one of the joys of adulthood is watching all your friends realize they can just adopt a cat. nothing is stopping them. and then they do that. and upload a million pictures of it.
Tomorrow LA is set to criminalize bike storage in public spaces, effectively making it illegal for the homeless to have a bicycle, often their only way to get to a job, or anywhere. Politicians say they want to help the homeless, but they keep further criminalizing poverty.
I want to give Lizzo her flowers. She set the bar for accountability. Within three days she acknowledged the concerns of the disabled community and is rereleasing the song. I want it to be remembered that a Black woman set the precedent for what accountability should be.
“In Finland, the # of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” https://t.co/EH3rer007r
There is no such thing as being “pro-life” while supporting laws that let children be shot in their schools, elders in grocery stores, worshippers in their houses of faith, survivors by abusers, or anyone in a crowded place.
It is an idolatry of violence. And it must end.