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Fazia Rizvi

@faziarizvi.bsky.social

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Writer, actor, weaver, spinner. Web dev higher Ed. Star Trek fan.

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Fazia Rizvi @faziarizvi.bsky.social · Aug 4

Gonna remind the whole of Bluesky, again, that journalistic norms of saying “Texas is doing this” and “Texas is doing that”, (when it’s the TX GOP only) cedes an entire population to white supremacy and erases the opposition that also represents Texas and the Texans that would be victimized.

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Nathan Bernier @kutnathan.bsky.social · 14h

What happens to the 13 schools Austin ISD wants to close? AISD says they'll be sold, leased or repurposed.

Tax records show the campuses are worth nearly $296 million and have over a million square feet of air conditioned space.

Map in the story.

www.kut.org/education/20...

Almost $300 million in public property is at stake as Austin ISD looks to close 13 schools

Campuses slated for closure were also set to receive millions of dollars in upgrades under the largest bond in AISD history, approved by voters in a landslide 2022 election.

www.kut.org

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Subterranean Press @subpress.bsky.social · 9h

We just made a donation to the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund. Find out more here:
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow

We invite everyone to join us in working for positive change, in the manner they deem fit.

How to Help MIBFC — Midwest Immigration Bond Fund

www.mibfc.org

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Subterranean Press @subpress.bsky.social · 8d

New giveaway time! Respond and tell us one of your favorite books about a city (real or imagined) to enter to win a PC copy of the signed limited edition of @nkjemisin.bsky.social's THE CITY WE BECAME. Open int'l, ends Oct. 8 at noon ET.

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Stacey Abrams @staceyabrams.com · 7h

This week’s episode of Assembly Required is out now! Listen wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/FljWwM3T

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Lauren McGaughy @lmcgaughy.bsky.social · 6h

Need another reason to love K-Pop Demon Hunters? @iamleslierangel.bsky.social’s got it. thebarbedwire.com/2025/10/09/k...

We’re Claiming Arden Cho of ‘K-Pop Demon Hunters’ as a New Texas Icon

As you’re picking out your Rumi costume for Halloween, know that the voice behind the character is a Texas Hold ‘Em champion.

thebarbedwire.com

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Fazia Rizvi @faziarizvi.bsky.social · 12h

Oh no!! They are world renowned and to not have a shop here in the U.S., in New York, is sad, sad news.

Julia Dzikiewicz @juliadzikiewicz.bsky.social · Sep 7

Kremer Pigments, a pigment store in New York, has announced it is closing at the end of November. It's clear that the pigments, which come from around the world, can no longer be sold here after the massive tariffs instituted by our government.
How sad.
https://shop.kremerpigments.com/us/

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Oregon Randy @oregonrandy.bsky.social · 1d

We may not like it, but this explainer on this topic is what I've been waiting for someone with a platform to put out there.

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 2d

NEW — Some TRiiBE readers, among many others on the internet, have been suggesting that the Chicago police arrest ICE agents for their misconduct.

TRiiBE publisher @morganelisej.thetriibe.com put out this explainer video, breaking down the legality for y’all.

youtube.com/shorts/WDHFe...

Can local police arrest ICE?

YouTube video by The TRiiBE

youtube.com

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Rebecca Zorach @rabbitrez.bsky.social · 16h

An important article with in-depth reporting. Read it!

The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 1d

NEW — Rod Johnson will never forget federal agents zip-tying his hands behind his back.

The night of the South Shore raid in Chicago, Johnson said he was detained for two hours.

“I’m an American citizen with no warrants,” Johnson said.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/sout...

South Shore raid triggers past traumas and sparks new conversations about divisions between Black and Latino communities • The TRiiBE

Federal agent activity on Chicago’s South and West sides put Black people in the crosshairs.

thetriibe.com

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 17h

Chat is it a good sign that it took national reporters an entire month to finally pay attention to the third largest metro in the country being invaded

Second Great Bisexual Awakening @suesswassersee.bsky.social · 1d

I'm really glad more people are realizing how brutal ICE has been in Chicago but it's really weird to see people talking about Rev Black getting attacked like it happened yesterday and not 3 weeks ago. Like, I'm glad people are catching up! But it's very weird.

