Dylan Flesch
@dylanflesch.bsky.social
Organizing with For the People Leftist Library Project and NYC PLAN. Day job in the archives at New York Public Radio. Views my own. He/him.
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When law-and-order types point out that only a small percentage of people killed by police each year were unarmed, keep in mind that Renee Good will be classified as "armed."
January 15, 2026 at 10:01 PM
When law-and-order types point out that only a small percentage of people killed by police each year were unarmed, keep in mind that Renee Good will be classified as "armed."
I've felt the need to do something like this for a long time, but have hesitated because it feels overwhelming. I just started following this 21-day digital clean up project though and it's good so far. Maybe it ends up taking more like 210 days, but I think it'll be worthwhile.
The Cyber-Cleanse: Take Back Your Digital Footprint
New Year, New Digital You! New Years are an opportunity for committing to resolutions, starting new habits, discarding what no…
www.optoutproject.net
January 16, 2026 at 2:23 AM
I've felt the need to do something like this for a long time, but have hesitated because it feels overwhelming. I just started following this 21-day digital clean up project though and it's good so far. Maybe it ends up taking more like 210 days, but I think it'll be worthwhile.
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There is a lot of woe in the world, but here is one thing I'm excited about:
nashhigh.itch.io/zinearranger This zine layout tool is a dream I never knew I had. You can upload a pdf of your, e.g., 56-page 1/4-sized zine in page order (1-56), and in seconds get back a 14-page doc you can print from.
nashhigh.itch.io/zinearranger This zine layout tool is a dream I never knew I had. You can upload a pdf of your, e.g., 56-page 1/4-sized zine in page order (1-56), and in seconds get back a 14-page doc you can print from.
The ZineArranger by Nash High
Zine layout tool for PDFs
nashhigh.itch.io
January 14, 2026 at 10:16 PM
There is a lot of woe in the world, but here is one thing I'm excited about:
nashhigh.itch.io/zinearranger This zine layout tool is a dream I never knew I had. You can upload a pdf of your, e.g., 56-page 1/4-sized zine in page order (1-56), and in seconds get back a 14-page doc you can print from.
nashhigh.itch.io/zinearranger This zine layout tool is a dream I never knew I had. You can upload a pdf of your, e.g., 56-page 1/4-sized zine in page order (1-56), and in seconds get back a 14-page doc you can print from.
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Hey! Are you doing something cool with your public library? Or know someone who is? @librariesftp.bsky.social wants to know. Write to us at forthepeoplelibraries[at]gmail.com if you would like to share a reflection in our newsletter.
January 16, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Hey! Are you doing something cool with your public library? Or know someone who is? @librariesftp.bsky.social wants to know. Write to us at forthepeoplelibraries[at]gmail.com if you would like to share a reflection in our newsletter.
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Policy solutions to ICE are about defunding them, taking away their ability to arrest and detain and deport people, and about helping people, neighborhoods, cities who are vulnerable to any of those acts of violence to increase their ability to live without those acts of violence.
January 15, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Policy solutions to ICE are about defunding them, taking away their ability to arrest and detain and deport people, and about helping people, neighborhoods, cities who are vulnerable to any of those acts of violence to increase their ability to live without those acts of violence.
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It really can't be overstated that the policy solutions to ICE have nothing to do with training, expecting other cops to oppose them, replacing them with other people who will do the same violence, or appeasing the border regime demands of Republicans.
January 15, 2026 at 10:33 PM
It really can't be overstated that the policy solutions to ICE have nothing to do with training, expecting other cops to oppose them, replacing them with other people who will do the same violence, or appeasing the border regime demands of Republicans.
NY City Council committee assignment recommendations from Speaker Menin just dropped. Dr. Nantasha Williams is slated to be the new chair of the Cultural Affairs and Libraries committee. This gets voted on later today by the full council. legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationD...
The New York City Council - File #: Res 0002-2026
Title: Resolution pursuant to Rule 7.10 of the Rules of the Council, as related to the establishment of the Committees, Subcommittees and Taskforces of the Council and the appointment of Council Membe...
legistar.council.nyc.gov
January 15, 2026 at 5:16 PM
NY City Council committee assignment recommendations from Speaker Menin just dropped. Dr. Nantasha Williams is slated to be the new chair of the Cultural Affairs and Libraries committee. This gets voted on later today by the full council. legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationD...
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When they propose spending increases on violence work, you can treat that as a big pot of money that should be given to life affirming things instead.
