Tonight there were several ice abductions in my neighborhood. The most important thing we can do is train ourselves and invest in our local organizing networks.
What I think stands out to me about this story is he was the one who reached out, not the other way around. He heard through the grapevine that a trans fan was feeling this way, and was willing to move a mountain to do something about it.
transphobia isnt bad because it hurts all women, its bad because it kills trans people. it also sucks that it hurts everyone else but that isnt the core issue
At the direction of @GovSherrillNJ, the New Jersey State police and ICE are firing tear gas and tore down the family and medic tent at Delaney Hall.
Governor Sherrill stands with ICE.
You can’t make it up: The NIMBYs trying to stop a new shelter in my part of Brooklyn have formed a nonprofit and are now asking for donations of $200, $500, or $1000
Wow, the student journalist who won the Mike Wallace Memorial Scholarship at the News Emmys just called out CBS News.
"While I want to thank CBS News for funding this generous gift toward my education, I want to also acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the name sake of this scholarship." (Applause and some surprise in the room)
wow. gingers (one of the only remaining lesbian bars in brooklyn) is cancelling their pride events due to noise complaints from their park slope neighbors. unreal.