Good day to remind people that while Jackie Robinson exhibited grace, he was very outspoken about racial oppression, supported the Black Panthers, and criticized MLB for the lack of black people in leadership positions. He also later did not sing or stand for the national anthem.

Conservative Media Cheering DeSantis Crackdown on Disney Are Ignoring What a Catastrophe It Would Be for Florida mediaite.com/a/brvti via @mediaite #sayfie #ReedyCreek #flapol

There’s no place in US for homophobic announcers. #FireMarkJackson before the #NBAFinals. NBA on ESPN Adrian Wojnarowski Jemele Hill NBA NBA Media Relations Bill Simmons

There will be more Uvaldes, El Pasos, Sutherland Springs, and Santa Fes until we decide to put the lives of our kids ahead of the political careers of gun lobby politicians like Greg Abbott.

A powerful scene outside the NRA in Houston.

The generation who grew up in a country whose inmate population increased 500% over 40 years and now has the highest incarceration per Capita rate in the world politely asks the generation that does not know what crack is to shut the fuck up sentencingproject.org/criminal-justi….

So Jesus would support assault weapons why?

🧵 I’ve had enough of Texas Republicans trying to blame everyone but themselves for the high energy prices that Texans are facing. Here are the facts:

A new chapter in the data war between privacy / civil rights vs. corporate / government surveillance. What is to be done!? #SurveillanceCapitalism #AbortionRights nytimes.com/2022/06/30/tec…

NEW YORK STRIKES BACK State legislature just passed law outlawing all guns (included permitted) in: * Subways & buses * Houses of worship * Schools & day cares * Parks * Biz that serve alcohol * Hospitals * Sport/entertainment venues * Gov't bldgs * Poll sites * Times Square(!)

If you’re a reporter interviewing a lawmaker supporting total abortion bans without exceptions, there’s a whole host of non-abortion follow up questions that should be asked. A few examples:

How much should academics engage with the public? technollama.co.uk/how-much-shoul…

This piece by Nitasha Tiku provides a really clear and thorough overview. Thank you! washingtonpost.com/technology/202…

Well-written, thoughtful piece situating an incident in an ASU multi cultural space in the context of right-wing attacks on academia as a whole. The key is how learning and social justice are fundamentally connected. nytimes.com/2022/09/07/mag…

Dr. Oz to Pennsylvania voters: I’m glad I don’t live here.

Would you want your kid, grandkid, nephew playing this vile dangerous game? If not, boycott absolutely! Refuse to allow it to be on television in your presence. This includes the Stupor Bowl. apple.news/A-_QfbZdASYCXb…

With all due respect steve kerr, to paraphrase John Lennon & Yoko Ono, all we are saying is give Jonathan Kuminga 🇨🇩 a chance. To help sustain the legacy of Stephen Curry + klay thompson + Draymond Green #StrengthInNumbers

With all respect due to the great support of guided runs by @bennettrun (you so help me sustain training!), am I wrong or are the inspired runs by Shalane Flanagan gone from the Nike Run Club app? Your coaching is the best, Shalane Flanagan! Live long and prosper. #NikeRunClub

I am glad to see this. I was pissed by this interview. Joni Mitchell is a most eloquent philosopher of rock. African Americans invented rock. So many possibilities. Such a racist and sexist explanation. nytimes.com/2023/09/16/art…