โPeople get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave.โ
This is unconscionable. Anybody with eyes and a heart knows the Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza. It has to end, and we as Americans have the power to end it.
When I'm in the U.S. Senate, Iโll never vote in favor of US taxpayer-funded military aid to Israel.
@MayorWu you have blood on your hands. Bike infrastructure saves lives, and your refusal to implement that infrastructure is directly responsible for this tragedy
A cycling advocate and transportation planner for the city of Boston was identified as the cyclist who was struck and killed in a crash near Roxbury Crossing this morning. https://t.co/8bsYZ0BDZs
Bonnie Tyler, whose inimitable greatest hit Total Eclipse of the Heart I performed the house down in karaoke bars in every Canadian provincial capital city, has died. Grab your hairspray and your mic... moment of silence for the queen
More news from the NYC bus plan: A commitment to give all of Flatbush BRT-style service by 2030 โpotentially like the center-running lanes being built on north Flatbush.
The longer term plan is for 4 more BRT corridors: Utica, Central BK-JFK, Northern Blvd, and Cross-Bronx.
There is a powerful movement of working class people in the state of Maine, and millions more across America who are ready to send a progressive fighter to the Senate. Iโve been fighting for that movement my whole life โ and Iโm sure as hell not backing down now, when this fight is needed most.
Iโm in. And we're going to defeat Susan Collins. Maine deserves a Senator that will fight for working families.
๐จ Republican Party Chairman Matthew Reilly was found passed out in his car with a crack pipe in his hand.
Police recovered crack cocaine. He has now resigned.
๐จ NEW: Rachel Reeves confirms the Clacton by-election will go ahead
"It is a farce and a desperate distraction. But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him"
For my non-UK friends who don't follow our politics:
- The leader of the far right party has called an election in his area as a publicity stunt to show he can win against "the establishment"
- He will be running exclusively against a man wearing a bin
- He might actually lose
just got off the phone with my close personal friend mitch mcconnell. we spoke for six hours. he told me he is GAY and might be interested in exploring POLYAMORY. i look forward to him returning to work as soon as possible.