Just saw a video of Israelis putting on blackface to mock the appearance of Palestinians who don’t have running water or electricity, in case you’re having trouble sifting through the nuances of the news from that part of the world
@michael_van_ You don’t get to hijack one community’s struggles to make them about your own; you’d think someone who studied social justice at a reputable institution would know this
@IanKarmel People who half commit to parenting at home are mad they can’t pay for a nation of fully staffed daycare facilities where the workers are paid less than a living wage, despite having gotten master’s degrees to be professional educators. That’s the definition of an insane scenario
@walterkirn@mtaibbi True story: none of the people making problems in DC would even know this was a literary reference. Maybe that’s something someone with a platform could talk about more
@GovParsonMO @ai_magazine Craig Road has at least two schools and three churches on it, and crews just left a three-mile trench in the middle of the street. Tell me how that’s a “first priority” move on their part
@GovParsonMO @ai_magazine MODOT crews are leaving half-finished roads and debris from incomplete repairs all over STL County, so please tell me how that’s the “surest path” to improvement
@bidetmarxman You lost me at this step; nation-wide walkouts would be far more logical and sensible, but if any “orgs” like you’re picturing were actually real/actionable, Roe would still be in effect
Not trying to agitate here but campus security will NOT be prepared for this. We detested the police presence on campus 20 years ago, and we didn’t have access to things like raspberry pi and other hacking devices that would’ve rendered 100% of on-campus security vehicles useless
The implications of this article are pretty grim.
It sounds like biden is going to use title vii to pull funding from colleges who don't stop pro Palestinian protests which means colleges will Crack down on protesters and ask cops to cracks down as well
https://t.co/1yJ63tLMBS