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Reality Winner @reazlepuff.bsky.social · 5d

What the fuck do you mean I got a longer prison sentence than Diddy

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 5d

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to 4 years and 2 months in prison in case involving sex workers, violence and ‘freak-offs’.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 4d

Before you hit the streets on No Kings Day, join the @aclu.org’s know your rights, protest safety, and de-escalation training to take action safely and confidently. Learn how to protect yourself and your community while standing up for your rights.

No Kings: Protest Safety, Know Your Rights & De-Escalation Training

I'm attending this event - sign up now to join me!

act.aclu.org

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 4d

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

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Loreto Paz Ansaldo @lpansaldo.bsky.social · 7d

Republicans have shut down the government to take healthcare away from millions of Americans and give Trump a blank check for his illegal power grab.

Contact your senators: act.indivisible.org/sign/funding...

Death Spiral: Republicans' Medicaid cuts threaten the health care of all Americans-even people on private insurance.

1. Medicaid cuts cause millions to lose health care

2. People without coverage can't pay for the care they need

3. Rural hospitals lose significant revenue

4. Health care workers are laid off, rural hospitals close

5. Entire communities lose health care services

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Loreto Paz Ansaldo @lpansaldo.bsky.social · 16d

I recommend Velshi’s show 100%

AFT @aft.org · 16d

AFT President Randi Weingarten appeared on MSNBC’s “Velshi” this weekend to discuss honest history, public education and creating opportunities for all.

Weingarten on Velshi: School teachers are the antidote to authoritarianism

YouTube video by AFT

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ACLU @aclu.org · 16d

BREAKING: We're suing to stop Texas school districts from displaying the Ten Commandments in their classrooms.

A judge in our separate case already ruled that schools putting up these posters are violating the First Amendment.

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Loreto Paz Ansaldo @lpansaldo.bsky.social · 16d

Re. the glue-being-missing commentary on your show today: the March on Washington took a LONG time to organize, w great sacrifice. Most white people were unsupportive. I agree we’re not gathering in community as much. But people ARE doing the deep, sustained work. Mainstream media doesn’t cover it.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 16d

Why do people in the U.S., particularly white people, romanticize the 1960s in the way they do?

The 60s were a terrible time and the VAST MAJORITY of white people had NO ROLE in protests etc... In fact most of them hated the protests and everyone involved in them.

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 16d

If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.

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Loreto Paz Ansaldo @lpansaldo.bsky.social · 26d

How am I just learning about this flotilla now? Nothing that I’ve seen in mainstream media. Why am I surprised? But I still am.

Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 27d

Global Sumud Flotilla Vows to Keep Sailing to Gaza; Israeli Drones Accused of Striking Two Boats https://www.democracynow.org/2025/9/11/global_sumud_flotilla_breaking_gaza_siege

Global Sumud Flotilla Keeps Sailing to Gaza as Israel Accused of Drone Attacks on Ships

We speak to two activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla as it prepares to set sail for Gaza in an attempt to break the Israeli blockade. In recent days, two drone attacks on the flotilla ships, whi...

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Loreto Paz Ansaldo @lpansaldo.bsky.social · 26d

wow

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 27d

JUST IN: Brazil’s top court sentences former President Jair Bolsonaro to 27 years and 3 months in prison over his attempted coup

Loreto Paz Ansaldo @lpansaldo.bsky.social · 26d

11 de septiembre de 1973
Chile

Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 27d

On this day in 1973, Salvador Allende’s democratically-elected socialist government was overthrown in a military coup led by the US-backed fascist Augusto Pinochet.

Loreto Paz Ansaldo @lpansaldo.bsky.social · 29d

Damn. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29d

Protests against Trump erupt inside D.C. restaurant as people chant to his face: “FREE D.C.! FREE PALESTINE! TRUMP IS THE H*TLER OF OUR TIME!” (via Sam Waldenberg / CNN)

Loreto Paz Ansaldo @lpansaldo.bsky.social · 29d

Power Belongs to the People
Join the Movement
No Kings
Saturday, October 18

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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 29d

When someone is having a mental health crisis, please do not call the police.

1 in 4 people killed by police are, or are perceived to be, experiencing a mental health crisis.

A person with unmet mental health needs is 16 times more likely to be killed by the police.

Cops don’t keep us safe.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 29d

Lil Nas X faces felony charges of "battery" against an officer from an arrest during a mental health crisis in late August. I wrote about my family member's experience with police being sent during mental health episodes—still common for wellness checks—and how it ruined their life.
@teenvogue.com

Why Lil Nas X's Arrest Is More Proof Police Have No Business Treating the Mentally Ill

"Police generally aren’t trained or qualified to respond to mental health crises."

www.teenvogue.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Sep 8

Last week, "Seniors for Zohran" organized a rally at City Hall.

Nearly 60% of NYC elders have no retirement income and more than a quarter million live in poverty.

This is an intergenerational campaign to deliver a city where everyone can live a dignified life, at any age.

A man in a white lab coat stands at a podium with seated seniors behind him.

Manhattan Democratic Party Leader Keith Wright addresses the crowd.

A side angle of the rally with seniors seated on the steps of City Hall.

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Loreto Paz Ansaldo @lpansaldo.bsky.social · 29d

This is amazing. Yay Morgan Spector and brilliance once more from the Mamdani team!

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Sep 8

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"

A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.

Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

Loreto Paz Ansaldo @lpansaldo.bsky.social · 29d

🤣😭🤣😭

Loreto Paz Ansaldo @lpansaldo.bsky.social · 29d

This is AMAZING. Yay Morgan Spector.

Loreto Paz Ansaldo @lpansaldo.bsky.social · 29d

This is a very important thread 🧵

Matt Cameron @mattcameron.bsky.social · 29d

Here's something I always forget that most people don't know: finding & paying for your own attorney is the only realistic option for someone detained by ICE. There's no appointed counsel system, & limited non-profits who can only take a few at a time (if at all).

These cases are a *lot of work*

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Aug 31

No student should fear going to school. The Safe Schools for Every Student campaign works to ensure school boards pass policies that keep every child safe, regardless of immigration status. http://indivisi.org/...

Text on a chalkboard reading "Safe Schools for Every Student - A Comprehensive Guide for Action" with colored chalk and an eraser in the foreground.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Aug 31

Protect your community from ICE: Partner with local businesses to put up signs clearly marking “Staff Only” areas that can’t be entered without a warrant. Learn more: act.indivisible.org/...

A vibrant graphic featuring the text "We stand with immigrant families" encircled by a floral border on a blue background. A crown symbol appears above

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Loreto Paz Ansaldo @lpansaldo.bsky.social · Sep 3

Important reminder.

I continue to be thankful and impressed by Individible’s clear, strategic, coordinated, and people and community-based work and leadership.

Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Aug 31

New threats from this regime come fast — we have to move just as quickly. Fighting back against schemes like Trump’s map-rigging takes urgent resources. Your donation makes it possible. Please pitch in if you can: secure.actblue.com/d...

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · Sep 3

We’re back. Join our next nationwide day of defiance on October 18. Trump’s regime is abducting immigrants, deploying troops in our streets, rigging maps to silence voters, and defying the courts, but standing up to wannabe kings is part of our DNA. Let’s get to work: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

(below emojis of X and a crown) 10.18.25

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ACLU @aclu.org · Sep 3

We won’t back down from fighting President Trump’s escalating abuses of power.

Black graphic with red and orange text in all caps: "We're taking to the streets, Nationwide Protest — for the people, by the people — Saturday, October 18. Find an event near you hosted by our friends Indivisible at NoKings.org. A black and white photo of a protest at the top.

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