The open letter to Mario Fratto reached and exceeded our goal of 100 signatures yesterday. I submitted it to the Finger Lakes Times today and, due to its length, it will run as a guest column later in the week.
Many thanks to all who signed and/or shared.
Many thanks to all who signed and/or shared.
12:13 PM - Feb 27, 2023
Not everything is for you.
Not every Superbowl match-up.
Not every Superbowl half time show.
Not every Olympics event.
Not every restaurant.
Not every type of weather.
Roll with it. You know why?
Because some things are for other people.
Not every Superbowl match-up.
Not every Superbowl half time show.
Not every Olympics event.
Not every restaurant.
Not every type of weather.
Roll with it. You know why?
Because some things are for other people.
01:58 PM - Feb 14, 2023
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09:48 AM - Feb 27, 2023
I'm not going to stop sharing this til we get 100 signatures.
You don't have to be trans, or a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
You just have to recognize that this is one small piece of the larger fight that we're all a part of. https://forms.gle/76FqFp4R...
You don't have to be trans, or a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
You just have to recognize that this is one small piece of the larger fight that we're all a part of. https://forms.gle/76FqFp4R...
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Open letter to Mario Fratto
Failed GOP congressional candidate Mario Fratto of Geneva was recently suspended from Twitter for posting a virulently transphobic and ableist meme. He's using the consequences of his poor choices to generate right-wing outrage, no doubt in preparation for a future campaign. If you as an individ..
08:07 AM - Feb 24, 2023
By echoing this, you might just save a life.
LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention resources:
LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention resources:
12:43 PM - Feb 22, 2023
Anti-Racism Daily, 2/22/2023: Why the Fight Against Cop City Means So Much. https://the-ard.com/2023/0...
09:31 AM - Feb 22, 2023
Attention #fingerlakes folks, especially those in the new NY-24: if you're appalled by failed GOP congressional candidate Mario Fratto's transphobia, and the way he's using his birdban to gin up more division, sign on to my open letter to him! https://tinyurl.com/32m9zw...
10:47 AM - Feb 21, 2023
Attention #fingerlakes folks, especially those in the new NY-24: if you're appalled by failed GOP congressional candidate Mario Fratto's transphobia, and the way he's using his birdban to gin up more division, sign on to my open letter to him! https://tinyurl.com/32m9zw...
10:47 AM - Feb 21, 2023
Anti-Racism Daily, 2/20/2023: The Untold Legacy of Slavery at the White House https://the-ard.com/2022/0...
10:08 AM - Feb 20, 2023
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Another brief note on censorship. Rightwingers will sometimes try to… | by Alex Andrasik | Jan, 2023 | Medium
Rightwingers will sometimes try to “both sides” the issue of censorship by trotting out examples of presumably left-leaning institutions who also engage in the act of removing certain books from…
09:19 AM - Feb 19, 2023
Pass this message along.
#Twitter works on an algorithm. The more likes, the more a tweet is promoted.
#Spoutible does NOT work on an algorithm. Liking a #spout lets the spouter know you liked the spout. In order for that spout to be seen by more people, #echo the spout.
#Twitter works on an algorithm. The more likes, the more a tweet is promoted.
#Spoutible does NOT work on an algorithm. Liking a #spout lets the spouter know you liked the spout. In order for that spout to be seen by more people, #echo the spout.
10:14 AM - Feb 14, 2023
Finger Lakes fans, this one's up your alley. I'm sure your counties are similar to mine. @alexandrasik /americans-of-conscience-must-work-to-neutralize-domestic-terrorism-republicans-have-other-ideas-1af898fe2013" target="_blank" class="inline-link">https://medium.com/alexan...
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Americans of conscience must work to neutralize domestic terrorism. Republicans have other ideas. | by Alex Andrasik | Jan, 2023 | Medium
At their year-end meeting on Dec. 29, the legislature of Yates County, the small, red county in the Finger Lakes region of New York where I reside, approved its state-required Domestic Terrorism…
08:39 AM - Feb 18, 2023
A terrifying but important book, well researched and well told.
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Book review: We Are Proud Boys. In an essential book for our time… | by Alex Andrasik | Jan, 2023 | Medium
In an essential book for our time, author Andy Campbell explains how the often buffoonish, rarely effective Proud Boys hate group nevertheless represents an existential threat to our society. It’s…
10:30 AM - Feb 17, 2023
Anti-Racism Daily, 2/16/2023: “All Hands on Deck”: Community Movement Builders on the Fight to Stop Cop City
https://the-ard.com/2023/0...
https://the-ard.com/2023/0...
