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Alan Wexelblat (he/him)
@awexelblat.bsky.social
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Designer, design techie, father, gamer, descendant of immigrants
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awexelblat.bsky.social
I don't actually recommend that you spend any time contributing to the Meta cesspool, but sometimes you gotta go where the good stuff is: www.instagram.com/reel/DSIXYQC...
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December 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
awexelblat.bsky.social
If you don't know of comparable local resources in your state, reply in comments or DM me and I'll get you some.
tommasinaresist.bsky.social TommasinaResist⚜️🇨🇦🦋🐈‍⬛🇺🇦 @tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 6d
The regime has named the illegal, fascist occupation of New Orleans by ICE and CBP "Catahoula Crunch". Activists bought the domain name & it now directs people to local & national resources for those directly dealing with this daily terror.
See www.catahoulacrunch.com
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
December 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
awexelblat.bsky.social
@parkermolloy.com has a great (if depressing) rundown on the well-oiled, well-scripted, and lavishly funded machine targeting trans people for simply living. open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...
Same Script, Different Target
A trans instructor in Oklahoma gave a bad essay the grade it deserved. What happened next follows a formula the right has perfected.
open.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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neveragainactn.bsky.social
We, as Never Again Action, express our solidarity with the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR).

Last week, TX Gov. Abbott issued a proclamation of lies threatening CAIR, part of a larger fascist crackdown on dissent.

TX politicians have come after orgs fighting for justice before.
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
awexelblat.bsky.social
Our VP claims to be Catholic and has met with the Pope. If we had a press free of Stage 4 Billionairism he'd be getting daily questions about this, in public.
josephpolitano.bsky.social Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 28d
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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altspaceforce.altgov.info
The Do's & Don't's of ICE interactions.
Stay safe. Record what you see. Live to fight another day.
DO: ​If an ICE officer comes to your door: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ANSWER. ICE must have a warrant, signed by a judge, to enter your home. ​If you are pulled over at a traffic stop: ask if the officers are from a police department or immigration. Often, ICE will identify as “police,” but they are not. ​If you are outdoors and think you see immigration officers nearby: MOVE TO A SAFE INDOOR SPACE. If you are a US citizen and feel safe to do so, record the activity with your phone and write down any relevant information about what you witness. DO NOT: ​Do not open the door unless agents present a valid warrant signed by a judge. ​Do not answer questions about your immigration status without speaking to an attorney. ​Do not post unverified information on social media. ​Do not share anyone else’s personal information. ​Do not interfere with an operation or put yourself in harm’s way.
November 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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tullamore-jew.bsky.social
Antisemitism is a lot like Qanon child abuse conspiracies in that there’s this real and bad phenomenon and, parallel to that, what can only be described as a large scale mass psychosis about a mostly fictional version of the same phenomenon
November 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
awexelblat.bsky.social
This is what happens when you value optics over truth. It looks great to have dudes in military-style gear rappelling out of a helicopter in the middle of the night.

It looks less great when those dudes then go terrorize and kidnap children.
November 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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sbworkersunited.org
Philly is turning OUT today! ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽🔥

Starbucks hasn't given us a proposal in almost a YEAR. They know we need fair pay, better staffing, and an end to union-busting.

Starbucks can’t ignore us any longer. And this is just the beginning! #NoContractNoCoffee
November 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
awexelblat.bsky.social
May he live long enough to know how ashamed his children are of him.
radleybalko.bsky.social Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 29d
According to the car wash owner, agents arrested employees before they could obtain their documentation from their work lockers. So many were likely here legally.

Here's hoping this article on Zac boasting about how he ruined some immigrants' lives follows him around for a very long time.
BU College Republicans president says he called ICE to ‘detain these criminals’ at Allston Car Wash
The president of Boston University College Republicans wrote on X he called the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement requesting it detain employees at Allston Car Wash, the site of a Nov. 4 raid w...
dailyfreepress.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
awexelblat.bsky.social
Whatever the spineless dickwads in Congress do, kids are going to continue going hungry who shouldn't be hungry. If you have the means to help combat that here's one good way. If you lack means, maybe you can raise awareness?
gregdoucette.bsky.social T. Greg Doucette @gregdoucette.bsky.social · Nov 10
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11th ANNUAL
BULL CITY FOODRAISER
FUNDRAISING THREAD
***

It's that time again! 🦃 For the 11th year in a row, we need your help providing groceries to 5,100+ schoolkids!

➡️ GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/11th-annua...
➡️ PPGF: www.paypal.com/US/fundraise...

(Plus other donation options in thread!)
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 AM
awexelblat.bsky.social
Make it so
50501movement.bsky.social 50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Nov 11
Let us be incredibly, abundantly clear:

We are demanding that Chuck Schumer resign for his continued betrayal of the American people.

