarity. Help one person in your community for nothing in return. Then, do it again. And again. That's the revolution.

FUCK

so ICE murdered a father in cold blood from a routine traffic stop, we're murdering random Venezuelans in foreign waters, we're shackling S. Koreans for building the factories we need to keep the southern economy alive, and we have a majority party trying to tie passport status to political views

Legacy media and cable news reduced Trump's aggression against Chicago to a question of whether troops would be sent immediately. When he said he was taking his fascist military spectacle elsewhere, those media players declared the situation over—while waves of federal agents attack our neighbors.

idk if you've seen this south korean editorial that ran a few days ago. google translate version scorched my eyebrows www.hani.co.kr/arti/opinion...

Karen Attiah, a black woman, got fired for A: accurately quoting what Charlie Kirk said about Black women B: Accurately observing that most white Americans seem permissive of white violence. It's bullshit, but almost expected in this white supremacist country.

It may be distasteful but it is not illegal to mock someone's death and it should not warrant arrest, ever. The 1st Amendment exists specifically to protect disfavored speech and what is happening now is one of the greatest threats to free speech in the United States.

Selective outrage is indicative of disingenuous intent. Using political violence to push agendas before knowing facts, ignoring political violence that doesn’t support an agenda, and ignoring facts/stats about political violence shows one has little interest in preventing violence/improving society.

charlie kirk: "Black women do not have the brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person's slot." kamala harris: "... political violence has no place in America. I condemn this act, and we all must work together to ensure this does not lead to more violence."

The governor of Utah is sad that the suspect they have in custody for the murder of Charlie Kirk won't let him start a race war.

if you want to condemn violence, condemn the grotesque, gratuitous violence visited on the Palestinians every day.

All of it. Literally.

Today, students from Georgetown, Howard, GWU, and American University walked out against Trump’s unlawful military occupation of DC. They’re united with DC residents and allies across the nation to stop this wannabe dictator’s power grab. ✊🏽 Stand with us. #FreeDC #WeAreAllDC

Can't stop wondering this morning... Is it a bad thing to be "robbed" of a parent that is actively working to dismantle human rights and autonomy? Not to be all toxic positive but maybe some kids are better off when their asshole parents are assassinated? Anyway, the substance of my thoughts...

Live free (of vaccines) and die (of preventable disease)

This is a real photograph of Washington, DC this week, where the United States president has ordered military occupation in peacetime, and ordered the display of colossal portraits of himself. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

In ~5 years the narrative drastically shifted from speaking up about wrongs and challenging oppressive systems to staying quiet and accepting oppressive systems for self-preservation. But many will find that self-preservation doesn’t really exist. It only delays the inevitable unless you fight back.

Like I said. They aren’t embarrassed by history, it’s their playbook.

Huh. Seems ominous. www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-t...

For context, the requirement for an HSI (Hispanic-Serving Institutions) is 25%+ Hispanic or Latino undergraduate full-time. There are over 500 HSIs, including many Research 1 institutions. Congressional appropriations for HSIs in 2024 was over $350 million. This will be devastating for many schools.

Fuck.

The United States is not postcolonial. it’s actively colonial.

Can't get this song out of my head recently... music.youtube.com/watch?v=6B5b...

The national guard in a Black neighborhood is not a distraction, okay? That’s fascism. Yall are waiting for the “big thing” and he’s building it in your face.

These higher education concessions aren't even reasonable acts of self-preservation because the demands won't end, and their institutions will continue to be targets. Each concession will lead to more demands, and what they try to save will eventually meet the same fate of that which they conceded.

Fuck

Before you talk about Luddites, maybe look up who they actually were and what they stood for.