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Looking for some suggestions for the bookworms on your gift list this December? Look no further!
catachresis.bsky.social Cayden Mak @catachresis.bsky.social · Oct 30
This is such a silly little thing but @kimmiedearest.com set up a storefront for @convergencemag.com on @bookshop.org and there's a list of books by everyone who's been on the pod so far and it's so neat! bookshop.org/lists/block-...
Block & Build & Books
Titles from our guests on the Block & Build: Roadmaps for the Left podcast.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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“If you tell us that America is already great, don’t be surprised if we reject the premise. More often than not, politicians of both parties do not have a communications problem in rural America; they have a reality problem.”

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From Rural America With Love: An Invitation to Bravery
Rural organizers and volunteer leaders are building the Rural Defenders Union, a network of isolated, under-resourced, anti-authoritarian rural efforts.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Thank you so much @bdlimm.bsky.social! We're also raising $10k this month for a new fellowship program to nurture more movement writers in 2026. Now's a great time to pitch in.
bdlimm.bsky.social Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.bsky.social · 18d
PS—It's not a mere coincidence that this essay first appeared in @convergencemag.com.

Convergence is one of the relatively few outlets in the US that provides a platform for sharing lessons on the *practice* of political organizing.

That's why I donate to them each year.
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Convergence Magazine is an independent journal of organizing, dedicated to bringing our movements together to strategize and win multi-racial democracy in the United States. Support from readers and…
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December 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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bdlimm.bsky.social
There's a very good chance that the very best article about NYC-DSA you will read this year is this one, by chapter co-chair Grace Mausser.

There are too many good lines to pick just one to highlight here; I recommend reading this one closely all the way through.
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NYC-DSA Strategy in Zohran’s Race Shows the Path to Mass Municipal Governance
Establishment campaigns want us to believe they have inimitable skills. Everyday New Yorkers rolled their eyes, rolled up their sleeves, and proved them wrong. Now what?
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December 2, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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withmovements.bsky.social
I highly recommend @benlorber8.bsky.social's "What Antisemitism Is, What It Isn’t, and Why It Matters" series in @convergencemag.com. Lorber offers a really grounded and accessible framework for understanding antisemitism.
benlorber8.bsky.social Ben Lorber @benlorber8.bsky.social · Oct 15
For @convergencemag.com I wrote a two-part guide for progressives on how to understand antisemitism and its weaponization, and how to fight it with solidarity

Part 1 breaks down how antisemitism is used as a tool by the 1% and a fuel for White Christian supremacy -- yesterday and today
What Antisemitism Is, What It Isn’t, and Why It Matters: Part 1
Antisemitism has always been deeply interwoven with other types of social domination. It is both a form of bigotry and scapegoating against Jews, and a conspiracy theory that today is stitched into…
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November 16, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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I was interviewed for @convergencemag.com's Block and Build podcast about Read This When Things Fall Apart.
Listen to This When Things Fall Apart w/ Kelly Hayes
Creating the kinds of support we need to stay in the struggle, with Kelly Hayes.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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The CWD's Ben Case for @convergencemag.com :
Ben’s expertise on protest sets the record straight about widely (and incorrectly) accepted data surrounding the efficacy of mobilizing people in nonviolent protest. Learn more about the "3.5% rule" and its flaws here:
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Magic Numbers Are No Shortcut to Strategy
We can no longer afford the convenient untruth that real-world resistance to tyranny can escalate solely through peaceable demonstrations.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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PRA’s @benlorber8.bsky.social defines antisemitism and examines how it has been weaponized to disrupt social justice organizing, fuel White Christian nationalism, and support genocidal and authoritarian policies in this two-part series for @convergencemag.com: convergencemag.com/articles/wha...
What Antisemitism Is, What It Isn’t, and Why It Matters By Ben Lorber What Antisemitism Is Antisemitism has always been deeply interwoven with other types of social domination. It is both a form of bigotry and scapegoating against Jews, and a conspiracy theory that today is stitched into the fabric of white Christian nationalism and its authoritarian culture. What It Isn’t In this moment, antisemitism largely doesn’t manifest in the kind of structural disparities in income, housing, incarceration and the like that characterize systemic racism. But these conspiracy theories remain structural in a different way. They are built into the layer of social storytelling, the ideological fabric that holds public understanding in a country shaped by centuries of hegemonic Christian attitudes. Why It Matters In times of crisis like our own, authoritarian leaders draw on antisemitism as a distinct and powerful narrative tool to consolidate their base, name enemies, and advance their agenda. We must understand and combat antisemitism so that we can protect our Jewish comrades. But ending antisemitism is also crucial to getting everyone free. Antisemitism is a crucial weapon in the Right’s assault on justice movements.
October 14, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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benlorber8.bsky.social
For @convergencemag.com I wrote a two-part guide for progressives on how to understand antisemitism and its weaponization, and how to fight it with solidarity

