#Advocacy

Tom Wolf

tomTMwolf

We’ve reached a resolution to our census lawsuit that will lead to a better #2020Census and support fairer electoral maps.Court’s approval pending. Important info re: the terms, apportionment timing, redistricting

Adam Zimmerman

Adam_Zimmerman

1/Today, I learned that no meaningful process exists for people to apply for critical benefits from a new Medicare program, created to extend coverage to thousands of vulnerable, elderly patients

Amanda

AmandaLuvsRoses

Critical theory is infecting everything. I’ve seen threads covering the impact on education (k-12 and university), the military, and the federal government. This thread is going to highlight the impact

Sarah Ziegenhorn

sarah_ziggy

Awareness Days often seem cheesy or trite. But Intl. OD Awareness Day is one that seems to draw the most heartfelt, sincere, angry, necessary, passionate, and organic community mobilizations. Gatherings,

Ryan Huerto #JusticeForBreonnaTaylor

DrHuerto

As a physician, former teacher, LAUSD graduate, and ally of public school communities, I'm deeply disturbed by this piece from @TheAtlantic telling teachers to go back to work. Here's a

Gregory Jackson Jr.

gregoryjackson

Today America surprised me. The President took action to #endgunviolence, an issue that has destroyed Black communities for decades. An issue that has shattered my family in multiple ways. An

shira! (she/they)

shiraisinspired

Thread of some good resources for people with OCD! Think you have OCD? You can take this free YBOCS diagnostic test: https://iocdf.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Assessment-Tools.pdf Let me know if you have questions

Simon Henderson

simjhenderson

1. With the passage of the #NationalSecurityLaw in #HongKong, #Australia should immediately terminate the Australia-Hong Kong Extradition Agreement.Below is a thread on why & some of the problems, highlighting just

Angelo Barovier

Rancorr

Well, this has been a long time coming. So, here it is. THREAD:#FlashbackFriday#Flashpoint @Flashpoint_TV @FlashpointTeam1 Years ago, I had the pleasure of working w/ a TV show as a fan-turned-social

Heshmat Alavi

HeshmatAlavi

THREAD1)While Caitlin Johnstone (@caitoz) describes herself as a “journalist,” some research shows she parrots the talking points of #Iran’s regime & is quite fond of dictators.Let's dig in. 2)Johnstone is

Sean Jones QC

seanjonesqc

If you follow any barristers on Twitter, you have probably at least glimpsed a discussion about mental health at the Bar. This thread is my first contribution. It’s discrete because

Chris (Disabled & Mad)

CaptainMetadata

#DisabilityRC mates. Lets...get mad. Link to paper in various forms:https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/restrictive-practices-issues-paper "We understand that ‘restrictive practice’ is a term used in Australia to

Beheshteh

Beheshteh_E

Today marks a year since I have been on my feet in court as a criminal barrister. Since I am not in court today, here are some lesson learned. I

Jennifer Bendery

jbendery

I see Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) has a new op/ed out talking about her fight to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act.It is so full of mischaracterizations and spin it's

Eve Rickert

everickert

*deep breath*Okay, here we go. My testimony about that guy is finally published in full, along with testimony from three more people, and final wrap-up posts from both the survivors

Kiran Kumbhar

kikumbhar

The venerable @OmairTAhmad, in a recent thread, perfectly analyzd differential attitudes of privileged Indians to Covid in 2020 & 21To his point that India mishandled d first, but it was