Lauren
@hhsurrey.bsky.social
Lives in Orange County CA and works in higher ed. Apologies for mostly lurking!
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An IRL friend of mine's father was kidnapped by ICE and sent to El Paso. I'm looking for help reaching people in or supporting cases at the El Paso ICE facility. Please let me know (DM) if you can help.
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 PM
An IRL friend of mine's father was kidnapped by ICE and sent to El Paso. I'm looking for help reaching people in or supporting cases at the El Paso ICE facility. Please let me know (DM) if you can help.
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Our community is in peril. Our neighbors need our help in this time of ICE presence and subzero temperatures.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
January 18, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Our community is in peril. Our neighbors need our help in this time of ICE presence and subzero temperatures.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
Mpls has a shortage of available shelter for residents, and our city govt has not developed adequate resources to humanely house people.
Please support MIWRC in this time of emergency.
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Do faculty who taught through occupations in other cities (e.g. Portland, Chicago, LA), or who have developed materials for supporting students through horrors like those happening in MN, have resources to recommend? Assignments, readings, extracurricular plans, &c? Please share if you can!
January 15, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Do faculty who taught through occupations in other cities (e.g. Portland, Chicago, LA), or who have developed materials for supporting students through horrors like those happening in MN, have resources to recommend? Assignments, readings, extracurricular plans, &c? Please share if you can!
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For anyone who (like me) was interested in reading it, it can be found here truthout.org/articles/pol...
Police “Reforms” You Should Always Oppose
Ultimately, the only way that we will address oppressive policing is to abolish the police.
truthout.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:41 PM
For anyone who (like me) was interested in reading it, it can be found here truthout.org/articles/pol...
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What's Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
![[COVID zine front cover]
[bold, handwritten] What’s Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition
[Drawing of a person (me) with a shoulder-length shag haircut, wearing head-strap respirator mask a sweatshirt, carrying a Corsi-Rosenthal box (a DIY air purifier made with a box fan and furnace filters)]
[word balloon] clean the air, basically! By Hazel Newlevant
[COVID zine back cover]
[handwritten text, circled by a chain which is breaking on the bottom]
“Every chain of transmission that is broken is VALUABLE. Every person that doesn’t GET SICK, that doesn’t lose that WEEK OF WORK, that doesn’t become DISABLED or DIE, from the minorest of inconveniences, to the GREATEST of losses: every single one of those things is VALUABLE.” -Becca on DEATH PANEL podcast 2/16/23.
Print and distribute this zine yourself! Download a PDF here. [arrow pointing to the citations QR code]
[drawing of this zine, getting stapled with a long-arm stapler]
[Creative Commons license logo] CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Citations:
[QR code] newlevant.com/COVIDzine
[bold, handwritten] ALWAYS FREE](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:twccexjsbh6y2tyhysjrhc2v/bafkreicg6f3tsxzbhi6hesaqppsfaaidnee33exrrwoalyxyaihaxxdk3a@jpeg)
January 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
What's Up With COVID and What We Can Do About It: 2026 Edition
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
I've thoroughly updated this public health propaganda zine! With new information about:
Adjusting mask fit
CO2 monitoring
Improving ventilation for infection control
Read at newlevant.com/COVIDzine or in the thread below 👇
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This is an incredible episode, @socialistdogmom.bsky.social.
If you’re not already a fan, Molly is weaving the unbelievably complex history of far right organizing in the U.S. Here she crafts a powerful and poignant memorial to Renee Good.
You simply must listen. I cried so many times.
If you’re not already a fan, Molly is weaving the unbelievably complex history of far right organizing in the U.S. Here she crafts a powerful and poignant memorial to Renee Good.
You simply must listen. I cried so many times.
New Weird Little Guys: Cops & Klan
@socialistdogmom.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social
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@socialistdogmom.bsky.social @whysophiewhy.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
January 16, 2026 at 1:24 AM
This is an incredible episode, @socialistdogmom.bsky.social.
If you’re not already a fan, Molly is weaving the unbelievably complex history of far right organizing in the U.S. Here she crafts a powerful and poignant memorial to Renee Good.
You simply must listen. I cried so many times.
If you’re not already a fan, Molly is weaving the unbelievably complex history of far right organizing in the U.S. Here she crafts a powerful and poignant memorial to Renee Good.
You simply must listen. I cried so many times.
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New: Police have released info about millions of surveillance targets nationwide from thousands of different police departments because of a public records redaction error in Flock data. Reveals active police investigations, border patrol & ICE targets, lots more:
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
Flock is going after a website called HaveIBeenFlocked.com that has collated public records files released by police.
www.404media.co
January 13, 2026 at 3:46 PM
New: Police have released info about millions of surveillance targets nationwide from thousands of different police departments because of a public records redaction error in Flock data. Reveals active police investigations, border patrol & ICE targets, lots more:
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
www.404media.co/police-unmas...
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"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"
A list of ideas!
A list of ideas!
January 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"
A list of ideas!
A list of ideas!
