I will never back down in speaking truth to power.
The apartheid government of Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians. Palestinians will not be erased. Solidarity with all those outside of these walls in the streets protesting and exercising their right to dissent.
“It’s a pretty mind-blowing experience to have your employer send their own police after you to arrest you within your place of employment,” said Alithia Zamantakis, an assistant professor @NorthwesternU — and one of the faculty members facing charges.
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@thomasgpadilla @brandontlocke@msulibraries@billhd@deanreh @kmapesy @redbirdred @LizaPotts They started thriving so hard once I took them home during pandemic. Monstera -- enormous. Btw the treehouse is a meeting space now
More old brochures, because we love them: behold the "LanZing" tourism campaign of the 1980s. We're of the opinion that #lansing could still pull this off today if you want to bring it back @GreaterLansing
Construction of I95 in Miami required the forcible relocation of over 12,000 residents—nearly 100% of them black. Using eminent domain, the gov't seized buildings across the heart of Miami's black community in Overtown, offering owners well below market rate—and renters nothing.
This week, Chile announced a proposed new constitution written by a democratically elected convention, and it is likely the most legitimate constitution in the world, as it is written boldly in the context of the climate crisis. A 🧵on its inspiring climate provisions.
A high council of random arbiters called into being by a series of ephemeral gods (who live only 4-8 years) and every few decades most of them get a turn saying who is and isn’t a person, it’s worse than any fanfic you’ve ever read
There's a big reality gap right now between people who are actively staying on top of COVID research & those who just trust the current guidelines. There's no judgment here, but I'd like to try to communicate the worldview of the former based on what we know about COVID now:
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