Aileen Lem

they/she - Black Lives Matter

[George Takei @GeorgeTakei]

Justice denied is a body blow to our national psyche. On trial was not only a killer, but a system that continues to kill.

Today that system defeated true justice, once again. But mark these words: We will never stop fighting for what is right and just.

[deray @deray]

I have no new takes, no new analyses, nothing new to say. Today is a reminder that the structure produces outcomes like this as a matter of practice.

And the structure can be uprooted and done differently. That’s the work I’m here to do.

[Austin McCoy @AustinMcCoy3]

protests against racism and state violence in this country were already dangerous before Rittenhouse, now they're going to be extremely treacherous for demonstrators if folk wanting to "defend property" can kill folks and get away with it

[LeVar Burton @levarburton]

Tell me again there are not two kinds justice in America!

[Kwame the Gr8 @KSekouM]

Can't wait for people* to learn about sundown towns the same way they learned about the Tulsa massacre

[Abolition @AbolitionJ]

Are you new to #abolition?

We made a study guide for you!

This guide is here for you to self-organize weekly meetings for discussion with your friends, co-workers, neighbors, comrades.

#AbolishPolice #AbolishPrisons #AbolitionNotReform

https://t.co/H6MFRM15jv

[mosshead @spoiledsocks]

Someone requested that I post my comic about eco fascism here!! Here you go :)

[da’shaun | they/them @DaShaunLH]

y’all, pls don’t let “ungendered” be another term to lose its meaning through twitter/pop sociology/gender studies. please read “mama’s baby, papa’s maybe” by spillers.

these words and this language is too important to just toss around.

[John Lewis @repjohnlewis]

55 years ago today, we were beaten, tear gassed, and trampled by horses. I thought I saw death. I thought I was going to die. I don't know how I made it back, but I know we cannot rest. We cannot become weary. We must keep pushing and pulling and find a way to get in the way.

[John Lewis @repjohnlewis]

Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Do not become bitter or hostile. Be hopeful, be optimistic. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in good trouble, necessary trouble. We will find a way to make a way out of no way. #goodtrouble

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

Whatever happened to those systemic changes everyone was tweeting about last month?

[Rhea Boyd MD, MPH @RheaBoydMD]

Please stop reading White Fragility.

Stop recommending it.

Stop sharing it.

[da’shaun | they/them @DaShaunLH]

i’m in this episode of @TheGrapevineTV talking about abolition (as a whole) and a little bit about restorative justice with a bunch of other brilliant minds! tap in:

[Haben Girma👩🏿‍🦯 @HabenGirma]

My eyes move involuntarily, each one swinging to its own music. They’ve danced this way for as long as I can remember. I can’t see it myself, but the jeering kids let me know. The adults nudging me to wear sunglasses let me know. And trolls certainly let me know. Thread 1/5

[jayson m porter @RogueChieftan]

If you wanted to introduce your friends and family to the histories of environmental racism in the United States, which readings would you suggest and why? I’m asking for all of our friends, families and communities.

[Absurdistwords @absurdistwords]

Clear Language on Slavery:

Slaves = Hostages
Slave Owners = Human Traffickers
Slave Catchers = Police
Plantations = Death Camps
Mistresses = Rape Victims
Discipline = Torture/Murder
Overseers = Torturers
Trading = Kidnapping
Profit = Theft
Middle Passage = Genocide

Make a note

[We Need Diverse Books @diversebooks]

"Taken together, books about white children, talking bears, trucks, monsters, potatoes, etc. represent nearly three quarters (71%) of children's and young adult books published in 2019." - @madctyner

[Aileen Lem @aileenklem]

@JoeBiden What is wrong with you? Police are abusing and murdering people and you want to give them MORE money? Did you just give up or do you not understand what defunding the police means? You and your policies have not been and still are not safe.

[Michael Harriot @michaelharriot]

So much of history has been whitewashed for the sake of making it palatable for white consumption that we are starting to perpetuate things that are not only misconceptions, but outright lies.

A lot of what you're told about protests, MLK, etc. is wrong.

A thread.