Beth

Anti-corruption, pro-democracy activist in PA. UU Seminarian. Dismantling capitalism is my love language. Opinions are my own.

[𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐢 @ChidiNwatu]

@Acyn Remember: These guys showed up to a protest with loaded guns and Republicans called them heroes.

[Beth @bethtaysays]

Funny how tiktok is glitching out, not pushing content, and not showing political related lives right now

[Beth @bethtaysays]

@JosephBaffij218 @intelFromBrian Yes ICE agents are fucking animals

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

Ron DeSantis’ administration has approved “Prager University” videos to teach kids about slavery. Prager U is a fake, unaccredited far-right organization.

One of their “kids videos” has Christopher Columbus telling them that slavery was “no big deal.”

https://t.co/WeTrw0piav

[MarchOnHarrisburg @EndPACorruption]

Important reminder from Howard Zinn:

“Protest beyond the law is not a departure from democracy; it is absolutely essential to it.

Voting is easy and marginally useful, but it is a poor substitute for democracy, which requires direct action by concerned citizens.”

[MarchOnHarrisburg @EndPACorruption]

🧵Did you know that since 2001 35 #GiftBan bills have been introduced, yet none of them have been passed?😳(1/6)

[MarchOnHarrisburg @EndPACorruption]

*Imagine* if our government scrutinized corporate tax-dodging in Delaware as closely as they scrutinize financial support for the poor.

[MarchOnHarrisburg @EndPACorruption]

Most of us feel that something is wrong. Life is so expensive, politicians continuously fail us, and a handful of corporations own and control everything.

The answer isn’t a party or a candidate. The answer is movement. The answer is getting organized.

[MarchOnHarrisburg @EndPACorruption]

live in pennsylvania? call your lawmaker up, say enough is enough, and demand they co-sponsor #HB484 the gift ban bill. demand that they put an end to the blatant bribery that is causing us all to suffer. #MakeBriberyIllegal #BanBribes

https://t.co/elTRaUO9te

[MarchOnHarrisburg @EndPACorruption]

in 2022, former governor tom wolf’s health secretary resigned abruptly to become UPMC’s top lobbyist.

in 2021, UPMC spent $474,000 lobbying lawmakers.

corruption is why there’s never enough money in the budget for the things we need. https://t.co/GgL26DyRnh #EndPACorruption

[MarchOnHarrisburg @EndPACorruption]

during the pandemic we had a fleeting glimpse of what public services could be like — now, we’re watching our government “unwind” medicaid and “return things back to normal”.

this “normal” isn’t normal. scarcity is myth and perpetuates policy violence.

https://t.co/Wn62usQLMe

[MarchOnHarrisburg @EndPACorruption]

Our public officials chase after gifts. They go to lobbyists to get good tickets to games and concerts, they bring friends and family to eat fancy meals on the lobbyists’ dime (some even get to-go meals for later!), and they jump at any chance to vacation. All without limit.

[MarchOnHarrisburg @EndPACorruption]

pennsylvania legislators be like:

well would you look at the time...

             12
      11    ^     1
  10        |         2      it’s corruption
9           ⊙———>   o’clock!
   8                   4    
       7          5          
             6

[MarchOnHarrisburg @EndPACorruption]

regular reminder that our political system is unable —and unwilling— to solve the problems that it has created. concrete change will emerge (and always has) from people-powered movements.

take action! get organized! join the revolution!

[PA Poor People's Campaign @PennsylvaniaPPC]

Poverty is the 4th leading cause of death, yet our nation’s leaders don’t want to address it. There’s not a scarcity of resources but a scarcity of political will.

Tune into @UniteThePoor LIVESTREAM TOMORROW TUES 4PM ET for the #MoralPovertyActionCongress National Speakout

[MarchOnHarrisburg @EndPACorruption]

Pennsylvania isn’t a playground for the rich. People over profits. We demand an end to the policy violence that is causing us all to suffer.

[MarchOnHarrisburg @EndPACorruption]

1972. Angela Davis speaking truth to power about how the ruling class pits us against each other using divide and conquer strategy. #DivideAndConquer #capitalism #angeladavis #democracy #organize

[MarchOnHarrisburg @EndPACorruption]

Starting the 3rd day of the @UniteThePoor 2023 Moral Poverty Action Congress @PennsylvaniaPPC

https://t.co/Emz5AMQH6V

[Verso Books @VersoBooks]

🎧 Abolition Geography 🎧

This week’s episode exposes the deep-rooted links between prisons, policing, and racial capitalism.

@eleanorkpenny sits down with Ruth Wilson Gilmore and @daliagebrial to explode the myth of prisons as the essential solution to all social problems.

[MarchOnHarrisburg @EndPACorruption]

Hey fellow democracy warrior! Today at 1pm, we have a Disrupt the Corrupt event at the United Steelworkers Building in Bethlehem! Join us as we hold corrupted politicians accountable. Details at https://t.co/mPEZpA9LLQ. Hope to see you there! #lehighvalley #democracy #organize