Seth Joshua Zvibleman Marbin (he/him)

I help people use skills & resources to improve the world. Artist / Activist / Volunteer @Ragtag_team @NewPoliticsAcad @AmeriCorpsAlums @AspenBizSociety

[Seth Joshua Zvibleman Marbin (he/him) @smarbin]

@washingtonpost this is a big headline change! Seems like it might warrant a note in the article if you completely change the headline, right?

[Ami Dar @AmiDar]

I’ve never done this before but this is not a normal moment.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture.

The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones.

But no.

Mead said that the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture was a femur (thighbone) that had been broken and then healed. Mead explained that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die.

You cannot run from danger, get to the river for a drink or hunt for food. You are meat for prowling beasts. No animal survives a broken leg long enough for the bone to heal.

A broken femur that has healed is evidence that someone has taken time to stay with the one who fell, has bound up the wound, has carried the person to safety and has tended the person through recovery.

Helping someone else through difficulty is where civilization starts, Mead said."
We are at our best when we serve others.

Be civilized.

Credit: Ira Byock.

[SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West #United4All @seiu_uhw]

💜 A message to our Kaiser patients. 💜 Join us in calling on Kaiser executives to bargain in good faith over solutions to the Kaiser short staffing crisis. Share our message with your family, friends, and all Kaiser patients. #United4All #SolidaritySeason

[Seth Joshua Zvibleman Marbin (he/him) @smarbin]

@SquarespaceHelp my domain https://t.co/8raHkGBaga via Google Domains is not forwarding correctly. @Google just sends me to you. Can you help?

[Ana Navarro-Cárdenas @ananavarro]

🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️

[Oregon Ranked Choice Voting @OregonRCV]

The Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 2004!! That means #RankedChoiceVoting for statewide and federal races is coming to Oregon's 2024 ballot!🎉

Oregon made history today: This is the first time that any legislature in the US has referred a statewide RCV bill to the ballot!

[Cal Fire Bot @CalFireBot]

BLK SMOKE ON BOTH SIDES OF FREEWAY
Region: Oakland #CAfire https://t.co/llwiY63V4U

[Cal Fire Bot @CalFireBot]

SMOKE SEEN FROM UNDER FREEWAY
Region: Oakland #CAfire https://t.co/llwiY63V4U

[Seth Joshua Zvibleman Marbin (he/him) @smarbin]

@OaklandFireLive big fire under 880 freeway downtown happening now!

[Seth Joshua Zvibleman Marbin (he/him) @smarbin]

@CAL_FIRE @OakTribNews @Oakland @EastBayExpress @EastBayTimes @FireOakland @oaklandlocal @OaklandNews @FireOakland

[Seth Joshua Zvibleman Marbin (he/him) @smarbin]

Fire under the 880 freeway in Oakland downtown looks like it just started. Hope everyone is ok. Any news?
#fire #Oakland #news @511SFBay

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

🚨 McCarthy & Republicans don’t want us to know that not only did they raise the debt limit 3 times w/out draconian cuts while Trump was in office — they voted to SUSPEND the debt ceiling all together with no limit.

This allowed the Treasury to borrow money at will. Then when the suspension was over, a new ceiling was installed, based on how much the treasury borrowed.

[NEJM @NEJM]

Racial affinity group caucuses — facilitated sessions for learners who join groups according to self-identified racial or ethnic identity — can help integrate antiracism curricula into clinical practice. https://t.co/YW71FiYfRS

[SEIU @SEIU]

ICYMI: working people across the country celebrated and honored the contributions of immigrant workers on #MayDay by urging @POTUS to grant Temporary Protected Status for Central America! #InternationalWorkersDay #TPSforCentralAmerica

[City of Alameda @CityofAlameda]

Dignity Village opens tomorrow and will house up to 61 individuals who were formerly homeless. If you'd like to support this work, your tax-deductible donation will help turn these spaces into welcoming homes with high-quality furnishings: https://t.co/If16LkUCJD #alamtg

[Google.org @Googleorg]

Head of economic opportunity at #GoogleOrg, @hdmujica, joined the @AtlantaFed to share how we're ensuring that all Americans have equitable access to the technology needed to grow their careers. Give it a listen here: https://t.co/FH9aWn9vR7

[Steven Mazie @stevenmazie]

Amid all the attention to the cut-and-pasted anti-abortion movement talking points that Judge Kaczmaryk loaded into his abortion-pill ruling, there’s been relatively scant discussion of his ludicrous explanation of why the plaintiffs have standing.

[Seth Joshua Zvibleman Marbin (he/him) @smarbin]

@Billy_K_Ball So sorry for your loss and the ensuing harassment! Thanks for sharing your story.

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

"Losing a child is a brutal reminder that nothing is fair in this world,” @Billy_K_Ball writes. “The harassment made me feel like there was nothing good in it either.” https://t.co/6S63Bch1SJ

[Tim Wise @timjacobwise]

Ohio officials have now said there is nothing they can do about their state's recently uncovered Nazi homeschooler network. So, in OH you can graduate from HS having been taught actual racism. But you can't graduate having been taught ABOUT racism as a systemic force.