Just a thread to commemorate #TheTwitterEnd as the “free speech” guy removes posts. Feel free to add!

Today, 5 right-wing Supreme Court Justices sent a loud and clear political message to the entire country: our bodily autonomy is no longer protected under the rule of law. Make no mistake: this decision will kill people, and our Supreme Court simply does not care. 1/ As always, it will be the marginalized who will suffer the most in a post-Roe v. Wade America. Immigrant communities and people of color already struggle with access to abortion services even when those services were technically “available” to them. 2/

There needs to be a convo to some folks about INTENT vs IMPACT.

When it comes to people’s lives and identities, the IMPACT of our actions can be what hurts someone.
It should be more important than the question of our INTENT. 1/ Without meaning to, someone can hurt another person.

To ease pain the conversation should not center on what someone’s intention is but on the impact of what happened to hurt someone.

If someone hit you in a car, you don’t care if their intention was to make a left turn. 2/

We just celebrated Chinese Lantern Festival. It is a time to be with our families. It signifies the end of our new year celebrations. It also signifies letting go of the past and shining a light into our brighter future. 1/ This year, it is much harder...the xenophobia and the racism that has been so pervasive this last year has hurt and harmed and wrought fear and anxiety into our communities that cannot be just simply let go...to have the brighter future we are looking for, we need change. 2/

Every vote has been counted, and it's official: we won with over 64% of the vote!

Every neighborhood in our Assembly District, every big building, and nearly every Election District voted for our vision for a more equal New York, a more just New York, and a better New York. 1/ The way we won isn't complicated:

☑️ We ran an unapologetically progressive campaign that puts the needs of working families first.

☑️ We took on special interests who want to maintain the status quo (and their power)

☑️ We out-worked and out-organized our opponent

2/

Hi. I’m an American. We are a country that should pride itself on our greatest strength, which is our diversity. There is power in a name. And I am proud of the name my parents and my grandparents gave me, with all their love. 1/ I am the first born child of my entire family on my Dad’s side. My name decided the names of all of my siblings and my cousins names. It took me a moment, but I love my name. Grew to. Throughout my life, people of all backgrounds and roles have asked me to change my name. 2/

Why did I vote No?

“The definition of disasters is general enough that critics fear Cuomo, a governor who already enjoys aggressively wielding executive power, can abuse the new law in a wide array of circumstances to override existing law.”

gothamist.com/news/ny-corona… In a statement, the New York Civil Liberties Union compared the new law to anti-terrorism provisions passed after 9/11 that were never used to prosecute terrorism. “We should not repeat the mistakes of 20 years ago.”

And now...”antichrist” is trending...Trump just called himself the “chosen one” and “King of the Jews”. Not to freak anyone out but...I just flipped through my own bible because that sounded awfully familiar and 2 Thessalonians ch2. Matthew ch 24 and Revelations 13 pop into mind.

@rontkim and I worked on a predatory towing case in Flushing a few years back with @LegalAidNYC and the @NewYorkStateAG office. These towing companies were waiting outside of grocery stores for pregnant women and disabled people to park and go inside the store. 1/

https://twitter.com/es_indivisible/status/1140616722698907648

Hitch their car up. Wait for them to come out with groceries. Then demand 600 dollars in cash or they would threaten to impound their cars. When someone is desperately needing their transportation and fearful of losing their vehicle for weeks, they pay. 2/