Today, 5 right-wing Supreme Court Justices sent a loud and clear political message to the entire country: our bodily autonomy is no longer protected under the rule of law. Make no mistake: this decision will kill people, and our Supreme Court simply does not care. 1/

As always, it will be the marginalized who will suffer the most in a post-Roe v. Wade America. Immigrant communities and people of color already struggle with access to abortion services even when those services were technically “available” to them. 2/

Now many of them will be completely abandoned. This is the authoritarian face of the Republican Party.

Abortion advocates and providers across our country have been preparing to meet this dark moment, but they will need our help. 3/

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Apr 23, 2021

There needs to be a convo to some folks about INTENT vs IMPACT.

When it comes to people’s lives and identities, the IMPACT of our actions can be what hurts someone.
It should be more important than the question of our INTENT. 1/

Without meaning to, someone can hurt another person.

To ease pain the conversation should not center on what someone’s intention is but on the impact of what happened to hurt someone.

If someone hit you in a car, you don’t care if their intention was to make a left turn. 2/

They could be saying “I didn’t mean to hit you. My intention was a left turn. Can’t you understand that?!”

But that wouldn’t help the situation when what you need to hear is “I am so sorry I hit you. What can I do to help right now?” 3/

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Feb 27, 2021

We just celebrated Chinese Lantern Festival. It is a time to be with our families. It signifies the end of our new year celebrations. It also signifies letting go of the past and shining a light into our brighter future. 1/

This year, it is much harder...the xenophobia and the racism that has been so pervasive this last year has hurt and harmed and wrought fear and anxiety into our communities that cannot be just simply let go...to have the brighter future we are looking for, we need change. 2/

Just yesterday, an Asian American man was stabbed by someone who just didn’t like the way he looked at him. He is fighting for his life. A elderly woman was set on fire. People spray chemicals on Asian Americans riding the train. Doused an Asian American man with dirty water. 3/

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Jul 22, 2020

Every vote has been counted, and it's official: we won with over 64% of the vote!

Every neighborhood in our Assembly District, every big building, and nearly every Election District voted for our vision for a more equal New York, a more just New York, and a better New York. 1/

The way we won isn't complicated:

☑️ We ran an unapologetically progressive campaign that puts the needs of working families first.

☑️ We took on special interests who want to maintain the status quo (and their power)

☑️ We out-worked and out-organized our opponent

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This is the same way we won in 2016. It's the same way that progressives across the City and State have been winning since, from my friends in the Senate who took down the IDC to the progressives I'll be calling colleagues in January.

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@yuhline

May 28, 2020

Hi. I’m an American. We are a country that should pride itself on our greatest strength, which is our diversity. There is power in a name. And I am proud of the name my parents and my grandparents gave me, with all their love. 1/

I am the first born child of my entire family on my Dad’s side. My name decided the names of all of my siblings and my cousins names. It took me a moment, but I love my name. Grew to. Throughout my life, people of all backgrounds and roles have asked me to change my name. 2/

My name is me. It is who I am. It tells my story. It is my immigrant story, it is the story of my parents love, it is the story of being an Asian American, and it is the story of the diversity we should be proud of here in America. 3/

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