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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 8h

Every time someone says "Canada isn't racist" I pull up one of these stories

APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 10h

'I don’t drink': A Mi’kmaw Elder was tasered twice by two members of the RCMP for refusing to give a breathalyzer.

Mi’kmaw is Fred Sylliboy’s first language. He said he asked the RCMP for a translator numerous times.

Mi'kmaw Elder says he was tasered after refusing breathalyzer

A Mi'kmaw Elder says he was tasered outside his home in Eskasoni by the RCMP after refusing to take a breathalyzer.

www.aptnnews.ca

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Sammie @shinaabikwe.bsky.social · 7h

I ponder this regularly.

McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 7h

"Are my hot flashes due to an estrogen imbalance or a rapidly warming planet hastened by unaccountable oil barons who own our elections?"

Is It Perimenopause or the Fascist Death Knell of Late-Stage Capitalism?

Are my hot flashes due to an estrogen imbalance or a rapidly warming planet hastened by unaccountable oil barons who own our elections? Am I irrita...

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 1d

Rest in peace to a legend and hero

www.ebar.com/story/159150...

Trans leader Miss Major Griffin-Gracy dies

Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender woman and longtime activist who once lived in the Bay Area, died October 13.

www.ebar.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

To be effective, protest must be noisy, obstructive, annoying. No longer is this allowed. Now the last attribute of effective dissent – persistence – is also to be banned. But the moment protest ceases to be effective is the moment democracy dies. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Holly Guise ❄️ @hollyguise.bsky.social · 1d

“About 1,400 survivors were staying at community shelters”

The typhoon really brought damage to entire Alaska Native communities in Western Alaska

Climate change is severely impacting land, waters, and Indigenous communities

www.kyuk.org/public-safet...

Officials say storm 'completely devastated' Western Alaska communities

A Coast Guard commander recounts scenes of Alaskans swimming in floodwaters in the middle of the night, in search of debris to hold onto.

www.kyuk.org

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 23h

There needs to be more coverage of this in the news. I have read so many stories bout this on Facebook, first hand stories of the terror of that storm, and very little coverage n media.
www.facebook.com/100000960660...

Screenshot of a Facebook post. Photo is an elderly woman holding a child on her ap on a couch with flood water around them. Both are wearing jackets inside. Text says: This was after our 1st drift.. staying put for awhile. Our 3rd and final drift was terrifying. House moving fast then we started spinning in circles. While we were spinning in circles my oldest daughter was just staring at me while I held onto my younger two. Kipnuk doesn't look like kipnuk anymore, like more than 3/4 of the homes displaced, power poles fallen. It smells like stove oil outside. Contaminated

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Johnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 20h

It may no longer be Indigenous Peoples' Day but this is when and where your support truly matters. We have several Native communities devastated by flooding, families have literally lost everything.

Link to community fundraiser for people impacted by this storm: alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

A a teal flyer for the Western Alaska Disaster Relief with a QR code to donate. Text reads:

WESTERN ALASKA DISASTER RELIEF

Alaska's Western coastal communities are experiencing devastating impacts from Typhoon Halong, with families displaced and villages facing severe flooding and loss.

ONLINE FUNDRAISER:
Join us in supporting relief efforts. Scan the QR code to donate
online. All funds raised will go directly to
assisting communities.
QUYANA CAKNEQ - QUYANAQPAK - QAGAASAKUNG - TAIKUU
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MAHSÌ CHO - GUNALCHÈESH - HÀW’AA - THANK YOU

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Jacobin @jacobinmag.bsky.social · 1d

A multibillion-dollar deal is set to hand private equity giant BlackRock one of the Midwest’s largest utilities, Minnesota Power.

Opponents of the sale fear that this will only worsen the already skyrocketing cost of electricity.

In Minnesota, BlackRock Is Acquiring Vital Infrastructure

A multibillion-dollar deal is set to hand private equity giant BlackRock one of the Midwest’s largest utilities, Minnesota Power. Opponents of the sale fear that this will only worsen the already skyrocketing cost of electricity.

jacobin.com

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Ruth Delgado @heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 1d

A mom in Houston reported her 15-year-old son with autism missing. She spent 6 days terrified, searching for him. The whole time, Houston police knew exactly where he was since they helped ICE place him in a refugee facility.

This is beyond cruel.
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Missing teen with autism transferred to refugee facility by HPD

He is currently being held at an Office for Refugee Resettlement facility.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Nate Perez @nateperez.bsky.social · 1d

Earlier this year, the Trump administration terminated a $20 million grant for the Native Village of Kipnuk that would have helped mitigate this type of disaster. The hold up has delayed engineering, planning and design for a riverbank that's been eroding for years, destroying homes and buildings.

Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social · 2d

At least 20 people are unaccounted for in Kwigillingok, in the Y-K Delta as of Sunday morning, and several homes were flooded and carried away by the remnants of Typhoon Halong - the worst storm on record.

Damage is still being assessed along the coast of Western Alaska
www.kyuk.org/alaska-state...

A major storm is bringing dangerous flooding and hurricane-force winds to Western Alaska

The remnants of Typhoon Halong have already caused damaging flooding in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. The storm is expected to move north and continue into Monday.

www.kyuk.org

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Food & Water Watch @foodandwater.bsky.social · 1d

Indigenous knowledge is vital to conversations about sustainability and climate change.

In honor of #IndigenousPeoplesDay today, hear from Marianna G. M. Cota and Sikowis Nobiss on how humans can heal their connection with our planet ⬇️

Podcast: The key to ecological healing • Iowa Capital Dispatch

In recognition of Indigenous Peoples Day (Oct. 13 in Iowa), we hear from two Indigenous women residing in Iowa and learn

iowacapitaldispatch.com

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Sammie @shinaabikwe.bsky.social · 1d

I didn’t realize it was queer and revolutionary until I read a review. Now I’m interested.

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Sammie @shinaabikwe.bsky.social · 1d

And treaties and inherent sovereignty recognized. Chi-miigwetch.

The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Nation’s Indigenous People Confirm They Don’t Need Special Holiday, Just Large Swaths Of Land Returned Immediately https://theonion.com/nation-s-indigenous-people-confirm-they-don-t-need-spec-1839033177/

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

Most of rural Alaska is Alaska Native. Bonus donating to support Alaska Native people on Indigenous Peoples Day.

Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 1d

Western Alaska was hit hard by the recent storms. Houses floated away in Kipnuk, houses flipped over, people lost everything from the flooding that came with the storms. Please donate if you can. This group has a long history of supporting AK communities.

alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

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Laura Rodríguez Presa @lauranrodriguez.bsky.social · 2d

ICE killed their father. Now they’re in foster care.

Silverio Villegas, a single father, was fatally shot by fed agents after he allegedly tried to flee a traffic stop in Franklin Park.

His family spoke to the Tribune of their grieve and their fight.

www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/12/s...

Family of Chicago-area man killed by ICE seeks to reunite with his children who are now in foster care in Idaho

The state of Idaho took custody of the children a few weeks after Silverio Villegas Gonzalez was killed by ICE agents in Franklin Park on Sept. 12.

www.chicagotribune.com

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Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social · 1d

My interview with Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals as the US, UK, Germany and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert

Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists

www.theguardian.com

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Bryson The Gaytive @brysonthegaytive.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Indigenous Peoples Day

a pink background with the words happy indigenous people 's day in yellow letters

ALT: a pink background with the words happy indigenous people 's day in yellow letters

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Sammie @shinaabikwe.bsky.social · 2d

Unfathomable cruelty

Philadelphia Inquirer @inquirer.com · 2d

Every day at noon, no matter how busy, Johny Merida Aguilar left his construction job and hurried to his 5-year-old son's school to feed him. His son has brain cancer and generally only accepts food from his father.

Merida Aguilar was arrested by ICE in September and faces deportation to Bolivia.

He was caring for his 5-year-old son with brain cancer. Then he was detained by ICE.

A court has temporarily blocked Johny Merida Aguilar's deportation to Bolivia.

www.inquirer.com

Sammie @shinaabikwe.bsky.social · 2d

So unnecessary and cruel

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Simon Moya-Smith @simonmoyasmith.bsky.social · 6d

This is how stupid they are:

“You’re in America! Don’t speak that foreign language here!”

Bitch, English comes from England. It’s literally foreign.

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Sammie @shinaabikwe.bsky.social · 7d

Right there with you…

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 11d

CALL PRITZKER TO DEMAND HE REMOVE ILLINOIS STATE POLICE FROM BROADVIEW:
(Chicago) 312-814-2121 or 312-814-2122
(Springfield) 217-782-6830 or 217-782-6831
Hearing impaired (TTY): 888-261-3336

I called and talked about how the state cops joined ICE in brutalizing protesters today.

Illinois State Police are protecting ICE as they move their vehicles out of the Broadview Detention Center. Call Governor Pritzker now to demand that he remove the ISP from Broadview. No state resources to protect kidnappers. Pritzker: Call off the IL state police 312-814-2121

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LukeBMTB @lukebmtb.bsky.social · 11d

Ooh, my own personal Jesus.

Someone to hear my prayers
Someone who's there

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Rep. Liish Kozlowski @repliishkozlowski.bsky.social · 12d

On the eve of a decision by the PUC, Minnesotans are making a plea to reject the BlackRock takeover. The track record is clear: this proposed high-risk private-equity buyout is inconsistent with the public interest, proven to dishonor Tribal sovereignty & not needed to meet MN’s clean energy goals.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 12d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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