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In the US? Want to learn how to get your city or state to divest their public dollars from Elon Musk? Join the @teslatakedown.com webinar this Thursday at 5.30pm PT (8.30pm ET).
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#TeslaTakedown
#BoycottTesla
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#TeslaTakedown
#BoycottTesla
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Divest Public Dollars from Elon Musk Campaign Kickoff Call. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Cities & states opposed to Musk’s illegal takeover of the federal government invest trillions of dollars in the stock market through city pension systems. Some cities purchase vehicle fleets from Tesl...
us02web.zoom.us
April 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
In the US? Want to learn how to get your city or state to divest their public dollars from Elon Musk? Join the @teslatakedown.com webinar this Thursday at 5.30pm PT (8.30pm ET).
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#TeslaTakedown
#BoycottTesla
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#TeslaTakedown
#BoycottTesla
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PSC members gathered yesterday for the #HandsOFF day of action! Labor and community organizations have been mobilizing in the largest set of protests since Trump took power, and we are on the front lines. Hands off our unions, hands off our universities! ✊🏾
April 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
PSC members gathered yesterday for the #HandsOFF day of action! Labor and community organizations have been mobilizing in the largest set of protests since Trump took power, and we are on the front lines. Hands off our unions, hands off our universities! ✊🏾
#TeslaTakedown at 9th and 2nd Ave in Brooklyn... amazing crowd!
@teslatakedown.com
I printed and distributed (to drivers and protesters) some flyers with information on next weekend's #HandsOff event.
@teslatakedown.com
I printed and distributed (to drivers and protesters) some flyers with information on next weekend's #HandsOff event.
March 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
#TeslaTakedown at 9th and 2nd Ave in Brooklyn... amazing crowd!
@teslatakedown.com
I printed and distributed (to drivers and protesters) some flyers with information on next weekend's #HandsOff event.
@teslatakedown.com
I printed and distributed (to drivers and protesters) some flyers with information on next weekend's #HandsOff event.
Brooklyn! Noon to 2pm on Saturday.
I'm bringing bubbles if I can find some before then.
I'm bringing bubbles if I can find some before then.
Another #TeslaTakedown is scheduled for this Saturday, March 29, from noon to 2 in Gowanus. Please be there if you're able! These are joyful protests with people sharing information and other ways to get involved beyond these weekly events. A great way to dip your toes into activism.
Tesla Takedown
We are taking action at Tesla. ⚡ Sell your Teslas, dump your stock, join the picket lines. ⚡ Hurting Tesla is stopping Musk. ⚡ Stopping Musk will help save lives and our democracy. The stakes could...
actionnetwork.org
March 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Brooklyn! Noon to 2pm on Saturday.
I'm bringing bubbles if I can find some before then.
I'm bringing bubbles if I can find some before then.
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In my latest, I talk with #TeslaTakedown organizers and author @niedermeyer.online about the decentralized nature of the movement, why Musk and Tesla are vulnerable, and why Saturday's Global Day of Action matters.
Is March 29 the Day the World Turns on Tesla?
“It's a huge opportunity, and everything we can do here makes a difference," says Edward Niedermeyer.
organizingmythoughts.org
March 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
In my latest, I talk with #TeslaTakedown organizers and author @niedermeyer.online about the decentralized nature of the movement, why Musk and Tesla are vulnerable, and why Saturday's Global Day of Action matters.
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Why does one block of Brooklyn's Ashland Place continue to lack the protected bike lane and pedestrian safety improvements that were promised by Mayor Adams and DOT?
Sign our petition now to fix this dangerous situation for all road users: act.transalt.org/a/connect-pr...
Sign our petition now to fix this dangerous situation for all road users: act.transalt.org/a/connect-pr...
Close the Gap on Ashland Place - Transportation Alternatives
The City must complete the protected bike lane and pedestrian safety improvements promised on Ashland Place. We need connectivity, walkability, and sustainability in Downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene.
act.transalt.org
March 26, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Why does one block of Brooklyn's Ashland Place continue to lack the protected bike lane and pedestrian safety improvements that were promised by Mayor Adams and DOT?
Sign our petition now to fix this dangerous situation for all road users: act.transalt.org/a/connect-pr...
Sign our petition now to fix this dangerous situation for all road users: act.transalt.org/a/connect-pr...
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holy shit. families for safe streets just passed the nation’s first law requiring repeat reckless drivers get automated speed limiters installed on their cars.
