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

"The United States struck another small boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela, killing six people...It’s the fifth deadly strike in the Caribbean"

again, merely political consequences for wanton murder aren't enough.

apnews.com/article/trum...

US kills 6 people in strike on boat accused of carrying drugs near Venezuela, Trump says

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another boat accused of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 7h

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Solidarity Against Sadism

Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social, @chenjerai.bsky.social, @astra.bsky.social, and @keeanga.bsky.social for an emergency town hall on the Trump administration's authoritarian war on the Left. With @hammerandhope.bsky.social.

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Solidarity Against Sadism: An Emergency Town Hall

Join Naomi Klein, Chenjerai Kumanyika, Astra Taylor, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor for an emergency town hall on the Trump administration's authoritarian war on the…

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jmsbkb.bsky.social @jmsbkb.bsky.social · 2h

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www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/f...

Facebook removes Chicago-area page dedicated to ICE sightings after Justice Department intervenes

The Facebook page ICE Sighting-Chicagoland amassed over 70,000 members in recent weeks as the Trump administration’s “Operation Midway Blitz” has ramped up in Chicago and the suburbs.

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jmsbkb.bsky.social @jmsbkb.bsky.social · 8h

👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥 #michigan #democrats
How to Rebuild the Democratic Party — Part 2: The Solution
open.substack.com/pub/thedemoc...

How to Rebuild the Democratic Party — Part 2: The Solution

Empower Members, Grow Trust, Build Grassroots Power

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jmsbkb.bsky.social @jmsbkb.bsky.social · 15h

‘Everyone is welcome, except I.C.E.’ #grandrapids #michigan www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/c...

Cafes, restaurants across Chicago put up signs barring immigration agents

For restaurant and cafe workers, many of whom are immigrants, the looming threat of unannounced visits by ICE has created anxiety and uncertainty about their future.

www.chicagotribune.com

jmsbkb.bsky.social @jmsbkb.bsky.social · 15h

‘Everyone is welcome, except I.C.E.’ #grandrapids #michigan www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/14/c...

Cafes, restaurants across Chicago put up signs barring immigration agents

For restaurant and cafe workers, many of whom are immigrants, the looming threat of unannounced visits by ICE has created anxiety and uncertainty about their future.

www.chicagotribune.com

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jmsbkb.bsky.social @jmsbkb.bsky.social · 26d

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jmsbkb.bsky.social @jmsbkb.bsky.social · 3d

🔥🔥🔥🎯🎯🎯 #michigan #democrats

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jmsbkb.bsky.social @jmsbkb.bsky.social · 1d

🔥🔥🔥 #GrandRapids #michigan #democrats #abolishice #nooneisillegal #solidarity #boycott

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jmsbkb.bsky.social @jmsbkb.bsky.social · 1d

🔥🔥🔥 #GrandRapids #michigan #democrats #abolishice #nooneisillegal #solidarity #boycott

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jmsbkb.bsky.social @jmsbkb.bsky.social · 1d

🔥🔥🔥 #GrandRapids #michigan #democrats #abolishice #nooneisillegal #solidarity #boycott

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jmsbkb.bsky.social @jmsbkb.bsky.social · 8d

👏👏👏 #michigan #grandrapids #rejectaipac #armsembargonow

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

"More Than 200 Bodies Dug Out of the Gaza Rubble Since Ceasefire Went Into Effect"

More Than 200 Bodies Dug Out of the Gaza Rubble Since Ceasefire Went Into Effect - News From Antiwar.com

Rescue workers in Gaza have recovered more than 200 bodies of Palestinians killed by the IDF from the rubble and from areas they were previously unable to access since the ceasefire went into effect o...

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

I have a zine I published this year that focuses on US policing and tear gas: issuu.com/projectnia/d...

A [short] History of U.S. Police & Tear Gas

This is the 6th issue in Mariame Kaba's archival activations series. It was designed by Cindy Lau (October 2024).

issuu.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

In twelve days, New Yorkers will begin to cast their ballots and face a stark choice.

A choice between democracy and oligarchy. Between a city you can afford or more of the same. Between the hope of a brighter future or a broken past.

We will choose the future.

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utopia deferred @utopia-defer.red · 1d

this is an incredibly ominous beginning to a future with a largely carved out federal emergency response system

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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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

What I learned from Miss Major was persistence and also keeping a sense of humor. I was lucky to see her work in various organizing meetings over the years. She was a model of how to be a good elder. Truly grateful for everything she did to make the world better. Time for the rest of us to continue.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 1d

Student government leaders of MIT, UVA, U of AZ, Dartmouth, UPenn, Brown, and Vanderbilt united in their opposition to the "compact" proposed by the Trump administration.

Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

www.instagram.com/p/DPm507ljBJ...

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jmsbkb.bsky.social @jmsbkb.bsky.social · 1d

🔥🔥🔥 #GrandRapids #michigan #democrats #abolishice #nooneisillegal #solidarity #boycott

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jmsbkb.bsky.social @jmsbkb.bsky.social · 1d

🔥🔥🔥 #GrandRapids #michigan #democrats #abolishice #nooneisillegal #solidarity #boycott

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jmsbkb.bsky.social @jmsbkb.bsky.social · 1d

🔥🔥🔥 #GrandRapids #michigan #democrats #abolishice #nooneisillegal #solidarity #boycott

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jmsbkb.bsky.social @jmsbkb.bsky.social · 1d

Michigan Senators Slotkin and Peters vote for Trump’s $914 billion military bill, with anti-trans provisions and allowing US troops to be deployed in the US griid.org/2025/10/12/m...

Michigan Senators Slotkin and Peters vote for Trump’s $914 billion military bill, with anti-trans provisions and allowing US troops to be deployed in the US

With 24 other Senate Democrats, both Michigan Senators voted for the FY 2026 Military bill, otherwise know as S.2296 – National Defense Authorization Act, to the tune of $914 billion. The Sen…

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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 2d

Living between the abject horror of state violence and the sweetness of the solidarity we are all building to face said violence—canvassing our neighborhoods with KYR literature, migra watch shifts, signal chats full of love and outrage. Thank God for everyone stepping up to meet this moment.

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Eman Abdelhadi @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social · 2d

If you don’t see the link between ICE and the IDF, you haven’t been paying attention. We are being asked to accept a world where whole communities are made disposable and marked for disappearance. If we accept that for anyone, no one is safe anywhere.

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