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Astra Taylor

@astra.bsky.social

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Author of a growing pile of books (Solidarity; The Age of Insecurity; Remake the World; Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss it When It's Gone; The People's Platform), maker of documentaries, schemer with the Debt Collective, editing at Hammer & Hope.

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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · Nov 14

When I titled my book "Democracy May Not Exist, but We'll Miss It When It's Gone" I really did not anticipate how hard that phrase would eventually hit.

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David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social · 2h

ICE has been pulling guns on civilians, spraying tear gas in the face of protestors who film them, shooting priests with pepper spray and pellets—and, increasingly it seems, targeting journalists and others trying to document their activities. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

Opinion | ‘ICE Goes Masked for a Single Reason’

www.nytimes.com

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 2h

It will also disconnect students from each other—and in a world fractured by various flavors of technofascism, I cannot think of a more disastrous thing (which is likely partly why AI fetishists are pushing for AI in schools and universities)

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 7h

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”

Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students

A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.

www.edweek.org

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 2h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Debt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 1d

Now: Debt Collective Raises Hand to Purchase Chunk of Federal Government Student Debt Portfolio

The Debt Collective has purchased billions in household debt over the past decade

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, after a new POLITICO report that the Trump administration is “exploring options to sell off parts of the federal government’s $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio to the private market,” the Debt Collective is announcing its willingness to purchase the entire portfolio for its true market value. The Debt Collective will then subsequently cancel the debt.

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Jared Holt @jaredlholt.bsky.social · 2d

This really makes it sound like a Border Patrol agent tried to kill an anti-ICE activist in Chicago and DHS lied to cover for him

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 2d

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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Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 2d

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.”

www.teenvogue.com

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).

An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸

(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)

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unraveled @unraveledpress.com · 4d

CPD just relieved feds from this line too. Then a moment later the feds gassed the whole area, including the cops.

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Paul T. Levin @paultlevin.bsky.social · 4d

““They dragged little Greta [Thunberg] by her hair before our eyes, beat her, and forced her to kiss the Israeli flag. They did everything imaginable to her, as a warning to others,” the Turkish activist ErsinÇelik, a participant in the Sumud flotilla, told Anadolu news agency.”+

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

www.theguardian.com

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Alexis Goldstein @alexisgoldstein.bsky.social · 4d

I really enjoyed this essay by Audrey Borowski on Günther Anders & his prescience on the impact of technology.

“The atom bomb…illuminates that the more ‘our’ technological power grows, the smaller we become… singled out as being expendable and inadequate.”

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Excerpt from “Philosopher of the apocalypse” by Audrey Borowski about Gunter Anders:

“‘Man is probably not a machine, but he behaves as such in a situation where the machines im se his operating rules. Indeed, the progress of technology should not be understood as necessarily being the progress of mankind: far from it, they are not accompanied by a progress of thought, reflection and responsibility, since they eliminate their intervention and even often make them impossible.’ [end quote by Gunter Anders.]

Crucially, man increasingly found himself enlisted in the production of his own disappearance in the most natural manner possible.”

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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 4d

What was as striking (pardon the pun) as the strike itself was how enthusiastic and chill all the inconvenienced people seemed to be. I got where I needed to go about five hours later than scheduled. Everyone I spoke to along the way said the delays were worth it.

Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 5d

Hi from northern Italy where all the trains are canceled or very delayed. Free Palestine!

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AAUP @aaup.org · 5d

AAUP President Todd Wolfson unpacks the dangerous consequences of the Trump administration’s compact, which aims to exert ideological control over universities and colleges. As Wolfson makes clear, this partisan incursion into higher education affects ALL sectors.

@proftwolf.bsky.social

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 5d

The government is in full shutdown and the Republicans are refusing to call the House back into session.

Want to know why?

Because we have secured the final vote on releasing the Epstein Files and they don’t want it out.

Call GOP and tell them to swear in @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 5d

ICE is absolutely out of control in Chicago.

Michael Roche @michaelroche.bsky.social · 5d

ICE just gassed a group a civilians near the Rico Fresh supermarket intersection on Armitage in Chicago - bystanders say this was in response for being heckled from the street.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 5d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 5d

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 5d

I’m told ICE attacked us—despite us being off the street, courtesy of the state police—to create a spectacle because Kristi Noem was present today. Here’s some footage of her and her team on the roof of Broadview. Everything is content creation to these fascists.

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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 5d

Hi from northern Italy where all the trains are canceled or very delayed. Free Palestine!

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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 5d

If you’re based in NYC consider becoming a member of the Francis Kite Club, a really special cultural and political bar/space in lower Manhattan. We need grassroots uncensored spots that are actually a pleasure to be in!

& if you’ve never been, check it out.
www.franciskiteclub.com/kite-members...

www.franciskiteclub.com

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 5d

when do we start using a term other than “social” media?

Josh Nicholas @joshnicholas.com · 5d

This is kinda sad

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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks to @victorerikray.bsky.social and @hakeemjefferson.bsky.social for a great conversation. You can watch or download via Apple Podcasts and listen. newrepublic.substack.com/p/race-and-r...

Race and Racism in Trump 2.0 With Victor Ray and Hakeem Jefferson

Right Now With Perry Bacon

newrepublic.substack.com

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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 7d

It’s my birthday, donate to David!

David Seligman for Colorado Attorney General @daveyseligman.bsky.social · 9d

It takes many vs. money. I am running for Attorney General of Colorado to put the law on the side of working people. I am not being backed by the billionaires and oligarchs. Consider donating and joining the fight today. I know we can do this. Link in bio.

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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 8d

Very proud of my colleagues right now--especially @ramyakrishnan.bsky.social and @alexabdo.bsky.social. But we could not have got this far without the superb trial lawyers at Sher Tremonte. Grateful to them for all of the time and energy they put into this case. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech

www.nytimes.com

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Debt Collective 🟥 @debtcollective.bsky.social · 8d

New: We're sparking a coordinated form of economic resistance that has never been done in the housing space.

We're organizing a debt-strike.

Rental debtors around the country will refuse to pay their back-rent debt to a giant corporate landlord.

And we're going to win.

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Rachel Cohen Booth @rcobooth.bsky.social · 8d

Tomorrow activists are launching a novel rent debt strike against one of the largest corporate landlords in the country.

I report on their strategy and national goals

Vox @vox.com · 8d

A small group of former Equity Residential tenants is launching a first-of-its-kind back rent debt strike that will go public in early October. The campaign's broader strategy is to challenge what organizers see as systematic abuse of renters.

Tenants say it’s time for landlords to cancel back rent debt

Tenants are going on strike against their landlords.

www.vox.com

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