I'm migrating for one last time! The next time you see me toot, it will be from @NatashaRomanoff. Thank you for giving us a home here at mstdn, @stux! This isn't the last you'll hear from me. :ablobcatheart:

The difference between being "not racist" and antiracist | Ibram X. Kendi https://youtu.be/KCxbl5QgFZw #TED #video

I'm sure a lot of Trumpers and insensitive jerks are going to flip out about a brand name change of a product that they probably never think about or use, but the story behind this is way racist and it should have been done a long time ago.

Change is good, though. Change comes from speaking up. Always speak up.

Aunt Jemima character and brand name being removed from all products - https://abcn.ws/2N51Sqd

End Cash Bail now.
2/3 of Prisoners in California haven't been convicted but wait in jail because they can't afford bail - the rich folks, of course, are not among them. If you're stuck in jail you can't defend yourself, so the outcome is predetermined against the poor. The system is predatory. It's why "we have the best justice system money CAN BUY" it needs to end. Bail Bondsmen are part of the Prison industrial Complex. https://bit.ly/2YFmQ4h

@QueenRamonda She's brilliant.

First, it's a welcome sight to see protests everywhere and going still.

But why do the counter protesters get to pack guns and hide behind the flag and nothing happens? If a bunch of armed BLM protesters started moving toward a police line, all hell would break loose.
#whiteprivilege
A tiny Ohio town’s Black Lives Matter event was overrun by armed counterprotesters:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/16/bethel-ohio-black-lives-counterprotest/

@NatashaRomanova @IronMan

It's got a good beat & you can vote to it!
#BothPartiesAreNotTheSame

Nobody tell DJT or he'll start attacking her.

Iowa governor to sign executive order restoring felon voting rights: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/502985-iowa-governor-to-sign-executive-order-restoring-felon-voting-rights

When important votes come up in Congress, the 700,00 citizens in D.C. have no Senators or House Rep they can call to voice their opinion.

It's time for the rest of us to stand up for them& give them a voice.

Contact your House Rep& tell them that D.C. deserves Statehood!

Call: (202) 224-3121
E-mail: democracy.io
Text: RESIST to 50409

#DCStatehood

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/dc-statehood-vote-june-26/2020/06/15/6ff29e00-af22-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html

Activism can sometimes take the form of contacting dictionary editors. Words are important, and I'd say lexicographers are more aware of that than most people.

Drake University graduate Kennedy Mitchum, 22, has convinced Merriam-Webster editors to update the definition of #racism to emphasize systemic racism, a concept that many white people evidently need to have defined.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/625669/merriam-webster-revises-racism-definition

@IronMan

I didn’t either but let me take a guess that he did nothing, made a massive show about it, took a side against Americans, and took a shot at a Democrat.

@Captain_America @IronMan @ThorOfAsgard

Whenever he’s on

@IronMan

#COVID_19 doesn't care if you test for it or not. It's not going to go away just because you ignore it.

@IronMan@mstdn.social

"and if all those people dyingin hospitals would just refuse to be tested, everything would be fine."

#MikePenceQuotes

@IronMan@mstdn.social
"If I close my eyes when the speeding car is coming, it can't hit me." #MikePenceQuotes

This is nice but it took a lawsuit to get.

From CNN: Georgia will give voters more time to correct rejected absentee ballots - CNNPolitics

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/politics/georgia-primary-rejected-absentee-ballots/index.html?%3A24%3A04&adobe_mc=TS%3D1592337555%7CMCMID%3D87236927356507446936461206109323911406%7CMCAID%3D2F4B83BE0515E5D2-6000084496BF2F7D%7CMCORGID%3D7FF852E2556756057F000101%2540AdobeOrg

@IronMan It's like when small children think that they're invisible when they close their eyes, except that it's dangerous and not funny or cute at all.

I don't know if it's public, but mark your calendars, anyway.

Prosecutor who withdrew from Roger
Stone case to testify about DOJ https://politi.co/2CduV8U

@HowardStark @IronMan Thanks! 🎶

@IronMan Hehe, thanks! :blobcatlisten: