BBC coverage of the period just after the golpe in 1973. Part apologist, but also revealing of the regime, and probing into the atrocities that were occurring
El viaje que hizo la BBC a Chile después del golpe contra Allende | BBC ... https://t.co/waCPpwLsEl via @YouTube
A medieval peasant:
— Had zero daycare costs
— No commuting hassles
— Exercised daily
— Zero ultra-processed foods
— Never worried about student loan debt
— Ate random herbs instead of $$$ prescription drugs
— No retirement savings stress
And they call this progress?
Los campesinos que en zonas vulnerables les dijeron no a los cultivos ilícitos y sí al café hicieron su primera rueda de negocio con compradores internacionales. Oficialmente ahora son exportadores del grano https://t.co/BXPS3yhSBQ
This year marks 10 years of CicLAvia. In that time, we have explored the incredible diversity of Los Angeles neighborhoods. Together, we created a model that embraces the best of who we are as Angelenos – and we're just getting started.
Our thanks to @_CandiceMadison and @PhyllisDJohnson for the informative webinar on Race and Specialty Coffee from @thecrownoak. We are grateful to learn from these leaders.
If you missed it, be sure to make time this weekend to watch it here. https://t.co/rM3Oy820AL
Reps from @BLMLA and #PeoplesBudgetLA made a powerful, compelling presentation of their demands to a handful of councilmembers today, insisting LA leaders reimagine & implement a different, better form of public safety. A riveting presentation every elected official should hear.
Statement from the Minneapolis bus drivers’ union: “We have a saying: 'NOT ONE MORE' when dealing with driver assaults… We say 'NOT ONE MORE' execution of a black life by the hands of the police. NOT ONE MORE! JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD.” https://t.co/9lzzqZWaJK
Video: During Black Lives Matter protest on the 101 Freeway, a CHP cruiser tries to pull through the crowd before accelerating with people on the hood. https://t.co/LChcoUzGJ3
LA County should (temporarily) close hundreds of miles of roads in prime walking locations & open them to pedestrians & bikes. It’s safer for the public & necessary during the pandemic.
https://t.co/soPco3hROS
Traffic CRASHES reduced by half in L.A.
'Susan Handy described the findings as "an important reminder of how hazardous our normal lives have become.”'
https://t.co/b1wf7VGFOM