awkword
@awkword.bsky.social
Hip Hop Artist | Sociologist | Organizer | Activist | Strategist | Journalist | @tendemands.bsky.social Founder • Work: NWU, Unicorn Riot, Counterpunch, Mass Appeal, Melina Abdullah, Noelle Cook, etc. • aka @philmandelbaum.bsky.social • thisisawkword.com
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· Oct 24
Daryle Lamont Jenkins: Ep. 1, Global Warning with AWKWORD
YouTube video by AWKWORD
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“You have strength. It doesn’t come from your government. It doesn’t come from your media. It comes from you.”
@dlj.bsky.social, Founder and ED, @onepeoplesproject.bsky.social
GLOBAL WARNING, Ep 1
On US anti-fascism, from the 80s through 2025, and beyond — and what YOU can do to make a difference
@dlj.bsky.social, Founder and ED, @onepeoplesproject.bsky.social
GLOBAL WARNING, Ep 1
On US anti-fascism, from the 80s through 2025, and beyond — and what YOU can do to make a difference
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BREAKING: Donald Trump is killing mental health and addiction grants…
On brand with RFK’s criminalization of mental illness and neurodivergence.
On brand with RFK’s criminalization of mental illness and neurodivergence.
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.
www.npr.org
January 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
BREAKING: Donald Trump is killing mental health and addiction grants…
On brand with RFK’s criminalization of mental illness and neurodivergence.
On brand with RFK’s criminalization of mental illness and neurodivergence.
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Important point by my Hampshire College classmate, @alexvitale.bsky.social. We cut our organizing teeth during the Reagan Administration.
Alex Vitale (@alexvitale.bsky.social) on the “false conflict” between street protest and electoral politics — and what really happens in between: “community organizing for power” and “building campaigns”
youtu.be/WJhtvFJZuhY
@50501movement.bsky.social @generalstrikeus.bsky.social
youtu.be/WJhtvFJZuhY
@50501movement.bsky.social @generalstrikeus.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Important point by my Hampshire College classmate, @alexvitale.bsky.social. We cut our organizing teeth during the Reagan Administration.
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Alex Vitale (@alexvitale.bsky.social) on the “false conflict” between street protest and electoral politics — and what really happens in between: “community organizing for power” and “building campaigns”
youtu.be/WJhtvFJZuhY
@50501movement.bsky.social @generalstrikeus.bsky.social
youtu.be/WJhtvFJZuhY
@50501movement.bsky.social @generalstrikeus.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Alex Vitale (@alexvitale.bsky.social) on the “false conflict” between street protest and electoral politics — and what really happens in between: “community organizing for power” and “building campaigns”
youtu.be/WJhtvFJZuhY
@50501movement.bsky.social @generalstrikeus.bsky.social
youtu.be/WJhtvFJZuhY
@50501movement.bsky.social @generalstrikeus.bsky.social
Alex Vitale (@alexvitale.bsky.social) on the “false conflict” between street protest and electoral politics — and what really happens in between: “community organizing for power” and “building campaigns”
youtu.be/WJhtvFJZuhY
@50501movement.bsky.social @generalstrikeus.bsky.social
youtu.be/WJhtvFJZuhY
@50501movement.bsky.social @generalstrikeus.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Alex Vitale (@alexvitale.bsky.social) on the “false conflict” between street protest and electoral politics — and what really happens in between: “community organizing for power” and “building campaigns”
youtu.be/WJhtvFJZuhY
@50501movement.bsky.social @generalstrikeus.bsky.social
youtu.be/WJhtvFJZuhY
@50501movement.bsky.social @generalstrikeus.bsky.social
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Data Centers, the Climate Crisis, and Community Defense [12/19]
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Data Centers, the Climate Crisis, and Community Defense - UNICORN RIOT
There are 4,296 energy-sucking AI data centers in the United States at the time of this article’s publication, and the reports confirm: data centers hurt the most disenfranchised populations the most.
unicornriot.ninja
January 3, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Data Centers, the Climate Crisis, and Community Defense [12/19]
unicornriot.ninja/2025/data-ce...
unicornriot.ninja/2025/data-ce...
