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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 4h

It's almost that time of year again in the Northeast... Time to put together some warm kits: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - it's a great family activity and you can get others involved too. Last year, I adapted the activity to focus on public libraries but they can be donated anywhere.

#Warm4Holidays2024

#Warm4Holidays Public Library Edition For a few years on Twitter, I used the #Warm4Holidays hashtag to organize crafters to join a New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day challenge. Crafters were invited t...

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Jews For Racial & Economic Justice Action @jfrejnyc.bsky.social · 1d

🚨So many exciting Jews for Zohran field events coming up!! 🥳

🗳️We are less than ONE MONTH away from election day on 11/4‼️ Join us at our next event by heading to jfrej.org/field📋

P.S. make sure to wear your J4Z merch if you got it 😍🧢👕👜

Text graphic image with photo of Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani holding painted sign of NYC skyline that says “Jews for Racial and Economic Justice,” Text of graphic reads:

“JEWS FOR ZOHRAN OCTOBER EVENTS
Talk to Jewish voters with JFREJ about the 2025 Mayoral Election and issues that matter to them!
SUN
12
BK3 Canvass B-opas Park/Kensington,
NYC JEWS
- FOR
ZOHRAN
MON
13
Phone Bank
Virtual Zoom Call, 6-8pm
JEWS FOR RACIAL & ECONOMIC
JUSTICE
WED
15
Effective
Convo Training
Virtual Zoom Call, 7-9pm
Swipe for more events! →
RSVP FOR DETAILS
JFREJ.ORG/ FIELD”

Text graphic with image of three JFREJ images holding bagel topping signs with different sayings and black pug wearing a Jews for Zohran hat within a Jews for Zohran tote bag. Text of graphic reads:

JEWS FOR ZOHRAN OCTOBER EVENTS
NYC JEWS
ZOHRAN
MON
27
Phone Bank
Virtual Zoom Call, 6-8pm
TUES
28
BK Canvass
Ditmas Park, 5:30-8:30pm
THURS 30
BK Canvass
Park Slope, 6-9pm
SUN
02
J4Z Canvasses
Multiple Locations, 12-3:30pm
FAST +
FREE BUSES
CHILDC'
RENT FREEZE MAKE NY A LOX BETTER
FAST AND FREE BUSES!
UNIVERSAL
Childcare
RSVP FOR DETAILS
JFREJ.ORG/ FIELD
Jews For Racial & Economic
Justice
THE JEWISH VOTE

Text graphic with image of 3 Jews for Zohran canvassers holding clipboards in front of table with various painted bagel topics with different phrases of Zohran Mamdani’s campaign. Text reads:

JEWS FOR ZOHRAN OCTOBER EVENTS
NYC JEWS
TOR
ZOHRAN
MON
20
Phone Bank
Virtual Zoom Call, 6-8pm
TUES
21
UES Canvass
Upper East Side, 6-8pm
ZOHRA
new York
YOUR HOPES NOT YOUR
Hei Yo
ZOY
WE
SCHMOO
LOSE.
THURS 23
BK2E Canvass
Prospect Lefferts Gardens,
5:30-8:30pm
SUN
26
Canvass
TBD, 12-3pm
FOR
UNIVEPSA,
RENT FREEZE
-AST +
REE
CHILDCARE
-USES
BETTERY
NEW YORKE,
MAYOR - PEOPL
DT'S A BIG DOLL
Swipe for more events! →
RSVP FOR DETAILS
JFREJ.ORG/ FIELD
TWO SUGARS.
CREAM, BUT
THE
HOLD
ALIPTION
Jews For Racial & Economic
Justice
THE JEWISH VOTE

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Terroresa Ripperhoff @tree26.bsky.social · 5h

My son is one of them, couldn’t be prouder

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6h

Big Staten Island canvass today, despite the dreary weather.

I’m so grateful for the thousands of volunteers who bring this campaign directly to New Yorkers across the five boroughs every single week.

Group photo of volunteers holding Zohran signs on the steps of Staten Island borough hall.

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 4h

a group of people are standing around a table and one of them says not that there 's anything wrong with that .

Alt: Clip from the TV show "Seinfield": Jerry, a woman reporter, and George are standing next to one another. Jerry says, "Not that there's anything wrong with that," and George says, "No, of course not."

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Showing Up for Racial Justice @surj.org · 8h

"One of the strongest tools the right uses against us is white supremacy to divide the working class and convince white people we have more in common with billionaires than with neighbors."

