Jon Hutson
Writer, dog lover, cat lover, and human rights advocate. My personal takes. Read my stories on race, law, and human rights: salon.com/writer/jonathan-hutson
- Shameful! The RAINN (the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network) hotline has removed more than two dozen resources for LGBTQI+ people, immigrants and other marginalized groups from its list of permissible referrals, according to documents obtained by NYT. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/15/w...
- Do you mean gifted me a Boeing 747-8 "flying palace" jet outright or just leased at a discount? Hmmm, let me think... No, no I have not taken any bribes.
- I've been a proud AFGE member & representative for 24 years. It shouldn't have had to come to this; but here we are. He tried to kneecap us during his 1st term; but this time, he's gone too far. All workers deserve union representation. We will prevail. www.afge.org/publication/...
- Strong labor unions are foundations for democracy 🗽
- •••••HAPPENING NOW••••• The first group of White South Africans granted refugee status is departing for the U.S. today, flying on a State Department-chartered plane — at the expense of American taxpayers. The Trump regime has made great efforts to facilitate the swift resettlement of white…
- Afrikaners are not oppressed; they are economically privileged.
- Must-read thread on why Dems are stuck in the muck of status quo, poll-driven politics, and how to haul them out. We can do this! And we must. 🗽 Here's how ⬇️
- Why are Dems—champions of every major policy advance since the New Deal—so deeply wedded to status-quo, poll-tested politics? The answer lies in Stafford Beers' 5-level Viable Systems Model: They lack Systems 4 & 5 dealing with future coordinating it with present. 1/25 www.salon.com/2025/05/10/w...
- Justice Sotomayor's powerful call to action for lawyers to "fight this fight" is a must-read. @NACDL.org breaks it down in this essential thread. Don't miss her urgent message! bsky.app/profile/nacd...
- 1/6: Insightful NYT piece on Justice Sotomayor's recent remarks, calling for legal professionals to "fight this fight": www.nytimes.com/2025/05/09/u.... She spoke at an American Bar Association conference gala in Washington D.C. on May 8, 2025. (thread)
