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tori gantz (she/they)
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wisco 🖤 in the desert. politics @lookoutnews.bsky.social | formerly, in solidarity @teenvogue.com * tgantz.36 on signal
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tori gantz (she/they) @torigantz.bsky.social · 14d
Former congressional candidate and state Rep. Daniel Hernandez leaned on his LGBTQ+ identity, institutional funding in this summer's special primary election. His leading opponents stood for progressive policies.

The latter won over voters in Southern Arizona.

www.lookoutnews.org/the-disconne...
The Disconnect Between Political Backing and What LGBTQ+ Voters Want
LGBTQ+ groups and donors mostly backed Daniel Hernandez, yet Southern Arizona voters favored progressive opponents, raising questions about where these groups stand on social equity issues.
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 3d
Mary Retta on the Trump admin's attacks on higher ed and diversity itself, from the "compact" to their hostility enabling colleges to seemingly stonewall their unions and dispose of roles @teenvogue.com

"I think the numbers of Black and certain other minoritized students and faculty will decrease.”
How The Trump Admin's Attack on Higher Education and DEI Are Impacting Campuses
Several colleges throughout the United States have eliminated funding, offices, and even staff associated with "DEI" — inspired in part by the Trump administration’s bluster.
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kimkelly.bsky.social
Kim Kelly @kimkelly.bsky.social · 17d
It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains.
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inthesetimes.com
In These Times @inthesetimes.com · 4d
Octavia E. Butler saw the future—and warned us.

Aina Marzia reviews Positive Obsession by Susana M. Morris, a new biography tracing Butler’s journey to literary legend, showing how her vision transformed both sci-fi and Black liberation.

inthesetimes.com/article/octa...
Octavia Butler speaks passionately, set against a vibrant abstract background with bold geometric shapes and vivid colors, conveying energy and creativity.
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Prism @prismreports.org · 14d
We’re listening to “A People’s Climate” by
our friends @counterstream.bsky.social which just launched last weekend👏

The show exposes the omissions in climate coverage while amplifying the voices of the people most harmed by ecological violence when we talk about climate change.

Listen ⤵️
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 12d
New from me @thenation.com

How Microsoft Workers Helped Halt a Major Contract With the Israeli Military

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How Microsoft Workers Helped Halt a Major Contract With the Israeli Military
A grassroots campaign successful pressured the tech monopoly to take an unprecedented step toward suspending its complicity in the Gaza genocide
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Joe Spring @joespring.bsky.social · 14d
What are the environmental impacts of data centers? @amberonradio.bsky.social answers that question as A.I. increases the demand for more and more of them. @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social www.smithsonianmag.com/science-natu...
A.I. Is on the Rise, and So Is the Environmental Impact of the Data Centers That Drive It
The demand for data centers is growing faster than our ability to mitigate their skyrocketing economic and environmental costs
www.smithsonianmag.com
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yessenia funes @yessfun.com · 7d
my last story for atmos as editor-at-large is up today for the anniversary of oct. 7. it's about the people who come together to defend the olives, the land, and palestine

atmos.earth/political-la...
Volunteers On Palestinian Farms Are More Valuable—and Scarce—Than Ever | Atmos
Thousands of volunteer farmhands pilgrimage to Palestine each year—but two years of genocide have made the journey more challenging.
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adam mahoney (he/him) @adamlmahoney.bsky.social · 7d
Retirement in America today means gambling on disaster as more and more Americans are being forced to wipe out what little savings they have. I spoke with Altadena fire victims who now think they'll never have the chance to stop working. inthesetimes.com/article/clim...
Climate Change Puts A Generation’s Retirement On The Line
Early retirement withdrawals for hardship have tripled since 2020, as disasters strike and insurance fails–leaving workers on their own in old age.
inthesetimes.com
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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 7d
Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:

"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”
Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law
“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 10d
Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.
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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 9d
it was a good second week of my new newsletter. here's what i did there this week.

on monday, i wrote about why conservatives have already overrun the possible compromise positions on trans rights. burns-notice.ghost.io/what-would-t...
What Would Trans Compromise Even Look Like? (The Right Won't Accept It)
Conservatives and complicit centrists have obliterated every trans compromise position, so I don't know what we're supposed to do now. How would you react if I said that puberty blockers were once th...
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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 10d
In Broadview, IL this morning outside Chicago—

Federal agents have kidnapped hundreds of immigrants in recent weeks.

Outside the ICE processing center here, protesters are gathered for another Friday morning demo. Last week's ended in tear gas and arrests.

