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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 1d

And wait... how much money did Trump just promise Argentina?

How much is Trump spending on his new ballroom?

🙄😡

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Fired but Fighting (National Public Health Coalition) @firedbutfighting.bsky.social · 1d

Federal workers across the country are not getting paychecks this week. Food banks are feeling the strain of federal employees who need help feeding their families.

Federal workers line up for food donations three weeks into shutdown

YouTube video by CNN

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · 9d

We are being shadow banned on Instagram after we posted about Kristi Noem WHINING on TV bc Chicago businesses weren’t letting ICE agents use bathrooms. Who lets a creep trying to abduct you pee??

Ppl are looking up our exact handle @moonlightmvmt or name and not getting results!! Kristi is a loser!

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12d

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since Zack Polanski took over last month The Greens in England and Wales have more than 100,000 members for the first time, the party has announced, a near-50% rise since Zack Polanski took over as leader last month. It puts them on a potential course to overtake the Conservatives and comes little more than a week after the Greens announced they had moved past the Liberal Democrats in membership numbers, getting to 83,500. Continue reading...

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12d

About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages

Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12d

Giving up? LOL. We're just getting started.

October 18th, Everywhere

#nokings

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NPR @npr.org · 12d

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 12d

Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.

FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_

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Alt US Digital Service @altusds.altgov.info · 18d

Many people noticed plainlanguage.gov was migrated to digital.gov/topics/plain..., where it has been *consolidated*.

Our friends at @alt18f.bsky.social posted a version of the original content at plainlanguage.18f.org

Unlike other sites that have disappeared, this one just changed.

plainlanguage.gov | Home

Plain language makes it easier for the public to read, understand, and use government communications.

plainlanguage.18f.org

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 21d

“More than 2,300 armed National Guard troops are currently patrolling the District unlawfully. That unprecedented deployment is inflicting irreparable harm to the District’s sovereignty, its economy, and public safety.”

TPM @talkingpointsmemo.com · 22d

The Trump administration lobbied Wednesday evening for a freeze of Washington D.C.’s attempt to eject a couple thousand National Guard from the district.

Trump Admin Tries to Use Shutdown to Pause DC’s Case Against National Guard Occupation

The Trump administration lobbied Wednesday evening for a freeze of Washington D.C.’s...

talkingpointsmemo.com

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · 23d

We are organizing tirelessly to build another world and save lives along the way. But we need your help. Will you join us and tell a friend?

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · 23d

At Moonlight, we are leaning on this history to build new power. Thousands of federal workers are being pushed out of work today, but their skills are not lost, and their vision must not be silenced. If we all pitch in some, we can leverage these skills to stay safe and build big power together.

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · 23d

In the USSR, Ukrainians set up freedom schools to teach kids real history to circumvent propaganda. In Brazil, the MST movement set up “country stores” to provide fresh food to reach more people. In Delhi, the opposition party built medical clinics to care for residents amidst skyrocketing costs.

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · 23d

All over the world, when a small group of elites have taken over governments and killed health and food programs, the parallel response has been highly effective.

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · 23d

When oligarchs gut rural hospitals, we’ll organize medical clinics with union nurses. When politicians defund schools, we’ll distribute books. When industry billionaires gut the DOT, we’ll fill in potholes.

We can’t replace whole agencies, but we can reduce harm and reveal corruption.

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · 23d

At Moonlight we are building and supporting parallel institutions: projects and organizations by the people that provide services and resources that government SHOULD be offering to challenge dominant structures and reveal their corruption.

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · 23d

The US govt is now shutdown, Republicans keep illegally dismantling basic services while Dems host pressers and send angry letters.

Our leaders have failed us and we need a new approach.

The Moonlight Movement is organizing a fresh creative strategy to fight back, but we need your help, a thread ➡️

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · Sep 3

By seeking to make authoritarianism bipartisan in DC, Muriel Bowser has made herself an international disgrace.

Top leaders of both parties in DC are now collaborating to drag dads out of car windows and throw moms down on pavement. Meanwhile 80% of DC residents oppose the occupation.

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · Aug 12

Follow @projmoonshot and @freedcproject.bsky.social for more. Our tide is rising!

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · Aug 12

As Congress has frozen budgets and attempted to learn local laws, DC residents are growing their power. DC will be free, but we need YOUR help. Join the fight to free dc. More info on how in previous posts in yellow 🙏🙏

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · Aug 12

Don’t scoff because you haven’t seen it. Free DC is organizing residents door to door and ward by ward ON THE GROUND. This is not some social media gimmick, but rather bold and tenacious organizing of people where they live.

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · Aug 12

DC needs statehood and basic freedoms and protections for residents now more than ever. But even before having those, DC residents are NOT backing down. People have been organizing under the banner Free DC this whole year.

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · Aug 12

However, capitals are also often sites of tremendous resistance too - this year the capital has been a source of tremendous mutual aid for immigrants, peaceful protest, community organizing, defense of institutions and more!

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · Aug 12

Capital cities have consistently been focal flashpoints for authoritarian regimes demonstrate power, tighten control, and squash opposition, DC is no exception to this rule.

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · Aug 12

The ongoing takeover of DC and its lack of power is a threat to the entire country’s democratic foundations. History shows that if a dictator takes over the capital, it’s much harder to stop him.

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Moonlight Movement @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social · Aug 12

RIGHT NOW is likely a pivotal moment in US history. Dictators almost always take over capital cities, usually by force, to assert power and control.

A thread to help make sense of this moment and how we fight back:

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