#Rights

Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel

IlliniRabbi

Illini Chabad is deeply disappointed by the results of tonight’s @ILStudentGov BDS vote. The University of Illinois should be a place of inclusivity, safety, open-mindedness, and equality.Rather, the Illinois Student

Lisa Davis

LisaLibros

Back from the Alte Pinakothek München. I can’t say I found quite as many medieval cats as I would have liked, but there were a few gems, which I’ll post

erin

thegratefulpoet

i have two degrees in literature & probably have enough credits in feminist classes in both of those degrees to count for a minor in women’s studies, & lgbt studies

Jill Wine-Banks

JillWineBanks

1/Are you sleepless? Anxious? Are you overwhelmed by the avalanche of awful things 45 has said in recent weeks? Do you wonder why we are even discussing what we must

Jena Griswold

JenaGriswold

ATTN NATIONAL MEDIA EXECUTIVES: Our democracy cannot be held hostage to a ratings race. If you care about our democracy, you will protect it. Full Stop. (thread) We are in

s.i ohumu

si_ohumu

listening to the times’ 1619 podamerica is, and has always been, wild.the government sent its military to steal land from the original indigenous people, then sold the stolen land for

morgan

marxist_morgan

To start things off: I respect that people have the choice to vote for who they want to vote for but I will absolutely not be voting for Joe Biden

Dr Noah Manyika

drnmanyika

A good friend said to me this morning: “Only in Zimbabwe...” When he did not complete his thought, I encouraged him, whereupon he said: “Only in Zimbabwe do people think

Chrissy Stroop

C_Stroop

Introducing bills like this serves a purpose even when they’re expected not to go anywhere.That purpose is to make other legislative initiatives targeting human rights seem reasonable, and to pave

Rachel Walker PhD RN

UMassWalker

ANA-PAC keeps asking for my support and yet visiting the website I can't tell which Presidential candidate they endorse (?!) and there's also a button to "Get Involved With Donald's

maya morena

themayamorena

I'm gonna add to this as an undocumented sex worker."Trafficking victims" is synonymous with undocumented immigrant & sex worker.It obscures reality & creates a binary btwn citizen sex workers &

Adam Wagner

AdamWagner1

Pleased to switch on my phone and find some good news amongst the bad for a change - @Keir_Starmer has been elected Labour leader. Of all candidates I think he

James Turner QC

JamesTurner37

An interesting paper here on “emergency powers”:https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/legal-updates/why-did-government-not-use-the-civil-contingencies-act/5103742.article A slightly different perspective here:https://ukhumanrightsblog.com/2020/04/02/the-coron

Laura Miers

LauraMiers

In light of the “news” that Trump “planned to build a megachurch,” Here’s a little history on Evangelical Dominionism, which I’ve been tracking since discovering it in Texas, in

Stuart Schrader

stschrader1

I appreciated this @schwartzapfel article on the history of the term "law and order," drawing on the insights of several colleagues. No question: the term is racist & Trump uses

Sunny McSunnyface

sunnyright

Uh oh, @TheAtlantic: "on the basis of their their sexual preference or gender identification."https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/06/obama-likely-to-sign-executive-order-against-lgbt-job-discrimination/372857/ Uh oh,