A Counter-Campaign for Democracy from Below | Common Dreams

How the left can fight Trump’s authoritarian crackdown.

www.commondreams.org

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 9h

Yes. Tish James' prosecution also a story of—

1️⃣ Black women leading the way, time and time again, in protecting what few forms of democracy the US has had;

2️⃣ The struggle to block fascism and build instead a fuller, true democracy; and

3️⃣ The united front for democracy's leadership by the Left.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 11h

The prosecution of Tish James is the product of a broken system that allows lawless billionaires to rule alongside corrupt politicians.

It’s as much a story of New York City as Washington, D.C.

But it's here in New York where a new era of politics will be born.

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Rowan Zeoli @rowanzeoli.bsky.social · 10h

Genuinely crying at the idea of a politician who will represent me loudly advocating for my safety. trans people deserve this, we all do.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Antonia Marrero @antoniamarrero.bsky.social · 1d

“ @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social vision 4NYC represents the most politically savvy& fiscally robust undertaking in decades…it directly confronts the myth of money scarcity
&frames our collective capacities as the source of shared prosperity…DPF …delegitimizes &bypasses neoliberal sabotage...”
@wbai.org

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 1d

@moneyontheleft.bsky.social gave me the privilege + pleasure of reading an earlier draft; I'm excited to see it made public.

May this vision help generate thousands of curious convos, a robust counterculture on public finance...

....and, one day, radical financial action at a scale of millions.

Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 1d

✨ New! ✨

"Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City"

Grab your favorite beverage ☕ and settle in for a deep long-read.👩‍💻

Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City

Summary This document elaborates an emerging economic paradigm that is already latent in Zohran Mamdani’s plans and practices. The paradigm, which we call Democratic Public Finance (DPF), reframes …

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Will Beaman @greenbackbetter.bsky.social · 1d

I’m so excited to share this document.

Hopefully Mamdani’s campaign inspired us enough to inspire them back 💙💛🧡

Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 1d

✨ New! ✨

"Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City"

Grab your favorite beverage ☕ and settle in for a deep long-read.👩‍💻

Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City

Summary This document elaborates an emerging economic paradigm that is already latent in Zohran Mamdani’s plans and practices. The paradigm, which we call Democratic Public Finance (DPF), reframes …

moneyontheleft.org

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videotroph @videotroph.bsky.social · 1d

So proud to finally publish MotL’s public finance strategy for Mamdani’s NYC. This is a collective labor of love months in the making. Now is the time to democratize finance at every level of government, no exceptions.

Money on the Left @moneyontheleft.bsky.social · 1d

✨ New! ✨

"Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City"

Grab your favorite beverage ☕ and settle in for a deep long-read.👩‍💻

Democratic Public Finance: A Radical Vision for Mamdani’s New York City

Summary This document elaborates an emerging economic paradigm that is already latent in Zohran Mamdani’s plans and practices. The paradigm, which we call Democratic Public Finance (DPF), reframes …

moneyontheleft.org

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my views do not represent those of my employer @zinelib.bsky.social · 1d

Today in #ZineCataloging

One Million Experiments volume 8: Making a Plan
It's an activism workbook zine by @prisonculture.bsky.social. The whole series: millionexperiments.com/zines

Read the Zine: One Million Experiments

Read the Zine from One Million Experiments, where we explore community-based projects that expand our ideas about what keeps us safe.

millionexperiments.com

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Indivisible Brooklyn @bkindivisible.bsky.social · 1d

Bring it @jumaane.bsky.social 🔥🔥

@indivisible.org @nywfp.bsky.social @riseandresist.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @50501newyork.bsky.social

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Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · 1d

Spanish "How to Report ICE" zines now available:

#Chicago
#Florida
#LosAngeles
#Marin County, CA
#Massachusetts
#NewYork
#Philadelphia
#Portland
#Sacramento, CA
#SanFrancisco
#SanDiego

drive.google.com/drive/folder...

Zines en Español - Google Drive

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 1d

I like your focus on what to do now. IMO the thing to do right this minute is help Zohran get a million votes in November, for Hochul will change course only if she thinks she must in order to be re-elected and she knows that to win her primary, she'll need do well in NYC. 🙏
bsky.app/profile/bdli...

Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · Aug 16

1️⃣ Help Zohran win with a mandate for his agenda.

When it comes to the general election, Z's the frontrunner. But when it comes to delivering his agenda, our team is still the underdog, for the state must agree to fund it.

