ajjack.bsky.social

@CUNYLaw alum 1 of many @5borodefenders fighting the racist crimpunishment system/alum @Peace_Presence @Bklyndefender @massbailout Now @LegalAidNYC/views mine

[ajjack.bsky.social @AJJackNY]

“Is anyone unclear that we are talking about racism? Unless and until folks who have privilege are willing to cede that privilege we will be having this same conversation about mass incarceration for generations” @bm_mansamusa @MassBailOut Teach-In #MassBailOut

[The Legal Aid Society @LegalAidNYC]

“The main critique is: There’s been a lot of backtracking on promises without any kind of affirmative vision for what policing could look like in his administration. It has all been deference to Tisch.” Amanda Jack, Director at Legal Aid https://t.co/SlpgguIdzi

[ajjack.bsky.social @AJJackNY]

@cm_blanchard aalso mourning the passage of our farmer poet - we read him at our wedding!

[Assal Rad @AssalRad]

This is such an important statement from @NYMag on the accurate use of genocide to describe Israel’s actions.

It also shows that every media outlet refusing to adopt this language is CHOOSING to engage in genocide denial.

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

Watch this powerful testimony.

These are the dangerous consequences of Republicans’ abortion bans.

[New Yorkers for Justice @ny4justice]

Defund NYPD now more than ever.

[Tiffany Cabán @tiffany_caban]

Organizing to end police violence, the criminalization of poverty, mental health, & substance use etc *is* hard…. And we continue to work to do hard things with wins to build on along the way.…

[Rachel Philips @rachelbusygrl]

"Prosecutors reaching for the highest possible charge and the criminalization of offenses that rarely lead to incarceration are fueling the public counsel crisis" by Shira Diner:
https://t.co/Y0mlSpYJop

[DREAM for NYC @dreamfornyc]

We apologize to @juliemenin, who we claimed was hiding her assets so that we wouldn't learn about her $22 million Hamptons mansion. We now know she was actually trying to hide her "CIA Torture Jet."

[Tiffany Cabán @tiffany_caban]

NO NEW COPS

[Freedom Agenda @FreedomAgendaNY]

Organizing works👇

After years of delays, there is a lot of catching up to do, but with focused action and investment to reduce incarceration, we can see more of these transfers in just the next year.

Thank you @NYCMayor for moving us forward to #CloseRikers.

[Chi Ossé @OsseChi]

Read it and flop

[Justice Committee (now on bsky!) @watchthecops]

VICTORY: today's handshake agreement on the FY27 budget does not include any expansion of the NYPD headcount - clear proof of the power NYers have when we unite in our refusal to accept further expansion of policing & criminalization. Now, we need more.

https://t.co/raED9QGqeU

[NYS Assemblymember Gabriella A. Romero @AMRomero109]

When workers organize, everybody benefits - including the communities they serve. Proud to support the Albany County Public Defender’s Office in their fight for union recognition. See you tomorrow!💪🏼

[Justice Committee (now on bsky!) @watchthecops]

BREAKING: days before budget deadline, 70 orgs deliver letter to @nycmayor urging him to reverse NYPD expansion, stop broken windows policing, & invest in what really makes NYers safe: housing, healthcare & community-based support. Read: https://t.co/WhfUtcq2qb #CareNotCops

[ajjack.bsky.social @AJJackNY]

Amazing things happening in NYC elected members world, but this is a @tiffany_caban appreciation post - truly an original in the seismic shift of queens / nyc politics & a total champion who continues to bring her public defender skills to oversight hearings & does not back down.

[Aster @kamchatkaesque]

People are understandably focused on the election results right now, but it also feels pretty momentous for NYC-DSA that we're endorsing a protest against actions by the Zohran administration tomorrow.

[ajjack.bsky.social @AJJackNY]

Really pulling for @DavidASiffert to pull this of - David is such a real one and would be such a champion in Albany!

[Eli Miller @ghostrunnerblog]

Crazy situation in the AD66 (West Village), as District Twelve guest @SiffertForNY trails by only 56 votes. This screenshot implies that there are ~700 votes remaining.

Siffert would need to win those votes by 8%. Is that possible?

🧵A very speculative thread

[Aaron Ghitelman @Ghitelman]

Eli Northrup winning is so amazing, he’s truly a saint

The way he helped formerly incarcerated entrepreneurs in the New York cannabis space without ever once taking credit is next level

He’s a mensch in every definition of the word and I’m so happy he’s heading to Albany

[ajjack.bsky.social @AJJackNY]

Sending all the most heartfelt congrats to this champion, @Brianr4NY - we are all better when we send more social workers like Brian (and CUNY grads at that!) and public defenders and nurses and teachers and organizers in our state house!!! So happy Brian will be there for AD34!

[Brian Romero, MSW @Brianr4NY]

Wow. Just wow.

Thank you, Assembly District 34.

[Sahalie Donaldson @SahalieD]

Conrad Blackburn, the DSA-backed candidate for Assembly District 70, concedes the race to Assembly Member Jordan Wright.

“You all still came out to fight for a better life for your neighbors,” he says. “It is not easy to take power from capitalists.”