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AW Stiles
@awstiles.bsky.social
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South Philly transplant to Chicago now Raleigh. All junk drawer & other posts solely my own. Nonprofits, Bikes, Rowhomes. Workers Rights. Mutual Aid. Visit our Little Free Library just Southeast of Downtown Raleigh https://quarrylittlelibrary.blogspot.com
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AW Stiles @awstiles.bsky.social · Aug 21
Starting a thread of ideas to protest this weekend in DC (or anywhere) starting with this
Toolbox from Beautiful Trouble
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Beautiful Trouble
Creative tools for a more just world.
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The News & Observer @newsobserver.com · 7h
Why North Carolina government keeps working when the budget is stalled, unlike the federal government.
State law keeps NC from DC-style shutdown, but lack of budget has consequences
Why North Carolina government keeps working when the budget is stalled, unlike the federal government.
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Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 1h
“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”
Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago
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Conor @ernekid.bsky.social · 13m
I just want politicians to understand if you want the United States to still meaningfully exist in the future. That they are going to have to spend the bulk of the 2030s DeNazifying the American state and it’s going to be a generational project
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 2h
“I … met with the governor, met with the mayor, met with the chief of police, and the superintendent of the highway patrol. They’re all lying, and disingenuous, and dishonest people,” Noem said, because they wouldn’t back up her baseless claims that the streets were overrun with terrorists.
ICE Barbie Says an Entire State’s Worth of Officials Are “Lying”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is convinced, against all evidence, that Portland is a war zone.
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🎃scarecrowcialism👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 43m
Theres something interesting about the fact that the most irreligious asshole who ever lived is reverting to his childhood lutheranism in extremis
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1h
Doocy: Does this help get you into heaven?

Trump: I don’t think there’s anything that’s going to get me into heaven. I think I’m not heaven bound.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1h
Doocy: Does this help get you into heaven?

Trump: I don’t think there’s anything that’s going to get me into heaven. I think I’m not heaven bound.
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Mandy Keifetz @besecretandexult.bsky.social · 2h
I just spent the day leading a zine folding. We folded 2000 of @meganpiont.bsky.social 's "We Marched; Now What?" zines to give out at No Kings. Find an event near you, and then pick a next step from the zine.
No Kings Graphic "power belongs to the people/join the movement/ Saturday, Oct 18"
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4h
There are a tremendous number of ICE watchers out in Rogers Park this afternoon after some early morning abductions.

People are guarding churches and patrolling alleyways. Ran into Alderperson Hadden. First timers tell us they're primed and ready to use their whistles.
Know your rights flyer in Spanish on street pole No ice in sidewalk chalk Rapid responder posing with whistle Alderperson Maria Hadden on street corner
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Nicholas Slayton @nslayton.bsky.social · 4h
The Texas Military Department confirmed to @taskandpurpose.com it had replaced some of the 200 National Guard troops sent to Chicago for not being "in compliance" with validation standards. This came after photos of heavyset NG members were widely mocked. taskandpurpose.com/news/texas-n...
Some Texas National Guard troops replaced in Illinois after failing to meet standards
An unspecified amount of Texas National Guard troops were replaced in Chicago, shortly after photos of their appearance were mocked.
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AW Stiles @awstiles.bsky.social · 2h
LOL
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Mark Balletto @myrecordplayer.bsky.social · 6h
"To be a Republican in 2025 represents a clear public confession that you either don't know the difference between good and evil and you're so morally empty that you can't be bothered to begin to try,"..
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 7h
I wrote about a new Nazi party that seeks to criminalize all human virtue, and how that means that human virtue is the greatest weapon against the new Nazi project.

www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...
The Crime of Human Virtue
Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.
www.the-reframe.com
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Assaad Razzouk @assaadrazzouk.bsky.social · 7h
Good climate news this week
1 Global: Renewables generation surpasses coal for 1st time
2 Global: Renewables have cut fossil-fuel imports for more than 100 countries
3 Global: Solar and wind generation grew in 1st half by more than overall demand increased in the same period

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 3h
no. don't. stop.
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New York Post @nypost.com · 3h
NYPD cops will flee the force if Mamdani is elected, Ray Kelly warns
NYPD cops will flee the force if Mamdani is elected, Ray Kelly warns
"He is a problem. He is antisemitic. He is someone who has a lot of crazy ideas," Kelly told Cats, describing the NYPD as a "target" for Mamdani.
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Shannon Mattern @shannonmattern.bsky.social · 3h
What a great time for our noble public institutions of higher education to willfully subjugate themselves *even further* to vampire capital
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Matt Brown @mattbrown.bsky.social · 5h
This decision makes me think that the big ten absolutely IS going to accept that private equity deal in like, ten days
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 23h
His slip of the tongue reveals who’s really in charge. trib.al/AoXcgAq

“Illinois governor says we’re provoking actions that are unlawful,” Miller said on CNN. “If I put federal law enforcement and National Guard into a nice sleepy Southern town, is anyone gonna riot?”
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Eddie @doctaughtme.bsky.social · 3h
Removing people from this country has never been the only goal for this administration. They want to do that but they also want to do it in the cruelest manner possible. They get joy from inflicting pain during the deportation process.
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 3h
So Kilmer Abrego-Garcia will not challenge a deportation to Costa Rica, who has agreed to for him residency, but DHS won’t agree to send him there because it’s not cruel enough.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...
For weeks, Mr. Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who is married to a U.S. citizen, has made clear that he would not challenge his deportation if he were sent to Costa Rica, which has promised him legal residency and guaranteed that he would not be sent back to El Salvador. But the Trump administration has refused to deport him to Costa Rica, and in an earlier hearing this week, Judge Xinis pressed the administration to consider the option or clarify why it was unacceptable.
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Jack Tripper @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 3h
Exactly they get a libidinal thrill out of the idea of the people they hate *suffering* and being forced to suffer. This is a partly why their vision of free speech and healthy discourse centers around forcing the targets of bigotry to silently accept bigoted speech.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3h
I didn't have Vic Mensa in the NYT on my BINGO card: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/o...
Opinion | Trump Is Pitting Us Against One Another in Chicago
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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3h
“WHOAH! Be careful not to step in that pile of shit there!” exclaimed the man pulling his pants back up.
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 4h
Fascinated how the guy who made superstars of Matt Walsh, Candace Owens, Jordan Peterson, and Michael Knowles thought that unfettered racism and every phobia in existence wouldn't eventually include anti-semitism
Ben Shapiro warns that conspiratorial right is taking over social media
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Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 6h
ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 5h
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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Lillian Hochwender (a.k.a. Lillie) @ligerlillie.bsky.social · 9h
Papa Smurf wears a Phrygian cap, most often associated with the French Revolution, indicating Smurf Village had a monarchy it has since overthrown. This makes Papa Smurf, de facto head of state post-revolution, akin to Robespierre. In this essay I will —
An image of Papa Smurf, a small blue man with a white beard. He’s wearing red trousers that lead into shoes and a red cap that slouches forward.
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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 3h
Antifa super solider Pierre Turbo kept close watch on Chicago Marathon runners this morning
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 7h
I wrote about a new Nazi party that seeks to criminalize all human virtue, and how that means that human virtue is the greatest weapon against the new Nazi project.

www.the-reframe.com/the-crime-of...
The Crime of Human Virtue
Sometimes it really is as simple as good vs. evil. This is one of those times. Human virtue is our great crime against the fascist project; it's also our great weapon against it.
www.the-reframe.com
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