Part 1 breaks down how antisemitism is used as a tool by the 1% and a fuel for White Christian supremacy -- yesterday and today
What Antisemitism Is, What It Isn’t, and Why It Matters: Part 1
Antisemitism has always been deeply interwoven with other types of social domination. It is both a form of bigotry and scapegoating against Jews, and a conspiracy theory that today is stitched into…
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October 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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ICYMI, I had a great conversation last week with @convergencemag.com on their "Block and Build" podcast about narrative power.

Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.
linasrivastava.bsky.social Lina Srivastava @linasrivastava.bsky.social · Sep 30
Re: "narrative infrastructure for narrative power," I had a great conversation with @catachresis.bsky.social -- of the fantastic @convergencemag.com -- about creating enabling spaces and permission structures to think of new ways of being.

Listen here:
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Controlling Narrative Infrastructure w/ Lina Srivastava
What is narrative infrastructure? With Lina Srivastava (Center for Transformational Change)
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October 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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linasrivastava.bsky.social
Re: "narrative infrastructure for narrative power," I had a great conversation with @catachresis.bsky.social -- of the fantastic @convergencemag.com -- about creating enabling spaces and permission structures to think of new ways of being.

Listen here:
convergencemag.com/podcast/cont...
Controlling Narrative Infrastructure w/ Lina Srivastava
What is narrative infrastructure? With Lina Srivastava (Center for Transformational Change)
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September 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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mediajustice.bsky.social
From Tucson to Memphis, communities are cutting through the #AI hype and resisting #BigTech's data center expansion.

Hear from @myaishahayes.bsky.social, @keshaunpearson.bsky.social, and Vivek Bharathan in @convergencemag.com on what local fights reveal:
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Organizers vs. Big Data w/ Myaisha Hayes, Vivek Bharathan, Keshaun Pearson
Building community power against big tech, feat. Myaisha Hayes (MediaJustice), Vivek Bharathan (No Desert Data Center Coalition), Keshaun Pearson (Memphis Community Against Pollution).
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September 26, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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I'm on this week's episode of @convergencemag.com's Block and Build podcast talking about ICE's ongoing persecution of journalist Mario Guevara, who is approaching 100 days in detention. Listen here: convergencemag.com/podcast/maga...
MAGA Deportation IS Political Violence w/ Kerri Kennedy
Deportation and democratic backsliding, w/ Sam Barnes (Georgia Recorder) and Kerri Kennedy (AFSC).
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September 17, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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AFSC’s Kerri Kennedy joins @catachresis.bsky.social on the Block and Build podcast (@convergencemag.com) to discuss how Trump-era deportation policies eroded civil liberties, normalized state violence, and what we can do to protect our communities. Listen here:
MAGA Deportation IS Political Violence w/ Kerri Kennedy
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September 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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"[Healing Justice] is not about affirming each other's disengagement with slogans like rest is resistance while people are being dragged out of their homes and put in cages. Healing Justice calls us... to move from individual relief to collective power." convergencemag.com/articles/bla...
Black People: Healing Justice Demands Borderless Struggle
We do not need every Black person to show up in the same way. We do need to be clear about what we are naming as care.
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September 10, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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catachresis.bsky.social
This week's #BlockAndBuild with @mediajustice.bsky.social's @myaishahayes.bsky.social, @nodesertdatacenter.com's Vivek Bharathan, and Memphis Community Against Pollution's @keshaunpearson.bsky.social was a complete banger. convergencemag.com/podcast/orga...
Organizers vs. Big Data w/ Myaisha Hayes, Vivek Bharathan, Keshaun Pearson
Building community power against big tech, feat. Myaisha Hayes (MediaJustice), Vivek Bharathan (No Desert Data Center Coalition), Keshaun Pearson (Memphis Community Against Pollution).
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September 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Movement media is a key tool to fight fascism.
In the @truthout.org Center for Grassroots Journalism newsletter, see the latest from @wagingnonviolence.org @hammerandhope.bsky.social @convergencemag.com @kcdefender.bsky.social @deceleration.news & more! ❤️
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Grassroots journalism organizations are a tool against fascism -- and their voices are growing
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September 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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What's the big deal with digital IDs? The threat of expanded government power to police people’s movement and medical care; particularly concerning as more people cross state lines to get necessary health care. convergencemag.com.

