Imagine being forced to resign for being a bigot and ending with, "I hope I inspired Latina girls." Huh? Not an apology? Not sorry to the little boy I hurt or the communities I harmed? Nada. Just vibes and hope y'all follow my footsteps. Basura.
Nury Martinez’ resignation was necessary but we are disheartened and appalled that her statement failed to apologize for her anti-Black, anti-Indigenous, and homophobic comments.
Beyond racist: L.A. Council President Nury Martinez referred to a fellow council member’s young Black son as “ese changito,” or that little monkey in leaked audio obtained by The Times.
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If you are a politician who takes money from the #fossilfuel industry, it doesn’t matter if you are a democrat, republican or an independent, you bear some responsibility for the impacts that are happening from #hurricanes, #floods, wildfires, droughts, extreme heat & #LossOfLife
Three key things EVERYONE needs to know:
1. This is still just merest beginnings of climate breakdown
2. It's irreversible, best we can do is halt it at whatever level it gets to
3. It's caused by the fossil fuel industry, which has been lying and blocking action for decades