🧵 I want to share more about what I witnessed at Rikers Island yesterday. We broke into groups to inspect different parts of the sprawling facility. I spent several hours at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center.
The hottest person I work with screamed in shock and horror when she saw me without a mask for the first time.
So yeah, I get why the phantom of the opera killed all those people.
I just watch a car run full speed through the barricades at the Lake and Girard (sight of Winston Smith’s murder. Someone was hit and not moving on the ground. My friends and I were feet away from the car.
I’m getting ahead of myself but centrist Democrats are going to use this as a reason cities need more police officers instead of acknowledging the police are in on it. Like for sure.
@TheJuicePouch Truly a wild set of choices. I do wanna say the maintaince guy in my building is very great but VERY overworked and clearly under-resourced.
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Policing is based on race. You cannot train "implicit bias" out of an institution whose primary purpose and function is racist. You can attempt to make individual cops more polite, but the job is racist
Shout out to everyone calling into the city council right now! So so many calling for $45M cut from MPD *now* (Can't call in tonight? Please email your councilmember!)
1,483 COVID cases at San Quentin today.
This is HEARTBREAKING. There is a hunger strike, people are not getting needed medical care, there is NO WAY to stay safe while incarcerated.
@GavinNewsom This is a death sentence. Mass releases NOW. #StopSanQuentinOutbreak
Abolish the false notion that women are somehow immune from committing violence, perpetuating racist injustice and upholding corrupt systems. This is not feminism