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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 1h

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Oct 16: Strategies for Nuclear Disarmament bit.ly/48VCa2v

Oct 30: Opposing War with Iran bit.ly/46ROsYx

Nov 13: The United States’ Accountability for Palestine bit.ly/3IOpK1S

strategies for nuclear disarmament teach in oct 16 at 8pm et https://bit.ly/48VCa2v

opposing war with iran teach-in october 30 at 830 pm ET https://bit.ly/46ROsYx

US accountability for Palestine teach in Nov 13 at 8:30pm ET https://bit.ly/3IOpK1S

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 20h

NSPM-7 targets individuals and orgs that disagree with Trump, regardless of whether they've violated any laws. This incredible assault on the First Amendment is extremely dangerous.

Click to urge your members of Congress to immediately undo the memorandum with actual legislation: bit.ly/undonspm7

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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 5d

Law enforcement needs to rein in ICE's anti-press abuses and investigate ICE attacks on independent journalists in Chicagoland.

A coalition of Chicago and national press freedom orgs explained why in a letter to the Broadview Police Department and Illinois State Police today.

Independent journalists must be protected from ICE attacks

Letter calls on local authorities to investigate all attacks on journalists

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 6d

A major immigration raid in Chicago last week led to dozens of arrests, including of green card holders and U.S. citizens. While the Trump administration has released a highly produced video of the raid, it still has not answered basic questions about the operation.

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 6d

Solidarity is the only way out. We must all stand together and speak out against this!

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 6d

For years, local governments & police departments have cooperated with federal agencies through the Joint Terrorism Task Forces. Now, through Trump's new NPSM-7 directive, these task forces will focus on “leftist” groups.

History shows us what happens when our movements are targeted by the feds.

In NSPM-7, “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence,” President Trump directs the Justice Department, the FBI, and other national security agencies and departments to fight his version of political violence in America, retooling a network of Joint Terrorism Task Forces to focus on “leftist” political violence in America. This vast counterterrorism army, made up of federal, state, and local agents would, as Trump aide Stephen Miller said, form “the central hub of that effort.”

NSPM-7 directs a new national strategy to “disrupt” any individual or groups “that foment political violence,” including “before they result in violent political acts.”

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 6d

We agree with @rokhanna.bsky.social

"It’s time for us to stop supplying Israel with weapons used to kill civilians and recognize a Palestinian state."

Sign if you agree: The United States must recognize Palestinian statehood. bit.ly/PalState

ADD YOUR NAME: The United States must recognize a Palestinian state.

This is the moment for the United States to act, to work with the international community to bring an end to the ongoing tragedy in Gaza and pursue a just and lasting resolution to the decades-long…

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 7d

Greta Thunberg: "I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story. What happened here was Israel… continuing to worsen and escalate their genocide and mass destruction with genocidal intent, attempting to erase an...

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 7d

Watch coverage of the petition to remove the UC president on
KTVU

"I was honestly pretty shocked. I feel like Berkeley's whole thing is that they protect free speech and individuality," said Charlie Wood, a Cal student.

Sign the petition now: bit.ly/FireUCPresid...

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 11d

Let's go! Excited to see this progressive champion running for her seat again!

Cori Bush @coribush.bsky.social · 11d

St. Louis deserves a leader who is built different. That’s why I’m running to represent Missouri’s 1st District in Congress.

We need a fighter who will lower costs, protect our communities, and make life fairer. I’ll be that fighter.

Join us: coribush.org

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 12d

Whatever Google may have meant by its slogan "Don't be evil," let's make it clear: genocide counts as evil.

Demand Big Tech, including Google, Microsoft, and Amazon, cancel all contracts with Israel’s government now.

Take Action! bit.ly/4ojI5TJ

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 19d

🆘 The University of California turned over the names of 160 students, faculty members and staff to the Trump administration, chilling free speech...

Instead of standing up for the First Amendment, the University of California has disgracefully undermined it. Take action today.

bit.ly/4gJ5xae

College Democrats Of America And Other Groups Call For Firing UC President Over “Betrayal” Of Academic Freedom

Charging that the University of California has “disgracefully undermined” the First Amendment, a coalition of national organizations Tuesday called for the firing of the university’s president.

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College Democrats of America @collegedemocrats.bsky.social · Dec 17

Read CDA’s statement on yesterday’s tragedy at Abundant Life Christian School. The time for action is now.

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 20d

Milliken greenlighted the naming of names without the slightest due process or minimal clarity about what the supposed offenses were.

Sign here:

Ask Pope Leo XIV to Visit Gaza

Please sign this petition to the Pope. Please add your own comments. Background: >> Video of Kathy Boylan on Instagram >> Sam Husseini: "The New Pope Should Go to Gaza. Now." >&g...

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 20d

Free speech rights should never be infringed, especially in universities. Please sign this petition urging the UC Regents to fire the UC president James Milliken: actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...

