Galen Auer

They/them. Tweets and opinions are my own. #BlackLivesMatter

[Galen Auer @galenauer]

If members of the Rhode Island press spent as much time covering racism, inequality, and police abuse in this state as they've spent tweeting about this incident, they might discover why it is that people of color don't trust the media.

[Katelyn Burns @transscribe]

The true thing we must grapple with at some point is that you don’t have to be an evil monster to be antisemitic, or even transphobic for that matter, or a racist.

But how you react when you are confronted with it tells the real story of you.

[ARISE @Ariseducation]

Did you know:
There were more than 230 student arrests at Providence Schools since 2016. When looking at race and gender together, 65% of all student arrests were males of color. Black students make up 16% of prov public school enrollment, yet account for 32% of arrests.

[Let RI Vote @letrivote]

As some states go backwards w/ voter suppression laws, here in Rhode Island @RIHouseofReps and @RISenate have the opportunity to pass bills to #LetRIVote from @repkazarian @DawnEuer. Let’s lead on voting rights! Send a letter to your Reps / Senators: https://t.co/4d1MeQmQXQ

[El Norte Recuerda @Vanessid]

Reminder fo what capitol "security" in full military-grade riot gear looked like for Black Lives Matter protests this summer.

[We keep us safe @thequeengeek]

A friend just said to me "Are we supposed to be working during the coup?" and honestly it was the most American thing I've ever heard.

[Galen Auer @galenauer]

It is uniquely nauseating to listen to a white man argue before the Supreme Court four days after Thanksgiving that immigrants are only "residents" if the State has agreed to let them live here. Funny how that didn't apply when we colonized the continent. #2020census

[Galen Auer @galenauer]

Excited to see the @RIFoundation taking this step to invest in leaders of color. The work they do every day in our communities deserves more recognition and support. Congratulations to @ankoma_b, VP and executive director of the new Equity Leadership Initiative!

[Rhode Island Foundation @RIFoundation]

Now is the time to commit to listening more, and doing more, and to hold ourselves accountable to this focus.
https://t.co/7KS6ZmWNR5

[Galen Auer @galenauer]

@1a Would love his perspective on 1) how can we know that the data from this census is accurate given the pandemic and rushed processing timeline, and 2) do we know at this point what differential privacy will actually look like and how it might affect the data's usability?

[Galen Auer @galenauer]

That's it, then. There are two days left until the end of the 2020 census.

[Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang]

NEW: The Census Bureau says it will keep accepting online #2020Census responses at https://t.co/5J6euwR8rz through Oct. 15 until 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time
https://t.co/nlgLqRNBPc

[Galen Auer @galenauer]

I hope Rhode Island voters are paying attention to all the ways the @RI_BOE has failed to protect their votes during this pandemic. (For context, more than 100 ballots were rejected as late arrivals after the Sept. 8 primary, despite being post-marked by Election Day.)

[Patrick Anderson @PatrickAnderso_]

The @RI_BOE has voted against asking @GovRaimondo to allow mail ballots to count in upcoming election as long as they are postmarked on Election Day.

Vote was 5-2 against relaxing rule ballots must be *received* Nov. 3

[FANG @FangCollective]

FOLLOW UP SUPPORT NEEDED

Today, Rhode Island State Police posted the names and addresses of 6 people that were arrested last night during an Indigenous Peoples’ Day protest. The state police is putting their lives and families at risk by doing this.

[AntiFash Gordon @AntiFashGordon]

1/ When the police release the names, photos, and home addresses of arrested protesters, they know exactly what they're doing.

They're making them targets for the same far-right paramilitaries that the cops have always used against anti-racist protesters.

@TwitterSafety

[Galen Auer @galenauer]

The @RIStatePolice just tweeted the faces, names, and full addresses of protesters arrested last night for blocking traffic on I-95, making them vulnerable targets for harassment or worse. Please report the tweet as "abusive or harmful" under Twitter guidelines.

[Nicholas Kole @FromHappyRock]

SPRASH DRAGDICOOT

[Galen Auer @galenauer]

Clutching your pearls about a protester kicking a reporter's camera after not saying a damn thing about State Police pepper-spraying and assaulting protesters two days earlier is unethical journalism, and an act of racism.

[Galen Auer @galenauer]

@MRSmithAP And how ethical was the coverage of Wednesday night, when cops pepper-sprayed protesters in the face and forced them over a fence, but @ABC6 reported that protesters and state police were "working together"? You can't ignore violence from one side and condemn it from another.

[Galen Auer @galenauer]

Sorry, but I went to J-School too and trying to frame this as a violation of the First Amendment is absurd. The First Amendment means the GOVERNMENT can't censor or suppress the free press. It doesn't mean an individual person can't get mad when you film them.

[Amanda Milkovits @AmandaMilkovits]

Seriously, people?

No excuse for this. First Amendment covers peaceful protests AND the free press.

[em @EmilyBeeeeeee]

Hilarious how @ABC6 @BComakABC6 are widely sharing a video of a protestor kicking their camera last night, but reported Wednesday night was peaceful and cops are “working with us” as if this video of them pepper spraying us and forcing everyone to climb a fence doesn’t exist

[Galen Auer @galenauer]

@AmandaMilkovits @commoncauseri If the press truly cared about drawing attention to those issues, you would cover it all the time and not just when there's a "controversial" protest. https://t.co/2YXDCX4bCN

[Galen Auer @galenauer]

@ERomanoABC6 Fair enough. I'm surprised by this, honestly, as I assumed based on their behavior that they didn't want media there. I still think there's a larger question about the ethics of covering protests in a way that doesn't identify participants or focus on the "bad behavior" of a few.