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[Zae @Zae_Illo]

The "White Crucifixion" by #MarcChagall speaks to my present troubles as an African American.

The 1938 #painting depicts the #persecution experienced by Jews at the start of the twentieth century.

Still - the Light of #Christ remains at the center.

#art #courage #COVIDー19

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

After a unanimous decision of the Board of Supervisors, the Mayor publicly disagreed with requisitioning hotel rooms for the homeless.

I too disagreed with subsidizing hotel owners but do not now pretend to have supported the measure.

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

This @katiecouric interview of @LondonBreed is rather puzzling.

If I recall, the residents of MSC (largest SF shelter) were not moved to hotel rooms proactively; the largest outbreak of #COVID19 in SF got that ball rolling.

https://t.co/50N1ftPiO5

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

8% tax rate on $2.6T of profit held overseas is $206 billion.

Elimination of visas - "protecting" jobs - won't come close to that figure in generating tax revenue.

#economics #investment #taxes #immigration

https://t.co/MQUpWn8dlf

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

#JohnBolton was short-sighted enough to use his intellectual abilities for the sake of promoting @POTUS around the globe.

Any theoretical grasp of #geopolitics he may possess does not seem to translate into real-world decision making -

which involves #ethics.

#foreignpolicy

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

This 1973 discussion between socialists, entrepreneurs, #BlackPower and legislative members is far more thoughtful than the contemporary echo chambers we have created.

#race #economics #politics

https://t.co/E9D1l6ERA8

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

I will spend some time tonight reading the (revised) @Mvmnt4BlkLives #policy platform.

This includes specific #COVID__19 proposals:

https://t.co/oWRkNyavXY

#GeorgeFloyd #redemption #spirit #community #sorrow

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

Right on if you are donating to #BLM!

Please do take the time to know something about the sponsor 501(c)3 for @Mvmnt4BlkLives : @All4GlobalJust

#policy #education #economics

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

I grew up on #FortGordon (Augusta, #Georgia) and have so many fond memories. It is time for a name change but I also want to celebrate the amazing #community on base.

#Confederate #Army #Military #BLM

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

In our enthusiasm for the #SupremeCourt #LGBT decision we should be mindful of re-writing history.

President #Obama repeatedly opposed gay marriage - he was not "all in."

#Democrats #values #politics

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

My prayers to the family of #LasVegas officer #ShayMikalonis who is paralyzed after being shot.

I hope the city of Las Vegas affords him the very best medical and financial support for the rest of his life.

#guns #violence #police #Quaker #prayer

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

While Mayor Breed's #policereform platform is welcomed I am weary of the implicit rewrite of history.

At no point was #DoD 1033 #weapons exchange consistent with the politics or spirit of the city of Saint Francis.

We should never have accepted the weapons - period.

#SF #CA

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

The Mayor of #Atlanta is in the same bind as all who subscribe to the #fear-based philosophy of "security."

It is not a "bad" chief of #police that is the problem:
it is a culture of lethal #weapons used to enforce an illusory social order.

#RayshardBrooks #pacifism #Quaker

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

I hear @KeishaBottoms but disagree that African Americans should hide in fear because of #racism -

we'd never leave the house again.

"Black boys should not be out" [during #protest] perhaps b/c we have neglected sustained #nonviolence training in the black community.

#Atlanta

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

I may not always agree with #DaveChappelle but his ability to translate the #AfricanAmerican experience into popular #culture is urgent in the time of #GeorgeFloyd.

His new special - 8:46 - can be streamed for free on @YouTube.

#racism #comedy

https://t.co/3MrWr8pSDp

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

Per the @SFPublicLibrary email sent today, the institution:

"...supports all efforts to end the structural, systematic and institutional racism and inequality in our communities."

ALL -

means re-examining police, security and treatment of the poor.

#BlackLivesMAtter

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

The @SFPublicLibrary categorically does not stand with #BlackLivesMatter.

During the #COVID19 crisis, police repeatedly removed and otherwise harassed the poor who were taking shelter near your main public branch. These poor people are disproportionately persons of color.

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

Anyone who has spent time at the @SFPublicLibrary is aware of the heavy police and security presence.

The poor use your facility for washing, sleeping and otherwise resting their weary frames.

Be more than a cheap #BlackLivesMatter slogan - be the change that it seeks.

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

@DemSocialists As far as I know, DSA is not a #pacifist organization.

If not, you support military and police spending - which is inherently unproductive and destructive.

I fully support replacing the police - entirely - with non-lethal civilian-based defense.

Slightly less deadly = defund?

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

The "extra" $600 / week in #unemployment payments are not #tax free.

For some, these payments will amount to $8,400 in taxable income when they file taxes in 2021.

Please prepare

#COVID__19 #economics

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

I am glad the former President has spoken about the death of #GeorgeFloyd.

It must be noted, however, that in the continual denouncement of Rev. #JeremiahWright, both former Pres. & First Lady #Obama undermine the "first" Black institution - #church.

https://t.co/4zbU8VQ1Qe

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

https://t.co/OWWfy04S5o

[Zae @Zae_Illo]

During her time as Secretary of State, a US citizen was killed by US forces without benefit of defending himself in court - #Anwaralawlaki.

A dangerous precedent indeed.

The expansion of Executive power is simply continuing it's course. Sec. Clinton played an active role.

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Tonight the President of the United States used the American military to shoot peaceful protestors with rubber bullets & tear gas them.

For a photo op.

This is a horrifying use of presidential power against our own citizens, & has no place anywhere, let alone in America. Vote.