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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 1d

Rest in Power to this legend 😢

Dan Savage @dansavage.bsky.social · 1d

Not the obituary I wanted to ready today.

www.advocate.com/news/miss-ma...

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, activist since Stonewall, has died

The LGBTQ+ community — and particularly the transgender community — has lost an iconic activist.

www.advocate.com

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Megan Kate Nelson 📚 @mkn.bsky.social · 1d

Calling all #historians who will be at the #WHA2025 in Albuquerque on Saturday!

The #NoKings protest will be from 12:00-2:00 p.m. MDT, at Central Avenue between 3rd and 8th St.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 1d

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 2d

The fact that top Republicans are already fearmongering about, lying about, the No Kings rallies this Saturday, across the US, tells you how worried they are about public pressure and protest against their reactionary, autocratic, anti-American agenda.

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 2d

So many people i talk to mention that their out-of-state friends or family have heard little to nothing about what’s going on in Chicago.

Some viral stories like the South Shore apartments raid or Rev. Black getting shot break through but the persistent Fed violence in the streets in lost.

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 4d

A legend! RIP 😢

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 4d

Noooooo oh no

RIP an absolute icon. May her memory be a blessing.

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

people.com

Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 4d

We need more Mamdanis in the world

Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 4d

And of course, the Patreon version: www.patreon.com/posts/you-ha...

You Have to See This Mamdani Ad | Katelyn Burns

Get more from Katelyn Burns on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 4d

CHICAGO: REBUILD is providing therapy to folks detained by ICE. Please feel free to let people know.

findmeatherapist.org

Find Me A Therapist

findmeatherapist.org

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Mo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 6d

If you're watching the situation in Chicago from afar & want to help, on the off chance you have spare $$, you can give to the Midwest Immigrant Bond Fund, which posts "bond for individuals held in the custody of ICE w ties to IL, IN, KY & WI who cannot afford to pay"
www.mibfc.org/helpusgrow

How to Help MIBFC — Midwest Immigration Bond Fund

www.mibfc.org

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 6d

I'm heart broken along with you! 😢 I love seeing your sweet babies and Fergus was such a loving little potato man. I'm so so sorry for your loss. 💜 So glad he had a gentle and loving passing.

Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 6d

This is heart breaking.

ghostly gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 6d

My dope friend Adrian, who is trans, interviewed 90 transgender Texans. His project is finally out: www.dallasnews.com/news/politic...

We surveyed 90 trans Texans. Most said they’re living in fear and weighing a move

Respondents said anti-trans policies have complicated their sense of home in Texas and pushed them to consider leaving the state.

www.dallasnews.com

Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 6d

So many cases

Patrick De Klotz @patdeklotz.bsky.social · 6d

American citizen, read this. www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 7d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 7d

"Black people are tired. Not metaphorically tired—actually tired. The kind of tired that turns every group chat into a mix of gallows humor and emotional triage."

I write about white ignorance and how exhausting it is to hear white ppl insist "this isn't who we are, when it's ALWAYS who we've been.

White People’s Performative Ignorance Is Exhausting—Opinion

Disbelief over authoritarianism in America isn’t a cutesy personality trait. It’s a confession: You haven’t been paying attention.

rewirenewsgroup.com

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 7d

🙏🙏🙏

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7d

Dolly Parton's sister is asking fans to "pray with me" amid the country music icon's health issues

Dolly Parton’s Sister Says ‘I Was Up All Night Praying’ Amid Country Icon’s Health Issues and Asks Fans to ‘Pray With Me’

Dolly Parton's sister Frieda is asking fans of the Queen of Country to "pray with me" amid Dolly's continued health struggles.

variety.com

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 7d

listen. when dolly parton’s sister says it’s time for us all to be prayer warriors for dolly. you fucking pray for dolly

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 8d

I had to get a lawyer to get POA on my dad who was already in a nursing home with Alzheimer's when my mom passed unexpectedly and then get a Lady Bird deed to avoid this very thing. We were privileged enough to go thru a year+ process. TX gonna TX

Texas Observer @texasobserver.org · 8d

Our top story, from @juliepoole.bsky.social: After suffering a stroke, their mother, Marilyn, spent two and a half years in a nursing home paid for by Medicaid. Now the state wanted its money back.

“It was like wild animals pouncing on meat.”

One Woman's Fight Against Texas' Medicaid Estate Recovery Program

Her mother had been in a nursing home paid for by Medicaid. Now, the state wanted its money back: “It was like wild animals pouncing on meat."

www.texasobserver.org

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 8d

Today marks the two-year anniversary of the horrific October 7 attack.

As we mourn the 1,218 lives lost that day, let us also keep alive the dream of a lasting peace and a better future for all.

Ceasefire now. Every hostage must come home. And a safer world for everyone.

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 8d

I missed it citing both. University of Austin is that Bari Weiss horse shit "school" for assholes. UT Austin is a real university...

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 8d

This is horrifying on so many levels. Damn it Texas

Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 8d

NEW: In May, a Texas police department said they used the powerful Flock surveillance network against a woman who had an abortion "for her safety"

Newly obtained court records show it was a 'death investigation,' and they considered charging her with a crime

www.404media.co/police-said-...

Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime

Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting a 'death investigation' into the abortion.

www.404media.co

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 8d

Just want to mention it's UT Austin, not University of Austin which is a thing I'd like to think doesn't even exist... (Am I blueskying right now? 😭)

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 8d

"HE told me no..." Exactly. 😒

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 8d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 8d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Katelyn Boo-urns @katelynburns.com · 9d

Link

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 9d

What if we all just post the word Link over and over again repost it and like then until even the normies are bothered?

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The People's Fabric @peoplesfabric.com · 10d

Pro-tip: if you have video of you or others directly intervening to obstruct ICE or de-arrest someone, for god’s sake don’t post it on social media. Or at a minimum blur faces first. You’re just begging for federal charges.

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Patti Neff-Tiven @solestrella7.bsky.social · 10d

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 10d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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