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@progressiveer

Sep 17, 2022

So hyped to see CDSA give an early endorsement of Angela! She's been fighting for affordable housing & sustainable community schools in Uptown for years and DSA members have already been turning out for her campaign. Sign up to join us here: bit.ly/volunteerforan

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Chicago DSA

@ChicagoDSA

Sep 17, 2022

CDSA endorses @ClayFor46 in the 2023 Aldermanic Elections.

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When a parent says that their children were irrevocably damaged by spending two months at home with them, I think that says a lot about the parent, and not much about anything else.

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Neighbors For Angela Clay

@ClayFor46

Feb 3

Endorsement alert 🗣 Thank you

@CDRosa

for your work in city council advocating for housing affordability and for your trust in me. Looking forward to joining you in city council and working to build a more equitable and accessible Chicago

#BikeChi if you live in either the old or new Ward 1, you can vote for a 1.5 mile protected bike lane on California, from Milwaukee to Division, connecting the 606 & Humbolt Park. Signing up & voting for the protected bike lane is easy, and there's a good chance we can win! 1/n

Route of the proposed California protected bike lane, stretching from Division Street to Milwuakee, connecting to Humboldt Park and the 606.

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I don't want us to live in fear. I want us to live in kindness. I want us to live in thoughtfulness. I want us to live in compassion.

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New CDC “community levels” are out Under the pre-Feb 25th guidance, universal indoor masking would be recommended in 81% of counties. Under the new guidance, universal indoor masking is recommended in 4% of counties. covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra

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There's a subtext to the

@IlhanMN

expulsion effort that echoes through US history: From Paul Robeson to Muhammed Ali to Andrew Young. Black public figures who endorse anti-imperial critiques of US foreign policy are almost always punished.

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Study: Wearing surgical masks over N95s can cause dangerous leaks

Reupping this one because I have it in front of me - this study showed that a surgical mask on top of a previously fit tested N95 caused a fit test failure 13% of the time. Use the masks as they're designed to be used.

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9/ The ongoing denial of airborne transmission and adherence to unevidenced droplet spread in healthcare, has been calamitous. Over 2,100 health and social care workers died from Covid-19 in the first two years of the pandemic ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulati

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I am proud to endorse

@Clayfor46

for Alderperson of the 46th Ward. She is a devoted and proven organizer, and a determined and compassionate neighbor. We need your help to carry Angela's message to our neighbors in the 46th Ward. Sign up to join us! bit.ly/AngelaMattCanv

Carlos Says Punch 5, Come Alive!

@CDRosa

I am concerned that a leader of the Democratize ComEd campaign was removed from Council Chamber yesterday, following their testimony against Mayor Lightfoot's ComEd franchise agreement.

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Political retaliation by the city against its residents is unacceptable. We all have a right to participate in public discourse and speak truth to power, especially when its concerns the future of our city and the fate of our relationship with a corrupt utility.

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Chicago DSA

@ChicagoDSA

Yesterday, our comrade and elected volunteer Campaigns Coordinator, Sean, was removed from a City Council meeting by police officers after giving a public comment in opposition to Mayor Lightfoot’s proposed contract with ComEd.

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Neighbors For Angela Clay

@ClayFor46

Incredibly proud to earn this endorsement. We deserve to be safe as we move through our community. Thank you to folks at

Better Streets Chicago Action Fund

working towards that future, excited to be in this work with you

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We endorse Angela Clay for Alderwoman of the 46th Ward

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Better Streets Chicago Action Fund

Neighbors For Angela Clay

We endorse Angela Clay for Alderwoman of the 46th Ward ✅

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kyle believes in brandon johnson

@itskylelucas

Better Streets Chicago Action Fund

Brandon Johnson is the real deal, folks. I’m so proud we’ve endorsed him. We need a mayor who will listen to and collaborate with and invest in the people of Chicago. And I believe with all my heart that’s exactly the kind of mayor that Brandon will be.

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6.7 Million Children Could Lose Health Coverage as COVID Protections Expire

We believe @Brandon4Chicago is the right choice for Mayor of Chicago. He listens and collaborates — and builds bridges instead of raising them. He understands that our transportation systems are failing us, and we believe he will fight for better for all Chicagoans.

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“About 40 million children receive health coverage through Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and researchers at Georgetown University estimate that at least 6.7 million children are at considerable risk of losing their health coverage”

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GOP efforts to end pandemic emergency orders early would create “wide-ranging chaos” across the health care system.

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The U.S. won't extend the covid health emergency for a fourth year (despite the disease killing of Americans every day), but we're currently in year 23 of the national emergency related to Muslim terrorists

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"Every city has its main commercial street, an artery that defines its character. If you pedestrianise it or make it pedestrian-friendly, you are transmitting an image." Read more on how decentering cars transformed Pontevedra, Spain. Read:

euronews.com

This Spanish city was in decline - until it prioritised pedestrians

In central Pontevedra, pedestrians now have priority. And in just over two decades, the home to 80,000 inhabitants has been transformed from a city in decay.

Pro-tip for employers looking to compete for the best candidates in a labour shortage: model mask wearing, provide your staff with clean air, sick leave & remote (not hybrid) work where possible. There's no benefit to making workers repeatedly ill.

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Tyre Nichols was killed by Black, college educated cops who received extra training & passed required psychological exams How’s that “We-don’t need-to-defund-the-police-we-just-need-a-better-trained-more-educated-more-diverse-police-force” thing working out?

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Out knocking on doors for

@clayfor46

for the

@aamprogressives

Day of Action! There are great candidates for this open seat. Angela stood out as a 4th generation Uptown resident w strong progressive values. She is a fierce advocate! Check her out!

A main "argument" in favor of qualified immunity is that police have to make split-second decisions, and abolishing it might lead to officers hesitating when needed, but Uvalde has proven that even with qualified immunity, hundreds of cops will still hesitate when needed.

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Preprint: “Our modeling suggests that between 12 and 25% of the population...will have long COVID at any given time... “Our findings suggest the importance of a multilayered strategy...universal masking in essential venues and air quality standards”

medrxiv.org

Shielding under endemic SARS-CoV-2 conditions is easier said than done: a model-based analysis

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues unabated, many governments and public-health bodies worldwide have ceased to implement concerted measures for limiting viral spread, placing the onus instead on the...

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The new Sunday Funday is walking around my block chatting with my neighbors about why I’m supporting

@ClayFor46

! Come join

@AAMProgressives

for our next canvas! #SomeoneRecognizedMeAsJujubeesDad #JujubeeSupportsAngela #DogsForClay

"Living in fear?". Nah. However, I prefer to make choices knowing the risks, and no one on Earth knows what those are when it comes to repeated COVID infection.

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I enjoy mud runs. This is a photo of Tough Mudder, running through live wires.

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I have trained in several martial arts. This is a photo of kata under a waterfall in Naha, Okinawa.

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I regularly speak in front of hundreds of people.

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It is absolutely insane that people have to donate to the family of Tyre Nichols to cover different costs and expenses while the Memphis PD receives 38% of that city’s budget. We can’t keep crowdsourcing healing while public funds pay for death and destruction.

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⚠️NEW ONSET AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE—New study in 640k patients shows that #SARSCoV2 infection leads to ⬆️43% increased risk of developing **new-onset autoimmune diseases** after acute #COVID19 over. Another autoimmune disorder also exacerbated ⬆️23%. Not good! medrxiv.org/content/10.110

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Amtrak President Stephen Gardner estimates it will only cost $100m to build the 3C+D rail line connecting Ohio's largest cities. That's $25m less than the cost of adding one lane of highway in one direction for less than two miles.

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Faircloth Amendment Hater

@pierogisdad

I encourage everyone interested in things like public transportation and urban planning to tune in to this mayoral forum today.

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Active Trans

@activetrans

Today! While our forum venue has reached maximum capacity, there's still plenty of bandwidth on the live YouTube stream we'll be offering today 2-4 p.m. Please let us know if you plan to watch. #SafeStreetsChiForum safestreets4all.org/forum

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@progressiveer

This is such despicable propaganda from Ram Emanuel's brother. My great-grandmother lived to 96, her youngest sister to a similar age. To this day, they are some of the most vibrant people I've ever been blessed to know. Age or physical impairment does not make people disposable!

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Zeke Emanuel

@ZekeEmanuel

Jan 24

2. Death is a loss but living too long is also a loss. It leaves most of us debilitated and unable to contribute to society. We are no longer remembered as being vibrant and engaged, but instead as feeble and ineffectual. thetimes.co.uk/article/zeke-e

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Maxwell Alejandro Frost

@MaxwellFrostFL

The Crackdown on Cop City Protesters Is So Brutal Because of the Movement’s Success

Just saw the video of the lynching. Those police beat Tyre Nichols to death. The change required to build an equitable system will require more than training and body cameras. They bludgeoned him to death while the cameras were on. He should be alive.

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"At this point the police seem to be charging every protester they arrest with ‘domestic terrorism’ regardless of the circumstances"... latest

@theintercept

column on repression efforts against #StopCopCity

@defendATLforest

in Atlanta

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One protester was killed by police, 20 were charged under a “domestic terror” law, and Georgia’s governor gave himself broad “emergency” powers.

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leia ✡︎ SCREAMING @ ANIMEFEST

@skywaIkerahsoka

Jan 27

Tyre Nichols was a photographer. This was his piece called Beale Street Magic. As someone that frequents Memphis, Beale street is known as a amazing place for all. This truly is magic, through his eyes. Through his lens. May his memory be a blessing and may he get justice.

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6. Antisemitism festers in societies that are failing. Don’t just look at stamping out hate. If you see antisemitism skyrocketing, your job is to imagine and build a better world. 7. The mainstream rhetoric around antisemitism doesn’t capture its reality. Diversify your sources.

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🧵 On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, some important things to remember: 1. Antisemitism doesn’t start with genocide. It starts with coded rhetoric. And escalates from there. 2. Antisemitism is not just hate. It is a narrative, and knowing the story makes it easier to combat.

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