Shivani Hawkins
@shivanihawkins.bsky.social
Artist & meditation teacher devoted to the sacred+natural.
Responsible for two little goddesses; Land of the Good (our land/coworking community) Living Sanskrit; Studio Freestone (creative stuff); Center for Natural Mind
Responsible for two little goddesses; Land of the Good (our land/coworking community) Living Sanskrit; Studio Freestone (creative stuff); Center for Natural Mind
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Hi all. I guess today’s the day I finally focus on moving from the big socials to my own spaces.
Reintroducing myself: I’m Shivani. I’m a multi-disciplinary creative and lifelong meditator. I’m also coming up on almost a quarter century of teaching contemplative practices and inner spiritual work.
Reintroducing myself: I’m Shivani. I’m a multi-disciplinary creative and lifelong meditator. I’m also coming up on almost a quarter century of teaching contemplative practices and inner spiritual work.
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Two former Afghan interpreters for U.S. forces face deportation despite following immigration processes, according to attorneys for the men.
ICE crackdown imperils Afghans who aided U.S. war effort, lawyers say
Advocates fear President Donald Trump’s ambitious deportation plan jeopardizes Afghan interpreters and other allies who worked for U.S. troops during the war.
wapo.st
August 3, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Two former Afghan interpreters for U.S. forces face deportation despite following immigration processes, according to attorneys for the men.
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This seems loke somethjng you should care about @governor.ca.gov www.sfgate.com/realestate/a...
July 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This seems loke somethjng you should care about @governor.ca.gov www.sfgate.com/realestate/a...
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ICE has detained multiple U.S. citizens under new rules.
Brian Gavidia was questioned by ICE. They returned his phone, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗗.
“I stated I was American. He still attacked me. We are not safe, guys, not safe in America today.”
Citizens are not safe.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/u...
Brian Gavidia was questioned by ICE. They returned his phone, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗗.
“I stated I was American. He still attacked me. We are not safe, guys, not safe in America today.”
Citizens are not safe.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/u...
‘We are not safe in America today:’ These American citizens say they were detained by ICE | CNN
Elzon Lemus is always on the road for work, traveling to one job site from another. But since his brief encounter with federal immigration officers, he’s been on high alert.
www.cnn.com
July 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
ICE has detained multiple U.S. citizens under new rules.
Brian Gavidia was questioned by ICE. They returned his phone, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗗.
“I stated I was American. He still attacked me. We are not safe, guys, not safe in America today.”
Citizens are not safe.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/u...
Brian Gavidia was questioned by ICE. They returned his phone, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗗.
“I stated I was American. He still attacked me. We are not safe, guys, not safe in America today.”
Citizens are not safe.
www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/u...
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We have been warned about this moment for all our lives. Now it's here. What will you do about it?
July 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
We have been warned about this moment for all our lives. Now it's here. What will you do about it?
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CBS tried to sideline Stephen Colbert and accidentally triggered the Late Night Avengers. Fallon, Stewart, Cohen, Cooper, Meyers, Oliver—they didn’t miss a beat. You come for one truth-teller, and the whole squad shows up & shows out.
Corporate cowards, take notes✊✊🏾✊🏼
Corporate cowards, take notes✊✊🏾✊🏼
July 22, 2025 at 7:08 AM
CBS tried to sideline Stephen Colbert and accidentally triggered the Late Night Avengers. Fallon, Stewart, Cohen, Cooper, Meyers, Oliver—they didn’t miss a beat. You come for one truth-teller, and the whole squad shows up & shows out.
Corporate cowards, take notes✊✊🏾✊🏼
Corporate cowards, take notes✊✊🏾✊🏼
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Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
July 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.
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Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
June 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Spot on. This is the clearest explanation I’ve seen. It ‘s relatable, and humanizes the issue in a way everyone can understand.
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“They ended my ability to even apply to med school. Everything I worked for is gone.”
Trump’s cuts are slamming doors on future doctors—forcing students out of medicine and into debt they can’t escape.
This is how we lose the next generation of healers. #ClassroomsNotCuts
Trump’s cuts are slamming doors on future doctors—forcing students out of medicine and into debt they can’t escape.
This is how we lose the next generation of healers. #ClassroomsNotCuts
July 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
“They ended my ability to even apply to med school. Everything I worked for is gone.”
Trump’s cuts are slamming doors on future doctors—forcing students out of medicine and into debt they can’t escape.
This is how we lose the next generation of healers. #ClassroomsNotCuts
Trump’s cuts are slamming doors on future doctors—forcing students out of medicine and into debt they can’t escape.
