We have 3 flights. We managed to get 900 seats for at risk Afghans. The fundraising effort was tremendous. Now we can’t get them through Taliban & US checkpoints to kabul airport. I’ve pulled every contact
These planes are gonna land in kabul & leave mostly empty.
Soul crushing
🚨 The destruction of the Amazon rainforest is now emitting more CO2 than it absorbs — a billion tons of CO2 is being emitted annually! This is largely fueled by fires deliberately set to clear land for beef and soy production. #ClimateEmergency https://t.co/CIaKqiIIrs
Under the Texas voter suppression bill, Proud Boys could serve as poll watchers.
They’d be empowered to stand close enough to “observe election activity.”
Even if they break the law, a new ‘one-intimidation allowed’ rule prevents a judge from removing them without a warning.
The regime forced the landing @Ryanair plane in Minsk to arrest journalist and activist Raman Pratasevich. He faces the death penalty in Belarus. We demand immediate release of Raman, @ICAO investigation, and sanctions against Belarus.
British Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson, 27, is in critical condition after being shot in the head in London. The attack happened "following numerous death threats as a result of her activism." https://t.co/03lE8Yts8l
"Purity of the ballot box” was a term drafted specifically to disenfranchise Black voters following the Civil War. This justification was used again during the Jim Crow Era. And today, this lie was resurrected in the #txlege to justify #SB7. Full clip: https://t.co/aYq4bHcNG7
So, if you live in Perth Amboy, NJ, you need a *license* to ride a bike... and have to renew it annually? The lengths cops and cities go to in order to come up with reasons to harass black people (and make money while doing it) is wild.
When you read about people like Navalny fighting against the Putins of this world at great personal sacrifice, never forget they are human beings with wives, children, family and friends who share in their sacrifice.