Juxtaposing these without further comment, because 🤦🏾‍♀️.

Alt txt: Two screen captures of headlines.
On L, piece about rise in school covid cases; on R: piece about transit mask mandate being lifted by a judge. Okay—yes further comment.

First article: 👇🏾 2/4

https://twitter.com/MichiganAdvance/status/1516136212783849472

Read this entire piece. Don’t skip to the end, this is not a TL;DR since it doesn’t start where one may expect. It shows the danger of what’s going on right now in American legislatures & specifically at the hands of whatever it is the GOP has become🧵
nytimes.com/2021/06/29/mag… 2| This was especially poignant:
“[A]nyone looking at the United States from the outside immediately sees that our new memory laws protect the legacy of racism.”

nytimes.com/2021/06/29/mag…

The @ProgressMich report shows the dangerous hypocrisy coming from the GOP & especially Michigan Rs. Read:👇🏾 1/6

michiganadvance.com/2021/07/07/rep… This is what is said aloud in interviews
“Senate GOP spokeswoman Abby Walls responded: “We need to focus on unity, not pushing around partisan reports meant to further divide us.”

But they ignore that there’s #NoUnityWithoutAccountability & refuse to be held accountable.
2/6

Important🧵with flooding & safety tips for Wayne County residents affected by the flooding.

(Note: ICYMI, the Governor has declared a state of emergency for Wayne County.)

Tips below:👇🏾 1/ 1️⃣ If you have flooding/flood damage, make an inventory (even if you’re discarding) and take photos (cell phone photos are okay). Most cities/townships should have damage assessment public claim forms available for residents to use & complete. Document, document, document! 2/

It is telling when lawmakers are more interested in the stick instead of the carrot & aim to inflict punitive measures on people.
(For some, cruelty is the point.) 1/x

https://twitter.com/misendems/status/1408202527024234502

The “job creators” complaining that ThErE aRe No WoRkErS don’t realize they’re complicit in creating that very scenario... 2/x

It’s fantastic news that Michigan’s unemployment rate is lower than the national rate.

But... (you know what’s coming...A🧵👇🏾) We have to ask realistically ask ourselves “how many of those who are ‘in the labor force’ are in FT (with solid benefits) vs PT work (w/little to no benefits)?”

At 1:34 pm ET a year ago, the senate recessed “call of the chair.” We went about our business grabbing lunch, checking emails, touching base w/staff working remotely, reading legislation, & viewing the “Unlock Michigan” rally on the Capitol lawn. 🧵
bit.ly/3gMml3c At this time last year when we recessed call of the chair, we didn’t know what would unfold in the next few hours & that we’d be greeted by this upon returning to the chamber to resume session business. 2/

bit.ly/3t6ArPw

It’s crazy to think that it has been exactly one month since the riot & siege on the Capitol by domestic terrorists. An actual month has gone by. A 🧵👇🏾 And 2 days ago the House voted to remove MGT (who—similarly to others—pedaled in the conspiracy theories that led to it) from her committees—as pretty much everyone now knows. And *only* 11 congressional GOP members voted to remove her from committees. Only 11. 2/11

There’s been a lot on my mind lately as we grapple and contend with the recent events over the past months occurring in Michigan & last month in D.C.

You know what’s coming: A 🧵👇🏾 Not going to lie—it’s been traumatizing. Part of me thinks it’s foolish to admit that because there are those for whom that is the point. 2/17

Today, (Feb. 5, 2021) is the 28th anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act. It is the first bill that Fmr. Pres. Clinton signed into law.
Congressman William D. Ford (Bill to many of us) was among the #FLMA architects & in 1993 represented Taylor, Mich.

A 🧵👇🏾1/8 We know now (almost 3 decades later) what Bill knew then—that even with such bold, progressive legislation that aimed to help working people have time to care for themselves & their families that it didn’t go far enough. 2/8

Let me take off my earrings and address this nonsense. Y’all wanna play? Let’s play.

Yes, @MISenate, I’ll be glad to reduce my salary AND yours from $71K/year before taxes to $53,250/year before taxes when you do ALL of the following: 🧵

https://twitter.com/misenate/status/1352692180545056771

1.Take the exact amount that you spent last year in lawsuits challenging the Governor—what was it, something like $500K—on life-saving covid19 protocols and put that amount directly into the pockets of the restaurant workers. Not the owners’ pockets—the WORKERS pockets 2/x

🗣Pssst! Hey you! Yes, you!

DYK that today is #NationalRunForOfficeDay?

Policies are better for all people when our governmental bodies look more like our communities.

Let’s face it, #RepresentationMatters, which is why we need more BIPOC folks (esp. women) in office. 1/3 Thinking of running for office? Check out this short list organizations with a focus on not the usual suspects.

@HigherHeights
(Black Women)

@NewAmericanLd
(New, 1st, & 2nd Gen Americans)

More.... 2/3

CommUNITY PSA for parents/guardians: (Long, but please read.) A thread.

The next few weeks of the COVID-19 school hiatus are going to be a challenge for us all. I’ve got 2 school-aged kids, so I’m in the thick of this with you. Unlike some though, 1/___ Unlike some though, I have a background in Ed.) Here are some tips & resources (take them or leave them) that you may find useful.

First & foremost, check with your school, your child’s teacher(s) (children’s teachers) & district for their plans over the next few weeks & 2/___