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The NewsGuild-CWA @newsguild.org · 3d

NEW: ICE is attacking journalists in Chicago, and the @chicagonewsguild.bsky.social is fighting back.

"Journalism is not a crime," @jschleuss.com told @axios.com.

The 1st Amendment makes press freedom a cornerstone of our democracy, and we will fight to defend it.

www.axios.com/2025/10/06/d...

"Journalism is not a crime": Chicago reporters sue Trump over violence at ICE protests

Press groups say Trump's agents used force to silence reporters.

www.axios.com

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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 1d

Jack collaborated with neo-Nazi twins to make a documentary. He was a fan of white supremacist Richard Spencer. He has tweeted 1488, the alphanumeric code for Heil Hitler. He wrote an unreadable anti-antifa book. Last year he wrote a book abt the left called “Unhumans.” That he’s now speaking here…

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

From Donald Trump's Roundtable on Antifa just now —
"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."
— special guest Jack Posobiec

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 9d

I teach a history of antifascism course @ruhistorydept.bsky.social and figured I'd start an ongoing thread this semester to share some insights from course readings and recommend some great works on antifascism.

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Grudgie the Whale @grudgie.bsky.social · 1d

“ICE needs to go into Chicago because the Chicago police are incapable of protecting the city but ICE can’t protect themselves so the Chicago police must protect them”

God I hate fascism so much

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

Love this. “NATO for nonprofits.”

www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

'NATO for nonprofits': Groups organize to band together if targeted by Trump

Nonprofit organizations took lessons away from law firms and universities that largely decided to act in isolation after finding themselves in the administration's crosshairs.

www.nbcnews.com

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Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 4d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Laurel @l4ur3l.bsky.social · 1d

Make Billionaires Broke Again

Really rolls off the tongue.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Rep. Ted Lieu @reptedlieu.bsky.social · 1d

We are in the second week of the Republican shutdown.

Where are House Republicans? On vacation.

Went looking around the Capitol to see if any Republicans had the common sense to come back. Featuring @mcbride.house.gov.

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Fazia Rizvi @faziarizvi.bsky.social · 1d

No just cause. Unlawfully detained. Threatened with violence. U.S. citizen. I hope the lawsuit lands him millions.

www.koin.com/news/portlan...

www.koin.com

Fazia Rizvi @faziarizvi.bsky.social · 1d

So _much_ this! Tell someone you know who ought to run.

Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 1d

Thursday 10/9, 8pm ET: @runforsomething.net’s special call for renters considering a run for office, bc contrary to what you might think, you don’t need to own property to run for office!! www.mobilize.us/runforsometh...

Elect More Renters! · Run for Something

Rents are skyrocketing. Protections are shrinking. And the people writing the rules? Mostly homeowners, landlords, and career politicians. It’s no wonder renters—millennials, Gen Z, working families—a...

www.mobilize.us

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Goth Auntie @cupcakegoth.bsky.social · 1d

Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie
-Listen to a song you like and dance around. Drink some water, take your meds.
-You have to take care of yourself before you can take care of others.
-The Distant Ominous Music may try some new instruments; be prepared for extra weirdness.
❤️Auntie Jilli

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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 1d

You look fabulous today!
It's not easy to pull off that bold mix of rumpled sweaters, exhaustion, and the dusty darkness of a cluttered used bookstore.

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TrustedReveler @trustedreveler.bsky.social · 2d

LA: we will fight you.

Chicago: we will fight you.

PDX: we will make you endure week after week of of improv theater.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

“When streets became calmer & safer, more people felt comfortable trying a bike commute for the first time. Families began pedaling to the park…Local businesses saw new life…And cycling stopped feeling like a niche activity—it became part of everyday Parisian life.”

Via @momentummag.bsky.social

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

momentummag.com

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