Melissa

regularly revising my feminist, queer, anti-racist agenda. #FundAbortionBuildPower Opinions are many & mine alone.

[Melissa @Mjkunited]

Considering domestic violence is the most consistent predictor of mass shootings, the consequences of this #SCOTUS ruling will reach far & wide, beyond individuals experiencing IPV. The right to own a gun is not more impt than the right to individual & public safety.

[Everytown @Everytown]

“Access to a gun is a death sentence for women in domestic violence situations, and that’s why we refuse to be silent.” - Angela @FerrellZabala, Executive Director of @MomsDemand, kicking off our rally today at #SCOTUS

[Melissa @Mjkunited]

The biggest mistake average, rational ppl make is believing anti-abortion zealots are also rational & reasonable. They are not. Give them an inch & they will immediately move the goal posts to the extreme. Don't fall for the ruse.

[Whole Woman's Health @WholeWomans]

We saw this play out in Texas, and now anti-abortion politicians want to repeat history in Virginia. We cannot let that happen.

[DC Public Library @dcpl]

Starting TODAY, Oct. 2, hundreds of books by banned authors will be hidden at various locations around the city. The theme for this year's scavenger hunt, sponsored by the DC Public Library Foundation, is "Freedom is Not Guaranteed."

#UncensoredDC ➡️ https://t.co/SnuVwvIjhh

[Jesse Rabinowitz 🔥🌹@jesserbnwtz.bsky.social @jesserbnwtz]

The idea that more police will solve violence in DC is magical thinking. DC is the most policed city per capita in the US.

If quantity of police equaled safety, we'd be the safest city. We're not.

Crime stems from endemic poverty & systemic oppression. Cops can't fix that.

[Erin Palmer @erinfordc]

Every map of DC is the same - whether you’re talking about income inequality, food access, transportation access, traffic safety infrastructure, maternal mortality, heat islands, pollution and air quality, etc. This is the result of intentional policy choices and disinvestment.

[Anti-Racist South |🇵🇸 #FreePalestine @antiracistsouth]

This thread exposes a MAJOR connection in the bigger picture around Cop City and corporate fascism.

Accenture’s North American CEO, Jimmy Etheredge, sits on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Police Foundation who is building Cop City.

[Rep. Barbara Lee (Archived) @RepBarbaraLee]

Did you know Black women in the US are 3X more likely to die from preventable pregnancy complications than white women?

This is systemic racism, plain and simple.

We need policies that center Black maternal health and ensure all birthing persons have the care they need.

[Melissa @Mjkunited]

"LGB" a typo that shld be LGP or intentional ref to a gross anti-trans movement? 🤔

[Melissa @Mjkunited]

Was super excited abt #LittleGayPub's chill vibe marketing, but its IG is giving hot whiteboy wonderland w a side of anti-trans/femme/QPOC realness

An endorsement from a pro-cop, MAGA-supported DoNC doesn't assuage any of those concerns

Anyone have evidence to the contrary?

[Salah Czapary @czapary]

2nd stop: Little Gay Pub
1100 P Street NW

Congratulations on an successful opening weekend!

The #districtofcomebacks is relentless!

@Ashley_SmithDC @DitoDC @DustyMartinezz

[Harriet’s Dreams @HarrietsDreams]

Yesterday Congress voted to overturn DC law — and this is an incredibly dangerous precedent that threatens all our rights and safety.

Tell @POTUS to veto this resolution and advance #DCstatehood now. #HandsOffDC

https://t.co/SY86S4p2wa

[@[email protected] @Imani_Barbarin]

This includes gay marriage, interracial marriage and interfaith marriage in case you thought it was all going to end with trans people.

[Melissa @Mjkunited]

Just $40 more is needed to help a neighbor w/ medical needs stay sheltered & off the streets. That's 4 ppl @ $10. Or 2 donations of $20.

[permiepunkdc @ChngJst1FknThng]

Someone sent $50 donation! Thank you!
We're down to 40 more for today!

[@DCHomos @DCHomos]

As many of you may already know, Drag Story Hour at Loyalty Bookstore was attacked by Proud Boys this past Saturday.
There are two story hour events coming up this weekend, and they are anticipating further Proud Boys attacks. Both venues have asked for Parasol Patrol support.

[Hayley McMahon, MSPH, CPH @McMisoprostol]

That was a quick pivot. If you thought IVF was safe, this is what the weirdo leader of one of the most prominent anti-abortion organizations in the country is focused on. Their white supremacist, Christofascist agenda requires government control of ALL pregnancy outcomes.

[Melissa @Mjkunited]

🚨Protect trans kids🚨

[NPR @NPR]

Florida has banned gender-affirming care for transgender youth, over the objections of medical professionals and trans families.

Now, families have to decide whether to move states or stop their kid's treatment.
https://t.co/6f1pKGVJFI

[Emily Guskin @EmGusk]

“Even though medical experts expect their baby to survive only 20 minutes to a couple of hours, the Dorberts say their doctors told them that because of the new legislation, they could not terminate the pregnancy.” https://t.co/i0R0DHFhTt

[Annemarie Cuccia @annemariecuccia]

I’m at McPherson Sq., where the National Park Service will be evicting encampment residents at 10. Park police are already here, and the park is fenced off except for a few entrances, guarded by police. Follow this thread and @AthiyahTA for updates.

[Jesse Rabinowitz 🔥🌹@jesserbnwtz.bsky.social @jesserbnwtz]

(1/?) Tomorrow, Bowser and Biden will evict around 50 of our neighbors from McPherson Square. This is my attempt to clear up some myths about what is actually happening.

[Congressman Jamaal Bowman @RepBowman]

Nearly 1 million pounds of vinyl chloride were on this train. Now, the EPA has confirmed it's entered the Ohio River basin which is home to 25 million people.

This is one of the deadliest environmental emergencies in decades and no one is talking about it.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

“We basically nuked a town with chemicals so we could get a railroad open,” Sil Caggiano, a hazardous materials specialist, said of East Palestine, Ohio https://t.co/o7Xfsa0M8y