I would have more sympathy with web designers who refuse to serve certain people because of deeply held religious beliefs, if those certain people weren't always same-sex couples. Do they, e.g., refuse to serve people who are divorced, which Jesus himself condemns (Mt 19:9)?...
#SocialJustice demands that we fight against the causes of poverty: inequality and the lack of labour, land, and lodging; against those who deny social and labour rights; and against the culture that leads to taking away the dignity of others.
President Joe Biden said student loan debt will be forgiven for many borrowers and repayments will be paused until the end of 2022. Forgiveness includes $20,000 in student loan debt for borrowers who received Pell Grants and $10,000 for those who didn't https://t.co/XOwNra4nPk
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The people of the Philippines deserve sources of news and information that will tell them the truth.
Rappler, and Maria Ressa, tell the truth.
Shutting the site down would be a grave disservice to the country and its people.
HAPPENING NOW: Progressive anti-Marcos activist groups take to streets of Times Square in New York City to reject the incoming Marcos-Duterte administration. #InaugurationDayProtest
american airlines just asked me if i’d be willing to switch my flight and instead of landing in LA i’d land in ontario. they shot their shot and i respect it
My message to international press: We need to de-exoticize the Philippines. It may seem peculiar why Filipinos are voting for strongmen’s children, but the logic is familiar to many countries, including ‘advanced’ democracies. #TheFilipinoVotes 🧵1/3
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It is very important to remind USians & the world that it was the US Empire who propped up the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines. And during 1986 revolution, it was the US military who airlifted the Marcos family to Hawai'i. Promoting democracy, you say?