I’m asking y’all instead of the dying wasteland of Google: who is writing and talking about leftism/progressivism and religion? Open to anything incl spiritual takes and social media. But rn I’m just thinking about the negotiations between the two in US politics, esp in the South
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Stephen A. Smith PRESSES Abdul El-Sayed on Abolishing ICE — Then Gets a Firm Answer on Open Borders
Stephen A. Smith: You’ve said the only way forward is to abolish ICE and start from scratch. What does that mean?
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed: Let me be clear: I believe we ought to have a safe, secure southern border.
I believe you ought to enforce immigration law, but not through masked men with AR-15s acting against the Constitution.
ICE didn’t exist before this century. It’s not part of the Constitution. ICE is not about immigration. It’s about making a show of immigration and normalising paramilitary force on our streets.
I believe we need to undo it and build a system that enforces immigration law while respecting the Constitution.
Stephen A. Smith: Is there any condition under which you think open borders are acceptable?
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed: No. You have to have borders that you can control. There’s no question about that.
People think ICE is about border enforcement, but it’s not. Customs and Border Protection enforces the border. ICE handles immigration enforcement inside the country.
I went to Minneapolis during the height of Project Metro Surge.
Some of the things I saw, I never thought I would see in the United States of America. We can’t allow that to continue.
No sleep for any electeds. If anything, we have to push harder. It’s Medicare for all, abolish ice, free Palestine, end the fucking war, protect trans kids… all of it. Call them on DAY ONE and stay loud. We gave them a job to do and nothing less is acceptable.
Huge Lis Smith fan, but this is not the way. Obamacare was seen as an overreach on our mandate at the time. Then it passed, and eventually became popular. The purpose of political capital is to spend it. Especially in a time like this. (Otherwise, what are we even doing?)
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You know the curb cut effect? How most accommodations for disabled ppl end up benefiting everyone? I think radicals who are interested in disseminating political education to the public should learn about accommodations for print disabilities to reach a largely illiterate public.
Ok listen I engaged with the TikTok diamond thing and have since been served two ads on two separate platforms for a blind bag Ring Pop jewelry collab and I’m afraid to say: I think they got me
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When the restaurant got a 12 year old taking your order you know the food is about to be fire.
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Person who has never been to a small town in their entire life i guess?
I’m thrown off by young people saying “I appreciate you” instead of “thank you.” (Latest ex: guy in front of me at Chipotle to the guy who made his burrito. I felt like such a common Gen Xer with my regular old “thanks!”) Is there a story here? What’s with this linguistic shift?
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Los Espookys (2019-2022)
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"Everybody Knows" (from @nplusonemag Issue 33): on the 1989 Glen Ridge rape, jocks, and the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh
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Now would be a good time to reacquaint yourself with Elizabeth Schambelan's writing on fraternities, male bonding, gang rape, and the relationship between hazing and counterinsurgency 🧵:
I hate emails. Email jobs are my personal nightmare. If I ever own my own business we’re implementing a no email policy. Stop bothering each other and do your work. 👩✈️ If you really need to talk to someone you can call them (ohhhh ok so you don’t actually need to talk to them?!)
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