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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 4d

Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @chenjerai.bsky.social, @keeanga.bsky.social, and @astra.bsky.social for a town hall on the Trump administration's authoritarian war on the Left, hosted w/ @hammerandhope.bsky.social.

Tuesday, October 14th at 6:00 PM ET

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Solidarity Against Sadism
Naomi Klein
Chenjerai Kumanyika
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor
Astra Taylor

An Emergency Town Hall
Tuesday, October 14 at 6:00 pm ET
Sponsored by Haymarket Books and Hammer & Hope

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Hammer and Hope @hammerandhope.bsky.social · 6d

Capacity is filling up quickly for our 10/13 teach-in on the life and work of Assata Shakur with @dreamhampton.bsky.social and @monifabandele.bsky.social in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn. Become a member today and RSVP at the link below!
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Hammer & Hope Teach-In: The Life and Work of Assata Shakur

Please use this form to RSVP! If you have any questions, contact [email protected]. Location: Gladys Books & Wine | Bed Stuy, 306 Malcolm X Blvd, Brooklyn, NY 11233 Date: Monday, Oct. 13, T...

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Meg Pillow @megpillow.bsky.social · 10d

If you appreciated this thread, please donate to one of the memory workers/scholars I mentioned here or become a member of @hammerandhope.bsky.social, which is one of my favorite pubs and is doing some of the vital work I just mentioned: hammerandhope.org/membership

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Hammer and Hope @hammerandhope.bsky.social · 13d

thank you isaac @sevier.io !

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isaac @sevier.io · Sep 12

i love the writing on race, gender, and class that the entire crew at @hammerandhope.bsky.social is producing... to continue they need our support. if you can, i hope you'll join me in becoming a member. i give $25/month and get the best writing and education in return. hammerandhope.org/membership

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jacky. @jacky.wtf · 26d

Feeling mad good about the space @hammerandhope.bsky.social cultivated tonight in Brooklyn.

In conjunction to funding indie media, talk about it and share your inspirations from it *offline*. It's faster, more personal and you'll make such meaningful relationships in the process.

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isaac @sevier.io · 13d

Here's a great proposal from last fall by @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social in @hammerandhope.bsky.social. These ideas are lying around, with plenty of real implementation examples for those who want to see them.

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Hammer and Hope @hammerandhope.bsky.social · 28d

Thank you! ❤️ @sevier.io

isaac @sevier.io · Sep 12

i love the writing on race, gender, and class that the entire crew at @hammerandhope.bsky.social is producing... to continue they need our support. if you can, i hope you'll join me in becoming a member. i give $25/month and get the best writing and education in return. hammerandhope.org/membership

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Maya Schenwar @mayaschenwar.bsky.social · Sep 5

Movement media is a key tool to fight fascism.
In the @truthout.org Center for Grassroots Journalism newsletter, see the latest from @wagingnonviolence.org @hammerandhope.bsky.social @convergencemag.com @kcdefender.bsky.social @deceleration.news & more! ❤️
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Grassroots journalism organizations are a tool against fascism -- and their voices are growing

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Sep 9

read @nanjala.bsky.social's @hammerandhope.bsky.social article here:

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In Kenya, Gen Z Battles Corruption and Police Violence

What keeps the Ruto administration running from crisis to crisis remains a complete unwillingness to listen to people and an unswerving commitment to responding to any form of dissent with violence.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Sep 9

"Every single person who has died during these cycles of actions and reprisals — around 140 people in large protests –– has been killed by the police." - @nanjala.bsky.social in @hammerandhope.bsky.social

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · Sep 9

Young Kenyans who took to the streets to protest corruption and poor job prospects are being charged in antiterrorism courts funded by the U.S. They face decades in maximum-security prison.

Kenya Uses U.S.-Funded Antiterrorism Courts for Political Crackdown

Young people who took to the streets to protest corruption and poor job prospects could face decades in maximum-security prison under a set of laws set up to combat al Qaeda.

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Center for Political Education (CPE) @politicaleducation.bsky.social · Sep 5

Rachel’s piece in @hammerandhope.bsky.social is a great start: hammerandhope.org/article/fasc... (2/6)

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Sep 2

I would like to make another pitch that you support @hammerandhope.bsky.social by donating and becoming a member. They provide ESSENTIAL analysis to help us better understand the moment we are in. I am a donor/member: hammerandhope.org/membership

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Trip Kirkpatrick @triplingual.myatproto.social · Sep 2

Thanks to the nudge from @prisonculture.bsky.social, I am now a supporting member of @hammerandhope.bsky.social. Won't you join me in furthering their (and our) work to make a better world?

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isaac @sevier.io · Sep 2

Excited to read [email protected] wrote about this excellent @hammerandhope.bsky.social article in the NYT, amplifying its message from @itsmccarthy.bsky.social and folks are spontaneously telling me about both. hammerandhope.org/article/iden...

The False Choice Between Identity Politics and Economic Populism

A left that ignores the differences within the working class will never build power.

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Beacon Press @beaconpress.bsky.social · Sep 1

During the Great Depression, these 7 Black wet nurses staged a sit-down strike to demand better pay and an end to racial discrimination. This is what a labor movement looks like. #LaborDay @hammerandhope.bsky.social

No Money, No Milk

Black wet nurses made a show of militance in 1937.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Sep 2

In the latest issue of @hammerandhope.bsky.social, we interviewed some of the figures behind this campaign and asked them about the media strategy they're using here: clearly one to watch for people trying to make sense of politics in 21st century information environments

Don’t Risk Evil Andrew for Mayor @dreamfornyc.bsky.social · Sep 2

The anti-Zohran SuperPACs are back. So the SuperPAC killer is back too.

As MAGA billionaires pledge "hundreds of millions" to sabotage the Mamdani mandate, DREAM enters its next form:

Don’t Re-elect Eric or Andrew for Mayor.

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Don't Re-Elect Eric or Andrew for Mayor banner with silhouettes of Kathy Hochul, Bill Ackman, Andrew Cuomo, Donald Trump, Eric Adams, and MAGA billionaire donors

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Hammer and Hope @hammerandhope.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you Stanley!

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Hammer and Hope @hammerandhope.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you SO MUCH @prisonculture.bsky.social! ❤️

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Hammer and Hope @hammerandhope.bsky.social · Sep 2

Thank you so much @triplingual.bsky.social!

Trip Kirkpatrick @triplingual.myatproto.social · Sep 2

Thanks to the nudge from @prisonculture.bsky.social, I am now a supporting member of @hammerandhope.bsky.social. Won't you join me in furthering their (and our) work to make a better world?

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Aug 27

"The fascists want us depleted, numb, and cynical." - I keep this top of mind daily and I actively refuse.

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Mike McCarthy @itsmccarthy.bsky.social · Aug 23

Love to see that @jamellebouie.net engaged with my @hammerandhope.bsky.social essay on class, identity, black politics, labor and @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social in depth today at the @nytimes.com. I’m a bit blown away. Shared below as a thread:

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Yusuf @yusufimaadkhan.com · Aug 18

I only read genuine leftist publications like @financialtimes.com and @hammerandhope.bsky.social

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Lawrence Wang @ltothewang.bsky.social · Aug 20

Please read our amazing interview with @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social in @hammerandhope.bsky.social where I share brilliant, earth-shattering, once-in-a-generation comms insights like the following:

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Camila Vergara @camilavergara.bsky.social · Aug 13

Great article on class, labor, and race in the US, and the way forward, by Michael McCarthy @itsmccarthy.bsky.social
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The False Choice Between Identity Politics and Economic Populism

A left that ignores the differences within the working class will never build power.

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