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Ruby S. @rubyji.bsky.social · 6h

So glad I've already started moving over to Tidal.

I use the hell out of Spotify and it's killing me to leave it, but I just can't be a part of this.

SFGATE @sfgate.com · 1d

Spotify responded that the ads do not violate its policies.

Spotify is running ICE hiring ads boasting wild signing bonuses

Spotify responded that the ads do not violate its policies.

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Soraya Nadia McDonald @sorayanadiamcdonald.com · 7h

"This shows that if Israel, with the whole world watching, can treat a well-known, white person with a Swedish passport this way, just imagine what they do to Palestinians behind closed doors," Thunberg said to Aftonbladet.

Philip O'Connor @philipoconnor.bsky.social · 1d

Aftonbladet's interview with Greta Thunberg is now available in English - it raises many serious questions, not least about the Swedish govt. effectively abandoning its citizens to torture because it doesn't agree with their politics. A thundering disgrace.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 7h

I see protest discourse is hitting the feed again ahead of No Kings—idk man, go, don’t go,

…but if you do go make sure to link up with an org that’ll help you get into longterm organizing and if you don’t go, make sure to link up with an org that’ll help you get into longterm organizing

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 7h

Seeing people say that "by the numbers" Stancil is right about No Kings being bigger than the civil rights mvt. But no. That's not how any of this works.

It's like saying I'm a bigger organizer than Greta Thunberg because I'm taller. It's not technically true, it's just stupid.

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Ruby S. @rubyji.bsky.social · 7h

Fortunately the Andor subreddit isn't!

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Gregg Levine @greggjlevine.bsky.social · 8h

“… we will never get clean air without public pressure, and there will never be public pressure without public awareness that COVID is dangerous. As long as the public continues to treat COVID like a cold the government has no incentive to move on clean air.”

— @juliadoubleday.bsky.social

Beyond all reason

Long COVID patients are constantly harangued about our requests for COVID safety. Yet what we're asking for is far less than what we're called on to do to survive.

www.thegauntlet.news

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Emissary Of Night | ليلى @diplomatofnight.com · 12h

miss rachel is the GOAT white lady

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Ruby S. @rubyji.bsky.social · 12h

This attitude is how you get bonkers right-wingers in Congress. Gerrymandering isn't just our problem here in NC. Republicans are making it the entire country's problem while you throw us away like we're worth less than you.

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 14h

Now, Dems hold 7 of 33 US house seats (21%) across AL, LA, MS, SC & TN. Dems won 37% of 2024 presidential vote in those states.

Now Supreme Court may allow those states to eliminate >all< Dem seats by undermining the VRA www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...

Our democracy being chipped away, bit by bit.

Current vs a plausible congressional seat map, if the Supreme Court heads in the direction it appears to be by killing elements of the VRA.

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LOWρUF🐸 🇵🇦🇬🇱🇨🇦🇲🇽 @lowrhoufo.bsky.social · 14h

I feel like Ben Gvir personally being in the room when Greta Thunberg was being tortured should be bigger news

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Mothers* for Ceasefire @mothers4ceasefire.bsky.social · 13h

We won't stop until Palestine is free! Join us, Durham.

Mothers* for Ceasefire @mothers4ceasefire.bsky.social · 15d

See you in Durham tomorrow and every Wednesday for our weekly action of solidarity and love for Palestine! NEW TIME: 5:15-6:15PM!

Bring your rage! Bring your love!

MOMS*
MOMS*
MOMS* ON MAIN

5:15pm - 6:15pm every Wednesday
@the corner of Broad & Main Streets

* We embrace an inclusive understanding of the "mothering;" we understand it as a verb, a role, and a specific act of care. If you identify as a mother, mama, grandmother, aunt, caregiver, parent, mentor, or advocate for children, join us.

Photo of a hand holding a sign that says "WE ARE ALL GAZA" in front of a Pride flag and a Palestinian flag.

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Jennifer (Jenn) Weaver @jennweaver.bsky.social · 15h

Hey Orange and Durham County, this family could use our help.

Mark Simpson-Vos @simpsonvos.bsky.social · 15h

ICE has taken the law-abiding manager of our local movie theater, husband of an American citizen and father to two more, living here legally if not for a first marriage that ended in divorce.

