I love Indianapolis. Mental Health Activist. Former Politician. Radical Left. Feed the Hungry. Decriminalize Addiction. Abortion is Healthcare. 🏳️🌈 Ally.
Just a note in accordance with my employer's "Political Activities Policy"...I have never spoken for my employer, I disagree with the admin more than I'd like to because they are more interested in virtue signaling to regressive politicians.
I speak for myself.
Years ago, an active shooter alert was put out on my campus. Risked my life throwing students to into my office and them telling them not to open the door if anything happened to me.
It was a false alarm.
Here is an administration inviting shooters to rooftops.
President Whitten needs to resign.
Now.
You have been an ineffective leader from the beginning. Chosen by political hacks. Lied about your defense against SB202.
Resign.
IU encourages and respects free speech, including the right to peacefully protest and demonstrate.
Consistent with university policy, the installation of temporary structures requires advanced approval and camping is not allowed overnight. IU students, faculty, staff and
@AttyAbdul
Get cars to follow the law, and maybe I’d agree with you.
Turns out, idaho stops are almost always safer. Same with Jaywalking pedestrians. Humans are attuned to not getting murdered so we take shortcuts that others assume are for convenience but actually safer.
Three Faculty Members were arrested and given a One-Year Trespass Order Yesterday.
For being on the property, where they work.
We are firing these faculty members after the President changed rules less than 24 hours earlier, violating state law.
I say this as an Alumni...
In light of Jim Irsay's fall from the wagon, I want to say I quit drinking almost 11 years ago.
I also quit drinking 12 years ago.
And I also quit drinking 13 years ago.
Folks who have never suffered addiction need to understand sobriety isn't a clean line.
36% of the women in Indiana miss one or more days of work or school because of the cost of menstrual products yet high taxes on tampons and otherwise continue.
What don’t we tax? RVs, condoms, and other things men like.
This sign lasted 3 days before
@IndyDPW
took it down.
Congrats Gretchen. You can put this on your wall of confiscated signs and share with others how you and
@IndyMayorJoe
refuse to take safety seriously.
@indianagop
In the Indiana House only 47 senators voted to remove the tax.
One Republican legislator said he was against this because tampons are a luxury item and cause orgasms.
Indiana House Bill 1093 removes restrictions on 16-18-year-olds, mandating that communities cannot stop children from working until Midnight.
The same people who want kids to work until midnight are the same ones who don't want Black kids on the street at midnight.
I cleared a path on Michigan St. since
@IndyDPW
can't seem to get their sh*t together.
It is almost as if they want to see the numbers go up on the
@IndyPedCrisis
big board of deaths.
@indianagop
Personal note: I’m happy to work for a public institution where period products are freely available in ALL restrooms.
(Most? I only use the Men’s and All-Gender restrooms…I’ve seen them everywhere!)
Apparently, I am being named in a 'defamation case'.
Politicians rarely sue for defamation as it is an unwinnable situation.
I half expected my attorney to quote me a price, but he, as he had just retired and said, "F**k Republicans...I'll take it for free".
@indianagop
McCormack is talking about how the republicans in the state house have OPENLY stated they want to remove the right to birth control.
(Oddly my Viagra only costs $5 a month-cm)
This is why it is important to have a fully functional
@IndyGoBus
.
Coldest night of the year and the transit center is heated but locked up leaving folks to wait in -12° windchills.
Honest to God, I really wanted to not run for anything for the next few years. The GOP is NOT making it easy to stand on the side...
We need to fighter for Indiana. I'm not seeing one step up. Expect an announcement soon.
@Josh_Robes
The rules have been in place since 1965 and cannot be amended without a full trustee meeting.
Sorry. Maybe you need to stay in your lane about what you don’t know.
I am 100% hopeful that she selects someone who can represent the state and break the cycle of uninspiring centrists that the party has given.
I am putting my trust in McCormick.
Statewide Democrats haven’t held a fully statewide seat in 20 years.
