Jenny Bendel
@jennybendel.bsky.social
Organizer, comms, mutual aid, road crew. Defender of Earth, Fighter of Power. Always anti-fascist, pro-dogs and The Clash. Bury my heart at Standing Rock.
“Protect your spirit because you are in the place where spirits get eaten.” -John Trudell
“Protect your spirit because you are in the place where spirits get eaten.” -John Trudell
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Jenny Bendel
@jennybendel.bsky.social
· Jan 28
What do we do with so much sad
Find work that gets us out of our own heads, centered in community resiliency, human and animal dignity and environmental care. Food banks, urban food gardens, safe houses, libraries, community medical, child care, shelters, education and outreach, etc etc.
I’m having conversations in my community daily about the lack of affordability in absolutely everything and the brutal job market that has had folks searching for a job for months and for some, years. Folks are struggling hard.
December 2, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I’m having conversations in my community daily about the lack of affordability in absolutely everything and the brutal job market that has had folks searching for a job for months and for some, years. Folks are struggling hard.
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Hi Bluesky, Giving Tuesday is almost here, and I’m asking y'all for extra support tomorrow. As most of you know, Prison Journalism Project trains and publishes the work of incarcerated writers so their stories can be heard. We are aiming to raise $50,000 before the end of the year
December 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Hi Bluesky, Giving Tuesday is almost here, and I’m asking y'all for extra support tomorrow. As most of you know, Prison Journalism Project trains and publishes the work of incarcerated writers so their stories can be heard. We are aiming to raise $50,000 before the end of the year
We recognize World AIDS Day in the United States. We send our voices up for those we’ve lost and for the work for a cure.
worldaidsday.org
worldaidsday.org
Home - World AIDS Day
Get Involved There are loads of ways to get involved: in school, college or university, in your workplace or in any other setting.In your school Never too young to raise awareness (and money) to help ...
worldaidsday.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
We recognize World AIDS Day in the United States. We send our voices up for those we’ve lost and for the work for a cure.
worldaidsday.org
worldaidsday.org
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Tech oligarchs have been scrambling for products to retain dominance since the plateau of the home computer and mobile phone. Today, they're forcing 'AI' garbage on us while pushing for mass surveillance and war products, even if they have to make the wars to service them. We can reject this future.
November 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Tech oligarchs have been scrambling for products to retain dominance since the plateau of the home computer and mobile phone. Today, they're forcing 'AI' garbage on us while pushing for mass surveillance and war products, even if they have to make the wars to service them. We can reject this future.
No duh.
NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache. n.pr/4ot3Aky
Opinion: My kind of holiday song
NPR's Scott Simon explains why The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" is a holiday song for those who have troubles and heartache.
n.pr
November 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
No duh.
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I hope 77 million Americans feel like they are making a real statement with the Child Rapist they consigned for.
November 29, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I hope 77 million Americans feel like they are making a real statement with the Child Rapist they consigned for.
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Northwestern joins the growing list of US universities which are caving to Trump by agreeing to illegally ban trans people from facilities.
Banning trans people from bathrooms is illegal in Illinois, as affirmed by law and a court ruling.
www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-inform...
Banning trans people from bathrooms is illegal in Illinois, as affirmed by law and a court ruling.
www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-inform...
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Northwestern joins the growing list of US universities which are caving to Trump by agreeing to illegally ban trans people from facilities.
Banning trans people from bathrooms is illegal in Illinois, as affirmed by law and a court ruling.
www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-inform...
Banning trans people from bathrooms is illegal in Illinois, as affirmed by law and a court ruling.
www.illinoislegalaid.org/legal-inform...
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ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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If you want to see how quickly everyone goes into manufacturing consent mode, compare the full-court press tonight to the response to any of the people ICE has shot in the last few months, some of whom died.
November 27, 2025 at 1:21 AM
If you want to see how quickly everyone goes into manufacturing consent mode, compare the full-court press tonight to the response to any of the people ICE has shot in the last few months, some of whom died.
Looking forward to celebrating Buy Nothing Friday.
November 27, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Looking forward to celebrating Buy Nothing Friday.
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These are organic onions in Oregon that were bagged after digging, to allow the mud to dry. They are then dumped back out into rows for a machine to collect — the dirt falls off easily once dry.
November 26, 2025 at 11:51 PM
These are organic onions in Oregon that were bagged after digging, to allow the mud to dry. They are then dumped back out into rows for a machine to collect — the dirt falls off easily once dry.
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These workers are harvesting celery. They use a curved blade to cut and trim the bunches. It is often packaged right in the field by another crew of workers.
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
These workers are harvesting celery. They use a curved blade to cut and trim the bunches. It is often packaged right in the field by another crew of workers.
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Fresh herbs (whether sold fresh or processed by drying) are delicate. They are often hand harvested, like this parsley in Ventura County, CA.
November 26, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Fresh herbs (whether sold fresh or processed by drying) are delicate. They are often hand harvested, like this parsley in Ventura County, CA.
