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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 1h

Kat is being federally charged by the FBI for protesting at Broadview.

This is a flagrant political prosecution by the Trump administration, which is trying to prevent free speech and free association.

I am proud of Kat. Her movement is being targeted by the government. She needs your support.

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1h

I have been charged in a federal indictment sought by the Department of Justice.

This political prosecution is an attack on all of our First Amendment rights. I’m not backing down, and we’re going to win.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

oh just straight up gutter racism!

Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 2h

So here's Andrew Cuomo reacting to Maria Bartiromo wondering if Mamdani will "change the look of New York" and have Muslim women "completely covered up," telling her that Mamdani "doesn't understand New York culture" because he has "dual citizenship" and "he's a citizen of Uganda."

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 1h

i do not believe for a second that the hundreds of thousands of layoffs we’re seeing right now are bc ai is replacing them, seems much more likely that the economy is imploding along with corporate mismanagement

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Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 4h

This is exactly why I made my YouTube video reaching out to men—it's beyond my capacity to help the ones quoted in this article but there are many more who haven't fully fallen into the pipeline yet, and they need understanding AND accurate political context for their pain:

youtu.be/ncTu891VOEA

A conclusion I came to is that these men feel like most people (including the “mass media”) don’t take the time — or have no interest in taking the time — to understand them or where they come from. Valid or not, this seemed to compound their feelings of isolation, which in turn bred a lack of curiosity on their part, furthering their own intolerances.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 4h

This case underscores how SCOTUS made it impossible to hold immigration cops accountable for the abuses you see in all those videos.

A federal task force cop manufactured evidence to put an innocent woman behind bars for two years. Because of SCOTUS-conferred immunity, the case never got to a jury.

Minnesota cop who fabricated a sex-trafficking ring won't be held accountable

The officer made up information and lied multiple times under oath but the government says she has federal immunity.

reason.com

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Kit Connolly @kitforkat.com · 1h

The guy advising it, in fact

"What makes you think anybody's going to stay there?" Ms. Plumb, the Democratic state senator, said. "Oh, excuse me - they don't have the right to leave. That's what is going to make them stay there."

Among the biggest outstanding questions about the project is how to pay for it. Mr. Shumway has estimated $75 million in construction costs, followed by yearly operating costs of $34 million. Some of the costs might be trimmed by offering mental health care on an outpatient basis, through a federal clinic Mr. Shumway hopes to locate there.

He has also proposed redirecting about $17 million in federal homelessness grants now overseen by community groups and largely used for housing.

"If you start fiddling with that money, you're going to be pulling people out of housing into homelessness," Josh Romney, son of the Republican former Senator Mitt Romney and the chair of Shelter the Homeless, a nonprofit organization that owns the city's existing shelters, warned the services board last month.
Some critics also see a conflict of interest in Mr. Shumway's role as a government adviser and his firm's promotion of software used in data collection and case management for homeless people. The services board has recommended that the software, called Know-by-Name, be adopted statewide.

Bill Tibbitts, who helps run a Utah food pantry called the Crossroads Urban Center, sent a letter to the governor and legislators this month highlighting the issue. "When he advocates for this use of taxpayer dollars, he is not a disinterested party," the letter said.

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 3h

It should go without saying that these mass internment camps will be much, much more expensive to operate than just giving the homeless free or subsidized housing would be.

Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 4h

Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.

Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:

In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape

www.nytimes.com

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 3h

New: Videos show ICE/CBP agents are scanning peoples' faces on the street to verify citizenship. ICE has tool to instantly look up unprecedented number of databases with just a photo

“I’m an American citizen so leave me alone”

“Alright, we just got to verify that”

www.404media.co/ice-and-cbp-...

ICE and CBP Agents Are Scanning Peoples’ Faces on the Street To Verify Citizenship

Videos on social media show officers from ICE and CBP using facial recognition technology on people in the field. One expert described the practice as “pure dystopian creep.”

www.404media.co

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 3h

This is a piece of the Mamdani campaign that I think is really underdiscussed—that in a moment of terror and despair, his premise is that standing up against fascism can be joyous.

Kent Lind @camasonian.bsky.social · 3h

My wife is Chilean and there are lots of parallels to the referendum on Pinochet where he was defeated. The pro-Pinochet ads were doom and gloom. The anti were upbeat and sunny. There was a movie about it: youtu.be/lt8VayTqQhQ?...

NO | Official Trailer HD (2013)

YouTube video by Sony Pictures Classics

youtu.be

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Kit Connolly @kitforkat.com · 1h

@counciloravalos.bsky.social sharing so you’re aware; we must refuse to intern our neighbors, no matter where they live

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National Homelessness Law Center @homelesslaw.bsky.social · 2h

BREAKING: Inspired by Trump, Utah moves forward with plan to force homeless people into detention camps.

“It’s what they did in World War II in Japanese detention camps--similar to rounding up Jews or other people Nazis didn’t like.” @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social
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In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape

State officials promise large-scale involuntary addiction and mental health treatment at Salt Lake City’s edge. Critics see “a prison, or a warehouse.”

www.nytimes.com

Kit Connolly @kitforkat.com · 1h

This approach to involuntary commitment is horrific and opens the door to other types of involuntary detention.

Not to mention the guy advising this, Randy Shumway, has an economic incentive to do this

National Homelessness Law Center @homelesslaw.bsky.social · 2h

BREAKING: Inspired by Trump, Utah moves forward with plan to force homeless people into detention camps.

