And of course, our original shop is still open on the other side of ChiangMai + we love to see friendly faces.

We work to support Myanmar artisans, to develop protest art about current issues, and to build economic solidarity between Thai + MM communities.

our shop: maps.app.goo.gl/UB8twk9DibwH...

We have a little zine available about Myanmar teashops and solidarity, plus some really cool Milk Tea Alliance poster art by Sina Wittayawiroj.

location for the exhibit: maps.app.goo.gl/FiSDjMJdgPX1...

#MilkTeaAlliance friends -- if you're passing through ChiangMai, do feel free to visit 4Seas Nimman and check out our humble poster exhibit about protests in Myanmar.

It also highlights artisans working to generate livelihood through these hard days. The exhibit will be open thru Nov 6th.

A few years ago, I warned that we were entering a Second Nadir. Some deemed that hyperbolic. Most had never heard of the first one. The Nadir was a term coined by historian Rayford Logan to talk about the period when Black Americans lost the rights they had just gained following slavery.

We can’t defeat fascism in the US without defeating US imperialism abroad. The liberal resistance to Trump must understand the connection between fascism at home and US violence abroad—including support for the genocidal, fascist and extraordinarily belligerent Israeli regime. No kings means no war.

HURFOM is among the CSOs calling for localized support in response to the devastating earthquake in Burma: "Aid agencies must ensure relief is not exploited by the military junta."📣

I've been crowdfunding for Myanmar for years now, and this time around I'm not accepting donations, but I am helping a trusted group route them to aid teams on the ground. Folks who wish to donate can send here, we'll get it into Myanmar quickly.
thr5ve.org/earthquakemy...

Temporary needs for groups:
1. Dry food

2. Kitchenware, Pots and pans

3. Temporary shelter (canopy)

4. Mosquito repellent

5. Night lighting

6. Building materials

7. Body bags

The military regime is not to be trusted, and many large international aid groups will comply with them in order to deliver aid. Many will be left behind, which is why supporting CSOs and grassroots efforts can have a big impact.

A week of fresh new horrors for #Myanmar. These images are from an aid team I work with, currently supporting the Inlay Lake area, where many floating villages were decimated by the earthquake.

Death toll is over 1600 now and expected to rise.

BREAKING: Senate just UNANIMOUSLY restored $1.1 billion for DC local govt that was eliminated

Why?

Because Senators of BOTH parties work in DC - and most have homes there - and none of them want to be in a hellhole

Now - try applying that same logic to THE REST OF THE COUNTRY

hooray! glad it reached you!

This school is my alma mater. Thank you for breaking the story.

Punchy message on the landing page of the International Republican Institute website today

"Dictators are afraid of their own people.

Helping citizens have a voice in their country is at the heart of what IRI does to ensure a more peaceful and prosperous world."

www.iri.org

I'm going to start switching the words "politics" and "political" for the word "freedom" to test my right-leaning ppl.

Those who decry "politics" as dirty also love to wax on about their freedom.
But when you get down to it "politics" is all about different freedoms, who gets them, and who doesn't.

So, the Wizard of Oz is running America, it would appear.

So maddening. But as @vietthanhnguyen.bsky.social says, we need to make jokes and fight. Hold on to levity in the midst of it all. It's the only way.

saving this line for my next family get together!

I work with Myanmar political exiles who have fled the military coup--the funding withdrawal is devastating the community here in many ways.

follow #50501 and @50501movement.bsky.social to see protests being organized in your state for this week.

agreed, i keep looking and seeing so little.

If you are a home educating family, are you *also* explicitly teaching your children the importance of supporting public education? If not, it’s time to start.

hello! are you aware of any protests being organized at embassies or consulates? (I'm in Thailand).

"Some people act like his friends but only because it benefits them. And that's why they defend him: because he lets the rich become even richer."

-excerpt from This is a Dictatorship, a book originally published in Spain in 1977.