The Holocaust did not begin with killing; it began with words.

Genocides do not start with mass murder. That's where they end up.

Genocides & other mass atrocity crimes begin with words - specifically, with powerful people dehumanizing a minority.

Once they are seen as less than human, anything is possible, even mass murder.

👉 You can speak out loudly today for the rights of others, or you can stay silent & wait for tomorrow, when your rights will be taken away too.

Truly upsetting & I hope Democrats reading this run for local school board—because otherwise it will get worse for our kids.😳

The Berkeley County School District in South Carolina swore in 6 board members who were elected last week & endorsed by the right wing “Moms for Liberty.” They immediately fired the district’s first Black superintendent, fired the district’s lawyer, & banned CRT.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/moms-liberty-berkeley-county-school-board-superintendent-rcna57528

Not been on here long, but a few
🧵 #feditips🦉 learnt:

🍄 Go-wide/follow more 🦔 Your timeline’s populated by who you follow so follow liberally (not just high-profile folks) and go to the edges of the fediverse (not just your own instance)

🦊 There’s no algorithmic boosting 📈 Boost liberally to share and promote

🐑 Share and promote toots not (high-profile) people 📢 To expand + thicken the network, do less sharing of those with lots of followers and promote toots that might not otherwise spread