Maybe it’s time to take chances because the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
I'm still trying to figure out how I went from someone I thought was a centrist...even slightly to the right...to a raging lefty.
Lets see...
It used to be that wanting a clean environment meant you were an outdoorsman. You were probably right-leaning...
🧵
Great night in Franklin, IN. Dinner with friends of 30 years followed by The Wrath of Khan at the Artcraft.
The Artcraft is a nonprofit theatre. All volunteer. 400+ seats. Shows movies 30+ years old. The place was packed tonight.
Tix are $6. $5 if senior or college ID.
God it’s like all my exes got together and decided to spill the tea!!!
For the record, I’m laughing at folks thinking I’m a Republican and sending me hate mail.
Good. Be ANGRY. Republicans are destroying our country. VOTE THESE BASTARDS OUT.
#VoteBlue
I am beyond angry.
For all the lip service that we care about students, anyone actually standing up for students are being punished.
For the record, I don’t know if the protest is productive for anyone. But it’s not my duty to tell anyone what to protest. Free speech.
Hi. I’m Clif. I’m an alcoholic.
The last drink I had was April 8, 2013. It has been a decade and STILL sometimes I really think I need a drink.
I had help. And it didn’t take the first few times. 🧵
We still have a long way to go to ensure that SB52 doesn't go any further.
This Thursday, I am calling out for volunteers to join me at Futuro 6PM to ensure we kill this bill and help ensure we never have to deal with Aaron Freeman and his meddling in our city again.
The cyclist was in the far left lane opposite the cop. The cop swerved to the point of almost hitting the opposing sidewalk.
The cyclist was in the right and is now dead.
We’ve had the “God Hates F**S” preachers on our campuses a few times a year for days at a time, screaming for the deaths of Gays and Jews…and you hear nothing about it.
Why is that?
Because while speech can be abhorrent, it is protected speech.
I made a veiled comment a few months ago about running into two politicians from opposite sides of the aisle. At this point, I lose nothing by detailing it.
Joe Hogsett and Mike Braun had coffee at Coat Check and were loud enough that I could hear Joe praising the 'Future
The sad part was this was well known around the Mayors team and the head of the Indy Council. A team of folks made sure this stayed quiet.
Anyone involved should resign.
bc
@LyndaMagnolia
@genvinz
@thorn
To be clear, nowhere did I give him a pass.
The point was that
@thorn
is suspect if their founder is supporting a rapist and Kutcher giving him a pass because they are buddies.
Narcan is available for free in Marion County and over the counter elsewhere.
We once demonized the poor for having the demon on overdose on their shoulder but billionaires that own your favorite sportsball teams suffer equally.
Stop the stigma.
The Indiana Statehouse has already decided that they want to start controlling birth control.
Expect those under 18 to be forced off first, and then SURPRISE when SCOTUS says this isn't illegal, they ban it for all women.
This disgusts me.
@ask_aubry
As a former Therapist and former drunk who went through therapy, here is advice:
NEVER DATE SOMEONE IN YOUR THERAPY GROUP.
Secondly, 3 years is more than appropriate for dating. I know that I was a parental figure to my partner's children far sooner than 5 months. But it will
I want to thank my anonymous DPW hero who saw my posts about the dangerous condition of the Mich bike lane and sent a skid loader to clean up the rest.
Before and after.
I am torn.
Kids need a way to have fun and be kids without being arrested for socializing. We also need a way now too have them get shot.
It’s almost as if guns were the problem. Not kids.
Laughing at my friends volunteering to clean up a race track for a corporation that made $39B last year.
When are we going to make this sort of thing illegal.
PAY YOUR WORKERS IN CASH MONEY.
I spoke in opposition to SB52 today. This is a bill to essentially kill Rapid Transit in Indianapolis.
This is a war on neighborhoods that overwhelmingly supported this initiative. And it is a war on Indianapolis by Big Government Republicans.
