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Theo retweeted
In Game of Thrones/ASOIAF slavery is shown as an abhorrent practice that one character dedicates herself to eradicating, and even the ones who don't do anything about it see it as an abomination too. It isn't just there as a quirk of the setting
"But... But... Navier is enabling slavery..."
"Game of Thrones" is even too far.
Don't we have historical dramas set in periods when slavery was a normalised institution? Should we abandon the actual storyline and start interrogating every FL or ML about why they didn't use their position and influence to abolish slavery?
The problem is that instead of engaging with the story and discussing the characters within the context of the narrative, people keep introducing extra arguments and shifting the conversation just to justify their preferred characters.
At least be consistent and respect the context of the narrative
#TheRemarriedEmpress
Theo retweeted
You have no idea if anyone you're seeing in a Costco is an illegal immigrant or not. You literally have no way of knowing whether they have legal status or not. You're just being racist.
Theo retweeted
Hi Angie,
Sounds like you/your workplace are considering breaching s351 of the Fair Work Act by discriminating against a prospective worker on the basis of a protected attribute (sex/gender identity).
Also breaches the Sex Discrm Act ‘84, you’ve had 40+ years to get across it.
My workplace is hiring and today we had a great applicant. Then she handed me her resume and she goes by a male name and he/him pronouns. If we were to employ her it would be on the condition that she would likely be “misgendered” because I refuse to use wrong sex or “they” pronouns. I don’t think it’s fair on her to ask her to make that concession. Or fair on our customers.
The other option, and most likely outcome, is we don’t employ her.
I wonder if trans activists realise that they don’t get opportunities because they compel others speech and behaviour. Not because they are “trans.” Their demands impact everyone around them. Nobody wants to walk on eggshells at work.
Such a shame because I liked her and she’s otherwise the best candidate so far.
Theo retweeted
no. we’re not doing “walkable cities are ableist” anymore. we’re in woke 5, catch up.
No city is walkable if it is built on stolen land. "Walkable city" is an ableist capitalistic term often used for stolen land. Walk to your local educators & beg them for material about ableism, to get serious about your criteria for critical thinking skills.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
In urban planning, "walkability" means how easily people can get around on foot, and is commonly defined to include wheelchair users. Research treats walkable design as improving disability access. The attached definition of ableism doesn't mention walkability.
Sources:
frontiersin.org/journals/built…
ojs.sabinet.co.za/index.php/jour…
talilalewis.com/blog/working-d…
Theo retweeted
It’s really underdiscussed how much of American conservatism is based on the premise that only conservatives are allowed to wield power and that the will of the voters is something to be worked around if not outright ignored
Theo retweeted
The concentration camp owners get paid for keeping her until she dies.
Leaked audio from inside ICE detention—woman begs to self deport.
Not receiving medication for her severe anemia.
Hemoglobin levels so low—doctor said it's life threatening.
"I only ask that you deport me," she cries.
"I've been waiting 4 months since signing papers—nothing."
"I just want to get to Venezuela with my children and my family."
"It seems unfair to me that people who want to leave are being held... and people who want to stay are being forced out."
Her hemoglobin level of 4.1 g/dL is critically low and life threatening.
Carrying a high risk of heart failure, organ damage, and death—without immediate medical intervention such as a transfusion.
Every week her deportation officer gives her the runaround making up different excuses for her remaining locked up.
And no lawyer will take her case because she's already signed self deportation papers so her case is officially closed.
Enderin Briceño is detained at the private GEO Group prison Mochano Valley ICE Facility in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania.
Her lawyer Lorena Vargas Hernández doesn’t have an active account on this platform—so posting first full length and credited video here to help raise awareness.
Theo retweeted
I think the reason Neera hates Hasan and the I’ve Had It ladies and Ryan Grim and Mehdi Hasan is because 10 years ago she could say shit like this and no one would report on it. Now she has no way to control the narrative and regular people get to see the contempt the elites have for them first hand.
Theo retweeted
What does this woman actually think politics is??? You try to improve lives through policy. She’s advocating for just not doing that??? Her personal gripes with the left have turned her into a joke of a person. Many such cases
Neera Tanden at The National Press Club:
The next two years should not be an opportunity for every group in DC to dust off their wish list for the last decade.
It's not a time to pressure Congress to fruitlessly spend time, political capital on ideas that we couldn't get done in a Democratic trifecta just a few years ago.
Theo retweeted
you know if bi women date women theyre still bi right like you dont need men in everything to prove youre bi. 😭 a sapphic fic site shouldnt have to include men even for bi/pan women.
Theo retweeted
Companies used to make the same product for years at a time. Like, if there was a t shirt/cami/sock/underwear/etc. style you liked, you could go back and buy the same exact style five years later. Now everything is different every six fucking months
