jolowobe

@jolowobe.bsky.social

Student of democracy and its rise and fall which has been minimally useful domestically. Until now. “This isn’t just a moment it’s the movement.” That’s my pup Pippin (like the hobbit).

if you aren't required to work 80-hour weeks, didn't toil away in a canning factory as a 10-year old, and never died in a factory fire because the foreman locked the exits to prevent you from taking breaks, take a moment today to thank Frances Perkins.

Top 5 Ways Frances Perkins Made Your Life Better

Many employee benefits and safeguards the U.S. takes for granted today started Labor Secretary Frances Perkins. Her home could soon become a national park site.

npca.org

Whoa. Sherrod Brown’s new ad is devastating for Jon Husted. Sarah Bloom Anderson trusted Husted when he looked her in the eye and promised he wouldn’t cut Medicaid, the program that saves her daughter. One week later, Husted voted to cut Medicaid.

Join me tomorrow evening for a Zoom resume and cover letter writing workshop as part of @katmabu.bsky.social ’s @kapowworks.bsky.social mutual aid network. Might as well put my months and months of job searching to use for others!

Kat Abughazaleh@katmabu.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Resume workshop, a rally with @abdulelsayed.bsky.social, park cleanup, Mutual Aid support, and more. Whether you're looking to build skills, meet people, help out, or hang around, KAPOW has something for you to join this week 💥

Mutual Aid Hub hours: Monday, Wednesday to Friday, 12 to 7PM. Closed Tuesday. Saturday and Sunday, 10AM to 1PM.

6/22: James Park cleanup in Evanston, 6:15 to 7:15PM.

6/23: Office closed.

6/24: Virtual resume and cover letter workshop, 6 to 8PM CT.

6/25: Community Tax Alliance workshop, 12 to 3PM.

6/26: Game night, 6 to 8PM.

6/27: Mutual aid office open, 11AM to 1PM.

6/28: 11AM. Mending and Mutual Aid Day, 11AM to 1PM. Livestream with Kat, 6PM - 8PM.

Ramaswamy’s assertion here that “you’re strong enough to protect yourself” rings hollow when you learn his parents pulled him out of public school and put him in private school after “a big black kid” (his words) pushed him down the stairs. @davidpepperoh.bsky.social @amyactonoh.bsky.social

‘They Don’t Know How to Accept Him’: Vivek Ramaswamy Navigates Identity in Ohio

Race, religion and wealth loom over Ohio’s fierce race for governor.

politico.com

“It was a celebration that was geographically agnostic, attracting people throughout the country and the world and demonstrating just how starved we are to witness an ounce of accountability. That, and our insatiable thirst for his humiliation.”

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New: I wrote about everyone intently watching the long process of removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center and how it revealed our insatiable thirst for accountability — and for his humiliation.