@jordanbpeterson understanding of the emotional, cognitive & social complexity of Asian elephants (or other animals)? The distinction of language about rights only matters if you’re invested in keeping animals in a place of abuse, exploitation & premature killing for human whims and wants. (2/2)
@jordanbpeterson Its disheartening that when you see/read a description of a baby elephant ripped from her mother and being tormented & “broken” for human exploitation you want to argue semantics about “rights” language. You’re being the worst type of devil’s advocate—all while showing zero (1/2)
@jordanbpeterson Infants, severely incapacitated adults (from disease, dementia, cognitive disabilities, etc.) don’t stop having rights because they can’t enter into a rights contract based on reciprocity. Who gets to define “proper” use of animals? It’s telling you used that word & not justice
“This idea that violence against environmentalists is something we only see in the jungles of Brazil, has really made us blind to the situation we’ve now found ourselves in in the United States."
https://t.co/eDd7H43RGt
Also, there is no video/audio where u can hear any officer issuing any commands to leave the tent as they stated in their original story. Also, there is a sudden round of gunshots. Not one shot and then a return of fire. The cops are lying. #StopCopCity#Tortuguita
You shouldn’t have to pay an extra $50 to sit next to your child on the plane, pay a surprise “resort fee” for a hotel stay, pay $200 to terminate your cable plan, or pay huge service fees to buy concert tickets.
It’s time for Congress to pass the Junk Fee Prevention Act.
Although The College Board claims its revision of an AP course in African American studies is unrelated to conservative backlash, scholar @KeeangaYamahtta explains that African American studies cannot be divorced from politics, as it "emerges out of the rebellions of the 1960s."
"You can't parse out the intellectual history of Black studies" without thinkers like James Baldwin and Audre Lorde.
Sexuality is inherently tied to racial identity, and the role it plays is key to the history of Black people, says @epatrickjohnson.
Bay Area Jews redecorate JewBelong's racist billboards targeting UC Berkeley law students:
"Anti-Zionism is not antisemitism. Anti-Zionism is anti-racism. We call on all Jews who feel the same way to make their voices heard in support of Palestinians everywhere," they say
[CW]🧵Under @NYCMayor, an acclaimed unit on Rikers Island—dedicated to protecting LGBTQ+ detainees—has fallen apart, stranding numerous trans women in male jails, where they've been harassed, raped, and driven to self-harm
Our investigation with @NYMag:
https://t.co/BAuQUQCohG
Andrew Tate’s video in response to Greta Thunberg allowed Romanian authorities to confirm he was in the country, and arrest him in human trafficking investigation, due to the pizza chain shown in the 2-minute rant.