Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz

@HawaiiHHRC Grants/Advancement Manager. Ex policy wonk in Sacramento. @upayazen '16. Maryknoll '91, BA, JD. Views my own. Honolulu, HI Joined August 2009

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Vera Institute of Justice @verainstitute

2 hours ago

Earlier this week, the Senate Public Safety Committee in California’s legislature voted down a bill (#SB1011) that would criminalize homelessness by making it a misdemeanor for a person to sit, lay, or stand on a street or sidewalk. sacbee.com/news/politics-…

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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz

2 hours ago

BREAKING: Hawaii House Committee on Culture, Arts, and International Affairs passes SCR13 (Gaza ceasefire resolution) with amendments. Rep. Alcos (R) the sole "no" vote. #HInews #HIleg

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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz

6 hours ago

With Columbia University President Minouche Shafik "making a splash" in the media, it's surprising that so few call her Baroness. She was gazetted as Baroness Shafik of Camden in the London Borough of Camden in 2020. God Save the King and all that...

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Filter | harm reduction journalism @Filtermag_org

9 hours ago

“This is the moment that we need to not settle & keep pushing for the reforms we need,” Sarah Gersten of @lastprisonerprj tells @A_Lekhtman. Activists in DC for events & face-to-face lobbying, backed by @DrugPolicyOrg @PoliceForReform @NORML & many more: filtermag.org/420-marijuana-…

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Artists of Colour @artistsofcolour

20 hours ago

PIGEON, Kareem Dabbah, 1988

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Jennifer McGrath @CannabisPermit

a day ago

The U.S. legal cannabis industry reaches its highest-ever number of jobs & sales with 440,445 full-time-equivalent jobs and $28.8 billion in annual sales. California has the most marijuana jobs per state with 78,618 positions. newsweek.com/us-marijuana-i…

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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz

21 hours ago

One of the more morbid headlines to come out of any legislature this year or in the 21st Century. #RightToWork #NoRightsAtWork #Louisiana

James Finn @rjamesfinn

a day ago

One of the more morbid headlines to come out of any legislature this year or in the 21st Century. #RightToWork #NoRightsAtWork #Louisiana

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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz

22 hours ago

A "two state solution" will remain a vague rhetorical aspiration. "The vote was 12 in favor [and one] opposed, with abstentions from Britain and Switzerland." U.S. Vetoes Palestinian Bid for Recognition as Full U.N. Member State @nytimes #HumanRights nytimes.com/2024/04/18/wor…

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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz

23 hours ago

Quite a carnival of dismal right-wing buncombe, even by contemporary "conservative" metrics. #Murica #MAGA

Brandy Zadrozny @BrandyZadrozny

24 hours ago

Quite a carnival of dismal right-wing buncombe, even by contemporary "conservative" metrics. #Murica #MAGA

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Senator Dick Durbin @SenatorDurbin

a day ago

Section 702 is a valuable tool for collecting foreign intel, but it has been misused to spy on protesters, journalists, & members of Congress. We shouldn't rubber stamp House’s flawed bill when surveillance is already authorized until April 2025. WATCH: x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz

a day ago

It's the defendant who is harming the "brand." His continued resonance in U.S. politics endangers the nation and the globe. ‘Shark Tank’ Guy Rages That Trump’s ‘Porn Star Case’ Is Hurting the ‘American Brand’ @thedailybeast thedailybeast.com/kevin-oleary-r…

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Nikos Leverenz @nikosleverenz

2 days ago

"People tied to government contractors have provided a remarkable percentage of the money fueling state and local politics." 🎁 Inside the Late-Night Parties Where Hawaii Politicians Raked In Money @nytimes #HInews nytimes.com/2024/04/17/us/…

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Matthew Guariglia @mguariglia

a day ago

It’s a basic fact that this point: Technologies justified as being only for the most extreme circumstances end up getting deployment to student protests.

Karl Jacoby @karl_jacoby

a day ago

It’s a basic fact that this point: Technologies justified as being only for the most extreme circumstances end up getting deployment to student protests.