Protect academic freedom & sign the petition! @pdamerica.bsky.social @collegedemocrats.bsky.social

FIRE THE UC PRESIDENT.
PROTECT ACADEMIC FREEDOM.
The President of the University of California, in chilling disregard of the First Amendment, reported the names and other important information of students to the Trump Administration. These students have their futures at risk due to a nebulous connection to alleged antisemitism. The University of California has disregarded this entirely, opting instead to bend to the whims of President Trump.
We urge the University of California Board of Regents to remove the current UC president and replace him with a leader willing to defend academic freedom instead of betraying it.

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 21d

🆕 Kamala Harris's NEW book fails to answer the most pressing questions.

❓ "...how could Harris be working so closely with the president and pretend there was no problem?"

Read Norman Solomon's full review of "107 Days": bit.ly/46DUdHL

When it comes to political evasions, Kamala Harris has written the book

“There is not a thing that comes to mind.”

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 23d

🚨 ❗ "It's not just Donald Trump. Huge corporate power is also muzzling comedians."

Read the latest article from RootsAction's Jeff Cohen, now published on Salon.

www.salon.com/2025/09/20/k...

Kimmel's suspension shows media censorship is a structural problem

It's not just Donald Trump. Huge corporate power is also muzzling comedians

www.salon.com

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Norman Solomon @normansolomon.bsky.social · 24d

Valuable article by my @rootsaction.org colleague Jeff Cohen:

Kimmel's suspension shows media censorship is a structural problem

It's not just Donald Trump. Huge corporate power is also muzzling comedians

www.salon.com

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#FreePalestine #Vote1Greens #StopArmingIsrael @simonawood.bsky.social · 25d

People of the #USA, tell Your State Legislators and Governor: Free Pre-K For All Now:

rootsaction.org/free-pre-k-f... @rootsaction.org

Tell Your State Legislators and Governor: Free Pre-K For All Now

If New Mexico can do it, so can other states. Urge your representative to make this enormous difference to everyone. Make pre-K universally available and free to anyone who wants it.

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Maya Schenwar @mayaschenwar.bsky.social · 25d

I was proud to sign this statement published in @thenation.com, condemning the Trump administration's weaponization of antisemitism to target and deport student activists.

RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 26d

🚨 As the new academic year begins, more than 100 prominent Jewish Americans have signed a statement opposing Trump’s “disingenuous” weaponization of antisemitism to target universities and deport campus activists for exercising their First Amendment rights.

👉 Read the full statement: bit.ly/41Y25SZ

A Statement From US Jews Opposing Trump’s Attacks on Colleges and Students

The statement condemns Trump’s “disingenuous” weaponization of antisemitism to target universities and deport campus activists.

www.thenation.com

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 25d

⚠️ "...amoral conglomerates control our information and media system... [they] care a lot about profit-maximization and very little about free expression and the right to dissent..."

❓why?

❗"...because of old-fashioned, bipartisan corruption"

Jeff Cohen's latest on Progressive Hub: bit.ly/421PfDd

Censorship Is A Structural Problem: Huge Corporate Power, Not Just A President, Is Muzzling Comedians

Today, a handful of amoral conglomerates control our information and media system – conglomerates that care a lot about profit-maximization and very little about free expression and the right to…

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 26d

🚨 As the new academic year begins, more than 100 prominent Jewish Americans have signed a statement opposing Trump’s “disingenuous” weaponization of antisemitism to target universities and deport campus activists for exercising their First Amendment rights.

👉 Read the full statement: bit.ly/41Y25SZ

A Statement From US Jews Opposing Trump’s Attacks on Colleges and Students

The statement condemns Trump’s “disingenuous” weaponization of antisemitism to target universities and deport campus activists.

www.thenation.com

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 28d

Powerful corporate Democrats are working hard to represent the 7% of Dems who still support Israel.

Sludge @sludge.bsky.social · 28d

NEW: Democratic firm SKDK has agreed to run a bot farm on Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and other social media sites for the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs in order to "flood the zone" with pro-Israel messages.

readsludge.com/2025/09/15/d...

Democratic PR Firm to Run Bot Army for Israel

A new FARA document reveals SKDK's plan to "flood the zone" with social media bots as part of its $600,000 contract with Israel.

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 28d

"Jews and Israel are not the same. Equating them is a propaganda technique."

"...Equating Israel with all Jews and Israel’s future with theirs – is an effort to sanctify Israel & shield it from criticism by brandishing the charge of antisemitism."

Norman Solomon // The Guardian bit.ly/4mgIrc4

Jews and Israel are not the same. That lie is enabling atrocities | Norman Solomon

The claim is central to rationales for arming Israel even as leading human rights groups decry genocide in Gaza

www.theguardian.com

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RootsAction @rootsaction.org · 29d

As part of our August teach-in on how the United States’ global military presence has changed under Donald Trump, professor and podcaster @vanjackson.bsky.social
broke down how the United States uses its military might to maintain its status as the global superpower...

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Van Jackson Explains Trump's Global Militarism and the National Security State

Experts help participants understand what U.S. military actions under the Trump administration look like on the ground. Together, we will discuss what U.S. militarism looks like in 2025, and how we…

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