Justin Vest

Deep South rural organizer, liberation politics, dismantling NPIC, fan of RPGs & SFF | Director, @HometownAction & @HometownOrg | Tweets will be a hodgepodge

[Hometown Action @HometownAction]

Trans kids- We see you. We love you. And there’s a whole army of us fighting for you. This morning a lawsuit was filed against SB 184, the first of many legal challenges to prevent these laws from actually taking effect.

@MCACBham #ProtectTransKids

[Hometown Action @HometownAction]

Important thread about the intersection of Trans & Reproductive Justice movements. Our rights in Alabama are under assault. Get involved with the HA Trans & Queer Liberation Team at https://t.co/dhLPdc1mnM 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

[Sören Brandes @Soeren_Brandes]

Great thread from @jwdwerner on racist hierarchies under global imperialism.

It must be added that Eastern Europeans have for hundreds of years *not* belonged to the category of whiteness. They have been subject to different imperialist projects (Turkish, German, ... 1/

[Afua Hirsch @afuahirsch]

This is literally why I teach journalism

So we never produce another generation who spout and normalise this

[Jack Jacobs @JackJacobs_]

Respect from Alabama

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Much of the attention in the first days of the war in Ukraine has focused on large cities. But in the countryside, a massive grass-roots movement is underway as ordinary Ukrainians — farmers, shop owners, day laborers, taxi drivers — are taking up arms. https://t.co/Ro2W2PtW4I

[Eugene V. Debs Museum @DebsMuseum]

And here let me emphasize the fact… that the working class who fight all the battles, the working class who make the supreme sacrifices, the working class who freely shed their blood and furnish the corpses, have never yet had a voice in either declaring war or making peace.

[Scalawag @scalawagmag]

1/ The South is home to more LGBTQ+ people than anywhere else in the U.S.

Meanwhile, Southern legislators are pushing violent policies to hide this truth.

Trans kids in particular are being threatened—and not just in Texas.

🧵 A thread on how to show solidarity in this moment:

[Hometown Action @HometownAction]

🚨 AL reps will likely be voting on the anti-protest bill #HB2 tomorrow! Use our toolkit to contact your reps, learn more about the bill, and spread the word - https://t.co/sJZ5SGtzYB

#alpolitics #ALAntiProtestBill #SayNoToHB2 #DontSilenceSolidarity

[SisterSong: National Women of Color RJ Collective @SisterSong_WOC]

From the beginning, #Roe was the floor, not the ceiling. We need to go beyond Roe and eliminate barriers to abortion care, including racist coverage bans like Hyde. #BeBoldEndHyde

[Southerly @southerlymag]

It often seems like when a disaster hits, the process to get federal funding to communities should be pretty straightforward.

But it’s much more complicated. Read @amalahmed214’s story to learn why:

https://t.co/NPopoRIlQT

[Justin Vest @Justin_Vest]

The enshrinement of white supremacy into Alabama/Southern culture & politics has been intentionally designed by those in power. Understanding & contending for power in the narrative realm is an essential component of winning liberatory change. https://t.co/OoTMGjAXqV

[Hometown Action @HometownAction]

Over 20 Alabama organizations have signed on to oppose HB2, the "anti-protest bill" which is on the calendar in the House this afternoon after they convene at 3:30pm. This letter was sent to all Alabama legislators this morning. #alpolitics https://t.co/AvdQgugnv8

[Political Healers @PoliticalHealer]

#OurBlackHistory: Please support a Black-led organization for #BlackHistoryMonth by donating to Political Healers. #PayBlackPeopleMore Donate here: https://t.co/kvmAxHiotP

[Haeden Wright @HaedenWright]

If any of these guidelines set by the CDC and corporations themselves were about protecting workers or people then they would be providing free weekly testing to ensure safe conditions. This isn't about safety it is about the economy and controlling a false narrative.

[WVTM 13 @WVTM13]

Alabama weather doing Alabama weather things. #Tornado Watch and 80 degrees on Saturday. Winter Weather Advisory and #snow on Sunday.

#alwx #WVTM13

[Justin Vest @Justin_Vest]

@MDRSWRJ Thank you! Gonna order some of these for us and the kids.

[Abraar Karan @AbraarKaran]

So there was a respirator FOR THE PUBLIC for emergencies such as a PANDEMIC by 3M from 2008

How in the hell did CDC recommend cloth masks for this long instead of pushing the federal government to scale up production for every single American immediately 2 years ago?????

[Justin Vest @Justin_Vest]

In other words, they expect us to catch COVID and think the number of deaths will be "acceptable" and the long-term effects ignored. https://t.co/eLHql7SIGz

[Ryan Ken @Ryan_Ken_Acts]

A more accurate portrayal of the CDC in zombie movies