Jama Cutting Your story is bang-on believable. I’m an Employment Law and Civil Rights lawyer. I’ve cross-examined more cops than I can count over the past 30 years. A few honest ones. But the majority lie under oath with the ease that most people breathe.

I have covered many a protest on this very bridge where the NYPD has stood ready to beat the shit out of and arrest everyone.

In a recent study, 34% of whites admitted to lying about being a racial minority on their US college applications, thinking they would gain an admissions & aid advantage. 48% of those who lied said they were Native American. insidehighered.com/admissions/art…

"The reconciliation bill is being neutered to an extent that will allow progressives to still say they held the line, but maybe not so meaningfully...So at what point does the idea of 'holding the line' become nothing more than a hashtag?" Listen here: patreon.com/posts/57826258

Remember, the same white people allegedly so traumatized over a fictional novel about slavery that they want it permanently banned—also want Black people to “get over” the real life & ongoing terrorism of 400 years of Slavery, Jim Crow, redlining, & mass incarceration.

The popular revolt against river pollution is one of the most inspiring things I've seen all year. Keep raising a stink against the stink.

When thousands of activists were taking to the streets for racial justice last summer, the police were undermining the BLM movement in the service of a racist status quo. Solidarity with the very brave @_lowridavies theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/o…

The Metro Council approved transpotainment regulation, but the party isn't over yet: Regulation looks to put an end to downtown Nashville's virtual transpotainment free-for-all. nashvillescene.com/news/citylimit…

Without change, nothing changes. Turn those watercooler complaints into action! Standing together in union, workers can make real change in their workplaces. #1u #UnionStrong

Not Allowed to Be a Kid bit.ly/3AWAUri

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic reshaped faith communities throughout Chattanooga and the Southeast, bringing new challenges to rituals and forcing congregations to find new ways of creating community. timesfreepress.com/news/local/sto…

Shelby County Commissioner Tami Sawyer questioned the transparency of the county's redistricting process during an ad hoc committee meeting on Monday. Dulce Maria Torres G reports. tennesseelookout.com/briefs/10535/

A new study pointed out last month that we will experience “three times as many droughts, river floods and crop failures as people born 60 years ago.” bit.ly/2XFanBk

US has "the largest happiness penalty for parenthood among 22 [OECD] nations" "negative effects of parenthood on happiness entirely explained by presence or absence of social policies that allow parents to better combine paid work w/family obligations" repositories.lib.utexas.edu/bitstream/hand…

#NetZero is a boondoggle. It perpetuates "tech salvation & diminishes urgency surrounding the need to curb emissions NOW...net zero has licensed a recklessly cavalier 'burn now, pay later' approach which allows carbon emissions continue to soar." #COP26 theconversation.com/climate-scient…

Sonny Osborne, bluegrass banjoist behind 'Rocky Top,' dies newschannel5.com/entertainment/…

One day left or 3k more UAW members will strike

“Israel’s expansion of the so-called ‘terrorist’ designation is racist propaganda based on unfounded accusations” “It’s another escalation of Israeli efforts to isolate Palestinians organizations doing critical work to expose Israel’s constant violations of Palestinian rights.”

Good morning to everyone fighting this battle. ✊🏾✊✊🏿✊🏻✊🏽✊🏼

wpln.org/post/native-am…