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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness

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Producers of radical culture Podcasts: Live Like the World is Dying, Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness, The Spectacle https://www.tangledwilderness.org/ https://www.patreon.com/c/strangersinatangledwilderness/

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · Jul 8

Fuck Prime Day.

We guarantee zero billionaires in our seven-punks-in-a-trench-coat based collective, and can verify that the goblins who do our shipping only piss in bottles if they feel like it.

We've got books, zines, and games, check it out.

www.tangledwilderness.org/shop

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h

#WarRavagedPortland

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Savika 🏳️‍⚧️ @boowriter.bsky.social · 23h

35) The Immortal Choir Holds Every Voice by @margaret.bsky.social

I'm a bit late to this one, but I finally managed to sit down for it and it is lovely. Really, really special. Margaret's prose is as good as always but the themes and stories are just... Its really something special. Worth reading~

The cover illustration of The Immortal Choir holds every Voice by Margaret Killjoy, featuring a mysterious bull illuminated by fire.

The weird magic world of Danielle Cain has only gotten better with time, but the execution is a little different from prior books in the series, where the focus had been Danielle and her small found family and their adventures. This book sees them taking a break, literally, pausing to wait out the night and sharing stories and these stories are what we are privy to.

And they are excellent; all different flavors of weird with varying levels of darkness to them. They harken back to the first novelle with specific characters but outside of that they can be enjoyed on their own if so desired.

Admittedly, they can get very unpleasant; there are some dark concepts at play here. Not just in the magical sense, but in the human sense. Without spoiling too much, the third story in particular is very, very prescient to our current political climate and paints a picture about how dangerous things can become very easily.

In a way, I appreciated that. The stories become a little educational; a little something more. And the biggest thing it gave me was hope. I'm not naive enough to think that everything will be hunky-dory is we just believe it will. If that was the case, we'd never have been in this situation to begin with. But the stories do give me strength in the idea of human will. In how similar we all are and how we all face common evils.

It really is a great book; maybe even the best in the series. Its truly special. Worth reading and cherishing for a long time to come. I hope Margaret does more in this series, I do love these characters, but if it never happens, this is a fine send off for sure.

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 16h

Good reporting on the South Shore raid from South Side weekly here.

Confirms one thing I was told but didn't put in my own piece because I didn't have a second source and it seemed too insane: border agents segregated arrested residents by race

southsideweekly.com/federal-agen...

Federal Agents Storm South Shore Building, Detaining Families and Children

Families were woken by flashbangs and helicopters as hundreds of federal agents raided their homes. Days later, neighbors are still searching for the missing.

southsideweekly.com

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 20h

Courts can SAY "you can't do that" but only people who take action can make it actually true.

Shane Burley (Blue Sky Edition) @shaneburley.bsky.social · 21h

The court blockages are helpful, but they aren't final: it is mass resistance in the streets that will actually dissuade the deployment of federal troops.
www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

Judge deals Trump new setback in plans to deploy troops to Portland

U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut temporarily blocked the administration from sending any state’s National Guard troops under federal control to Portland.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 22h

Y'all who keep lecturing protesters to "not give them an excuse" need to pause for a minute. Imagine yourself telling a DV victim, "Be sure not to mouth off or make any mistakes so he won't hit you. Don't give him an excuse! It's what he wants!" That's what you fools sound like.

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WhiteRoseAFA @whiteroseafa.bsky.social · 1d

This really sucks. Mark is awesome and he will be a huge loss for Rutgers and America.

This is why most antifascists stay anonymous. The death threats and danger are very real.

Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 1d

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations

Mark Bray says threats intensified after a Turning Point USA petition accused him of promoting political violence

www.theguardian.com

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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition @freedomflotilla.bsky.social · 1d

As Israeli Forces Seize Final #Sumud Boat, Another #FreedomFlotilla Sails Toward #Gaza.
“As journalists and medical professionals, we carry the responsibility to speak truth and preserve life,” said an Italian surgeon.
www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-fr...

