Notices by Erika Sumner (erikasumner@mstdn.social)

Today in #WashingtonSquarePark under the arch is an art installation made of pieces of the now destroyed East Wing of the #WhiteHouse. Quite the commentary on the dismantling of #Democracy.

#BREAKING #NEWS: BIG day for #women in #SouthAfrica! After an online campaign and today’s countrywide protest “lie down”, South Africa has announced it’s classifying violence against women a national disaster. In a country where women are murdered at five times the global average, the government is finally going to put real resources behind fighting gender based violence. 💜

#WomenShutdown #WomenforChange #femicide
#GBV

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn979g302l9o

#BREAKING #NEWS: #Ukraine agrees to #Ceasefire with #Russia.

https://www.perplexity.ai/page/ukraine-agrees-to-ceasefire-pr-11ptN0mxQTSm63WAfbSMnQ

ALSO, #RaphaelWarnock came in to South Fulton HQ. He spoke very powerfully about women’s bodily autonomy and a recent death in #Georgia of a woman who was denied basic reproductive care. If you want to get fired up, listen to this (part 1 of 2).
#Harris #ReproductiveRights #women #election2024 #Vote

For anyone in #NYC interested in #StopTheCoup, a grassroots community education & mobilization org dedicated to exposing #Project2025, the radical & #conservative anti-#democracy, anti-#diversity, anti-#gender agenda, there’s an #event tomorrow in #CentralPark at 1pm. I hope to see you there!

https://www.stopthecoup2025.org/

I assess if a #LEADER is #INSPIRING in 2 ways:

1. Do they take ownership of mistakes & do something meaningful to fix them?

2. Can they assess, w/out ego trumping their #integrity (pun intended), when to pass the torch w/ #patriotic enthusiasm to someone capable.

#Biden has served w/ the intent to put #America before personal gain & did an impressive job in the wake of a #Trump disaster. I believe he will choose to step aside to put the country & #Democracy 1st.

#Politics #KamalaHarris

Dear mega-donor #Democrats calling for a “#miniprimary”…CUT IT OUT. #KamalaHarris is the more than capable heir apparent who will have access to the campaign money already raised & who most minimizes the legal vulnerabilities the #GOP intends to use to attack whatever candidate we choose. A mini primary undercuts her ability to beat #Trump by signaling a lack of faith. If you want a candidate that will energize the election out of the gate, #Kamala is your answer. Please get out of her way.

This opinion article covers all of the reasons why the #Democrats best (and only) alternative candidate is #KamalaHarris. The list is extensive. All naysayers buckle up.

#Democracy #DNC #KamalaForPresident #election2024

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/06/opinions/kamala-harris-only-viable-alternative-for-democrats-burton?cid=ios_app

#BREAKING: They may have found a #vaccine for #HIV! Add this to the gazillions of reasons why I’m so #grateful for Dr. #Fauci (I live in #NYC & I remember when we had mobile morgues & our president made it clear he didn’t care if we lived or died. But Fauci did everything he could to keep us safe w/#SCIENCE :) He also spent much of his career dedicated to fighting HIV & #AIDS & future generations will know him as one of the great #scientists & #humanists of our time.
https://cnn.it/3ujbS4Y

@kwheaton @HistoPol @hu_logic @randy
It’s heartbreaking & I hope his people transition to encouraging #Biden to preserve his legacy by gracefully stepping aside IN TANDEM w/ quickly & vociferously rallying behind #KamalaHarris. Same goes for all #Democrats & the #DNC. We must accept reality & move forward powerfully.
#election2024
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/06/opinions/kamala-harris-only-viable-alternative-for-democrats-burton?cid=ios_app

“#Plastics are one of the greatest threats facing our #planet today. We are not going to #recycle our way out of this problem.” Consider participating in #PlasticFreeJuly. It’s kind of like Dry January only you start slow and have lots wiggle room (reducing our dependence on plastics ain’t easy:).

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis
#Pollution
https://wapo.st/4cHmpL4

#NEWS: 4 major rulings handed down from the #SupremeCourt today:

✨ Allowing access to an emergency #abortion in Idaho…for now
✨ Overturning the #purduepharma bankruptcy deal #Sackler
✨ A blow to #ClimateChange by limiting an #EPA #airquality program
✨Hampering the ability of the #SEC to prosecute #fraud

BIG NOTE: Instead of finishing in June #SCOTUS will release decisions into July.

Here’s a list of the undecided cases (like #Trump #immunity) & the rulings so far:
https://wapo.st/45QknX6

@feditips I don’t know why, but i’ve lost my ability to follow people. When I go to someone’s profile, the follow button is just a blank gray.
PS i’m still getting my bearings in the fediverse so if there was a smarter way for me to ask this question, I apologize for not pursuing it.

@JWneural @ErikaSumner @feditips i’m new-ish here so i’m assuming your toot and accompanying photo convey something not scary that I just don’t understand. Please elaborate.

@JWneural @ErikaSumner @feditips Thank you so much for explaining! I’m heavily involved in public policy, govt & social justice issues & my 1st thought was that this was coming from someone belonging to a party known for threatening tactics. I clearly lost the plot when I forgot that there’s an elephant theme to the Fediverse🤣
Absolutely zero offense taken & I very much appreciate you responding. Thought I was reaching out to the @mstdn.social server admin, not the entire fediverse. #Whoops!

MASSIVE #SCANDAL: Leaked docs show the president of the #UN global #climate summit #COP28 secretly planned to lobby countries to increase the United Arab Emirates’ oil & gas exports. The man is the head of an #oil company & outcry when he was chosen to lead COP28 was ignored. I wish the world would learn from our #SCOTUS debacle. Conflicts of interest erode #integrity like acid.

#ClimateChange #UAE

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dubai-un-climate-summit-oil-and-gas_n_65669d04e4b028b0f3ce3d3c