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Rachel Hands @rachelhands.com · 7h

“It’s a form of resistance that requires us to put aside ego, and the need for personal gratification, to become a node in a living network of care, support, and defense.”

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 7h

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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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 15h

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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Nico Mara-McKay 🦇 (they/iel) @nicomaramckay.com · 4d

Canadians: The federal government is seeking public input on how AI should be developed and used in business, research, and the military.

If this scares the shit out of you, please let them know:

Help define the next chapter of Canada's AI leadership

Current status: Open from October 1 to October 31, 2025 Canada helped invent modern AI. To stay a leader—and protect our digital sovereignty—we're running a 30-day national sprint to shape a renewed...

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 6h

Who is María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize? Historian Greg Grandin calls her a "shocking choice" who is "completely aligned with the most militarist and darkest face of U.S. imperialism."

2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Anti-Maduro Leader María Corina Machado “Opposite of Peace”: Greg Grandin

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to María Corina Machado, a leading Venezuelan opposition figure. Machado was set to run for president last year, but she was disqua...

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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 6h

"Elon Musk’s Hyperloop idea was just a ruse to kill California’s high-speed rail project." www.fresnobee.com/opinion/edit...

Same gambit, different billionaire?

"One of the world's biggest AI companies wants a deal with Canada. Is sovereignty the trade-off?" www.cbc.ca/news/busines...

ANALYSIS | Why OpenAI wants to help Canada build homegrown artificial intelligence | CBC News

OpenAI wants to help Canada build a sovereign digital infrastructure for artificial intelligence, putting the country in a tough spot as it tries to distance itself from overreliance on U.S. tech comp...

www.cbc.ca

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15h

History gives us plenty of examples of disease used as a weapon. There are fewer cases of governments deliberately using disease against their own citizens. We are living (or dying) through one right now.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Aves do Brasil @avesbrasil.bsky.social · 11h

🇧🇷Tovacuçu
🌎Grallaria varia
Conservação:Pouco Preocupante

O tovacuçu é uma ave passeriforme da família Grallariidae.

📷 Sérgio Coutinho (RotadasAves)

Um pássaro de porte médio, com plumagem marrom-oliva e manchas escuras em formato de escama nas costas e peito. Possui uma faixa clara que se estende dos olhos até a nuca e uma garganta clara. As asas exibem uma coloração castanho-avermelhada vibrante. Suas pernas são longas e finas, de cor rosa pálido. O pássaro está empoleirado em um galho coberto de musgo verde intenso, com um fundo desfocado de vegetação verde.
Atenção: O alt da imagem foi gerado automaticamente.

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Unicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · 9h

A murderer at home, a murderer abroad.

Also why is his ex-wife Ivana buried in his golf course (after suffering blunt force trauma to torso, according to coroner's report)? They should bring cadaver sniffing dogs to all his properties. Who else is buried there? ☠️☠️☠️

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Unicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · 22h

Roger's Park, Chicago organizers tell community to wear whistles.

3 short whistles (PRE-PRE-PRE!) means ICE is near.

3 long whistles (PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!!) means ICE is detaining someone.

"Form a crowd, stay loud!"

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Unicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · 21h

The technofascists made their fortunes thanks to government research to create the WWW and thanks to the generosity & vision of the pioneers like Tim Berners-Lee. They owe their billions to the democracies & universities they are trying to destroy.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Ber...

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✨ A Goddess has NO KING ✨ @the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social · 1d

Never give up HOP.🐸

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · Apr 6

A little while ago, my parents' cat Bridget went missing. As the weeks dragged on, they became extremely worried. My dad devised a way to distract himself: he began to paint Bridget's adventures, imagining her travelling through time and popping up in some of art and music's most iconic scenes.

Bridget hanging out in Grant Wood's American Gothic.

Bridget in Bruegel's Hunters In The Snow (with a freshly caught mouse).

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Unicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · 1d

Some conspiracies are true, many are false. But nothing Trump & his administration say can be taken as truth. He is a reality star who populated his Cabinet w TV hosts, WWE owner, etc. Political theater is to hide the crime, grift, theft, as he consolidates power. It's been long time in the making

Unicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · May 19

For anyone who remembers Reagan's inauguration, when US hostages in Iran (major election issue) were released day of inauguration, the ceasefire in Gaza day before Trump inauguration was deja vu. Manafort was Reagan's advisor in 1980, Trump's in 2024. Of course now we see ceasefire was for show. 💔

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Unicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · 20h

Correction: *89%* of US stockmarket owned by white people. Stockholders control national/international agenda. War, genocide, weapons sales, border & prison industry, mass surveillance enrich stockholders who see their portfolios passively ballooning as people suffer and die in Gaza, in US streets.

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Unicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · 21h

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Unicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · 21h

In US, 87% of stock market owned by top 10% (half owned by top 1%; 88% owned by white people). Everything is being done to enrich stockholders, & destroy any safety net & basics of life for the majority: clean air, agriculture, education, healthcare, workers' rights. Out of control war-ICE economy.

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 1d

Portland's famous Unipiper was spotted at the Portland ICE protest where he played his bagpipes in front of Santa, Mr. Potato Head, Garfield and more -- all while surrounded by bubbles.

More on how the tone of Portland's protests has shifted: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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Unicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · 21h

The technofascists made their fortunes thanks to government research to create the WWW and thanks to the generosity & vision of the pioneers like Tim Berners-Lee. They owe their billions to the democracies & universities they are trying to destroy.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Ber...

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Unicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · 21h

Invisible net maker was possibly a time traveller, maybe Tim Berners-Lee

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Unicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · 1d

"We can regain power by building things ourselves: mutual aid or community organizations or independent media or whatever you imagine."

New Q&A from the wonderful & honest Dr. @sarahkendzior.bsky.social:

Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social · 2d

New Q & A answers are up! Readers sent in thoughtful questions on city raids, digital surveillance, the disappearing internet, and much more: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/panopticon...

PanoptiCon Artists: Your Questions Answered

On digital surveillance, ICE city raids, the need for new parties, and more.

sarahkendzior.substack.com

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Unicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · 2d

Martin Luther King, Jr., called on educators to practice "creative maladjustment." Resist conformity to structures that perpetuate inequality. "Nurturing generative collectives is at the heart of creative maladjustment."
Stick to the path of justice, a path that invites both precarity and hope.

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Unicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · 22h

Roger's Park, Chicago organizers tell community to wear whistles.

3 short whistles (PRE-PRE-PRE!) means ICE is near.

3 long whistles (PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!!) means ICE is detaining someone.

"Form a crowd, stay loud!"

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so proud of everyone from my old neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago. I see what you have been and are doing. I am so proud of how organized the community is and how much more so everyone is becoming. It is inspiring. Just one example... And this is something EVERYONE can do. Everyone.

Informational flyer about Rogers Park Whistle Protocols, explaining how to use whistles to alert neighbors of emergencies, with color-coded alerts, steps for use, and encouragement to form a crowd and stay loud for safety.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 22h

Norwegian riot police used pepper spray to disperse a pro-Palestinian protest outside a World Cup qualifier match between Norway and Israel, which the hosts won 5-0. Several activists were arrested.

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Unicorns Happen @silvy777.bsky.social · 22h

Ireland: This flag is for everyone!