As Israeli Forces Seize Final Sumud Boat, Another Flotilla Sails Toward Gaza | Common Dreams

As Israeli forces captured the last remaining vessel from the Global Sumud Flotilla that aimed to break Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip and deliver humanitarian aid, another group of boats was h...

www.commondreams.org

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Natasha Lennard @natashalennard.bsky.social · 1d

Concern that Trump will invoke the Insurrection Act to take control of blue cities is by no means far-fetched. Our cities are already occupied by a federal army of thugs— ICE — directed to kidnap and cage our neighbors, atop regular police violence. @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2025/10/07/t...

The Sinister Reason Trump Is Itching to Invoke the Insurrection Act

An authoritarian’s dream, the Insurrection Act is ripe for abuse — and Trump’s Cabinet is already setting up his justification to use it.

theintercept.com

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DreadwoodGirl @redwoodgirl.bsky.social · 1d

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ICE agents in Chicago can't even find a restroom.
They can't sit down for a meal.
You starve them.
You isolate them.
You make them unwelcome everywhere they go.

Webvixen @webvixen.bsky.social · 1d

🚨🚨PEOPLE EVERYWHERE Say NO to ICE. Show them how many members of the #Resistance there are in America. This is our country... NOT THEIRS.

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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 2d

I’m glad people are aware of this, but it isn’t new. People in immigration detention were consistently moved away from their attorneys in the Biden admin. We reported on it then, but very few people cared about migrants when they weren’t a partisan tool.

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 2d

ICE abducts people and then immediately moves them around to prevent access to lawyers and habeas corpus petitions. @emmarjanssen.bsky.social has the story on this consistent game being played to frustrate due process.
prospect.org/justice/2025...

How ICE Hides Detainees From Their Lawyers

‘It seems like cruelty is the point,’ one attorney said.

prospect.org

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 1d

Felt ok hitting share on this because it's already very much on the internet, but yes, people should absolutely be more aware before uploading video with faces.

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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 2d

CHATGPT: I understand where you're coming from. You worked really hard to get here, and now it's time to enjoy the fruit of your labors.

ISILDUR: So I should keep it? Elrond says I shouldn't

CHATGPT: The ring is precious. Sometimes friends don't have your best interests at heart.

ISILDUR: true

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 2d

People hate what is happening, which means there are people around you who want to help stop it. You are not alone in wanting to take action. Step up and help; it works.

Cristian Farias @cristianfarias.com · 2d

This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.

Community action works.

Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...

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Hausu M.D. 🎥👺📼🍉🖤 @suspiraserhead.bsky.social · 2d

The funniest thing about this is how legit terrified ICE looks.

competentposter @competentposter.bsky.social · 3d

wizard frog is insane

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Chicago News @chicago.thesocial.news · 2d

Brighton Park Gas Station Worker Cheered After Giving Out Supplies To Protesters Tear-Gassed By Feds: ‘We Have To Be Human’

#BlockClubChicago

Brighton Park Gas Station Worker Cheered After Giving Out Supplies To Protesters Tear-Gassed By Feds: 'We Have To Be Human'

Gas station employee Narendra Byrapuneni helped protesters who sought refuge in his Brighton Park store Saturday after they were hit with tear gas by federal agents near the site of fatal shooting by Border Patrol agents.

blockclubchicago.org

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elia ayoub 🌱 @ayoub.bsky.social · 2d

She’s not wrong as Israel would exterminate them just as Israel exterminates everyone.

It’s the same stupid argument for the past decade. These people think that Queer Palestinians don’t exist, that they’re not also being starved to death and bombed from the skies by that genocidal state.

World+
HERTA MÜLLER
"In Gaza, the Queers for Palestine would not survive for half an hour."
By Jan Philipp Burgard
Editor-in-Chief WELT Group
As of 04.10.2025 | Reading time: 11 minutes

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 2d

If you saw someone do something cool and illegal NO YOU DIDN'T.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

Do not post dearrest videos, fam.

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 2d

This one's full up right now but you can always start another one!

Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness @tangledwilderness.bsky.social · 2d

You can join an anarchist publishing collective at literally any time!

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 5d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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Seattle Anarchist Bookfair @seabookfair.bsky.social · 2d

From the videos we've seen, it looks like the Neo-Nazi who crashed a sex-ed course at UW got off easy...

The University of Washington might be a fascist institution, complicit in genocide, but it has a long history of anti-fascist faculty and students.