Share/please read the story attached to the call for funding support.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-reuni...

Donate to URGENT: Family Torn Apart by ICE - Help Bring Shama Home, organized by Dani Christian

On October 9th, Mohamed Shama went to his routine immigration … Dani Christian needs your support for URGENT: Family Torn Apart by ICE - Help Bring Shama Home

www.gofundme.com

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Ruby S. @rubyji.bsky.social · 16h

Hey @charlesmckinney.bsky.social, say hi to my (other) brilliant friend Eileen speaking at Rhodes today!

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Ruby S. @rubyji.bsky.social · 16h

They weren't as open about it, but they literally had all the same beliefs.

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Ruby S. @rubyji.bsky.social · 16h

GOOD!

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Ruby S. @rubyji.bsky.social · 19h

Great thread of analysis of the NC Republican redistricting scam coming our way (by the author of Anatomy of a Purple State").

Chris Cooper @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social · 19h

You may be wondering why the Republicans are being so explicit here. They're saying that they're doing this with the express purpose of getting another Rep seat.

The answer, I believe, is because they believe it may actually benefit them in the inevitable court fight.

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Steven W. Thrasher is finishing The Overseer Class @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 22h

Greetings from the Port of Cape Town. I am about to board a boat to visit Robben Island. Do follow this thread if you’d like to come along with me — I’ll be learning about South African history + sharing my thoughts on apartheid & the fight for freedom in SA, Palestine & the USA

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Adrienne @adrienneleigh.bsky.social · 1d

This is such vile shit. If they're doing this shit to famous white people, you know they're doing 1000x worse to Palestinians. (Which Thunberg herself points out, as well.)

Edvin Alpros Ⓜ️ antisocial dominans minister @edvinalpros.bsky.social · 1d

www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

www.aftonbladet.se

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🇲🇽🐸rustbelt rebel🐸🇲🇽 @rustbeltrebel.bsky.social · 22h

I can’t remember any point in time when this sort of thing *wasnt* being revealed about the young Rs. I mean. They’re the ones that organized border militia campus visits.

Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 22h

“They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies and driving them to suicide and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.” www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

‘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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Melanie Sill @melaniesill.bsky.social · 22h

A new kind of training and awareness needed for news people; media have always been too credulous, with investigative reporting later showing that official sources had lied or misled at the moment. Now, official US govt sources are operating in a hard partisan framework, journalism needs new methods

Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

Literally nothing coming from the Pentagon, DHS, or DOJ should be considered credible unless backed up by an independent source outside of government. (This, for the record, is a huge problem!)

MFordTheRiver @prynnford.bsky.social · 1d

Of all the things that didn’t happen

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Ruby S. @rubyji.bsky.social · 22h

I'm sorry that happened! Thankfully I haven't been bothered about wearing a mask a single time, or if I have I didn't notice. Fuck them.

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Schnorkles O'Bork @schnorkles.bsky.social · 1d

It should not be understated how much clever shit like this actually annihilates morale at places like ICE/CBP.

Getting made fun of like this on national television while people laugh at you is.. well, you may call it victory wine, but it ain't.

Heidi Kitrosser @heidikitrosser.bsky.social · 1d

I love this so much. Funny, sweet, hopeful, and kind of bad-ass.

youtu.be/bw5zxdSObso?...

A Message From The Frog Resistance

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

youtu.be

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Ruby S. @rubyji.bsky.social · 1d

Mine too but that hasn't stopped me. I have continued masking indoors for over 5 years now and I don't intend to stop given everyone else's refusal to take basic steps to eradicate COVID.

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 2d

Even if you think the risk is low to you personally, maybe you're outdoors with 2 others, or the ventilation is good, we're trying to normalize masking in an ongoing pandemic. If you identify as an ally, you don't need to post that maskless pic

We want to send the message that every life matters

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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 2d

Dear liberals,

If you identify as a leftist who believes in intersectional justice & fighting fascism, please wear a mask in public. It’s one small act of solidarity with the millions living with long Covid - and a reminder that caring for others includes protecting their health

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