coder | šļø š bits, hominids, life, & the multiverses | š ššš§”ā¤ļøšš š pythonista | ML for the common good | š¹ DSA | pronouns: xe xem xyr
- Tweets145K
- Following6.5K
- Followers4K
- Likes152K
ALT Picture of Bowen Wan graduating with text overlaid that reads, "Seattle woman dies after ChatGPT advises her to cut down on epilepsy medication."
ALT āToday, in the passing of Dolores Huerta, our country has lost a giant. My thoughts are with her children and her loved ones during this difficult time.Ā āIn the 1960s, Dolores led one of the most inspiring and powerful labor movements in our country's history. She organized the farmworkers of the Central Valley, many of whom were making as little as 10 cents for a 28-pound basket of grapes, in a national grape strike for higher wages and better working conditions. Despite all odds and the powerful interests against them, they won. Major growers had to sit across the table from the workers that they had underestimated and deliver a fair contract. For decades after the Delano Grape Strike, she continued to organize for the rights of working people, women and immigrants. She continued to fight for the idea that when ordinary people come together, they can change the course of history. While we mourn her devastating loss, we will continue her fight to build a country where every workerā¦
