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“Any decent society has to be built on trust and love, and the intelligent use of information and feelings. Education involves being able to practice those things...to build a decent society that can be nonviolent.” ― Myles Horton
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Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
How to quit Spotify
This Black Friday, here's a guide to finding the best Spotify alternative
www.bloodinthemachine.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Spotify is garbage on every count: Its treatment of artists, its ICE advertising, the CEO's investment in military AI, its leading role in the commodification and AI slopification of music, its terrible audio quality—you name it.
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
So I quit, and put together a complete guide to getting off Spotify:
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Well done, fella
This is Mr. Paworotti. His favorite Christmas song is Howl-lelujah. If you'll excuse him, his solo is coming up. 13/10 (TT: therealpaworotti)
December 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Well done, fella
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Great! This mirrors the outcome of the Castanon-Nava settlement in Chicago. However, as we've seen in that case, compliance will be a serious issue.
Judge Howell just enjoined warrantless immigration arrests in DC without probable cause to believe the person is a flight risk.
Great work by ACLU and Amica
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71452...
Great work by ACLU and Amica
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71452...
December 3, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Great! This mirrors the outcome of the Castanon-Nava settlement in Chicago. However, as we've seen in that case, compliance will be a serious issue.
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Where’s Waldo, David Brooks edition.
December 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Where’s Waldo, David Brooks edition.
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This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
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It seems to me (when I can summon the optimism) that this administration is flailing as its approval rates plummet and court losses mount. But like a wounded animal, it’s incredibly dangerous.
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
It seems to me (when I can summon the optimism) that this administration is flailing as its approval rates plummet and court losses mount. But like a wounded animal, it’s incredibly dangerous.
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She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
Ilhan Omar denounces Donald Trump for calling Somali immigrants ‘garbage’
Congresswoman Omar calls Trump's comments about her 'creepy' after the US president launches into an anti-Somali tirade.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:34 AM
She shouldn't have to keep doing this by herself. She is supposedly a member of a political party and every single one of her *colleagues* should be BLASTING the fascist in chief. ALL OF THEM. Where is the solidarity???
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December 2 is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.
An estimated 50,000,000 people are enslaved today in various forms of modern-day slavery.
www.un.org/en/observanc...
#AbolishSlavery #HumanRights #16DaysOfActivism
An estimated 50,000,000 people are enslaved today in various forms of modern-day slavery.
www.un.org/en/observanc...
#AbolishSlavery #HumanRights #16DaysOfActivism
December 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
December 2 is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery.
An estimated 50,000,000 people are enslaved today in various forms of modern-day slavery.
www.un.org/en/observanc...
#AbolishSlavery #HumanRights #16DaysOfActivism
An estimated 50,000,000 people are enslaved today in various forms of modern-day slavery.
www.un.org/en/observanc...
#AbolishSlavery #HumanRights #16DaysOfActivism
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The Santas are back! I counted 33 today. #madison
Giant identical Santas bring joy to a Wisconsin neighborhood
While all identical, some of the Monroe Street Santas have their own flare. For example, one is stationed next to an inflatable dragon and another had a reindeer accompanying him.
www.wkow.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
The Santas are back! I counted 33 today. #madison
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Alice Magazine is a fashion and wellness magazine that primarily covers women. Nineteen Fifty-Six covers Black student life and culture.
“Hood said that the University made the decision and had not been spurred by a complaint about the magazines.“
thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...
“Hood said that the University made the decision and had not been spurred by a complaint about the magazines.“
thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...
University suspends Alice, Nineteen Fifty-Six student magazines
The University of Alabama Department of Student Life suspended Nineteen Fifty-Six and Alice Magazine, two University-funded student magazines, on Monday, citing a federal memo issued by U.S. Attorney ...
thecrimsonwhite.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Alice Magazine is a fashion and wellness magazine that primarily covers women. Nineteen Fifty-Six covers Black student life and culture.
“Hood said that the University made the decision and had not been spurred by a complaint about the magazines.“
thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...
“Hood said that the University made the decision and had not been spurred by a complaint about the magazines.“
thecrimsonwhite.com/125358/news/...
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December 2, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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"A Historian in Gaza (Hurst) is an unflinching eyewitness account of the destruction wreaked by Israel, with Anglo-American support."
"That protesting Britain’s complicity in these crimes can get you arrested is a reminder that liberal democracies are not always liberal."
