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Civil rights activist. LGBT community organizer. 🏳️‍🌈 Resisting persistently. Secret battle rap fan.
Aug 28, 2024 8 tweets 3 min read
Remember how @GovRonDeSantis gave @DanFoganholi a spot on the state Board of Education right after Broward voters kicked him off the school board?
You gotta wonder what kind of dirty deal was struck or whose skeletons got dug up to make that happen.
miaminewtimes.com/news/florida-b… Remember when @RonDeSantis appointed @DanFoganholi to the Broward school board TWICE last year? Well, last week voters finally had their say, and Dan lost by over 20 points. So, why is DeSantis so fixated on this 38-year-old former rapper? tampabay.com/news/florida-p…
Aug 1, 2024 11 tweets 2 min read
DeSantis is the reason weird has become the shorthand way of describing the creepy, needy, insecure, vibe that exudes from
both @JDVance and @realDonaldTrump. Let me explain… The main reason the label works is that it stops positioning them primarily as scary and dangerous—words that imbue them with power. Of course, the policies are horrific, but they themselves are creepy, bizarre, pathetic, pitiful—just weird.
May 31, 2024 13 tweets 2 min read
An Open Letter to the Brave Jurors in the Trump Election Interference Case

Dear Jurors,
In an era when ambition, greed, and fear too often eclipse the values that sustain a just society, your service in the trial of Donald Trump stands as a testament to bravery and decency. 🧵 You represented a nonpartisan cross-section of everyday citizens who dedicated yourselves to the arduous task of listening to months of detailed and often contentious testimony.

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Jan 26, 2024 8 tweets 4 min read
HYPOCRISY ALERT: Brian Lamb, a DeSantis appointee to the FL Board of Governors yesterday voted to ban Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs at all state universities. Today his bio that once touted his role as Global Head of DEI for @JPmorgan has been completely scrubbed.
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I wonder how folks at @JPMorgan feel about one of their Executives voting against DEI, and for censorship measures that dismantle academic freedom?news4jax.com/news/local/202…
Sep 22, 2023 8 tweets 3 min read
How? Well, @RonDeSantis launched an all-out assault on the core values of freedom, equality, and democracy to usurp Trump's base in his run for president. He's ignored the real challenges in our state to sow division and pursue an agenda of government intrusion and control. Image @GovRonDeSantis has whipped up hysteria and manufactured a cynical fog of fear as he turns our schools over to book-banning extremists who censor and white-wash history and relentlessly attack LGBTQ students and parents. Image
May 24, 2023 8 tweets 2 min read
Hi Brian Cornell, CEO @Target I understand, as extremists whip their base into an unstable frenzy, your first instinct is to protect your employees safety. We’ve all had to adapt in the face of emboldened bigotry.
But your actions are actually increasing the danger. Truly… You are sending a message that to get their way, to alter your company mission, and uproot deeply held values , they simple need to rattle their sabers and topple displays and bluff charge a clerk.