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libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 6h

The protests in PDX have been mostly peaceful, full of people in costumes, playing music, dancing, etc. The actions by DHS are meant to scare folks away. Lots of ppl who wouldn’t normally protest were being drawn in & the escalation is an attempt to counter that. Don’t buy in! Show up and speak out!

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 6h

Hey MT. You could have had Tester. Instead you chose this lying poser chucklefuck. 👍🏻 You used to see through this kind of bullshit pretty clearly. Let’s get back to that, yeah?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

COLLINS: The Dept of Energy just canceled $1b for a hydrogen hub that covers Montana. Is that taking away good-paying jobs?

SHEEHY: Of course it is. We want govt to be open

C: But the Energy Secretary says he would've pulled that funding even if govt was open

S: ... Well, that's unfortunate

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Jonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 8h

White people’s insistence that other white people—especially the ones exhibiting morally questionable behavior—deserve the benefit of the doubt is going to kill us all.

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libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 7h

The fact that they felt comfortable putting this up at all means we have to me much louder. We do not tolerate Nazi bullshit.

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 14h

I just checked and this is real. It's on Border Patrol's official Instagram (I don't see it on Facebook) and is being celebrated by Nazis on Twitter, as you can see in the screenshot.

The clip is just 13 seconds long too, so it's a very intentional thing. We've got a Nazi government.

Twitter account: Uncensored @HmanQuotes1945: Official border patrol Facebook page is posting with the banned lyrics of Michael Jackson's song.
"Jew me sue me... Kick me k*ke me."
Epic

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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 10h

“Keisha and Sean became determined to fill this resource gap. They’re among a growing group of Black parents who are building a support network.”

No one was helping Black transgender youth. So these parents stepped in.

A new nonprofit provides resources to Black families of transgender and nonbinary youth at a moment of heightened political hostility.

19thnews.org

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libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 16h

This is being used in official communications by our government.

Karl (sad trombone noise enthusiast) @brainnotonyet.bsky.social · 22h

Just a reminder the word remigrate is open Nazi language and should be seen as a threat of violence.

When the neo Nazis use this term their is another two words they use after it which are :or die

It’s important to understand the context that the word Remigrate is a threat to leave or be murdered.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 22h

libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 16h

Time to say bye!

Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 1d

Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE and their owner is helping to develop military AI. Maybe hit that "cancel my account" button?

Santiago Mayer @santiagomayer.com · 2d

Spotify is now running recruitment ads for ICE.

It’s time to cancel your account.

libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 17h

Every man at that table fucking laughed. Disgusting. Her colleagues should have called him out and left. Unacceptable.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 18h

Seems relevant: Fenway.

Corinne Green @ket.bsky.social · 19h

DYK: if healthcare facilities and/or providers in massachusetts discriminate against you in contravention of state law and/or licensing requirements you can file complaints with their licensing boards and you can do this even if you think they're otherwise nice people
www.mass.gov/info-details...

www.mass.gov

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libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 1d

There is so much happening right now and it feels so overwhelming. It IS important to speak up when this kind of stuff happens. Most people don’t want book bans. Take a few minutes to write to your school Baird, library board, or city council and tell them not in your community.

skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 1d

In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.

Students are *banned from the school library* so officials can go ban books.

This is EXACTLY what advocates warned.

bookriot.com/new-braunfel...

A Texas District Has Just Banned Students from Secondary School Libraries

In order to ban books from its libraries, New Braunfels Independent School District has just closed its libraries to middle and high schoolers.

bookriot.com

libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 1d

BECAUSE IT IS!! Probably metaphorically (hopefully) not but they are horrible and painful and I don’t think I have endo, but still just a lot of awful. Solidarity today.

libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 1d

Be safe LA.

Stephen Blackmoore @stephenblackmoore.com · 1d

If you’re in LA, you’re probably noticing it’s a little wet outside.

Pay attention to evacuation orders because there’s a good chance of mud slides in burn scar areas like the Palisades and Eaton.

Be careful. We don’t do rain well at the best of times and this is an ugly one.