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For over a decade, Unicorn Riot has been on the frontlines of social and environmental movements, help us continue:
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Support Independent, Nonprofit Media - UNICORN RIOT
Join our amazing community of supporters and be a part of the next decade of Unicorn Riot, Your Independent Media. Donate Now:
unicornriot.ninja
January 10, 2026 at 6:14 AM
For over a decade, Unicorn Riot has been on the frontlines of social and environmental movements, help us continue:
unicornriot.ninja/donate/
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ICE agent Jonathan Ross killed Renee Nicole Good, 37, while she was in her car on Jan. 7.
The fatal shooting was at least the 9th time ICE agents have shot into cars since September.
At least 5 people have been killed in Trump's immigration crackdown.
32 others died in ICE custody last year.
The fatal shooting was at least the 9th time ICE agents have shot into cars since September.
At least 5 people have been killed in Trump's immigration crackdown.
32 others died in ICE custody last year.
January 10, 2026 at 1:09 AM
ICE agent Jonathan Ross killed Renee Nicole Good, 37, while she was in her car on Jan. 7.
The fatal shooting was at least the 9th time ICE agents have shot into cars since September.
At least 5 people have been killed in Trump's immigration crackdown.
32 others died in ICE custody last year.
The fatal shooting was at least the 9th time ICE agents have shot into cars since September.
At least 5 people have been killed in Trump's immigration crackdown.
32 others died in ICE custody last year.
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ICE Agents Alter Tactics, Work With Impunity While Violating US Citizen’s Rights in Minnesota
New report from @combs0294.bsky.social
unicornriot.ninja/2026/ice-age...
New report from @combs0294.bsky.social
unicornriot.ninja/2026/ice-age...
ICE Agents Alter Tactics, Work With Impunity While Violating US Citizen’s Rights in Minnesota - UNICORN RIOT
Under the Trump Administration's quota-driven mass deportation plan, separation ordinances and legal protections no longer appear to matter.
unicornriot.ninja
January 9, 2026 at 1:48 AM
ICE Agents Alter Tactics, Work With Impunity While Violating US Citizen’s Rights in Minnesota
New report from @combs0294.bsky.social
unicornriot.ninja/2026/ice-age...
New report from @combs0294.bsky.social
unicornriot.ninja/2026/ice-age...
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Truly think Unicorn Riot has done some of the best, most crucial journalism in the country over the last decade - the type of fearless independent journalism that deserves our support
January 6, 2021 was a complex event that activated many networks around America's hard-right & an inflection point for more activity. A quick look @ our coverage:
D.C. Riots: A Look at the Minnesota Contingent unicornriot.ninja/2021/d-c-rio... [1/13/21]
D.C. Riots: A Look at the Minnesota Contingent unicornriot.ninja/2021/d-c-rio... [1/13/21]
D.C. Riots: A Look at the Minnesota Contingent - UNICORN RIOT
We look at the known Minnesota contingent of pro-Trump "patriots" that took part in the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol in D.C. on January 6.
unicornriot.ninja
January 6, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Truly think Unicorn Riot has done some of the best, most crucial journalism in the country over the last decade - the type of fearless independent journalism that deserves our support
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GOFUNDME FOR AN ICE MURDERER: Legal defense edition.
Why the F does Jonathan Ross need a GoFundMe when JD Vance said he has “total immunity”? Because Vance was lying.
Interesting photo choice 🤔
NOTE: First 300k. Then 550k. The hustle adjusts.
Why the F does Jonathan Ross need a GoFundMe when JD Vance said he has “total immunity”? Because Vance was lying.
Interesting photo choice 🤔
NOTE: First 300k. Then 550k. The hustle adjusts.
January 12, 2026 at 10:43 AM
GOFUNDME FOR AN ICE MURDERER: Legal defense edition.
Why the F does Jonathan Ross need a GoFundMe when JD Vance said he has “total immunity”? Because Vance was lying.
Interesting photo choice 🤔
NOTE: First 300k. Then 550k. The hustle adjusts.
Why the F does Jonathan Ross need a GoFundMe when JD Vance said he has “total immunity”? Because Vance was lying.
Interesting photo choice 🤔
NOTE: First 300k. Then 550k. The hustle adjusts.
