JK Rowling is a billionaire children’s book author who went out of her way to be at the forefront of transphobia. She’s actively chosen this crusade against an already marginalized community, then she tries to play the victim. It’s disgusting and inexcusable.

We have to start prioritizing the boyhood of little Black boys instead of just trying to make them “strong men” we have to actually treat them with humanity and give them the tools and space to express themselves etc. Watch the full interview here youtu.be/RjYriB65TXw?si…

When Seattle talks about “well-resourced schools,” it means a plan to close 20 schools. When Seattle talks about a well-resourced police department, it means a 23% raise and an attempt to hire more police

This quote from a tenured Princeton professor in Harper’s Magazine is a remarkable historical artifact. Yes, it’s false in that the largest meta-study on policing concludes otherwise, but that’s just the beginning.

It should be a moment of reckoning for the field of sociology that so many young sociologists contacting me do not feel professionally able to criticize nonsense like this because this guy is one of the most well-funded and networked professors. Shameful.

An important op-ed at an important moment when Illinois is considering a disastrous plan to spend almost $1 billion on a new prison: "If you had $900 million to spend toward creating a more flourishing future for Illinois, where would you spend it?" chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/20…

Reminder to lawmakers across the US wishing the LGBTQ+ community a Happy Pride Month: Lesbian, gay, & bisexual people are 2.25x more likely to be arrested than straight individuals. It’s time to stop the criminalization of LGBTQ+ people. prisonpolicy.org/blog/2021/03/0…

Anyone who believes that a felony conviction shouldn’t disqualify someone from the most powerful office on the planet must also agree that it makes no sense to prohibit others with felony convictions from serving in more ordinary roles as pest control workers & bartenders.

There is a lot of fear spread about trans people in bathrooms, without acknowledging that transgender people are the most likely to be assaulted in bathrooms, by cisgender people. This trans girl even used the bathroom anti-trans folks wanted her to. And she got beaten for it.

THREAD. Nicholas Kristof at the New York Times is having a public breakdown before our eyes. It's like watching a small child emerge from the wild after having been raised by a pack of far-right wolves.

How important are state supreme courts? Michigan's just: —reversed a GOP maneuver to gut citizen ballot initiatives —set up a minimum wage increase —and new paid sick leave requirements All in one ruling. boltsmag.org/direct-democra…

🗳️All Eyes on Georgia: This week, the un-elected, Trump-backed State Election Board changed Georgia's election certification rules. The changes conflict with Georgia law and can be used by MAGA to obstruct certification of the 2024 election results. How did we get here? ⬇️

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1. This week, at a Moms For Liberty event, Trump made one of the most outlandish claims in my 5 year history of tracking anti-trans policies... He claims schools are giving operations to kids and sending them home a different gender. Subscribe to support our journalism.

What is important to highlight is that Eric Adams was stealing MILLIONS of public dollars, getting kickbacks & conspiring with foreign governments while cutting funding for New Yorkers and telling us to blame the migrants. A liar, a thief, a bigot & a hypocrite.

Just remember that the same Eric Adams who’s been indicted for stealing millions of dollars from New Yorkers and now demanding due process recently told us all it was ok for NYPD to shoot 4 people over $2.90 in unpaid subway fare.

You can read the evidence Jack Smith has assembled for yourself. 👀 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

The graphic novel “Redbone” juxtaposes the tale of Pat & Lolly Vegas forming their Indigenous rock band with key historical scenes from the American Indian Movement, creating an incisive commentary on the forces informing the cultural capital of Indigenous identity. #Redbone 1/8

I'm glad I don't have to write an endorsement piece, because I really wouldn't know how to go about it. Ever since 2015, when Trump descended the escalator, I have had the same feeling, which I've never quite seen articulated, so I will briefly try: