Riannfox

Out in these streets...with plants!

[☮️Tiffany!🪲🎧 @blur_maniac]

Again I am BEGGING you all to show Sudan some attention too. They're suffering not just a genocide but what is being classified as the worst humanitarian crisis worldwide. Women have killed themselves to prevent being sexually abused. Displacement, famine, and massacres. Speak.

[Emeka United @Emeka2026]

This one came and was moving from different angles, pray for Nepal cause they’ve recorded almost 480 dead bodies and more than 1500 still missing.

[The Field Negro @NotMyMAGAuncle]

Black Farmers Win Court Case That Restores $127 Million in Federal Grants https://t.co/bi9QvwseBD

[Wu Tang is for the Children @WUTangKids]

Hang it in a museum 🤣💀

[Books Behind Borders @MHTruthUltra]

They will NOT make a billionaire contribute to the basic needs of the community BUT they will make the whole community bear the electrical, water, and building costs of a data center owned by a billionaire.

[gianmarco @GianmarcoSoresi]

Even the pope wants you to finish that screenplay

[Justin J. Pearson @Justinjpearson]

Absolutely essential telling of what is unfolding across the South and the nation by @MaraGay for @nytimes.

https://t.co/w6ky5iNvAW

[Tom Dreisbach @TomDreisbach]

As the Trump DOJ mass-deletes government information about the Jan. 6 cases, reminder that you can still access NPR's database covering every single prosecution.

We also provide access to hundreds of videos presented in court.

[Max Burns @themaxburns]

Tonight, after a year of screaming about holding ICE accountable, 144 House Democrats joined 203 Republicans to pass CORCA, a bill that grants DHS and ICE sweeping new power to collect American citizens' personal information under the guise of combating retail theft.

[derek guy @dieworkwear]

To break this down:

The rule the person stated below is not even the correct "rule." The "rule," if there's even a rule, is that your socks should match your trousers. Barring that, they should be navy.

Where does this "rule" come from? It comes from the first half of the 20th century, when much of Western male dress was shaped by the ruling class, who, at the time, still wore tailored clothing. By ruling class, I mean groups such as British aristocrats, Italian industrialists, and American WASPs who could trace their lineage back to the Mayflower.

For people in this group, proper sock choice fell into one of two categories. The first is that the socks should match the trousers: gray trousers with gray socks, tan trousers with tan socks, etc. Alternatively, navy socks were always considered correct with everything except black trousers, which required black socks.

Of course, some people broke this rule in cheeky ways, such as wearing pale lemon yellow socks with khaki chinos to add a bit of unexpected color. But the aforementioned two pairings constituted the general "rule."

When people state this as a "rule," they are trying to universalize something that was once subjective. In other words, they are trying to add a certain logic to something once practiced by the ruling class. So we invent a certain logic to this practice, such as saying wearing socks that match your trousers elongates your leg line. While this may be true (even if not for the navy sock), what we're really trying to do is make a cultural practice seem rational and scientific. This can be insidious when it applies to the practices and habits of the ruling class, because you are framing a subjective cultural practice as logically superior.

But regardless, it's no longer the case that British aristocrats, Italian industrialists, and American WASPs (Old Money) dictate the proper ways of dressing and speaking for everyone. There are plenty of groups that dress in ways that are either opposed to these groups (e.g., punks) or have nothing to do with them (e.g., avant-garde). Many of these groups possess cultural capital, which gives their style an "aura."

Therefore, you can't universalize this rule without first stating the context. Are you trying to dress like Prince Charles in 1980? Or Sid Vicious? If the latter, then the idea of matching socks to trousers makes no sense, as that's not how socks were worn in that particular group.

There's an entire cottage industry online of people proclaiming certain "style rules." "Men shouldn't wear shorts." "Here's how shirts should fit." "Here are the best color combinations." If you absorb all this advice, you end up with a very generic aesthetic, similar to how video game designers dress characters in The Sims.

IMO, if you want to figure out how to wear socks, you should identify a certain segment of culture that inspires you, whether historical or contemporary, and learn the language of that aesthetic.

About fifteen years ago, talking about this stuff was easier online because people were segmented into style communities — classic tailoring, workwear, streetwear, avant-garde — each group huddled around certain forums and blogs. These communities gave the discussions context. If you were in a community obsessed with how to dress like a 1960s Ivy League student, then no one would have to spell out the intention, as it was assumed. This made discussing the "rules" easier.

But on Twitter, there is no consensus. Therefore, it's not reasonable to proclaim things like "wear this sock with these shoes" or "this is how all pants should fit." Everything depends on how you want to dress.

[Armand Hayes @armandinc]

@colleenaschwab The teen “starter job” argument falls apart when you take in the fact that in most cases there are still adults who have to keep the business running during school hours. Chances are they’re even working full time. Why shouldn’t they be able to afford a roof over their head?

[Both parties hate you🇵🇸 @colleenaschwab]

People don't even realize that they are repeating Regan era propaganda. When they relate min wage to being specifically for teens or "starter" jobs, rather than a standard wage for living.

[Trevor Noah @Trevornoah]

Seeing the wealth gap in South Africa up close hits differently.

Vic Mensa put it into words in a way that really stayed with me.

Check the full episode now on my YouTube channel.

#VicMensa #SouthAfrica #Inequality #WhatNow @VicMensa

[Voice of Rabbis @voiceofrabbis]

This is the part they don’t show you.

An openly anti-Zionist Jewish community.

Anti-Zionism is NOT Anti-Semitism!

Everyone should protest against Zionism, Zionism is not Judaism.

Being against Zionism does not make you an enemy of the Jews.

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

I've been thinking lately about the countless activists during the Civil Rights era who fought for the Voting Rights Act — including my friend Mickey.

He was my protector. I want to share a little bit more about what he meant to me.

[Joel D. Anderson 🆓 @byjoelanderson]

Good on him for his epiphany but this should be humbling, if not embarrassing. He didn’t believe black people’s claims about their experiences with racism until he haphazardly subjected his adopted black child to the racist culture & community he lived in

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

BREAKING: The REI union is asking customers across the country to boycott the chain.

The workers of @reiunion have been trying to negotiate a first contract for 4 years.

They're tired of the stonewalling and union busting. Now they're escalating, and asking you to join them.

[Solyricon @Solyricon]

Stop calling it ‘insecurity’ when a woman notices disrespect. That’s called awareness.