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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 1d

i'm logging off to walk my dog in the sun, paint a wall in my house, and buy my dog a halloween costume (ideas welcome!!! I can't find a porkchop costume for porkchop so far)

i wish everyone a little walk in the sun and a little joy today. the point of fighting for liberation is to enjoy life.

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Anne Kosseff-Jones @annekosseffjones.bsky.social · 1d

Since I'm talking about this, does anybody need line editing or copy editing on their books or movement resources? I would love to help nurture your works about making change or understanding the current moment and its history. I've got 20 years of experience and I will never ever use "AI"/LLMs.

Anne Kosseff-Jones @annekosseffjones.bsky.social · 2d

I made a connection that has helped me shift my career to align more closely with my values in ways that are life-changing for me.

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 1d

extra proud to be in this union today

Truthout @truthout.org · 1d

The Rutgers teachers’ unions are standing in solidarity with History Professor Mark Bray, who has been targeted by Turning Point USA. The group has falsely claimed that Bray, the author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook is “a prominent leader of the antifa movement,” and should be fired.

Rutgers Unions Call to Disband Turning Point Chapter After Colleague Targeted

Professor Mark Bray, author of “Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook,” says he has received death threats.

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 1d

so fucking devastating.

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

Israel has killed the third son of Gaza journalist Motasem Dalloul.

Motasem A Dalloul
@AbujomaaGaza
Israeli occupation forces have just killed my third son, Ibraheem..
RIP my dear son.
6:06 AM • 10/9/25 • 186K Views

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 1d

As we hope and dream of an end to the most accute fighting, we dare to turn toward a future of building. Support Alaa as an architect, as an independent woman rebuilding her life against the odds of the occupation and the genocide. Please support her if you can

Eng Alaa @mamatwins.bsky.social · 12d

My family,my children have always been my top priority in life. They are the most precious part of me. I dedicated all my time and energy to them, until I nearly forgot myself forgot that I am an engineer who studied and worked hard for more than ten years.
🔗 chuffed.org/project/your...

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 1d

a little bit of sunshine for your day

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 2d

ICE getting tailed like it’s a heist movie. Chicago is turning the tables.

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 1d

OK the headline is terrible but the conclusion I'm actually drawing from this 'story' is that Trump et al DO have reputational levers that protest tactics can impact!
it's not the same as the "name and shame" we tend to rely on, but there are things they want that we can make harder for them to get

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 2d

With the Gaza ceasefire deal, Trump claims to have helped broker peace in eight wars. Do his assertions hold up?

Nobel Peace Prize 2025: What are Trump’s credentials, and can he win?

With the Gaza ceasefire deal, Trump claims to have helped broker peace in eight wars. Do his assertions hold up?

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Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 @elizabethweill.bsky.social · 1d

Fascism has enveloped our country. Millions are imprisoned in U.S. jails and prisons. Trump’s gestapo is disappearing people. This week, I launched The ACAB Report. We report on this hellscape and the resistance to it. I hope you'll subscribe.

Subscribe to The ACAB Report

The ACAB Report is an abolitionist, pro-Palestine, and anti-fascist publication. We report on prison and jail conditions, on Israel's genocide, and on the Trump administration's racist, authoritarian ...

www.theacabreport.com

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 1d

Should be no surprise, but as a proud anti-fascist I want to shout my full-throated support for my union comrades and colleagues Mark Bray and Yesenia Barragan.

Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union @ruaaup-ptl.bsky.social · 2d

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 1d

recall recall recall!
we need more than impeachment bc these fuckers are gonna wear that like a badge of honor.

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 1d

currently my plan is to make a checklist in the next month: where are all the places in my relationships and daily life that I expect to run into either AI or surveillance tech? who is running or using them? how can I talk to those folks/ what asks do i want to make?

october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 9d

I would love to hear from y'all how (if) you're asking people in your lives to disclose AI use in any realm where you overlap. I'm also trying to get better at doing this with the listening devices like Alexa.

october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 10d

this was very good AND is fairly hopeful actually.
"Stigmatization is a powerful force, and disgust and shame are among our greatest tools. .. These systems haven’t worked well for very long, and consensus about their use remains far from settled."

www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 1d

next stage of fascism, blocking people from escaping. now is the time to make exile plans if that's part of your fascism survival plan.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

US anti-fascism expert blocked from flying to Spain at airport

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was informed at boarding gate that his trip was cancelled A Rutgers University professor who taught a course on anti-fascism was blocked from leaving the US for Spain on Wednesday night, according to media reports, hours after Donald Trump hosted a White House roundtable highlighting the impact of antifa – or “anti-fascist” – far-left activists. Mark Bray, an historian who published the 2017 book Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook, and has taught courses on anti-fascism at the New Jersey university, was attempting to board a plane at Newark airport bound for Europe when he was informed at the boarding gate that the reservations for him and his family had been cancelled. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 9d

congrats!!! that's a really incredible achievement.