08:44 AM - Feb 16, 2023
I shared this the other day in a thread, but not sure that helped its reach, so trying again. Might be an interesting perspective to consider. @alexandrasik /in-2023-understand-the-pain-of-tower-time-and-embrace-its-opportunities-48abae32d23f" target="_blank" class="inline-link">https://medium.com/alexan...
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In 2023, Understand the Pain of Tower Time — and Embrace its Opportunities | by Alex Andrasik | Jan, 2023 | Medium
Lighting flashes, thunder crashes, and the foundations of the old stone structure are rent. Fire begins to consume the high, pale shaft, eating away at mortar, bursting through windows. Figures in…
10:28 AM - Feb 15, 2023
Republicans don't say they hate gay people. They say groomers.
Republicans don't say they hate Hispanic people, They say illegals.
Republicans don't say they hate Black people. They say ban woke.
Be very wary of a political party that uses dehumanizing language. Eventually, they might come for you.
Republicans don't say they hate Hispanic people, They say illegals.
Republicans don't say they hate Black people. They say ban woke.
Be very wary of a political party that uses dehumanizing language. Eventually, they might come for you.
09:06 AM - Feb 02, 2023
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Anti-Racism Daily, 2/15/2023: Death by Incarceration: America’s Aging Prison Population
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https://the-ard.com/2023/0...
08:19 AM - Feb 15, 2023
Anti-Racism Daily, 2/14/2023: Fact-Checking in the Age of Misinformation https://the-ard.com/2023/0...
08:33 AM - Feb 14, 2023
Here's one for all the #Librarians out there, especially those A. interested in incorporating social justice into our work and B. living as blue dots in red seas. @alexandrasik /attention-librarians-programming-with-the-1619-project-in-communities-where-it-counts-7edb266bdceb" target="_blank" class="inline-link">https://medium.com/alexan...
08:16 AM - Feb 14, 2023
Sharing links in a message thread didn't really work yesterday, so here's another try: one of my past Medium pieces. Hope you get something positive from it! @alexandrasik /an-appeal-to-the-kindest-and-the-best-i-adore-you-but-its-time-to-step-it-up-4a3733d6e50d" target="_blank" class="inline-link">https://medium.com/alexan...
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An Appeal to the Kindest and the Best: I Adore You. But It’s Time to Step It Up. | by Alex Andrasik | Medium
I’ve never been as scared as I am right now. Not when Trump was first elected. Not when the white supremacists marched on Charlottesville. Not when they tried to take our capitol. Right now. Because…
10:26 PM - Feb 13, 2023
When Republicans are in power, they rack up giant deficits, mainly by cutting taxes on corporations and the wealthy.
Then when Democrats take the reins, Republicans blame them for being big spenders.
It’s always the same story.
Then when Democrats take the reins, Republicans blame them for being big spenders.
It’s always the same story.
12:07 PM - Feb 06, 2023
Every state can improve voting laws.
1. Ban voter challenges
2. Prevent long voting lines
3. Limit partisan poll watchers
4. Strengthen vote counting and certification
5. Require courts to protect voting rights
https://www.democracydocke...
1. Ban voter challenges
2. Prevent long voting lines
3. Limit partisan poll watchers
4. Strengthen vote counting and certification
5. Require courts to protect voting rights
https://www.democracydocke...
06:19 PM - Feb 12, 2023
And it's telling that the only speech conservatives want to defend is either explicit or implicit hate speech. Free speech to them is saying bigoted things without consequences.
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Kathryn @TalesAndTyposHate speech is not free speech. It's hate speech.03:11 PM - Feb 13, 2023
03:17 PM - Feb 13, 2023
The Bird somehow became 1000% worse in the days since Spoutible launched. I am getting multiple right-wing troll accounts that I def don't follow in my email inbox every day. Each claim more absurd and outrage-plucking than the last. What is going on
03:20 PM - Feb 13, 2023
BREAKING: Arizona court DISMISSES Republican lawsuit to limit work requirements for poll workers and force the hiring of more GOP poll workers. Another court victory for DSCC, azdemparty and the voters of Arizona. Another loss for the RNC.
https://www.democracydocke...
https://www.democracydocke...
11:56 AM - Feb 13, 2023
So, I usually have a hard time promoting myself. Timidity/low self-regard, a hell of a drug. Being here feels like a fresh start, so I'm going to try to be more assertive about the value of my voice, which I often raise to support others. If interested, please enjoy some of my past Medium pieces.
11:42 AM - Feb 12, 2023
A Tennessee woman had to take a 6 hr ambulance ride to get an emergency abortion in N. Carolina. When she got to the hospital, her kidneys were failing. These stories will become more common.
Republicans aren't "pro-life" - they're "anti-women."
https://t.co/6vtNArDk4G
Republicans aren't "pro-life" - they're "anti-women."
https://t.co/6vtNArDk4G
10:37 PM - Feb 10, 2023
