@ElieNYC
@newkingofmedia
Like in Florida where everyone is bitching about the Disney thing but is covering up the story that DeSantis cut Black representation in half?
@Cary_wh
@peachsweet_tea
@momsloveweedtoo
Like what do you mean you don’t know what stage the laundry is in? Is it fucking wet? Is it dirty? Is it dry? These are all things that you can figure out with your own eyes and then make decisions based on those findings for fuck sake. UGH
Jax is beautiful because of the people of Jacksonville are incredibly beautiful. The resiliency, fierceness, and dedication is in our blood. Love this absolutely amazing, defiant display.
Jacksonville’s Emerald Trail is receiving federal funds to construct 30 miles of trails, greenways, and parks. This is long overdue and will finally reconnect 14 historic neighborhoods to downtown, the St. Johns River, McCoy’s Creek, and Hogans Creek.
As I’m sure a few of you have guessed: I have decided that Jacksonville, FL is not the city/state I want to continue to live in. We are selling our home (lemme know if you’re looking 👀) and moving to St Paul, MN.
I have spent over 30 years of my life here in Jacksonville. +
I wanted to do a write up about my “city wide guerrilla art installation inspired by civic engagement.”
I’m passionate about Jacksonville- I’ve live here 95% of my life, mostly on the Westside. I’ve voted in every local election and think everyone should. This is my story:
@Suburbannnn
@gldivittorio
“Yeah babe this cancer is making me unable to hold food down, move much from the bed, and all my hair has fallen out. But man, I can tell how much you’re suffering having to watch me. You should leave me now so I can suffer out of your view.”
Just sold our house in Jax. If you want to know how people are feeling about Florida’s insurance market: the offer we received had a contingency that if the buyer couldn’t get insurance, they could get out of the contract. Obvs we said no- but the hesitation is real.
BREAKING:
@GovRonDeSantis
doubles down on COIVD policies in Jacksonville press conference. Promises Florida will not lock down and will be free from mandates.
@ActionNewsJax
Let’s not pretend Jacksonville has started caring about pedestrians. This is about poverty making people uncomfortable. And instead of asking how they can help, they just talk about how much they don’t wanna see this anymore.
Sayonara, Jacksonville. You will always have my heart and my trauma. I love you and like 90% of the people that reside within you. Y’all keep her safe and help her grow for me.
My two favorite blondes. 😍 My little has been wanting to meet
@DonnaDeegan
since the election- and what a coincidence we ran into her today. Thanks, Donna, for all of your inspiration and love. 💛 This one is getting framed!
@kai_newkirk
It's just unacceptable that someone elected to represent their people... can just not. And then you have to wait six years to vote them out?
We have put over 20k into Ethan’s dental care- due to growing up with well water and lack of care. Once we got his teeth fixed, his confidence skyrocketed and he was able to avoid judgement in interviews and such. 20k is a down payment for a home.
I hate to be that wet blanket, but there are a lot of people in this country with great values who don't have access to affordable dental care. I worry that saying things like this for a cheap laugh turns them off instead of bringing them into the effort. Let's be kind.
@janjowen
People don’t like to feel bad, or sit with the knowledge that it’s OK to feel bad. Couple that with capitalism (keep swimming or die), there’s no time for grief. So then we have hurt people, hurting people because our collective grief is too much to carry.
Can someone tell me why Rory is literally OK with setting the city’s money on fire but when it’s supposed to go to historically neglected neighborhoods all of a sudden he has an issue?
Proud to have restored funds for the Jax Beach 4th of July fireworks today.
I can’t imagine why
@MayorDeegan
cut them.
It’s $35,000 out of a $1.9 billion budget.
I’m not going to lie though- every time I see
@DonnaDeegan
, I smile. She’s been a friendly face in Jacksonville for most of my life. That kind of commitment and dedication is necessary in this city.
Hi, we have like 425 national parks in our entire country! But did you know the City of Jacksonville has over 400 parks itself? Why is our parks department run with a skeleton crew on a shoestring budget? Invest in our parks with climate change in mind.
