Jennifer Goltz-Taylor

FYI: from a friend, “A heads up to anyone who has kids in Ann Arbor Public Schools or who are teachers in the schools, ICE is scheduled to be there tomorrow (Thurs), during parent drop-off and pickup, trying to forward this on to folks who may have connections to families in both Ypsi and A2.”

Eyes on ICE: Document and Record YouTube video by No Kings

Hearing folks are bummed they missed the Eyes on ICE training - but good news, it's all recorded and public! We'll be holding more live trainings soon, but if you aren't one of 200,000 who already watched it, find it here: www.youtube.com/live/zqka9fU...

godspeed and demonstrength to all those doing final grades this week

Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.

Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared. ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.

Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to our analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.

(Published February)

Normal People Don’t Want This Shit is running away with the vote tonight

Good night peeps, sweet dreams.

Detroit gets its first female mayor. Virginia gets its first female governor. NJ gets its first female Dem in the governor's office. NYC gets its first Muslim mayor.

Seems like a pretty resounding statement of support for diversity and inclusion.

Darlings, a reminder for when everything feels bad:

--Reach out.
--Move toward joy.
--Drink water.
--Take your meds.
--Allow yourself to feel your feelings.
--A 3 minute dance party in the kitchen helps.
--If you have a pet, hug them. (Unless it's, like, a fish.)
--When in doubt, make art.

Please remember, as SNAP benefits are withheld and children and seniors start to go hungry, that the Trump administration could have preserved food aid but is using the pain and suffering of Americans as a strategy to force Dems to help them throw people off of health care.

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

“oh so you think the east wing being demolished is worse than-“ it’s a synecdoche, man. a visual metaphor. there’s a reason the aliens in Independence Day don’t aim a huge laser at SNAP benefits

A red whistle and a zine that says form a crowd, stay loud — protect each other, plus two small Ziploc bags with know your rights information and whistles

People in Chi & other places having Whistlemania events (or u can do this solo if ur an introvert!) Buy whistles to alert folks to ICE activity & you can print out KYR fliers & legal info & make it into a packet (lots of places to distribute these incl bars stores Little FreeLibrary etc). Links next

10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition to attending a protest Once a democracy starts to erode, it can be difficult to reverse the trend. What does it take for democracies to bounce back from periods of autocratic rule?

10 effective things citizens can do to make change in addition to attending a protest

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Just 'cause it has to be said every now and then.

GOP Senators and Representatives are obviously okay with...everything...that's happening.

Well don't I feel stupid

A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak.

This is EXCELLENT.

1) this is spot-on analysis of the problem & a great immediate 1st thing a city can do to improve outcome.

2) as a 2 min clip? He's giving history, hope & change. Speaking to women, to Jewish & Black NYers, saying "abortion." & also naming eugenics in feminism. 100/10 no notes.

The Heritage Foundation is the true domestic terrorist.

Trans people are people. They are real. They deserve to be recognized and to live peacefully.

This is not a false alarm. Protect the trans folks in your community. It is a necessity.

Democracy, more than anything is a practice. I always think that the Civil Rights Movement succeeded because from the Civil War black Americans built institutions: universities, fraternities and sororities, churches, that engaged them in democratic practice.

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub. 1. Remain Calm. 2. You have the right to deny entry without a valid warrant. 3. You have the right to remain silent. 4. You have the right to speak with an attorney. 5. You have the right to not sign anything. For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub. For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.

Never forget this: Working people outnumber the billionaires and CEOs by a huge margin.

If workers stand together, they will win.

Solidarity.

uhhhh

the main thing that happened to music criticism in the last 25 years is it got defunded

[quoting a tweet by fractalcounty that reads, “today I learned that there are actual people irl who get genuinely upset if they catch you using chatgpt. like they view it as a serious moral failing in certain circles”]

If you're using AI to write essays, eulogies, a text to your wife, I do think less of you as a person. Ceding your mental and creative abilities to a machine is an embarrassing thing and people should be ashamed to admit doing it in public.

It's funny to think that my preference for urban living in areas with dense, mixed-used, walkable neighborhoods, multi-family housing, small businesses, and diversity probably stems from Sesame Street. Like an early education in Jane Jacob's urbanist theories.

Politico & Punchbowl report House Republican leadership is shutting down the Rules Committee - which is essential for moving party-line bills on the floor - for the week rather than vote on Democratic amendments on the Epstein files.

Dems have effectively halted Republican legislation in the House:

The abolishment of the Department of Education & the continued reckless defunding of public education is a clear path to setting America back in technology, innovation, & competitiveness. Congress can & must stand up for the American people & stop the destruction of our federal education system.