January 15, 2026 at 1:44 PM
When they propose spending increases on violence work, you can treat that as a big pot of money that should be given to life affirming things instead.
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I've read most of the scholarship about US policing since the early 20th century. What you learn from this is that violence is inherent. You cannot "separate" out violence from policing. Police in the U.S. are violence workers.
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I've read most of the scholarship about US policing since the early 20th century. What you learn from this is that violence is inherent. You cannot "separate" out violence from policing. Police in the U.S. are violence workers.
I turned my twice-weekly morning jog into a "care jog." Instead of the routes I ran before, I connected with a local ice watch and plugged into a couple recurring shifts. It doesn't take anymore time out of my week unless I want it to, and I get to help keep my neighbors safe at the same time.
January 14, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I turned my twice-weekly morning jog into a "care jog." Instead of the routes I ran before, I connected with a local ice watch and plugged into a couple recurring shifts. It doesn't take anymore time out of my week unless I want it to, and I get to help keep my neighbors safe at the same time.
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I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
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Also @interruptcrim.bsky.social put out a new IC resource on the multitude of ways we can defend our communities and disrupt the execution of ICE’s cruel agenda: Block It! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It. www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
Block It! — Interrupting Criminalization
www.interruptingcriminalization.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Also @interruptcrim.bsky.social put out a new IC resource on the multitude of ways we can defend our communities and disrupt the execution of ICE’s cruel agenda: Block It! Don’t Build It. Don’t Fill It. Don’t Fuel It. www.interruptingcriminalization.com/block-it
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Something folks can do in the coming weeks is to organize Ice Watch Training in your communities. There's an excellent resource that can help you to do this: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - Get five people together in person or virtually and get skilled up together.
Toolkit: how we dealt with Border Patrol
In November 2025, Border Patrol announced it would be coming to Charlotte, North Carolina. We only had a few days’ notice. Just like in Chicago and Los Angeles, they weren’t coming to “keep the peace....
docs.google.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Something folks can do in the coming weeks is to organize Ice Watch Training in your communities. There's an excellent resource that can help you to do this: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - Get five people together in person or virtually and get skilled up together.
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My counter—zero deportations, free them all, papers for all.
December 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
My counter—zero deportations, free them all, papers for all.
A Menin appointed chair of the NYC City Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs and Libraries should be announced on Thursday. Who will it be? She could stick with recently appointed Bottcher but I have a feeling she won’t, bc he’s on the Mamdani ally list. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
Menin taps council leadership slate
Council Member Nantasha Williams will be deputy speaker, and Shaun Abreu will be majority leader, City & State has learned. Kevin Riley and Linda Lee will chair the Land Use and Finance Committees.
www.cityandstateny.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:59 AM
A Menin appointed chair of the NYC City Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs and Libraries should be announced on Thursday. Who will it be? She could stick with recently appointed Bottcher but I have a feeling she won’t, bc he’s on the Mamdani ally list. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...
This exhibit opens Thursday night at Interference Archive. I wish I could make it for the kickoff event, but I'm excited to check it after the fact.
Resurgence Youth Movement, 1964-67: Teenrevolt, Surrealism, Anarchism
Art exhibition curated by @isss-surrealism.bsky.social member @abigailsusik.bsky.social and Sean Lovitt with Interference Archive. #Surrealism
interferencearchive.org/exhibition/r...
Art exhibition curated by @isss-surrealism.bsky.social member @abigailsusik.bsky.social and Sean Lovitt with Interference Archive. #Surrealism
interferencearchive.org/exhibition/r...
Resurgence Youth Movement, 1964-67: Teenrevolt, Surrealism, Anarchism – Interference Archive
interferencearchive.org
January 13, 2026 at 8:23 PM
This exhibit opens Thursday night at Interference Archive. I wish I could make it for the kickoff event, but I'm excited to check it after the fact.
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"I believe, deeply, that the best way for me to keep my kids safe is to make sure everyone else’s kids have safety and all the things they need. I will keep yours safe, and I know now that this city will do everything they can to keep mine safe, too."
I wrote up a bit about Minneapolis right now, mostly to share with my coworkers and family, but if it works for you, you can share it, too. arbitrarilyclosecom.wordpress.com/2026/01/11/o...
