Marta Rusek (she/her)
@martarusek.bsky.social
Proud Philadelphian. Nonprofit Nerd. Social Media Maven for @womenagainstabuse.bsky.social and @fishtownneighbors.bsky.social.
More like Labor Loves Cool Jim! (H/t Briana Morgan for coining this awesome name change.)
LL Cool J, the hip-hop legend who was scheduled to co-headline the Wawa Welcome America concert Friday on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, announced Thursday night that he would not perform while the municipal workers’ strike was ongoing.
LL Cool J pulls out of Wawa Welcome America
“I’m not gonna cross a picket line and perform for money when people are hurting,” the rapper said on Instagram and X.
www.inquirer.com
July 4, 2025 at 3:26 AM
More like Labor Loves Cool Jim! (H/t Briana Morgan for coining this awesome name change.)
Reposted by Marta Rusek (she/her)
March is #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth. Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are often overlooked & misdiagnosed among survivors of intimate partner violence. Learn the warning signs and share the Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline to help people who are most at risk: 1-866-723-3014
![A list from Women Against Abuse for Brain Injury Awareness Month, featuring a plus-size woman holding her head with both hands, in pain. It reads: “Know the Warning Signs of Traumatic Brain Injury in people experiencing abuse:
[point] Headache that gets worse, or won’t go away
[point] Persistent vomiting/nausea
[point] Trouble with memory, concentration or thinking
[point] Slurred speech
[point] Convulsions or seizures](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7b6xvfgayztjqyziblkwwo4y/bafkreigtj77crwd6nji7ri3xv7756vmwswv2tbex6hpwmzcq46zkm37lta@jpeg)
March 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
March is #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth. Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are often overlooked & misdiagnosed among survivors of intimate partner violence. Learn the warning signs and share the Philadelphia Domestic Violence Hotline to help people who are most at risk: 1-866-723-3014
Reposted by Marta Rusek (she/her)
Convinced that tickets for the final Wu-Tang show EVER going on sale this Friday of all Fridays is an attempt to undermine the resistance.
February 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Convinced that tickets for the final Wu-Tang show EVER going on sale this Friday of all Fridays is an attempt to undermine the resistance.
WHY DID THIS TOUR HAVE TO GO ON SALE ON BOYCOTT DAY?????
“You’ll see all of us together and that may be the last time you see us all together in the physical,” Wu-Tang Clan leader RZA told the New York Times.
“You might watch us on TV, but we’re not coming to your city again. We want you to come break bread with us.”
🔗 inquirer.com/arts/wu-tang...
“You might watch us on TV, but we’re not coming to your city again. We want you to come break bread with us.”
🔗 inquirer.com/arts/wu-tang...
February 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
WHY DID THIS TOUR HAVE TO GO ON SALE ON BOYCOTT DAY?????
We need this order in Pennsylvania, too.
🏆 Governor Pritzker- Illinois - has signed an order prohibiting all J6 rioters from state employment.
February 1, 2025 at 3:19 AM
We need this order in Pennsylvania, too.
Reposted by Marta Rusek (she/her)
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
January 31, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I honestly believe our most powerful position in a toxic time that feeds on cynicism, apathy,& despair is to genuinely care and act for a better world.
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Cynicism is our enemy. We should check it, incl. on the left. It’s not intellectually superior. It’s the virus they’re trying to infect us with. NO
Reposted by Marta Rusek (she/her)
Just to be clear, this means Trump’s U.S. Attorney for D.C. has fired almost every domestic violence prosecutor in the office.
And because we’re not a state, D.C.’s attorney general can’t bring felony charges against domestic abusers. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
And because we’re not a state, D.C.’s attorney general can’t bring felony charges against domestic abusers. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Interim U.S. attorney fires more than two dozen Jan. 6 prosecutors in D.C.
The lawyer and pro-Trump podcaster has fired Jan. 6 prosecutors, launched investigations of the Capitol riot investigation and threatened a Democrat with an inquiry.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Just to be clear, this means Trump’s U.S. Attorney for D.C. has fired almost every domestic violence prosecutor in the office.
And because we’re not a state, D.C.’s attorney general can’t bring felony charges against domestic abusers. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
And because we’re not a state, D.C.’s attorney general can’t bring felony charges against domestic abusers. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Well done, everyone! Keep the pressure on.
VICTORY!!!! Thanks to your advocacy over the past 24 hours, the White House has rescinded the order to freeze federal funding! We are so grateful to the many advocates who joined us in speaking out for survivors of intimate partner violence.
Collective action works, and your voice matters.
Collective action works, and your voice matters.
January 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Well done, everyone! Keep the pressure on.
Reposted by Marta Rusek (she/her)
🚨 Advocacy Alert 🚨: Urge your senator to vote NO on H.R. 29/S. 5, The Laken Riley Act, and protect immigrant survivors. Send a letter directly via this form, courtesy of Tahirih Justice Center: tahirih.org/action_alert...
January 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
🚨 Advocacy Alert 🚨: Urge your senator to vote NO on H.R. 29/S. 5, The Laken Riley Act, and protect immigrant survivors. Send a letter directly via this form, courtesy of Tahirih Justice Center: tahirih.org/action_alert...