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Green beans are durable enough to be largely harvested by machines and then sorted and cleaned for quality by hand. The specialty varieties are more likely to be harvested by hand in a process similar to the work in this video. (Video shows snap peas from Salinas, CA.)
November 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Green beans are durable enough to be largely harvested by machines and then sorted and cleaned for quality by hand. The specialty varieties are more likely to be harvested by hand in a process similar to the work in this video. (Video shows snap peas from Salinas, CA.)
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This Monterey Mushroom facility has a strong union contract. The good union wages and benefits make for low overturn, which makes for extremely skilled workers like this.
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This Monterey Mushroom facility has a strong union contract. The good union wages and benefits make for low overturn, which makes for extremely skilled workers like this.
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Workers here are cutting the tough pumpkin vines. Other workers will then collect and sort the pumpkins by size.
Pumpkin (like okra and cucumber) has tiny hairs on the vines that can be irritating to the skin, eyes and respiratory system.
Pumpkin (like okra and cucumber) has tiny hairs on the vines that can be irritating to the skin, eyes and respiratory system.
November 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Workers here are cutting the tough pumpkin vines. Other workers will then collect and sort the pumpkins by size.
Pumpkin (like okra and cucumber) has tiny hairs on the vines that can be irritating to the skin, eyes and respiratory system.
Pumpkin (like okra and cucumber) has tiny hairs on the vines that can be irritating to the skin, eyes and respiratory system.
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There are two methods for cranberry harvest- wet method and dry method. Pictured is the ‘wet harvest’ method where the cranberry bog is flooded and the plants are shaken to dislodge the submerged berries, which float. (Fun fact: in a flooded bog the workers become high ground for the spiders.)
November 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
There are two methods for cranberry harvest- wet method and dry method. Pictured is the ‘wet harvest’ method where the cranberry bog is flooded and the plants are shaken to dislodge the submerged berries, which float. (Fun fact: in a flooded bog the workers become high ground for the spiders.)
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Yum tamales! This worker is hand weeding organic corn. Organic produce can be labor intensive because no pesticides are used to control weeds.
November 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Yum tamales! This worker is hand weeding organic corn. Organic produce can be labor intensive because no pesticides are used to control weeds.
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
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NEW: Local ‘Participating Agencies’ Expand ICE Links in Minnesota as Counties Profit from Immigrant Detentions
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November 27, 2025 at 1:59 AM
NEW: Local ‘Participating Agencies’ Expand ICE Links in Minnesota as Counties Profit from Immigrant Detentions
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The BBC is lost.
November 27, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The BBC is lost.
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This could give Trump his opening to go for the Insurrection Act and Martial Law.
He's desperate and his falling in the polls and can't escape the economy or the Epstein Scandal.
A cornered rat will chew through anything and anyone to stay alive.
He's desperate and his falling in the polls and can't escape the economy or the Epstein Scandal.
A cornered rat will chew through anything and anyone to stay alive.
November 27, 2025 at 1:29 AM
This could give Trump his opening to go for the Insurrection Act and Martial Law.
He's desperate and his falling in the polls and can't escape the economy or the Epstein Scandal.
A cornered rat will chew through anything and anyone to stay alive.
He's desperate and his falling in the polls and can't escape the economy or the Epstein Scandal.
A cornered rat will chew through anything and anyone to stay alive.
Sure, the lights and trees can’t stay up forever, but the kind gestures — that we do on the outside and the inside — shouldn’t be limited to one season.”
Walter Hart, California
Walter Hart, California
Two million people will spend this holiday season behind bars in the United States. Here are some of their stories, in their own words.
PERSPECTIVES: What it’s like to spend the holidays in prison
Two million people will spend this holiday season behind bars in the United States. Here are some of their stories, in their own words.
www.reckon.news
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Sure, the lights and trees can’t stay up forever, but the kind gestures — that we do on the outside and the inside — shouldn’t be limited to one season.”
Walter Hart, California
Walter Hart, California
Recognizing #WorldAIDSDay isn’t resistance. It’s our norm. The regime is resisting, but we’ll flex our goddamn humanity by remembering those we cared for and lost, raising awareness for those who are sick today and for the actual science being done for prevention, care and cure.
World AIDS Day is December 1. Commemorating it is resistance. Fuck Trump.
fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
November 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Recognizing #WorldAIDSDay isn’t resistance. It’s our norm. The regime is resisting, but we’ll flex our goddamn humanity by remembering those we cared for and lost, raising awareness for those who are sick today and for the actual science being done for prevention, care and cure.
World AIDS Day is December 1. Commemorating it is resistance. Fuck Trump.
fuck you
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
the memories of a generation lost because of Reagan's homophobia will not be erased
i think we should do something in DC that would make david wojnarowicz proud tbh
November 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
World AIDS Day is December 1. Commemorating it is resistance. Fuck Trump.