Naturally an optimist. Opposed to fascism, willfull ignorance and selfish corrupt traitors. Still struggling to remember only one space after a period. She/her
Officials conducted a 'controlled release' of vinyl chloride from 5 train cars after a derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, in order to prevent an explosion — but residents still don't know when it will be safe for them to return to their homes
A man named Mark Jontz has just died in a jail cell in Omaha, Nebraska. He was thrown in jail because he could not pay $1,068 in fines and court costs from a traffic ticket.
“In Finland, the # of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” https://t.co/EH3reri9lz
The state relies heavily on grand jurors’ belief in an fantasy ideal of our justice system. Technically we were only supposed to validate whether the state had enough evidence to indict. Most jurors believed that there would be a later phase where a jury would hear the case.
Crews are arriving on the scene of a residential structure fire in the 1000 block of East 44th. Engine 11 reporting a kitchen fire and are applying water to the fire.
Three police officers went to an *elementary* school in Tennessee & arrested four Black girls.
One girl fell to her knees. Another threw up. Police handcuffed the youngest, an 8 yo with pigtails.
Their supposed crime? Watching some boys fight — and not stopping them. (THREAD)
@NWCBailFund These people are monsters. I hope the laws are such that these families can get together and sue. Land of the free? Home of the brave? I think not!