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There a big Twitter developer

artappraiser — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 22:13:03 +0000

There is a big Twitter developer conference going on in Houston right now. Here are Godis Rivera's first tweets from there:

#OneTeam is especially near & dear to me. In 2018 I wasn’t a Tweep, but a speaker at the 1st #OneTeam. I spoke abt the power of marginalized communities on the platform & challenged Twitter to better connect w/ & serve those groups.They took me up on it & now I lead that wor pic.twitter.com/Eu78063vPE
— God-is Rivera (@GodisRivera) January 13, 2020

It was a presentation & a moment that changed my life, and I hope can change, enhance and improve so many others. I’m forever grateful for Twitter seeing and believing in my vision that day. Can’t wait to join #OneTeam this year as a Tweep & continue to work on our evolution
— God-is Rivera (@GodisRivera) January 13, 2020

Sadly CoCo seems to be

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 19:07:18 +0000

In reply to PP: to me, what the article

Sadly CoCo seems to be awfully quiet the last 3 years - maybe more effective locally.

PP: to me, what the article

artappraiser — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 19:02:17 +0000

In reply to Blacks much more likely to be

PP: to me, what the article reports is more proof of glass half full, this concluding paragraph exudes savvy and confidence:

Advocates in California say they welcome the opportunity to discuss racial disparities in policing with the new data, complexity and all.

“I think the data presents a remarkable opportunity for police departments across the state to reduce their racist practices,” said Retana, the CEO of the Community Coalition of Los Angeles.

“People usually use data against us,” he added. “Now is the time to use it in the people’s interests.”

I looked them up, seems to me they've got the formula; not victims but turn despair and hopelessness into action

For the past 25 years, Community Coalition has continued with this groundbreaking approach. We elevate the voices of our members, shift power to the community, and tackle the root causes of poverty, crime and violence. Together we are creating a more prosperous, safer and healthier South L.A.

Blacks much more likely to be

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 16:42:58 +0000

In reply to Sorry Flav, I don't buy it.

Blacks much more likely to be stopped.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jan/02/california-police-black-...

No. I didn't say that he

Flavius — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 02:50:51 +0000

In reply to Another boot. You said that

No.

Here's what I wrote " In the Car."

o Ted obviously has no problem with blacks. Staff’s about 50/50.

o I think about an impressive relative- a once impoverished , non- english speaking immigrant who became successful (and helped pay my college bills) . I clearly remember him taking out the cigar and gravely saying “ I sometime think the Blacks were better off then”.

Instead you

o invent the idea that Ted' s a racist.

and

o that he said blacks were better off under slavery.

"Say it ain't so....." as a kid begged " Shoeless Joe"

If you just made a couple of mistakes, well nobody's perfect..

If instead you chose to repeat charges that you know are false , well I suppose "Peter unverified "

will say :" I told you so".

Which is it ?

doesn't matter what you said,

artappraiser — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 01:47:43 +0000

In reply to No. I didn't say that he

doesn't matter what you said, he's got a demonizing narrative in his head and he's sticking with it and adding emotion-stirring hyperbole

JUST LIKE TRUMP

This is the game that demagogues play, whipping up tribes and partisans. Shit stirrers.

Ran into a wingnut who said

rmrd0000 — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 01:31:46 +0000

In reply to Maybe Ted doesn't want Sharia

Ran into a wingnut who said there was Sharia law in a town in Arkansas.

He couldn't name the town

A state legislator led an effort to make non-existent Sharia law illegal.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/04/what-harrison-arkansas-fight-with-the-kkk-says-about-the-alt-right.html

Arkansas has the town of Harrison that is trying to challenge the white supremacist who set up camp in the town

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/04/what-harrison-arkansas-fight-with-the-kkk-says-about-the-alt-right.html

I riffed off of Flav's

rmrd0000 — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 01:21:57 +0000

In reply to A lot of mileage on someone

I riffed off of Flav's description.

Edit to add:

Flavius said Ted thought blacks were better off during slavery.

That is a racist statement.

I suppose one could argue there are "good people" on both sides in that argument that better off during slavery

On the one hand, blacks had full employment. They also knew their work schedule

On the other hand, black slaves got whipped, could have their families torn away, and had no freedom.

"Good" arguments to be made on both sides.

Yawn

rmrd0000 — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:15:34 +0000

In reply to It's just textbook demonizing

Yawn

Just like Trump coming from Ms pity olympics. You are not self-aware.

It's just textbook demonizing

artappraiser — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 23:35:47 +0000

In reply to A lot of mileage on someone

It's just textbook demonizing the other, just like racists and all tribalists, and just like Trump.

All you have to do is say someone is a Republican or a conservative and that means they are a racist too. Makes things simple. Just like Trump at a rally. Democrats good and not racist, Republicans and conservatives always evil racists.

The needling about whether Flavius got this mythical Ted to vote the "right" way, to me that's what's beyond the pale. As if political party and person were one and the same thing. I can't even imagine what that would be like in real life, to be a friend or relative of such a person who rags at ya about who are you gonna vote for like a litmus test of whether you are a worthwhile human being. Like a nasty wife beater telling his wife who she must vote for or get beaten that night or a boss who says vote this way or lose your job. Geez. To me the secrecy of the voting booth is sacred.

REALLY the type of behavior that causes more and more people to become Independents, disgusted by the partisan stereotyping and simple mindedness. Nobody can be a complex human being, they are all symbols of a race or a political party.