tw/gun violence and death
frank cownie just spent about 15x as long talking about severing our relationship w/a “sister city” in russia than he did about the shooting death of a *CHILD* in our city 2 hours ago. what a heartless monster.
Huge News: Ecuador’s top court ruled that Indigenous communities must not only be consulted about extractive projects on or near their territory, but they must also give their consent to such projects.
The ruling will immediately affect oil and mining projects across the country.
@dasuperbackup I was younger than 5, my mom answered one of my questions by explaining that some people feel like they were born in the wrong body/w the wrong parts & that some people decide to live as a different gender & there are ways they can change their bodies if they want to
with the two councillors quoted in the piece:
* Gatto, in November tried to change the District maps in a way that would move Indira out of the Ward she represents
* Boesen, in January put forward rule changes that restricted Indira's power on council
I don't care how or why someone was murdered by the police. I don't want to argue over gun permits. I don't want to defend their reactions. I don't want to justify our outrage based on circumstances again.
The police killed someone. Again. It has to stop. #AbolishPolicing