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Eric Walker retweeted
Gloria Steinem’s brand of corporate feminism was always a perfect fit for the Western imperialist project. Bourgeois identity politics that neatly commodified women’s liberation while systematically erasing the only thing that matters to poor women around the globe.
Her CIA ties should be the headline of every obituary because they were the logical extension of a worldview that saw the Global South as a testing ground for social engineering and real blue collar women on the picket line as an embarrassment to her elite friends on the cocktail-party scene.
By reducing patriarchy to a problem of individual advancement and media representation, she provided ideological cover for neoliberal capitalism’s assault on the working class. Her work cheered women into boardrooms, Amazon warehouses, global South sweat shops alike, as long as the real engine of history, the collective power of labour, remained broken the gravy train for the billionaire class could roll on. In death, as in life, her legacy is not sisterhood, but a stern, well-manicured finger wagging in the mirror back at herself for betraying poor working Women across the globe.
Eric Walker retweeted
Our new poll finds that 79% of voters want a constitutional amendment that restores limits on money in elections. More results and what’s behind them: bit.ly/4dPG5yA
Eric Walker retweeted
Honored to have the support of @ZohranKMamdani in this race.
We fought together to chart a new direction for New York and now we’re fighting to bring that vision to District 3 and City Council.
The special election is April 28th and early voting starts tomorrow. Sign up to volunteer!
lindseyfornyc.com/volunteer
Eric Walker retweeted
As a rep. of one of the plaintiffs, @citizenactionny, and an attorney, I can say that the Governor’s claim is flat out false. The lower court’s decision in our favor is stayed bc of the state’s appeal. Nothing requires the Gov & the legis to modify the climate law this session.
Eric Walker retweeted
We cannot accept a complete rollback of our climate laws. Tweaks to the policies are one thing, but abandoning these policies altogether would be a mistake.
The lungs and wallets of NYers are counting on a clean energy transition.
Eric Walker retweeted
We have a warmonger in the White House, oil prices are above $100 a barrel for the first time in years, and things are almost certain to get worse before they get better.
Tell me again that fossil fuels are the stable, affordable option, please. wsj.com/world/middle-east/pe…
Eric Walker retweeted
The Voting Rights Act, the crowning achievement of the civil rights movement, is under attack.
Join us on Tuesday, August 19, at 3 p.m. ET for a free virtual event with experts to explore its legacy and its future. RSVP: bit.ly/46MuApV
Eric Walker retweeted
TRAILS researchers Adam Aviv (@adamaviv) & Michelle Mazurek are tackling perception bias in AI. Their new study explores how users detect and understand biases in AI systems. Learn more: go.umd.edu/1qpb
Eric Walker retweeted
Harris has gained substantial ground over Biden’s position in July among Black, Hispanic and Asian voters. Most of this movement is attributable to declining shares of support for Kennedy. Trump performs similarly among these groups as he did in July. pewrsr.ch/4fIDJlo
ALT Chart shows Black, Hispanic, Asian and younger voters back Harris by large margins, while Trump leads among older voters and those without a bachelor’s degree
Eric Walker retweeted
🩺 One reason universal broadband is so important: More than half of American households use the internet for health-related activities—so the digital divide spurs a health care access divide. pew.org/4fyZ6pa
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Good morning, Asia. While you were sleeping, this was our most-read story on.ft.com/46FQJE7
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Elon Musk is collecting personal data from people in swing states under the guise of helping them register to vote. trib.al/RgeDoXo
Eric Walker retweeted
New York is receiving nearly $6 billion in federal infrastructure dollars that can go either to roads or to subways, trains, and sidewalks.
So far, the Hochul administration has spent over 90 percent on roads, and less than 1 percent on public transit.
nysfocus.com/2024/02/05/bide…
Eric Walker retweeted
Imagine building a secret torture site, getting caught red handed, facing no consequences whatsoever, and instead have US Congress pass a resolution condemning the ICC for trying to prosecute the people responsible for the torture camp. Absurd and barbaric.
Israel will phase out the use of a desert detention camp, state attorney says, after CNN investigation detailed abuse of Palestinian detainees cnn.it/4c17g7P
Eric Walker retweeted
Authoritarians often tell us what they are going to do, and Trump, the GOP, and the political operators of Project 2025 are open about their plans to occupy power and carry out a counterrevolution designed to keep them there indefinitely.
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Eric Walker retweeted
A new study finds both Democrats and Republicans are more likely to permit the spreading of misinformation when it articulates a “deeper truth” that captures their grievances. mitsloan.co/3UFg9fN
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The UK's Age-Appropriate Design Code has pushed major tech companies to make nearly 100 positive design changes across YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, and more - proving that kid-friendly platforms ARE possible.
Eric Walker retweeted
The foreign ministers of Egypt, France and Jordan have called for an “immediate and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza and the release of all captives held by Hamas during a joint news conference in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/59kcvp
