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Dylan @drhspoliticalcafe.bsky.social · 5h

US Flag stans vs UK Flag stans: don’t insult our glorious toilet paper.

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David Kaib @davidkaib.bsky.social · 12h

Watching the way the Trump administration is using criminalization as a weapon ought to make clear how criminalization works even in normal times.

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Misha (not a girl) @mishacopyninja.bsky.social · 5h

Billy here doesn’t understand why the English flag might be racist.

If only something had happened, like centuries of genocide, enslavement and trafficking of thousands of people to enforce colonialism, perhaps.

Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 17h

But the majority of the white working class identify with that flag and you can't dictate to them how they identify any more than the TERFs can dictate to you how to identify. And how do you expect to build a better society for everyone if you dismiss 'white' as a synonym for 'racist'?

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Justin Salhani @justinsalhani.bsky.social · 7h

Al Jazeera: Israeli forces have continued their attacks on Gaza despite the announcement, carrying out strikes in both the north and south of the enclave.

Justin Salhani @justinsalhani.bsky.social · 7h

I have little faith either the US or Israel will be faithful to this deal (just look at Lebanon’s ceasefire). But the ‘I’m powerless’ play was nonsense when US spent 31$ bn supporting/assisting Israel’s war across the region across 2 admins. Some care more about Biden’s rep than our lives

Nick Brumfield @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 7h

"It won't last" maybe yeah but it's undoubtedly better than "eh, this is just kind of the new normal"

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Justin Salhani @justinsalhani.bsky.social · 7h

This doesn’t shock me fwiw. But I try to compartmentalize and keep it moving because arguing with people who cant see value in life outside the US is not a hobby i want to adopt

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Justin Salhani @justinsalhani.bsky.social · 7h

I have little faith either the US or Israel will be faithful to this deal (just look at Lebanon’s ceasefire). But the ‘I’m powerless’ play was nonsense when US spent 31$ bn supporting/assisting Israel’s war across the region across 2 admins. Some care more about Biden’s rep than our lives

Nick Brumfield @nickjbrumfield.bsky.social · 7h

"It won't last" maybe yeah but it's undoubtedly better than "eh, this is just kind of the new normal"

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 6h

this is how certain democrats will act too of course. perhaps it's good they feel compelled to make shit up.

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 6h

it is wild how much people just lie lol

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 6h

Jonathan Ashworth: "I've wanted to see a ceasefire for 2 years"

The collective position of the Labour shadow cabinet (which you were part of) for months after October 7th was to reject a ceasefire & Labour instructed its MPs not to vote for a ceasefire in Nov 2023.

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Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 6h

This is really fucking scary and the only thing we can do is basically show up with solidarity as much as possible. Whatever mark and their family need

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 12h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Dylan @drhspoliticalcafe.bsky.social · 6h

For the sake of Palestinians, I hope this ceasefire holds.

But my experience watching Israel previously, and the conduct of other Fascist regimes like Russia and formerly Assadist Syria, tell me that the Fascists will not adhere to it.

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Abu Aardvark’s Ghost @abuaardvark.bsky.social · 11h

Hope they get Marwan Barghouti and he can rise to the moment

AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 12h

BREAKING Hamas says alive hostages to be exchanged for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners within 72 hours of deal implementation

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 10h

This was just a few hours ago

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RutgersAAUP-AFT @ruaaup-aft.bsky.social · 15h

This week, our colleague Dr. Mark Bray came under attack by Turning Point USA’s Rutgers chapter for his public scholarship. Rutgers AAUP-AFT and the Rutgers Adjunct Faculty Union condemn this campaign and stand in solidarity with our colleagues. Read our full statement here: https://loom.ly/BDXasRY

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 10h

Bray has been the target of a rightwing campaign for the past few days

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 12h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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L.A. TACO @lataco.bsky.social · 6h

DAILY MEMO: ICE Raids The Streets of San Pedro, Long Beach, and More, Kidnapping at Least 30 People
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If you appreciate this reporting, please consider becoming a member of L.A. TACO, buying some merch, or dropping a dime in our fundraiser so we can continue to bring you this information.