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The best advice I can give:
-Do not talk about how you're struggling to coworkers and your boss, especially if you are a woman and/or non-white person
-Figure out what doesn't have to be perfect, just what has to get done
-Outsource whatever you can afford
-Get enough sleep
-Do not be sad alone
-Do not talk about how you're struggling to coworkers and your boss, especially if you are a woman and/or non-white person
-Figure out what doesn't have to be perfect, just what has to get done
-Outsource whatever you can afford
-Get enough sleep
-Do not be sad alone
January 12, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The best advice I can give:
-Do not talk about how you're struggling to coworkers and your boss, especially if you are a woman and/or non-white person
-Figure out what doesn't have to be perfect, just what has to get done
-Outsource whatever you can afford
-Get enough sleep
-Do not be sad alone
-Do not talk about how you're struggling to coworkers and your boss, especially if you are a woman and/or non-white person
-Figure out what doesn't have to be perfect, just what has to get done
-Outsource whatever you can afford
-Get enough sleep
-Do not be sad alone
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More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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Consider any of these orgs or suggest another! If they’re generally pro-helping people and anti-being jerks, I will approve.
@cair-mn.bsky.social
@sahanjournal.bsky.social
@mspwhistles.bsky.social
@aclumn.bsky.social
@supplydepotmpls.bsky.social
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@cair-mn.bsky.social
@sahanjournal.bsky.social
@mspwhistles.bsky.social
@aclumn.bsky.social
@supplydepotmpls.bsky.social
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mspwhistles.bsky.social
Neighbors organizing Neighbors to keep our communities safe.
Linktr.ee/mspwhistles
mspwhistles.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Consider any of these orgs or suggest another! If they’re generally pro-helping people and anti-being jerks, I will approve.
@cair-mn.bsky.social
@sahanjournal.bsky.social
@mspwhistles.bsky.social
@aclumn.bsky.social
@supplydepotmpls.bsky.social
My pinned post
Any family’s GFM related to 🥶
@cair-mn.bsky.social
@sahanjournal.bsky.social
@mspwhistles.bsky.social
@aclumn.bsky.social
@supplydepotmpls.bsky.social
My pinned post
Any family’s GFM related to 🥶
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Local assisted living facilities are taking additional security measures because the residents don’t want their care to be interrupted when ICE abducts their staff. Schools are closed for the safety of students, faculty, and staff. There is no facet of society or stage of life unaffected.
Not an exaggeration at all to say that the feeling in Minneapolis is that the entire metro area is being treated as occupied territory by federal agents. Impossible to overstate how overwhelmingly people here do not like it. This does not feel sustainable.
January 10, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Local assisted living facilities are taking additional security measures because the residents don’t want their care to be interrupted when ICE abducts their staff. Schools are closed for the safety of students, faculty, and staff. There is no facet of society or stage of life unaffected.
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The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The tragic death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year old mother fatally shot by ICE, shows that ICE can’t be reformed and must be abolished.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
I’ll be introducing the Abolish ICE Act as a step toward justice, accountability, and humanity in our immigration policy.
Time to melt ICE.
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It's a new year, and I am begging y'all to put captions on your streams. Don't know how? I got you.
Here's a thread of captioning options for your streams. With the exception of Meld that does not have a caption plug in (yet). These should work on other stream software.
Here's a thread of captioning options for your streams. With the exception of Meld that does not have a caption plug in (yet). These should work on other stream software.
January 9, 2026 at 3:59 PM
It's a new year, and I am begging y'all to put captions on your streams. Don't know how? I got you.
Here's a thread of captioning options for your streams. With the exception of Meld that does not have a caption plug in (yet). These should work on other stream software.
Here's a thread of captioning options for your streams. With the exception of Meld that does not have a caption plug in (yet). These should work on other stream software.
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Got a printer? You can start fighting fascism. Here's a thread of things you can print and distribute. 👇
I promise doing something--even this--feels better than raging silently. And maybe it'll show you that standing up is possible and open you up to more things you can do.
I promise doing something--even this--feels better than raging silently. And maybe it'll show you that standing up is possible and open you up to more things you can do.
March 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Got a printer? You can start fighting fascism. Here's a thread of things you can print and distribute. 👇
I promise doing something--even this--feels better than raging silently. And maybe it'll show you that standing up is possible and open you up to more things you can do.
I promise doing something--even this--feels better than raging silently. And maybe it'll show you that standing up is possible and open you up to more things you can do.
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man the video is circulating so
settings > content & media > uncheck auto-play video & gifs
settings > content & media > uncheck auto-play video & gifs
January 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
man the video is circulating so
settings > content & media > uncheck auto-play video & gifs
settings > content & media > uncheck auto-play video & gifs
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Northwest Georgia voters: the March 10, 2026 special election to fill the vacancy left by Marjorie Taylor Greene is coming up fast.
If you plan to vote absentee, request your ballot now. When it arrives, fill it out immediately and send it back as soon as possible so your vote is counted.
