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Julianne McShane @juliannemcshane.bsky.social · 1d

NEW @motherjones.com: Nobody in that GOP group chat praising Hitler or making racist comments was a “kid,” as JD Vance claimed today

I tracked down their ages. (Weirdly, it seems nobody else did.)

Eight of the 11 in the group chat range from 24 to 35. Ages of others are unclear.

But… no “kids”!

No one in the GOP Hitler chat was a "kid"

We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.

www.motherjones.com

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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 11h

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Eric Klinenberg @ericklinenberg.bsky.social · 14h

For those of you keeping score, 18-22 year-old students calling for an end to slaughter in Gaza are so racist they need to be expelled or deported, but 24-35 year-olds celebrating Hitler, rape, and, um, racism are just kids being kids so chill.

Also, racism is over so no need for Voting Right Act.

JD Vance brushes off racist texts by adults in Republican group chat as ‘what kids do’

Vice-president downplays messages such as ‘I love Hitler’ in chat by 24 to 35-year-olds to ‘stupid jokes’

www.theguardian.com

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Sad Francisco @sadfrancisco.bsky.social · 10h

The arson wave of the 1970s in the Bronx left public housing basically untouche. On the other hand, the public-private partnership otherwise known as Section 8 housing was much more likely to be torched. Bench Ansfield’s book “Born in Flames” goes deeper.

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48 Hills @48hills.bsky.social · 1d

Activists are lining up to oppose changes that would give the mayor even more power than the city’s chief executive already has.

The situation has been called “DOGE comes to San Francisco."

Task Force moving to eliminate community oversight of many departments - 48 hills

Why make a very strong mayor even stronger? It's all part of the oligarch agenda

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Truthout @truthout.org · 1d

The antifa concept can be traced to Arditi del Popolo movement, an Italian anti-fascist group that was founded in 1921 for the purpose of defending working-class people and institutions from the assault of Mussolini’s blackshirts.

From 1920s Italy to 1930s Palestine to 1980s Ska Scenes, Antifa Has Many Faces

A historian discusses past anti-fascist organizations and practices in light of Trump’s effort to criminalize “antifa.”…

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Quintessential Race Woman™️ @blckphilohottie.bsky.social · 3d

RIP Miss Major. Recommended reading if you’re not familiar with her and her contributions.

Cover of Miss Major Speaks: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 2d

EXCLUSIVE: This tech has been used to track heads of state, journalists, and maybe even you.

@lighthousereports.com uncovered a vast surveillance empire whose untraceable tech has been used to target people in more than 100 countries.

It has operated under the radar for decades. Until now.

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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 2d

Librarian fired after refusing to censor 2SLGBTQ+ books wins $700K US settlement #USA

‘I'm relieved to have this outcome,’ says Wyoming’s Terri Lesley

www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

Librarian fired after refusing to censor 2SLGBTQ+ books wins $700K US settlement | CBC Radio

A former Wyoming library director who was fired amid an uproar over books with sexual content and 2SLGBTQ+ themes that some people complained were inappropriate for young readers will be paid $700,000...

www.cbc.ca

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Sad Francisco @sadfrancisco.bsky.social · 9d

At House of GG/TILIFI, with Asiah, Beck, Christopher and a few close helpers, where Major’s getting hospice care and trying to get some rest. Keep sending good energy this way.

Miss Fucking Major! I’m Still Here hand painted banner at House of GG Oasis

A karaoke machine on top of a bench that reads BITCH RELAX

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Sad Francisco @sadfrancisco.bsky.social · 5d

Miss Major is getting good care in home hospice here in Little Rock. Clip from Vice doc on YT titled: Pride Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does For This Stonewall Veteran

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Mattilda B Sycamore @mbsycamore.bsky.social · 3d

"Mainstream visibility hasn't helped our community at large. It's actually *more* to our detriment"💥
Miss Major spoke the unvarnished truth until the end, long live her legacy💥 (From MISS MAJOR SPEAKS: Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary, Toshio Meronek/Miss Major @versobooks.bsky.social)

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MISS MAJOR SPEAKS

Motherfucker, you brought me here to show the public you care about the gurls and you don't--there's no honesty or transparency in that. And how about let sex workers be sex workers, because whoever's dick they have in their mouth is bound to be a whole lot cleaner than a hidden agenda of some obnoxious gay guy or lesbian who woke up in 2019 and saw a billboard for Pose and thought of calling up their minions: "Maybe we should put a Black person on a float during the Pride parade."

It was really cute when they put Laverne Cox on the cover of Time magazine back in 2014, but I can't help but think, what has that done for the average gurl on the street? Mainstream visibility hasn't helped our community at large. It's actually more to our detriment. The images that the cis people have of the community, they're images that aren't real to the gurls who are barely making a living. It's not real life. It's not keeping us alive. It hasn't slowed the murders, or the abuses.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3d

I've been told that this 2019 fundraiser for Miss Major started after her stroke is where anyone who might want to contribute to the expenses of her family in the immediate future should contribute: fundly.com/missmajor - It will stay open for the time being.

Click here to support Miss Major's Monthly Fundraising Circle by Friends of Miss Major

After Miss Major's 2019 stroke, donations go to continuing her rehab + her retirement fund, in addition to helping care for Asiah, the baby she and Beck ...

fundly.com

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

ICE hit our area hard again today. I spent the morning and afternoon on patrol, and then came home for Understory, the emotional and spiritual support group for activists I co-facilitate. @tanuja.bsky.social was going to cover for me, but I decided I needed to be there, for my sake. I was right.

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The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · 3d

Reading Miss Majors Speaks was an incredibly moving experience last year. I can't recommend this book enough for those unfamiliar with her work.

Rest in peace 🖤

Miss Major Speaks Conversations with a Black Trans Revolutionary by Toshio Meronek and Miss Major

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3d

What I learned from Miss Major was persistence and also keeping a sense of humor. I was lucky to see her work in various organizing meetings over the years. She was a model of how to be a good elder. Truly grateful for everything she did to make the world better. Time for the rest of us to continue.

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Eric Stanley @stillhere415.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks so much.

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Annalise Ophelian @dr-ophelian.bsky.social · 3d

The documentary I made with Miss Major 10 years ago is on Vimeo on Demand. If you want to spend some time with her on screen tonight and learn some abolitionist trans history while you're at it, it's free to rent with the code "shinebright" vimeo.com/ondemand/major

Watch MAJOR! Online | Vimeo On Demand

The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting for…

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Eric Stanley @stillhere415.bsky.social · 3d

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Eric Stanley @stillhere415.bsky.social · 3d

Devastated and undone but celebrating that we got to be on the planet at the same time as our beloved Major.

May we all be as unwavering In the face of fascism as she remained.

Sending love to the rest of the family.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 7d

None of us can do everything but each of us can do SOMETHING.

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K. Liakos @kliakos.com · 8d

America 2025:

The facade of a store in a Delaware strip mall called its fashion but the lights on the o n and exclamation point are out so it says it’s fashi

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 9d

Y'all who keep lecturing protesters to "not give them an excuse" need to pause for a minute. Imagine yourself telling a DV victim, "Be sure not to mouth off or make any mistakes so he won't hit you. Don't give him an excuse! It's what he wants!" That's what you fools sound like.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 8d

I forgot to share my October newsletter here. prisonculture.substack.com/p/prisons-pr...

Prisons, Prose & Protest - #31

Rants, Musings and More

prisonculture.substack.com

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 8d

Solidarity!

RutgersAAUP-AFT @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social · 8d

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

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