Emphasizing for those unaware that ICE cannot enter private property without a full judicial warrant, which they basically never have.
If ICE knocks, people can generally just say “no, you can’t come in” and ICE agents will have to go away or stake the place out.
Sometimes we win. 🎯Spent my twenties organizing for this - alongside so many other people - including the ladies in the cover photo. So much cortisol now we’re here. Super chill news
Must-read from Ta-Nahesi Coates on those left out of the #DNC's diversity displays:
"No Palestinian American is scheduled to address the convention from the main stage. I suspect this is because of what such a speaker might feel compelled to say."
https://t.co/f0r07cvNZI
Just as we must honor the humanity of hostages, so too must we center the humanity of the 40,000 Palestinians killed under Israeli bombardment.
To deny that story is to participate in the dehumanization of Palestinians. The @DNC must change course and affirm our shared humanity.
AFSCME, union that represents more than 11,000 active and retired public service workers who live in the city of Chicago, endorses Brandon Johnson, first time they’ve weighed in since Harold Washington.
@wttw BLOCKED: Ald. Andre Vasquez blocks the deal inked by Mayor Lori Lightfoot with ComEd from advancing.
That means it will need to get out of the Rules Committee before it could head to a hearing & vote, complicating the mayor's push for quick approval.
I'm filtering out Tyre Nichols' name from TL to not catch even a glimpse of his murder, and I ask that you not tag nor DM me that video. This is the only video I need to see and share of him to illustrate that his life mattered, and he deserves justice at the very least. Selah.🕊
This story about Lanetta Haynes Turner using an equity fund to uplift Black and brown communities is a good piece about important work and an interesting public servant https://t.co/Sr9l7frjZK
The strike @thisisUIC is over, per @UICUF. “We are especially proud of winning $60,000 minimum salaries for our lowest paid members and the commitments on student wellness and disability testing,” said union president Aaron Krall. Background via @wttw: https://t.co/XOsjSefOOD
It's happening: NYC food delivery workers are on their way to getting a minimum wage + expenses, reaching $23.82 an hour. @clauirizarry has details. https://t.co/BLJh7DLS96
I’m Hoan Huynh, I’m a Vietnamese refugee, and on Tuesday Nov 8th, our grassroots campaign won 90% of the vote (the highest margin of victory statewide in a contested race this election cycle) to represent Chicago Northside (Uptown, Andersonville, Bowmanville, Wrigleyville,
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And along the way don't let ourselves be fooled into thinking work that the institution approves can be "revolutionary." If the academy approves of it, it by definition isn't revolutionary, to paraphrase Joy James, whose thinking on these kinds of questions I find so invigorating