(real quick, let’s talk about why this is a game changer…)
(real quick, let’s talk about why this is a game changer…)
We are beyond excited to announce that Virginia has just made history by passing HB2096, the #StopSuperSpeeders bill—the first of its kind in the nation at the state level! 🎉
March 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
holy shit. families for safe streets just passed the nation’s first law requiring repeat reckless drivers get automated speed limiters installed on their cars.
(real quick, let’s talk about why this is a game changer…)
(real quick, let’s talk about why this is a game changer…)
Tesla Takedown in Brooklyn! There were lots of people today, both sides of street and all four corners of the intersection, plus lots of drivers honking in agreement.
Join us next Saturday, noon to 2pm.
@teslatakedown.com #teslatakedown
Join us next Saturday, noon to 2pm.
@teslatakedown.com #teslatakedown
March 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Tesla Takedown in Brooklyn! There were lots of people today, both sides of street and all four corners of the intersection, plus lots of drivers honking in agreement.
Join us next Saturday, noon to 2pm.
@teslatakedown.com #teslatakedown
Join us next Saturday, noon to 2pm.
@teslatakedown.com #teslatakedown
First day of spring, Brooklyn.
March 20, 2025 at 2:55 PM
First day of spring, Brooklyn.
Data to back it up: LOTS of protests in the US. More than in 2017.
Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:
March 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Data to back it up: LOTS of protests in the US. More than in 2017.
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Happening now: the City Council's Transportation Committee preliminary budget hearing.
Follow this thread for live updates from the hearing!
Follow this thread for live updates from the hearing!
March 19, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Happening now: the City Council's Transportation Committee preliminary budget hearing.
Follow this thread for live updates from the hearing!
Follow this thread for live updates from the hearing!
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🚨 EMERGENCY TOWN HALL ALERT
The NYIC is calling on everyone to join us Monday at 5pm to address upcoming federal decisions, their impact on our communities, and how we’ll respond.
Interpretation in Spanish, French, and Arabic will be available.
🔗 RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The NYIC is calling on everyone to join us Monday at 5pm to address upcoming federal decisions, their impact on our communities, and how we’ll respond.
Interpretation in Spanish, French, and Arabic will be available.
🔗 RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🚨 EMERGENCY TOWN HALL ALERT
The NYIC is calling on everyone to join us Monday at 5pm to address upcoming federal decisions, their impact on our communities, and how we’ll respond.
Interpretation in Spanish, French, and Arabic will be available.
🔗 RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The NYIC is calling on everyone to join us Monday at 5pm to address upcoming federal decisions, their impact on our communities, and how we’ll respond.
Interpretation in Spanish, French, and Arabic will be available.
🔗 RSVP here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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on this st patricks day, a plea for irish americans to remember that the thing we have to be proud of is 800 years of anti-colonial resistance, not green beer.
March 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
on this st patricks day, a plea for irish americans to remember that the thing we have to be proud of is 800 years of anti-colonial resistance, not green beer.
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Our Democratic senators need to step up and call for new leadership. Send your senators an email and urge them to publicly demand that Sen. Schumer steps aside.
March 16, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Our Democratic senators need to step up and call for new leadership. Send your senators an email and urge them to publicly demand that Sen. Schumer steps aside.
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I believe in strong institutions and pragmatic strategy. Purity politics are destructive to progress. But our party leadership has become so anemic that we've been left with no choice but to call for Mr. Schumer's removal.
Join our call for him to step down: www.change.org/p/boycott-co...
Join our call for him to step down: www.change.org/p/boycott-co...
Sign the Petition
Boycott Contributions to Senate Democrats Until Chuck Schumer Steps Down
www.change.org
March 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I believe in strong institutions and pragmatic strategy. Purity politics are destructive to progress. But our party leadership has become so anemic that we've been left with no choice but to call for Mr. Schumer's removal.
Join our call for him to step down: www.change.org/p/boycott-co...
Join our call for him to step down: www.change.org/p/boycott-co...
@psc-cuny.org at the March to Stop the Cuts
March 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
@psc-cuny.org at the March to Stop the Cuts
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If Democrats won't act like an opposition party, we will.
March 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
If Democrats won't act like an opposition party, we will.
