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Brooklyn, family, doodle, UCLA, WGA, ATAS, Progressive Humanist, Fight Parkinson’s #nevertrump

Santa Barbara, CA
Joined September 2008
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Never forget that Trump campaigned on rebuilding crumbling infrastructure. He couldn’t get it done and when Biden did, they called him a socialist.
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Look what Neil Gorsuch chose to include in his yearbook.
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George Floyd was murdered a year ago today. Across the U.S. and around the world, people gathered in historic numbers to demand a transformation in public safety and protest anti-Black racism. Today we reflect on his life and the ongoing work to dismantle racism in all its forms.
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Remembering Elijah McClain, born on this day in 1996. Here he is playing his violin for cats at a pet store during his lunch break as a massage therapist in Aurora, Colorado in 2019.
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Remembering Dexter Gordon, born on this day in 1923 in Los Angeles. Here he is performing “Lady Bird” on tenor sax in Belgium in 1964. He's accompanied by George Gruntz on piano, Guy Pedersen on bass, and Daniel Humair on drums.
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Remembering McCoy Tyner, gone one year today. Here he is performing "Naima" with the John Coltrane Quartet in 1965.
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I can’t retweet this enough. Thank you for these words, @jasonbenetti. You are an inspiration to me and everyone else living with CP. – at Brooklyn, NY
Today is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day. I have CP. I also am a TV announcer for the @whitesox and @espn who just called the NCAA Tournament for @westwood1sports. I could write one of those 1/? threads, but I'll leave it at this: Everyone with CP can do more than you think.
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NEW: The horrific and terrifying story of how police tried to "HOLD THE LINE" on the Capitol steps as they did hand to hand combat w/Trump supporters. It's based on new police radio traffic synchronized w/footage from the scene. w/@robinnyc7 @heytherehaIey nytimes.com/video/us/1000000…
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A wax museum in San Antonio was forced to remove its statue of Trump because visitors kept punching it. nbcnews.to/3s4qUJ5
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Don’t let acts of hate go unnoticed. As our Public Artist in Residence @alonglastname’s work attests, Asians and Pacific Islanders will not be silenced. Proud to share this artwork on the cover of @TIME and raise awareness of anti-Asian violence. #PAIRnyc
A love letter to Asian Americans ti.me/3eSp2iH Confronting America’s long legacy of anti-Asian violence ti.me/3cKvLZl
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WCK's Relief Team is back in California with @UFWF to provide nourishing meals to farmworkers in 3 counties—Kern, Ventura & Tulare. Our first day of distribution included 1,900 meals from 8 restaurants during a vaccination event for these essential workers! #ChefsForAmerica
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It’s critical that young people see themselves and their communities in the literature they read. That’s why we curated Stories for All, a project featuring stories about experiences facing diverse communities. Watch the videos here: bit.ly/3b1j38R
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Pregnant people: You have a right to get a #COVID19 vaccine if you are otherwise eligible. If you are turned away or run into barriers to access, please contact us at 212-416-0197, or report it here: bit.ly/ReportToNYCCHR
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WATCH: Our Public Artist in Residence @alonglastname joins @NYCulture Commissioner @GonzaloCasals to discuss her public art campaign #OurCityNYC, which celebrates solidarity in the fight against racism. youtube.com/watch?v=jI95Kqz_… #PAIRnyc
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#BlackHistoryMonth is an important time to celebrate the social, political, and cultural contributions and innovations of Black people. There is no American history without Black history.
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Andy Slavitt… the hero who helped save the Obamacare website years ago is doing Biden’s vaccine rollout & needs our help!! He made a bet with someone at the WH who says @aslavitt46 can’t get to 100k followers in 24 hours. Make it happen Twitter!! Follow & retweet like crazy!!
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.@MichaelSteele: We Republicans cannot heal ourselves or the wounds we’ve caused this great nation while clinging on to Donald Trump. So let us unite under our shared principles — without him. on.msnbc.com/3alLGfx
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On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, @Lawrence says “we now live in a country where not everyone is horrified by” the atrocities of the Holocaust. on.msnbc.com/3ciZMAM
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dont cry because its over smile because it happened
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Attention New York City employers! Even if your employees are working remotely outside of the City, you must still comply with the NYC Human Rights Law. Learn more about your rights and obligations during #COVID19: on.nyc.gov/34lRdRW
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