If you plan to vote absentee, request your ballot now. When it arrives, fill it out immediately and send it back as soon as possible so your vote is counted.
January 7, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Northwest Georgia voters: the March 10, 2026 special election to fill the vacancy left by Marjorie Taylor Greene is coming up fast.
If you plan to vote absentee, request your ballot now. When it arrives, fill it out immediately and send it back as soon as possible so your vote is counted.
If you plan to vote absentee, request your ballot now. When it arrives, fill it out immediately and send it back as soon as possible so your vote is counted.
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they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll shoot you in the fucking face if you don’t cheer them on while they’re doing it.
January 7, 2026 at 6:08 PM
they’re abducting our neighbors and putting them in concentration camps and they’ll shoot you in the fucking face if you don’t cheer them on while they’re doing it.
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in this statement, Schumer says Trump lied to him THREE TIMES about this invasion. but Schumer's only concrete ask is for Trump to BRIEF CONGRESS.
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM
in this statement, Schumer says Trump lied to him THREE TIMES about this invasion. but Schumer's only concrete ask is for Trump to BRIEF CONGRESS.
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
why? so Trump can lie again?
IMPEACH.
Call your reps and demand they IMPEACH. reps.fyi
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Just to be clear:
* Trump and his cronies upended an entire country,
* Killed 40+ people,
* Have randomly killed fishermen for weeks,
* Declared a questionable interim plan to the entire world,
...and are now like... lol, j/k.
Call your reps, demand action, and find a protest.
* Trump and his cronies upended an entire country,
* Killed 40+ people,
* Have randomly killed fishermen for weeks,
* Declared a questionable interim plan to the entire world,
...and are now like... lol, j/k.
Call your reps, demand action, and find a protest.
BREAKING: The U.S. won’t govern Venezuela, but will press changes through an oil blockade, Rubio says, after Trump claims of running the country.
Venezuela live updates: Uncertainty and legal questions remain after US captures Maduro
The Trump administration’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and claims that it will “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. actions and its future operations in the South American nation.
bit.ly
January 4, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Just to be clear:
* Trump and his cronies upended an entire country,
* Killed 40+ people,
* Have randomly killed fishermen for weeks,
* Declared a questionable interim plan to the entire world,
...and are now like... lol, j/k.
Call your reps, demand action, and find a protest.
* Trump and his cronies upended an entire country,
* Killed 40+ people,
* Have randomly killed fishermen for weeks,
* Declared a questionable interim plan to the entire world,
...and are now like... lol, j/k.
Call your reps, demand action, and find a protest.
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Do this especially if you *do* live in a hard red district. Their staff does still tabulate the responses.
Instagram version for anyone who needs it: www.instagram.com/p/DTC7-e4lPk...
Celeste Pewter on Instagram: "Call your reps re: Venezuela. Do it now."
Trump's actions in Venezuela have sparked international outrage and put international sovereignty at risk. The Maduro administration is calling for accountability and demanding a halt to the Trump adm...
www.instagram.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Do this especially if you *do* live in a hard red district. Their staff does still tabulate the responses.
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My beautiful friend, a nurse, died at 31 last night. Her cancer treatment was delayed because a visitor did not wear a mask and she became terribly ill for weeks with the flu or COVID and following infections. If you're wearing a mask, thank you.
Wrote about how disappointing it is that Jon Stewart punched down on people masking at @motherjones.com, when people should mind their own business and leave mask wearers be. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hey Jon Stewart, jokes about wearing masks aren't funny
Critics of the Daily Show host say he's a hypocrite.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My beautiful friend, a nurse, died at 31 last night. Her cancer treatment was delayed because a visitor did not wear a mask and she became terribly ill for weeks with the flu or COVID and following infections. If you're wearing a mask, thank you.
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I'll be honest, these benefit abled folks as well. I find searching Bluesky super helpful since the alt-texts are included so it pulls appropriate media.
March 30, 2025 at 3:38 AM
I'll be honest, these benefit abled folks as well. I find searching Bluesky super helpful since the alt-texts are included so it pulls appropriate media.
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20,000 words, 150 footnotes, 100+ timeline events = our attempt at documenting and synthesizing all the ways that the federal government has attempted to destroy access to gender-affirming care since January unbreaking.org/issues/trans...
Transgender Healthcare: Explainer — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
20,000 words, 150 footnotes, 100+ timeline events = our attempt at documenting and synthesizing all the ways that the federal government has attempted to destroy access to gender-affirming care since January unbreaking.org/issues/trans...
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Call your senators and make it very clear they need to stand up for trans people
NEW: Many Democratic Senators said they hadn't seen Marjorie Taylor Greene's anti-trans bill and didn't say if it would fail. The only one who gave a hard commitment? Greene's fellow Georgian Raphael Warnock.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
Democratic senators balk on vote against Marjorie Taylor Greene’s anti-trans bill
The bill would need seven Democratic senators to join Republicans
www.independent.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Call your senators and make it very clear they need to stand up for trans people