Tara Skurtu
@taraskurtu.bsky.social
Poet/Writer. Writing Coach. Speaker. Books: The Amoeba Game, next up: Faith Farm. CEASEFIRE NOW. FREE PALESTINE. 🍉
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Can you help Neveen and her family today? gofund.me/5be7d9cb0
Donate to Help Neveen and her family rebuild their lives, organized by Brittany Reeve
Help Neveen and her family rebuild their lives
Hello everyone!
M… Brittany Reeve needs your support for Help Neveen and her family rebuild their lives
gofund.me
February 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Can you help Neveen and her family today? gofund.me/5be7d9cb0
Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️
February 14, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️
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Ramzi is raising money to feed his family in Gaa, if you can help. chuffed.org/project/1319...
Help ramzi from Gaza
My name is Ramzi from Gaza, I am 20 years old. My house was destroyed and we are living the most difficult days of our lives. My family consists of 4 members and we suffer every day. We have been disp...
chuffed.org
February 13, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Ramzi is raising money to feed his family in Gaa, if you can help. chuffed.org/project/1319...
My @brooklynpoets.bsky.social Revision Intensive is sold out!
February 12, 2026 at 5:57 PM
My @brooklynpoets.bsky.social Revision Intensive is sold out!
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Don’t miss your last chance to explore writing your truth and revision in these workshops with @starrdavispoet.bsky.social and @taraskurtu.bsky.social that have deadlines this week ⏳https://brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Don’t miss your last chance to explore writing your truth and revision in these workshops with @starrdavispoet.bsky.social and @taraskurtu.bsky.social that have deadlines this week ⏳https://brooklynpoets.org/workshops/all
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Suburban observers say ICE has only been more aggressive since Homan: “I think they’re getting angry that we’re winning and the country is rallying around us. We’re so organized and we act with such integrity. They don’t want to admit they feel threatened by us.”
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Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved
After a frightening pursuit by federal agents, suburban ICE observers say fear hasn’t stopped them from protecting their communities.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Suburban observers say ICE has only been more aggressive since Homan: “I think they’re getting angry that we’re winning and the country is rallying around us. We’re so organized and we act with such integrity. They don’t want to admit they feel threatened by us.”
share.google/ei9giIFLsuEJ...
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We know that 4more children from Liam's school are still in ICE custody in TX. But we still do not know how many children from MN in total have been detained by ICE.
JUST IN: The five-year-old Columbia Heights Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who have been in an ICE detention facility in Texas, are on their way home.
Liam Conejo Ramos and his father have landed back in Minnesota following a judge's order
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old whose detention by ICE sparked national fervor, returned home to Minnesota with his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, Sunday morning after a judge ordered their release.
www.mprnews.org
February 1, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We know that 4more children from Liam's school are still in ICE custody in TX. But we still do not know how many children from MN in total have been detained by ICE.
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New poll — Abolishing ICE continues its historic surge of support.
46% support
43% oppose
80% of Democrats and 15% of Trump voters support abolishing ICE.
Independents are +8 on the question.
46% support
43% oppose
80% of Democrats and 15% of Trump voters support abolishing ICE.
Independents are +8 on the question.
January 29, 2026 at 3:42 PM
New poll — Abolishing ICE continues its historic surge of support.
46% support
43% oppose
80% of Democrats and 15% of Trump voters support abolishing ICE.
Independents are +8 on the question.
46% support
43% oppose
80% of Democrats and 15% of Trump voters support abolishing ICE.
Independents are +8 on the question.
This is a direct way to get food diapers/essentials to families in Minneapolis. Neighborhood volunteers do pickups & deliveries. Someone I know does deliveries & shared the link with me. Share & donate if you can.
And national strike Friday!
www.dhhmn.com/operations
And national strike Friday!
www.dhhmn.com/operations
DHH Operations: Food Drive Info Center | Volunteers & Donations
DHH Operation Food Drive Info Center: donate, volunteer, training, donation drop-off, food registration, and contact numbers. Serving families in Minneapolis.
www.dhhmn.com
January 29, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This is a direct way to get food diapers/essentials to families in Minneapolis. Neighborhood volunteers do pickups & deliveries. Someone I know does deliveries & shared the link with me. Share & donate if you can.
And national strike Friday!
www.dhhmn.com/operations
And national strike Friday!
www.dhhmn.com/operations
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God bless the people who are going out there and directly confronting these fucking cowardly Democratic politicians. Thank you.
January 29, 2026 at 4:52 AM
God bless the people who are going out there and directly confronting these fucking cowardly Democratic politicians. Thank you.
Only 2 spots left!
Only a few spots left in my @brooklynpoets.bsky.social Revision Intensive beginning late Feb. 🖋️✨
Reserve yours:
brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/a...
Reserve yours:
brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/a...
To See Again the Poem: A Revision Intensive — Brooklyn Poets
In this seven-week, in-person workshop with Tara Skurtu, we'll comprehensively work through all the minute and macro parts of the revision process as we revise our poems to be the best they can be.
brooklynpoets.org
January 28, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Only 2 spots left!
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Hi Friends! Do you have a skill you'd like to share with your neighbors? Something practical like mending clothes or doing bulk cooking (for events, protests, community support) or maybe influencing government officials or organizing events? Share it & raise money for a good cause
Be the Change Workshops
In response to feedback about how Porter Square Books can better serve our community we are launching Be the Change Workshops
portersquarebooks.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Hi Friends! Do you have a skill you'd like to share with your neighbors? Something practical like mending clothes or doing bulk cooking (for events, protests, community support) or maybe influencing government officials or organizing events? Share it & raise money for a good cause
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Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
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"We had one hotel publicly refuse to house ICE, which became a big national news story when DHS went after them. That’s a hotel we were targeting, and it was mostly because of our pressure. We had two more hotels temporarily shut down to avoid housing ICE..."
