Continuing to evict ppl out of encampments w/false choice of "housing" (shelter) or arrest forcing ppl to less safe places in no way upholds Wu's commitment to lead w/public health not criminalization
@wutrain you MUST #StopTheSweeps & invest in
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@Sarah_Stierch@US_FDA@CDCgov@kpthrive I too have been very frustrated by the lack of info for those of us who got J&J but seeing this news in the Boston Globe this morning made me slightly hopeful: https://t.co/Ged4ltLUHw
ACTION ALERT ‼️☎️‼️☎️‼️☎️
Call MA Attorney General's office TODAY and ask her to appoint Dr. Monik Jiménez as the ombudsperson to oversee the DOC ASAP!
We passed this law at the end of December & our incarcerated community cannot wait any longer!
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Four million people had their energy shutoff in Texas due to extreme cold & grid breakdown. In a pandemic, families are left again fending for themselves. My TLDR: a root flaw of our utility system is that it is more focused on making money than providing basic services.
The American Petroleum Institute Sommers runs is a trade association for the oil and gas industry.
Josh Hawley got $106,500 from oil and gas industry PACs this cycle
Ted Cruz got $135,300
"It can be done." -- Dr. Tabaré Vázquez, former President of Uruguay, at the launch of the Latin America #TobaccoInterferenceIndex, directly referencing advancing public health in despite industry opposition.
🧵 A brief thread honoring a public health champion and his legacy.
If there is an attempt to stop counting votes or to not follow the results of the votes, we must use all of our tools of nonviolent organizing to counteract these attempts. We know those who will be most targeted in any kind of crackdown are Black and brown people. THREAD:
Today is your last chance to respond to the #2020Census. Don’t miss this opportunity to shape your community’s future for the next 10 years. Respond now at https://t.co/nzqhoc1xHM.
We just launched a podcast!
Check out the first episode of our podcast, #Subvert, for stories from organizers around the world challenging #BigFood and #BigTobacco. Listen here: https://t.co/1AxBqdwyCI
We made a thing! #Subvert, a new podcast from @StopCorpAbuse, is out today. Episode 1 has stories from people organizing on five continents against #BigFood and #BigTobacco. Listen to it here:
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For every famous political figure exposed at these events, there’s going to be a non-famous staffer who never makes the news, who doesn’t have the same access to rapid testing and treatment, and who had no say in the choice to eschew basic safety measures for symbolic reasons.
That feeling when you run a campaign for years demanding that fossil fuel corporations be firewalled from climate talks...and then Big Energy shill Rick Perry validates the entire reason for your campaign to exist.
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We’re easing restrictions too quickly. Biz-as-usual is dangerous. 500 new cases 3 days in a row, infection rate above 3%. We are going in the WRONG direction. This is what happens when you don’t consult public health experts on re-opening plans. https://t.co/eog3mCxBTo