Comrades + Cousins
@comradesandcousins.bsky.social
A social-political home for BIPOC leftists focused on building power through relationships, not bureaucracy.
[Established 2025]
[Established 2025]
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When self-employed software engineer Nick Benson put out the call for dashcams online, he thought he’d get maybe 10 people to donate. More than 500 have shown up on his front porch in suburban Minneapolis.
How One Guy Crowdsourced More Than 500 Dashcams for Minneapolis to Film ICE
‘We have to make sure people are watching. We have to make sure we’re keeping track of our community members.’
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January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
When self-employed software engineer Nick Benson put out the call for dashcams online, he thought he’d get maybe 10 people to donate. More than 500 have shown up on his front porch in suburban Minneapolis.
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“We sought not vengeance, but acknowledgement — of Corey’s life, his humanity, and the depth of our loss,” the Stingley family wrote.
“We believe this agreement honors Corey’s memory and offers a model of how people can come together, even after profound harm, to seek understanding and healing.”
“We believe this agreement honors Corey’s memory and offers a model of how people can come together, even after profound harm, to seek understanding and healing.”
A Black Teen Died Over a $12 Shoplifting Attempt. 13 Years Later, Two Men Plead Guilty in His Killing.
16-year-old Corey Stingley died from asphyxiation after being pinned down by customers in a convenience store. Under a special agreement, the family of the teen finally feels that “truth, understandin...
www.propublica.org
January 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“We sought not vengeance, but acknowledgement — of Corey’s life, his humanity, and the depth of our loss,” the Stingley family wrote.
“We believe this agreement honors Corey’s memory and offers a model of how people can come together, even after profound harm, to seek understanding and healing.”
“We believe this agreement honors Corey’s memory and offers a model of how people can come together, even after profound harm, to seek understanding and healing.”
A sign of a wise person is how they engage the wiser voices amongst them.
Coretta Scott King’s vision shaped Martin Luther King Jr.’s politics and the broader freedom struggle, says historian Jeanne Theoharis.
Coretta Scott King Publicly Opposed Vietnam Before MLK — and Urged Him to Follow
Coretta Scott King’s vision shaped MLK’s politics and the broader freedom struggle, says historian Jeanne Theoharis.
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January 18, 2026 at 6:47 PM
A sign of a wise person is how they engage the wiser voices amongst them.
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ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published November)
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published November)
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
www.propublica.org
January 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM
ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published November)
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
(Published November)
We should demand every federal tax dollar spent on Congress to be returned to us as they are clearly impotent to maintain democracy in this country.
January 3, 2026 at 8:21 PM
We should demand every federal tax dollar spent on Congress to be returned to us as they are clearly impotent to maintain democracy in this country.
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Legal experts called for Trump’s impeachment as world leaders condemned the strikes as a violation of international law.
Experts Decry Illegal Aggression After Trump Says US Captured Maduro
Legal experts called for Trump’s impeachment as world leaders condemned the strikes as a violation of international law.
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January 3, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Legal experts called for Trump’s impeachment as world leaders condemned the strikes as a violation of international law.
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More than 64,000 children in Gaza have reportedly been killed or maimed since 2023. Many who survived are now orphans.
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January 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
More than 64,000 children in Gaza have reportedly been killed or maimed since 2023. Many who survived are now orphans.
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“Hope is a discipline.” — Mariame Kaba (@prisonculture.bsky.social)
December 31, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“Hope is a discipline.” — Mariame Kaba (@prisonculture.bsky.social)
“The function of freedom is to free someone else.” — Toni Morrison
December 31, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“The function of freedom is to free someone else.” — Toni Morrison