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Lydia
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Lydia
@yousiefly
Coptic | Leftist | Daughter of Immigrants | Director of Elmahaba Center 🏳️ | an Orthobro’s worst nightmare | cringe-y tweets are my own
Nashville, TN شامل ہوئے Temmuz 2020
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It’s time to stop with the lie that those opposed to surveillance are “pro-crime” or don’t care about victims of crime.
Many of us know VERY WELL what it is like to be a victim of sexual assault or other violent crime so you go ahead & remove that talking point from your scripts
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So….. this is an argument that cameras are good for both private businesses and their neighbors?
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Incredible post-mortem on Tuesday’s win. Nicole is one of the best writers in this city. Grateful for her recognition of community members who lit the FUSUS resistance & saw it through til the end. Grateful to the organizations & CMs who fought with us.
Thank you, Nicole 🥹❤️
nicole is gone...ish@startleseasily
My latest column for the @NashvilleScene: in which David takes on Goliath…and wins. I had a blast writing & experiencing this. Hope y’all enjoy! nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthe…
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turns out we don’t trust them
Freddie O’Connell@freddieoconnell
Fundamentally, I think this is a question about whether we trust ourselves—local government, local law enforcement—to perform a core mission of public safety against a backdrop of lack of trust in higher authorities. I’m still an optimist in this regard.
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@TheTNHoller @SandraForNash Businesses and individuals, sign our petition here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/no-t…
After being deferred at the 11/19 meeting, the Fusus resolution will be voted on at the next council meeting - December 3rd at 6:30pm. Show up to oppose Fusus if you can!
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Sign the petition against FUSUS here:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/no-t…
The Tennessee Holler@TheTNHoller
WATCH: NASHVILLE council member @SandraForNash Sepulveda expresses concerns to @MNPDNashville about how the FUSUS camera system could be used against immigrant communities in the Trump era. If you are concerned too, now is the time to call the council.
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@amydunnesintern THANK YOU to everyone who SHOWED THE FUCK UP tonight.
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Congress is working to pass a bill that would have a devastating, chilling effect on free speech and give the Trump administration power to strip tax-exempt status from nonprofits without due process or even a clear explanation (1/3).
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"Who is safer here? It is not the immigrant community. It is not the LGBTQ community. It is not the unhoused community," says Vo.
She wipes away tears.
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"I find it really disingenuous when we talk about how our city is diverse...we love the food...you know, when we consume, but then when there actually is a policy that would harm immigrant communities, we're like, 'It's okay,'" says Vo.
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Just one of MANY reasons why local governments absolutely should not be expanding surveillance tech & infrastructure right now.
It will inevitably, at some point, be used against every marginalized group.
cc: Nashville
Caroline Haskins@car0linehaskins
New: Hours after Trump won, ICE asked companies to submit plans for how they’d expand ICE’s system of GPS trackers + databases surveilling “noncitizens” awaiting trial or deportation. Gov contractors said ICE’s timing was probably not a coincidence: wired.com/story/ice-surv…
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have any of you considered how black latinos or black immigrants as a whole feel watching you wish deportation on them? or how black arabs feel watching you reinforce stereotypes and wish that bombs are dropped in the middle east? or how black Palestinians, Sudanese, and Congolese people feel watching you give up on them and support corporations that aid in their suffering
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When I hear ppl say Democrats policies are working for working ppl, we just need to message better, I think they must not know any one making less than $50k a year.
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For me, when everything feels out of control, continuing to stand in solidarity with those most affected by local harmful policies is what keeps me going. We can fight them. We can talk to our neighbors about them. We can do something about so many things around us. 1/
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