Periodic reminder that in addition to slave patrols, American policing has its roots in union-busting, property protection, and scab defense against striking workers. Cops have been on the wrong side of *every* labor struggle in US history and have no place in organized labor.

Oh, I’ll be there. Wouldn’t miss this for anything! You should be there too - live or online!

Violence is (apparently) not only our only answer to violence, it is also our only answer to those who oppose violence.

Something something military industrial complex…

This made me smile for ten minutes straight.

Got 3:30 for a knowledge drop?

As we contemplate the very real potential for a specific kind of American authoritarianism (strict compliance for some, a kind of freedom for others), all the videos of militarized police turning on peaceful, unarmed citizens have been… how to say it… instructive.

Joe Biden All the bullshit we saw today at the Supreme Court and in the courtroom of Judge Juan Merchan goes away if Joe Biden is re-elected. All of it. It goes away.

Donate, volunteer, talk to your neighbors.

I keep a list of reminders for myself during this moment of inflection. Among them is : “there is more than one way to respond in this moment.” Some are active on social media (doing important sharing); others are active in the world. Some are taking care of their health, etc.

Remember, remember, we still have #Roevember

Dear friends, I'm the faculty advisor for the Black Student Union at the arts high school where I teach creative writing. We've started a GoFundMe to raise money for our programming. Thanks for considering, supporting, and/or boosting our signal. xoxomkd

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If I catch a case, it will be because those tiny “lawn chemically treated” signs (often tucked around a corner or fallen over or several yards into a yard) have tipped me into a homicidal rage.

I'm a Jew-loving Jew. Anti-Semitism is never ok. Here's what is not anti-Semitism: Peaceful protest, criticism of the Israeli government, calling for an independent Palestine, demanding a ceasefire in Gaza, using the term apartheid to describe Israel, questioning Zionism.

it’s always really hard to go to washburn hs & southwest hs and see how deeply inequitable our high schools are

Poets in the NYC/NJ area looking for something to do on Monday and/or Tuesday afternoon? Money involved. Poems involved. Must like pizza.

'What do you say to a young progressive or an Arab-American who says to you, 'I just can't vote for Biden again after what he's enabled in Gaza.'?

Listen to a detailed, thoughtful, & important answer to my Q from Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at the Zeteo launch. (Do try & actually listen & not assume!)

It’s my birthday. I am 56. I recently got new prescription sunglasses. Okay. That is my post for today.