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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 9h

WWII "Friend" poster series from the Allied Forces, originally demonstrating the various Allied forces (British, Australian, Chinese, French, Dutch, etc.) and their appearances

It reads:

"This man is your FRIEND

He fights for FREEDOM"

The image is a sepia/black and white toned image of the Portland Frog protester, simply labelled FROG

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Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 7h

Free and fair elections are really not something I would be betting on for 26 and the republicans are saying out loud why. Because they are already doing the open planning for election interference and sham election result

Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 10h

Two big GOP activists from Oregon were in DC last month for meetings with Trump admin officials. On their podcast they talk about a plan they discussed to nullify the results of Oregon's 2026 federal elections. Pass federal voter ID law, then refuse to seat OR delegation because OR didn't comply.

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
Also, we proposed a idea how to do a end run on vote by mail. Concept is based on what Trump proposed. When you vote, you check everyone's citizenship as well as voter ID.
In a vote by mail state, you might be able to check citizenship during voter registration. You can send copies of your passport and your birth certificate in.
How in the world are you going to check our voters?
Voter ID, right? Vote by mail. So that creates a problem for Oregon.
But if federal government new requirement is to check both, and if Oregon can comply with the requirements, what would happen to our election result? I'm talking about the entire federal delegation.
For federal elections, we're talking about only federal elections.
COMMON SENSE
Vascluar

Ep. 18: September to Remember
October 6 • S1 E18 • 44 min
So entire federal delegation, congressmen and senators could be challenged, could be unseated because you didn't follow federal requirements to elect them. So I said the trade-off is worth it. You know why?
Democrats control two Senate seats out of six congressional seats. We only control one. They control five.
You talk about trade-off, right?
COMMON SENSE
Sanctuany

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Peter Clines @peterclines.bsky.social · 6h

Apparently at a hotel, rebooked for tomorrow.

Rutgers Expert on Antifa Tries to Flee to Spain After Death Threats

www.nytimes.com

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G. Willow Wilson @gwillow.me · 7h

Anybody heard from Prof Bray since this post?

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 12h

“Someone” cancelled my family’s flight out of the country at the last second.

We got our boarding passes. We checked our bags. Went through security. Then at our gate our reservation ‘disappeared.’

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Jane Shi | 皮爬高 echolalia echolalia is out now @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social · 1d

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We’re still going!

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#ConnectingGaza

Two Years of Genocide+: Crips Aren’t Done Sending eSims to Gaza

Two Years of Genocide+: Crips Aren’t Done Sending eSims to Gaza Two years, what the fuck. It really has been two years to the day since Israel’s heightened and prolonged genocide against the…

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 7h

This is nuts.

But also increasingly common.

Lynda Lopez @lyndab08.bsky.social · 7h

Video: ICE agents clash with Forest Park cemetery workers attempting to help man in Des Plaines Rive

YouTube video by WGN News

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Irate Historian @evanwelch.bsky.social · 7h

The temperature is at a boiling point and there is no world in which they don’t rely on brute force, even if the ship starts to sink.

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Irate Historian @evanwelch.bsky.social · 7h

I have to be honest, they are absolutely going to try and cook the books with the midterms and if that doesn’t work, they will probably just declare them invalid, refuse to seat and unleash the hounds. It’s what they do. Any time it doesn’t work, they turn up the temperature.

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Dr. Karen Carr @quatrus.bsky.social · 9h

In case you were wondering, Mark Bray, who wrote a book about anti-fascism, got death threats from MAGA, and is fleeing to Spain with his wife and young children - yeah, he's Jewish.

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StrictlyChristo 🦋🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 7h

Portland is so good at trolling these fascists.

I ❤️ Portland

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