From Florida to Texas to Idaho, Republican lawmakers really do hate young people. It is almost like they are competing to pass the law most harmful to trans youth, to schoolchildren, to impoverished youth, to gay youth, to girls, to youth of color. This law may be the worst.

THREAD. What's going on in West Hollywood should alarm you. A growing movement of residents is seeking to spend small portion of City's safety funds (17%) on social services instead of armed bureaucrats. Mayor is working behind scenes with Sheriff to stop it. A fascinating story:

We stand with the family of #PatrickLyoya, a 26 year old killed by Grand Rapids, MI police. I’m taking action to ensure his family is able to see #Justice4Patrick. Join us on social media AND in the streets! (toolkit: tinyurl.com/Justice4Patric…) #BlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterMI

Check out John Oliver reporting on LA’s very own corrupt and negligent “potato cowboy“ thedailybeast.com/john-oliver-go…

“It wasn’t until 1979—a full six years after Roe—that evangelical leaders..:seized on abortion not for moral reasons, but…because the anti-abortion crusade was more palatable than the religious right’s real motive: protecting segregated schools.” politico.com/magazine/story…

Abolish the filibuster. Codify Roe. Expand the Supreme Court. Protect abortion rights by any means necessary. We need all of the above. This is an emergency.

Look at the city of Los Angeles response to nonviolent pro-abortion protestors. How much money are we wasting here Kenneth Mejia, CPA? x.com/VPS_Reports/st…

Everyone has an idea for solving homelessness. What if we listened to the unhoused? 🤔 🤔 🤔 latimes.com/lifestyle/imag…

Stop weaponizing mental illness to excuse inaction regarding common sense gun legislation.

A teacher who was murdered in the Uvalde shooting last week, and her husband who died the next day of a grief heart attack, had their funerals today. Then 3 active shootings happened simultaneously tonight, and we had to decide whether to feature all 3 or focus on the deadliest.

“Fuck that guy… He’s with the Blacks.” LA City Councilmembers Nury Martinez, Gil Cedillo, Kevin de León and LA Labor Federation President Ron Herrera making racist comments and discuss redistricting. Listen to the audio: knock-la.com/nury-martinez-…

I am disgusted and appalled by things said by sitting Council President Nury Martinez, Councilmembers De Leon and Cedillo, and Federation of Labor leader Ron Herrera.

I’ve seen several media outlets, including The Daily podcast, perpetuate a misconception about the recorded conversation of the three Councilmembers – specifically that their primary goal was advancing Latino power in LA. That is not what was happening in that meeting. (thread)

I was born and raised in Colorado Springs, and can tell you without a doubt that today's shooting in Colorado Springs was preventable, and is the direct fault of: 1.) far right media 2.) evangelical churches 3.) the Colorado Springs Police Thread below, rt for visibility 1/x

Hate speech breeds violent acts.

This says it… “No one cares what’s in your heart or deep inside your bones, councilman. We only care about what you did, and what you’ll do now.” Jamil Smith جميل كريم Los Angeles Times #KDLResignNow #MustRead latimes.com/california/sto…

"This is what the Court considers to be fair admissions for students, because the judges consider the major admissions metrics to be “race-neutral”—just as a century ago, the Court considered Miss public schools to be 'separate but equal.'" @DrIbram theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…