The Chillymost
@chilly-e.bsky.social
Without justice there is no peace. Uptown/ Oaktown/ Cape Town/ AVL town. AFC/ ‘Cuse/ Celtic/ Mets. CM Famalam. You know why I get zanier & zanier?
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This is the world Justice Kavanaugh sanctioned in his foolish & unnecessary concurring opinion to the Court’s order in Noem v Vasquez Perdomo. His hopes of cleaning up that blunder with a plaintive footnote in last week’s concurring opinion in Trump v. Illinois, demonstrates his staggering naïveté.
"'I have my ID!' Mubashir shouted repeatedly, as heard on the video. The agents do not respond."
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ICE agents tackle, arrest American citizen in Minneapolis
Federal immigration agents tackled and arrested a Somali American man in Minneapolis on Tuesday and detained him for about two hours for no apparent reason other than his ethnicity.
www.mprnews.org
December 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This is the world Justice Kavanaugh sanctioned in his foolish & unnecessary concurring opinion to the Court’s order in Noem v Vasquez Perdomo. His hopes of cleaning up that blunder with a plaintive footnote in last week’s concurring opinion in Trump v. Illinois, demonstrates his staggering naïveté.
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Even with bipartisan approval, the U.S. is withholding billions in funding for PEPFAR and the Global Fund, lifesaving programs that strengthen health systems worldwide.
Congress approved the funds. Now they must be released.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4p3Jc9M?form=FUNETGJVZGW
Congress approved the funds. Now they must be released.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4p3Jc9M?form=FUNETGJVZGW
Approved Funding Sits in Banks While Patients Suffer
The U.S. government is withholding billions of dollars from two major programs--PEPFAR and the Global Fund--despite funding being Congressionally approved and promised.
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December 28, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Even with bipartisan approval, the U.S. is withholding billions in funding for PEPFAR and the Global Fund, lifesaving programs that strengthen health systems worldwide.
Congress approved the funds. Now they must be released.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4p3Jc9M?form=FUNETGJVZGW
Congress approved the funds. Now they must be released.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4p3Jc9M?form=FUNETGJVZGW
2025 has been the deadliest year for detained immigrants in the U.S. in over 20 years.
90% of the immigrants held at Mississippi’s Adams Correctional Facility have not been charged with a crime.
90% of the immigrants held at Mississippi’s Adams Correctional Facility have not been charged with a crime.
Authorities have reported the death of a Nicaraguan immigrant in ICE custody in a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of an immigrant in ICE custody this month.
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Nicaraguan Man in ICE Custody Dies in Mississippi Hospital
A Nicaraguan man has died in ICE custody at a hospital in Natchez, Mississippi, the seventh reported death of a person in custody this month.
www.mississippifreepress.org
December 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
2025 has been the deadliest year for detained immigrants in the U.S. in over 20 years.
90% of the immigrants held at Mississippi’s Adams Correctional Facility have not been charged with a crime.
90% of the immigrants held at Mississippi’s Adams Correctional Facility have not been charged with a crime.
Advance copies of "The Fire Inside: The Dharma of James Baldwin & Audre Lorde" have arrived from Rima’s publisher, woohoo! Feb. 3rd release date from @natlanticbooks.bsky.social - order via www.northatlanticbooks.com/shop/the-fir...
#jamesbaldwin #audrelorde #buddhism #bookrelease
#jamesbaldwin #audrelorde #buddhism #bookrelease
December 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Advance copies of "The Fire Inside: The Dharma of James Baldwin & Audre Lorde" have arrived from Rima’s publisher, woohoo! Feb. 3rd release date from @natlanticbooks.bsky.social - order via www.northatlanticbooks.com/shop/the-fir...
#jamesbaldwin #audrelorde #buddhism #bookrelease
#jamesbaldwin #audrelorde #buddhism #bookrelease
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My latest, about @siembranc.bsky.social and how they organized in North Carolina to counter Operation Charlotte's Web and Border Patrol's latest anti-immigrant crackdown, co-published in @thenation.com and @southernstudies.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
How North Carolina Rose Up Against Trump’s Latest Anti-Immigrant Crackdown
“Operation Charlotte’s Web” may mobilize North Carolina’s working-class Latino members and allies to shift the political balance of power at the local, state, and national levels.
www.thenation.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My latest, about @siembranc.bsky.social and how they organized in North Carolina to counter Operation Charlotte's Web and Border Patrol's latest anti-immigrant crackdown, co-published in @thenation.com and @southernstudies.bsky.social
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
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“Other major cities such as Cape Town, South Africa, Mexico City and Jakarta, Indonesia, as well as parts of California, are also facing day zero scenarios as they sink and run out of water.”
Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said. www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...
Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame
www.scientificamerican.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“Other major cities such as Cape Town, South Africa, Mexico City and Jakarta, Indonesia, as well as parts of California, are also facing day zero scenarios as they sink and run out of water.”
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Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia.
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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Trump just gave $40 billion in taxpayer dollars to Argentina to bail out its libertarian president.
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
November 7, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Trump just gave $40 billion in taxpayer dollars to Argentina to bail out its libertarian president.
#arsecast and @arseblog.com fan Zohran Mamdani elected next mayor in NYC. Will he wear his Goodly Morning tee to the inauguration?
November 5, 2025 at 12:08 PM
#arsecast and @arseblog.com fan Zohran Mamdani elected next mayor in NYC. Will he wear his Goodly Morning tee to the inauguration?
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This looks like a concentration camp.
Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
This looks like a concentration camp.
