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Carolyn Chernoff

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I have been kicked out of a Priscilla Presley lookalike contest & yelled at by Oprah. No regrets. Zines, snark, jokes, sociology, mutual aid, repeat. @ccriot carolynchernoff.com https://ccriotenterprises.etsy.com Etc.

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Carolyn Chernoff @carolynchernoff.bsky.social · Feb 20

LFG!

Eagle Kelly green with white letters: NO NAZIS NO KINGS GO BIRDS. Fans Against Fascism.

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Carolyn Chernoff @carolynchernoff.bsky.social · 15h

Happy Pie Day!

Greyscale photo of anti-gay activist Anita Bryant after getting hit in the face with a pie. Text reads: “gayety
TODAY IN GAY HISTORY
ANITA BRYANT GETS PIED, OCTOBER 14, 1977
While speaking at a press conference, notorious anti-gay activist and singer Anita Bryant was hit in the face with a pie by gay rights activist Thom Higgins. Bryant was known for leading the "Save Our Children" campaign to repeal gay rights laws.”

Carolyn Chernoff @carolynchernoff.bsky.social · 3d

“Best I can do is a balloon mortgage”

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Lazer Cat @lazer-cat.bsky.social · 4d

If Indiana Jones wasn't scared to punch a Nazi, should you be? You're tougher than a college professor.

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Carolyn Chernoff @carolynchernoff.bsky.social · 4d

I had to go listen to Big Star for a while and then the ‘Mats’ “Alex Chilton” after this one.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 4d

Another reason to mask at protests, aside from COVID safety and protection from doxxing, is that a lot of responsible documenters don't want to publish protesters' faces (esp without their consent) right now. Your face being in a shot may prevent people from sharing a worthwhile image publicly.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 5d

None of us can do everything but each of us can do SOMETHING.

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Carolyn Chernoff @carolynchernoff.bsky.social · 4d

EFF BOB DYLAN

Carolyn Chernoff @carolynchernoff.bsky.social · 4d

Today I am focusing of the many victories of my hometowns, Philly and Chicago: THE INDOMINABLE FORCE OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT UNITED IN RESISTANCE AND JUSTICE.

Got any victories to share? Let’s hear it!

Carolyn Chernoff @carolynchernoff.bsky.social · 4d

Say it with me: CHICAGO IS MYYYYY KIND OF TOWNNNN

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 5d

Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.

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Carolyn Chernoff @carolynchernoff.bsky.social · 4d

For those who don’t know, though, the spirit of Philly is unbeatable.

two mascots from the phillies are standing on a baseball field

Alt: two mascots from the phillies are standing on a baseball field

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Carolyn Chernoff @carolynchernoff.bsky.social · 4d

Every Philly team lost last night. I blame a long list of elected* officials*.

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Carolyn Chernoff @carolynchernoff.bsky.social · 5d

Black and white photo of RFK Jr.
red text reads HEY HEY RFK HOW MANY KIDS WILL YOU KILL TODAY?

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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 5d

thinking about how fucked up it is to give kids measles on purpose and then withhold tylenol from them

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Daniel Laurison @daniellaurison.bsky.social · 5d

Get a shirt here:

www.bonfire.com/nonazis-noki...

(or lots of other places but this supports a friend whose politics I 100% trust and respect)

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Carolyn Chernoff @carolynchernoff.bsky.social · 6d

Thread from Chicago, where a restraining order has been filed against ICE:

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 6d

Back in federal judge Sara Ellis' courtroom in Chicago for a second day of discussion on a proposed restraining order to rein in federal immigration agents' violent behavior.

Debate began on this issue on Monday, and ended without the court entering a formal order.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 8d

@unraveledpress.com & other press have been threatened, shot with less-lethals and arrested while reporting on federal immigration activities in Chicagoland and on the resulting protests at Broadview.

I'm now at a hearing asking the federal court to rein ICE & co in. I'll let you know how it goes.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Sep 13

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

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Truthout @truthout.org · Sep 14

The legislation would allow the Secretary of State to strip anyone’s US passport with no legal due process.

New Bill Would Allow Rubio to Strip US Citizens’ Passports Over Political Speech

The legislation would allow the Secretary of State to strip anyone’s US passport with no legal due process.

buff.ly

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Nora Reed (they/them ze/hir) @nora.zone · Sep 14

it does seem weird to declare war on people and then demand they mourn your dead

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Carolyn Chernoff @carolynchernoff.bsky.social · Sep 14

Yes Elizabeth Catlett!

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · Sep 14

This gets to something that as a former stand-up I recognized but couldn’t name. A 31 year old professional content creator baiting 19 year old amateurs into the format of his choice isn’t debate, it’s crowd work. It’s debate-shaped crowd work farmed for content.

Mike the Mad Biologist and Tsar of All the Antifas @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social · Sep 13

One thing that I think some not-youngs forget (and is different from 20 years ago) is that Kirk used his ‘debates’ to generate video that could go viral and, to use an old phrase, catapult the propaganda. His debates weren’t in any way, shape, or form educational.

Mike the Mad Biologist and Tsar of All the Antifas @mikethemadbiol.bsky.social · Sep 13

When Charlie Kirk, who put together lists of professors he didn't like so people could target & harass them, used the phrase "free speech", he used it in the same way creationists use "teach the controversy." For Kirk, it was just another way to bludgeon the left and also to promote his propaganda.

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Lord Businessman II @lordbusinessman.bsky.social · Sep 11

The thing about the Charlie Kirk 'unfortunately worth the cost' of gun deaths to preserve the Second Amendment is that quote came in response to questions following a school shooting

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Sean Fay-Wolfe | Diamond Axe Studios @seanfaywolfe.bsky.social · Sep 10

Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life.

The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · Sep 11

Journalist @radleybalko.bsky.social warns that Trump's executive order to create a "quick reaction force" of National Guard troops would give him a personal army to crush dissent across the United States.

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Carolyn Chernoff @carolynchernoff.bsky.social · Sep 11

Honking in support is literally the easiest and most pleasurable thing a person can do with a car horn. SOLIDARITY: KEEP HONKING

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Aaron Weiss @aweiss.bsky.social · Sep 11

Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment.

Jared Polis has failed Colorado.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Governor Polis Orders Flags to Half-Staff to Honor the Anniversary of September 11th and the Passing of Charlie Kirk

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