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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 45m

www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...

Trump considers overhaul of refugee system that would favor white people

According to the rationale laid out in the documents submitted to Trump, America’s acceptance of refugees has made the country too diverse.

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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 9h

White people got so much welfare it allowed them to become middle class. The capitalist used their hatred of black women to manipulate them to go against their own best interests. They turned welfare into a dirty thing meanwhile in Europe they allow for 60 day paid vacations.

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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 9h

Trumps coarse of action is a new phenomenon. But, they very much loved having black people as the face of U.S. empire.

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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 16h

My education taught me that America wins all the wars and we are exceptional. I think it’s a factor of things. We have an indoctrination system that literally prepares black youth for incarceration or to become exploitable for capitalists.

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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 18h

No, that’s definitely a factor but it’s a manufactured one.

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Carta Monir @cartamonir.com · 3d

If you love trans people, if you love sex workers, if you think we deserve to have families... please donate. The amount of money my friend needs to raise for court costs is shocking. Please donate.

More Carta @morecarta.bsky.social · 3d

I am fundraising for an anonymous friend, who is a trans sex worker and POC. They are at risk of losing custody of their children. Please, please donate. This is a situation that is painful and scary beyond description.

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URGENT NEED! HELP KEEP FAMILY TOGETHER, DONATE NOW!

We are raising funds for a pillar of our community: a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. While their lawyers are confident they can win this discriminatory case, funds are needed by February 2026. We believe they should no longer have to face this on their own, which is why we are asking for your support.

Goal: $50,000

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Send donations with a red heart emoji to ensure funds are redirected to this SWER

We are raising funds for a beloved community member; a trans sex worker of color who is at risk of losing custody of their children. For their safety and privacy they must remain anonymous, but this is a pillar of our community, loved and verified by those of us running this fundraiser.

Our friend is facing a trial in February regarding the custody of their young children. The case against them is based on the fact that their primary form of income is sex work. Notably, the judge of the initial custody arrangement ruled that their job was not reason enough to restrict their parenting time years ago. Because of this precedent, their lawyer feels very confident they will win their upcoming case.

To defend their rights to parent their own children, our friend needs to raise $75,000 by February 2026. This staggering amount of money is required by the court to cover the costs associated with a two day trial (lawyers fees, expert witnesses, the court reporter, depositions, creation of trial binders, the list goes on). If they cannot secure these funds by the February deadline, they will be forced to settle, resulting in severely reduced interaction with their children. We obviously do not want this to happen.

Our friend has provided for themself and their children for years, fighting their custody battle in private while continuing to be an incredible parent, friend, and educator. They can no longer face this by themselves, which is why we are asking for your support.

In our current political climate, we know that our friend's situation is especially precarious. This is a crucial moment to show solidarity with a community member who needs it more than ever.

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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 19h

White supremacist

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Winifred Tylenol Spice Burton @authorwinifred.blacksky.app · 19h

Things will stay stuck unless and until people reckon with why and how we got here *honestly.*

So far the self-distancing from the problem and "We'll Be Back/This is Not Us/Lets Sue Our Way Out of Authoritarianism" Juice is beating y'all's asses.

I promise the exceptionalism won't help.

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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 1d

lol white people just got the confirmation that this is an overtly WS administration. Like it wasn’t the immigration policies allowing white South Africans but mass deporting black and brown people…

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.

The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.

Twitter account: Uncensored @HmanQuotes1945: Official border patrol Facebook page is posting with the banned lyrics of Michael Jackson's song.
"Jew me sue me... Kick me k*ke me."
Epic

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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 1d

That part! More people are gonna join now because the economy is in the toilet.

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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 1d

lol this is what you needed to see to confirm this is a white supremacist government…

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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 1d

When you see people of color joining ICE or even the military ( if y’all really wanna go there), it’s because the U.S. education system is working as intended. The media machine is working as intended. Everyone is susceptible to ws propaganda.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 1d

Every time someone says "Canada isn't racist" I pull up one of these stories

APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 1d

'I don’t drink': A Mi’kmaw Elder was tasered twice by two members of the RCMP for refusing to give a breathalyzer.

Mi’kmaw is Fred Sylliboy’s first language. He said he asked the RCMP for a translator numerous times.

Mi'kmaw Elder says he was tasered after refusing breathalyzer

A Mi'kmaw Elder says he was tasered outside his home in Eskasoni by the RCMP after refusing to take a breathalyzer.

www.aptnnews.ca

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 1d

Here's what “designated terrorist organizations” means, at least according to Trump.

Trump Administration Conjures Up New “Terrorist” Designation to Justify Killing Civilians

The U.S. military justified the slaughter of alleged drug traffickers by claiming links to “designated terrorist organizations.”

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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 1d

I feel like it’s just back to business as usual.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 1d

Also why do white people act like if they didn’t notice racism or know it was racism it doesn’t exist? Any self reflection on why they wouldn’t notice?

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jacky. @jacky.wtf · 1d

Ceasefire for who?

Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 1d

Israel kills seven Palestinians in violation of Gaza ceasefire - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-kills-seven-palestinians-violation-gaza-ceasefire

Israel kills seven Palestinians in violation of Gaza ceasefire

<article data-history-node-id="430185" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-kills-seven-palestinians-violation-gaza-ceasefire" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-kills-seven-palestinians-violation-gaza-ceasefire" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israel kills seven Palestinians in violation of Gaza ceasefire</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> forces killed at least seven <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, in violation of the ceasefire agreement signed last week.</p> <p>According to local health officials, six people were killed in Gaza City and one in Khan Younis.</p> <p>In Gaza City’s eastern Shujaiya neighbourhood, at least five people were killed in an aerial attack while inspecting their homes, according to the Palestinian Civil Defence.</p> <p>Separately, a drone strike in the town of al-Fukhari, east of Khan Younis, killed one person.</p> <p>These attacks constitute a breach of the ceasefire agreement that took effect on Friday, which explicitly <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/full-text-agreement-signed-israel-and-hamas-end-war-gaza" target="_blank">stated</a> that “all military operations, including aerial and artillery bombardment and targeting operations, will be suspended”.</p> <p>You can read more <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-violates-ceasefire-terms-shelling-several-areas-gaza">here</a>.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 2d

It’s ok to cry and be sad about colonialism, racism, and oppression. It’s a painful experience and your emotions are valid. Maybe if more of us worked to process these difficult feelings we’d be able to unite and resist better.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 2d

Rest in peace to a legend and hero

www.ebar.com/story/159150...

Trans leader Miss Major Griffin-Gracy dies

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender woman and longtime activist who once lived in the Bay Area, died October 13.

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Weird Al Jazeera @cyberstalin.bsky.social · 12d

I might as well do this now before my financial situation worsens but if folks could help me out with medication this month while I figure out what's wrong with me I'd appreciate it. I still need a nebulizer and the meds that go with it. Thank you in advance ❤️

PayPal [email protected]

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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 11d

Same here

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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 11d

lol idk Nicki reminds me of my mom who is a narcissist. Cardi is just very hot headed and immature. They both are not good people lol.

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 11d

The United States has never needed to be "controlled" to do genocide.

The United States isn't an uwu smol bean empire with an uwu smol bean Pentagon and uwu smol bean world's largest carceral state. We're directly responsible for genocides against multiple Indigenous nations,

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Esme 🇭🇹🇨🇩🍉 @esmexo.bsky.social · 12d

Tbh I did it twice and I still don’t regret it. It feels good to cut off your hair and feel renewed. It also helps with trauma because we can hold it in our hair too. Ofc do what you want to lol.

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