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Karim @kwalker.bsky.social · 13h

Good time to remind everyone that Barack Obama had won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009 and went on to bomb 7 Muslim majority countries.

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Karim @kwalker.bsky.social · 20h

I may not have much love for Elizabeth Warren, but she’s right.
It’s incomprehensible that Trump shuts down our government while protecting and propping up another.

Karim @kwalker.bsky.social · 1d

Respect

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 1d

Just wanted to say that I will also declare Norway as my enemy if I don’t win the Nobel Peace Prize tomorrow.

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 2d

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Pride Was A Riot, Sacramento @pridewasariot.bsky.social · 1d

To: everyone in the antifa polycule

Throw some money in the hat 💸💸
We got work to do 💯

Pride Was A Riot, Sacramento @pridewasariot.bsky.social · 1d

A man in a flannel holds out a hat, begging, as he smokes a cigarette. He has sunglasses, five o’clock shadow and messy, grey hair. Text reads “support the print fund. Support antifa.” With three arrows below it. Text at the bottom reads “Venmo: @ctfae” and “Cashapp: $ctfae.”

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Lauren McKenzie @themckenziest.gay · 3d

“for Israelis”

Oh fuck off

The costs of Israel's longest war, for Israelis

Israelis are paying heavy costs for the longest war in their history: a mental health crisis, trauma, unprecedented division during wartime, animosity abroad and apathy for Palestinian suffering.

www.npr.org

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Pride Was A Riot, Sacramento @pridewasariot.bsky.social · 1d

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Pride Was A Riot, Sacramento @pridewasariot.bsky.social · 1d

📍
::up the print fund::

we fundraise in advance so we can distro to others at no charge.

>support the PWAR print fund<

October Goal: $0/500

We will update as our goals our met.

Support the Pride Was A Riot print fund.
We like to distribute our literature & flyers at no cost. We believe charging for our materials creates a barrier between our work & those who can benefit from it.
We lead online fundraisers like this to remove that paywall and ensure our community can benefit from our radical material, free of charge.

Consider sharing or supporting the Pride Was A Riot print fund. Our goal is $500 for the month of October. Donations of $5, $10 and $20 go a long way to creating a more radical Sacramento community.
You can create the community you want to see, and today, we need your help to do it.
Venmo: @CTFAE
Cashapp: $CTFAE

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Karim @kwalker.bsky.social · 1d

www.nj.com/education/20...

N.J. professor says he’s moving to Europe after death threats over antifa research

Mark Bray said right-wing influencers have been targeting him on social media. Turning Point USA wants him fired.

www.nj.com

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d

The Rutgers TPUSA chapter — whose characterization of a historian there as a “outspoken, well-known antifa member” led to death threats and moving his family to Europe — think *other* people are being “blatantly defamatory.”

Not them, though. They’re doing politics the right way.

Rutgers TPUSA officers slam petition to shut down chapter, ‘Blatantly defamatory’

Alexander Di Filippo accuses Turning Point USA of inciting violence against Antifa handbook author Mark Bray.

www.foxnews.com

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hey there, benji. @benjaminfaye.bsky.social · 2d

“You’re always playing the race card”

Anyone who says this has no idea how power dynamics work.

Race is not a card I can play. It is a hand I’m dealt.

Black people have never had the power to keep white people from voting, reading, or writing. If anyone’s had a race card, it’s white people.

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Karim @kwalker.bsky.social · 2d

The people saying @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social has no experience probably had no problem voting for Michael Bloomberg in 2001, did they?

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Chris 🎃 DevPods.gg gamedev community @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 2d

Portland protestor frog costume: What are you trying to tell me? That I can dodge pepper balls?

Morpheus from Matrix movie: No, Frog. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to.

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Karim @kwalker.bsky.social · 2d

I misspoke. I had intended to say why his reservations were cancelled.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 2d

it is wild how much people just lie lol

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2d

Jonathan Ashworth: "I've wanted to see a ceasefire for 2 years"

The collective position of the Labour shadow cabinet (which you were part of) for months after October 7th was to reject a ceasefire & Labour instructed its MPs not to vote for a ceasefire in Nov 2023.

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The Last Mile with USAID @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social · 2d

There is no single way to resist; only the courage to invent one. 👍

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Byron Donalds: "Because the radical left does not have an argument for their stupid policies which make people less safe, they resort to this kind of dehumanizing language, calling us fascists which we now know puts lives at risk. Charlie Kirk is not with us because of their radicalism."

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Michael Ostrogorsky Ph.D. 📸 @michaelostrogorsky.bsky.social · 2d

Seattle's other volcano, Koma Kulshan (aka Mount Baker) gleaming in the setting sun, towering over West Point Lighthouse:

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Karim @kwalker.bsky.social · 2d

Name the time and place

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LeftwardSwing 🏳️‍⚧️ 🌈 🏳️‍🌈 ♿ @leftwardswing.bsky.social · 2d

This is one of the best headlines of the year! 😂

🟣 Kristi Noem praised for ‘staring down’ Antifa. It was a dozen reporters and a guy in a chicken suit www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Kristi Noem ‘stares down’ Antifa. It was reporters and a guy in a chicken costume

Trump has claimed Portland is ‘war-ravaged’ - but residents and local authorities dispute that

www.independent.co.uk

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Karim @kwalker.bsky.social · 2d

Solidarity with @mark-bray.bsky.social

RutgersAAUP-AFT @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social · 3d

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY

Karim @kwalker.bsky.social · 2d

Jesus. This is awful.
Did the gate attendant tell you why the flight was cancelled?

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Karim @kwalker.bsky.social · 2d

truthout.org/articles/mar...

Marvel’s “Punisher” Was a Hate Symbol Long Before Police Co-opted His Character

The Punisher has long been embraced as a classic superhero, but his comics spread reactionary ideology.

truthout.org

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Karim @kwalker.bsky.social · 2d

As an aside, Gentile was a member of Mussolini’s government, wasn’t he?

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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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