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Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Sep 4

This.

Camilo Pérez-Bustillo @cperezbustillo.bsky.social · Sep 4

www.justsecurity.org/119982/legal...

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Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Sep 3

This.

I’ve Had It Podcast @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social · Sep 2

Zohran Mamdani on Andrew Cuomo’s affection for Benjamin Netanyahu
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social

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Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Sep 2

Another journalist murdered.

Josep Goded (New Main Account) @josepgoded2.bsky.social · Sep 2

Palestinian journalist Rasmi Jihad Salem was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Abu Al-Amin Street, near Al-Jalaa Roundabout in Gaza City.

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Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Sep 1

I am so happy that this will happen in my city!

Amplify Palestine @amplifypalestine.bsky.social · Aug 30

The Gaza Biennale comes to NYC, Sept 10–14.

"Recess is honored to be the first North American site hosting the Gaza Biennale, a global exhibition shaped by Palestinian artists who have been creating throughout the genocidal war in Gaza."

www.recessart.org/events/394-g...

Gaza Biennale (in English and Arabic) 2025
Above the Arabic calligraphy, an image of a phoenix-like bird, wings spread wide taking flight

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Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 31

I did not know this about #RichardGere ❤️.

Pauline Park @paulinepark.bsky.social · Aug 31

#RichardGere was born in Philadelphia #OnThisDay in 1949, becoming a renowned actor as well as an supporter of the movement to #FreeTibet from the PRC's dictatorship; he's also one of the few Hollywood celebrities who have publicly criticized #ApartheidIsrael... 🍉

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...

Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 30

When I feel hopeless in this horrifying times, I look up what these folks are doing and feel a little better.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Aug 29

On Thursday, I joined the National Action Network's March on Wall Street with Rev. Al Sharpton, MLK III and hundreds of union members, civil rights leaders, and people from NYC and around the country.

Zohran on stage at the podium in front of the crowd. Rev. Al Sharpton is behind him.

Zohran at the front of the march holding a banner.

An intergenerational crowd at the March on Wall Street.

Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 28

This.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Aug 28

Important clarification, multiple CDC sources tell me: Federal employees are not allowed to strike/walk out, so this is *not* a walkout but a "clap out" to show support for departing leadership. Current employees were either given permission to attend by a supervisor or used leave time to attend.

Dan Murphy @bungdan.bsky.social · Aug 28

AP live feed of the CDC walkout in Atlanta. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZ7Q...

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Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 27

This is the devastating result indeed.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Aug 27

As kids return to school, another mass shooting has stolen young lives.

Children shouldn’t fear their classrooms. Teachers shouldn’t risk their lives. Parents shouldn’t wonder if their kids will come home.

We are the only country with more guns than people—and this is the devastating result.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 27

Multiple victims in Minneapolis Catholic school shooting and suspect reportedly dead

Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 26

This.

Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social · Aug 19

My latest in @currentaffairs.bsky.social on Trump's federalization of law enforcement in DC.
www.currentaffairs.org/news/democra...

Democrats Aren’t Fighting Trump’s D.C. Takeover Because They’ve Embraced “Law and Order” Politics

Trump’s actions in D.C. are authoritarian, but Democrats’ response has been feeble at best. That's because they don’t fundamentally disagree with police crackdowns.

www.currentaffairs.org

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Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 24

This.

Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · Aug 24

This is atrocious messaging. Just substanceless.

The guy is acting like a dictator, and your response is “I love cops”?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 24

Jeffries on Trump planning a military crackdown in Chicago: "We should continue to support local law enforcement and not simply allow Donald Trump to play games with the lives of the American people as part of his effort to manufacture a crisis and create a distraction because he's deeply unpopular"

Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 22

I can't wait to see this!

Alex S. Vitale @alexvitale.bsky.social · Aug 22

My interview on NPR in San Antonio on our new film showing there Satuday night.
www.tpr.org/public-healt...

New documentary that argues for the decriminalization of sex work screens in San Antonio

'Sex Work: It's Just a Job' profiles sex workers who are fighting stereotypes and struggling to decriminalize their trade.

www.tpr.org

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Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 21

Well said.

Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · Aug 19

if your theory of change involves depending on cops to rein in cops, i have awful news for you. just ... the worst you can imagine.

