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Jay Cee (Anarchist Reading List) @anarchistrl.bsky.social · 18d

When we take the bait and engage in US culture war shit here in Aotearoa, this is what we're inviting. The COVID cookers already have an alter-culture relying on conspiracy and hate and in a weeks time we'll find out how many of them were elected to local councils.

Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19d

A MAGA teenager was spurned by a teen girl so he sent pizza to her home to intimidate her. The police ignored it.

Then, he saw she mocked Charlie Kirk so he murdered her and her friend by ramming his truck into them at 70mph while they were riding their bikes.

He's now charged with murder.

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Char @kiwichar.bsky.social · 18d

Winston blaming the NZ Greens for his broken window for standing along side people he deems as inciting harm against him… Dude legit got into parliament by aligning himself with violent cookers who hung a noose up for JA, defecated on beehive grounds & set fire to a kids playground. #nzpol #Winston

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Jay Cee (Anarchist Reading List) @anarchistrl.bsky.social · 22d

I got mine on Monday, tho I'm in Aotearoa New Zealand. To be honest, I'm only in it for the antifa super soldier nanobots.

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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 28d

I don’t think I’ve ever met a more hectic reader than myself. I started reading 14 books in the past two months and just started three more in the past two days. Have I finished reading any of them? No. Am I confused and trying to read them all at the same time? You bet.

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Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa @psna-otautahi.bsky.social · 28d

Sharon Murdoch on point as usual

#NZPol

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T✨ @tastromo.bsky.social · 28d

Remember: fascists survive via their tough strongman aesthetic.

Undermine it.

They’re small, pathetic cowards — too afraid to stand up to Donald Trump and Netanyahu…

Let’s make sure everyone knows that these guys are shaking in their boots, they’ve no bravery or spine

#nzpol #freepalestine #gaza

Cartoon of Winton Peter’s, New Zealand’s foreign minister, covered in blood with the word “COWARD!” Scrawled on the wall behind him, in reference to his announcement that NZ would not recognise Palestine this week.

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Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa @psna-otautahi.bsky.social · 28d

Statement from the organisers of the Auckland Harbour Bridge protest march

#NZPol

No recognition
No sanctions
NZ Government complicit in genocide

Image of Peters at the top and United Nations emblem

AOTEAROA FOR PALESTINE CONDEMNS FOREIGN MINISTER WINSTON PETERS’ UN ADDRESS, ANNOUNCES AUCKLAND HARBOUR BRIDGE PROTEST TO DEMAND SANCTIONS Aotearoa for Palestine condemns Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ address to the UN General Assembly in New York this morning, in which Peters failed to announce any measures to prevent or punish Israel’s genocide in Gaza. “This government is an embarrassment to the people of New Zealand who have demanded for two years that Israel be sanctioned for their war crimes. This government has failed to take action to end the genocide, so we will take action. We will lead the biggest protest for Palestine in NZ history across the Auckland Harbour Bridge to demand sanctions on Israel. The date has been agreed and will be released soon” stated group spokesperson Heba Mortaja. In the lead up to Peters’ address, there had been much speculation over whether New Zealand would announce recognition of the ‘state’ of Palestine. Other states such as the UK and Australia have been criticised for symbolically recognising Palestinian statehood while continuing their arms trade with Israel. “By failing to take symbolic or material action, this New Zealand government has continued its complicity in genocide, and has betrayed the New Zealand people who overwhelmingly support sanctions on Israel,” said Mortaja.

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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · Sep 23

Some Jewish reading for your Rosh Hashana!

The Past, Present, and Future of Left Jewish Identity

The kind of Jewish identity on display in Jewish-led Palestine solidarity demonstrations organized by groups like Jewish Voice for Peace is part of a long history of Jewish identity being bound up in ...

jacobin.com

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · Sep 23

Rather than permitting the Trump administration to frighten us out of resisting, we must understand this broad, vague, and performative executive order as an effort to intimidate.

It should catalyze us into urgent organizing, not paralyze us.

Only collective action can keep us safe and free.

DESIGNATING ANTIFA AS A DOMESTIC TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

Section 1. Antifa as a Terrorist Threat. Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law. It uses illegal means to organize and execute a campaign of violence and terrorism nationwide to accomplish these goals. This campaign involves coordinated efforts to obstruct enforcement of Federal laws through armed standoffs with law enforcement, organized riots, violent assaults on Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement officers, and routine doxing of and other threats against political figures and activists. Antifa recruits, trains, and radicalizes young Americans to engage in this violence and suppression of political activity, then employs elaborate means and mechanisms to shield the identities of its operatives, conceal its funding sources and operations in an effort to frustrate law enforcement, and recruit additional members. Individuals associated with and acting on behalf of Antifa further coordinate with other organizations and entities for the purpose of spreading, fomenting, and advancing political violence and suppressing lawful political speech. This organized effort designed to achieve policy objectives by coercion and intimidation is domestic terrorism.

