That’s insane. Literally the first fucking thing I learned when I served in the military.

Yeah, it’s not like there’s some other kind of global phenomenon going on thats’ making people on edge. Nope. Only because Cops are getting their feelings hurt.

I’m usually only mildly perturbed at mass media, what with me being already jaded and naturally cynical, but the recent blackout and “3rd page” relegation of the 200,000th covid death and the same night B. Taylor protests has pissed me right off.

When government and business are the same, it’s called fascism.

I feel like that’s what they did in Breonna Taylor’s case. The minimum charges possible for the obvious “bad apple” of the bunch, and the others walk free. But I think that case also shows that the public will no longer accept such pitiful little scraps. Everyone involved in that BS endangerment charge knew it wasn’t…

This reminds me of 2018, Kevin De Leon was a rising star in California politics. He is a popular state politician with a story of coming up from nothing to become the head of the state senate. The apex of young California leadership: Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris, Alex Padilla and Kevin de Leon.

Worked at Ms. magazine/FMF 9 years ago. They paid me $10/hr as an editorial assistant. Interns were paid $0.

We just won a union at the non-profit I work for. Doing the last stretch of organizing plus the vote itself and now bargaining our contract all over zoom in the middle of all this has been a lot. Thank you for your kind words of support.

I’m inspired and amazed when people still advocate for, and actively pursue unions and collective bargaining. Especially in these pandemic challenged times. Power to them, and wishing the best for the win.

He was a weak president who cared more about appearing fair and balanced when he was getting played by McConnel left and right. I've always said, and still do, history will not be kind to Obama. He was a wimp who wasted his presidency.

Fuck Obama for chumping out. Motherfucker sold us out because he didn't want to tarnish his legacy. He bet wrong and we're all the more fucked for it. I hope he's happy.

Also, its the lazy and shallow mindset of, “racists are bad, I’m not bad, therefore I’m not a racist”.

Literal dog whistles...

Seems like the go-to move for law enforcement, these days, is to hire black folk to chief of police positions.

as with any company that’s doing this kind of stuff, their research groups and marketing teams tell them this is the proper “long play” to maintain their bottom line.  That’s pretty much it.  If they thought for one second that it was more profitable in the long run to torment people of color they’d do it.

I could have listed plenty of other examples—South Korea, Singapore, most of the EU, Canada, etc. I just mentioned AU and NZ because OP mentioned rugby.

Especially now, when public schhols are having to step in and do additional heavy lifting for so many missing government programs in support of humane minimum living standards and opportunities for children.

Teachers unions are not going to be happy. Is this an exercise in woke? Why is the Root holding water for“school choice” hustlers.

My wife is a member of a million anarchist and leftist BIPOC groups on FB. They have tons of memes about this weak-ass neoliberal bullshit.

Rosa Parks could’ve just moved to the back of the bus after being asked, too. She made her point. Didn’t need to get arrested, right?