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-minnea...
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-minnea...
How to Block ICE In Your City
Minneapolis organizer Aru Shiney-Ajay on effective tactics to disrupt ICE—and the need to target corporate collaborators
www.laborpolitics.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:49 PM
"We had one hotel publicly refuse to house ICE, which became a big national news story when DHS went after them. That’s a hotel we were targeting, and it was mostly because of our pressure. We had two more hotels temporarily shut down to avoid housing ICE..."
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-minnea...
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-minnea...
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"Non-violent tactics that waste a company’s time or money are really effective. For Enterprise, we’ve made and cancelled car reservations, saying the roads are too icy. At Home Depot... people [lined] up to buy ice scrapers and then getting in line to return them, in a way that clogs the lines."
"We had one hotel publicly refuse to house ICE, which became a big national news story when DHS went after them. That’s a hotel we were targeting, and it was mostly because of our pressure. We had two more hotels temporarily shut down to avoid housing ICE..."
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-minnea...
www.laborpolitics.com/p/how-minnea...
How to Block ICE In Your City
Minneapolis organizer Aru Shiney-Ajay on effective tactics to disrupt ICE—and the need to target corporate collaborators
www.laborpolitics.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:05 PM
"Non-violent tactics that waste a company’s time or money are really effective. For Enterprise, we’ve made and cancelled car reservations, saying the roads are too icy. At Home Depot... people [lined] up to buy ice scrapers and then getting in line to return them, in a way that clogs the lines."
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Attention, revisers! In this seven-week, in-person workshop with Tara Skurtu, we'll comprehensively work through all the minute and macro parts of the revision process as we revise our poems to be the best they can be.
Register: brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/a...
Register: brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/a...
Poetry Workshops — Brooklyn Poets
Build your poetic craft and community in our small, intensive workshops taught by award-winning poets, both online and in person at 144 Montague Street in historic Brooklyn Heights!
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January 23, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Attention, revisers! In this seven-week, in-person workshop with Tara Skurtu, we'll comprehensively work through all the minute and macro parts of the revision process as we revise our poems to be the best they can be.
Register: brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/a...
Register: brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/a...
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Image credited to Garrett Peterson, CRNA colleague of Alex Pretti, of his colleagues at the VA hospital where he worked.
January 27, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Image credited to Garrett Peterson, CRNA colleague of Alex Pretti, of his colleagues at the VA hospital where he worked.
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I've been informed that the man in this video is Matthew James Obadiah Allen, better known as Twin Cities hip hop artist Nur-D
Minneapolis protester as he's being brutalized by feds: "You're gonna have to kill me! You're gonna have to kill me! I've done nothing wrong! My name is Matthew James! I'm a US citizen! You're gonna kill me! Is that what you want?" (You can hear his wife screaming)
January 24, 2026 at 8:54 PM
I've been informed that the man in this video is Matthew James Obadiah Allen, better known as Twin Cities hip hop artist Nur-D
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Only a few spots left in my @brooklynpoets.bsky.social Revision Intensive beginning late Feb. 🖋️✨
Reserve yours:
brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/a...
Reserve yours:
brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/a...
To See Again the Poem: A Revision Intensive — Brooklyn Poets
In this seven-week, in-person workshop with Tara Skurtu, we'll comprehensively work through all the minute and macro parts of the revision process as we revise our poems to be the best they can be.
brooklynpoets.org
January 20, 2026 at 6:06 AM
Only a few spots left in my @brooklynpoets.bsky.social Revision Intensive beginning late Feb. 🖋️✨
Reserve yours:
brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/a...
Reserve yours:
brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/a...
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In this seven-week, generative online workshop with Omotara James, we’ll explore how context reveals meaning, locates the voice, and transforms the poem.
Register at: brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/p...
Register at: brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/p...
The Poetics of Context: Form and Function — Brooklyn Poets
In this seven-week, generative online workshop with Omotara James, we’ll explore how context reveals meaning, locates the voice, and transforms the poem. Discover how the stories beneath your stories…
brooklynpoets.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In this seven-week, generative online workshop with Omotara James, we’ll explore how context reveals meaning, locates the voice, and transforms the poem.
Register at: brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/p...
Register at: brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/p...
Poetry, art, witness, care—@cftchange.bsky.social's new zine explores how we practice hope as a discipline, offering a collection of visions for what political hope looks like now.
Thank you, @linasrivastava.bsky.social and Keefe Murren!
www.transformationalchange.co/news-stories...
Thank you, @linasrivastava.bsky.social and Keefe Murren!
www.transformationalchange.co/news-stories...
The urgency of political hope — CfTC
What good is hope in a time led by charlatans and monsters? In our present moment, forces aligned toward extraction, opportunism, oppression, and violence seem to have gained momentum over our ...
www.transformationalchange.co
January 23, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Poetry, art, witness, care—@cftchange.bsky.social's new zine explores how we practice hope as a discipline, offering a collection of visions for what political hope looks like now.
Thank you, @linasrivastava.bsky.social and Keefe Murren!
www.transformationalchange.co/news-stories...
Thank you, @linasrivastava.bsky.social and Keefe Murren!
www.transformationalchange.co/news-stories...
