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Nina @gotmyniinaa.bsky.social · 4h

Freeman Park, the land stewarded by her family. (I drove up before dawn and took this photo a few years back).

The beach at sunrise: the sun is at the horizon coming up over the water, waves are crashing against the sand, and there are clouds in the sky.

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Dennis Koch @dejayk.bsky.social · 1d

Wyoming library director wins $700,000 after being fired for defending LGBTQ+ books

Terri Lesley has won $700,000 after she was fired for refusing to remove #LGBTQ+ books.

www.advocate.com/news/wyoming...

Wyoming library director wins $700,000 after being fired for defending LGBTQ+ books

Terri Lesley has won $700,000 after she was fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books.

www.advocate.com

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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 18h

Thanks so much. 👌This is some explanation from the NZ/Ao context.

open.substack.com/pub/lucyham2...

New Zealand is under siege by the Atlas Network

The Atlas Network has declared war on Aotearoa's Māori people. This is partly driven by the racism that pervades the program; it is also a defence of unlimited corporate profits.

open.substack.com

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Dii Moffatt @diimoffatt.bsky.social · 22h

He's an historian. www.wired.com/story/mark-b...

He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US

Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.

www.wired.com

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

The New York Times also just kind of introduces Turning Point USA as this ambiguous entity without explaining what it is, or detailing any of its dodgy behaviors as a super shady right wing propaganda organization

this kind of generous framing isn't done by accident

NYT: "In the weeks after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, he has become a target of right-wing hate, accused of being a part of the movement he studied. Jack Posobiec, a right-wing influencer, called Dr. Bray a “domestic terrorist professor” on X. The Rutgers chapter of Turning Point USA then circulated a petition accusing Dr. Bray of being an “outspoken, well-known antifa member” and called for him to be fired.

The petition referred to him as “Dr. Antifa.”

“My role in this is as a professor,” Dr. Bray, an assistant teaching professor at Rutgers, said in an interview on Wednesday, hours before his planned departure. “I’ve never been part of an antifa group, and I’m not currently. There’s an effort underway to paint me as someone who is doing the things that I’ve researched, but that couldn’t be further from the truth."

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 1d

you'd think a prominent news outlet like the New York Times might mention that "antifa" isn't an actual organization in a long story about antifa, but nope!

and the subhead helps props up a false claim this professor was up to something seedy as something up for debate

NYT headline: "Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats"

subheadline: "Mark Bray was teaching courses on antifascism. Turning Point USA accused him of belonging to antifa, which he denies. His flight to Spain was canceled abruptly on Wednesday night."

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

Hard to believe anyone still subscribes to the Washington Post.

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guerin @ontopoetic.earth · 1d

Unfortunately, they're more like Killer Clowns from Outer Space.

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Lieutenant Corporal Browski, USMC @jimbrowski12.bsky.social · 1d

I remember reading about these guys in Germany a long time ago that made political opposition to their party a crime.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

Join us in person this Saturday at Communiversity. Lunch is provided. You'll learn some things. And also leave with a CSA bag of produce. I'll be facilitating a session about grassroots fundraising this week and there are two other excellent sessions to choose from too.

Communiversity Catalog — Interrupting Criminalization

www.interruptingcriminalization.com

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Ordinary Notes @hystericalblkns.bsky.social · 2d

I hope we have an update soon from Dr. Bray.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 2d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

Spoke with cnn while sitting on the floor of my hotel room hallway bc my family were asleep in the other room.

6a E Mark.mp4 - 6a E Mark - Frame.io

next.frame.io

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La Tanya S. Autry (she/her) @artstuffmatters.bsky.social · 2d

so many people's inner slave catcher is out

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AK Press @akpress.org · 2d

"How can we take care of our mental health while either refusing—or being just plain unable—to adjust ourselves to injustice?"

mentalhellth.xyz/p/a-letter-f...

