Olivia Hamilton
@oliviahamilton.bsky.social
documentary archival research / climate + social movements / here for a good story
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If one of us stands up, they can pick that person off. If ten or a hundred or a thousand, they can pick those people off. And they're picking off people--immigrants, dissidents--to make an example of them. But if ten million people stand up, they cannot stop us all.
Millions Stood Up: April 5 Hands Off Day of Action
I was the closing speaker at the ebullient San Francisco Hands Off rally, and when I got home later I scoured the news for reports on the more than one thousand other rallies. Of course people would ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
April 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If one of us stands up, they can pick that person off. If ten or a hundred or a thousand, they can pick those people off. And they're picking off people--immigrants, dissidents--to make an example of them. But if ten million people stand up, they cannot stop us all.
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“My siblings and I grew up believing that, whatever else our country was doing in the world, our society was willing to share its success.” Jon Lee Anderson writes about growing up in a U.S.A.I.D. family and the impact of the agency’s dismantling.
Growing Up U.S.A.I.D.
As a child in postings around the world, the author witnessed the agency’s complex relationship with American empire—and with autocrats everywhere.
www.newyorker.com
February 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“My siblings and I grew up believing that, whatever else our country was doing in the world, our society was willing to share its success.” Jon Lee Anderson writes about growing up in a U.S.A.I.D. family and the impact of the agency’s dismantling.
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BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
February 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years
Big crowd at the #50501 protest march in Philadelphia!
I started the day feeling very meh about public protest, and ended feeling energized and ready to call my reps.
That’s the magic of community ✨💖
I started the day feeling very meh about public protest, and ended feeling energized and ready to call my reps.
That’s the magic of community ✨💖
February 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Big crowd at the #50501 protest march in Philadelphia!
I started the day feeling very meh about public protest, and ended feeling energized and ready to call my reps.
That’s the magic of community ✨💖
I started the day feeling very meh about public protest, and ended feeling energized and ready to call my reps.
That’s the magic of community ✨💖
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from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler
February 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
from “Parable of the Talents” by Octavia Butler
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my one true hope is i can relearn to use the internet like a 2015 facebook mom, without the tilt towards fascism - finding satiation in photos of animals and minions, commenting “looks yum!” on the official stouffer’s account
January 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
my one true hope is i can relearn to use the internet like a 2015 facebook mom, without the tilt towards fascism - finding satiation in photos of animals and minions, commenting “looks yum!” on the official stouffer’s account
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🚨BREAKING🚨
Leonard Peltier Granted Executive Clemency
After 50 years of unjust incarceration and the tireless efforts of intergenerational grassroots organizing and advocacy, our elder and relative Leonard Peltier has been granted executive clemency.
Leonard Peltier Granted Executive Clemency
After 50 years of unjust incarceration and the tireless efforts of intergenerational grassroots organizing and advocacy, our elder and relative Leonard Peltier has been granted executive clemency.
January 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🚨BREAKING🚨
Leonard Peltier Granted Executive Clemency
After 50 years of unjust incarceration and the tireless efforts of intergenerational grassroots organizing and advocacy, our elder and relative Leonard Peltier has been granted executive clemency.
Leonard Peltier Granted Executive Clemency
After 50 years of unjust incarceration and the tireless efforts of intergenerational grassroots organizing and advocacy, our elder and relative Leonard Peltier has been granted executive clemency.
extremely pleased to discover bright orange & purple cauliflower and romanesco broccoli at the farmer's market today
November 21, 2024 at 10:27 PM
extremely pleased to discover bright orange & purple cauliflower and romanesco broccoli at the farmer's market today
The part of me that missed the heyday of twitter (when it was a platform focused on words & jokes & interesting ideas) is very excited by bluesky; the part of me that felt a deep relief when I quit it is a little apprehensive... I'm proceeding with cautious optimism until moved to act differently.
November 21, 2024 at 10:19 PM
The part of me that missed the heyday of twitter (when it was a platform focused on words & jokes & interesting ideas) is very excited by bluesky; the part of me that felt a deep relief when I quit it is a little apprehensive... I'm proceeding with cautious optimism until moved to act differently.
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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive