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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 11d

I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 18h

My first thought was “wow I hope this guy didn’t give out his name because he could absolutely be charged” and yup, he is correct to stay anonymous.

This man’s account is shocking. His neighbors’ situation is shocking. The entire Chicago raid is shocking.

On the other side was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for his help.
"I wasn't planning on letting her stay, but I didn't know what the hell was going on," the man said of his Venezuelan migrant neighbors. But he quickly relented. The little girl was inconsolable and hid under his bed.
"I didn't want them to take her," said the man, who didn't want to be named because he fears he'll be targeted by federal authorities for his actions.
"I gave her my bedroom, and I just told her,
'Just stay there. Don't open, don't, shh, just stay quiet," he recalled telling the mom and daughter as he choked back tears.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17h

Inventive People of Portland Dressing as Animals:

Please don't dress as dogs. Your life will not be safe with psychopath Kristi Noem on the rooftops.

Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 1d

This is awesome.

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Truthout @truthout.org · 2h

Eight other schools have been invited to sign the pledge, which critics have called a funding “extortion” agreement.

MIT Becomes First School to Reject Trump’s “Loyalty Oath” for Higher Education

Eight other schools have been invited to sign the pledge, which critics have called a funding “extortion” agreement.

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Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 2h

From Arman Deendar: Family members with loved ones detained at that Dallas field office reported inhumane conditions in the facility, including overcrowding, medical neglect, and individuals being detained for more than a week without access to running water and air conditioning.

In Dallas, Organizers Mourn the Immigrant Victims of Recent ICE Shooting

At a vigil outside city hall last week, advocates gathered to “center the victims” and to condemn the “dehumanization” of migrants by the federal government.

www.texasobserver.org

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

🤷🏽‍♂️ 🇺🇸 💰

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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Masked Border Patrol agents aggressively arrested WGN video producer Debbie Brockman in Lincoln Square Friday morning, supposedly for "obstructing justice." (Video via Josh Thomas on Facebook)

Follow @heartlandsignal for more.

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Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 @alcappuccinoit.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re laser focused on defeating “Antifa,” it’s clear to everybody that you’re “fa”.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5h

A lawsuit alleges a Black postal worker died after officers ignored clear signs he was suffering from a massive stroke, believing his medical emergency was drugs

The suit says guards left him helpless on a jail cell floor in his own urine for hours

KARE 11 Investigates: Postal worker died after police mistook stroke for drug impairment

Kingsley Bimpong was jailed instead of hospitalized; video shows guards ignored his suffering for hours.

www.kare11.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 23h

“I’m worried about my community… I’m out here in a frog costume to show how ridiculous the notion that we’re violent terrorists is, and showcase how that narrative is wrong…”

Serious Q: is it too late to give this dude the Nobel Peace Prize? 🐸 🏆

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 21h

His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/mIvP0yE

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 20h

I love this image.

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Immigration Coalition @immigcoalition.bsky.social · 5h

Please join us at Hinds House 3 this weekend. Art, including beautiful pieces by Palestinian artists, music, movies, teach-ins, and vendors raising money for families in Gaza.

Recirculation Books-876 Riverside Drive, NYC

10/11-10/13 3pm-9pm

#FreePalestine

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 1d

The tech billionaire and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel says the antichrist is ... Greta Thunberg www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 17h

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 15h

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Motorhead @bradmunchen.bsky.social · 2d

I just injected this into my veins and haven't been able to stop laughing for over an hour now. Please help. 🤣

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

This is important.

Immigration Coalition @immigcoalition.bsky.social · 3d

Urgent: Help free Wagner, a beloved community member + asylum seeker, detained by plain-clothed ICE agents outside his Manhattan hearing on 10/6. Despite his lawyer’s objections + his family’s cries, he’s now held at Delaney Hall.

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Image of Wagner and his family on black ground with call to action text. That text will be on following slides.

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HumanityExists @humanityexists.bsky.social · 2d

#FreeWagner

Immigration Coalition @immigcoalition.bsky.social · 3d

Urgent: Help free Wagner, a beloved community member + asylum seeker, detained by plain-clothed ICE agents outside his Manhattan hearing on 10/6. Despite his lawyer’s objections + his family’s cries, he’s now held at Delaney Hall.