@alittlechop
@sas_yvonne
Tip for men: if you didn’t live with a woman, you’d have to do your own dishes and laundry anyway, so contribute cause you love that person
@cmclymer
I mean, I’d be kind of annoyed if someone from my party gave money to the opposition to eliminate me. Doesn’t seem very nice or the way things should work.
Five years ago today! I brought a little spitfire into the world, and our planet is so much better now that she’s on it. Happy birthday to my big girl.
People *want* to contribute to their communities. They just aren’t usually given the opportunity. This is incredible leadership. This makes me proud to have
@MayorDeegan
as our mayor.
As they said in Jaws about needing a bigger boat, they could have used a bigger meeting room for Mayor Deegan’s town hall meeting at the Beaches. Standing room only crowd for this one
Something I think that would be good for
@jaxparks
to consider: indoor play areas. Resiliency is needed and lots of play equipment is being unused due to high temperatures. Kids need to play and socialize- without heat stroke or paying large fees. It’s only getting hotter.
This. I can’t get over this. I cannot tell you how much it means to know that someone is listening. Do you know how much of a difference it makes just to be truly heard? To be invited to the conversation? To have someone reach their hand to you? Thank you
@MayorDeegan
.
Biggest crowd yet as
@MayorDeegan
continues community conversations in every City Council district. Thank you CM Ju’Coby Pittman and to these amazing constituents!
@CityofJax
Why did the council quote such a high cost for this removal while a private company was able to do it for an incredible amount less- like a 10th less? Who quoted that? What company were they going to use?
Why would I give my kid money for a book fair when her school doesn’t have fair representation and has banned books? I take her to the bookstore where she can have free rein.
@travisakers
@Jaguars
34 people were taken to the hospital. How are we supposed to believe that the Jacksonville Jaguars care about our community when they can’t even take care of their fans while they’re in the stadium? We are paying guests in their house.
“Just give it up, people are mean to each other and that’s how it is.” I won’t. I will treat others with radical kindness in hopes it’ll inspire the same.
We have three main museums- all of which are easily killed in an hour or two. No water parks. No children’s museums. No aquariums. No bustling riverfront. No revitalized downtown. People might visit to see the Jags 8-10 games a year, but why else would they stay?
It’s Black History Month and I want to remind you: not all Black history is solely pain. Share and enjoy Black music, artists, filmmakers, authors. The immense struggle is important to know but so is the appreciation and celebration. 💛 Black history is American history. Period.
Medical debt is by far the highest in America's South.
Why?
A key reason = 8 southern states have yet to expand Medicaid.
-->In states that immediately expanded Medicaid, medical debt was slashed nearly in half between 2013 and 2020.
Why do we have to clarify a boy’s neurodivergence when he is showing genuine love and appreciation for his dad? This just furthers the narrative that boys/men have to have something “wrong” with them to show emotions.
All that kerfluffle and hullabaloo about the stadium vote- including a clear dissection of community funding for spite: and then
@RoryDiamond
doesn’t even show up for the vote.
Rugged individualism has ruined this country. Once you realize how much power there is in community, in connection, you understand why the powers that be want to keep us separated. Loving each other is radical. Keep it up.
Rory thinks that diversity is bad, equity is worse, and inclusion is hell. Rory wants the city to celebrate people that look like him- and continue to denigrate the rest of the city. You should be ashamed.
So our new superintendent was sued for being a racist, resigned two days later, applied for DCPS, put his house up for sale two days after that, and then sailed through nominations?Really feeling some kind of way about this.
Ben Frazier, the founder of the
@northsidecoj
, an activist, journalist, father, friend and perennial agitator of the powerful in search for equity and justice has died.
A city source shared the news that Frazier passed this evening. He turned 73 on Friday.
@JAXTDY
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@FrazierBen
The contempt that these people have for Jacksonville is absolutely baffling and very upsetting. These are the people that are being invited to destroy the heart of our city.