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Lisa Geiszler @melovewarrior.bsky.social · 14h

ICE dragging a blind man in a dangerous non-approved carry. ICE needs to be stopped.
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This image needs to be in every mainstream news outlet. This image is why I spend so much of my advocacy on ICE and the militarization of US cities. It’s a disability justice issue. They’re lite...

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An entire squad of ICE agents emerge from the Portland facility to attack and detain one disabled blind man. Quinn Haberl was peacefully protesting. He was sitting on the ground holding his cane. H...

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Lisa Geiszler @melovewarrior.bsky.social · 18h

Don’t trust AARP in their Medicare Plus insurance propaganda for United Health healthcareuncovered.substack.com/p/unitedheal...

UnitedHealth and AARP Shake Hands on $9 Billion Deal

Behind the Capitol Hill photo ops and consumer-friendly slogans, AARP, America’s most trusted seniors’ group, has close financial ties with America’s largest health care conglomerate.

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Lisa Geiszler @melovewarrior.bsky.social · 1d

@cop30brazil.bsky.social‬, the climate crisis won’t wait, neither will we. Indigenous Peoples r calling 4courage,justice,real action 2phase out fossil fuels #COP30. We stand with them: no more talk, real action. We ask the COP30 Presidency to stand with us and act! #UnidosPelaTerra #TheAnswerIsUs

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Jennifer Griffin Graham @jgriffingraham.bsky.social · 3d

SNAP benefits are going to be paused on November 1. If you are able, now is a good time to give to food banks, food pantries, or local mutual aid groups.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 2d

-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence

These are the foundations of real freedom.

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Charlie Dog! @charlietotherescue.bsky.social · 3d

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Lisa Geiszler @melovewarrior.bsky.social · 2d

destruction.

While Americans can’t afford rent or groceries, Trump is spending $250 million of our tax payer dollars to create a ballroom. Meanwhile, Kristi Noem is using $170 million for two private planes. The President of Argentina, a Trump ally, is getting a $40 billion bailout.

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KindLivesMatter @bekindforthefuture.bsky.social · 14d

Why are we in recess? Because the day we go back into session, I have 218 votes for the discharge petition to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files,” Massie (R-KY) said.

KEEP THE PRESSURE On, The Epstein Files MUST Be Released And The Republicans Can’t Stop It. No More Protection For Pedo’s!

Swalwell: Republicans planning 'jail break' revolt over Epstein files — The Hill

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) predicted Wednesday that dozens of Republicans may ultimately support legislation requiring the Department of Justice to release files related to convicted sex offender J...

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laineyandsara.bsky.social @laineyandsara.bsky.social · 5d

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laineyandsara.bsky.social @laineyandsara.bsky.social · 3d

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Dr. Divya 🇵🇸🧿 (offline) @divyampersaud.com · 3d

Final 8 hours, please share ⚠️ All month we’re going bold because survival needs are escalating. There’s still a blockade, famine, bombardment.

We didn’t make yesterday’s goal, but today’s a new chance…? Help six families get urgent food, shelter, blankets.

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Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle

We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…

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Lisa Geiszler @melovewarrior.bsky.social · 3d

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“This Is Ethnic Cleansing”: Civil Rights Icon Dolores Huerta Decries Trump’s Targeting of Immigrants

Immigrant rights and labor icon Dolores Huerta, now 95 years old, is continuing her lifelong activism as immigration raids intensify across the country. She addressed the No Kings rally in Watsonville...

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Lisa Geiszler @melovewarrior.bsky.social · 3d

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No to Authoritarianism: 7 Million Rally Across U.S. in Historic No Kings Day Protests

An estimated 7 million people took part in No Kings rallies Saturday to protest President Trump’s authoritarian policies. Organizers say protests were held at about 2,600 sites across all 50 states in...

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Lisa Geiszler @melovewarrior.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you sam sax for this poem!
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Ode to Those Who Block Tunnels and Bridges

teach us there can be movement / in stillness. in every broken syllable

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Lisa Geiszler @melovewarrior.bsky.social · 3d

“ultraprocessed foods, which represent about 70 percent of the U.S. food supply.” NY Times

Holy fuck!!!

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Heather Cherone @heathercherone.bsky.social · 4d

“No public criminal charges have been filed against anyone in connection with the raid … The @chicagotribune.com has been able to confirm the identity of only one immigrant taken into custody by federal agents that night: a 41-year-old pizza delivery man … who has no apparent criminal history.”

They were already living in one of Chicago’s worst apartment buildings. Then came the ICE raid.

In what appears to have been a warrantless operation, the federal government will not say how many people were detained, who remains in custody and what happened to the children.

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Lady4Freedom @sassylassiein2024.bsky.social · 4d

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Lisa Geiszler @melovewarrior.bsky.social · 4d

WOW!! Poetry Sunday: chrck out thids incredible poem “Postcolonial Love Poem” by the amazing Natalie Diaz! She also briefly talks about her poem!
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Lisa Geiszler @melovewarrior.bsky.social · 4d

Sunday Poetry Hour: the inimitable and quite funny Lucille Clifton!
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Poet Lucille Clifton Reads From Voices at the 92Y

YouTube video by The 92nd Street Y, New York

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Wrecked @wrecked9n76e.bsky.social · 4d

With #AltText

Nearly 7 Million Attend
Overwhelmingly Peaceful No Kings
Day of Action
WASHINGTON, DC - In one of the largest single-day nationwide demonstrations in U.S. history, nearly seven million Americans gathered today, 2 million more than June, in over 2,700 cities and towns for the No Kings Day of Peaceful Action, standing together in nonviolent defiance of authoritarianism and affirming that this nation belongs to its people, not to kings.
With more than 2,700 lawful and peaceful protests across all 50 states, today's mobilization was 14 times larger than both of President Trump's presidential inaugurations combined, marking a historic moment of unity and resistance. From rural communities to major metropolitan centers, the message was clear: America will not be ruled by fear, force, or one man's power grab.
While the Republican-led government shutdown continues to wreak havoc, forcing hundreds of thousands of families to go without pay and cutting off critical services, the people they represent are stepping up to lead. Across districts, neighbors are organizing, marching, and demanding a government that serves the many, not the powerful few.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5d

What do you think made America great?

I’ve traveled the world, and every time I come home, I’m reminded of what makes this place special: the culture, the mix of people, the constant diversity. I love this country.

And I also know who truly hates America:

• The KKK
• 3 Percenters
• Proud Boys
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SaukFish @saukfish.bsky.social · 4d

We did our best on our island out here in the Puget Sound. Coupeville, Washington — population of about 2,000, drew at least that many (maybe 3,000) from the island as a whole.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 4d

Organizers have reported 7 million attendees at the No Kings events and we’re happy to confirm 7 million and counting! More events are still happening across the country today, so we’ll need additional time to fully certify the final numbers.

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