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Nikkolas Smith @4nikkolas.bsky.social · 1d

after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 7h

My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.

Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books

A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.

www.pilsencommunitybooks.com

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ComoLaFlor @hijadezapata.bsky.social · 1d

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María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

YouTube video by CNN

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ComoLaFlor @hijadezapata.bsky.social · 1d

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Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado

The accolade was awarded to the opposition leader for her work promoting democracy and fighting dictatorship in the country.

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ComoLaFlor @hijadezapata.bsky.social · 1d

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Nobel Peace Prize 2025

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...

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ComoLaFlor @hijadezapata.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave and committed champion of peace – to a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado.

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Minwoo Jung @minwoojung.bsky.social · 1d

Please spread the word! 📢

My PhD student Kajal Patel is recruiting interviewees for her dissertation research on the children of Gujarati immigrant families.

If you grew up helping in your family’s business, please share your stories with Kajal: 📧 [email protected]

Share your Story: Research on Immigrant Family Businesses

Did you grow up working in your family's motel, gas station, store, or other business?
This study explores how those early experiences shape the lives and careers of children of Gujarati immigrant business owners.

Who can participate?
• Adults who identify as children of Gujarati immigrant business owners

What's involved?
• A 1-2 hour confidential intervew over Zoom
• Receive a $10 Amazon gift card

Why join?
• Your story matters, help highlight the unique experiences of our South Asian community

Interested? Have questions?
Contact: Kajal Patel, Ph.D. Candidate
Email: klucpatel@gmail.com

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eraldo.bsky.social @eraldo.bsky.social · 1d

oh.

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ComoLaFlor @hijadezapata.bsky.social · 1d

Sitting beside you in your grief.

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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 2d

Friends, I couldn't retrieve my guidelines for writing a personal statement for applicants to PhDs, specifically in sociology (though I've been told this is also applicable to other social sciences) so I made a new doc. Hope it's helpful for folks applying!

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Guidelines for Writing Personal Statements for Graduate School

Guidelines for Writing Personal Statements for Graduate School For PhDs in Social Sciences, and specifically sociology* Each question is about 1 paragraph response 3-4 sentences. This should be abo...

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ComoLaFlor @hijadezapata.bsky.social · 2d

Because this is exactly how science works!?!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

ComoLaFlor @hijadezapata.bsky.social · 3d

Ya llegó el otoño

Three white mushrooms growing on green grass and a bright red leaf also quietly resting on grass

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Solomon @solomonmissouri.bsky.social · 4d

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 4d

It's banned books week and so I'm legally obligated to bully you, a person who has ever had their name on a book, into joining @authorsabb.bsky.social.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We fight the source of book bans with calls to action, partnership w everyone in the game, and offer training.

AABB Author Sign-Up Form

Hello! We're Authors Against Book Bans, a group of authors who’ve come together to protect and promote the freedom to read on both the national and local levels. We’re creating a network of authors to...

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Teacoa R. A. Rushton @teacoarushton.com · 8d

Hello everyone. I need your help. I suffer from diabetic retinopathy. Its a diabetic condition that affects the eyes and is the leading cause of blindness. I need your helo raising money for treatment so I can keep my vision as long as I can. Please share and donate if you can.

gofund.me/c8fa133bb

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ComoLaFlor @hijadezapata.bsky.social · 6d

I feel like I am having an out of body experience, mi gente www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXKS...

El Chavo Del Ocho (English Version) - SNL

YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 6d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 9d

Resist, Ridicule, and Rout Republicans

Normal politics must be abandoned for bold strategies that allow the majority to go on offense against an increasingly unhinged, dangerous, & reckless Trump Administration playing for all the marbles.

open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9d

New York City, I can see a future with you. And it’s one we can afford.

Our new ad just aired during The Golden Bachelor.

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ComoLaFlor @hijadezapata.bsky.social · 9d

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James Taylor - Fire and Rain

Listen to Fire and Rain on your streaming service

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 10d

Close to 65k watching the livefeed from the Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Gaza.

Israel seems to be intercepting right now.

All eyes needed.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...

24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA

YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla

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ComoLaFlor @hijadezapata.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you for this gift. I just acquired it and having you read it is bringing me much needed wondernment.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 11d

It’s official: AIPAC is trying to buy my election to keep me out of Congress.

Apparently, I’m a “dangerous detractor”... by believing Palestinians (like myself and my family) deserve basic human rights.

But we’re not going to let AIPAC win.

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ComoLaFlor @hijadezapata.bsky.social · 11d

I learned I have multiple siblings and have made the decision to not meet any of them. I do not regret this. Siblings I grew up with also chose to not meet them. It is a very personal decision.

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ComoLaFlor @hijadezapata.bsky.social · 12d

They will be “angry” for five minutes then move on.

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