Tweet from Women in Red (@WikiWomenInRed)

https://twitter.com/WikiWomenInRed/status/1116993164060045312?s=17

82% of biography links on (English) Wikipedia are about men.

Women in Red (@WikiWomenInRed) Tweeted:

Are you annoyed by @Wikipedia? Help us get even!

@jesswade, @PennamitePLR & 1000s of others have written 100s of new articles.
15% women is now ~18% on Wiki.
100s o’editors, 1000s articles, 1000s pix, 1000s of RTs. – 4 yrs of effort

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FDNY firefighter who survived 9/11 says Republican criticizing Ilhan Omar told him he was ‘too busy’ to talk victim benefits – New York Daily News

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/ny-texas-republican-ilhan-omar-fdny-firefighter-attack-20190411-qs7sbccinbd4zhirps2d7g6wpm-story.html

Whoops.

«The fund, which provides compensation to first responders and others harmed in the 9/11 attacks, has been forced to slash payouts in recent months because congressional Republicans such as Crenshaw have been reluctant to support its renewal.

“He really didn’t want to talk to us,” Serra, 39, told The News over the phone. “He said he didn’t have any information and that his staff would take care of it.”

More than 81,404 Americans rely on VCF, 375 of whom hail from Crenshaw’s state, according to a status report filed by the fund in February.»

Tweet from Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__)

https://twitter.com/oneunderscore__/status/1116431011724836864?s=17

Interesting. The alt-right wants $1,000/month UBI so they can continue to sit around in their parents’ basements and shitpost, I guess. Unintended consequence of UBI?

Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) Tweeted:

By mid-March, the Discord chat where members sometimes coordinated with the Yang campaign devolved into posting Daily Stormer articles.

Users implored each other to tone down their public-facing white nationalism, fearing they’d lose their $1,000.

https://t.co/Xt4gCxpz6L https://t.co/UAQIJ6MKv5

Gaetz introduces ‘PENCIL’ resolution to oust Schiff from House Intel | TheHill

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/438386-gaetz-introduces-pencil-resolution-to-oust-schiff-from-house-intel

Members of Congress who don’t take government seriously, elected by voters who don’t take government seriously.

«Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), one of President Trump’s closest allies on Capitol Hill, on Wednesday introduced a bill to remove Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) as the chairman of the House Intelligence»

Man wearing a Trump shirt abuses people at Christchurch mosque where more than 40 people died | Stuff.co.nz

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/christchurch-shooting/111948420/trump-supporter-yelled-abuse-at-people-gathered-at-mosque-targeted-in-christchurch-terror-attack

I haven’t read this article, and don’t really plan to, but: these days, the Confederate flag, the Gadsden flag, Trump/MAGA paraphernalia and maybe even the Nazi flag and that Amerinazi flag are all markers of a certain thing, and statement-makers by and about the individuals who fly/wear them. Without exception.

«Man wearing a Trump shirt yells abuse at members of the Muslim community gathered at the mosque where more than 40 died.»