Representative for Wisconsin’s 19th assembly district. Proud father, husband, troublemaker, former MPS teacher and member of the Wisconsin Legislative Socialist Caucus 🌹
Institutions like this aren't reformable. We must abolish ICE, as soon as possible, and start treating our immigrant and refugee neighbors with the love and respect they deserve. Regardless of their legal statuses.
Tina VasquezText messages and videos obtained by the ACLU show that federal immigration agents who carried out last year’s raids in L.A. referred to Latinos with slurs such as “wet” (wetback) and “tonks,” reportedly derived from the sound a flashlight makes when hitting a migrant’s head.
This is the end result when you mix church and state, defund public schools, and refuse to push back on anti-trans hate. Fascists never stop at the most vulnerable, but they build their power attacking them. There is no compromising with them.
Erin Reed1. School book bans are becoming so extreme in Florida, that one conservative school district is considering removing libraries altogether. Rodger Dailey, Clay County Chief Academic Officer, suggests replacing them with school stores, as literacy rates plummet. Subscribe to support our journalism.
As long as ICE exists, they can easily resume traffic stops, and killing people in their vehicles. This is a symptom of deeper, definitional problems with the agency — and DHS. #AbolishICE
Kentucky Bluegrass PoliticsReported by CNN immigration correspondent Priscilla Alvarez, also picked up by RawStory. www.rawstory.com/ice-traffic-...
ICE's repeated lies aren't reformable. They're inherent to the agency's purpose: discouraging all immigration by terrorizing immigrants and people of color anywhere and everywhere they can. The violence is the point. ICE must be abolished.
Jennie CoughlinThree men who witnessed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s killing by federal immigration officers in Houston disputed the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting and said the victim never attempted to run over a federal agent.
This is both a great consumer protection *and* a boon for affordability -- exactly the kind of policy that all Democrats can and should get behind. @mayor.nyc.gov continues to model democratic socialism as good, deeply principled governance.
More Perfect UnionBREAKING: Zohran Mamdani announces click-to-cancel rule for NYC. This rule is aimed at guaranteeing New Yorkers can cancel subscriptions as easily as they sign up — and stopping corporations from trapping customers. This will save New Yorkers up to $162.5 million per year.
I’m grateful to be surrounded by, and to be able to advocate with, such an amazing, supportive community. Thank you to TPANAC, Sen. Ratcliff, @fair, Rethinking Schools, Diverse & Resilient, Melissa Bollow Tempel, RJAM, TRAC, Sun-Seeker MKE and so many more. shepherdexpress.com/news/feature...
The Fight to Protect Gender-Affirming Care and Trans Right in Wisconsin ContinuesA slew of anti-trans state legislation was recently vetoed by Governor Tony Evers in March. While this is obviously great news, it’s concerning that these bills were not only considered in the first p...shepherdexpress.comThis is excellent news: ICE must follow Judge Hanlon's decision and release Salah Sarsour immediately. Or it must admit that it is entirely above the law, and unaccountable. #freesalahsarsour Article link: www.tmj4.com/news/local-n... (1/2)
Federal judge orders release of Salah Sarsour, Milwaukee man in ICE detention since MarchA federal judge has ordered the release of Salah Salem Sarsour, the president of the Islamic Society of Milwaukee who has been in ICE custody since March.www.tmj4.comIt's really, really important to follow workers' leads during union campaigns. And Starbucks workers are asking you to stop buying from Starbucks. So stop buying Starbucks.
Starbucks Workers UnitedOne easy change you can make to fight back against corporate greed: STOP BUYING STARBUCKS. Here's why:
Twin Cities friends: when possible, go out with someone you trust while legal observing! (And follow Council Member Chavez for timely updates.) Solidarity from Milwaukee. And abolish ICE.🌹 bsky.app/profile/jcha...
Jason ChavezALERT 🚨 Federal agents are being seen across our community as they arrest observers. Let me be clear, alerting our neighbors about ICE activity is not a crime, observing is not a crime, and loving your immigrant neighbors is not a crime. 1/
Age verification, or any other system that makes you identify yourself to use the Internet, should be treated with extreme skepticism. And as a tool of surveillance. We're treating a complex problem like a simple one, and potentially doing great harm in the process. Kat is 100% right.
Kat TenbargeWhen I was 15 I was using social media to learn about abortion rights, LGBTQ identity and history, and of course blog up to 8 hours a day about Supernatural. I demand the next generation have the same rights I did
The last of Joy Byrne Powers’ series on socialism in Milwaukee is live. It’s a well-produced look at our socialist history (and present), and I was honored to be included in it. Thank you to Lake Effect and @wuwmradio.bsky.social for this context-heavy exploration! www.wuwm.com/milwaukee-so...
The Milwaukee Socialists: Mayor Frank Zeidler expands the city through annexation, housing & highwaysWe look at the tenure of Milwaukee’s last Socialist mayor, Frank Zeidler, and his aggressive campaign to expand the size of the city. We also explore what socialism looks like in Milwaukee today.www.wuwm.comFlock cameras are rife for abuse, easy to hack — and ultimately do nothing to address the underlying causes of crime. They also create *another* vector for federal mass surveillance, especially when cops are cooperating with ICE through 287(g) agreements. bsky.app/profile/jaso... (1/2)
Jason KoeblerNew: Cops keep getting arrested for using Flock to stalk people. Seemingly every week there's a new case, the details usually similar. Cops use unfettered access to Flock to surveil an ex. They most often search their plates hundreds of times over course of months www.404media.co/cops-keep-ge...