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This feels like a good time to introduce ourselves. 👋
Rep Your Block is a campaign that helps Brooklyn Democrats run for County Committee – the ground floor of the Democratic Party – with the goal of making it more transparent, inclusive, and participatory. Join us! repyourblock.com
Rep Your Block is a campaign that helps Brooklyn Democrats run for County Committee – the ground floor of the Democratic Party – with the goal of making it more transparent, inclusive, and participatory. Join us! repyourblock.com
I’d like to ask every single New Yorker who’s remotely left of center to get actively involved in your local Democratic Party chapter with the goal of driving Schumer, Gillibrand, Hochul, Adams, Cuomo and all the other dead wood into retirement.
March 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This feels like a good time to introduce ourselves. 👋
Rep Your Block is a campaign that helps Brooklyn Democrats run for County Committee – the ground floor of the Democratic Party – with the goal of making it more transparent, inclusive, and participatory. Join us! repyourblock.com
Rep Your Block is a campaign that helps Brooklyn Democrats run for County Committee – the ground floor of the Democratic Party – with the goal of making it more transparent, inclusive, and participatory. Join us! repyourblock.com
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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
☎️: (202) 224-3121
Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.
The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.
Call retiring Senators too!
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🚨Join us for an emergency rally outside @schumer.senate.gov’s at 8am FRI morning at 9 Prospect Park West to tell him to vote NO on cloture & the Trump/Musk budget! 🚨
@indivisible.org @marisakabas.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @popdemocaction.bsky.social
@foodandwater.bsky.social
@indivisible.org @marisakabas.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @popdemocaction.bsky.social
@foodandwater.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 12:52 AM
🚨Join us for an emergency rally outside @schumer.senate.gov’s at 8am FRI morning at 9 Prospect Park West to tell him to vote NO on cloture & the Trump/Musk budget! 🚨
@indivisible.org @marisakabas.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @popdemocaction.bsky.social
@foodandwater.bsky.social
@indivisible.org @marisakabas.bsky.social @socialists.nyc @popdemocaction.bsky.social
@foodandwater.bsky.social
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Explainer on First Amendment and Other Legal Issues in Deportation of Palestinian Student Activist(s)
By @ahilantoolong.bsky.social and @adambcox.bsky.social
www.justsecurity.org/109012/legal...
By @ahilantoolong.bsky.social and @adambcox.bsky.social
www.justsecurity.org/109012/legal...
Explainer on First Amendment and Due Process Issues in Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Student Activist(s)
"Khalil’s case involves an assertion of government power over lawful permanent residents far beyond what we have seen in decades, if ever."
www.justsecurity.org
March 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Explainer on First Amendment and Other Legal Issues in Deportation of Palestinian Student Activist(s)
By @ahilantoolong.bsky.social and @adambcox.bsky.social
www.justsecurity.org/109012/legal...
By @ahilantoolong.bsky.social and @adambcox.bsky.social
www.justsecurity.org/109012/legal...
Early data but good data.
Also this:
"Environmental justice advocates who pressed the MTA to commit to programs that would mitigate the air quality impacts of potential traffic increases in the Bronx and other areas have reason to be reassured by the early data."
Also this:
"Environmental justice advocates who pressed the MTA to commit to programs that would mitigate the air quality impacts of potential traffic increases in the Bronx and other areas have reason to be reassured by the early data."
It's still early, but it seems as if traffic evaporation is real.
Data: Congestion Pricing is Not Rerouting Traffic to Other Boroughs - Streetsblog New York City
Traffic on four outerborough bridges dropped in February — defying MTA forecasts for increased traffic outside the congestion relief zone.
nyc.streetsblog.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Early data but good data.
Also this:
"Environmental justice advocates who pressed the MTA to commit to programs that would mitigate the air quality impacts of potential traffic increases in the Bronx and other areas have reason to be reassured by the early data."
Also this:
"Environmental justice advocates who pressed the MTA to commit to programs that would mitigate the air quality impacts of potential traffic increases in the Bronx and other areas have reason to be reassured by the early data."
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UPDATE: Called all my NY reps - national and state, as well as my city councilperson, to ask them to speak out for and fight for the release of Mahmoud Khalil. Here's a quick script if you need one and want to make calls yourself. You can find your reps here: reps.fyi
March 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
UPDATE: Called all my NY reps - national and state, as well as my city councilperson, to ask them to speak out for and fight for the release of Mahmoud Khalil. Here's a quick script if you need one and want to make calls yourself. You can find your reps here: reps.fyi