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tree @treekisser.bsky.social · 9h

#NationalGuard

💞Sabrina💞 @sabrinarina.bsky.social · 20h

Oregon National Guard Adjutant General, General Gronewold says if they are federalized, that he will advise the Title 10 commander to utilize National Guard Troops to PROTECT protesters at ICE facilities. This is the right answer.

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Queer Satanic @queersatanic.bsky.social · 9h

meant to say that the third chapter of "Might Is Right" on cannibalism is discussed here

www.twitch.tv/videos/25826...

reactionaries have not changed in 100 years

(someone please bug us to get the article of this episode actually posted on our site before Saturday when the podcast is released)

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 7h

💥🔎💰NEW INVESTIGATION: Across the Visegrád countries, politicians use paid social media ads to attack journalists, human rights activists, and NGOs – while Meta & Google profit from this #SponsoredHate. Such ads reach tens of thousands of users while evading platform moderation. @vsquare.bsky.social

Sponsored Hate: How Politicians Paid for Meta Ads to Attack Journalists - VSquare.org

Across the Visegrád countries, politicians have increasingly used paid social media ads to attack journalists, human rights activists, and civil society organizations.

vsquare.org

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Corporate Watch @corporatewatch.bsky.social · 7h

"Big Tech firms...exploited people’s data; and now their tools are helping governments wage war." - @privacyinternational.org

We're glad to be part of an important new project alongside PI & other partners challenging the Militarisation of Tech: www.privacyinternational.org/campaigns/mi...

Challenging the Militarisation of Tech | Privacy International

War and conflict must not dominate our societies and technologies.

www.privacyinternational.org

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Dan Stein @dstein.bsky.social · 6h

Sharing my Israeli colleague Michal Erlich's thoughts on what has transpired over the last two years: theprint.in/opinion/isra...

Israeli society is in collective denial over what is happening in Gaza. Media isn't helping

There is silence in Israeli media about the occupied territories, indifference to Palestinian suffering, and a political preference for “managing the conflict” over pursuing real peace.

theprint.in

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Lucy Hamilton @lucyham.bsky.social · 6h

In the Trump era, this is terrifying. Apparently criticising capitalism 🥴🤣 is terrorism now in the US.
#Auspol

Australian Federal Police ®
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The AFP has set up new National Security Investigations (NSI) teams to target groups and individuals causing high levels of harm to Australia's social cohesion.
The NSI teams will work closely with state and territory police, law enforcement and national security partners to provide a coordinated, consistent and intelligence-led response to security threats, and also work on a global level through operations, capabilities and relationships with the international law enforcement intelligence community.
There are current and emerging groups dispersed across Australia and in some cases, overseas, who are eroding our country's social fabric by advocating hatred, fear, and humiliation. While many of these crimes may not meet the threshold of terrorism, the AFP has identified concerning behaviours which could escalate to politically-motivated violence or hate crimes, which seriously put the Australian community at risk.
There is no place for hate or violence in our communities and the AFP will defend and protect Australia and Australia's future from these threats.
Anyone with information about possible threats to the community or suspicious activity should make a report to the National Security Hotline on 1800 123 400. In an emergency or life-threatening situation, contact Triple

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 45m

@skywitches.net

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Sweet Science, Savage Art @sweetscisavart.bsky.social · 5h

Absolutely beautiful 😍

Merchants of Misery @merchantsofmisery.bsky.social · 14h

😍A fully-armored German cop getting taken down by a protester like he's nothing 😍

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Academic Anarchy🏴 @johnbrownbread.bsky.social · 5h

I guess that Illinois’s judges “pwetty pwease wait till thursday for the hearing mr government” didn’t work out. A complete moral failure by that judge not to issue an immediate TRO. This is an invasion by one state into another, without any legitimate cause. The act of fascist tyrant.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5h

Two hundred troops from Texas are expected to deploy to the Chicago area on Wednesday, a U.S. military official said, and about 300 Illinois National Guard troops are preparing to deploy.

