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M. E. O'Brien

@genderhorizon.com

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author. towards trans communist futures. Family Abolition: Capitalism and the Communizing of Care (Pluto, 2023) and Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052–2072 (Common Notions, 2022). Editor at Pinko

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M. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · Jun 30

We’re launching a website of revolutionary speculative fiction, art and poetry set in the world of Everything for Everyone! We’re calling it Project 2052. To support author honoraria, subscribe as a sustainer, make a one-time donation, or pitch a story here: www.commonnotions.org/project2052.

Project 2052 — Common Notions Press

Project 2052 is a website of revolutionary speculative short fiction, visual art and poetry, set in the world of Everything for Everyone: An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052–2072.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 11h

Local cops are not on the side of Democratic politicians or under their actual control. People refuse to understand this too even though we've been making this point for decades.

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Jessica Pishko @jesspish.bsky.social · 11h

The Fraternal Order of Police is on the side of MAGA and against the people they are supposed to be "policing." I think this says a lot to the people who insist local police are going to be "resistance."
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National police union calls Chicago's refusal to help ICE agents 'shocking' violation of duty

Police union leaders called Chicago's alleged directive to not assist ICE agents surrounded by protesters a violation of law enforcement's duty to protect fellow officers.

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M. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · 4h

I think he may not be fashy enough

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Katie Prout @katieprout.bsky.social · 9h

At least 6 unhoused Chicagoans have been abducted by federal agents since September: 2 have been released, while the status of the remaining 4 is unknown. But the Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness is investigating reports of an additional 19 people disappeared.

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Make It Make Sense: ICE targets Chicago’s homeless community

Plus: state and local leaders crack down on anti-ICE protesters and advocates ask the chief judge to keep ICE out of county courthouses.

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M. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · 4h

The powers of the frog are our powers too

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 4d

wizard frog is insane

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M. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · 4h

Coming my comrade! Perhaps as one of us!

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thomas irvine @ahermitsvino.bsky.social · 4h

Long live the inflatifada

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M. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · 4h

Our heroes have answered our call

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 14h

#WarRavagedPortland

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M. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · 6h

Dismantling the elevated trains in Manhattan was a major quality of life improvement for the many people who lived along their tracks. Perhaps with the newer quieter trains (which we don’t really have in nyc) it wouldn’t be so bad

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d

Incredible (via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)

A group of apparent armed agents assemble at the end of a street, as seen from the perspective of a person in inflatable frog costume, their frog’s eyes dominating the foreground. The Ice facility in downtown Portland on Monday. Photograph: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/AFP/Getty Images

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 22h

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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I'm Margaret! I'm the best! Blah Blah Blah! @vt-vagabond.bsky.social · 22h

There’s a lot in here that deserves a pull quote, but this is the most egregious. I need people to recognize the gravity of the situation here in Chicago;

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"The ones that are getting out are coming home to no home," Watson said.
According to her, after the raid occurred, building management stole or threw out residents belongings, including visas and important documents.

ICIRR is still trying to determine the identities of all the people detained in the raid. Castro said that the organization usually can do that by following up with family members or loved ones. "In this instance, there was nobody left to work with," she said. The only detainee name they're sure of is that of a person who passed their Venezuelan passport to a neighbor as they were being taken away.

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M. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · 1d

From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Feb 5

just saying: it's possible that "I'm gonna dramatically constrict my state capacity while plotting dramatic imperial expansion, and expanding my set of internal enemies while alienating most of my foreign allies" is the beginning of a world-historical masterstroke. but also possible that it isn't

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M. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · 1d

I think these splits in the state are very important. Not because local police or mayors will save us from Trump or ICE, because their conflicted position could be put to use in the context of a wide militant opposition in the streets

Russ Frankenstein (no relation) @russ41.bsky.social · 3d

Time for a thread of all the things that Stephen Miller and his band of morons are doing to make enemies of state/local authorities.

Let's start things off with some spice for the CPD.

Phoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.bsky.social · 3d

ICE is pepper spraying CPD (Chicago police)

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 2d

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The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World

How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World

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Vicky ACAB @vickyacab.bsky.social · 2d

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 1d

Christopher Caldwell wrote this. He’s affiliated with the far-right (and pro-Israel) Claremont Institute.

NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 1d

Hard to compete with this.

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they/them might be giants ☭ @babadookspinoza.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when they told us that a couple RPGs did all this and definitely not the Middle East’s most powerful fucking air force? One of the first of two years of lies, and a whopper at that!

Bombed-out cars from the aftermath of Al-Aqsa Flood

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M. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · 1d

My friend Alex is free. Free them all

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 1d

Drop Site confirmed this morning that our journalist Alex Colston has been released from Israeli detention. Alex has been imprisoned since Thursday as one of 462 participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla, which Alex was covering for Drop Site. He was among 131 deported to Jordan today.

M. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · 1d

I guess that’s an unfollow

M. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · 1d

Yeah it was totally nothing. They just hated him

M. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · 1d

Second of five Denmark lectures today! Tuesday, 7 October, 14–16 hrs, "Abolitionist Horizons" public lecture at Department of Arts and Cultural Studies, University of Copenhagen artsandculturalstudies.ku.dk/research/glo...

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M. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · 1d

Malcolm X would get banned day 1 from Bluesky

M. E. O'Brien @genderhorizon.com · 1d

Some of these post-Kirk bsky bans are reminding me Malcolm X’s expulsion from the Nation of Islam when he said JFK’s assassination was “the chickens coming home to roost” referring to JFK’s imperialism abroad and escalation in the invasion of Vietnam.

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