Friend,
S.T.O.P. has been in writing mode all October, publishing an op-ed a week on topics ranging from Mayor Adams’ corruption to the federal Kids Online Safety Act. In case you missed any of our team’s great work, we want to spotlight four published op-eds from this month:
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Washington Blade - Kids Online Safety Act would harm LGBTQ youth
S.T.O.P. Volunteer Associate Elsa Perakis and Research Intern Shruti Das comment on how the latest version of The Kids Online Safety Act’s intentionally vague usage of “harm” will have unintended consequences for queer youth. In KOSA’s place, Elsa and Shruti suggest for concerned individuals to support advocacy campaigns against KOSA and anti-trust legislation.
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New York Amsterdam News - OP-ED: Mayor Adams, accused of millions in fraud, defends mass shooting over $2.90
In their latest op-ed, Corinne Worthington and Will Owen comment on the hypocrisy of the Adams administration’s refusal to condemn NYPD violence at the Sutter Avenue L train station. As the mayor faces charges for millions in fraud, he continues to defend NYPD’s mass shooting over $2.90 in subway fare.
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City Limits - Opinion: The Mayor’s Ballot Questions Are a Quiet Power Grab
In his latest op-ed, Darío Maestro, Senior Legal Fellow, analyzes Mayor Adams' harmful ballot proposals and his Charter Revision Commission. Maestro rightly refers to this Commission as a thinly veiled “attempt to centralize power” rather than a legitimate effort to improve our bureaucratic structures. He calls on New Yorkers to channel our legacy of fighting injustice to “reject these dangerous propositions” at the ballot box.
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New York Daily News - Genocide Denial can't be for sale at City Hall
For Armenian New Yorkers like S.TO.P.’s Nina Loshkajian, the indictment of Mayors Adams is a harrowing reminder of the continuous attempts by the Turkish government to deny the Armenian genocide. Every truth-seeking New Yorker should be concerned about the Turkish government buying the silence of our public officials to further their history rewriting campaign.
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Our amazing team is always ready to comment on the state of our national, state, and local policies. With our op-eds, research reports, and quotes in national publications, we hope you keep up with S.T.O.P.’s work to fight against repressive mass surveillance at every level.
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In solidarity,
Imaan Chaudhry
Communications Intern
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