As Dorian is being is tracked I thought it would be a good time to reshare @njstandupspeak "Long Road Home" along with the very personal side of severe weather and climate chaos. It's my own personal story. 1/
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I'm a Jersey girl. There is no doubt about that. I'm half Portuguese but grew up in South Jersey but that's another thread. My mother is a Rhody. I spent my summers in Ocean Citu, NJ and in Narragansett, RI. My grandmother's house sat on Narrow River. 2/
Aug 23, 2019 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
I want to talk about the term "resiliency" as it pertains to climate chaos. It's being used in a lot of bold proposals lately and I want to be excited I do. But a thread on why I'm not. After Superstorm Sandy, the word resilient was tossed around a lot to describe recovery. 1/
Seven years later over 1,000 families still aren't home. Mine will never get back home. In my family's case it was because MITIGATION and ADAPTATION measures were not put in place. We, the people were resilient. But the policies we actually needed are tied to elevation, green 2/
May 15, 2019 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
It is no coincidence that after a record breaking number of women won House seats & a presidential primary has seen the highest amount of women running that states are passing laws against reproductive justice. This isn't just about controlling our bodies- it's retaliation. 1/
So yes donate to health centers, volunteer to be an escort. But most importantly RUN FOR OFFICE. Run for the state legislature, run for Congress. Get your law degrees and work you way up through the courts. Or 👏ga👏nize! F*** the Handmaid's Tale memes. They will not help us. 2/
Oct 11, 2018 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
So, I normally just try to ignore Seth Grossman. He's vile but let's face it, there's other fires that need to be put out before I spend energy on him but there is something I want to call attention to. Even if you're someone who buys into or ignores some if his ideologies 1/
if you live in South Jersey you can't afford to ignore his denial of climate change or his attitude towards flood survivors. Flooding is the new normal. There is no current buyback plan that gives fair value AND creates green spaces to address flooding. Would you just hand 2/
