Biden did not deliver on student loan forgiveness, voting rights legislation or Build Back Better in 2021, but he did manage to make Rahm Emanuel, who covered up the murder of Laquan McDonald, a diplomat. Remember this when Dems blame the left for all of their failures in 2022.
And that child tax credit they've been bragging so much about? "Without renewal, an estimated 9.9 million children across the U.S. could fall back into poverty and tens of millions of other families will receive a smaller credit in 2022." cnbc.com/2021/12/15/dec…
Unbelievable unless you were relatively certain they were going to do this.
Every year I invite people who are celebrating the colonial holiday to do something in support of Native people. Between the hyper-criminalization of Water Protectors and attacks on Native families, sovereignty & voting rights, this is a crucial time for our communities. (THREAD)
This thread is a list of groups & fellow Indigenous organizers I will be supporting today & I invite you all to join me. First, the Line 3 Legal Defense Fund provides support to people facing arrest, jail time & repression bc of their opposition to Line 3. line3legalfund.com
Woodland Women is a group that offers mutual support and healing for women on my reservation. They hold community talking circles, practice mutual aid, offer free beading classes and share Menominee cultural knowledge. I love them. paypal.com/paypalme/Woodl…
Well, y'all won. I read Who's the Bad Art Friend? Yikes...
It's my day off, so I apparently had time to spend on... that. 😂
In one of my creative writing classes in college, going somewhere public, eavesdropping, making notes, and then writing a story around whatever you had jotted down was literally an assignment we were given. It's part of the craft. That may be fucked up, but it's true.
The fact that there's a feud between Chicago's mayor and top prosecutor because the mayor wants people charged for a gunfight, while the prosecutor says there's no evidence of who did want, should be national news. What the mayor is doing is horrifying.
The mayor of Chicago is demanding a charge them all and let god sort it out approach to criminal justice -- and she's doing it loudly and proudly. This is so dangerous. It should be called out. It should be opposed.
"Even First Deputy Superintendent Brendan Deenihan testified before the city council expressing concerns about the evidence. 'The cameras captured the incident, but not enough to put a gun in someone's hand & not enough to charge someone in the incident'" abc7chicago.com/chicago-shooti…
This week on Movement Memos, I talked with Breanne Palmer, from @UndocuBlack about the Biden administration's treatment of Haitian migrants, and with @KevinHerreraJD about Operation Lone Star, Gov. Abbott's terrifying state-level war on migrants in Texas. truthout.org/audio/trump-is…
Have you heard of Operation Lone Star? Basically, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is implementing his own decidedly unconstitutional version of Trumpism at the state level, and the federal government is letting it happen. Thousands of migrants have been detained. truthout.org/audio/trump-is…
By illegally detaining thousands of migrants, Abbott claims he's doing what Biden refuses to do, even as Biden himself mercilessly deports thousands of asylum seekers, without even taking the time to run COVID tests. truthout.org/audio/trump-is…
Seeing people talking about canceling streaming services etc, and y'all, I will honor any asks from the union, but I'm not pre-emptively giving up shit. Also, it's always best to take your cues from the workers on this stuff. Their asks & strategies are cultivated with intention.
I mean, if you're looking for an excuse to watch less TV, I support you. I know I should prob swap out some of my screen time for reading time. But I love television and there's a whole pandemic thing happening, so TV and me are gonna stay tight for now.
But seriously, when acting in solidarity with workers, it's best to follow their lead. They are flexing their worker power. Us abiding by their asks helps demonstrate that power.