"That protesting Britain’s complicity in these crimes can get you arrested is a reminder that liberal democracies are not always liberal."
December 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM
"A Historian in Gaza (Hurst) is an unflinching eyewitness account of the destruction wreaked by Israel, with Anglo-American support."
"That protesting Britain’s complicity in these crimes can get you arrested is a reminder that liberal democracies are not always liberal."
"That protesting Britain’s complicity in these crimes can get you arrested is a reminder that liberal democracies are not always liberal."
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No one can stop Palestinians from getting their education. On Saturday, the Islamic University of Gaza opened its doors for in-person classes for the first time in the two years since the Israeli military began its genocide.
December 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
No one can stop Palestinians from getting their education. On Saturday, the Islamic University of Gaza opened its doors for in-person classes for the first time in the two years since the Israeli military began its genocide.
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Want to get involved with the Little Free Library nonprofit organization? Volunteer with us through Team LFL, our volunteer engagement initiative! https://lflib.org/team-lfl-video-2025
December 1, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Want to get involved with the Little Free Library nonprofit organization? Volunteer with us through Team LFL, our volunteer engagement initiative! https://lflib.org/team-lfl-video-2025
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Well that’s crazy. November is gone. Whipped by in a blur, marked by doing things with family, prepping for winter, all that. Hope your month was good too, and the coming one is even better! #artbeco #novembergratitude #uplift
December 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Well that’s crazy. November is gone. Whipped by in a blur, marked by doing things with family, prepping for winter, all that. Hope your month was good too, and the coming one is even better! #artbeco #novembergratitude #uplift
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Free Leonard Peltier was poignant and I learned so much. It also made plain that freedom work is lifelong work. I want so many organizers to see this film. www.docnyc.net/film/free-le...
FREE LEONARD PELTIER - DOC NYC
NYC PREMIERE In the midst of the American Indian Movement in the 1970s, two federal agents are killed on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South
www.docnyc.net
December 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Free Leonard Peltier was poignant and I learned so much. It also made plain that freedom work is lifelong work. I want so many organizers to see this film. www.docnyc.net/film/free-le...
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Two moving and very good short documentaries feature incarcerated and formerly criminalized survivors. Those films also uplift our work at Survived and Punished. I hope that people look for the films next year where you are:
Exodus and Always Tracy are the names of the 2 films.
Exodus and Always Tracy are the names of the 2 films.
Always Tracy - DOC NYC
WORLD PREMIERE After killing her abusive husband in self-defense, Tracy McCarter must fight for her freedom against a justice system that fails to protect
www.docnyc.net
December 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Two moving and very good short documentaries feature incarcerated and formerly criminalized survivors. Those films also uplift our work at Survived and Punished. I hope that people look for the films next year where you are:
Exodus and Always Tracy are the names of the 2 films.
Exodus and Always Tracy are the names of the 2 films.
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that's right bill kristol
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
that's right bill kristol
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Thanksgiving is over; behold Christmas
November 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Thanksgiving is over; behold Christmas
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In Vietnam, there are myriad little lakes formed from bomb craters—in which lotus flowers grow. That image sticks with me. The Zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh taught, no mud, no lotus. Without the mud, the flower cannot grow. What will we grow from the mud we are collectively in?
October 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
In Vietnam, there are myriad little lakes formed from bomb craters—in which lotus flowers grow. That image sticks with me. The Zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh taught, no mud, no lotus. Without the mud, the flower cannot grow. What will we grow from the mud we are collectively in?
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Have you looked at Grounded, Resilient, and Responsible: Responding and Organizing in Authoritarian Times? This resource is designed to provide practical support, strategic guidance, and spiritual sustenance as we navigate an increasingly chaotic and urgent landscape.
Responding and Organizing in Authoritarian Times — Side With Love
Side With Love is a public advocacy campaign that seeks to harness love's power to stop oppression. It is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Association and all are welcome to join. Contact…
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November 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Have you looked at Grounded, Resilient, and Responsible: Responding and Organizing in Authoritarian Times? This resource is designed to provide practical support, strategic guidance, and spiritual sustenance as we navigate an increasingly chaotic and urgent landscape.
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"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
November 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Homelessness today isn't just the person sleeping outside a Walmart. It's often the cashier or worker stocking the shelves inside."
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
I joined @pbsnews.org to talk about There Is No Place for Us and the staggering rise of the "working homeless":
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...