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The United States has no checks and balances. The SCOTUS is corrupt, our congress is useless and Republicans are too cowardly to do their jobs.
We have committed war crimes and violated international laws under the Trump administration.
It’s pure insanity. We’re no longer a super power, we suck.
We have committed war crimes and violated international laws under the Trump administration.
It’s pure insanity. We’re no longer a super power, we suck.
January 5, 2026 at 9:18 AM
The United States has no checks and balances. The SCOTUS is corrupt, our congress is useless and Republicans are too cowardly to do their jobs.
We have committed war crimes and violated international laws under the Trump administration.
It’s pure insanity. We’re no longer a super power, we suck.
We have committed war crimes and violated international laws under the Trump administration.
It’s pure insanity. We’re no longer a super power, we suck.
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1/ In the 11 months since he was confirmed, RFK Jr. has wreaked steady havoc on US vaccination policies & programs.
He canceled 100s of millions of $$ in federal investment for mRNA vaccines, like ones that would improve our ability to fight the next flu pandemic.
Free link: archive.ph/tc3Fk
He canceled 100s of millions of $$ in federal investment for mRNA vaccines, like ones that would improve our ability to fight the next flu pandemic.
Free link: archive.ph/tc3Fk
January 4, 2026 at 4:45 PM
1/ In the 11 months since he was confirmed, RFK Jr. has wreaked steady havoc on US vaccination policies & programs.
He canceled 100s of millions of $$ in federal investment for mRNA vaccines, like ones that would improve our ability to fight the next flu pandemic.
Free link: archive.ph/tc3Fk
He canceled 100s of millions of $$ in federal investment for mRNA vaccines, like ones that would improve our ability to fight the next flu pandemic.
Free link: archive.ph/tc3Fk
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Dear leaders of the world,
Since the precendent to capture a leader who from another country has been set by the President of the United States already: President Trump is a danger to peace and stability everywhere in the world.
Capture and remove him, maybe?
#StopTheMadness #StopTrump
Since the precendent to capture a leader who from another country has been set by the President of the United States already: President Trump is a danger to peace and stability everywhere in the world.
Capture and remove him, maybe?
#StopTheMadness #StopTrump
January 5, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Dear leaders of the world,
Since the precendent to capture a leader who from another country has been set by the President of the United States already: President Trump is a danger to peace and stability everywhere in the world.
Capture and remove him, maybe?
#StopTheMadness #StopTrump
Since the precendent to capture a leader who from another country has been set by the President of the United States already: President Trump is a danger to peace and stability everywhere in the world.
Capture and remove him, maybe?
#StopTheMadness #StopTrump
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🚨 BREAKING: US Border agents shoot two people in Portland, city officials say. | KATU
katu.com/news/local/i...
katu.com/news/local/i...
US Border agents shoot two people in Portland, city officials say
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents shot two people in Portland on Thursday afternoon, according to the FBI, Portland police and city officials.Portland p
katu.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:03 AM
🚨 BREAKING: US Border agents shoot two people in Portland, city officials say. | KATU
katu.com/news/local/i...
katu.com/news/local/i...
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This! 👇👇👇
January 10, 2026 at 3:18 PM
This! 👇👇👇
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Trump is openly planning to get Americans killed & risk invoking Article 5 with a vainglorious attack on Greenland, & yet @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social still refuses to vote to impeach him.
How many more ICE executions & acts of national suicide will it take for establishment Dems to grow a spine?
How many more ICE executions & acts of national suicide will it take for establishment Dems to grow a spine?
January 11, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Trump is openly planning to get Americans killed & risk invoking Article 5 with a vainglorious attack on Greenland, & yet @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social still refuses to vote to impeach him.
How many more ICE executions & acts of national suicide will it take for establishment Dems to grow a spine?
How many more ICE executions & acts of national suicide will it take for establishment Dems to grow a spine?
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Who will be the leaders that can get the people to put down their phones and protest like this
There was no internet when this was done.
It’s time to do it again
There was no internet when this was done.
It’s time to do it again
January 11, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Who will be the leaders that can get the people to put down their phones and protest like this
There was no internet when this was done.
