fruit 🏴

ever met somebody who'll only shut up about the failures of all governments to drag you to some art thing? that's me #كلن_يعني_كلن

[fruit 🏴 @anarchofruit]

How do you prioritize when there's so much to learn and it's all terribly interesting and you don't know any of it and you are *pretty* sure splitting your focus nine thousand different ways is a bad idea

[San Francisco Public Defender's Office @sfdefender]

We @sfdefender condemn law enforcement’s intimidation tactics of booking the Golden Gate Bridge protesters on unfounded felony conspiracy charges as a means to keep peaceful protesters detained for nearly 48 hours during a jail lockdown. 🧵

[Sulaiman Ahmed @ShaykhSulaiman]

BREAKING: NETANYAHU AT THE BEGINNING OF A GOVERNMENT MEETING:

"I am now coming from meetings with the foreign ministers of Great Britain and Germany. Last night I spoke to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, and soon I will also speak to other leaders.

I thank our friends for their support for the defense of Israel and I say this, both support in words and support in actions. They also have all kinds of suggestions and advice, I appreciate it, but I want to make it clear - we will make our own decisions, and the State of Israel will do everything necessary to defend itself.

Today, the government will approve the "Revival Plan" for the rehabilitation of settlements surrounding Gaza. We will invest a very large sum of 19 billion NIS to boost the settlements surrounding Gaza for generations. We will invest in housing, infrastructure, education, employment, medicine and more.

The Hamas terrorists wanted to uproot us - we will uproot them and take root. We will build the Land of Israel and protect our country.'

[Dr. Anastasia Maria Loupis @DrLoupis]

🚨BREAKING: Netanyahu unveils plans to construct settlements in Gaza, backed by a staggering investment of $5 billion.

This is criminal!!!

[Edward Snowden @Snowden]

The NSA is just 𝗗𝗔𝗬𝗦 from taking over the internet, and it's not on the front page of any newspaper--because no one has noticed.

[Lowkey @Lowkey0nline]

The Israeli occupation killed Shireen Abu Akleh.

Like it killed Yasser Murtaja, Ahmed Abu Hussein, Basil Faraj, Fadel Shana, Imad Abu Zahra, Issam Tillawi, James Miller, Khaled Reyadh Hamad, Mahmoud al-Kumi & Nazih Darwazeh. All wore clothing identifying themselves as press.

[Susan Sarandon @SusanSarandon]

Shireen Abu Akleh was EXECUTED with a shot to the head by Israeli snipers while wearing her helmet & bullet proof vest that said PRESS on in.

How long will we continue remaining silent while our “allies” kill journalists for telling inconvenient truths?

#شيرين_ابو_عاقلة

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

49-51, codifying Roe fails in the Senate.

No Manchin.
No Collins.
No Murkowski.

70% of Americans want Roe upheld. This is undemocratic.

[Richard Medhurst @richimedhurst]

Lmao whoever made this, on point.

[fruit 🏴 @anarchofruit]

they're spending so much money on it, too ~~

[Adam Conover @adamconover]

The secret clause in Prop 22 that Uber and Lyft isn't telling you about: if it passes, it's designed to make it IMPOSSIBLE for our elected officials to ever pass legislation to protect workers again. It's purely, chillingly anti-democratic. https://t.co/ORm6Bompm1 #NoOnProp22

[Carroll Fife @carroll_fife]

Homelessness is literally banned in Oakland, CA. This is not only a failure of government and our economic system, but a deep failure of our humanity. #oakmtg

[fruit 🏴 @anarchofruit]

@beka_valentine because that is the exact opposite of what many people want an alarm clock to do
I want mine to shout at me for hours if necessary 💁‍♀️ keep going until I find it and mute it or it dies, and I'm always annoyed by the death

[James McLeod @jamespmcleod]

Remember when Indigenous protesters peacefully blockaded railway lines as an act of protest, and it was treated as a national crisis with active engagement by law enforcement and politicians?

That was earlier this year.

[Black Socialists in America (BSA) @BlackSocialists]

The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was founded on this day in 1966.

Below are threads highlighting key lessons and insights from three lesser-known ex-Panthers who put their lives on the line for systems change:

• Donald Cox

• Lorenzo Kom'boa Ervin

• Kuwasi Balagoon

[KC Tenants @KCTenants]

BREAKING: KC Tenants has blockaded the court entrance. 6 people have chained the doors. The people have closed court for today. Every eviction is an act of violence. #endevictions

[San Francisco Neighbors Solidarity Network 🌉 @Solidarity_SF]

It’s week 32 (or March 228th!). Yes, we are still bringing fresh staple groceries to the people, every week, as long as COVID continues to be a threat to our neighbors both housed and unhoused. We can always use support! Venmo: SFNeighbors 🙏

[cara.city elsewhere @caraesten]

thinking about how it's Good, Actually that modeling like Nate Silver's or the NYT's needle are have both been so wildly off the mark; rationalizing a system that only purports to be democratic falls apart unless you also begin to model voter suppression, manipulation of results

[☭ @sleepisocialist]

"Capitalism breeds innovation"

The innovation:

[fruit 🏴 @anarchofruit]

Not just for elections ~~~

[Jason Scott @textfiles]

ALSO ELECTION SPECIAL: If you see something on the web that's, let's go with "Likely to disappear", hit up https://t.co/MAebgraCy7 and "save page now".

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAVE SOMETHING

[fruit 🏴 @anarchofruit]

fun fact: liberal ≠ left. Most "liberal" things stateside are more or less center-right. That entire list of publications, across the board, serve the seats of power in the US. The SF Chronicle has run pro-cop stories. It's hardly calling for a kinder and more egalitarian world.