Dem vegan Texan @WhiteHouse @BarackObama @EPA @HRC & @RemoteYear alum. @UniofExeter MSc in social psych. People Ops & HR for tech startups.
Brighton, England
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Taylor Fiscus retweeted
This seems like a great time to reshare my favourite Sir Patrick Stewart performance, ‘What has the ECHR ever done for us?’ It’s just perfect in every possible way … including the ending 😂😂😂 RIP.
🎥 The Guardian
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
This woman is 104 years old.
She’s seen 18 presidents in her life.
Listen to what she says about Trump.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The video shows an AI-generated woman, not a real 104-year-old person. The originating YouTube upload states all visuals are AI-created.
snopes.com/fact-check/vid…
youtube.com/watch?v=Qan-8T…
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
Trump just endorsed Netanyahu.
No surprise. One authoritarian helping another stay in power.
Trump and Netanyahu. More war. More destruction. More genocide.
We must end the Republican rubber-stamp Congress.
We must stop all military aid to Israel.
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
JD Vance has no shame, we know that, but he stooped to a new low when he stood in front of a national audience and claimed he's not seen any corruption out of this White House. In doing so, he's gaslighting Americans into thinking they're not seeing it either.
Trust your eyes, the corruption is as clear as day. (link to my full news coverage in comments)
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
Ten years ago today.
In just the last few days: Trump made a deal for the U.S. to buy Russian diesel, an economic lifeline for Putin; he and Elon Musk blamed each other for an order that slowed down Starlink satellite connectivity over Ukraine, hampering the country's defenses during a devastating Russian attack; and Trump waived sanctions on Russia that Congress, led by his late friend Lindsey Graham, had pushed for.
Now, Putin has proposed a summit with Trump and Xi to decide Ukraine’s fate for them, bulldoze a century of international cooperation, and frame Russia as an equal to the U.S. and China.
We’ll see if Putin’s puppet continues to dance on his strings.
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
I checked my student loan balance for the first time in almost a year.
Honestly, I was scared to look.
I borrowed $38,000 back in 2017.
I've sent $340 every single month for nearly 9 years. Never missed a payment.
That's roughly $36,700 out of my own pocket.
My balance today?
$33,900.
Nine years of payments and I've only knocked about $4,100 off what I originally borrowed.
I called my mom afterward because I honestly didn't know who else to talk to.
This is what people miss when they say "just pay your loans."
I HAVE BEEN PAYING.
For almost a decade.
The money left my account every month.
So how do I pay close to $37K and still owe almost $34K?
That's what borrowers are asking.
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
The death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person. The common good can be safeguarded and the requirements of justice can be met without recourse to capital punishment: effective systems of detention have been developed that protect citizens while at the same time do not completely deprive those who are guilty of the possibility of redemption. #NoDeathPenalty
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
This afternoon in Marble Hill, a New Yorker was shot by an ICE agent in a residential neighborhood. Early reports indicate agents surrounded him and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple rounds. We believe the child was physically unharmed.
This is an unconscionable and incredibly serious situation. I have called the President; when we speak I will demand that he ends all ICE enforcement actions in our city. I will not stand by while ICE agents terrorize our communities.
Our thoughts are with the injured New Yorker and his family tonight. We are praying for his recovery.
Get ICE out of our neighborhoods. Get ICE out of our hospitals. Get ICE off our streets. Get ICE away from our children.
Abolish ICE.
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
Lawyers, law students! @WeTheAction is ready to connect you to nonpartisan voter protection efforts. Remote and in-person opportunities available. Join us!
Lawyers are on the front lines of the fight to protect our democracy. Right now, @WeTheAction is recruiting lawyers who are willing to volunteer their time to defend voting rights. Join them: wetheaction.us/guide
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
What happened to me is bigger than one artist or one stage. When the billionaire class can decide which voices are allowed on stage and which ones are too dangerous to hear, everyone should be paying attention.
So we're going on tour. All proceeds will benefit organizations supporting the Palestinian people and movement.
Sign up at macklemore.com
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
Ms Rachel on Gaza: “Knowing what was happening I couldn’t not say something. Over 20K kids being killed and meeting kids who don’t have their legs anymore, meeting a teenager who lost all of her siblings. How could I not use my platform to say stop, this is so wrong? We all need to make the choice to speak out when there’s a genocide happening”
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
Mandy Patinkin is an incredibly brave Jewish man. You can hear the heartbreak in his voice every time he speaks about what’s happening to Palestinians. He cares so deeply, and he refuses to stay quiet about it. Protect this man at all costs. ❤️
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
People keep saying Trump term II is the most corrupt administration ever, so I built a model to find out if it was true.
I took the UN's definition of corruption, turned it into eight criteria and 100 points, and scored the leaders history remembers for looting their countries: Marcos, Suharto, Mobutu, Abacha, Obiang, Putin.
Then I put every president since Eisenhower on the same scale, both parties, with every exoneration counted right alongside the convictions.
Nixon scored 41 and no other American President scored over a 25.
Trump's second term scored a 91, which ties him with Suharto and Mobutu and puts him above Marcos and Abacha.
So he is not only the most corrupt president in American history. At this pace he finishes his term level with the most corrupt rulers of the last hundred years.
PSA: don't come in my comments arguing about the results if you haven't read the full article, because ignorance is a choice.
Full article is up now on my Substack (link in bio) and it's free.
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
BREAKING: EVERY scheduled opening act on Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour has now withdrawn after Macklemore was dropped over his pro-Palestinian remarks.
Aaron Rowe, Lukas Graham and Finneas have all pulled out, while Sheeran’s touring band Beoga has also quit. Each cited solidarity with Macklemore, Palestinians, or opposition to artists being silenced.
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
This is brilliant by the French
Send them all home is the cry - well be very careful what you wish for...........
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
Does anyone think this is sane behavior?
No, Mr. Trump. In America, we don’t take loyalty oaths encouraging supporters “to cheat like hell” & do whatever it takes to keep your party in power even if they’re not registered to vote.
Stop acting like a mad king & a tinpot dictator.
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
This is terrorism.
Russia has just hit the largest shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine.
At least 15 people have been killed and more than 120 injured, including dozens of children. The death toll is still rising.
This was a shopping mall.
Not a military base.
Not an ammunition depot.
Not a command center.
A shopping mall filled with ordinary people going about their lives.
Russians attacked in two waves. After the first strike, emergency workers rushed to the scene to rescue the wounded. Then russians struck the area again.
This is what russia’s war against Ukraine looks like - plain terrorism!
Shopping malls. Apartment buildings. Hospitals. Schools. Families. Children.
And while politicians continue talking about negotiations and “peace,” russia continues killing Ukrainian civilians.
Russian evil must be stopped at any cost.
Taylor Fiscus retweeted
It’s time to make your own ice cream bars at home! Let me show you how to make a Ben & Jerry’s bar at home! They’re delicious and will satisfy your cravings for an ice cream bar, all while you boycott Magnum. #freebenandjerrys