#Activists

Liberal, Not Lefty

liberalnotlefty

In the 60s: Medgar Evers was assassinated. MLK Jr., assassinated. Malcolm X, assassinated. Herbert Lee, murdered by Mississippi State Rep E. H. Hurst in broad daylight. William Lewis Moore, assassinated during a

Michelle S. Phelps

MichelleSPhelps

I spent the last 4 years studying community perceptions of the MPD. Over the weekend I wrote up my thoughts on policing 101, what's happened in Minneapolis, and what comes

Isaac

ashkephardi

➥ Thread on Seth Rogen: We’ve been hearing a bit too much about Seth Rogen lately in the Jewish activist community. The actor is known for his stints playing mediocre

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zei_squirrel

reminder that andrew yang opposes a $15 minimum wage and uses right-wing propaganda to attack it, proposed a neoliberal version of UBI with the purpose of destroying the last remnants

Sergej Sumlenny

sumlenny

THREAD (1/x) Regarding the decision of UA Constitutional Court on de facto erasing the whole anti-corruption procedures in Ukraine. 4 judges have voted against the decision, 11 in favor. Judges

John Suarez ن

johnjsuarez

Sunflower Uprising?: Cuban dissidents announce call for nonviolent protests on Lady of Charity feast day https://cubanexilequarter.blogspot.com/2020/09/sunflower-uprising-cuban-dissidents.html 1/ September 8th is the feast day for Our Lady

Stephanie Tait

StephTaitWrites

It’s difficult for me to see a number of abled Christians writing pieces about the difficulties of isolation and the spiritual importance of in-person community, when churches still claim exemption

Riseup4Rojava

RISEUP4R0JAVA

Threats of new massacre in #ŞengalShare this important thread, updating on situation in Şengal!Threat of next genocide against #YazidiIraqi soldiers deployed in ŞengalBackground on role of #KDP and #TurkeyTake Actions

Ford Fischer

FordFischer

Today armed Black Lives Matter and "boogaloo" protesters joined forces for an open carry rally against police violence and government overreach. I'll have HD video up ASAP, but here are

Caitlin Duffy

DuffyInDC

SO GOOD. Must read from @EricaKohl@meganfrancis."Despite this well-documented history of #philanthropy + early + mid-20th century civil rights activism, today’s funders are continuing to act in ways that are undermining radical

Dr Natacha Kennedy. #BlackLivesMatter

natachakennedy

So the @guardian UK has published 100 straight articles about #trans people none of which have been written by trans people.Can you imagine the response if the Guardian had done

Olave Talks

OlaveTalks

Getting tired of NGO-workers, LGBT-activists, environmentalists (the list is endless) confounding in me that they and their organisations want to be more inclusive. But when I apply for jobs at

Libertarian Redhead

LibertarianRed1

Militarized police in Mahopac, New York are performing a red flag confiscation on a former Afghanistan Veteran currently. The Veteran has stated he will not go in peace, he hasnt

bolin's bitch

beloved_sag

given the overwhelmingly inadequate plans colleges have for students to (not) return to campuses, a lot of ppl have been asking "is zoom university/remote learning even worth it?" while ignoring

Sina Toossi

SinaToossi

Will women be allowed to run in #Iran's presidential election next year?Recently, the spokesperson for the Guardian Council--which vets candidates--said there are no legal barriers to women becoming president &

Nicola James 💚🌹#BlackLivesMatter

NAJ562

THREADLatest update re Mark Howell case vs Iain McNichol / Labour Party. Seat pairing pattern emerges:UK-wide, grassroots reports of pairs of neighbouring seats in 2017. One safe Labour, the other