ICE vans periodically rolling in.
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shawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 10d
good morning from the ice detention center in broadview, illinois.

these regular friday morning protests have grown in size and intensity since ice began its deportation surge last month.

masked ice agents in cars are coming/going. broadview police on scene helping ice navigate through protesters.
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 11d
If you're interested in Paramount, CBS News, the Free Press, or the right-wing takeover of the media, please help spread this around and let's see if we can find out anything interesting :-)
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 11d
If you work at CBS News and have anything you'd like to share, please text me on Signal premthakker.35

Your anonymity will be protected
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interruptcrim.bsky.social
Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 12d
🗓️ Oct. 15 at 3-4 PM ET online: Please join us for a discussion of how to advance narratives that undermine authoritarianism and increase solidarity, featuring @dreanyc123.bsky.social, @lewispants.bsky.social, and @deanspade.bsky.social!

Register: www.interruptingcriminalization.com/events/all/f...
Event graphic for "Fighting Copaganda Under Authoritarianism: How to Advance Narratives That Undermine Authoritarianism & Increase Solidarity," taking place place on October 15, 3-4 PM ET, virtual, with Andrea J. Ritchie, Lewis Raven Wallace, and Dean Spade. The event information is in black text on a background of a collage of a thick red pain mark, tape, cutouts of a hand writing, an eye with electricity coming out of it, and a crossed-out mouth, as well as yellow and black scribbles.
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Nick Pinto @nickpinto.bsky.social · 12d
🔥🖤🔥

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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 10d
Plestia Alaqad’s new book features her diary entries reporting on the ground in Gaza for 45 days after October 7. after a hospital is bombed on day 10, she uses the word genocide.

2 years later—as the UN has finally called it one—she says, “turns out, that's only the beginning.” @teenvogue.com
Journalist Plestia Alaqad Is Publishing Her Diaries From Gaza: "A Dystopian World"
"Every time I read it, I just feel disbelief — is this real? Did I really live that? Are there still thousands of people in Gaza living that?”
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Maya Schenwar @mayaschenwar.bsky.social · 8d
“If the immigration enforcement apparatus of the United States were its own national military, it would be the 13th most heavily funded in the world.“

- @sarahlazare.bsky.social & Lindsay Koshgarian, @inthesetimes.com

inthesetimes.com/article/ice-...
The 13th Largest Army in World Is Unleashing Violence in Chicago
As federal agents kill and use extreme force in Chicago, their budget surges.
inthesetimes.com
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 8d
I have a full day today, but I woke up early to put this edition of my newsletter together because I need you all to have this rundown of what we've been up against this week in Chicago as the federal assault on our city continues. To ignore these developments would be a damning mistake for us all.
Must-Reads and the War on Chicago
"Chicagoans will not be a conquered people."
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prisonjournalism.bsky.social
Prison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 19d
In a recent piece, Kelsey Dodson shares what it's like to menstruate in prison. One woman says she was forced to bleed through her underwear, her pants, and finally her white blanket during an hour-long count. This piece was co-published with @theguardian.com. Please give it a read.
What It's Like to Have Your Period in Prison
Even at a women’s prison, your menstruation care needs may not be met.
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thetriibe.com
The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 12d
HAPPENING NOW — Video obtained by The TRiiBE shows a federal agent with his hands around the neck of a Black man following an apparent car crash on the West Side near California Avenue and Congress Parkway.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/vide...
Video shows feds ‘choking’ a Black man in East Garfield Park • The TRiiBE
“Why is you choking him, man? Why is he choking him, man?” a man says at the scene.
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Mia Sato @miasato.bsky.social · 12d
I chatted with Kate Lindsay over at Embedded about how I use TikTok to share my reporting 🤳
embedded.substack.com/p/mia-sato-t...
The journalist cracking the TikTok code
Mia Sato was tired of watching news influencers steal her work.
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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 13d
DAILY MEMO: At Least 246 People Confirmed Taken by Federal Agents In Southern California During September

If you appreciate reporting like this, please consider becoming a monthly or yearly member of L.A. TACO so we can continue to bring you this vital information.

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adam mahoney (he/him) @adamlmahoney.bsky.social · 21d
NEW: The trees in Roseland are turning brown. A month after an oil plant explosion coated this small Black town in toxic soot, experts say the forests are sick. If the land is poisoned — what about the people who call it home? capitalbnews.org/roseland-oil...
In This Black Louisiana Town, Forests are Browning and Animals are Dying
After the industrial explosion in rural Louisiana town, the EPA still says there is no health threat.
capitalbnews.org
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ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 20d
In 2017, a Republican speaker blocked Texas' bathroom bill over fears that the billl would face a north carolina-style backlash

Almost a decade later, the bill sailed through with no opposition from Republicans and no real pushback from business leaders.
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Jo Yurcaba @joyurcaba.bsky.social · 20d
Texas to become the 20th state with a law restricting what bathrooms transgender people can use

For @nbcnews.com:
www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-...
Texas to become the 20th state with a transgender bathroom law
The bill, which Texas first attempted to pass in 2015, will require transgender people to use restrooms in public schools and government buildings in accordance with their birth sex.
www.nbcnews.com
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