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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 1h

Nothing I see currently compares to Alinsky’s “shit in.” How do you arrest or pepperspray people for going to bathroom?

micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 1h

*it turned violent* is newspeak for “cops started rioting”:

“it turned violent when police and protesters clashed and an officer fatally shot a 16-year-old. The National Guard quickly lined the streets in response …. ‘They were stopping cars and randomly picking people out’”

www.wkrn.com

micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 1h

“‘There is nothing to fear from the Irish language, or indeed from equality.

‘The rights of Irish language speakers must be respected’”

Condemnation after east Belfast sign cut with angle grinder to remove Irish language

There has been condemnation over damage to a east Belfast street sign with Irish on it, as police confirmed an investigation has been launched into the “hate-motivated” incident.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 1h

The largest UK demonstration in the last 20 years. Free Palestine 🇵🇸

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 2h

“The first Swiss journalist to reach Gaza under the army of genocide lost his temper at the horror he witnessed, saying: ‘Humanity was destroyed here.’”

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 2h

Using “Bless your heart” exactly how it should be used.

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 2h

“Over half a million people roared onto the streets of London on Saturday in a show of solidarity with the Palestinian people The streets, stations, cafes and shops surrounding Victoria Embankment were full of people with keffiyehs, badges, flags and signs several hours before the march began”

‘We’ll stay on streets till Palestine is free’ say London marchers

Over half a million people roared onto the streets of London on Saturday in a show of solidarity with Palestine

socialistworker.co.uk

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 2h

So @wikipedia.org changed its previously reactionary description of Irish rappers @kneecapceol.bsky.social.

The group has been at the centre of public debates about free speech and the expression of political opinions within Ireland and the UK. 6] Their themes focus on working class Belfast youth culture, Irish republicanism and Irish language rights. In concert, they have made statements supporting Palestinian nationalism and
condemning the Gaza genocide. Their name is derived from the extralegal
punishment attacks meted out by Northern Irish paramilitary groups.

micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 2h

“Unprotected tailing ponds, where radioactive slurry is stored … leak into soil and groundwater systems, creating … potent health hazards …. Chronic respiratory issues, skin diseases, cancers, congenital deformities, reproductive health problems, and psychological distress are widespread”

Tainted waters: Uranium mining and radiological risks in Jadugoda of Jharkhand

In the mineral-rich heart of Jharkhand lies Jadugoda, India’s first uranium mine since 1951.  Nestled within the Singhbhum Shear Zone, it has powered a nat

www.indiawaterportal.org

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 2h

Israel knows this hero is now a cultural icon with galvanizing potential. They are terrified by the prospect.

“Safiya was beaten and kidnapped by Israeli forces in Gaza during a raid on Kamal Adwan Hospital in December last year after he refused to abandon patients under siege.“

Israel will not release Dr Hussam Abu Safiya as part of Gaza deal

Hamas official says kidnapped doctor from Gaza not included among those to be released following ceasefire

www.middleeasteye.net

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 1d

The United States is a chronically sociopathic police state.

“Police didn’t even conduct a sobriety test and bruh was going the wrong way on a one way and was having a stroke…police can be fucking useless dog”

philip lewis
@Phil Lewis_• 45m
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

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 2h

This is deforestation. Zionists will destroy the environment to grab the land.

“Zionist settlers cut down 150 olive trees on Sunday in the village of al-Mughayyir …. a group of settlers raided an area west of the village and cut down 150 olive trees at the start of the olive harvest season”

Zionist settlers cut down 150 olive trees near Ramallah

RAMALLAH, Oct. 12 (YPA) – Zionist settlers cut down 150 olive trees on Sunday in the village of al-Mughayyir, east of Ramallah, Palestinian sources reported.According to the sources, a group of settle...

en.ypagency.net

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 2h

I have no dog in the frog fight.

I will say that I’ve read my share of dystopian literature and I don’t recall cosplay being a motif in the storyline of resistance to a world descending into hell.

Not judging anyone tho. Ribbit. 🐸

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 3h

Wikipedia has its own set of right wing blinders. The founder falsely equates communism with fascism.

micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 3h

I’ve always been ambivalent about “ride share,” because like “school reform” it strikes me as a privatization scheme that undermines public infrastructure, including public sector labor. That said, I have no ambivalence about the grave threat ICE poses to this organizing, allied labor force.

ICE went after rideshare drivers at O'Hare today, according to statement from Illinois Drivers Alliance
Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a raid in an
O' Hare Airport parking lot where rideshare drivers wait between trips to pick up travelers. These drivers are essential workers who keep our city accessible, ensuring travelers can get from point A to point B safely every single day. The Illinois Drivers Alliance releases the following statement:
We are deeply concerned that the drivers' due process rights were violated at O'Hare today. This is part of a broader pattern of attacks on immigrant families by an administration that continues to weaponize fear and division instead of investing in solutions that strengthen our communities. The Illinois Drivers Alliance rejects unconstitutional raids, and we stand shoulder to shoulder with all hard working immigrant drivers, families, and essential workers targeted by these unjust actions. Chicago is strongest when every worker - regardless of race, religion, or immigration status - is safe, respected, and living free from fear.
We are working diligently to gather more information and ensure that every person's constitutional rights were respected and protected throughout this
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Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽 @joshuaeakle.com · 21h

In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.

She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.

This is not about immigration enforcement.

It's about terrorizing Americans.

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Nnedi Okorafor, PhD @nnedi.bsky.social · 12h

This take is actually anti-immigrant, though. Let’s not do that.

“Bad Bunny is more American than the First Lady and Elon Musk.”

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 16h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 18h

My favorite Diane Keaton was as Louise Bryant in Reds (1981), of course. #RIP

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 18h

Blinken, the Angel of Death

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 18h

If only he had the power and influence to cease fire during the last administration. 🙃

@ABlinken
X.com
(1/12) In Gaza today, the guns are largely silent. If all goes as planned, the remaining Israeli hostages will return home.
Palestinians will get the relief they desperately need and deserve. Nothing can erase the pain and loss of the past two years. But there is real hope of building on this step to finally end the war. President Trump and his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner deserve our collective thanks for producing this ceasefire and the renewed possibility of lasting peace.

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 18h

Then they don’t listen to lyrics.

“Set the groove
Then stick and move like I was Cassius
Rep the stutter step and left a bomb upon the fascists”
— Rage

“Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses.”
— Rage

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 20h

seems like a non-insignificant percentage of rage against the machine's fanbase are young republican men driving SUVs bopping their head to anti-oil, pro-immigrant songs thinking the lyrics are about how they wish their suburban parents would get off their back

Tom Morello tweets: "Fascinating that all those “don’t tread on me” posers and their AR-15’s are nowhere to be seen and government tyranny is instead being opposed by a guy in an inflatable frog suit."

Someone named Manny replies: "@grok
why do some people say Tom Morello and band mates are RAGE FOR THE MACHINE and not against ?"

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🇬🇾🗽Sydette The Dreaded Gorgon🗽🇬🇾 @blackamazon.bsky.social · 19h

But they would have to admit they were wrong

Jay Perk @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 1d

Should’ve defunded the police like we instructed smh

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micchiato 🍉 @micchiato.bsky.social · 19h

“Since September, at least six unhoused Chicagoans have been abducted by federal agents. That number is likely higher, but the social invisibility and isolation already faced by people experiencing homelessness make their disappearances harder to track.”

Make It Make Sense: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community

Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.

chicagoreader.com

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