This is how we lose the next generation of healers. #ClassroomsNotCuts
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Connecticut AG William Tong just declared war on Trump’s $6.8B education cuts—and every governor should follow his lead. This isn’t a budget tweak. It’s an attack on kids, teachers, and families. We need to fight like our schools—and our democracy—depend on it. #ClassroomsNotCuts
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Connecticut AG William Tong just declared war on Trump’s $6.8B education cuts—and every governor should follow his lead. This isn’t a budget tweak. It’s an attack on kids, teachers, and families. We need to fight like our schools—and our democracy—depend on it. #ClassroomsNotCuts
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We love you, PBS. "American Masters – Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny premieres nationwide Friday, June 27 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS" youtube.com/watch?v=8aZb...
Hannah Arendt: Facing Tyranny | Official Trailer | American Masters | PBS
YouTube video by American Masters PBS
youtube.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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And if Newsom has to take it to voters in a Special election soon, he can add secession to the question! Avoid the coming US default crisis and get ahead of it. We need to get out of this failing Union. Calexit.
July 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
And if Newsom has to take it to voters in a Special election soon, he can add secession to the question! Avoid the coming US default crisis and get ahead of it. We need to get out of this failing Union. Calexit.
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Dems are tired of Republicans playing dirty while we worry about rules.
One way to fight fire w/fire: redraw CA’s congressional maps to send more Dems to DC.
Personally, I’d rather see a special election— let voters decide.
📌 Trump pressured Texas Republicans to rig the map to grab 5 more seats.
One way to fight fire w/fire: redraw CA’s congressional maps to send more Dems to DC.
Personally, I’d rather see a special election— let voters decide.
📌 Trump pressured Texas Republicans to rig the map to grab 5 more seats.
July 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Dems are tired of Republicans playing dirty while we worry about rules.
One way to fight fire w/fire: redraw CA’s congressional maps to send more Dems to DC.
Personally, I’d rather see a special election— let voters decide.
📌 Trump pressured Texas Republicans to rig the map to grab 5 more seats.
One way to fight fire w/fire: redraw CA’s congressional maps to send more Dems to DC.
Personally, I’d rather see a special election— let voters decide.
📌 Trump pressured Texas Republicans to rig the map to grab 5 more seats.
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Alligator Alcatraz staff make more than teachers. 😵💫
Florida Priorities? It has been ranked 50th in the nation for average teacher pay for two consecutive years.
MAGA Family Values? Cut Medicaid and SNAP programs, defund education, and build concentration camps.
Florida Priorities? It has been ranked 50th in the nation for average teacher pay for two consecutive years.
MAGA Family Values? Cut Medicaid and SNAP programs, defund education, and build concentration camps.
THIS BOILS MY BLOOD❗️
Florida... You better make some noise on this!
July 17th all over the country we are protesting again for Good Trouble Lives On ~ find your protest at mobilize.us.
Florida... You better make some noise on this!
July 17th all over the country we are protesting again for Good Trouble Lives On ~ find your protest at mobilize.us.
July 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Alligator Alcatraz staff make more than teachers. 😵💫
Florida Priorities? It has been ranked 50th in the nation for average teacher pay for two consecutive years.
MAGA Family Values? Cut Medicaid and SNAP programs, defund education, and build concentration camps.
Florida Priorities? It has been ranked 50th in the nation for average teacher pay for two consecutive years.
MAGA Family Values? Cut Medicaid and SNAP programs, defund education, and build concentration camps.
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Malicious incompetence
In the rush to open a detention camp in the Florida Everglades for “some of the most vicious” migrants illegally in the country, state and federal officers detained a 15-year-old boy with no criminal record and sent him in handcuffs to Alligator Alcatraz, the Miami Herald has learned.
Alligator Alcatraz isn’t meant for minors. A 15 year old ended up there anyway
“Immediate action was taken to separate and remove the detainee in accordance with federal protocols,” said Stephanie Hartman, a spokeswoman for the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which ove...
www.miamiherald.com
July 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Malicious incompetence
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🚨NEW: A horror story emerges from hacked flight logs of the March 15 flight to El Salvador: mass disappearances.
It's possible there are DOZENS of additional people the Trump admin sent to be imprisoned in El Salvador without trial who are imprisoned there whose names have never been disclosed.
It's possible there are DOZENS of additional people the Trump admin sent to be imprisoned in El Salvador without trial who are imprisoned there whose names have never been disclosed.
July 17, 2025 at 4:13 PM
🚨NEW: A horror story emerges from hacked flight logs of the March 15 flight to El Salvador: mass disappearances.
It's possible there are DOZENS of additional people the Trump admin sent to be imprisoned in El Salvador without trial who are imprisoned there whose names have never been disclosed.
It's possible there are DOZENS of additional people the Trump admin sent to be imprisoned in El Salvador without trial who are imprisoned there whose names have never been disclosed.