A million general-election votes for Z would send a clear message to Albany.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

NYC: Let’s show up later today to support Tish James. Attorney General James stands up to bullies, and that’s exactly why she was indicted by a prosecutor handpicked by Trump. AG James has always had New York's back and New Yorkers will always have hers. 👇

Hands OFF Tish James Rally · New York Working Families Party

## **CALL TO ACTION** **FRIDAY 10/10 at FOLEY SQUARE** ### On the evening of October 9th, Attorney General Tish James was indicted by a prosecutor handpicked by Trump. Attorney General James has lon...

www.mobilize.us

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Krystal Kavita Jagoo, MSW (She/Her/Hers) 🇹🇹👊🏽✍️🏾♊️♊️♏️ @equitableforall.com · 3d

Fat brown queer disabled immigrant woman, sociologist, educator, & equity practitioner, who offers services here: www.equitableforall.com

I can be emailed at [email protected] regarding paid work for workshop facilitation, writing coaching, tutoring, etc.! If you see this, please share! 🙏🏽

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Bend the Arc: Jewish Action @bendthearc.bsky.social · 1d

Across the country, lawmakers are trying to codify a definition of antisemitism called the IHRA definition.

As Jews, we understand the need for a robust response to combat antisemitism. But codifying this definition threatens free speech.

Read more from one of our volunteers about the fight in NJ:

My fight to stop IHRA as a Jew in New Jersey

www.bendthearc.us

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 1d

This good news was brought to us by labor and the Left:

1️⃣ @nyfiscalpolicy.bsky.social set the standard for what to do.
2️⃣ @nysaflcio.bsky.social got Hochul to include this in the final budget (even though she initially excluded it).

It's important to know that Hochul was more against than for it.

THE CITY @thecity.nyc · 1d

The maximum unemployment check will increase from $504 to $869 per week, the state’s first rise in payouts since 2019.

Unemployed New Yorkers Get Benefit Boost

After years stuck at $504 per week, the maximum unemployment insurance payout set to hit $869 on Oct. 13 — helping more than half of those currently on the rolls.

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BKForge @bkforge.bsky.social · 1d

Join us for a rapid response with @nywfp.bsky.social TODAY to say, as @bradlander.bsky.social declared, hands off Tish James!

www.mobilize.us/ny-wfp/event...

Hands OFF Tish James Rally · New York Working Families Party

## **CALL TO ACTION** **FRIDAY 10/10 at FOLEY SQUARE** ### On the evening of October 9th, Attorney General Tish James was indicted by a prosecutor handpicked by Trump. Attorney General James has lon...

www.mobilize.us

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New York Working Families Party @nywfp.bsky.social · 1d

HANDS OFF TISH JAMES.

TODAY. 5:30. FOLEY SQUARE.

www.mobilize.us/ny-wfp/event...

Solidarity Rally
Hands Off Tish James
Friday 10/10
Foley Square at 5:30

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Get Free @getfree-mvmt.bsky.social · 1d

Governor Gavin Newsom has TWO DAYS to sign four major reparations bills into law.

Use this tool by the Alliance for Reparations, Reconciliation, and Truth to tell Gov. Newsom to sign repair into law and advance real equality!
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ACTION NEEDED ⚡ Urge Governor Gavin Newsom to Sign CA Reparations NOW

California’s reparations package is on Governor Gavin Newsom’s desk. Tell him to sign all four bills into law and move CA from apology to action. Together we can make history. #CAReparationsNow

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Todd Wolfson @proftwolf.bsky.social · 1d

I am proud to say that MIT has rejected Trump's poison compact. MIT President Sally Kornbluth: "Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education."
@aaup.org @aft.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social @uaw.org
links.mit.edu/nl3/N5Jy2cKq...

Regarding the Compact

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 1d

Do you like Zohran's goals of universal childcare + free buses? That means you want New York State to tax the rich.

It also means you disagree with Governor Kathy Hochul, who's telling state agencies to reduce services.

Hochul is facing a primary next year; let us make #TaxTheRich the main issue.

Invest in Our New York @investinourny.bsky.social · 1d

🤓WONKY STATEMENT ALERT🤓

Gov. Hochul wants to cut New York State Agency budgets (again). But with [gestures wildly] everything going on right now, New Yorkers need to be able to depend on public programs AND the people who keep them running.

👇Our full statement👇 (& more wonkiness in this thread)

On Thursday, New York State Budget Director Blake Washington sent a letter to agency commissioners, requesting that their budget proposals for the next fiscal year not exceed the amount of the current fiscal year; in other words, their budget requests for the 2027 Fiscal Year should remain “flat.” This follows a New York Focus report that already-strained government staff must scramble to enforce new federal SNAP requirements in a matter of weeks. In response, the Invest in Our New York Campaign released the following statement:

“While Gov. Hochul will frame this request as keeping budgets flat, we know the truth: This is a cut to public programs and services. As costs skyrocket and many agencies are already short-staffed, the governor wants public servants to do more with so much less.

“Gov. Hochul needs to stop playing the blame game with D.C. Republicans and start acting in the best interest of the people she represents. Convene a special session, raise the public funds our state desperately needs by taxing the super-rich, and invest in the offices, programs, and services that support New Yorkers.”

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