#DigitalIDs #SurveillanceState #ReproJustice #ConvergenceMag
August 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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What's the big deal with digital IDs? The threat of expanded government power to police people’s movement and medical care; particularly concerning as more people cross state lines to get necessary health care. convergencemag.com.

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August 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Digital IDs (like a driver’s license on your phone) are being used to verify identity both IRL & online—posing a growing threat to privacy. As more people are forced to cross state lines for abortion or gender-affirming care, each step could become a data point for surveillance👁️
Digital IDs Put Health Care Privacy at Risk
Digital IDs threaten to expand government power to police people’s movement and medical care; this is particularly concerning as more people cross state lines to get necessary health care.
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August 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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With Cynthia Conti-Cook and Sawyeh Esmaili, I wrote for @convergencemag.com about how expanding digital ID systems threaten to increase government power to police people’s movement and access to medical care, especially as more people cross state lines to seek essential health services.
Digital IDs Put Health Care Privacy at Risk
Digital IDs threaten to expand government power to police people’s movement and medical care; this is particularly concerning as more people cross state lines to get necessary health care.
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August 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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In our current political climate, we must consider using as many avenues for power-building as possible. While we cannot forget the importance of our (albeit flawed) electoral system, we must also view labor and union activism as the invaluable tool for enforcing progressive change that it is (1/2)
A purple background depicts tools and actions often associated with blue collar labor. Text reads: “A brief note on synergizing labor strategy, based on articles written for Convergence by Leo Casey, as well as Alex Caputo-Pearl, Stephanie Luce, Jackson Potter, and Jesse Sharkey”  Black text on a pink background details examples of union activism in recent years and how they have noticeably affected their spheres of influence Black text on a pink background explains that while working through the electoral system with the Democratic party is still very important, we must also try to push the party left, away from neoliberalism. This not only is more consistent with progressive beliefs, but it also will expand the DNC’s appeal to many working-class people who are currently apolitical or tentatively support Republicans Black text on a pink background explains how union activism can play key roles in resisting authoritarianism, and that simply waiting to oust Republicans in the next election cycle will only give them more time to consolidate their own power
August 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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As always: making printable, shareable zines/handouts out of reports and other important information is the kind of people-powered indie media that can reach our family, neighbors, etc. in ways that social media posting often can't.

Good example here from @convergencemag.com:
convergencemag.com Convergence Magazine @convergencemag.com · Jul 30
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Check out and share our zine, "130 Days" here: shorturl.at/wgdN6

#ElonMusk #130Days #convergencemag #Tesla #SpaceX #DOGE
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July 31, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Thanks to the hard work of the office of Senator Elizabeth Warren, we have records of the shady tactics Elon Musk used during his stint in government—and how it could have caused his companies to profit at the expense of everyday Americans 🧵 (1/4)

#ElonMusk #130Days #DOGE #Progressive #Tesla
Black and White text on a purple background showing a picture of Elon Musk reads: "130 Days: Elon Musk's time in the white house and its disastrous consequences." Black text on a white and purple background details that Elon Musk took actions that endangered the American public and that the report from Elizabeth Warren's office shows this Black text on a white and purple background summarizes the general findings of the report Black text on a white and purple background details how Musk created opportunities for his own ventures by cutting red tape meant to protect citizens from anti-environmental and anti-consumer practices
July 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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hagenblix.bsky.social
Had a really useful discussion with @catachresis.bsky.social from @convergencemag.com's Block & Build podcast! Tune in if you want to hear about AI, labor, and leftist politics!
Why We Fear AI w/ Hagen Blix
With Hagen Blix (author, Why We Fear AI: On the Interpretation of Nightmares)
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July 30, 2025 at 9:06 AM