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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 5h

It really is insane that working for ICE is a job people choose to have.

Like people legit wake up, and get ready to go to work at the Kidnapping Industrial Complex like it ain’t nothing.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 13h

My FedBook feed has been filled with comrades protesting coast to coast, others running local mutual projects, others sharing the art they've made and encouraging people to use it how they see it fit. I am extraordinarily grateful to and for the people with whom I am in community.

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Eb @ebthen.bsky.social · 12h

Heartbroken because I'm certain he's neither the first, nor will he be the last.

Heartbroken because cops of all flavors have always been dangerous to Autistic people, and especially Autistic BIPOC.

LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 19h

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 19h

This is a GoFundMe supporting the tamale lady taken by ICE on 21st Place and Damen in Pilsen yesterday.

“Now she’s being forced to start over in Mexico with nothing — no home, no job, and no access to the medical care she desperately needs.”

Donate to Help My Aunt Rebuild Her Life After Being Taken by ICE, organized by marilyn perez

We just found out through social media that my aunt — who sells t… marilyn perez needs your support for Help My Aunt Rebuild Her Life After Being Taken by ICE

www.gofundme.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6h

Another devastating blow for the disability community as this administration cuts almost every employee responsible for administering funding & oversight for IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act).

Education should be a basic human right..and disabled kids are just as deserving.

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🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🖖🏳️‍🌈 @nuclearanthro.bsky.social · 6h

Good night Bluesky.

Together is the only way we build liveable todays and tomorrows.

We must destroy ICE & smash fascism.

Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 6h

Eugenics, all the way down www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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dave wagner @davewagner.bsky.social · 11h

of the best things that have happened in the last decade, #1 remains "the Dungeons and Dragons movie naming that one character Jarnathan" and it's not particularly close

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 11h

Famine time?

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 22h

"The Labor Department warned in an obscure document filed with the Federal Register last week that 'the near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens' is threatening 'the stability of domestic food production and prices for U.S. consumers.'”

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

wapo.st

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Matthew Cortland (they) @matthewcort.land · 8h

"Trump and MAGA are the reason your child lost their special education services" is the message, that's easy. Distribution is going to be hard.

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Tad Suiter @retius.bsky.social · 8h

If you are a Republican, and you have a kid with an IEP, this is the moment when you understand that you may support Republicans, but they don't support your family.

Democratic Activists @democratswin.bsky.social · 10h

The U.S. Department of Education fired nearly everyone in the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in a wave of new layoffs that began Friday, according to the union representing the agency's employees.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

Education Department wipes out special ed office in shutdown layoffs, union says

The Education Department laid off nearly everyone at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.

www.usatoday.com

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 8h

We saw an unmarked van in the neighborhood as we were talking about it, a moment of panic

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Adia Benton @ethnography911.bsky.social · 8h

TIL that ICE tried to detain a colleague’s teenaged son, asked him about his “color,” held a gun on him as he produced ID

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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 9h

And right now?

I need to bring in multiple sales THIS WEEKEND for us to make it into next week.

Forget the repairs; the guys are laid off again. I'm talking about power, propane, insurance, etc.

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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 9h

Also? It's a chance to score some absolutely extraordinary one-of-a-kind Indigenous wearable [and other] art, in styles you won't see anywhere else.

And I REALLY need to bring in multiple sales weekly now for us just to break even on the year.

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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 9h

Our full current inventory begins by hovering over the menu bars at left here (if they don't show, try turning your device sideways, or use desktop mode): wingssilverwork.com. Best navigation: Hover over "Galleries"> hover over "The Silverwork"> CLICK on chosen category.

wingssilverwork.com

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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 9h

As always, you can order them via the form here: wingssilverwork.com/contact/, or directly via e-mail at NDNSilverByWings [at] gmail [dot] com.

wingssilverwork.com

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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 9h

A late friend pointed out that, as signifiers of love, these two different stones were actually perfect: at a glance, looking alike, but each distinct, from its own source, creating a pair greater than the sum of its parts.

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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 9h

These are "An Atmospheric Love": wingssilverwork.com/an-atmospher....

Sterling silver; two different types of natural American turquoise, likely Royston [left] and Bisbee [right]:

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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 9h

Okay, tonight's inventory selection.

Just one. Today's feature is a pair of simple but beautiful Skystone earrings, giant teardrops [shown below].

I contemplated changing them to a different pair of turquoise earrings that were also apt for today; tonight's are this pair.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10h

Also: if you work for ICE, even if you’re not one of the ones arresting citizens or tackling 15-year-olds or zip-tying kids together and segregating them by race, you’re part of the mechanism making it happen, and you should suffer long-term social and post-regime-change consequences.

Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 11h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Ari Cohn @aricohn.com · 11h

Some weirdo on Twitter has been absolutely melting down for like 36 straight hours because I posted:

When this is over, do not forget what ICE did, and what ICE is. And do not make room for them in society. Make sure they know that they are, and will continue to be, reviled and beneath contempt.

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Microplastics Spookmelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 9h

today in "predicted by 30 Rock"

Edie Falco on 30 Rock:
I MISSED THE VOTE ON A BILL TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL WHALE TORTURE.

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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 9h

And we already ran tonight's local needs thread, which begins below.

If you want to skip all of the background and just support Jen in getting to a competition she and her dog have trained for for over a year, you can do that here [goal is $1,500]:

PayPal via [email protected]

WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 10h

Okay, I'm doing tonight's local needs early, and I'm doing an unusual one. It's not life or death; not an emergency, although it *is* time-sensitive.

It's for our friend Jen, who runs the local dog rescue Taos Hound Underground.

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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 10h

Here's her personal PayPal address:

[email protected]

I'm broke as a joke, or I'd stick $100 in and ask everyone to match it. But I've got nothin'.

But if 15 people give $100 each, or 30 people give $50 each? She and Vinney can get to Nationals.

So let's do this.

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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 10h

It's also very possibly a once-in-a-lifetime thing.

No guarantees that Vinney [or any future dog, or Jen herself] will be able to do this again. It's a dream.

So can we make it come true?

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