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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

My publisher’s been very patient. I’m not doing everything I said I’d do to promote this book (out in a few weeks) because I’m an organizer in a city under federal attack. My days are full and emotionally exhausting. Any help getting the word out means a lot. It's a book people need right now.

Read This When Things Fall Apart by Kelly Hayes | Pilsen Community Books

A bundle of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times from Let This Radicalize You co-author Kelly Hayes In social movements, some heartbreaks are all but inevitable.

www.pilsencommunitybooks.com

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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 22h

My pre-ordered copy arrived today. Thank you for this gem of a book.

The cover of pre-ordered and delivered before publication date Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis edited by Kelly Hayes.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 1d

aaand we are officially in the hide-your-neighbors stage

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 1d

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 3d

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · 5d

This has been a very popular gift hat as is, but I think swapping in ICE at strategic points would be exceptional. I’ll cast one on this week. www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

Fuck: The Exasperation Hat pattern by Pam Gabriel

This is a free pattern that requires knowledge of basic knitting techniques, being able to follow a graph, and to do stranded colorwork.

www.ravelry.com

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 5d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 5d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Roger Cormier @yayroger.bsky.social · 6d

Two dudes whom despite their best efforts have no power in Canada.

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Stellaween? @antlervel.vet · 12d

A script you can use if you’re not good at speaking on the spot.

I'm calling to demand that Senator Schumer not allow Donald Trump to take away access to transgender health care for anyone, let alone people with federal or state health insurance.
Trans healthcare is lifesaving medicine. It is not cosmetic or frivolous; it is miraculous and it is vital.
It is not something trans people can just go without.
[You can add a personal anecdote here-how it has helped you or someone you love, how long you've been receiving trans healthcare, etc.J Trans people are also over twice as likely to live in poverty, which means they are often receiving this care through government-funded programs. They simply cannot afford it otherwise. If this care is lost, trans American lives will be lost too. This is the truth.
If none of this stirs the Senator's compassion, please understand that trans people are, as a group, politically active, and they are rarely Republicans. The Senator should understand that if he caves and allows Trump to do this to us, it would be a betrayal of his constituents at an unforgivable level. If he caves, I will never vote for a Democrat again. I will not vote for a Democrat for president, for senator, for dogcatcher. This is a promise.

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Rafi @rafil.bsky.social · 14d

I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 17d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 23d

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

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Chad Loder @chadloder.bsky.social · 27d

This narrative that ICE has "backed off" Chicago persists despite a flood of bystander video and reports showing an unprecedented and growing wave of masked terrorists violently kidnapping Illinoisians off the streets in Chicago.

I can only assume our media ecosystem is to blame for this.

James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 27d

Let's say it again:

1) Harvard said "No," and Trump has backed off.

2) Chicago (and Illinois) said "No," and Trump has backed off.

It's day by day. But those who said "OK, sure," have gained nothing at all. Except shame.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 29d

(CNN) - President Donald Trump shelved his plans to target Chicago as the next city for his domestic crime push after advisers warned him that sending in troops .. could create legal headaches they want to avoid, sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

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www.cnn.com/2025/09/12/p...

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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · Sep 7

CVS has it now - Moderna and Pfizer availability is listed on the website when you make the appointment. They seemed a little overwhelmed by the demand today. Last week my doctor said their office wouldn’t have it until the 12th at the earliest.

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Desarrayed @desarrayed.bsky.social · Sep 7

social media gold

Follow + HE

bob_harris_uk 2d So, as a bloke, could a lady please explain the difference between a Left and Right Tampon?

picture: two tampax tampons, one labeled with an 'L' and one with an 'R'

The L tampon supports your right to choose and comes with free healthcare while the R packet is actually empty because only whores use tampons to stem the bloody tears of a disappointed uterus, Bob.

traciesearing: It's not left and right, champ. It's light and regular. But thanks for confirming why men shouldn't be in charge of reproductive health policy.

thediaryofrihanna: Why are ppl roasting him? It's an honest question. You wear the L if your favorite Taylor Swift album is Lover and the R if its Reputation.

ladypartsdoc: As an Ob/Gyn, I feel compelled to answer. It's basically a choose your own adventure situation, and choosing L or R depends on the type of period you want to have. L is for 'Lovely', you wake up feeling awesome, get lots of compliments, and everything goes your way. R is for 'Raging', you feel awful, and

I know it's different over there in the UK with your parliamentary system, but here in the USA, L is for Democrats and R is for psychopaths.

scrappy: Totally tracks that a man could go his whole life and not realize we have two separate vaginas to attend to.

brittle_14: pictured - a women's health summit from Trump's first term with the words "not a single woman was invited to the white house meeting on women's health

L = light flow which means you have 20 minutes or a hard sneeze before you completely underestimated what is actually going to happen and an underwear change is coming. R = Regular flow which means you have an hour, or a hard sneeze, before it's a bloodbath. There is also S for Super which simply means stay home cause you're just asking for trouble otherwise.

voxoutthebox: One tampon always tells the truth. One tampon always lies.

yvonnelorkinsta: Lefty loosey righty tighty

alliewarshaw: As a vagina owner I appreciate you asking instead of trying to tell me why they're left and right.

