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Oct 27, 2020 • 35 tweets • 15 min read
Another 5-3 election case decided. This one features Kavanaugh vs. Kagan, in which he agues ballots postmarked by E-Day risk flipping the results, as opposed to, you know, just being a part of the count. electionlawblog.org/?p=117435 These folks...
Not only was Kavanaugh’s decision enraging, his work was sloppy. 1. About Vermont:
Gross how he’s inviting challenges to people’s ability to lawfully participate in our democracy. https://t.co/oZemC4tMs1
Sep 18, 2020 • 36 tweets • 11 min read
The alert that broke my phone. America was already going to be fixing this dude’s mess for years. The courts are forever changed by him. But another SCOTUS seat, Lord, have mercy.
Mitch McConnell has no scruples.
I’d avoided news of Daniel Prude’s death because I wasn’t ready. Today I listened to The Daily on it. It’s as rough as anticipated. nytimes.com/2020/09/08/pod… Anyways, I listened to this version of “Strange Fruit” halfway through because my heart was heavy. npr.org/2020/06/12/875…
So we’re clear, no one in the Rochester Police command staff was asked for their resignation. The chief & two others are retiring in protest. Two others are going back to a lower rank. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/r… The Mayor has stood by the chief’s actions the entire time.
Aug 29, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
I slept when the baby did, so late to the shock. It’s only appropriate I learned from a text from Christian. When they say you never know what people are going through, this man right here. He made the most of his public facing time, & half of it while battling cancer. Just, wow.
I’m praying tonight b/c it feels the only thing I’m capable of. Police shootings are like mass shootings: very American, very upsetting, very unlikely that yet another incident will tip the scales into necessary policy changes. And Jacob Blake’s children witnessed that violence.
‘The rifle was being jerked around in all directions while it was being fired.’ Gunman kills two, wounds another during another night of unrest in Kenosha: chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/…
Aug 18, 2020 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
(Honestly, I’m just surprised so many of y’all are actually tuning into this convention. Y’all ain’t going to get me to watch though...)
Ok, y’all are tempting me with your roll call tweets, dorks.
Aug 12, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
In Thailand, thousands of students call on the military (& ‘death eaters’) to get out of politics. nytimes.com/2020/08/11/wor… Protesters raised their hands in a “Hunger Games” inspired three-fingered salute, a gesture that was forbidden by the junta that orchestrated the last coup.
This piece has more specifics on the demands of the growing protests: Thailand protesters ‘cross the Rubicon’ and risk all to criticise the monarchy. theguardian.com/world/2020/aug…
Aug 10, 2020 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
I saw these pics on the TL yest chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/… & thought it wouldn’t end well, but somehow didn’t expect we’d be back to downtown looting. Check out @paigexfry for the scene downtown. *sigh* This city...
+ CTA service disruptions. Sucks for folks that have to head downtown this morning.
COPA says they’re investigating both the Englewood shooting from yest & the downtown shooting this morning.. https://t.co/CJCs4KnqSU
Aug 8, 2020 • 25 tweets • 9 min read
Belarus's Alexander Lukashenko has been in office for 26 yrs & is called Europe’s last dictator. But this year, he faces an unprecedented challenge in an opposition effort driven by women: pbs.org/newshour/show/…
Main opposition candidate goes into hiding on eve of crucial presidential vote in Belarus after after police detained several of her campaign’s senior staffers: amp.cnn.com/cnn/2020/08/09… + Tensions with Russia rise as Belarus heads to the polls: pbs.org/newshour/show/…
Jul 19, 2020 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Only other bit of news this morn: We’re a family of 4. Had a super quick delivery. Healthy baby girl. We are blessed & grateful.
Thank you all so very much! This is the best (mostly) surprise we’ll ever pull off. Thx, quarantine! Turns out Mija’s intuition was on point, she insisted entire pregnancy it was a girl, so she’s pretty excited to meet her sis mañana. And thanks to Zoom, we won’t even miss Mass!
Jun 29, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
Just going to create a filibuster thread because I imagine this will continue to be a topic of discussion. Senate Dems to Consider Using Power to Pass Laws If Elected. On Manchin's recent comments: nymag.com/intelligencer/…
Logging onto Catholic Twitter after being offline since early last evening...Lawd, have mercy. Things to add to my prayer list:
-AJ’s Black son
-Folks in Catholic media that can’t handle the most basic conversations about racism
This right here.
Love the fall back on the Black women are pushy/angry/intimidating trope. But, gonna say, this is what happens when the bishops prioritize comfort, anyone else actually speaking out seems extreme. For shame.
Jun 22, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Just going to go ahead & make an OSHA thread knowing it was gutted pre-corona & we’ll be dealing with the implications for a long time.
On Juneteenth, the Tulsa Massacre & the violence that shaped our nation: White America is finally learning. Black America could never forget. rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…
“Juneteenth may mark just one moment in the struggle for emancipation, but the holiday gives us an occasion to reflect on the profound contributions of enslaved Black Americans to the cause of human freedom.” nytimes.com/2020/06/18/opi…
Jun 17, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Good moooooorning, citizens! Live tweeting only the best parts of City Council proceedings this morn. Staff should make liberal use of "mute all" after roll call because some folks are on the struggle bus this morn.
Bold move, him bringing this night up.
ATL police kill Rayshard Brooks and within 24 hours:
-The police chief steps down
-Protesters take the 75-85 connector 👀
-There’s fire at/near the Wendy’s where it all went down cnn.com/2020/06/13/us/…
The home state is having a rough few months...
The continuing deaths of Black people by the police are undermining support for the wide latitude officers are given in cases where encounters end in a death: nytimes.com/2020/06/14/us/… “Use of force” is usually state law. Important to remember w/focus on local police oversight...
-And a new piece: In a polarized election, key swing voters are a group of women voters, mostly white, married, over 50 & suburban. npr.org/2020/06/08/871…
Jun 5, 2020 • 16 tweets • 5 min read
‘It helps me know that I am not in it alone anymore’: Breonna Taylor’s mother on her daughter and protests. washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06…
Three months after her death, Louisville PD releases 4 page incident report about Breonna Taylor’s death: courier-journal.com/story/news/cri… The most important portion of the report — the "narrative" of events that spells out what happened March 13 — has only two words: "PIU investigation."
May 20, 2020 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
Today’s to-do list:
✅ Leg team meeting
⏳Chicago City Council
🔳 State budget analysis
🔳 ILGA proceedings
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🔳 Mom
🔳 Breathe fresh air/walk
Me at end of day, probably:
When you normally work the wknd before the end of session AND Memorial Day, but thought the 'rona would let you catch a break only to find out the House will be in session tomorrow. I should have been, but was most definitely not mentally prepared for this long arse remote sesh.