Evan Bernick, a finite mode with a smol hooman and a lorg floof @evanbernick.bsky.social · Aug 19

Ppl this is not going to happen. State police are not going to arrest federal police. The most that can even be optimistically expected of them is that they will not assist federal police, and even that is a heavy lift, even if they are totally within their constitutional rights to do just that.

Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 20

This panel looks wonderful!

Alex Zucker @alexzucker.bsky.social · Aug 20

The amazing lineup for this year's @bkbookfest.bsky.social #BKBF includes this panel at 6 pm on Sept 17

With @micahh.bsky.social @kamaufranklin.bsky.social ‪‪@marpark.bsky.social‬ @priscillagrim.bsky.social
Moderated by @jocelynsimonson.bsky.social

brooklynbookfestival.org/event/no-cop...

No Cop City, No Cop World: Lessons from the Movement from Atlanta to NYC (In Person) - Brooklyn Book Festival

Join us as we celebrate the release of No Cop City, No Cop World: Lessons from the Movement, a collection of essays published in May 2025 by Haymarket Books. The event will bring together co-editors a...

brooklynbookfestival.org

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Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 19

Support Priscilla Grim.
#StopCopCity

Zohran Mamdani for NYC Mayor @priscillagrim.bsky.social · Jun 21

Hi, I’m Priscilla Grim. I’m a mother, artist, and longtime organizer. I’m also one of 61 people facing extreme RICO charges in Georgia for protesting Cop City.

It’s been 2 years. The state is still coming for me.
👉 supportpriscilla.org
#StopCopCity #HelloComrade

Support Priscilla!

In the largest political RICO case in U.S. history, activist and artist Priscilla Grim faces baseless charges for opposing Cop City. Arrested during a peaceful protest, she now battles criminalization...

supportpriscilla.org

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Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 18

Lol.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Aug 17

"THE ART OF THE KNEEL"

TRUMP: "You have to agree to a ceasefire or there will be sanctions."

PUTIN: "No ceasefire."

TRUMP: "OK."

PUTIN: "And no sanctions."

TRUMP: "OK."

PUTIN: "We're done. Thanks for the red carpet and photo ops."

Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 16

Yup. And he's a socialist ❤️.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Aug 15

"There is one candidate that I know for sure in this race who is not going to kowtow to the Trump administration." - Queens Borough President Donovan Richards

Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 15

"We spend a lot of money on the military" and now the military has "nothing to do." Hmmm. I wonder if there is some other way to spend that money?

Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · Aug 14

"We've spent a lot of money on the military and now they have nothing to do so we might as well let the president use it domestically to satisfy his own petty grudges" is precisely why the Founders feared a standing army.

I mean, it's pretty much fucking verbatim.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 14

Comer: "We're gonna support doing this in other cities if it works out in Washington DC. We spend a lot on our military. Our military has been in many countries around the world for the past two decades walking the streets trying to reduce crime. We need to focus on the big cities in America now."

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Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 14

Dance party with justice!

Justice Committee @justicecommittee.bsky.social · Aug 13

#JusticeStateofMind wouldn’t be a dance party without some tunes! 🪩 Luckily DJ Monday Blue will be spinning for us all night 💃 grab your dancing shoes & your early bird tix to celebrate 40+yrs of organizing with us on Oct 30! justicecommittee.org/jsmvi

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Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 13

Reject the occupation of Washington DC!

Metro DC DSA @mdcdsa.org · Aug 12

Metro DC DSA stands in solidarity with the people of DC & rejects the occupation of our city. It's time to organize and fight back! 🌹(1/2)

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Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 12

I need an owl in my life.

Insta Science @instascience.bsky.social · Aug 12

An owl with some attitude.

Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 11

This.

Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Aug 11

Benjamin Netanyahu: "Will no one rid me of these meddlesome journalists?"

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Aug 11

BBC: “Al Jazeera’s entire team in Gaza city has been killed.”

Jean Halley @jeanhalley.bsky.social · Aug 10

Socialists are everywhere.

Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · Aug 9

Next week!

Milwaukee DSA @mkedsa.bsky.social · Aug 5

The next General Meeting of the Milwaukee chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America is August 16th at 11am. This is a great place to learn about the chapter, join us in making collective decisions, and get plugged in to our active campaigns and working groups.