#DEFUND

Dr. Asatar Bair

asatarbair

While I appreciate the zeal and fervor behind "abolish the police", I dislike that there's no corresponding discussion of the economic basis of society. Capitalism requires a police force that

ontario sucks

jesbek

just attended @anabailaoTO's budget town hall. here are my reflections:1/ this event was far from a "town hall", the participant list was concealed, you could not chat with or see

Katie Daviscourt🇺🇸

KatieDaviscourt

Seattle’s Marxist City Council just passed the vote to defund @SeattlePD by at least 50%. This vote removes 911 dispatchers and replaces them with “community members.”In a city that is

antihero_kate

antihero_kate

@IjeomaOluo has a new book about how much she hates white men. She has to tread carefully here, you see, as her mother is white. She asserts everyone except white

Voices of Color

vocinsider

The legal status of cannabis has been in question in the U.S. since people started regularly smoking it in the early 1900s. Here’s a breakdown of the racist origins of

Steven Dennis

StevenTDennis

Cornyn says eliminating the 60-vote rule would damage democracy and make legislation less durable. Cornyn also warning at some point the "shoe" would be on the other foot, what goes

Mark

MarkBLP

Once again, I read a sample of progressive activism that lacks nuance and it’s boiled down to a catch phrase that will scare the hell out of millions of people

Whitney Hu 胡安行

whitney_hu

Thread: I refused press abt what I saw during the protests. I wanted black voices & organizers to amplified. But I did come in today to testify to AG @TishJames

Pinboard

Pinboard

Microsoft held an employee town hall today. I obtained a copy of Microsoft President Brad Smith's remarkably candid explanation of why Microsoft will continue to fund politicians whose conduct is

Dreamweasel

Dreamweasel

CARLSON: Climate change is as real as systemic racism!DEMS: For once, we agreeCARLSON: But I’m mocking you! You might as well believe Trump is subservient to PutinDEMS: That’s correctCARLSON: Or

Human Survival Is A Political Agenda

Ed_Baptist

If you believe the fact that somebody somewhere said “defund the police” in 2020, and that’s why Democrats lost downballot races, do you think the fact that somebody somewhere supported

Unite in justice for the poor & oppressed

BreeNewsome

“Defund the police” freaks people out because it actually addresses structural racism in a concrete way. Anything that addresses systemic racism or economic inequality beyond shallow symbolism & gestures will

Ross A. Lincoln

Rossalincoln

When they win despite losing the popular vote by 3 million: a trillion articles about them.When they lose, and lose the popular vote by more than 5 million: a trillion

Robby Soave

robbysoave

If public schools insist on not re-opening until it's 100% perfectly safe (i.e. never) because they are beholden to teachers unions, we really should just defund them and give the

Girmay Zahilay

GirmayZahilay

“Defund“ activists aren’t running for president. They’re not crafting poll-tested slogans to win a national campaign. It’s flawed logic to assume best practices for winning presidential races or passing legislation

Andrea Ritchie

dreanyc123

Some highlights from a new report from @interruptcrim summarizing victories, lessons and key strategies from organizers on the frontlines of movements to #DefundPolice - Over the past 6 mos organizers

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