#Poverty

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

The right has long held that homelessness is a symptom - of a lack of self-control, a lack of foresight, of addiction, mental illness, etc - and therefore the solution

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

Many medical providers STILL believe that there are biological differences bw black and white Americans, that black people do not feel as much pain, and so black Americans are treated

Bodleian Libraries

bodleianlibs

Lively, intelligent protagonist: Awkward, arrogant suitor: Satisfying resolution: Jane Austen never finished ‘The Watsons’. (She didn’t name it that either.) ‘The Watsons’ concerns the story of Emma, who – having

DEFUND & ABOLISH POLICE, REFUND OUR COMMUNITIES

BreeNewsome

White individuals commit crime all the time but white people aren’t subjected to racist policing.So the idea that we, as Black people, have to resolve the issue of crime in

Katie

YourRacingBelle

I can't sleep and I guess the savior here is going to be that most people are asleep but...Jesus fuck, I can't remember the last time I was proud to

Tamara Taggart

tamarataggart

Thread: I’m an abled person, I have a disabled son + my experience is as his mom.Many disabled people live in poverty + are rarely a priority when it comes

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BLINKFUSION

a thread about whats going on in the world right now; first off, educate urself about what's going on korea:https://twitter.com/knjbwl/status/1290965650777812994 iraq:https://twitter.com/IRAQITRILOGY/status/1280208356150476804 mexico:h

Jessica Kirkland

jkirk___

The next text we’re going to study in 10th grade’s food, culture and identity unit is this Twitter thread:https://twitter.com/katarapiujuq/status/1313673898609774599 Reading skills: All students likely have some frame of reference for

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Lebvant

American culture is basically sex exploitation, drug addictions, school shootings, obesity, insurmountable debts, workaholism, homelessness, police brutality, celebrity worship disorder, cancerous reality shows, brainwashing music and film

Zero HP Lovecraft 🦅🐍

0x49fa98

On days like today... well, we all have better and worse days. Normally I pre-write my threads but this is a more personal note. It has no dramatic arc, maybe

Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda

CMTMosqueda

So excited to join @thirddoorsea today to launch a framework and path to end chronic homelessness in King County through investments in the only proven solution to homelessness: #housingfirst https://twitter.com/thirddoorsea/status/12621259

TCI

TataCornell

10 key findings from our #FANIndia2020 report on efforts to reduce hunger in #India #SDG2 1/12 India’s progress on undernutrition has been slow compared to its economic progress. 2/12 Getting

Karina Brown

karinapdx

Good morning from Vancouver, Washington, where Proud Boys are already declaring victory ahead of today’s planned protests. The wins? @OregonGovBrown state of emergency and the decision to allow @PPB to

Dr. Samantha Montano

SamLMontano

This is not an image you ever want to see. I’ve studied flooding in TX & LA for almost a decade & Port Arthur is one of the places I

Russ Jones

RussInCheshire

Part 2 of #TheWeekInTory (Wed to Sun)1. The actual Paymaster General suggested we spend the International Aid budget on a new yacht for the Queen2. And the actual Foreign Secretary

Rebeccah Heinrichs

RLHeinrichs

DJT’s top 4: Warsaw, Mt. Rushmore, Riyadh, Miami (“Socialism promises prosperity, but it delivers poverty. Socialism promises unity, but it delivers hatred and it delivers division. Socialism promises a better