“It’s what they did in World War II in Japanese detention camps--similar to rounding up Jews or other people Nazis didn’t like.” @jesserbnwtz.bsky.social
buff.ly/0B3ndrk

In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape

State officials promise large-scale involuntary addiction and mental health treatment at Salt Lake City’s edge. Critics see “a prison, or a warehouse.”

www.nytimes.com

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 2h

"It doesn’t appear that the women in the videos know they are being filmed and that the videos are being shared online, where they’re viewed by millions of people... This is extremely dangerous to the women in the videos who can be targeted by both law enforcement and racist, sexist extremists."

Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses Users Film and Harass Massage Parlor Workers

“The shameless use of covert recording technology at massage parlours to gain likes, attention, and online notoriety is both disgusting and dangerous.”

www.404media.co

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 15h

We designed a beautiful calendar to fundraise for Sojourners for Justice Press. Pre-orders end on Nov 16 so get yours soon. sojourners4justice.press/calendar/ - It will only be available through pre-orders cuz we're too broke to print it otherwise, lol.

Sojourners for Justice Press

sojourners4justice.press

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Joe Wrote @joewrote.bsky.social · 15h

Have they ever met an anarchist? They think bake sales are too hierarchical.

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Kit Connolly @kitforkat.com · 2h

The people saying it? Probably not

The people hearing it? More than likely

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jenny_tightpants🪑 @jtp.bsky.social · 15h

they're also ignoring his point without even denying it. the point about people being scared to be visibly muslim after 9/11

onion person @junlper.beer · 20h

i love the logic of “it we purposely misunderstand a cultural difference people will start to turn on zohran mamdani!”

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 15h

Protesters swarmed an ICE facility in Durango, CO demanding two children detained with their father be released to their mother. Durango Police say they also offered to help reunite the kids with their mother. They were unsuccessful.

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pnwpolicyangel aka Angelita 👼 @pnwpolicyangel.bsky.social · 14h

We’ve never had a City Council with multiple members directly from activist and protest movements, who are directly affected by the issues.

There are concerted efforts to pit us against each other because us fighting in unison would be too powerful.

I am, and always will be, for the people.

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ICE must be destroyed 🏳️‍⚧️🏴 @miawong.bsky.social · 14h

cw rape

I've been talking about this recently in the context of labor but it's even more hideously apparent here: if you give people the power to commit violence against someone unless they obey you, here that violence is deportation, you get HIDEOUS sexual violence

Moreover, ICE must be destroyed

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 14h

A mother of 8 was deported within 24 hours of reporting sexual harassment by an ICE contracto

She was following the rules & going through the process to get her green card

Someone working on behalf of ICE abused her.

She spoke out and was kicked out of the country.

It’s retaliation & it’s wrong

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Kit Connolly @kitforkat.com · 2h

‘Business’ guys like this always circle back to what they know, which in this case is a casino

Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 14h

Excuse me? So the company the President currently owns is teaming up with a cryptocurrency company to create a prediction market, which will take bets... on things the President himself has quite a lot of control over?

Gosh, I'm sure nothing bad will happen.

www.ft.com/content/4855...

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Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform is to offer users the chance to trade on the outcome of elections and sports games, extending the US president and his family’s involvement in the booming prediction markets sector.

The Trump Media & Technology Group, which controls the social media platform, on Tuesday announced it would partner with Crypto.com to introduce “Truth Predict”, which would allow users “to react instantly to developments in major current events”.

Crypto.com previously donated $11mn to Trump causes. Earlier this year the Securities and Exchange Commission closed an investigation into the company, and on Friday, it announced that it applied for a US bank charter.

In August, TMTG also signed a multibillion-dollar deal to buy Cronos, the tokens issued by Crypto.com, which sent their price soaring.

“For too long, global elites have closely controlled these markets — with Truth Predict, we’re democratising information and empowering everyday Americans to harness the wisdom of the crowd, turning free speech into actionable foresight,” said Devin Nunes, TMTG’s head.

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Its ruaa @itsmeio.bsky.social · 4h

I’am tired of be sharing this every hour every day. I need a donor will match donations up to US$100. Please, don’t let me down don’t let my family be evicted from out house, which we wants to rent out. About 5000$ ASAP .

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12h

"In less than 36 hours since we announced that we will be sending payments to disabled SNAP recipients in the South—$100 to individuals and $250 to households—we have received more than 12,400 applications, totaling $2.7 million in requests." - they have to close the form tomorrow... no way to cover

New Disabled South @newdisabledsouth.org · 1d

We are offering one time payments to disabled folks in the South who will not receive their SNAP benefits this month. If you need help, please find more information and details at ndsdj.org/snaphelp.

If you’d like to donate to the fund, go to ndsdj.org/snapdonate

We take care of each other ❤️

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 12h

Do not be a doomer about this. Just call your New York friends and remind them to vote, and tell them to do the same. He is more popular and will win with good turnout.

The PS1 startup sound as a lesbian @janus.bsky.social · 2d

i hate to be that bitch, but my sources are telling me this early voting data has gotten Zohran's people rightly spooked and y'all better stop assuming this one's in the bag. GOTV

Voter turnout surges in NYC mayor’s race, with Boomers and Gen X leading the charge

The data so far is good news for independent candidate Andrew Cuomo, a political scientist said.

gothamist.com

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 7h

U.S. journalism and punditry completely ignores the fact that the U.S. electorate belief system --including their belief of what Democrats stand for -- is shaped predominately by a massive right wing propaganda network across AM radio, broadcast TV, cable news, and the internet.

Left-wing ideas have wrecked Democrats’ brand, new report warns

The center-left group Welcome relied on polling of hundreds of thousands of voters over six months for its findings, shared first with Semafor.

www.semafor.com

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 6h

just play along with me at home:

any time you read journalism on U.S. politics, polling, or electorate's beliefs, see if it makes ANY mention of the U.S. public's news and information diet, or that ANYTHING AT ALL might be a bit rotten in the way the U.S. public gets informed on the issues

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