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HellaWinston
@HellaWinston
Dr. of sociology and freelance raker of muck. Author: Unchosen: The Hidden Lives of Hasidic Rebels; Reskilling America.
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BK-born inmate runs marathons behind bars in inspiring film
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Upbeat but not Hollywood-sappy, "26.2 to Life" vividly conveys the determination of prisoners who are down but not out, as San Quentin’s unorthodox 1000 Mile Club gives them new reason to put one foot in front of the other.
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“Because of that struggle, I needed to teach myself what I know,” said Leifer. “I’m here in support of a basic education & I’m hoping that with these regulations there will start to be accountability.”
I somehow forgot I did this interview in Albany 😳👀
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"As much as a Hasidic story, this is also a New York story of political malfeasance."
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More like decades. Ask , who has been engaged in providing & funding education for Hasidim leaving their communities for 20 years &, along with , made this story possible.
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And there are some cultures relatively few people know about. For example, at least one historic enclave of deaf people.
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Agreed. But it also couldn't have happened without , which has been providing direct education services to and advocacy for formerly #hasidic people for two decades, including many who helped the tell this story.
#YeshivaGate
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This front-page article in the @nytimes never have happened without Naftuli Moster, founder of @yaffedorg. We have such admiration for you, Naftuli, and are so proud to help spread the word about the indefensible neglect imposed on these children.
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Opinion | In 2015, the investigated yeshiva education. The reporters reflect on what — if anything — has changed since.
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Follow-Up: The Struggle To Reform Chasidic Schools Is Not New on Between The Lines
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Every time I go to an airport I think about how 9/11, an event where 3000 people died, has justified perpetual security theater, a perpetual war. The last two years however, where more than a million have died, is just viewed as something to get over
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Seems like a good time to re-up our 2015 story about secular education in #hasidic yeshivas.
Links to audio in story. jta.org/2015/09/08/ny/
#yeshiva #education
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Time to buy some books!
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We’ve only had a few customers the last few weeks. Thankful for those who are helping to keep us afloat.
We lost two greats. Two people who changed their respective games.
Two Black Icons.
Rest easy Nichelle Nichols and Bill Russell. And thank you. 🖖🏾🏀
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One in four New York City children are facing food insecurity, that's more than prior to the pandemic. As one group of activists brings healthy produce to students, they're also seeing donations dry up. Via
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New York City has recovered over $2.1 million in late and stolen payment, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. and need to pass #FreelanceIsntFree and empower the Department of Labor to help thousands of freelancers recover the pay they’re owed.
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It’s illegal to not pay hired employees. It shouldn’t be any different for freelancers. We're calling on and to pass #FreelanceIsntFree and empower the Department of Labor to help thousands of freelancers recover the pay they’re owed!
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Crazy how states plan to criminally investigate every miscarriage (which happen in approx 1 in 4 pregnancies BTW) yet they don’t “have the resources” to test rape kits or enforce restraining orders 🤔
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The earliest public footage of Prince yet found is this clip of him at 11 years old, stating his support for teachers in the 1970 Minneapolis public school teachers strike. "I think they should get extra money, because they ... work extra hours for us" minnesota.cbslocal.com/2022/04/03/pri
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Important thread on the intersection of worker protections & public health.
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When pre-pandemic Americans had a cold, most carried on with their lives as usual. So long as they felt good enough, they’d go maskless to their jobs, gym, theater, bar, restaurant, etc without hesitation, making hundreds of others sick along the way. Why was that ever “normal”?
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"'We started this with nothing, with two tables, two chairs and a tent,' he recalled. Amazon spent more than $4.3 million just on anti-union consultants nationwide last year, according to federal filings."
How Two Best Friends Beat Amazon
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and now no one can pay attention to this beautiful speech by quest because we're all still trying to understand what just happened
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Dom DeMarco was a legend. He brought a little slice of Caserta from Italy to New York City. His legacy will live on anytime someone picks up a pie from .
Our condolences to everyone who knew and loved this kind, hard working Brooklynite.
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“Doctors and sleep experts said Congress is going in the wrong direction. The better choice, many said, would be to make standard time — the zone we inhabit from November to March — the one true time.”
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It’s time for once and for all acknowledge that fixers are essential workers for western media outlets. Covering conflicts wouldn’t be possible without them. The precarious work conditions and no bylines for them should end ASAP
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This is the Ukrainian member of the @FoxNews crew. She was killed today alongside their cameraman.
Fox News doesn’t even mention her in their report.
(Photo published by Oksana Romaniuk of the Institute of Mass Information)
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Been amplifying the CONTINUED anti-Asian hate when I speak in public and no one who's NOT Asian wants to hear about it & I get it, there are enough problems, but guess what, it's STILL HAPPENING--grown men are bludgeoning frail elderly Asian women. It's fucking sick.
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Albagir was punched in the face, called racial slurs and left in the hands of a border guard who...brutally beat him and seemed to enjoy doing it. Katya wakes up every day to a stocked fridge and fresh bread on the table, thanks to a man she calls a saint.
“If they take away this book, what else are they going to take away from us?” Emma asked, adding, “They’re trying to hide history from us.” #maus #bookbanning #LibrariesAreEssential
The Fight Over ‘Maus’ Is Part of a Bigger Cultural Battle in Tennessee
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We are deeply disappointed once again failed to acknowledge the plight of our #Afghan allies & the cause of those who seek to help them escape. #SOTU As our recent report makes clear, some 78,000 SIV applicants remain left behind in Taliban hell - wartimeallies.co/_files/ugd/588
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Journalism matters.
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Breaking news: Judge orders new trial for US woman sentenced to six years for trying to register to vote theguardian.com/us-news/2022/f
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Please share this quote from my father through #MLKDay2022:
“I think the tragedy is that we have a Congress with a Senate that has a minority of misguided senators who will use the filibuster to keep the majority of people from even voting.”
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"[T]his is the community that I am a part of every single day. I know how it works. I know how these systems operate, and how they never favor young people. The system has been going on for hundreds of years, and nothing is getting better."
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Aka if the particle is going faster than light, check your cables, and if you're thinking what if better is worse, check your thinking.
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Zeynep's law: Until there is substantial and repeated evidence otherwise, assume counterintuitive findings to be false, and second-order effects to be dwarfed by first-order ones in magnitude.
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THREAD: I was elected to deliver safety and justice for all. I've seen every side of the criminal justice system and one thing is clear – what we are doing now is NOT working. I released a plan to fix it, and here are some things I want New Yorkers to know:
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With a bachelor’s degree I worked part-time at Subway, as a receptionist, and as a cashier at a department store. I sold mattresses with a master’s degree. I also am human enough to know that your job does not dictate your value. twitter.com/AchmatX/status
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