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oconnell

@oconnell@federate.social

Former Digital Editor at the Texas Observer, looking for work. GLAAD Media Award and National Magazine Award-nominated editor and journalist. Friend to cats.

This is my serious work account. Follow my personal account https://kolektiva.social/@kitoconnell

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oconnell, to austin
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People have packed #Austin City Council chambers today for the council meeting, speaking in favor of the #Palestine Ceasefire Resolution and on a variety of community development and rezoning topics.

#Texas #news #politics #USpol #ceasefire #activism

oconnell,
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Open comment section has begun. Lots of people speaking on but also some supporters of Israel present. Tension has already built in the audience with mayor having to tell folks to settle down.

oconnell,
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The second speaker is a queer Jewish nonbinary person who was arrested at , who says their faith requires them to stand for freedom and liberation wherever it is needed.
"I refuse to stand by as a genocide is committed in my name."

oconnell, to ai
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"It’s telling that the #AI advisory council is composed entirely of businesspeople and entrepreneurs, not ethicists or anyone with an academic or deep research background..."

Meta’s new AI council is composed entirely of white men
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/22/metas-new-ai-council-is-comprised-entirely-of-white-men/

#tech #news #politics #Meta #Facebook #gender

oconnell, to politics
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The governor didn’t offer much of a rationale in granting clemency to Daniel Perry, who killed a Black Lives Matter protester in 2020, but apparently the enemy of his enemy is his friend.

Why Did Greg Abbott Pardon a Racist Murderer?
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/greg-abbott-daniel-perry-pardon/

#GregAbbott #politics #USpol #Texas #BlackLivesMatter #GunViolence #news

oconnell, to Palestine
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“What I saw was students linking arms, hugging each other while being brutalized by the police. I think the only violence we saw that day was from the police.”

I spoke with two anti-Zionist Jewish supporters of the pro-Palestine protests at #UTAustin, including one who got arrested on April 29. Read it from Deceleration here:
https://deceleration.news/2024/05/15/texas-troopers-were-real-agitators-university-of-texas-austin/

#Palestine #Austin #Texas #activism #protest #FreeSpeech @palestine

oconnell, to Palestine
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I interviewed two anti-Zionist Jews about their perspective on the protests for #Palestine, one a current grad student at #UTAustin, and the other an alumni. Both were present at the big protest at April 29, and one was arrested—but only one would have been classified as an "outsider," even though they both have deep ties to the school.

I've got their story coming out later this week at Decelerate.news.

#news #politics #protest #FreePalestine #FreeSpeeech #religion #USpol #Texas #Austin

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