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abolish ice air @juststeller.bsky.social · 2d

For reference: the additional slides mentioned, with phone numbers.

(copied from Instagram).

THEM
immigrationcoalition • Follow
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FREE WAGNER
Call: (973) 474-2200 • Mon-Fri, 9AM-5PM
Hello, my name is
_ I'm calling to demand the
immediate release of Wagner Carabello-Gonzalez, A#241362234.
His detention imposes extreme financial, psychological, and physical hardships upon him and his family.
He is an active, upstanding, and highly valued member of his daughter's elementary school community in the West Village.
Furthermore, he poses absolutely no flight risk— especially considering he has an impending asylum hearing at 290
Broadway on Dec. 2nd.
I'm calling as a vast network of community members who support Mr. Carabello-Gonzalez and want to see him home with his family.
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immigrationcoalition • Follow
FREE WAGNER
Donate to Veronica: gofund.me/e2c0fc12c
JUST
Wagner and Veronica fled Colombia and came to the US
seeking treatment for their epileptic daughter. But on 10/6, ICE abducted Wagner as he was leaving his immigration hearing.
As his lawyer fights for his release, Veronica continues to manage their daughter's seizures caused by a brain tumor and care for their 2yo son-all while navigating the NYC shelter system.
Help Veronica and her children meet their basic needs, seek livesaving treatment for their daughter, and reunite with Wagner. Donate today! A little goes a long way.

FREE THEM ALL
immigrationcoalition • Follow
FREE WAGNER
Together, we can help
Hello, my name is
. I'm calling to demand the
immediate release of Wagner Carabello-Gonzalez, A#241362234.
I'm calling as a vast network of community members who support Mr. Carabello-Gonzalez and want to see him home with his family.
Please join us to demand his release from Delaney Hall.
NYC City Councilman Erik Bottcher
District office
(212) 564-7757
City Hall office
(212)788-6979
Congressman Jerry Nadler
Manhattan office (212) 367-7350
DC office
(202) 225-5635

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 3d

Microsoft has withdrawn its proposal for a data center in a Milwaukee suburbs after community pushback.

After opposition from area residents and elected officials the 244 acre Caledonia project will not proceed.

Microsoft drops Caledonia data center after facing opposition. Company looking for new site

Outcry from residents and elected officials caused Microsoft to drop the Caledonia plan. But the company is seeking an alternative site.

www.jsonline.com

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Immigration Coalition @immigcoalition.bsky.social · 3d

Call the NJ Newark ICE Field Office: 973-474-2200 M-F, 9am-5pm

Use the phone script in the graphic.

Call the NJ Newark ICE Field Office: 973-474-2200 M-F, 9am-5pm

Use this phone script:

Hello, my name is _______. I’m calling to demand the immediate release of Wagner Carabello-Gonzalez, A#241362234 from Delaney Hall. His detention imposes extreme financial, psychological, & physical hardships upon him & his family. He is an active, upstanding, & highly valued member of his daughter’s elementary school community in the West Village.

Immigration Coalition @immigcoalition.bsky.social · 3d

Wagner’s detention leaves his wife Veronica + their kids (9 + 2) without their only provider. Veronica now faces NYC’s shelter system while caring for a toddler + a daughter with seizures from a brain tumor. The family urgently needs support.
gofund.me/e2c0fc12c

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Immigration Coalition @immigcoalition.bsky.social · 3d

Wagner’s detention leaves his wife Veronica + their kids (9 + 2) without their only provider. Veronica now faces NYC’s shelter system while caring for a toddler + a daughter with seizures from a brain tumor. The family urgently needs support.

Donate to support.
gofund.me/e2c0fc12c
#FreeWagner

Donate to Help Veronica's family after ICE took her Husband, organized by Noah McCreight

Desplácese hacia abajo para ver en español. Wagner is a father of… Noah McCreight needs your support for Help Veronica's family after ICE took her Husband

gofund.me

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Immigration Coalition @immigcoalition.bsky.social · 3d

Urgent: Help free Wagner, a beloved community member + asylum seeker, detained by plain-clothed ICE agents outside his Manhattan hearing on 10/6. Despite his lawyer’s objections + his family’s cries, he’s now held at Delaney Hall.

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