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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 20h

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

ICE took a 13-year-old they said had a gun. Local cops say he didn’t.

Now he's detained 500 miles away from his Massachusetts home.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Sheryl Weikal and the colorful Parrotlegals @leftistlawyer.com · 11h

The United States is in material breach of over five hundred - yes, 500 - legally binding treaties with Indigenous nations.

And lest you say that's because of Trump, we were in breach of at least 350 under both of the last two Democratic administrations.

So yes, we are an illegal occupation.

Conquering and colonization is the way people acquired land at that time in history. It was uncivilized and involved violence and yet that's how land was acquired.

You fought over it and, if you won, it became yours. I acknowledge that's how America came to be. I also acknowledge colonization was a bad thing for indigenous populations.

But I think you're reaching pretty far to try to claim America is an ongoing illegal occupation in present day.

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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 13h

foggy skelly

Photo of a 12ft skeleton from behind. It is facing a foggy neighborhood and the sun is a bright foggy spot.

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 17h

SCIENCE POLICY NEWS:

During Yom Kippur, all the members of the High Energy Physics Advisory Committee (HEPAP), myself included, received a letter thanking us for our service and telling us essentially that the almost 40 yo standing federal advisory committee was no more. ⚛️🧪🔭

Why that matters 🧵

DOE Consolidates Office of Science Advisory Committees

Six long-standing committees advising the Department of Energy’s Office of Science have been rolled into one.

www.aip.org

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Jennifer, 🎃 edition. 🖕🧊 @thejenn.bsky.social · 13h

Halsey's Badlands album is 10 years old and my brain rejects this fact.

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 1d

It may no longer be Indigenous Peoples' Day but this is when and where your support truly matters. We have several Native communities devastated by flooding, families have literally lost everything.

Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

A a teal flyer for the Western Alaska Disaster Relief with a QR code to donate. Text reads:

WESTERN ALASKA DISASTER RELIEF

Alaska's Western coastal communities are experiencing devastating impacts from Typhoon Halong, with families displaced and villages facing severe flooding and loss.

ONLINE FUNDRAISER:
Join us in supporting relief efforts. Scan the QR code to donate
online. All funds raised will go directly to
assisting communities.
QUYANA CAKNEQ - QUYANAQPAK - QAGAASAKUNG - TAIKUU
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MAHSÌ CHO - GUNALCHÈESH - HÀW’AA - THANK YOU

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FLAVOR FLAV ⏰ @flavorflav.bsky.social · 1d

R.I.P. ICON D’Angelo 🙏🏾🕊️

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gamera obscura @ohrobin.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Anita Bryant Humiliation Day

A four-panel image of Anita Bryant being pied in her sanctimonious face by gay rights activist Thom Higgins, 1977.

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 1d

Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.

Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 1d

NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.

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Jennifer, 🎃 edition. 🖕🧊 @thejenn.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely worth it

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Jennifer, 🎃 edition. 🖕🧊 @thejenn.bsky.social · 1d

Lol! My MOM remembers this music video. She'd stop dead in her tracks to watch it with me every time it came on.

Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 1d

This video used to come on in the lobby of my college dorm and inevitably there would be like 20 girls stopped to watch it every single time

D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel) (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by DAngeloVEVO

youtu.be

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Mr Autumn Man @pnwnwa.myatproto.social · 2d

Lest we forget

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George Chidi, Evil Reporter @neonflag.bsky.social · 2d

As we consider some candidates for high office in Georgia, it is healthy to remember that a small number of high-profile former elected officials are perfectly capable of paying themselves millions of dollars in campaign donations for a race that they know they have almost no chance of winning.

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WingsNDNSilver @wingsndnsilver.bsky.social · 2d

Now, tonight's local urgent needs.

Since it's still [for a few hours yet] Indigenous Peoples' Day, I'm posting two from Indigenous folks and families.

Let's get them both some help before this day is out.

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Jennifer, 🎃 edition. 🖕🧊 @thejenn.bsky.social · 2d

And some bonus lil cuties

Resin & beaded earrings. Orange glitter cabochons with dark gray beaded fringe.

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Jennifer, 🎃 edition. 🖕🧊 @thejenn.bsky.social · 2d

HA!! My first finished pair in ages.i call them Sweater Weather 🍁

Close up of resin circle earrings on gold hooks.

Loooooooong earrings. Glittery orange resin circles with 2 long beaded fringes of seed beads in alternating metallic brown, orange, and cobalt blue.

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PUNK BLACK @punkblack.bsky.social · 2d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Here are 5 bands to add to your playlist. #punkblack

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Cyn Nault (she/her/wiin) @sacredcolours.ca · 2d

Here’s another Indigenous person you can support today with a few $ 💜✨

BeadsAgainstFascism @baf.bsky.social · Jul 21

I'm a broke, disabled, queer, trans Cree person who's been through some awful stuff and really hard times lately— grieving a friend's passing, dealing with multiple acute injuries plus a new chronic condition...

PayPal.me/beadsagainstfascism

Pay Beads Against Fascism using PayPal.Me

Go to paypal.me/BeadsAgainstFascism and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

PayPal.me

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Jennifer, 🎃 edition. 🖕🧊 @thejenn.bsky.social · 2d

For Indigenous Peoples' Day, support an Indigenous family!

Kia Camp @mahtheyzhawey.bsky.social · 8d

October Mutual Aid. Goes towards bills, medical, personal care, and November rent. If you want to just support a disabled Native artist share or donate. Also have my kofi where I sell my art.
PayPal.me/kiagbear
Cashapp $kiagbear
Venmo kiagbear
ko-fi.com/mahtheyzhawe...

ko-fi.com

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Christi Belcourt @christibelcourt.com · 2d

Pet peeve:

People who comment “it’s not going to make any difference”

Even if the odds are against you, does the mean you should give up?

Should our people have not fought back? People shouldn’t have fought apartheid? Rosa Parks shouldn’t have given up her seat?

Like what are you saying?

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Maya Schenwar @mayaschenwar.bsky.social · 2d

Rest in Power, Miss Major.💔

On solidarity: “We can’t go it alone… I mean, you can try, and get knocked down and get up and try again, and get knocked down and get up and try again. But that’s how it’ll be, until somebody helps you up and says, let me stand with you.”
truthout.org/articles/a-m...

A Mother’s Day Chat With Revolutionary Trans Activist Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

Janet Mock has called Miss Major, who has nurtured generations of queer and trans youth, “the mother we all deserve.”…

truthout.org

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Jennifer, 🎃 edition. 🖕🧊 @thejenn.bsky.social · 2d

Happy birthday 🎂 🥳

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 2d

We honor the legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fierce protector of our collective freedom. Our hearts are with her loved ones and all who carry her vision forward.

"We will honor Miss Major forever." - @imarajones.bsky.social

An illustration of Miss Major surrounded by candles with blue background and a famous quote of hers written in gold. The quote reads“I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train and teach and love on and create families within my community and gender non-conforming people, so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a history, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved, and seek happiness, and share that with the people that we care about.” -Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

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Cuchillo Lope @hosteencholo.bsky.social · 2d

My friend asked me about Indigenous Peoples day and I had just the answer for her.

Text chat that reads:

Today 12:49 PM
We get Monday off to honor indigenous peoples day
What are your thoughts on that
You should send me money.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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