Derek K. Laney

Father, husband, organizer, artist, thinker, iconoclast. All views are solely mine.

[Derek K. Laney @derekklaney]

@BurkinaMae Je vous serais reconnaissant de bien vouloir m'aider à obtenir l'approbation de mon e-visa afin que je puisse prendre mon vol demain. Merci. Numéro de demande : 202509021.70348-58283159 Code abrégé de la demande : B5L-X11-LZO

[Derek K. Laney @derekklaney]

@BurkinaMae Le samedi 8 novembre, on m'a refusé l'embarquement car la compagnie aérienne a indiqué que mon visa n'avait pas été approuvé. J'ai donc reprogrammé mon vol pour demain, le 11 novembre.

[Derek K. Laney @derekklaney]

@BurkinaMae Bonjour! Je m'appelle Derek Laney. Je suis citoyen américain et je souhaite me rendre au Burkina Faso. J'ai besoin d'aide. J'ai fait une demande de visa électronique (e-visa) depuis les États-Unis vers le Burkina Faso le 24 octobre.

[SEIU Local 1 @SEIULocal1]

The minimum wage issue isn't "complex". Too many hardworking people in Missouri are struggling to keep up with inflation - we need a leader who will take action instead of wordplay. That's why working families support @MeganEllyia for President of the Board of Aldermen!

[Derek K. Laney @derekklaney]

The difference is clear. This race really is between interest in people and business interests. If you care more about improving the lives of EVERYONE in St. Louis, more than helping rich people get richer, Megan Green is the clear choice for the next President of the Board.

[Dr. Megan Ellyia Green 🌹 @MeganEllyia]

I’ve always stood on the side of working people in St. Louis. I’m the only candidate in this race with a proven record of fighting for unions, increasing the minimum wage and ensuring we’re building a city that works for everyone. That’s the truth.

[Derek K. Laney @derekklaney]

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin made a tip line to report "critical race theory" in schools. it would be a shame if people flooded the site with fake reports using this website... https://t.co/GmGuBVvWgG

[Yousef Munayyer @YousefMunayyer]

Honestly, if you call yourself a peacemaker and you get more exercised over people saying the word Apartheid than the crime of Apartheid being committed itself, it is time to retire.

[Yousef Munayyer @YousefMunayyer]

This is absurd. Human rights reporting is their job. It is apartheid, calling it so won't make it worse BECAUSE IT IS APARTHEID.

At the end, the authors say that Israelis and Palestinians have to resolve this among themselves which is tantamount to endorsing apartheid. Shameful

[Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell) @JPHilllllll]

This is huge. Social workers and EMS will now respond to non-violent mental health calls across NYC, instead of the cops. It's working y'all. Keep pushing.

https://t.co/5bXMIhdveN

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

Still don’t get how people think a guaranteed living wage destroys the economy but the wealthy withholding trillions in taxes doesn’t.

[Rashida Tlaib @RashidaTlaib]

During the holy month of Ramadan, Palestinians are met w/ mobs of Israeli settlers calling on the “death of Arabs!” The anti-Palestinian violence was not stopped by the Israeli govt. These acts of hate is what colleagues need to see when I say Palestinians deserve human dignity.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

984 people have been shot and killed by police in the past year.

The system is still getting away with murder.

[Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior]

He was always guilty. He was always a murderer. The difference today is that the murderer will be held accountable for his brutal, brazen crimes.

That this is incredibly rare is an indictment of our country.

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

From the 1/6 attack on the Capitol to the daily brutalization of civilians, US police are the greatest threat to domestic peace. It’s time to defund & abolish.

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

The establishment wanted to use George Floyd case & the conviction of Chauvin as evidence that the system can work, offering Chauvin up as the sacrificial lamb to preserve the policing system. But public awareness & the national conversation has moved beyond them to demand more.

[Jonah Furman @JonahFurman]

Chauvin is the 7th on-duty cop to be convicted of murder since 2005, out of around 15,000 police killings in that time.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

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The richest country in history is 39th in the world for life expectancy. It is time for us to invest in our people.

[Ilhan Omar @IlhanMN]

File charges against officer Potter because resignation isn’t accountability.

[Ayanna Pressley @AyannaPressley]

For years, we defunded schools.
We defunded health care.
We defunded programs that keep us safe, healthy & housed.

A lot of people who feign outrage when we talk about divesting from systems that perpetuate violence, trauma & death were quiet about the above policy violence.