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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 11h

That's no ballroom

Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 12h

A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment.

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Loren Johnson @lorenjohnson.bsky.social · 16h

The level of community organizing that's happening right now is WILD. Get involved.

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

The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker.

And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows.

No more.

My Message to Muslim New Yorkers — and Everyone Who Calls This City Home.

YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC

www.youtube.com

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · 22h

dear US friends, when a sitting president (re)builds the seat of government, it almost always means the president has no intention of leaving at the end of term. your African friends with decades of experience

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Jason Martens @martens742.bsky.social · 1d

I took this same shot! Makes a great phone lock screen.

A palm tree lit from the front with a partially cloudy sky in the background.

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Jason Martens @martens742.bsky.social · 1d

I have definitely done this.

Jason Martens @martens742.bsky.social · 1d

Guilty as charged.

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Jack McGovan @jackmcgovan.bsky.social · 2d

"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit."

Taxing the rich works!

Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts

A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

www.bloomberg.com

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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 2d

The Epstein Ballroom it is

Dave Jorgenson @davejorgenson.bsky.social · 2d

Why does everyone keep calling it “The Epstein Ballroom?” Please stop repeating “The Epstein Ballroom” because it is not called “The Epstein Ballroom!” Don’t tell the news that it’s called “The Epstein Ballroom” and please don’t repost this!!!!!

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Jason Martens @martens742.bsky.social · 2d

One did: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

First Republican governor comes out against Trump’s deployment of National Guard

‘We believe in the federalist system — that’s states’ rights,’ Oklahoma’s Gov. Kevin Stitt told The New York Times

www.independent.co.uk

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Jason Martens @martens742.bsky.social · 2d

Not sure how but I got my copy and I’m halfway through. This is an incredible resource for those of us who haven’t been in this a long time. Inspiring to see how experienced people have worked through conflict and overwhelming situations, but haven’t given up. We need this now, thanks Kelly. 💜

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

Less than 2 weeks until publication. I’m still busy as hell working in concert with my community to respond to a federal invasion and regular attacks on our neighbors and their defenders. Any help getting the word out about this book, which I believe can help us all right now, is deeply appreciated.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13d

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.

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Jason Martens @martens742.bsky.social · 2d

My wife got it twice in one month! So sorry. 💜

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Elle @elleisanisland.bsky.social · 3d

I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak

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Jason Martens @martens742.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for this thread. Are there examples where mutual aid has taken over on the production side?

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Jason Martens @martens742.bsky.social · 3d

Trump’s “Let them eat cake” moment. One would hope.

Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 4d

the symbolism of “Trump destroying the White House for a overpriced luxury vanity project, during a government shut down, days after a historically-large mass demonstration against his regime called “No Kings”’ would be rightly viewed as laying it on a little thick if it was in a work of fiction

Jason Martens @martens742.bsky.social · 3d

Is there a truth out feed I can add?

Jason Martens @martens742.bsky.social · 4d

Unless I am dying I will self transport.

Jason Martens @martens742.bsky.social · 4d

Abolish all prisons. There is no humane prison.

isaac @sevier.io · 5d

This article is a reminder that "abolish ICE" isn't just about the agents now in our streets, but is about a sprawling carceral system that must be dismantled completely. There must be consequences for politicians who try to spend a single dollar more on this.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...