So again, if you find yourself wondering, after weeks or perhaps months of constant stress, maybe some panic attacks or lashing out at your comrades, or perhaps even waking up in the middle of the night terrified of jackboots at your door, if you are going crazy, I’d offer that maybe that’s the wrong question. The better question is, how can we take care of our mental health while either refusing—or being just plain unable—to adjust ourselves to injustice?

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AK Press @akpress.org · 2d

The first excerpt from our forthcoming book edited by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social, Read This When Things Fall Apart, is a letter by Aaron Goggans about how fascism warps consensus reality—and how organizers can learn how to live well outside of it, without letting conflict and trauma rip them apart.

A Letter from an Organizer on How to Fight While Feeling Broken

An excerpt from Read This When Things Fall Apart.

mentalhellth.xyz

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Justseeds Artists' Cooperative @justseeds.bsky.social · 2d

New risograph print from @werdmvmnt.bsky.social in the shop! What does slowing down look like for you and those around you? How can you encourage those you are around you to slow down with you and create space for laughter, wonder, and rest? justseeds.org/product/slow...

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Capital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 2d

Tyesha Long’s attorneys are appealing the decision. capitalbnews.org/tyesha-long-...

She Got 27 Years for Killing Her Abuser. Judge Rules Oklahoma’s Survivors Act Won’t Free Her.

A judge will submit a written decision in Tyesha Long’s hearing next month.

capitalbnews.org

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La Tanya S. Autry (she/her) @artstuffmatters.bsky.social · 2d

we can hope

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 2d

University of Texas admins are confronting the collapse of academic freedom by creating a working group of people hand-picked by the administration to, at some point, craft a statement about "academic integrity".

Dear UT Faculty and Staff,
I am pleased to announce a new initiative, inspired by conversations with faculty, that reaffirms our commitment to the enduring values of academic freedom and responsibility, and our shared calling to present our students with intellectually honest discussions of broad and varied perspectives in the classroom. Today, we are establishing a Faculty Working Group on Academic Integrity at The University of Texas at Austin.
The group’s charge is to develop a statement on academic integrity that affirms both the importance of academic freedom and its responsible exercise in teaching at UT.
We all recognize that higher education in general is under scrutiny. Some question whether our University has strayed from our duty to steward curiosity, open inquiry, and productive debate, while others worry that we have narrowed or even excluded opportunities for dialogue or dissent. This is not the Texas way.
We must define our character, or it will be defined by others. And how we live out that character in our classrooms will reveal our commitment. As the flagship university of our state and one of the world’s greatest universities, UT holds a critical position of public trust. That trust can be earned and sustained through a renewed commitment to academic integrity.
To guide this effort, I have invited a select group of faculty leaders, representing a broad range of academic units, to serve on the Working Group:

The Working Group will be chaired by Provost William Inboden.
I want to express my gratitude to the members of this Working Group for offering their time and expertise to this important initiative. The future of our University is incredibly bright, and the establishment of our statement on academic integrity will serve our academic mission well for years to come.
Sincerely,
Jim Davis
President

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 2d

Can’t take any columnist or writer seriously on ANYTHING if they’ve had nothing to say about Gaza

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 2d

Under Nazi rule, clergy who refused to support the regime were surveilled, arrested, assaulted, and in some cases, executed. The Nazis publicly aligned themselves with Christian values while targeting religious figures who defended the vulnerable or spoke against state violence.

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Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · 2d

This is one of the most encouraging trends I've seen. Refusing to indict cases of resistance against ICE terrorists and kidnappers is a valuable tool in our citizens' toolkit.

Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · 3d

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said, Megan Crepeau and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report

news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said.

news.bloomberglaw.com

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Seth Stern @sethstern.bsky.social · 3d

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said, Megan Crepeau and @benjaminpenn.bsky.social report

news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Two Chicago-Area ICE Protesters

A federal grand jury declined to indict two people charged with assaulting law enforcement agents outside a suburban Chicago ICE facility, an attorney for one of the defendants said.

news.bloomberglaw.com

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La Tanya S. Autry (she/her) @artstuffmatters.bsky.social · 2d

"corporate theft is necessary" is ruling class logic 101.

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 2d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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