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Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social · 1d

I'm seeing friends go back in the closet and my heart hurts for them. They shouldn't need to do this. This is so awful. Queer and trans people are always made to choose between safety and freedom. We deserve both, but many of us get neither. I ache for my people.

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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 1d

If you're happy the 20 Israeli hostages are home (as I am) but silent on the 10,000 Palestinian hostages still languishing in Israeli prisons without charge or due process of law—then you'll have to stop pretending its hostage taking you were ever upset about.

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Oxymoron 🇵🇸 @43bat.bsky.social · 1d

Bingo

Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 1d

If you're happy the 20 Israeli hostages are home (as I am) but silent on the 10,000 Palestinian hostages still languishing in Israeli prisons without charge or due process of law—then you'll have to stop pretending its hostage taking you were ever upset about.

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Columbus Day Protests Once Again Erupt As Nation Struggles With Its Dark, Anti-Italian Past https://theonion.com/columbus-day-protests-once-again-erupt-as-nation-strugg-1829604693/

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Truthout @truthout.org · 1d

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya was the director of the last major functioning health facility in northern Gaza when it was attacked by Israel.

Advocates Call for Israel to Release Palestinian Doctor Abu Safiya

Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya was seized by the Israeli military in December 2024 after it raided Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza.

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

WAR-TORN PORTLAND

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enorconhcet @enorconhcet.bsky.social · 1d

You make my day, people of Portland!

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

WAR-TORN PORTLAND

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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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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

These are mostly indigenous communities in Alaska that have been slammed by the storm.

The local manager of a small airline fleet says he is the only one doing evacuations right now!

Defund FEMA and people are abandoned. Defund public media and no-one knows.

FYI, today is Indigenous Peoples Day.

Flooding seen with water up to the crash barriers of local roads

Sheds and debris lie scattered in the storm

A small blue house has been blown onto its roof

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strea3m.bsky.social @strea3m.bsky.social · 1d

The Republican party of "family values" is at it again😡

"Multiple sources also questioned the legality of the cuts to OSERS. Federal law requires that there be an Office of Special Education Programs"

"[An employee] wondered: "Who will families go to when there's nobody left?"

Heartless bastards.

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

www.npr.org

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BikePortland @bikeportland.org · 1d

Thousands of riders streamed onto the street as federal troops held long guns on the roof above, police officers on bikes looked over their shoulders nervously while holding back crowds on the sidewalk, and a brass band played what felt like a hero's march.

bikeportland.org/2025/10/13/p...

Presence as power marks massive pedaling protest against Trump

Thousands of Portlanders showed they are unafraid by making themselves as vulnerable as possible.

bikeportland.org

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Bertrom. @bertrom.bsky.social · 1d

Michelangelo Antonioni.

L’Eclisse.

1962.

‘An empty lot.
She walks away.'

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Government workers 👇🏾

Lunch is on the house:

Being in the heart of downtown DC, we love that so many of our Federal employees stop by during lunch for a Donburi at China Chilcano or a Fútbol Club at Jaleo. And just because the government is shut down doesn't mean you have to miss out on your favorite lunch spot- because this time, its on us!
Join us for lunch from 11:30 AM to 3:00 PM at any of our participating restaurants and enjoy a free lunch item when you present your government ID-you heard that right! Dine in with us Monday through Friday and choose your favorite: a sandwich at Jaleo, a donburi at China Chilcano, a wrap or pita at Zaytinya, or a torta at Oyamel.
We've always believed in serving our community with open arms and good food-no shutdown can stop that.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 1d

Ah yes, air traffic controllers must show up for work without pay, but Congress can take the day off. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says he’ll be making “necessary cuts” to the department, because nothing fixes staffing shortages quite like firing more people.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 1d

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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enorconhcet @enorconhcet.bsky.social · 1d

Watching the Man in the High Castle series, I'm appalled by the brilliant naturalism of Nazi America in the series. Even the retrospective of that moment when at the end of WW2 Smith & his friend send their Jewish officer friend running away in the rain as they don the Swatiska armbands.

Ron Stonebear Shields @stonebear4747.bsky.social · 1d

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David Turnbull @dturnbull.bsky.social · 1d

The difference between our previous Portland City Council and our current one is night and day. Our current city council is standing up for and with Portlanders. This op-ed authored by @counciloravalos.bsky.social and @councilorepg.bsky.social is a great example. Keep it up Councilors!

Opinion: Portland City Council stands ready to meet this moment

While the 12 city councilors representing four districts may disagree on various matters, they are united in their commitment to protect Portland, write City Councilor Candace Avalos and City Council ...

www.oregonlive.com

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Milwaukee Ave Bike Lane @milwaukeeavbike.bsky.social · 2d

Listen for the loud whistles. Carry them and use them. 3 short blows for sightings, 3 longs blows if you see someone being kidnapped.
Fuck these fucks

Gregory Pratt @royalpratt.bsky.social · 2d

ICE / Border Patrol threatening to arrest a cyclist for following and recording in Chicago

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Earthbound420 @earthbound420.bsky.social · 4d

Exactly 💥 Every damn day!💥

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

👉👉 nokings.org

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Maggie McNeill @maggiemcneill.bsky.social · 3d

Reporters: stop using the deferential term "detaining" when talking about ICE goons' abduction of innocent people from US streets. You proper term would indeed by "abduction", but if you want to pretend neutrality you could use "capture", which at least says nothing about the captors' motives.

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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · Aug 1

In March of 1945, the US Army issued this "fact sheet" to guide conversations with soldiers on the topic of fascism, paying particular attention to the ongoing threat that domestic fascist movements posed to the US. Their analysis of what a homegrown US fascism would look like is interesting.

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WAR DEPARTMENT-WASHINGTON 25, D. C. • 24 March 1945 FASCISM!
Note For This Week's Discussion:
Fascism is not the easiest thing to identify and analyze; nor, once in power, is it easy to destroy. It is important for our future and that of the world that as many of us as possible understand the causes and practices of fascism, in order to combat it. Points to stress are: (1) Fascism is more apt to come to power at a time of economic crisis;
(2) fascism inevitably leads to war; (3) it can come to any country; (4) we can best combat it by making our democracy work.

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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 3d

#OtD 12 Oct 1860 French anarchist-communist Émile Pouget was born. He was a militant trade unionist, founder of multiple libertarian newspapers, deputy secretary of @lacgtcommunique from 1901-1908, and participant in drafting the 1906 Charter of Amiens stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1262...

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 3d

How big might the crash be? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10... Very big, is my answer. The question is, have we got a big enough government to deal with it?

How big might the crash be?

I have already noted that the cryptocurrency market is crashing this weekend. The risk of contagion into other financial markets is high because: The risk of Trump imposing unsustainable tariff ra...

www.taxresearch.org.uk

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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 3d

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