Mendi Tackett

Part 5: On 8/5, Fort Worth voted to end DEI
“This is the decision we had to make.”
Mattie has already accepted we live in a fascist authoritarian regime and is unwilling to fight for Fort Worth.
“This is not the time to virtue signal”
Are our values as a community worth nothing?
#wakeup #fortworth

Last night the City of Fort Worth voted to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from to the city to “save Federal $” and in the process, sold out our city’s values.

Voices of Fort Worth showed up & spoke against what was happening. Part 2 features 11 more voices (and still more to come)

Part 4: On 8/5, the City of Fort Worth voted to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from to the city to “save Federal $” and in the process, sold out our city’s values.

In Part 4, the 10 members of the Council give their for or against comments before the vote.
#wakeup #fortworth #dei

Part 3: On 8/5, the City of Fort Worth voted to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from to the city to “save Federal $” and in the process, sold out our city’s values.

Voices of Fort Worth showed up and spoke against what was happening. Part 3 features 15 voices
#wakeup #fortworth #dei

Last night the City of Fort Worth voted to eliminate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from to the city to “save Federal $” and in the process, sold out our city’s values

Voices of Fort Worth showed up & spoke against what was happening. Here are 18 of those voices (more to come)
#wakeup #fortworth

62 citizens spoke at Fort Worth City Council last night. The VAST majority were calling on the city to keep their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs.

@mentack.bsky.social was the first speaker of the night. She went right at Mayor Parker
It was 🔥🔥🔥
#fortworth #wakeup #seeitnameitfightit #dei

It’s like 6th grade boys have been put in charge of the torture department for the United States Government

One thing I’ll say abt last night’s Fort Worth City Council meeting:

Elected Republicans will tell us all how they’re in a tough spot and they hate having to make these decisions, but they’ll remain in their party and they’ll toe the line.

It’s so clear how Hitler succeeded.

These are the Fort Worth City Council members who sold out to Trump. Everyone in green was a sell out and capitulated to racist, fascist, authoritarianism.

Tarrant County Commissioners are going to move to only ONE public commissioners meeting a month. They get paid a VERY healthy salary and they’re only going to be available once a month to hear from the public.

Tim, Matt, and Manny do not want to hear from the public.

A “reasonable” Republicans Charlie Geren reading the call for the arrest of Texas Democrats. There are no reasonable Republicans. Pathetic.

At this point we aren’t collectively saying the things we say to change the minds of Republicans in office. We know they aren’t going to change. We are saying what needs to be said in hopes of energizing and rallying enough ppl to not elect these Republicans ever again. #txlege

This is one of his most alarming moves yet. If we don’t have unbiased information and can’t trust the numbers on the economy, we are f’d.

This is so on brand for Republicans. This man, w/ his confederate flag, says “go to San Francisco…blue isn’t working out for black ppl”. He then asks ”what abt white ppl…every district shld be red”.

Rep Thompson then asks why he was allowed to bring his flags/props when no one else was allowed.

You willing to speak up for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Fort Worth City Hall on 8/5 at 6pm? You need help writing an up to 2 minute speech? • Join some of the 817 Gather speechifiers (including me!) 8/2 at 10am in a virtual session to workshop

Fort Worth area folks!!!

We need your voices to stand up for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Fort Worth. Council will be voting on 8/5 at 6pm to end it. We want them to know that’s a bad decision.

Speaking out can feel hard. We are here to help with a speech!
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The acceleration has me more than a bit worried about making it to and through the 2026 elections.

“He was caught on video cheating on the golf course; he cheated on his taxes, he cheated on his business loans, he cheated on his wives, he cheated on the business contractor that he stiffed through forty years of business, and he tried to cheat on the 2020 election.” #txlege

And then Rep Turner points out the WiFi witness registration isn’t working for #txlege and all they do is extend for 15 minutes. SMH, Republicans do not want to hear from Texans. They only care to cheat and bully to maintain an upper hand.

Listening to Rep Hunter scold House Reps about what the “rules” are and act like they did the public a favor by having conducted sham redistricting hearings is really something. Texas Republicans are #ShamelessPowerHungryBootlickers for Trump. #txlege #NoNewMaps

I saw an NPR story today saying the govt is offering ICE new hires $50,000 sign on bonuses to try and expand their numbers.

It’s equal to Brown working with the mafia/organized crime.

Lawmakers. They need to get out of the state and break quorum.

Correct

The Democrats in the Texas House should break quorum. That’s who Mendi is referring to.

Texas Dems need to pack a bag and go. Don’t allow Republicans to do this. #txlege #redistricting #NoNewMaps

Yes, shout this from the rooftops!!! Stop platforming and legitimizing these assholes.

And lawmakers who go on their shows thinking they’re going to convert their crypto bro audience are living in a fantasy land.

Reasons For Fort Worth To Keep DEI - #20 Day 20 of 20.

Day 20 of 20. The final reason / perspective on why Fort Worth should keep their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs. The City Council will be voting on 8/5 to suspend them. They shouldn’t.

Reason 20 is From an Anti-Fascist Historical Lens

It’s the final one for a reason
#wakeup #fortworth

Ernie Moran bringing the heat at last night’s TX House redistricting hearing! “Your answer to Governor Abbott should have been four words…Don’t Mess With Texas”. #NoNewMaps #SeeItNameItFightIt

Shameless 👏 Power-Hungry 👏 Bootlickers 👏 for Trump. Bravo @mentack.bsky.social: "Republicans, we see who you are, and we see what you're doing." #txlege

"Authoritarianism doesn't arrive with trumpets. It creeps in and thrives on our hesitation to speak out, and our willingness to compromise with injustice." - @cjtackett.bsky.social