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Indivisible - 5th District North Alabama @indivisible5al.bsky.social · 19d

500 Emails by October 22
Our campaign to support our immigrant neighbors is not over. On Sept 11 we presented our resolution to the city council. We’ll keep pushing for greater protection for our neighbors and you can help. We are working towards 500 emails to the Mayor and City Council Members.

SAY NO TO INFORMAL COOPERATION
Even without a formal agreement in place, there has been informal cooperation with ICE by ALEA and other municipalities that has led to the detention of dozens of immigrants.
We want assurances that HPD will not cooperate informally with ICE, such as allowing them to be present at traffic stops or allowing them to be present when serving warrants.
No federal interference in community policing.
Collaboration between local law enforcement and federal agents actually worsens public safety

AVOID RACIAL PROFILING
Enforcement of New Anti-Immigrant State Laws SB53 and SB63 encourage racial profiling and put immigrants in danger.
Tell them that SB53 does not require contacting immigration authorities every time someone can't immediately produce documents showing their immigration status.
Ask the City and HPD to study the new laws and to use caution and restraint in their enforcement.
SB53 was already cited by Leeds Police as justification for turning Giovanna Hernandez-Martinez over to ICE, even though it had not yet even taken effect.

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At The Root Collective @at-the-root.bsky.social · 26d

There's still time to write a public comment in opposition to the transphobic state public library code changes! More info at bit.ly/4gub7gz

We need you to speak up for libraries and the trans community this week!

Come meet us at the following locations to submit a public comment to our state library board (APLS) against transphobic code changes. We'll have postcards, talking points, and materials to help you write and submit your public comment at:

The Diversity Center at Shenanigans
Wed., 10/8, 9:30am-2pm
Thurs., 10/9, 9:30am-2pm

Lowe Mill
1st Floor by Poftà Bunà
Sat. 10/11, 3-7pm
Sun., 10 12, 11am-7pm

Public comments accepted until 4:30pm on 10/14.

Can't make it in person? Follow the QR code: bit.ly/4gub7gz

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susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Sep 22

The date is wrong. This is TOMORROW 9/23

susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Sep 22

actionnetwork.org/petitions/hm...

ATTN:

HMCPL board meeting

Tuesday 10/23 4pm

Downtown Library

Have you signed and shared our "DO NOT COMPLY" Petition yet? Please do so before Tuesday and let the board know we won't allow transphobia in our library

HMCPL Do Not Comply with Anti-Trans Mandate

On July 16th, John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Public Library Service Board, and the Alabama Republican Party, sent a letter to library directors across the state advising them to “take immediate steps...

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susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Sep 21

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Britain, Australia and Canada Recognize a Palestinian State

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susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Sep 20

Screenshot of Instagram post by Andy Borowitz. Shows an AI picture of Donald Trump sitting in a chair wearing a dance cap. Caption reads "The week's news summarized: Russia attacked Poland and Estonia and Trump retaliated against Jimmy Kimmel."

susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Sep 20

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Court Rules Against Arts Endowment on Trump’s ‘Gender Ideology’ Order

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Equal Justice Initiative @eji.org · Sep 15

On this day in 1963, a white man detonated a bomb under the steps of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, with 400 congregants inside. Four Black children were killed in the blast.

Sep. 15, 1963 | Four Black Girls Killed in Church Bombing in Birmingham, Alabama

Learn more about our history of racial injustice.

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susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Sep 15

It's obscene. I'm so sorry.

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Kobra @kobrakahn.bsky.social · Sep 15

Whew. Just got my new Income-Dependent Repayment amount for my student loans. There goes all of my disposable income for the foreseeable future, especially if Trump discontinues Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · Sep 15

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susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Sep 15

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Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting

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susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Sep 14

Lost in the chaos. Lisa Cook did not commit mortgage fraud.
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Exclusive: Fed Governor Cook declared her Atlanta property as “vacation home,” documents show

A loan estimate for an Atlanta home purchased by Lisa Cook, the Federal Reserve governor accused of mortgage fraud by the Trump administration, shows that Cook had declared the property as a “vacation home,” according to a document reviewed by Reuters.

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susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Sep 14

Don't forget to sign this petition to the Huntsville Madison County Library Board asking them to ignore the ridiculous demands of John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Public Library Service.

HMCPL Do Not Comply with Anti-Trans Mandate - Action Network
actionnetwork.org/petitions/hm...

HMCPL Do Not Comply with Anti-Trans Mandate

On July 16th, John Wahl, chair of the Alabama Public Library Service Board, and the Alabama Republican Party, sent a letter to library directors across the state advising them to “take immediate steps...

actionnetwork.org

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susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Sep 7

We are under attack from our own government.

AI-generated image of Trump as if he were Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore from the 1979 film Apocalypse Now in front of the Chicago skyline with military helicopters and flames and the caption “Chipocalypse Now. “Text above image says "I love the smell of deportations in the morning…’ Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.”

susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Aug 30

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Opinion | Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign

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susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Aug 28

ALTRAC rebuts Ainsworth's ridiculous and hateful rhetoric.
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Will Ainsworth blaming transgender people for mass shootings a political stunt, Alabama advocacy group says

“The sooner everyone accepts that God made men, and God made women ... the quicker we can lessen these events from happening.”

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susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Aug 27

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/u...

What, Exactly, Was That Cabinet Meeting?

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susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Aug 26

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Today in Madison, AL. Save your city from these dangerous people.
VOTE!!!!

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susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Group hopes critical billboard messages will draw attention in Athens, politicians respond

Several political leaders have provided statements about billboards seen in Athens.

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susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Even in Alabama!

Billboards in Athens criticizing Dale Strong, Alabama senators following Big Beautiful Bill vote

The billboard sponsored by the grassroots group, Indivisible 5th District, takes aim at Congressman Dale Strong, along with Senators Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville.

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susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Opinion | What Trump Is Really Up to in Washington

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susangstewart.bsky.social @susangstewart.bsky.social · Aug 19

Maine police officer arrested by ICE agrees to voluntarily leave the U.S. share.google/f3xfYbohKlzi...

Maine police officer arrested by ICE agrees to voluntarily leave the U.S.

Officials with the town and police department of Old Orchard Beach have said federal authorities previously told them reserve Officer Jon Luke Evans was legally authorized to work in the U.S.

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Brian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · Aug 18

My column this week. In court filings claiming they can’t restore spaces for Black and LGBTQ+ students, the leadership of the University of Alabama is showcasing its refusal to fight for those enrolled there. And showing they want a campus that’s not reflective of our state.

The University of Alabama's refusal to defend its students will be a disaster | Alabama Reflector

The school's administrators seem more interested in bending and scraping to the powerful than standing up for those enrolled at UA.

alabamareflector.com

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