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Jacob Soboroff @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · 1d

Michigan Avenue right now.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 2d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 7d

Pick one or two lanes and keep at it. You are one person and cannot do everything or take 10 actions a day.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 7d

youtu.be/vOXOWAhFz0A

‘F--- them kids’: ICE agents drag children out of bed, ransack Chicago building

YouTube video by MSNBC

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Carrie Mattern @thoughtsthatcarrie.bsky.social · 7d

You may know this poem, but I think about it often, especially being in the CA desert now.

www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...

There Are Birds Here

No, I don’t mean the bread is torn like cotton, I said confetti, and no not the confetti a tank can make of a building.

www.poetryfoundation.org

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Melissa Ryan @melissaryan.bsky.social · 7d

I always pay attention to what stories People Magazine and other consumer media outlets cover. That's how you can tell that something has broken through the usual political and news bubbles. This horrific Chicago story has broken through. people.com/ice-agents-o...

ICE Agents Rappel from Helicopter in Overnight Chicago Raid, Dragging Kids from Beds to U-Hauls

Overnight on Tuesday, Sept. 30, federal agents from different agencies raided an apartment building on the South Side of Chicago, pulling men, women and children — some of them allegedly naked — from ...

people.com

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Alex Shevrin Venet @asv.bsky.social · Aug 28

something I think about almost daily is how @prisonculture.bsky.social says "knowing who to be mad at is praxis."

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disaster joy (mostly not on here atm) @joyfulcarla.bsky.social · 13d

“Nobody in the world, nobody in history, has ever gotten their freedom by appealing to the moral sense of the people who were oppressing them.”
― Assata Shakur, Assata: An Autobiography

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 16d

Do any of the professors or journalists or teachers also get their jobs back or nah

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 26d

I learned a lot about some folks this week. Whew.

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 26d

I just heard someone use the phrasing “mental and MORAL health” and wow, I’m going to start using that too. I want to take care of and improve my moral health.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 26d

Hasan Piker in the New York Times: "I was supposed to debate Charlie Kirk. Here’s what I would have said"

Opinion | I Was Supposed to Debate Charlie Kirk. Here’s What I Would Have Said.

www.nytimes.com

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Sep 6

Know your rights, Illinois.

Stay safe and stay informed.

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

1. Remain Calm. 2. You have the right to deny entry without a valid warrant. 3. You have the right to remain silent. 4. You have the right to speak with an attorney. 5. You have the right to not sign anything.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

Know & Exercise Your Rights Flyer provided by the Illinois Immigration Information Hub.

For more information, head to: https://www.illinoisimmigrationinfo.org/

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Carrie Mattern @thoughtsthatcarrie.bsky.social · Aug 31

You must be coming to Palm Springs.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚨🚨🚨Shelton, WA, firefighters stopped by ICE. Representatives from 3 indigenous tribes were included in this shake down. Additional information on the following post. 1/2

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Laura Berrelez @lberrelez32.bsky.social · Aug 27

@prisonculture.bsky.social Can you help my classroom with a RP?

We are in need of printer paper since the new budget hasn’t kicked in. We are already 4 weeks into school. Please consider supporting my class with a donation or RP.

www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · Aug 26

Here’s better reporting about that which seems to be missing from most U.S. reporting

In the heart of the Miccosukee, the Native American tribe that shut down Alligator Alcatraz

The community found refuge from white persecution deep in the Everglades swamps centuries ago. Together with environmental groups, they succeeded in forcing the closure of the immigration detention ce...

english.elpais.com

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · Aug 25

The top story of the moment is the one story that our most influential newsrooms won’t touch: That the United State has become an authoritarian state. presswatchers.org/2025/08/we-h...

We have become an authoritarian state, and our top newsrooms are in denial | Press Watch

The frog in the proverbial pot is dead.

presswatchers.org

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · Aug 26

We are creating a Spanish language section on The Rumpus, for original creative work written in Spanish and are looking for a volunteer editor for this section. If this could be you, please send a brief letter of interest to [email protected] by Tuesday, September 2nd!

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Carrie Mattern @thoughtsthatcarrie.bsky.social · Aug 24

It’s between this book and Sky full of elephants for my read of the year.

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Carrie Mattern @thoughtsthatcarrie.bsky.social · Aug 23

This book.

a close up of a woman 's face with a surprised look on her face .

ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with a surprised look on her face .

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Carrie Mattern @thoughtsthatcarrie.bsky.social · Aug 23

Thank you! The kids are amazing and you know that’s what it’s all about ♥️

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Carrie Mattern @thoughtsthatcarrie.bsky.social · Aug 23

Just wanted to thank all the donors and supporters for your continued support & help with my classroom this year! @prisonculture.bsky.social @heatherl.bsky.social & many more! The kids really appreciate the Take What You Need cart full of supplies. It was a great first week of Year 23 for me!

College pennants border the classroom wall from all over the U.S. while hexagonal thinking identity maps are shown underneath connected by students through their interests.

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Carrie Mattern @thoughtsthatcarrie.bsky.social · Aug 19

A little bit of Michigan in the desert. Claude VonStroke at Splash house! @palmspringsspi.bsky.social @palmspringspost.bsky.social

Claude VonStroke, a DJ, plays Detroit house music while Carrie and others dance behind him. He is facing the crowd. Splash House, Palm springs, CA.

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