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 9d

:( losers! LOL

I think part of what's happening around me is not necessarily secretive or shame, but normalization so that people don't think to mention it specifically. definitely with the spy devices.

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Eng Alaa @mamatwins.bsky.social · 9d

The plan to stop the killing of children and women is not humiliating; it is the honor of humanity. What is humiliating is justifying bloodshed and seeing a crime and calling it dignity.

Eng Alaa @mamatwins.bsky.social · 12d

My family,my children have always been my top priority in life. They are the most precious part of me. I dedicated all my time and energy to them, until I nearly forgot myself forgot that I am an engineer who studied and worked hard for more than ten years.
🔗 chuffed.org/project/your...

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 9d

the man is engaged in an all out war with the poor, he hates trans people, and he sucks on prison stuff. what is everyone excited about exactly? he's trim and his suits fit?

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 9d

do i need to start posting daily reminders that Newsom absolutely sucks and stands for the same shit as JD Vance?

watched late night last night and while it was heartening to see Kimmel and Colbert commiserating overtly, it was enraging to see Newsom be pushed as the new "it" politician.

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Alex Zucker @alexzucker.bsky.social · 9d

Please join me in giving if you can

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 10d

I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Alaa. Alaa is 26 and comes from a family of teachers. She taught kindergarten and workshops for self confidence. She lost her job and home but continued to teach for free. She’s supporting her family including her disabled father and siblings.

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 9d

I would love to hear from y'all how (if) you're asking people in your lives to disclose AI use in any realm where you overlap. I'm also trying to get better at doing this with the listening devices like Alexa.

october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 10d

this was very good AND is fairly hopeful actually.
"Stigmatization is a powerful force, and disgust and shame are among our greatest tools. .. These systems haven’t worked well for very long, and consensus about their use remains far from settled."

www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...

Large Language Muddle | The Editors

The AI upheaval is unique in its ability to metabolize any number of dread-inducing transformations. The university is becoming more corporate, more politically oppressive, and all but hostile to the ...

www.nplusonemag.com

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Charlie Ashlock @crazyidealist.bsky.social · 10d

I agree @octoberk.bsky.social we need to make more fun of people who use AI.

october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 10d

this was very good AND is fairly hopeful actually.
"Stigmatization is a powerful force, and disgust and shame are among our greatest tools. .. These systems haven’t worked well for very long, and consensus about their use remains far from settled."

www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...

Large Language Muddle | The Editors

The AI upheaval is unique in its ability to metabolize any number of dread-inducing transformations. The university is becoming more corporate, more politically oppressive, and all but hostile to the ...

www.nplusonemag.com

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 9d

something I have not seen in the many "AI and me" essays is anyone talking about how completely enraged it can make a human being to have to try to get a machine to give us what we need. the times I have suspected I'm interacting with an "AI assistant" it has been totally infuriating.

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 10d

this was very good AND is fairly hopeful actually.
"Stigmatization is a powerful force, and disgust and shame are among our greatest tools. .. These systems haven’t worked well for very long, and consensus about their use remains far from settled."

www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...

Large Language Muddle | The Editors

The AI upheaval is unique in its ability to metabolize any number of dread-inducing transformations. The university is becoming more corporate, more politically oppressive, and all but hostile to the ...

www.nplusonemag.com

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october krausch @octoberk.bsky.social · 10d

GODDAMNIT

Truthout @truthout.org · 10d

“Court-watchers confirm this cruel ICE agent has been reinstated,” Brad Lander wrote. “Last week, in the briefest moment of decency, violently throwing a woman to the floor was ‘beneath the men and women of ICE.’ This week, it’s back to business as usual. The cruelty, after all, is the point.”

ICE Agent Who Attacked Woman in Courthouse Has Been Reinstated

The agent attacked the woman after her husband was abducted following a court appearance on his asylum application.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 10d

Another BDS win:

Thanks to calls for a boycott by UK running communities, Saucony has ended its sponsorship of the Jerusalem Marathon.

www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-spor...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10d

I, too, would make sure that all the people who would need to coordinate to halt or reverse my political progress were gathered from across the planet in the same room while I demonstrated why they should probably do that

Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 10d

if i were a would-be dictator whose only civilian check on power had been consumed by total-complete partisan loyalty, something i would definitely do is call an unprecedented in-person meeting of the only people who could stop me and then proceed to illustrate why they should stop me

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