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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 5h

On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️‍🌈

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

My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."

They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.

Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.

organizingmythoughts.org

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kixxle.bsky.social @kixxle.bsky.social · 2d

Same with the abandoned cars. They are leaving people’s possessions and family members in horrible ways. Children are waiting for their parents to pick them up and they’ve been kidnapped by masked men!

Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 2d

Seeing pictures of an abandoned tamale cart in Pilsen where ICE took a tamale street vendor. Those photos of left behind carts are so haunting. Community members disappeared. Not just vendors but people who have long standing relationships with the community and people.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

Our plane to Spain is in the air!

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Thank you so much to the countless people supporting us in every way and in particular all of the Rutgers students and faculty who have supported us every step of the way.

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.

It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.

Thank you for your consideration.

"Help us leave safely" on FreeFunder

Click here to support "Help us leave safely" by Dara on FreeFunder!

www.freefunder.com

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

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

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simmcewen.bsky.social @simmcewen.bsky.social · 4d

I just picked the last echinacea of the season, brought it inside to enjoy. #bloomscrolling #flowers #photography #macro

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kixxle.bsky.social @kixxle.bsky.social · 3d

I wish you were our Senator so badly!! PA deserves way better…

Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta @malcolmkenyatta.bsky.social · 3d

It’s SHAMEFUL to watch US Senators vote NO on the War Powers resolution & give this administration a blank check to bomb whoever the hell they want. The current conduct in the Caribbean is unconstitutional and unacceptable!

Time and time again, these cowards bend the knee.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 4d

A tweet from Mayor Brandon Johnson says Trump has tried to unjustly arrest a Black man and he’s not going anywhere. A reply from Donald Trump says the Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect ICE officers.

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Tony Pentimalli @tonywriteshere.bsky.social · 4d

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kixxle.bsky.social @kixxle.bsky.social · 3d

Live feed from gaza www.tiktok.com/t/ZPH7U7jyf9...

Sam (@seemogaza) is LIVE - TikTok LIVE

| Watch Sam (@seemogaza)'s LIVE on TikTok and interact with others in real time.

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kixxle.bsky.social @kixxle.bsky.social · 12d

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The days go on so fast in the blink of an eye its been 2 years now join me on Tiktok Live lets talk about it after you see this share and repost ! #fyp #tiktoklive #relaxation #time #share

TikTok video by Sam

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NPR @npr.org · 13d

The jumping spider pet market is booming, particularly with women. And for many, the journey to spider enthusiast began as an arachnophobe.

Scared of spiders? Some former arachnophobes now are keeping jumping spiders as pets

The jumping spider pet market is booming, particularly with women. And for many, the journey to spider enthusiast began as an arachnophobe.

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kixxle.bsky.social @kixxle.bsky.social · 26d

chng.it/y2DqQR5kKX sign the petition to demand he is fired!

This campaign needs you now

Fire Brian Kilmeade for his harmful comments about homeless people

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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 26d

The countries’ foreign ministers urged Israel to “refrain from any unlawful or violent act against the flotilla” and “to respect international law.”

16 Nations Warn Israel Against Attacking Gaza-Bound Global Sumud Flotilla | Common Dreams

The countries' foreign ministers urged Israel to "refrain from any unlawful or violent act against the flotilla" and "to respect international law."

www.commondreams.org

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 26d

Every day, I find myself wishing that our new book, Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Organizers in Crisis, was already out in the world, because I think it could really help people right now. Preorders really make all the difference in terms of helping a book become widely available.

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

Letters to Activists in Crisis

www.pilsencommunitybooks.com

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kixxle.bsky.social @kixxle.bsky.social · 26d

Trump is a job killer!!

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @ocasio-cortez.house.gov · 26d

The Trump administration and Department of Energy policies have already cost Americans 91,000 clean energy jobs and counting.

They are actively killing jobs in rural places and small towns across this country, and they have no plan to replace them.

kixxle.bsky.social @kixxle.bsky.social · 26d

FOX (faux) news host should be fired for calling for DEATH for homeless people. Sign here: chng.it/y2DqQR5kKX

This campaign needs you now

Fire Brian Kilmeade for his harmful comments about homeless people

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kixxle.bsky.social @kixxle.bsky.social · 26d

… you have a very hostile environment for Black journalists. The political right is trying to basically outlaw any discussion of racial inequality—and news organizations are trying to appease the political right.

JusticeWithJean @jeantrounstine.com · 27d

"An America where Black people, journalists and Black journalists lose political power is one where inequality, racism, authoritarianism and other ills will be rampant."

Black Voices Are Vital to Democracy. The Media Must Stop Firing Them.

Black Voices Are Vital to Democracy. The Media Must Stop Firing Them.

The Washington Post’s Karen Attiah is the latest prominent Black journalist to lose her job. The trend is a sign of retrenchment in both fighting racism and saving democracy.

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kixxle.bsky.social @kixxle.bsky.social · 26d

And Washington Post fires @karenattiah.bsky.social for quoting CK

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yarnlover.bsky.social @yarnlover.bsky.social · 26d

Republicans are killing us.

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kixxle.bsky.social @kixxle.bsky.social · 27d

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Dr Stacey Patton (@drstaceypatton1865)

Now they’re playing this game by suggesting that college professors are to blame for grooming Charlie Kirk’s shooter.

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Clara @thatclarafied.bsky.social · 28d

We live in a world where people get fired for reporting on what that man actually said but there are no consequences for saying we should euthanize all the unhoused people on live TV.

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🌸🌺Cindy Alexander Capaldo🌺 @cyn1422.bsky.social · 28d

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Brian Kilmeade on Fox - NO apology for saying "kill em" about the homeless.
At 4am Sun. FOUR days after he said,"Homeless mentally ill people should get lethal injections, kill em ."
Today he said, "I wrongly said they should get lethal injections. I apologize for
that extremely 👇

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kixxle.bsky.social @kixxle.bsky.social · Sep 12

#Gaza is out of insulin and children with diabetes are at risk of DEATH! Please sign and share to support medical evacuation chng.it/rjwkBzgbqD #ceasefirenow #freepalestine #endtheoccupation

Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

Gaza is out of Insulin! — Evacuate 10yo diabetic Talin NOW!

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