LB Thompson

compulsive reader and writer, watcher and listener

[The New York Times @nytimes]

The job posting for an assistant adjunct professor at UCLA required applicants to have Ph.D.s but would be on a "without salary basis." A spokesman said such "arrangements are common in academia." The school eventually took down the post after protests. https://t.co/KU4LAwNQR1

[Independent Voices @IndyVoices]

‘Kyiv is empty’: The Ukrainians getting ready to flee – and the ones who have already left | Clare Cannon https://t.co/3IC90nLOax #UkraineCrisis

[LB Thompson @LBThompson27]

Thanks | Sound Justice Initiative https://t.co/vVq9G2X1lb

[LB Thompson @LBThompson27]

Like the Lotus on @Bonfire https://t.co/lIt41k8uDI help victims of trafficking in Long Island @soundjustice1

[LB Thompson @LBThompson27]

The nerve and disrespect! I caught that

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

For the record @Mike_Pence, it’s Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez to you.

[LB Thompson @LBThompson27]

@bdewaynejones Congratulations to your Mom. Hope it was a joyful time for all

[@citizenactionny.org on bluesky @citizenactionny]

We need more than consoling words from @NYGovCuomo.

Repeal 50-a, which hides police misconduct records and perpetuates state violence.

[LB Thompson @LBThompson27]

Protest song by Drew Patrizi, procedes to BLM https://t.co/JZEet1sVzi

[From The Heart Productions @fromtheheartprd]

Visual Law Project and the Green Haven Prison Project at Yale Law School seek support for #documentary on a groundbreaking program run by men in prison. https://t.co/znxTsDXUCp The Project for a Calculated Transition, or PACT, has has had a measurable effect on incarcerated men

[Release Aging People in Prison Campaign @RAPPcampaign]

A message from @AlecBaldwin to @NYGovCuomo: #ClemencyNow

[@sound-justice @soundjustice1]

Ford Foundation President Darren Walker on The Daily Show: "We are once again presented with a national emergency that exposes the core issue of inequality and race." https://t.co/YGwcFGVj7W

[Release Aging People in Prison Campaign @RAPPcampaign]

"In my 35 years of incarceration, I have never seen anything like the fear, uncertainty & sense of doom caused by Covid-19. We are all terrified about being the next coronavirus victim behind bars. Our lives depend on @NYGovCuomo granting #ClemencyNow."
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[LB Thompson @LBThompson27]

@LVikkiml Great find! Thanks for tweeting the article.

[LB Thompson @LBThompson27]

I agree with @DemandProgress -- @SpeakerPelosi and @SenSchumer must faciliate remote voting and ensure the continuity of the legislative branch during the coronavirus pandemic! https://t.co/linCNVcK6W

[LB Thompson @LBThompson27]

Petition to fund the US Postal Service in the next stimulus bill. https://t.co/MPJHKc2K6d

[Gustavo Rivera @NYSenatorRivera]

The very last thing @NYGovCuomo said at his press Conference just now was that he “did not believe” that we had lost anyone because he failed to act. Wrong, sir. #LetThemGo

[Release Aging People in Prison Campaign @RAPPcampaign]

TAKE ACTION TODAY: Join our #ClemencyCoast2Coast day of action on social media all-day today, calling on @NYGovCuomo & @GavinNewsom to release incarcerated people in the wake of #COVID19. Find actions, tweets & images to share in this thread & toolkit: https://t.co/H9LPMh2Q7E 1/

[Renée Heininger @renee_heininger]

WE NEED TO BLOW THIS UP. The US Navy is using *our tax money* to round up medical supplies around the world. Then they are giving these supplies to corporations to *re-sell back to us* via bidding wars between states, FEMA etc. Rear Admiral John P. Polowczyk admits to it himself:

[Envision Freedom Fund @EnvFreeFund]

.@NYGovCuomo & @AndreaSCousins are trying to ram through legislation during a global pandemic in order to incarcerate TENS OF THOUSANDS more Black & Brown New Yorkers pretrial.

Join the emergency digital rally TODAY at 12pm to stand united in opposition https://t.co/k0t6YdAoV9

[LB Thompson @LBThompson27]

Social distancing is impossible in the close-quarters of New York’s jails. Hand sanitizer is contraband and access to soap, toilet paper, and hand-washing facilities is highly limited. BAIL REFORM IS SAVING LIVES. #norollbacks https://t.co/rN4GnAHmqD