@ask_aubry
This is why we need
@TheDestinyWells
for Indiana Attorney General. She is fighting against the bullshit in Indiana. She will have women’s rights firmly in her sights.
Also Hoosiers - follow
@madvoters
because they are pushing this fight for women at the grass roots.
Supporting small businesses on the East Side as I do daily.
Amelia's has always been a great partner and community member. Located in Historic Windsor Park.
@indianagop
This is in a restroom in my office. Free. We do this for students too. Pads AND tampons.
Every restroom across American should have this free of charge.
Sitting waiting for a light to turn. Muscle car pulls up opens a window.
Dude shouts, “You know you’re a f**king a**hole!!!” Drives off.
I’m not disputing this, I’m just curious if this was intended for me personally or just all cyclists in the rain.
In the last two weeks, one officer resigned, and another died by suicide because of this investigation.
Several officers involved were originally from IMPD and left because it was 'too woke.' This says a lot about the culture of Greenwood PD.
@Kimmer4444
@IndyPedCrisis
For the record, as a pedestrian, I jaywalk. Every damn day. I don't even walk at crosswalks. They are located at the worst spot for a pedestrian to be seen so they can fit with the car-centric planning.
I post gossip about crappy Midwest politicians and I get 50,000 views immediately with everyone agreeing we need to do something.
I post about actionable items that we can do to make our community a better place tomorrow…tens of views and no shares.
@ask_aubry
In a lot of circles Rogers and Steve are sex symbols.
I met Rogers while staying with grandparents in Pittsburg…40+ years ago and moms all wanted to see him. As for Steve, I had a friend throw herself at him at a Comic-Con and he was polite and apparently NO THANK YOU BUT I’LL
I am a moderate democrat.
What does this mean?
I want safe roads for neighborhoods to walk to school. I want fair wages for employees. I want housing for the homeless. I want mental health treated as a medical issue not a criminal issue.
1/
I've seen this man step between two people who had pulled guns and convinced them to knock the shit off and walk away.
Thank you for all the great things you've helped me with over the last few years Ron.
I'm picking up some Grippo's BBQ tonight.
#BREAKING
Multiple friends and community leaders confirm to 13News that the man shot and killed at Arlington & 38th was Indy antiviolence activist Ron Gee 💔
@WTHRcom
One of my favorite
@KingDoughPizza
— the stinky Pete. I hate mushrooms and still love this.
You can still support a local boojie pizzeria in historic neighborhoods in Indy making amazing food that isn’t destroying our city.
IndyGo
#3
stops right near by. Just sayin’.
Politicians create these laws. I don’t believe in open carry but the law is the law.
If I were a cop, I’d be concerned for my safety and others…but overwhelmingly cops vote for idiots who allow this.
In indiana, you can open carry almost anywhere. I mean not the statehouse.
Welcome to Indy Caitlyn. You now make half of what any of the first year tech bros at Salesforce make only having the skill of ‘my daddy knows someone’.
@Kimmer4444
@IndyPedCrisis
Actually safer to put them in the MIDDLE of the block. It is the entire reason we fought for No-Turn-On-Red because turns injure more people than otherwise.
Crossing in the middle? No need to worry about someone TURNING into you. Ends up being safer to jaywalk.......
Literally parked on top of a plastic ballard. I shouted at her YOU ARE PARKED IN THE BIKE LANE.
She opened her window to tell me that "I'M DOING MY PAPERWORK AND NOT HURTING ANYONE."
I said again, "You are in the bike lane" and she shouted back, "CALL 911,
@IMPDnews
WON'T DO
East Siders for Public Transit.
Who wants to grab a slice 🍕???
I want to celebrate local businesses that support us. Don’t call it a boycott….it is rewarding businesses that love our neighbors as much as we do.
We need a plan of action.
We have a privileged white columnist, who claims to be mildly liberal, continually arguing that voting out Republicans in this state will just make them angrier.
