@jamalhbryant I always check African American because as a Puerto Rican I am beyond proud to have even the minuet drop of being Black. Know your roots know where to@check!
We have elections in this country which are dominated by big money and corporate interests. And whether or not our democracy survives depends on if we stand up together and put a stop to growing oligarchy.
@pastafazool@dansaltzstein Been there and have done that literally… my baby carriage carried by strangers and have carried several as well! That’San authentic NY story!
@dansaltzstein I once saw Morgan Freeman walking in West End Ave with a suitcase and asked if he needed a ride and ended up taking him to LaGuardia airport. He shared he was heading to Los Angeles to sign final papers on a movie. I asked what movie and he said Driving Miss Daisy!
@AOC AOC: "How ya like me now" You were right before you even knew you were right... them - they just like to pull the wool over our heads....like dumb lambs led to slaughter!
Experiencing all this flooding in NYC right now and thinking about all the politicians who told me that pursuing a Green New Deal to adapt our nat’l infrastructure to climate change is “unrealistic” & “too expensive.”
As if doing too little is the responsible, adult thing to do?
In 2019, the 400 richest Americans had more wealth than all 10 million Black American households plus a quarter of Latino households combined. But the ultra-rich pay only 3.2% of that wealth in taxes, while 99 percent of families pay 7.2%. It’s time for a #WealthTax.