Here's what to know about the National Guard and why its troops are in U.S. cities: nyti.ms/4nJAkXd

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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 5h

‘Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet’ : March For White Australia : October 19, 2025

~ some notes on the forthcoming stoopid ~

slackbastard.anarchobase.com?p=53533

‘Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet’ : March For White Australia : October 19, 2025

See : ‘Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet’: The great March for Australia deception, Sherryn Groch and Rachael Dexter, The Age, September 20, 2025. They’re back! Following the Smash Hit! (…

slackbastard.anarchobase.com

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 3h

“Whether he was killed or not, the Russian government is responsible and has not yet responded to the matter,” ~ Rami Abdul Rahman, The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights

Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 4h

parallels btwn Georgia & ICE: armed plainclothes ‘strongmen’ who’ve brutalized demonstrators & appeared, w/o the usual qualifying government exams, “in order to achieve the capacity to stifle a movement that is now taking on national proportions”. (2024)

Resisting Local Authoritarianism and Multipolar Imperialisms in Georgia

The protests in Georgia point beyond a choice between Europe and Russia, rejecting both local authoritarian rule and foreign economic domination.

crimethinc.com

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Kate Burns @katerqburns.bsky.social · 2d

Ok we are live and raising funds. 100% OF ALL FUNDS RAISED goes directly to stage 4 research. With cancer research being striped by the regime this is a great way to get money into desperately needed research.
You can donate directly through our instagram page www.instagram.com/reclaim_octo...

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 12h

he learned how awful it really was once he took the course while unemployed. so glad he got a good job (he’s a welder) nearby

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 12h

“The pirates are here again! Flotilla is being kidnapped by the zionist entity. Happening now!”

Global Sumud Flotilla Commentary (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 video The pirates are here again! Flotilla is being kidnapped by the zionist entity. Happening now!🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨

mastox.eu

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 12h

IOF is attacking the flotilla

Global Sumud Flotilla Commentary (@[email protected])

Attached: 1 video Florida is under attack

mastox.eu

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Stanislav Vysotsky @professorstas.bsky.social · 13h

In 2004, Boston police killed Victoria Snelgrove when they shot a pepper ball into her eye. If this had been off by a few inches, the shot would have been fatal.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 15h

Here’s video of the incident

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phalsleyconvicted.bsky.social @phalsleyconvicted.bsky.social · 13h

IR spotlight is fun as well.

Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 13h

“Every night for weeks we are forced to listen to the threatening rhythm of helicopter blades as the federal regime spies on us. The only limit power knows is our refusal to submit. This Saturday, October 11th, you are invited to fight back.”

YOU’RE INVITED: LASER TAG! – Rose City Counter-Info

rosecitycounterinfo.noblogs.org

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 13h

“This type of activity, sometimes referred to as the 'human element,' is frequently responsible for accidents, delays, and general obstruction even under normal conditions.” - Simple Sabotage Field Manual

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Stanislav Vysotsky @professorstas.bsky.social · 13h

I just submitted the draft of my next book Antifa: What Everyone Needs to Know to my editor at Oxford University Press. If all goes well, it should be available early next year.

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Alissa Azar @alissaazar.bsky.social · 13h

Portland 🖤

Sign at a bar says “we love dogs. Noem go home”

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 13h

The Israeli military is currently attacking the Thousand Madleens flotilla as they attempt to deliver much-needed aid to people in Gaza who are suffering famine as a consequence of the Israeli blockade.

Read this statement from one of the participants in the flotilla:

crimethinc.com/SailingforGaza

A livecam still showing a mercenary in the pay of the Israeli occupation forces climbing the mast of the Sunbird, a boat in the Thousand Madleens flotilla, aiming to destroy the camera.

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Rita, antifascist🏴 @oldsquida.bsky.social · 13h

“Every night for weeks we are forced to listen to the threatening rhythm of helicopter blades as the federal regime spies on us. The only limit power knows is our refusal to submit. This Saturday, October 11th, you are invited to fight back.”

YOU’RE INVITED: LASER TAG! – Rose City Counter-Info

rosecitycounterinfo.noblogs.org

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Dan Collen @dancollen.bsky.social · 14h

Through all the broken ceasefires, bombs sent, and innocent people needlessly killed, many of the civilians kidnapped two years ago remain captive. Though they have been abandoned by the promises of powerful men, their families are still left wondering if they live.
www.heyalma.com/jewish-praye...

Jewish Prayers to Say for the Release of Hostages - Hey Alma

Ever since October 7, so many Jewish people, regardless of our level of religious observance, have been turning to Jewish rituals, like prayer, to cope with our feelings of grief, anger and anxiety. W...

www.heyalma.com

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cam smith @sexenheimer.bsky.social · 14h

And in August we spoke to Dr Kaz Ross and Celeste Liddle about recent neo-Nazi events in Melbourne. open.spotify.com/episode/3r8L...

Dr Kaz Ross & Celeste Liddle on Matters Melbourne

open.spotify.com

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