Angela Wong

“Only CA, OR, CO and WA have mandated heat protections for outdoor #farmworkers. TX recently took a step in the opposite direction, after Gov. Abbott signed a law that will prevent local officials from establishing their own heat protections for workers” washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…

Racism is not “over,” and civil rights are not “done.”

His name is George Floyd. Three years ago, on this day, we learned his name. Since then, I’ve heard a lot of people get nervous about saying it because of rumors they’ve heard online. To clear things up, some things we learned in our book: penguinrandomhouse.com/books/703358/h…

Apple Arcade is open. Anytime, anywhere. Today, we're excited to reveal 20 games added to the service–including four brand-new Arcade Originals. Here's what's new: apple.co/ArcadeIsOpen

Today and yesterday, NYT called all Senate Republicans if they’d support 2 background check bills “Most Republicans who have responded to The Times so far have either declined to take a position or signaled they would oppose the measures” bc of gun rights nytimes.com/interactive/20…

I just talked to an 8-year-old girl who hid in a cooler inside the grocery store. She was shopping with her dad and ran out the back of the store to safety. 8 years old. @WKBW

I understand imploring people to not share the manifesto. But. The desire to maintain white supremacy by any means necessary is baked into American media, attacks on public education, housing, anti-immigration policies, etc. The blueprints for white violence are everywhere.

@KarenAttiah I am sorry, Karen. You matter. #BlackLivesMatter, and I will keep acting to make this known.

I don’t even know what to say about America anymore.

They just went to the grocery store. Buying breakfast for their kids. Looking for fresh vegetables. Getting the ingredients for Sunday dinner. They just went to the grocery store, and now they’re gone. It’s unacceptable. It’s devastating. It’s terrorism. It’s white supremacy.

@JELee533 🫥

So excited Baltimore will have a new local nonprofit newsroom helmed by @LisaMcCray @JBrianCharles + @halleteri! Also love to see a white foundation change their funding strategy to significantly invest in a Black led organization. We need this type of investment in local news.

Ranch owner wants to raze hills near Gilroy for a gravel quarry. Tribal leaders say the land is sacred sfchronicle.com/climate/articl…

@JELee533 You are welcome

@JELee533 There’s a lot of pee in the ocean

Senate, please protect (or actually let people practice) the right to vote. Sen. @CoryBooker: “I know it is not 1965. That is what makes me so outraged. It’s 2022.”

Change the name. sfchronicle.com/travel/article…

.@CalAdmissions, please accept paper applications from those currently incarcerated so we can continue to hear more stories like this! From prison, he convinced one of the world's best universities to admit him sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

@CalAdmissions Please accept paper applications! “He and Zohrabi have met twice with UC officials to persuade them, unsuccessfully so far, to offer paper applications for prisoners.” sfchronicle.com/bayarea/articl…

“‘The rationale was that the Corps must sometimes limit individual religious rights to avoid appearing partial to any particular faith…The Marine Corps wants all with the propensity and ability to serve to see a place for themselves within our ranks.’” ? nytimes.com/2021/09/26/us/…