Sec. 2. Designation as a Domestic Terrorist Organization. Because of the aforementioned pattern of political violence designed to suppress lawful political activity and obstruct the rule of law, I hereby designate Antifa as a “domestic terrorist organization.” All relevant executive departments and agencies shall utilize all applicable authorities to investigate, disrupt, and dismantle any and all illegal operations — especially those involving terrorist actions — conducted by Antifa or any person claiming to act on behalf of Antifa, or for which Antifa provided material support [...]

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Cool Zone Media @coolzonemedia.bsky.social · Sep 22

@jamesstout.bsky.social sits down with Frances to hear firsthand what it is like for families of people in the asylum system right now and how even U.S. citizens can have their families torn apart by the Trump administration’s anti-asylum policies.

www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · Sep 23

Very helpful episode for anyone in the US and beyond to meet this moment. We are stronger than we often think we are.

pca.st/episode/be64...

#114: Safeguarding Our Movements against Repression—How to Respond to the Criminalization of “Antifa”

pca.st

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Andrew Sage (Andrewism) @andrewsage.bsky.social · Jul 1

NEW VIDEO: Let's take a critical look at Graeber’s exploration of debt and its role in shaping our world so that we can challenge our approach to debt, overcome the current crisis, and pursue a revolutionary reimagining of the economy as a whole. Tap in 👇🏽

an underwater hand struggles and fails to reach for the surface - and for floating cash. the text reads "debt."

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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · Sep 20

I've always loved physical media because it meant I wasn't tied to or dependent on a streaming service. No internet? I still have every (console) game, movie and CD I've ever bought.
Used bookstores have TONS of media right now because so many people have switched to streaming in the past 10 years.

Dane of the Dead 🔜 LightBox Expo 313 @monkeyminion.com · Sep 20

Take that money you’re saving every month on cancelling Spotify, Disney+, HBO, etc., & (after buying a @pbs.org Passport, natch) & go to a used book/media store and buy all the movies you watch on repeat (you know you only watch, like, 10 movies) on dvd/bluray. Bonus: no $ goes to fascist media cos

Johanna Taylor 👻 Lightbox Expo 630 @johannamation.bsky.social · Sep 20

Subscription-based services actively make all entertainment industries worse

We should return to CDs, cartridges and pay-per-view

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Jay Cee (Anarchist Reading List) @anarchistrl.bsky.social · Sep 18

The cover alone secures my pre-order!

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · Sep 17

Gorillaz say FREE PALESTINE

Picture of the cartoon character representations of the Gorillaz raising a Palestinian flag

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Feminist Proper Gander @dappergander.bsky.social · Sep 18

the strongest pushback is coming from the right because media figures and electeds on the left are currently cowed by fear

Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · Sep 18

Folks, I don’t know what end is up right now.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Sep 18

Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.

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scary tall bart @tallbart.com · Sep 18

Joe, Brian, Peter, and Quagmire all thinking “I can’t wait for society to collapse so MY ideology can rise from the ashes!”

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · Sep 16

No notes

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · Sep 15

Posting a criticism of Charlie Kirk - much less noting something outrageous he himself said - is not “celebrating” his murder. Nor is it condoning his murder. It is simply saying that his political career and legacy are not something to be celebrated. And that is not the same thing at all.

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Jay Cee (Anarchist Reading List) @anarchistrl.bsky.social · Sep 15

Ew, yuckies.

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Kurt Busiek @kurtbusiek.bsky.social · Sep 15

"I don't care that he's dead."
"He's not a hero."
"He's a scumbag."
"He shouldn't be celebrated."

No, no. I'm not saying that about Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk said that about George Floyd.

Just in case anyone's interested in what he thought was fair to say about someone who was killed on camera.

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wesin-🎃a spooky version of 🎃-japan @wesinjapan.bsky.social · Sep 14

Almost none of my students knew about the Minnesota assassinations. Zero of them knew about the CDC attack.

Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · Sep 13

reposting with alt text because this feels incredibly significant. the right-wing disinfo machine means a lot of the people grieving Charlie Kirk never heard any of the things he said that would have tarnished his brand as Guy Who Just Wants to Have Dialogue Across the Aisle

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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · Sep 14

"You're an interesting species. An interesting mix. You're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you're not. See, in all our searching, the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other."

- Carl Sagan

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Sep 13

The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social

"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”

Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning

The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

www.thenation.com

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