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marisakabas.bsky.social
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
Just a quick update from the Twin Cities. (Please forgive the unsolicited message). THINGS ARE NOT BETTER IN MINNEAPOLIS. The media is mostly moving on, Trump is focused on other stuff, BUT NOTHING HAS CHANGED ON THE GROUND. More than 2,000 DHS thugs continue to roam the streets, abducting people 24/7, assaulting legal observers with impunity, and routinely denying 1st, 4th, and 5th amendment rights. Drones and helicopters are overhead every day. Hundreds and hundreds of terrified families have not left their homes since mid-December ... relying on the community to bring them food and help with rent and other necessities. (Those people are NOT violent drug cartel sex offending murderers, as DHS would tell you. Most are legal residents or citizens.) If anything, things have just become more stressful and intractable (think trench warfare as a suitable metaphor): The resistance is better organized and numerous, but DHS has become more clever and better at disguise... and the county sheriff's office is increasingly supporting them . Do not let anyone tell you that Homans (the new person in charge of the occupation) is making anything better. Do not let anyone tell you that 700 ICE agents leaving the city has made much of a difference; the remaining force (again, ~2,000) is still larger than the entire city's police force (which is legally unable to do anything). Please call your congressional reps ... especially if there is any chance the administration might listen to them.
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
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flexlibris.bsky.social
New resource from LFP and CoRD: safer communication with Signal. Our best practices based on common threat models and concerns. Feel free to share! PDF downloadable at libraryfreedom.org/wp-content/u...
A guide to safer communication with Signal. Screen readable PDF available here: https://libraryfreedom.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/signal-best-practices.pdf
January 20, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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marisakabas.bsky.social
until recently, i was a dumbass. but no longer.
January 26, 2026 at 2:49 AM
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coastallinespress.com
Because this project is born from Gaza, it needs collective care and support.

I'm currently looking for:
- Sponsors for the podcast
- Video editors (for YouTube)
- Audio editors (for podcast platforms)
- And people with experience who would like to support this project
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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zinnedproject.bsky.social
"We are going to keep watch over the lands of our country so that they truly profit her children." -- Patrice Lumumba, democratically elected prime minister of Republic of the Congo 6/30/1960

#tdih 1961: Lumumba was executed 💔 with help of U.S. & Belgium. ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/pa...
Jan. 17, 1961: Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba was Executed
Prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, Patrice Lumumba, was executed with the assistance of the governments of Belgium and the United States.
www.zinnedproject.org
January 17, 2026 at 3:14 PM
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ziibiing.com
I was desperate for some organization, so I put together a list of places you can donate or buy things for to support folks in Minnesota.

If you have places for me to add, please DM me.
Places to Donate to in Minnesota
Buy/Donate Materials: Help buy dashcams for legal observers Bethel Church Food Pantry TC Food Justice: Donate food Mutual Aid Funds: Lyndale School Mutual Aid Fund Rent Relief Fund for Southside Fami...
docs.google.com
January 12, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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wajali.bsky.social
Cancel SPOTIFY.

They are running ICE ads.

F them.

www.snopes.com/fact-check/s...
Is Spotify running ICE recruitment ads? Here are the facts
The advertising "is part of a broad campaign the US government is running" across various platforms — not just Spotify, a spokesperson told Snopes.
www.snopes.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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trungles.com
ah they all just think being personally unpopular is the same as being oppressed lmao
September 19, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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patblanchfield.bsky.social
a reminder that most of the time what appears to be hypocrisy is in fact a coherent statement of values
September 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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jonbois.bsky.social
this site is bad! it's going to fail! its user base has plateaued! it's not making any money! nobody here is smart except for me! everybody here is stupid! nobody is having any good discussions! i don't like being here! ok that's it for now. be back in 90 minutes
August 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
npylowmentality.bsky.social
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Natasha Cloud what a G!! Fully bypassed my 15 year waitlist to be considered a “real New Yorker”
July 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
npylowmentality.bsky.social
Fantastic Seun interview 💡
passionweiss.bsky.social Jeff Weiss @passionweiss.bsky.social · Jul 2
An interview with Seun Kuti about his memories of Fela, leading his father's legendary band Egypt '80, collaborating with De La Soul, touring with Lenny Kravitz, the power of politicians versus the power of the people, and much more.