It’s time to do it again
There was no internet when this was done.
It’s time to do it again
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we have a long way to go to dismantle the narcissism of American exceptionalism
Commissioned by NPR in partnership with Ipsos, the poll also highlights sharp partisan divides on key foreign policy issues.
Many Americans say the U.S. is not a moral leader but want it to be: NPR/Ipsos poll
Commissioned by NPR in partnership with Ipsos, the poll also highlights sharp partisan divides on key foreign policy issues.
n.pr
January 11, 2026 at 3:07 PM
we have a long way to go to dismantle the narcissism of American exceptionalism
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There is a country where in the 21st century there have been over 32,000 people killed by security forces, with a death rate in encounters with those forces higher than Sudan, Rwanda, Pakistan, or Egypt, and with an underreporting problem so significant that experts think it's significantly higher.
January 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
There is a country where in the 21st century there have been over 32,000 people killed by security forces, with a death rate in encounters with those forces higher than Sudan, Rwanda, Pakistan, or Egypt, and with an underreporting problem so significant that experts think it's significantly higher.
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🚨Minneapolis, Portland, Columbus 🚨
@cassandrarprt.bsky.social worked all day yesterday updating the hostile press and agitator list.
It’s sorted by location.
If someone asks for an interview, ask the outlet or to see social media. You can also consult this list.
@cassandrarprt.bsky.social worked all day yesterday updating the hostile press and agitator list.
It’s sorted by location.
If someone asks for an interview, ask the outlet or to see social media. You can also consult this list.
If you are on the ground at a protest and not sure if a journalist is safe to talk to, check out our hostile journalist lookbook! Sometimes it takes a minute to load, apologies for any pokeyness.
Hostile Press Lookbook
Here are some dishonest rage farmers that you should never talk to on camera.
You can used the filter and sort functions to create your own view. There are page navigations at the bottom of the embed...
www.doomsayer.me
January 11, 2026 at 6:48 PM
🚨Minneapolis, Portland, Columbus 🚨
@cassandrarprt.bsky.social worked all day yesterday updating the hostile press and agitator list.
It’s sorted by location.
If someone asks for an interview, ask the outlet or to see social media. You can also consult this list.
@cassandrarprt.bsky.social worked all day yesterday updating the hostile press and agitator list.
It’s sorted by location.
If someone asks for an interview, ask the outlet or to see social media. You can also consult this list.
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I think about this July 2024 threat from the head of the Heritage Foundation quite a lot these days.
January 11, 2026 at 4:36 PM
I think about this July 2024 threat from the head of the Heritage Foundation quite a lot these days.
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They "won't like it if we dismantle their system and abandon the myths they've constructed to divide and delude us... They won't like it, but there are far more of us than there are of them. And we can overthrow them with a union of care."
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
Holding It Together by Jessica Calarco: 9780593538128 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
Other countries have social safety nets. The U.S. has women. Holding It Together chronicles the causes and dire consequences. America runs on women—women who are tasked with holding society...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:24 PM
They "won't like it if we dismantle their system and abandon the myths they've constructed to divide and delude us... They won't like it, but there are far more of us than there are of them. And we can overthrow them with a union of care."
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/697130...
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Ladies you “Zumba-ed” too hard!
January 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Ladies you “Zumba-ed” too hard!
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🚨 Thread collecting actionable steps to help civilians in Venezuela, Venezuelan refugees fleeing to neighboring countries, and Venezuelan immigrants in the US. 🚨
✅️ Please post ideas / links, especially to local frontline groups.
❌️ Please avoid non-actions, and be cautious regarding sanctions.
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✅️ Please post ideas / links, especially to local frontline groups.
❌️ Please avoid non-actions, and be cautious regarding sanctions.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:03 AM
🚨 Thread collecting actionable steps to help civilians in Venezuela, Venezuelan refugees fleeing to neighboring countries, and Venezuelan immigrants in the US. 🚨
✅️ Please post ideas / links, especially to local frontline groups.
❌️ Please avoid non-actions, and be cautious regarding sanctions.
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✅️ Please post ideas / links, especially to local frontline groups.
❌️ Please avoid non-actions, and be cautious regarding sanctions.
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