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Golda Velez @goldavelez.org · Aug 25

Hey here is a small thing #DidThisToday - sometimes the smaller targets pay more attention! any #yailies on here ? is that even how you say yailie?
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Yale Athletics-Cancel the Avelo/ICE Air contract

Yale is a welcoming university in a welcoming city. Partnering with Avelo undermines those values. Just as the City of New Haven cut ties with Avelo for profiting from ICE’s abuses, we call on Yale to...

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Hamnah ✨ // Lilith 😈 @lilithttrpg.bsky.social · Sep 6

I want to push back against the sentiment that we live in terrible political times and we must exist as if we don't. Let me hold your hand gently when I say this:

You don't have to keep it moving like the world isn't burning. You can meet the moment *and* do daily life. Let's talk about how. 🧵

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Michael Stipe @michaelstipe.bsky.social · Sep 3

Any other lyrics— don’t even try chronic town murmur or reckoning btw— just form vowels and syllables, and mean it

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Evan Sutton @evansutton.bsky.social · Sep 3

Trump wants Cuomo. Cuomo is courting Trump. The same people who bankrolled Trump's campaign are bankrolling Cuomo.

So, NYC, a vote for Cuomo is a vote for Trump. It's that simple.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Sep 3

NYC Mayor Eric Adams has reportedly “been offered a position at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development”

Politico @politico.com · Sep 3

NYC Mayor Eric Adams has been reluctant to abandon his reelection bid — but an influential post in Trump’s administration could incentivize him to bow out.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · Sep 2

Someone here said Obama should demand Trump's death certificate.

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In These Times @inthesetimes.com · Aug 27

Polling shows Zohran Mamdani leading with Jewish voters in NYC’s mayoral race. But the New York Times keeps framing him as “alienating” the community—while ignoring polls that say otherwise.

📊 Read @ahjohnson.bsky.social’s breakdown.

Why Does the New York Times Keep Ignoring Polls Showing Mamdani Leading with Jewish Voters?

Polling shows mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani in a commanding lead with Jewish New Yorkers, but you won’t read about it in the paper of record.

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Andi Zeisler @andizeisler.bsky.social · Aug 30

Just saw someone refer to Cheryl Hines as The Marvelous Mrs. Measles and 💀💀💀💀💀💀

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Mrs. Detective PikaBOO, Esq. @clapifyoulikeme.favrd.social · Aug 27

Apparently London has both a “Mayor of London” (does normal mayor stuff) and a “Lord Mayor of London” (does civic events in costumes) and like, not to hand it to England, but I think I’ve figured out what we can do with Eric Adams

The Lord Mayor of London in a golden fucking carriage

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Nicoletta Penguin @nicoguin.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thank you. I was frantically searching for my long lost copy to post the cinnamon toast recipe.

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GUSD Parents @gusdforall.bsky.social · Aug 26

CA folks can take action to provide a tiny bit of protection to people impacted by ICE family separations- share the graphic below & make calls to these appropriations committee members— ask them to vote YES on AB495. Background on why & the organized opposition we’re fighting in the 🧵

CALIFORNIA
URGENT
CALL TO ACTION!
YES on
AB495
AB 495 protects parental rights by letting parents choose a temporary joint guardian without giving up custody.
It allows parents to share custody with someone they trust during times they're unavailable-without going through the harsh
process of suspending their rights.
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CALL YOUR STATE SENATOR
& THEN YOUR STATE ASSEMBLY MEMBER
FINDYOURREP.
LEGISLATURE.CA.GOV
Call these key
CA Demaocrat
Senate
Appropriation
Committee Members & ask them to
VOTE YES ON
AB495
AUG 29 SUSPENSE
FILE HEARING
Anna Caballero, Chair
(916) 651-4014
Christopher Cabaldon
(916) 651-4003
Tim Grayson
(916) 651-4009
Aisha Wahab
(916) 651-4410
Laura Richardson

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