By Lara Gamble

www.passionweiss.com/2025/07/01/i...
“I Think Humanity is Going Through A Learning Curve”: An interview With Seun Kuti
At just 14 years old, Seun Kuti inherited his father’s revered Egypt 80 band and has since sustained and expanded Fela’s political and musical legacy.
www.passionweiss.com
July 2, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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hellgatenyc.com
The last time a DSA-backed upstart overthrew an establishment Democrat in a NY mayoral primary, what happened next wasn't pretty. India Walton has some hard-won advice for Zohran Mamdani about what to expect, and how to handle it:
India Walton's Advice for Zohran Mamdani
"I think that for him, the race 'til November needs to be staying on message—we can't start to water it down because we think it's going to attract a more moderate Democrat."
hellgatenyc.com
June 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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tiffanycaban.bsky.social
My statement with @cmalexaaviles.bsky.social on Senator Gillibrand’s racist, Islamophobic comments about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social.
June 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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bradlander.bsky.social
Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife.

While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE.

This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.
June 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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wired.com
yep! unpaywalled:
June 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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gbbranstetter.bsky.social
Efficiency is when you make the troops homeless *before* they're veterans
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Jun 9
“Currently, there is no plan for where everyone is sleeping tonight,” the source said, adding that there was an urgent need to find more portable bathrooms and dumpsters for garbage.
June 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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the-goddess-speaks.bsky.social
These young Californians have something to say. I hope you’ll listen.

“The kids in the Cages” by The Neighborhood Kids

@theneighborhoodkidsmusic
June 8, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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yasharali.bsky.social
BREAKING

The City of Glendale, California — one of the most populous cities in Southern California — says it has terminated its contract with U.S. Homeland Security and ICE.
Glendale, CA - The City of Glendale has made the decision to formally terminate its agreement with U.S. Homeland Security and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to house federal immigration detainees at the Glendale Police Department facility. This is a local decision and was not made lightly. Since 2007, the City has maintained a highly regulated, locally controlled facility that is maintained to the highest standards, extending basic dignities to those temporarily held-ensuring access to clean accommodations, on-call medical care, family visitation, and legal counsel. By offering local access, detainees were given due-process proximity that is too often lacking in more remote or privately-operated detention centers. Nevertheless, despite the transparency and safeguards the City has upheld, the City recognizes that public perception of the ICE contract—no matter how limited or carefully managed, no matter the good—has become divisive. And while opinions on this issue may vary—the decision to terminate this contract is not politically driven. It is rooted in what this City stands for—public safety, local accountability, and trust. Glendale is consistently ranked as one of the safest cities in the nation. That is no accident. The Glendale Police Department is trusted and supported by the residents and businesses, and in turn, our officers work every day to protect and serve with professionalism and care. At this time, it is in our best interest to not allow that trust to be undermined. To that end, we emphasize: • The Glendale Police Department does not enforce immigration law. That is not their role, nor will it ever be. • We remain in full compliance with California Senate Bill 54 (SB 54), which prohibits local law enforcement from using resources for immigration enforcement. • The Glendale Police Department has not engaged in immigration enforcement, nor will it do so moving forward.
June 9, 2025 at 5:16 AM
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chadloder.bsky.social
🚨 Support Los Angeles immigrant communities 🚨

Please consider donating to one or all of the following orgs:

Immigrant Defenders Law Center: give.immdef.org/donate

LA Jail Support / Bail Fund:
account.venmo.com/u/jailsuppor...

Unión del Barrio:
uniondelbarrio.org/main/support...
June 7, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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catwithonelife.bsky.social
Made a quick general purpose flyer on the Big Beautiful Bill with a call-to-action based on info from 5calls.org, if anyone wants to print and post around their neighborhood! Here's the Canva link as well, anyone is welcome to make a copy and edit www.canva.com/design/DAGoL...
May 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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You don’t need to repost AI art 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
May 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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mharrisondupre.bsky.social
NEW: The music distribution platform SoundCloud updated its terms of service to allow it to use artists' uploaded music to train AI.

The change quietly went into effect last year. It looks like a lot of SoundCloud users were caught off guard.

futurism.com/soundcloud-a...
Futurism Training Season May 9, 11:56 AM EDT by Maggie Harrison Dupré SoundCloud Quietly Updated Their Terms to Let AI Feast on Artists' Music Artists are furious at the platform's sneaky tactics. Artificial Intelligence/ Ai Training/ Data/ Music
May 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
npylowmentality.bsky.social
Happy for DAVION!!
April 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM