We should consider that we are past fixing our global system. For true systemic equality, we may need to burn it to the ground and allow for regrowth.

(Excuse the binary/patriarchal language. It’s a direct quote.)

Thousands gather in #BangorME for "#HandsOff!" rally

by Cali Warren Apr 5, 2025

BANGOR -- "On Saturday, Bangor's waterfront was packed with thousands participating in an initiative called "Hands Off" - one of several protests happening all over the state and nation.

"'Hands off, it's a national mass mobilization so all over the world, all over the country, people are taking protests to the streets,' said organizer Amanda Roy.

"Protesters advocated against cuts to healthcare and government offices, and rallied for #equality and rights for #PeopleOfColor, #immigrants and the #LGBTQ+ community.

"You name it, we're facing critical cuts, veterans and their benefits, federal employees, everything. This isn't the America that I want to live in," Roy stated.

"'I think a lot of people are here because, hands off of our #SocialSecurity, hands off of our #Medicaid, hands off our #healthcare, hands off our #HumanRights, our #CivilRights,' explained rally volunteer Deborah Lee.

"Elected officials say it's important to hear Mainer's voices at these large-scale protests.

"'We don't have billions or millions here in Maine, we're just regular Mainers speaking up, but we the people do have the power to make change and to stand up for our communities and to help each other,' explained Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, who attended the rally as a guest speaker.

"'What a time to be alive, we are all living in history...I honestly would not choose to be in another time than this one right here. I feel so incredibly moved to just exist right now, in this moment where I see such energy, such #resistance, such camaraderie,' said Bangor City Council Member Joseph Leonard."

Source:
https://www.foxbangor.com/news/local/thousands-gather-in-bangor-for-hands-off-rally/article_f4765c96-fba7-48aa-8340-7fdff545e200.html
#MaineResists #HandsOff2025 #April5th #BadDOGE #ResistFascism

"For they have made piñatas of themselves, shall they complain when we beat them with sticks?"

From the Book of Reason, 2025

"Wealthy Americans have death rates on par with poor Europeans"

Tell me again about #americanexceptionalism

#healthcare #equality #socializedmedicine

https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/04/wealthy-americans-have-death-rates-on-par-with-poor-europeans/

And not a word about the fate of mass shooters in US schools.

Federal prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing
Mangione, 26, faces federal and state murder charges for death of Brian Thompson

#USA #Shame #Guns #Equality #HumanRights

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/mangione-trial-federal-prosecutors-death-penalty-1.7498995

Michigan Daily: I lost my Black job, now what? Insight from ODEI’s only student employee. “Were the shortcomings of such a broadly ranging and various communal support system fairgrounds for the upheaval of their progressive foundation? They were not. I see this destruction as a complete disregard for the humanity of all those who benefit under a society which upholds the basic principles […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/02/michigan-daily-i-lost-my-black-job-now-what-insight-from-odeis-only-student-employee/

Last week in Georgia, Mar 27th, rundown:

(1) In Georgia, Shalva Papuashvili, the chair of the Kotsebi parliament, criticized opposition parties' plans to boycott the October municipal elections

Picture Credit: [ france24.com jam-news.net undp.org georgiatoday.ge ]

#parliament #elections #humanrights #lithuania #un #equality #music #openair
#GeorgiaNews #ExpatsInGeorgia #ემიგრაციასაქართვე #ბათუმი #georgia

Life is not fair. "Compared with a white driver traveling the same speed, we find that racial or ethnic minority drivers are 24 to 33% more likely to be cited for speeding and pay 23 to 34% more money in fines." #racism #equity #equality

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adp5357

Transgender activist and TED Resident Samy Nour Younes shares the remarkable, centuries-old history of the trans community.

https://www.ted.com/talks/samy_nour_younes_a_short_history_of_trans_people_s_long_fight_for_equality #TED #Transgenderl #LGBTQ #History #TransHistory #Identity #Equality

Are you or someone you know interested in speaking for #A11yTalks? If so, that's great news because we're recruiting new speakers for our 2025 and 2026 lineups! Please complete our A11yTalks New Speaker Google form at https://forms.gle/Q4NC9B3qeYXLuMp59, and we'll get back to you promptly. Having issues with the form? Please contact us through LinkedIn @a11ytalks or by email at team [@] a11ytalks [dot] com. Hope to hear from you soon! #Accessibility #A11y #Equality #WCAG #Section508 Please share!

@ByrdNick

Preferring #liberty to #equality,
prefering unbridled self expression over having living grandparents,
prefering the kids have a good time over mum and dad seeing next Christmas,
family values.

NPR: White House says it's 'case closed' on the Signal group chat review

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/31/nx-s1-5345865/white-house-signal-group-chat-review

"This case has been closed here at the White House as far as we are concerned,"
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No cunts... Keep it going All four years ... I want 18 hours of questioning per person ...
#Equality

Beat the dead horse.
Just like fucking loser republicans love to do with every little thing ... Every little thing blown to level 100

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker shares a gay couple’s heartfelt letter detailing their escape from a red state

https://flip.it/W.qqGE #LGBTQ #JBPritzker #Illinois #BlueState #RedState #Politics #CivilRights #Equality #Resist

in my opinion, there are 2 key takeaways from 'white fragility' by robin diangelo:

1. racism is not an ‘either / or’ binary but rather a continuum &
2. the challenge is to accept and grapple with this truth.

full review: https://idealistatheart.com/white-fragility-by-robin-diangelo/

#book #books #bookstodon
#nonfiction #reading #amreading #read #review #bookreview #bookrecommendation

DO NOT SURRENDER in advance! #DoNotSurrender #DoNotSuccumb #DoNotGiveUP #DoNotGiveIn #WeGotThis! #StrongerTogether #Humanity #Democracy #Equality #Resist #Climate #ClimateChange #Environment #CleanEnergy #EndFossilFuels #Energy #HOPE #LOVE @sunshineisfreellc.bsky.social go.sunshineisfree.us

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lrtv5yatv37goxyzehq3u3jt/post/3lln6u65brc2k

in 'what white people can do next', emma dabiri unveils race as a social construct—something invented rather than something that has always existed.

i loved her voice throughout the narrative. it isn't just strong or matter-of-fact. it's fierce, it's frustrated, it's hopeful, it's kind. it is all of these things, and it is entirely one of a kind.

full review: https://idealistatheart.com/what-white-people-can-do-next/

US orders French companies to comply with Trump's diversity ban

#HR #EDI #DEI #Equity #Equality #Diversity #Inclusion

https://www.reuters.com/world/us-warns-french-companies-they-must-comply-with-trumps-diversity-ban-2025-03-29/