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Indigiqueer Hummingbird ~*For Good*~ @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 9h

I've personally had conversations with Angela & others with the county about this very issue.

He's obstructionist at best.
Our people need functional, cooperative, collaborative leadership & systems to help them.

molly @mabbattista.bsky.social · 10h

At the Ward 8 for a New Mayor rally last Saturday, Commissioner Angela Conley said the county's been trying to work with the mayor on homelessness for seven years and he's shut them out.

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 12h

frey is talking about working with county partners extensively…

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talia jane ❤️‍🔥 @taliajane.bsky.social · 1d

at what point does fighting against the violent kidnapping and disappearing of your neighbors become just a goofy dance party?

it becomes a non-tactic—a shiny object pulling focus—when people mount lots of justifications to do this while avoiding doing ICE watches or KYR distros or info sharing.

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 21h

For the last five years, people being released from Cook County Jail have gotten out later and later at night.

In 2021, ~14% of people got out between 11 pm and 3 am. In 2024, ~40% of all releases took place in those wee hours.

My latest, for @chicagoreader.com

chicagoreader.com/news/cook-co...

Released from jail late at night

Over the last five years, the number of people released from the Cook County jail late at night has steadily increased.

chicagoreader.com

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 8h

One disabled Marine veteran has not had a primary care doctor assigned to him since his previous doctor left in the winter, his wife said. The VA “was never like this before. There’s a lack of staff, empty rooms, locked doors.”

(Published August)

Veterans’ Care at Risk Under Trump as Hundreds of Doctors and Nurses Reject Working at VA Hospitals

Amid concerns about the stability of the agency, records show nearly 40% of the doctors offered jobs at the VA from January through March of this year turned them down — quadruple the rate of rejectio...

www.propublica.org

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Brian Mitchell @brianmitchl.com · 8h

Nice, the Flux Apartments building on Girard Ave and the Greenway is draining their pool directly into the pedestrian path.

A stream of water is arching through the air about 1.5 feet into the sidewalk. A pump and hose is coming out of the pool behind the fence in the background.

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 8h

- UNOCHA: "over 260,000 civilians - half of them children -- are trapped amid relentless attacks, hunger and cholera" in Elfashir, North Darfur.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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BSonblast @bsonblast.bsky.social · 8h

Today's quick update [Oct 15]:

- RSF drone strikes reported in Omdurman & Bahri, Khartoum State; for 2nd consecutive day, targets in Khartoum have been hit.

- 10 civilians reported abducted by RSF forces from village of Dakoj, W. Kordofan (blue); ransoms demanded.

#KeepEyesOnSudan

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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 8h

This is why I would trade Frey for a different moderate (like Jazz) in a heartbeat.

molly @mabbattista.bsky.social · 10h

At the Ward 8 for a New Mayor rally last Saturday, Commissioner Angela Conley said the county's been trying to work with the mayor on homelessness for seven years and he's shut them out.

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 12h

frey is talking about working with county partners extensively…

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qannani.bsky.social @qannani.bsky.social · 8h

“Minnesota has the highest percentage of trans adults in the country, and we are in danger. We do not have time for you to tone it down on our right to live.”

Opinion | Trans people are blamed and in danger. They deserve neither.

"Tell our truths: that we are less likely to commit violence, that we are more likely to be victims of it, and that we have a substantially higher mortality rate than our non-trans counterparts," writ...

www.startribune.com

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Stacey Burns @wentrogue.bsky.social · 8h

they’re working on getting back to 12

When the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965, the House of Representatives had 12 members of color. Today, there are 135.

Source: House of Representatives Archives

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Barracks Life 🇺🇸🪖🌈 🎃 @barrackslife.com · 11h

Before you buy Girl Scout cookies you should know they support transgender girls and reject donations from anti-transgender organizations. Then buy a couple more boxes

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Marvina Haynes @marvinaforward4.bsky.social · 7h

This isn’t just a campaign- it’s a movement built by neighbors who believe in justice, opportunity, and community power.

We’re showing that Northside leads with heart, hope, and courage.

Donate to fuel the People’s Campaign. Help us cross the finish line! secure.actblue.com/donate/marvina-haynes-1

Donate to Marvina Haynes

Show your support with a contribution.

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Dr. Hilary Agro, PhD 🍄 @hilaryagro.com · 19h

3) Let This Radicalize You by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social and @prisonculture.bsky.social: practical advice for organizing and activism, and how to make hope something that you build with others

Book called let this radicalize you: organizing and the revolution of reciprocal care. By Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba.

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 9h

My point is—make sure to link up with an org that’ll help you get into longterm organizing.

