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Kayla Calkin @kaylacalkin.bsky.social · 5h

In summary, blame Trump.

Opinion | This Is Why Your Energy Bills Are Going Up

www.nytimes.com

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Candice Fortin @candicefortin.bsky.social · 6h

Confirmations of what we already knew.

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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ʙᴜη ₊˚⊹⋆ @bun.is.a.cutie.fyi · 1d

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 15h

This weekend, three men in Evanston hugged their families goodbye to look for work at Home Depot but were attacked by ICE before they could return home.

Two were abducted, one is petrified of leaving the home.

If you’re able, please help us support our neighbors: www.gofundme.com/f/stand-with...

Donate to Stand With the Families Left Behind After Evanston ICE Raid, organized by Michele Hays

If you are on social media and live near Evanston, IL, you ma… Michele Hays needs your support for Stand With the Families Left Behind After Evanston ICE Raid

www.gofundme.com

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 18h

“I’m writing for Black people. I don’t have to apologize.” —Toni Morrison

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The TRiiBE @thetriibe.com · 16h

UPDATE — Multiple witness videos today show an older white federal agent straddling a young Black man on the ground outside of a Walgreens on Chicago’s Southeast Side.

This is a developing story.

thetriibe.com/2025/10/fede...

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Our Revolution @our-revolution.bsky.social · 1d

Anti-Mamdani super PACs have joined forces to try to stop Zohran from becoming the next Mayor of NYC.

Oil industry heir and director of Chevron John Hess has donated $1 million alone. But all their money means nothing when the people are united.

Keep up the momentum for Mamdani 💪🏾

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 22h

we’ll see how his mayoral tenure shakes out but i am convinced that Mamdani has the juice. not just the charisma to win an election but the temperament to govern and the measured pragmatism of someone who genuinely believes what they’re saying and wants to accomplish real things.

Inside the Improbable, Audacious and (So Far) Unstoppable Rise of Zohran Mamdani

www.nytimes.com

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JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 1d

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Dr. bird (She/they/Dr.)🐦‍⬛ @bbiiirdbphd.bsky.social · 1d

Please help Alaska! They need our help!

Western Alaska
Disaster Relief
2025 Fund
Support Our Community Together
Partnership Organizations:
Kawerak, Inc.
Maniilaq Association
Bethel Community Services Foundation
Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation
First Alaskans Institute
Alaska Native Heritage Center
Western Alaska is in crisis
Typhoon Halong has devastated communities across the Y-K Delta-flooding homes, displacing families, and cutting off access to clean water, power, and medical care. Entire villages like Kipnuk, Kwigillingok, and Napakiak are in urgent need of rescue, shelter, and supplies.
Michelle DeWitt, BCSF
michelle@bcsfoundation.org
(907)545-6052 (cell)
Megan Cacciola, ACF
mcacciola@alaskaacf.org
(907)249-6617
Your donation to the Western Alaska Disaster
Relief 2025 Fund provides:
• Emergency food, water, and medical aid
• Shelter and supplies for displaced families
• Support for search and rescue operations
• Long-term recovery and rebuilding efforts
Lilah Walker, Healthy Alaska
Natives Foundation
Icwalker@anthc.org
Every dollar helps. Every moment counts.
(907)729-5651
Stand with Western Alaska. Help us protect lives and rebuild hope.
DONATE

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ACLU @aclu.org · 1d

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

gene kelly is antifa

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 1d

White people on the left seriously act like people of color made up racism to sow division & if we can just get in line & absolve them of their privilege we can all get back to the class war.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 2d

Ahmad is often in touch with me, help him today if you can, he deserves to rebuild his life & get on the path to finishing his studies.

AHMAD 🇵🇸 @aaaaasaa95.bsky.social · 3d

A ceasefire doesn't mean the end. Our lives are still shattered, and our hearts are searching for a new beginning. 💔
Now begins the most difficult stage: rebuilding a home that shelters us and a future that protects us.
Every donation is a stone of hope on the path to a new life.
gofund.me/69f962fc

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jenn m. jackson @jennmjacksonphd.bsky.social · 1d

Universities like UT Austin have shown that they will place ideology and political power ahead of the most vulnerable students, faculty, and staff they serve.

Fight against the closure of Black, Latino, and Gender Studies at UT Austin. Support our students.

#Blacksky #polisky

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Haitian Bridge Alliance @haitianbridge.bsky.social · 1d

Ayiti, the Taino name for Haiti meaning “the land of high mountains.” 🇭🇹

On this Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor Queen Anacaona, Caonabo.
From Taino resistance to the Haitian Revolution, the spirit of this land has always carried the fight for freedom.

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Streetsblog Chicago @chi.streetsblog.org · 2d

Here's a disturbing video of ICE agents crashing an SUV into a car, starting to drive away, then coming back and violently arresting the female driver. We haven't seen any news coverage of this case, but @gofundme.com told us, "This fundraiser is verified."

Donate to Help My Sister Recover After ICE Incident in Chicago, organized by Fernando Figueroa

October 10, 2025 Hi everyone, Earlier today, my sister … Fernando Figueroa needs your support for Help My Sister Recover After ICE Incident in Chicago

www.gofundme.com

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Jane Fonda Climate PAC (JanePAC) @janeclimatepac.bsky.social · 1d

Donald Trump is trying to rig the 2026 election. California can stop him — and we can help.

Help California Protect Democracy | Take Action for Prop 50

social.janepac.com

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Mayor Brandon Johnson of Chicago answers this question brilliantly. 1/2

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Punk Rock History @punkrockhistory.bsky.social · 2d

46 years ago
Members of British ska groups The Selecter, Madness and The Specials on Brighton Beach at the first date of the 2 Tone Tour in October 1979.

Photo by Chalkie Davies

#punkrock #ska #thespecials #madness #theselecter #history #skahistory

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ii glocks ii heaven @leatherette.bsky.social · 3d

From someone on the ground STOP USING AI

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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 2d

The beloved Saleh Al-Jafarawi has been murdered. We are absolutely devastated. For 2 years he reported on the genocide of his people, just for him to be murdered during the ‘ceasefire’

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Arif "Felonious Munk" Shahid @feloniousmunk.blacksky.app · 2d

Hard to get "the people" to fight fascism when "the people" support so many tenets of fascism. The folks looked up the definition and said "yeah...get THEM." You not articulate enough to convince them that they're also "them."

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Courtney Howard @lulamaybelle.bsky.social · 3d

Diane Keaton was a world class actress & fashion icon. California gal with quintessential New York style. Her films colored our lives: Kay in The Godfather films, Annie Hall, Looking For Mr. Goodbar, Baby Boom, Something’s Gotta Give, The First Wives Club, Shoot The Moon. #RIPDianeKeaton

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