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 3d

So my buddy Carlota, who is taking over Dogskull Patch, has a group of feral cats to deal. She’s been trapping and neutering as possible, but one sweetheart named Big Daddy showed up on the porch limping. Some asshole shot him. She’s raising money for his amputation and care. gofund.me/3b6cf293e

Donate to Help Big Daddy Recover from being Shot, organized by Carrie Sykes

There's a colony of lovely cats living in a rural neighborhood in Goldston, NC. Fr… Carrie Sykes needs your support for Help Big Daddy Recover from being Shot

gofund.me

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libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 1d

It’s delightful; read it!

Ghoul-Lish McBride 🎃 @lishmcbride.bsky.social · 2d

Hold Me Closer, Necromancer is currently on sale across most platforms. 1.99 for the ebook for however long it lasts. (No one tells me these things.)

The book Hold Me Closer Necromancer set against a purple background with two adorable ghosts reading.

libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 1d

Please help and repost.

Indigiqueer Hummingbird ~*For Good*~ @riotousmuse.bsky.social · 1d

This Indigenous Peoples Day please speak up: another typhoon sweeping away homes of Alaska's Natives, who, during settlement (statehood: 1948) were forced to end ways of life (like my Grandma's) involving mobility across regions & stuck them in flood-prone/unstable villages with housing deficits.

WESTERN ALASKA DISASTER RELIEF
WAYS YOU CAN HELP:
ONLINE FUNDRAISER - DONATE TO SUPPORT
Join us in supporting relief efforts. Scan the QR code to donate online. All funds raised will go directly to assisting communities.
PURCHASE ITEMS - AMAZON WISHLIST
Purchase items of immediate need to go directly to the Bethel Community Services Foundation to be distributed to villages most affected.
DONATION DRIVE AT AFN CONVENTION
Accepting items of immediate need including:
Cases of water, nonperishable foods, diapers, wipes, toilet paper, personal hygiene items, cleaning supplies, phone chargers, blankets, sleeping bags, cots, flashlights, and hand wipes.
DENA'INA CENTER, ROOM 6 (2ND FLOOR)
Friday, October 17 | 1-5PM
Saturday, October 18 | 8AM-2PM

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libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, no. This is covered in the 1st Amendment. Sounds like someone needs to a reminder on the Bill of Rights.

Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 2d

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson's full statement, in which she says she will sign an EO permitting protest "only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street," is up on the village's website.

"There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest," Thompson says.

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Broadview Shrinks Protest Safety Zones

The following statement can be attributed to Village of Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson:

“The protests at the ICE facility on Saturday night degenerated into chaos. There were 15 arrests, and 10 of those were around the age of my own daughter. As a mother and a mayor, I am mad. Broadview didn’t choose to have the ICE facility in our community. But it’s here. And so are Broadview residents. There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest. Too many are raising their fists rather than their voices, creating chaos at the expense of the people who call Broadview home. Broadview residents lack the protestors’ privilege to return to calm, quiet neighborhoods for undisturbed rest.

Therefore, I have issued a new executive order, in consultation with the Illinois State Police and Cook County Sheriff, that permits protests only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street.

There will no longer be a designated protest safety zone at 2000 South 25th Avenue between Lexington and Fillmore.

Additionally, it has been only God’s grace alone that a protester has not been struck and killed by a motorist on 25th Avenue given how frequently protesters dash onto this busy, four-lane street. This new
measure will provide for both the serenity of residents and safety of protestors.

As I have repeatedly said, I respect, support, and defend the protesters’ free and – peaceful – speech against the outrageous injustices and deplorable unprovoked chemical arms attacks by ICE agents against American citizens, journalists, and ministers that put Broadview police and firefighters in harms’ way.

Nevertheless, my first priority is to defend public safety and the residents who live here and people who work here. They deserve stability, safety, and respect, a quality of life that is currently being denied to them. They deserve the love and kindness that they expect by being Broadview residents.”

libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 1d

Hey Chicago! Participate if you can - reposts help too!

Capt. Jack Sharrow @sharrows.bsky.social · 1d

Did we partner with @pintpeddler.bsky.social to support vendors for the Midnight Ride? Did the bike team buy out 5 vendors today? Did our Vendor Bike Tour next Saturday sell out so we had to add more tickets? ICE won’t stop, neither do we. ✊🏽 🫔 🔥 🧊

Pints to the People neon sign on keg trailer

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♡🐸 𝒶𝓈𝒽 🐸♡ @tiredporkchop.bsky.social · 2d

Got here first? From fucking where, Mark?