Protests aren’t effective warnings for the powerful if you aren’t backing it up with more organizing outside of it. Find the local coalition partner you like, introduce yourself, and stand under their banner

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 9h

Being in amongst community doing something in the spirit of shared purpose, stewardship, solidarity, mutual aid—it feels good, it builds something GOOD, it builds resilience and strength and takes some of the edge off the fear we all feel

And it scares the hell outta the other guy 🫡

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 9h

What are you good at? Got some skills? Are you a good talker? A gardener? A cook? A laborer? Got a closet full of coats that don’t fit your kids but might fit the kids whose mom just got deported? C’mon friends, there’s space for you in the movement. Join it. Pick up the tools for the time you got

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molly @mabbattista.bsky.social · 10h

At the Ward 8 for a New Mayor rally last Saturday, Commissioner Angela Conley said the county's been trying to work with the mayor on homelessness for seven years and he's shut them out.

taylr @taylordahlin.com · 12h

frey is talking about working with county partners extensively…

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Stay Calm & Read: Winona LaDuke’s To Be A Water Protector 🦯 @askaprilj.bsky.social · 6h

…annnd…we’re all good with this? Paired w the pentagon media clear out? It’s all good; just another day? Nothin to see here?

Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 9h

🚨The war on Antifa has begun, with the FBI canvassing informants for insights on the group, scrutinizing financial records and gathering intelligence on left-wing affinity groups, sources tell me:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/inside-the...

Inside the War on Antifa

Feds target "affinity" groups, informant networks, the Tides Foundation, and more.

www.kenklippenstein.com

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Law Dork @lawdorknews.bsky.social · 8h

A brief note, for now, from @chrisgeidner.bsky.social at Law Dork over this: substack.com/@chrisgeidne...

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 9h

The Supreme Court's Republican appointees let Mississippi kill Charles Ray Crawford tonight, despite treatment at trial that was of the same type that SCOTUS later held in another case is unconstitutional.

All three Democratic appointees, in a lengthy dissent, would have kept him alive.

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 25-385 (25A378)
CHARLES RAY CRAWFORD v. MISSISSIPPI ON APPLICATION FOR STAY AND ON PETITION FOR A WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI
[October 15, 2025]
The application for stay of execution of sentence of death presented to JUSTICE ALITO and by him referred to the Court is denied. The petition for a writ of certiorari is de-nied.
JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR, with whom JUSTICE KAGAN and
JUSTICE JACKSON join, dissenting from the denial of application for stay and denial of certiorari.
Charles Ray Crawford will be executed tonight for a crime that his own lawyers told the jury he committed, despite his express instructions not to do so. Had this case come to this Court on direct appeal, Crawford could have proved that his Sixth Amendment rights were violated under our decision in McCoy v. Louisiana, 584 U.S. 414
(2018), in which we held that lawyers may not override a defendant's explicit and unequivocal decision not to concede guilt at trial. He would also likely be entitled to a new trial, as a McCoy violation is a structural error that mandates reversal.

Charles Ray Crawford has identified an important constitutional issue that this Court has not addressed and has divided courts around the country. The Court refuses to
Cite as: 607 U.S.
(2025)
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SOTOMAYOR, J., dissenting
resolve that question, even though a man's life is in the bal-ance. For these reasons, the Court should have granted Crawford's motion for a stay of execution and petition for writ of certiorari. I respectfully dissent.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 9h

A comrade reached out to offer her herbalist skills to support people in Chicago who are fighting against ICE. I love that she did that because this is a way she can contribute. All of us can do something.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 9h

Good evening. There are good things happening in our communities. How might you add to the good?

www.ktvu.com/news/grassro...

Outdoor fridges are being stocked in underserved East Bay communities, as part of growing grassroots effort

A growing army of volunteers has been taking part in an organic, grassroots effort to help feed the hungry by stocking refrigerators placed at various locations in the East Bay.

www.ktvu.com

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Stay Calm & Read: Winona LaDuke’s To Be A Water Protector 🦯 @askaprilj.bsky.social · 9h

💯 and so gross. You deserve better and I’m sorry this happened to you Karrie.
I’m lighting a candle and sending you its light. You deserve all the care. 🕯️

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Karrie @karriehiggins.bsky.social · 18h

Turns out that therapist insta-terminated the second I had left the zoom. I had not even decided yet if I would terminate ... that's not someone interested in your care. That's someone interested in your COMPLIANCE.

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SWAE Mpls @swaempls.bsky.social · 17h

Join us next Thursday, October 23rd, at 5pm to help spread the word across Southwest about our great candidates for Mayor: @jazzformayor.bsky.social, @omarfatehmn.com, and @dewayneforminneapolis.com!

RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/october-sw...

Southwest Alliance for Equity
Joint doorknock: Rank 3 for Change
Join DeWayne, Jazz and Omar for a joint doorknock in Southwest Minneapolis, followed by a pizza party
Thursday, October 23rd
100 W. 46th Street
5-7 pm Doorknock
7 pm Debrief with candidates

With all 3 candidates, elected officials, and lots of neighbors! 12 days to go!

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mollypeonies @mollypeonies.bsky.social · 13h

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