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Free the Spokane 9
Largely ignored in a small market, this week's federal indictment of 9 anti-ICE protesters in Washington state, including a former council president, shows how far the Trump regime will go to crush dissent
This was always the plan. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
Largely ignored in a small market, this week's federal indictment of 9 anti-ICE protesters in Washington state, including a former council president, shows how far the Trump regime will go to crush dissent
This was always the plan. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
The Trump regime is arresting protesters now. This was the plan all along | Will Bunch
Federal felony charges against nine ICE protesters in Spokane reveal how Trump's secret police are expanding their web.
www.inquirer.com
July 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Free the Spokane 9
Largely ignored in a small market, this week's federal indictment of 9 anti-ICE protesters in Washington state, including a former council president, shows how far the Trump regime will go to crush dissent
This was always the plan. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
Largely ignored in a small market, this week's federal indictment of 9 anti-ICE protesters in Washington state, including a former council president, shows how far the Trump regime will go to crush dissent
This was always the plan. My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
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Meanwhile, multiple men have been arrested for impersonating ICE agents and raping women. Stephen Miller has nothing to say about that. Because he and his boss (a rapist himself) only care about sexual assault when it allows them to demonize immigrants.
msmagazine.com/2025/07/10/m...
msmagazine.com/2025/07/10/m...
Men Are Impersonating ICE to Attack Immigrant Women. MAGA Emboldened Them.
Multiple men have been arrested in at least three states since President Donald Trump's inauguration for allegedly posing as immigration enforcement officers to perpetrate sexual violence against immi...
msmagazine.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Meanwhile, multiple men have been arrested for impersonating ICE agents and raping women. Stephen Miller has nothing to say about that. Because he and his boss (a rapist himself) only care about sexual assault when it allows them to demonize immigrants.
msmagazine.com/2025/07/10/m...
msmagazine.com/2025/07/10/m...
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1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
The secret to Baltimore's extraordinary year
This April, Baltimore saw five homicides.
popular.info
July 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
1. We interrupt this programming for some LEGITIMATELY GOOD NEWS
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
Violent crime in Baltimore has PLUMMETED to historic lows
How did the city do it?
Baltimore adopted a comprehensive set of "woke" policies, treating violence as a public health issue
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An Irish tourist ended up in a U.S. federal prison leasing beds to ICE.
He says it was worse than immigration detention. Filthy mattresses. Bloodstained clothes. One roll of toilet paper a week. Rotten food with bones in it.
This is how America treats people. Less than human.
He says it was worse than immigration detention. Filthy mattresses. Bloodstained clothes. One roll of toilet paper a week. Rotten food with bones in it.
This is how America treats people. Less than human.
July 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
An Irish tourist ended up in a U.S. federal prison leasing beds to ICE.
He says it was worse than immigration detention. Filthy mattresses. Bloodstained clothes. One roll of toilet paper a week. Rotten food with bones in it.
This is how America treats people. Less than human.
He says it was worse than immigration detention. Filthy mattresses. Bloodstained clothes. One roll of toilet paper a week. Rotten food with bones in it.
This is how America treats people. Less than human.
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For those arguing Vance’s children are innocent victims
Think about the mothers and fathers who’ve been literally ripped away from their children, often babies who are still breastfeeding
His children should know their daddy supports having someone like their mommy and grandparents being deported
Think about the mothers and fathers who’ve been literally ripped away from their children, often babies who are still breastfeeding
His children should know their daddy supports having someone like their mommy and grandparents being deported
UPDATE: he’s being booed now. Loudly. By so many people security and his goon squad can’t shut it down. Many, many fuck yous.
Good.
Good.
While JD takes his kids through Disneyland to silent stares and protests outside the park, I am thinking about the kids—citizens—who won a trip there and instead got locked up in Ferndale.
I am thinking of the cast members he’s exploiting for his fun while ICE pick them off on their way home.
I am thinking of the cast members he’s exploiting for his fun while ICE pick them off on their way home.
July 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
For those arguing Vance’s children are innocent victims
Think about the mothers and fathers who’ve been literally ripped away from their children, often babies who are still breastfeeding
His children should know their daddy supports having someone like their mommy and grandparents being deported
Think about the mothers and fathers who’ve been literally ripped away from their children, often babies who are still breastfeeding
His children should know their daddy supports having someone like their mommy and grandparents being deported
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This article is disgustingly blasé about the prospect of sending thousands of our neighbors to countries where they could be tortured and killed. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
ICE memo outlines plan to deport migrants to countries where they are not citizens
The dramatic shift in policy could result in thousands of immigrants being deported to places where they lack family ties or even a common language.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This article is disgustingly blasé about the prospect of sending thousands of our neighbors to countries where they could be tortured and killed. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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this isn't news. these bastards have gerrymandered districts since Jim Crow days. They can't win without cheating
July 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
this isn't news. these bastards have gerrymandered districts since Jim Crow days. They can't win without cheating
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California is definitely being targeted! 🤬🤬
July 12, 2025 at 4:23 AM
California is definitely being targeted! 🤬🤬