On Minneapolis in January 2026
I have loved this city for a long time, but never as much as I have loved it this last week. This is a long post. I promise that it ends with some hope for all of us. Over the last month, but espec…
arbitrarilyclosecom.wordpress.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:04 PM
"I believe, deeply, that the best way for me to keep my kids safe is to make sure everyone else’s kids have safety and all the things they need. I will keep yours safe, and I know now that this city will do everything they can to keep mine safe, too."
Just registered to attend via the live-stream: events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
Register Now – What We Saw in Chicago: Lessons from the CBP Surge – Haymarket House (800 W Buena)
What We Saw in Chicago: Lessons from the CBP Surge – Haymarket House (800 W Buena), Tue Jan 20, 2026 - Join us for a conversation with local organizers about how our community pushed back against atta...
events.haymarketbooks.org
January 12, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Just registered to attend via the live-stream: events.haymarketbooks.org/events/hayma...
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ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis or we WILL lock up our own citizens
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says 29 people were arrested in downtown last night during a noise demonstration at a hotel reportedly housing ICE agents: "For those that are taking the bait and causing property damage or otherwise, there are consequences. We're holding the line here all the way."
January 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
ICE, get the fuck out of Minneapolis or we WILL lock up our own citizens
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i cannot imagine who predicted this even wrote a whole book
NOTUS:
Dem House Rep Steven Horsford:
“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me. These are the same people that I’m supposed to call to coordinate security or to do support when I have a town hall.”
www.notus.org/democrats/me...
Dem House Rep Steven Horsford:
“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me. These are the same people that I’m supposed to call to coordinate security or to do support when I have a town hall.”
www.notus.org/democrats/me...
Democrats' New Fear: They Can’t Rely on Local Law Enforcement for Protection
“They called the local sheriff; they showed up and were going to arrest me,” said Rep. Steven Horsford.
www.notus.org
January 8, 2026 at 3:43 PM
i cannot imagine who predicted this even wrote a whole book
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MN police unions released a statement in support of ICE. They are not going to arrest any of them.
Thank you for telling us you neither serve nor protect. Thank you for saying the quiet part out loud. That was state murder in broad daylight, captured from multiple angles by multiple witnesses, and the people of Minneapolis have eyes.
You support murder.
You support murder.
January 10, 2026 at 1:43 PM
MN police unions released a statement in support of ICE. They are not going to arrest any of them.
“Understand that if they can keep you disconnecting the things that are of a piece, treating each injustice as its own separate and independent thing, they are winning.” sherrilyn.substack.com/p/whether-it...
Whether It Is ICE or Local Police, the U.S. Has Normalised Anti-Democratic Law Enforcement Practices
The Grotesque Excesses of ICE Sit Within the Broader Context of Police Brutality
sherrilyn.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM
“Understand that if they can keep you disconnecting the things that are of a piece, treating each injustice as its own separate and independent thing, they are winning.” sherrilyn.substack.com/p/whether-it...
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Support request from a trusted comrade. House of Hope is a home on Staten Island that has been sheltering 7 evacuees from Gaza for the past year. They're short on rent and looking to raise $1900 ASAP. I chipped in, please help if you're able: venmo.com/u/Displaced_
Venmo | House Of Hope
Use Venmo to connect with House Of Hope (@Displaced_) - Guidance is our mission
Displaced families need us the most NOW.
To purchase basic necessities. Gaza needs us
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January 7, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Support request from a trusted comrade. House of Hope is a home on Staten Island that has been sheltering 7 evacuees from Gaza for the past year. They're short on rent and looking to raise $1900 ASAP. I chipped in, please help if you're able: venmo.com/u/Displaced_
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"So what can I do? How can I help defend the right to read?"
It's really not that hard. It's WORK, but let's break it down. Here are over 60 small tasks you can do to help do the work --> bookriot.com/how-to-defen...
It's really not that hard. It's WORK, but let's break it down. Here are over 60 small tasks you can do to help do the work --> bookriot.com/how-to-defen...
60+ Small Tasks to Defend the Right to Read: Book Censorship News, January 9, 2026
No one is coming to save us, so we must do it ourselves. Here are 60+ small tasks to help defend the right to read in 2026 and beyond.
bookriot.com
January 10, 2026 at 1:10 PM
"So what can I do? How can I help defend the right to read?"
It's really not that hard. It's WORK, but let's break it down. Here are over 60 small tasks you can do to help do the work --> bookriot.com/how-to-defen...
It's really not that hard. It's WORK, but let's break it down. Here are over 60 small tasks you can do to help do the work --> bookriot.com/how-to-defen...