SF queerdo and Dark Mode fan. | Founder of @Underscore_SF | Ex-EIC of @thebolditalic; former @SFist editor | Words in @thisisinsider, @Hoodline, etc. | He/They
Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach.
The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.
Right before we started filming this i looked at @JoyTheDrummer and yelled LETS FUCKING GO. Then the lights came on, she started drumming, and the rest is history.
One of the illest moments in my career. No camera shake is crazy cuz my heart was pounding lol
There are millions or even billions of people in this world who fundamentally do not understand that children everywhere are the same. This precious child, the tens of thousands dead in Gaza—people don’t connect them to the idea of their own child being violently killed.
The unofficial San Francisco esthetic is multi-million dollar homes with 13-year-old Prii — (plural for “Prius”; yes, I had to look it up) — parked outside.
I’m ok. I’m a survivor so this small agitator isn’t going to intimidate me from doing my work.
I don’t let bullies win.
Grateful to my incredible constituents who rallied behind me. Minnesota strong.