So please, Democrats, stop trying to win elections and daddy won’t get out the belt. Thats how we all win.
SB52...no vote today.
This is a positive. At this point, we need a slow walk...we need to give folks time to consider if this is even needed.
They are going to entertain amendments next week and vote then.
Since I’ve had about a hundred new followers since last week let me introduce myself.
Hi, I’m Clif. I have a dog, a girl and sometimes children. In order of loyalty.
Former musician who went back to school after seeing way too many overdoses and studied psychology.
I am an
I want to thank everyone in my activist crew who pushed VisionZero over the line last night with only *3* no votes. That's right, even half the Republicans voted for it!
If you've seen these signs, you've seen the crew's work.
Interesting stat I found...70% of all teen moms where paternity can be established — the father is 21+.
Teens aren't getting young women pregnant...fully grownass men are.
I am so fucking sick of seeing people die.
In the last week, I’ve seen two people run lights, I’ve seen a cop car go the wrong way up a one way street to save going 3 blocks, numerous people including cops disregarding no turn on red almost hitting me on a bike.
Shop owner downtown telling me that the kids downtown are being dropped off by their parents and given scooter credits so they can hang out with their friends.
Kids need to be able to socialize. Until we rebuild the venues I had as a kid they are going to be on the street.
My personal office went from a former shrink's study with a comfy couch that I could nap during lunch and a private restroom to...this 6x4 cubby.
And my bosses wonder why I'd rather work from a coffee shop.
Dude…just listen to women.
Listen to them about the things you are uncomfortable with. Listen to the things you think you already know. Listen to the things you disagree on.
Just
#listen_to_women
Women's rights to their own damn bodies, and gays just being allowed to live as any other person should not be issues that someone needs to evolve on.
If I reached into my history five years ago apologizing for dehumanizing an entire race, folks would want to see the work
I’d always loved neighborhood Fusek’s
@TrueValue
.
Stopped in on my way home and the manager started screaming about cyclists when I went past looking for a place to lock it up.
Didn’t even get off my bike before she started screaming about Don’t Come In Here.
I have a love hate relationship with Indianapolis.
I love the people, love the city, hate the govt both the local lipservice Dems and the hate mongers at the state level wanting to control every aspect of our lives while pretending to be for small govt.
How do we change this?
I want to thank everyone who came out last night, and a HUGE thanks to
@JesseForIndy
!
We had about 50 folks show up ON A WEEKNIGHT - TO TALK ABOUT INFRASTRUCTURE.
Congratulations to all the GenZ's there...YOU ARE NOW YOUR PARENTS!!!
@realhonestgabe
Violent? Walking at half a mile an hour. Without weapons?
Christ. When did Indiana become so soft.
They were in a field away from everyone else. You don’t even have to try to avoid this area to get to class. Cops could have left them
Camp for a year and no one would notice.
Narcan refilled at 6 locations on the near east side.
I'm tempted to make a bad joke about family struggles at Xmas, but I remember a time when I'd be plastered for a week straight just to deal with them. I get it. I may not have picked up a needle, but I did pick up a bottle.
@IndyDPW
seriously??? Just seriously???
I spoke to the polite man in the car working on his computer who said he’d move. I SHOULDNT HAVE TO ASK YOU TO MOVE. THE BIKE LANE IS CLEARLY MARKED AND THERE ARE SPACES ACROSS THE STREET.
I have heard of 4 potential running mates turning down the our future Governor.
Two of whom I have nothing but respect for and can’t fathom why they said no.
We need unity in this time. Let’s get this clear — if a running mate is found, I’m out.
Wow! Yesterdays tweet seemed to have blown up.
I attended
@madvoters
event because I had no clue about Period Poverty. There was so much I still don’t understand.
It is telling that a group of men tried to tell me, another man, that since they didn’t see it it didn’t happen.
Help us defeat SB52 and let Aaron Freeman know it's time to start packing.
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