If he does not willingly step aside, we are calling on the Senators in the Dem caucus to remove him and Dick Durbin from Senate leadership.
November 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
Shutting it down for the night with this post from a comrade in Chicago:
🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶
Yesterday we had a meeting on the block. We had to. The state of the government and its affect on the community was the topic. We discussed the best way to proceed in all of the uncertainty. The other day there was no SNAP in November. Then it was half. Then it was none again. Then it was half again. Then 65%. Then 35% in the exact same day. So you can see what I mean when I say, uncertainty. The hokey pokey of this administration had us wondering should we keep doing dinner everyday and lean in, or stop because people are getting a percentage (I think? ) of their SNAP benefits? Now, preparing meals outside on a street corner in the summer is hard. But, outdoors in a Chicago fall/ winter is brutal. We've done pop ups before in the winter but never everyday... BUT, knowing how difficult it could be and will be, every single volunteer who cooks and shows up to serve everyday STILL voted that we can't stop. The kids need us. Even with a fraction of the benefits. Even with the indecisiveness of the government. Even in the cold, wet, ick, that is sure to come. Even without funding. They all voted to still show up. And then people in the neighborhood started dropping whatever they had in their pockets on the table. Because we're all in this together. 🎶"I wish I could give you this feeling. I wish I could give you this feeling."🎶
November 9, 2025 at 4:25 AM
awexelblat.bsky.social
Absolutely do this. And if you want to do more, LUCE offers verifier and observer trainings. See something, say something, keep your neighbors safe.
pronounced-ing.bsky.social Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · Nov 5
ICE has been seizing people in Allston. Boston area folks, spread the word about the LUCE hotline to report ICE sightings. And here's stickers you can print and put up anywhere:
pronounced-ing.bsky.social Celeste Ng @pronounced-ing.bsky.social · Jun 9
Massachusetts folks: I made these stickers sharing LUCE's ICE hotline ☎️ 617-370-5023--they verify sightings and share confirmed info. Stickers fit 1"x2.6" label (Avery 5160). Image below or follow link for a full sheet. Print, stick every&anywhere. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7v098...
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 AM
awexelblat.bsky.social
In any sane society this would be the end of Bovino, but here we are.

That he was caught in multiple flat-out lies during deposition, admitted to those lies, and yet remains in his position, is a signal of how far we have fallen and that we haven't hit bottom yet.
November 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
awexelblat.bsky.social
Thank you @parkermolloy.com for always having a sharp eye on the BS that the 1% want to hide from us. open.substack.com/pub/readtpa/...
Teen Vogue's Award-Winning Journalism Was Too Much Trouble for Condé Nast
The outlet just won recognition for speaking truth to power. Condé Nast responded by eliminating its entire politics staff and folding it into Vogue.
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
awexelblat.bsky.social
Preordered a copy as a gift. I might steal it from them when they're done, though.
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
awexelblat.bsky.social
I'm going. See you there?
neveragainactn.bsky.social Never Again Action @neveragainactn.bsky.social · Nov 5
📣TONIGHT: Anti-Surveillance Social Media Training with Never Again Action. bit.ly/NovSkillshare
Black flier with yellow details. There is an image of a security camera and a smartphone with social media apps visible. Red text says TONIGHT in all caps. White says, "Skillshare series feat. social media anti-surveillance. Details; WED 11/05/2025 8pm-8:45pm ET, zoom meeting. Accessibility: visual descriptions, access support, ASL and Spanish interpretation." yellow NAA logo in bottom right corner. Folleto negro con detalles amarillos. Se ve la imagen de una cámara de seguridad y un teléfono inteligente con aplicaciones de redes sociales. El texto blanco dice “Serie Skillshare sobre la lucha contra la vigilancia en redes sociales. Detalles: 5 DE NOV DE 2025, 20:00-20:45 EST en Zoom. Accesibilidad: descripciones visuales, asistencia para el acceso, interpretación en ASL y español." El texto rojo dice ESTA NOCHE en mayúsculas. Logotipo de la NAA en la esquina inferior derecha.
November 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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whimsicalmuse.bsky.social
Surround yourself with the kind of people who appreciate, defend, and respect the Oxford comma.
November 2, 2025 at 3:24 PM
awexelblat.bsky.social
Primary him and every other Quisling regardless of party.
qasimrashid.com Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · Nov 1
Chuck Schumer has refused to endorse Zohran Mamdani, and now refuses to even say he’ll vote for him as Mayor. Just a breathtaking new level of cowardice.

Won’t someone please primary this spineless failure of a leader?
November 2, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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gothamgirlblue.com
Trying to explain this to a time-jumped James Madison: So yeah, the Speaker of the House refuses to bring the House back into session because swearing in a duly elected member will expose the President of the United States to consequences for his numerous crimes against children
JM: I want to die
October 30, 2025 at 2:45 AM
awexelblat.bsky.social
Lindsay Ellis's work has given me a lot of feels over the years. This is the first time she's moved me to tears.
October 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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thefarce.org
Any analysis of what Dems need to do that doesn't begin with THE VAST MAJORITY OF MAJOR MEDIA HAS BEEN WARPED AGAINST US is useless.

www.theframelab.org/fighting-tru...

Here's my stop-gap plan:
Crave conflict The right has spent billions to shift the information landscape in its favor—online and off. Exploit that by forcing the media to cover your conflicts with the regime that advance your frames. This will help “magnetize” your message. Be everywhere Democrats need to break through algorithms to reach the people whom Rob Flaherty, Kamala Harris’ Deputy Campaign Manager, calls the “opt-out voters”: Go on every podcast you can. Constantly produce video. Bring in the people who don’t follow you and “preach” to your own choir, so they will then preach your message out to the world. Repeat Try everything. When you find a message that works, repeat it everywhere. When it doesn’t work, move on, try something else. Make mistakes! Negative attention should not be feared, as it has been by mainstream Democrats for decades. Instead, see that heat as a chance to shift attention to the messages you want to repeat.
October 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
awexelblat.bsky.social
I am SHOCKED, SHOCKED I tell you to learn that corrupt crony capitalists committed corrupt crony capitalism!
npr.org NPR @npr.org · Oct 28
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties
Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.
n.pr
October 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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mikeelk.bsky.social
Today is the 7th anniversary of the Pittsburgh Synagogue massacre, where 11 Jews were killed for their congregation's support of immigrant rights.

I look at what Jews from the synagogue are doing to honor their dead & stand up for immigrants' rights.

paydayreport.com/jews-work-to...
Jews Work to Remember Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre’s Being Linked to Immigrant Rights
The shooter, Richard Bowers, said that he targeted the organization for their support of the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS). The shooter accused local Jews of bringing in the caravan.
paydayreport.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:30 AM