Stereotypical imagery is so cool to celebrate with. 🥰 thanks for further perpetuating stereotypes instead of acknowledging all of the ongoing work and cultures today 🥰 not like there's hundreds of indigenous cultures to celebrate instead of this image 🥰

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

I thought this was lovely.

"A few years ago I received a DM from Zohran Kwame Mamdani. Only recently did I discover its existence. It was a very unusual DM—especially coming from a local assemblyman who would soon be running for higher office. He had very little name recognition at the time, and could have benefited from publicity. But unlike the thousands of messages I’ve received from people with something to promote, Zohran did not ask to be featured on Humans of New York. Instead he asked if he could introduce me to taxi drivers that were struggling beneath the burden of debt. Coming from a man with political ambitions, this self-denying request was so strange as to be almost singular. I don’t endorse politicians on Humans of New York. But I’ll endorse a good man. And it was a good man who cleared 30 minutes from his schedule yesterday to swing by Grand Central and visit Dear New York’s Vanderbilt Hall Exhibition. Nearly fifty-student artists were visiting that day with their families, and I thought a surprise visit from this widely-loved future mayor would be a special memory for all of them. Before Zohran’s arrival I was convinced I’d made a terrible mistake. The exhibit was filled to capacity with adult visitors. Dear New York is self-funded so there was very little staff and security for crowd control. In the crush of people I was almost certain this special day for the kids would devolve into thirty minutes of selfie requests. But everyone rose to the occasion."

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"Hundreds of adults quickly cleared the room and stood outside the exhibit. Eleven very notable adult photographers are also featured in the show, but even they took a step back, so that these students could briefly have the stage to themselves. Each child stood by their work and Zohran was able to meet all of them, one at a time, and honor their contributions to the most-visited art show in New York City. Thanks to everyone who ceded the stage yesterday to make this moment possible. Thank you Zohran for literally sitting down on the floor so that these young artists could feel so tall. Thanks for continually centering other people in your life and work. And thank you, for being such an important part of Dear New York."

A large group of children and adults pose together indoors in front of a sign reading "DEAR." A man in a suit sits cross-legged in front, surrounded by smiling kids. The background features an ornate architectural detail.

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libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 2d

Oof with the image there @markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Let’s be better, yeah? Lots of indigenous people speaking up to let you know that this is not okay. Acknowledge the harm, take down the image, apologize, resolve to do better in the future.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 2d

Worth listening to the indigenous folks in replies and quotes who are saying this image is a derogatory stereotype. If we’re going to be allies and support people we need to listen to them when they tell us we’re doing it wrong.

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 2d

I always say it and I'll keep saying it, people. We have a moral, spiritual obligation to each other as human beings to learn how to do and be better for and by each other. We are neighbors, relatives, kindred. We must do better for each other, especially in these dangerous times.

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libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 2d

The fact that this is our reality is heartbreaking, HOWEVER

I’m so uplifted by the examples of folks coming together to protect their neighbors, to speak up & speak out, to provide aid & care & love. When this is over & we win, let’s carry these lessons w/ us & continue this community care.

Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 2d

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..."

www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Chicago priest urges parishioners to leave mass with caution after ICE agents reported nearby

Chicago's Rogers Park community remained vigilant after reports of federal agents near a Catholic church during Sunday mass.

www.nbcchicago.com

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Kate Elliott @kateelliottsff.bsky.social · 2d

Your yearly reminder that in 1972 the state of Hawaii changed the name of the holiday observed on the second Monday of October to Discoverers Day in honor of all discoverers a& particularly the Pacific navigators whose skill and courage populated the many islands spread across the vast Pacific Ocean

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libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 2d

It’s good this is being covered. It’s terrifying that this is happening and that there isn’t a response from our government.

stacy-marie ishmael @smi.bsky.social · 2d

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AP: apnews.com/article/alas...

CNN: www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/w...

Fox Weather: www.foxweather.com/weather-news...

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CBS: www.cbsnews.com/news/alaska-...

The Weather Channel: weather.com/news/weather...

News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 2d

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.