“Other notable companies with a large number of employees on federal aid include Amazon, Kroger, Dollar General, and other food service and retail giants. About 70% of the 21 million federal aid beneficiaries worked full time, the report found.”
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 11:32 AM
“Other notable companies with a large number of employees on federal aid include Amazon, Kroger, Dollar General, and other food service and retail giants. About 70% of the 21 million federal aid beneficiaries worked full time, the report found.”
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“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
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Remember when Stephen Miller claimed the Chicago apartment raid was on a building “filled with Tren de Aragua terrorists”?
Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.
Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.
October 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Remember when Stephen Miller claimed the Chicago apartment raid was on a building “filled with Tren de Aragua terrorists”?
Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.
Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.
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Layan Nasir, Anglican from Birzeit in the West Bank, is imprisoned on a conviction based on unclear charges, even with hopes for a ceasefire, release of captives. She was previously released after global appeals including from the Archbishop of Canterbury. ⚓️
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Religious leaders welcome Gaza ceasefire, lament Israel’s imprisonment of Anglican Palestinian
[Episcopal News Service] As a potential ceasefire takes shape in Gaza, Episcopalians and Anglicans hopeful for peace are also lamenting the news that an Anglican Palestinian woman has been imprison…
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October 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Layan Nasir, Anglican from Birzeit in the West Bank, is imprisoned on a conviction based on unclear charges, even with hopes for a ceasefire, release of captives. She was previously released after global appeals including from the Archbishop of Canterbury. ⚓️
episcopalnewsservice.org/2025/10/09/r...
episcopalnewsservice.org/2025/10/09/r...
It's time for #NorthCarolina to end the #deathpenalty once and for all. Sign the pledge to end capital punishment in our state via NCCADP actionnetwork.org/forms/the-no...
The No Death Penalty Pledge
I oppose the use of the death penalty in North Carolina. It is an inhumane, unjust, and racially-biased punishment that has no place in our state. Nearly two decades have passed since North Carolina’s...
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August 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It's time for #NorthCarolina to end the #deathpenalty once and for all. Sign the pledge to end capital punishment in our state via NCCADP actionnetwork.org/forms/the-no...
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AT 5PM-7:30PM there is a big speakout planned in DC against Trump's federal occupation at 14th and U St NW. ****The flyers say 6pm but due to the fascist madness engulfing us, that would have put those under 18 at risk over the imposed federal curfew.*** Please RT cuz your city is next.
August 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
AT 5PM-7:30PM there is a big speakout planned in DC against Trump's federal occupation at 14th and U St NW. ****The flyers say 6pm but due to the fascist madness engulfing us, that would have put those under 18 at risk over the imposed federal curfew.*** Please RT cuz your city is next.
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What this means in practice is that 14K trans people will have to quit their federal employee jobs and find jobs that cover gender affirming care.
In other words, this is a purge of trans people from the civil service.
Lavender scare.
Everyone who participates is responsible
In other words, this is a purge of trans people from the civil service.
Lavender scare.
Everyone who participates is responsible
20 Aug 25 -- Trump admin quietly enacts new ban of reimbursement for gender related care through fed govt's largest health insurer regardless of age. 8m fed & 2m postal employees of which ~14k are trans -- will be affected. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Trump quietly bans federal health insurance from covering gender-affirming care
The largest federal health insurance provider now bans coverage for gender-affirming care, but allows "faith-based counseling."
www.advocate.com
August 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
What this means in practice is that 14K trans people will have to quit their federal employee jobs and find jobs that cover gender affirming care.
In other words, this is a purge of trans people from the civil service.
Lavender scare.
Everyone who participates is responsible
In other words, this is a purge of trans people from the civil service.
Lavender scare.
Everyone who participates is responsible
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I admire Mo Salah's restraint.
"Farewell". Really?
Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.
"Farewell". Really?
Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.
August 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I admire Mo Salah's restraint.
"Farewell". Really?
Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.
"Farewell". Really?
Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.
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This is the 80th year since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki. We’ve compiled this list of some of the many commemorations taking place this week in #NewMexico and worldwide, as we renew our commitment to nourish a #CultureofPeace.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki Commemorations in New Mexico and Worldwide | Tewa Women United
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August 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
This is the 80th year since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on #Hiroshima and #Nagasaki. We’ve compiled this list of some of the many commemorations taking place this week in #NewMexico and worldwide, as we renew our commitment to nourish a #CultureofPeace.
tewawomenunited.org/2025/08/hiro...
tewawomenunited.org/2025/08/hiro...
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🚨Now that the men imprisoned by the Trump admin in El Salvador are free, their stories are coming out; and they are horrific.
One man describes how Salvadoran officials at the prison beat them regularly, stole money from them, and denied them medical care — even painkillers.
One man describes how Salvadoran officials at the prison beat them regularly, stole money from them, and denied them medical care — even painkillers.
July 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🚨Now that the men imprisoned by the Trump admin in El Salvador are free, their stories are coming out; and they are horrific.
One man describes how Salvadoran officials at the prison beat them regularly, stole money from them, and denied them medical care — even painkillers.
One man describes how Salvadoran officials at the prison beat them regularly, stole money from them, and denied them medical care — even painkillers.
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ICYMI: North Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban election officials from encouraging people to vote. The bill would escalate GOP efforts to block proactive voter outreach, like registering voters or sending mail ballots.
Don’t Say Vote: NC GOPers Want to Bar Election Officials From Encouraging Turnout
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
July 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
ICYMI: North Carolina lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban election officials from encouraging people to vote. The bill would escalate GOP efforts to block proactive voter outreach, like registering voters or sending mail ballots.