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Jan 31 • 3 tweets • 1 min read
Earlier this evening, I made a stop at the annual meeting of an event that I have attended in the past. It was a mistake. I apologize for attending.
I have been very clear that I opposed the Union League’s honoring of Ron DeSantis. I have also made clear that the Union League has been problematic long before DeSantis’ appearance.
I will continue to uphold the value that Philadelphia has no place for hate. I look forward to talking with Philadelphians about the City we want to build together.

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Mar 18, 2021
One additional note for those trying to understand more about roots of AAPI hate. Religious zeal and Asian America have a complicated history. Missionaries viewed Buddhism, Islam, Taoism, and other Asian religions as a threat to Christianity (Note: We outnumber y'all).
Christian missionaries were intertwined w/imperialist warfare against Asian nations & competition over global capital. Demasculation of our men, hyper-sexualization of women, stereotypes of submissiveness/obedience all come out of that era & are still wielded today.
So when GA law enforcement excuses the hate-driven actions of a white domestic terrorist as a religious man trying to end his addictions and stamp out his "temptations" that is a dog whistle back to the days religion justified violence, warfare and exploitation.
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Mar 18, 2021
Opening this morning with a thread on the power of the AAPI movement here in Philadelphia, a community of matriarchs who welcomed, raised up, and drove me and 1000s others to make change in this city. Our story is about voice, visibility and self-determination. Image
in 1973, Chinatown activists blocked bulldozers that would have turned 10th Street into I-676 offramp and forced the Vine Street Expressway underground. nytimes.com/1973/08/05/arc… Image
The 1980s gave rise to the founding of a number of organizations, but this thread is about one: @AsAmUnited which grew out of a Third World radical collective called Yellow Seeds. Part of our mission statement written in 1985 here. Image
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Jun 25, 2020
Today @nytimes released a comprehensive video of the police assault on peaceful demonstrators on I-676 in June. It’s horrifying and a complete indictment of our city’s failure to a manage the events surrounding demonstrations against police brutality. nytimes.com/video/us/10000…
I-676, the teargassing in residential neighborhoods in West Philadelphia, allowing largely white armed mobs to menace demonstrators - all exposed not just a police force that can’t manage itself but a breakdown in morality and decision making. inquirer.com/news/philadelp…
Today, I along with @Mr4thDistrict and members of the Public Safety Committee, will announce hearings to review the unified command’s decisionmaking surrounding the broad range of actions and use of force throughout the city.
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Dec 16, 2019
Early morning outside of York County prison as we await the bond release of two parents abducted off Philly streets by ICE this past summer. 1/ Image
Yulius and Elliyana have lived in Philly at same address for 20 years, are raising two beautiful and brilliant daughters and were “disappeared” by ICE on their way to work. No one knew what had happened to them, least of all their children. 2/
My office has been tracking the case from the beginning asking what sense it makes to detain two parents for months at taxpayer expense when they have dutifully reported for every court session. This is the insanity of our immigration system. 3/
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Dec 5, 2019
I want to make it clear that I will vote NO on any amendment to change the 10 year tax abatement as it currently stands in Council. It’s embarrassing for our Mayor and City to freak out about tax subsidy reform while residents are being displaced and schools crumble.
The tax abatement was introduced in the 1990s as a THREE year abatement and deemed a resounding success back then. It’s been a two decade free ride for development community on a 10 year abatement that is the most expansive in the nation.
Council met directly with the Mayor in September to say we were going to reform the program. DID the Mayor offer to collaborate, offer suggestions, hold forums, work with us? Answer: NO.
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Jul 19, 2019
A friendly note to @emrosenberg about what you missed when you wondered what was behind our city’s national treasure (aka Inga Saffron) having a truth-to-power moment in calling out sexism and bigotry in your industry. 1/
Stu’s not just “polarizing.” He lives in his own mind where newspapermen were just men & real Americans could tell the immigrants to go back to where they came from. But don’t take my word for it. Let’s review his record. As Inga reminds us, they’re still online. 2/
Bykofsky has written columns that questioned a fellow Latina Councilwoman's patriotism, stalked and confronted Latino-looking workers at construction sites, and accused the city's premier Spanish newspaper of "dodging the law." 3/ aldianews.com/articles/opini…
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