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StrictlyChristo 🇺🇦🌻❌👑 @strictlychristo.bsky.social · 16h

Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.

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Chris Tebbens @christebbens.bsky.social · 10h

Albany, NY was playing that trash today

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The Institute for Bird Populations @instbirdpop.bsky.social · 13h

🪶 In the Ojibwe language, the word for chickadee is gijigijigaaneshiinh. To hear it pronounced (it sounds really cool) visit ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/m...

Photo of a Black-capped Chickadee by Chad Hordewel. A speech bubble from the bird's mouth says "Hi, I'm gijigijigaaneshiinh"

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1d

As we all know, real activists who achieve real things talk about doing federal crimes on public social media all the time

(do not trust anyone who talks about how cool doing federal crimes is on public social media)

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Chris Tebbens @christebbens.bsky.social · 15h

Anybody who thinks Waffle House isn’t skilled labor needs to go watch the Pull Drop Mark training videos.

Union of Southern Service Workers @raiseupthesouth.bsky.social · 15h

BREAKING: Waffle House workers in Orangeburg, SC are ON STRIKE.

We're demanding:
⚖️ No more favoritism
💰 Fair pay
🦺 Safe working conditions
🍽️ An end to unfair meal deductions

When workers stand up, we all rise.
#UnionsForAll #OrganizeTheSouth

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 15h

ICE agents blocked ambulance from transferring an injured protester to the hospital, even going as far as to threaten to arrest and shoot the driver.

This crosses so many lines.

EMS and first responders need to be free to help whoever needs it.

Delays cost lives.

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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Chris Tebbens @christebbens.bsky.social · 18h

Completely brain-locked in the moment and something I know I’ll be remembering for years.

Chris Tebbens @christebbens.bsky.social · 18h

Now I feel even worse, because I had time to go back a CHECK MY CARRY-ON LUGGAGE with the knife inside. So frustrated that something I’ve had for over 15 years on my hip is now just trashed.

Chris Tebbens @christebbens.bsky.social · 22h

The combo of “feeling uncomfortable without a knife in my pocket” and “taking a Lyft to airport to avoid parking” has finally combined in the worst way.

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Chris Tebbens @christebbens.bsky.social · 22h

Just a babby TERF 🥺

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Chris Tebbens @christebbens.bsky.social · 22h

The combo of “feeling uncomfortable without a knife in my pocket” and “taking a Lyft to airport to avoid parking” has finally combined in the worst way.

Chris Tebbens @christebbens.bsky.social · 22h

😬😰

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Chris Tebbens @christebbens.bsky.social · 22h

Disgusting. Clout-seekers need to be shamed.

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Chris Tebbens @christebbens.bsky.social · 1d

makin room

Still from the video showing a Yellow-rumped Warbler sitting on a branch holding a moth while taking a shit

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Chris Tebbens @christebbens.bsky.social · 1d

If you drink the root beer long enough, you start to like it.

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Chris Tebbens @christebbens.bsky.social · 2d

I ordered three for a small book club with comrades, and looking forward to getting in to it.

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 2d

theonion.com/ice-raids-my...

MYTH: ICE agents lack proper training.

FACT: Most have been racists their entire lives.

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Chris Tebbens @christebbens.bsky.social · 2d

I was honored to be part of the FTP cohort in 2024, and even more honored and blown away to be asked to speak to help recruit the next cohort. I am so grateful to be in spaces with people that I can’t even hold a candle to. (And they made me a cartoon!)

Banned Books Week 2025: I Did It, You Can Too! + ✨ 2 New Resources ✨

🗯 I did it, You can Too!

librariesforthepeople.substack.com

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Chris Tebbens @christebbens.bsky.social · 2d

That was a terrible gut punch episode.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

For the People Leftist Library Project hosted an excellent event on Thursday evening. Our wonderful steering committee member @kruttika.bsky.social created this wonderful newsletter that recaps some of what happened. It includes 2 new resources we shared at the event. #BannedBooksWeek

Banned Books Week 2025: I Did It, You Can Too! + ✨ 2 New Resources ✨

🗯 I did it, You can Too!

open.substack.com

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flubby @flubby.bsky.social · 2d

My 16 yo daughter tried to flush a mass of paper towels (super-absorbant bc her dad's no piker). I spent all day at war with this clog because I am NOT paying a plumber 🪠 I tried home repair suggestions from the internet all afternoon. The SIXTH one worked. This was Dad Lord of the Rings. Go Cubs

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Lisa Schiff @lschiff.bsky.social · 2d

It's the end of #BannedBooksWeek, but not the end of book bans. Local involvement with your library is the best way to fight back and defend everyone's access to knowledge. Check out For The People's excellent new Libraries 101 video to learn how! www.librariesforthepeople.org/resources#10...

How to help your public library

YouTube video by For the People Libraries

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James 🧛 Dracin'on @jamackinn.bsky.social · 2d

Dan Dickerson "Fuck this game recap"

youtu.be/4NoKwsQMG3U?...

Detroit Tigers announcer - I'm sorry, was that out loud?

YouTube video by Geoff M

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SaltyBitchables @saltybitchables.bsky.social · 2d

It’s heartbreaking that the richest country in the world needs food banks to feed its people but it’s unbelievable that our billionaire politicians have forced our military to feed themselves and their families from food banks.

#Pinks #ProudBlue #Military
www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Food Pantry Visits From Military Families Climb Over 30% Since Government Shutdown Began

Military families are being encouraged to seek out food, other resources as the government shutdown has surpassed one week with no end in sight.

www.military.com

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2d

They're talking about killing leftist activists. They're talking about murdering people organizing in defense of immigrant communities, doing mutual aid work, and protesting their violence. They are talking about murdering people like me and my friends. We must do more than acknowledge it's fascism.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 5d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Chris Tebbens @christebbens.bsky.social · 2d

Characterized as blocked.

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