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Since Oct. 7, 2023, some organizations in solidarity with Palestinians have been defunded for their work. Now, @nicolefroio.bsky.social reports, they are shifting away from philanthropic foundations and toward fundraising efforts grounded in community and shared politics.
Pro-Palestine nonprofits at ‘financial crossroads’
Some nonprofits that have been defunded are shifting away from foundations and toward fundraising efforts grounded in community and shared politics
prismreports.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Since Oct. 7, 2023, some organizations in solidarity with Palestinians have been defunded for their work. Now, @nicolefroio.bsky.social reports, they are shifting away from philanthropic foundations and toward fundraising efforts grounded in community and shared politics.
“We study & live here, but our minds are there. The scholarship saved my life, but it stole me from my homeland,” said one anonymous international student. Athar Ihab Abu Samra reports:
https://prismreports.org/2025/11/10/gaza-students-international-scholarships/
https://prismreports.org/2025/11/10/gaza-students-international-scholarships/
Scholarships offer Gaza students a lifeline. Some worry it could lead to ‘exile.’
Besides individual opportunities to leave, some educators say Gaza also needs support rebuilding academia within the Strip
prismreports.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
“We study & live here, but our minds are there. The scholarship saved my life, but it stole me from my homeland,” said one anonymous international student. Athar Ihab Abu Samra reports:
https://prismreports.org/2025/11/10/gaza-students-international-scholarships/
https://prismreports.org/2025/11/10/gaza-students-international-scholarships/
“First they came after undocumented people. [Now] they’re coming after documented people who are the cream of the crop. Who are they coming after next, & why?”
Faculty say FL Gov. DeSantis’ attack on H-1B visa holders affect the future of Florida’s students, Alexandra Martinez reports.
Faculty say FL Gov. DeSantis’ attack on H-1B visa holders affect the future of Florida’s students, Alexandra Martinez reports.
Florida faculty say DeSantis’ attack on H-1B visa holders threatens university mission
Faculty and labor leaders say the governor’s rhetoric targets legally authorized workers and promotes xenophobia
prismreports.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
“First they came after undocumented people. [Now] they’re coming after documented people who are the cream of the crop. Who are they coming after next, & why?”
Faculty say FL Gov. DeSantis’ attack on H-1B visa holders affect the future of Florida’s students, Alexandra Martinez reports.
Faculty say FL Gov. DeSantis’ attack on H-1B visa holders affect the future of Florida’s students, Alexandra Martinez reports.
Climate change is the single biggest threat to life humanity has ever faced. Where is the political right on the “right to life” when it comes to climate—when the effects of carbon dioxide & methane are anything but figurative?
ray levy uyeda unpacks the youth-led Lighthiser v. Trump climate case.
ray levy uyeda unpacks the youth-led Lighthiser v. Trump climate case.
Why doesn’t the ‘right to life’ apply to climate change?
The political right argues that fetuses have constitutional rights, while advocating for policies that spew carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere, killing the Earth and harming humans
prismreports.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Climate change is the single biggest threat to life humanity has ever faced. Where is the political right on the “right to life” when it comes to climate—when the effects of carbon dioxide & methane are anything but figurative?
ray levy uyeda unpacks the youth-led Lighthiser v. Trump climate case.
ray levy uyeda unpacks the youth-led Lighthiser v. Trump climate case.
“If the border is a petri dish for sadistic technologies that are eventually used on Black & brown communities in the U.S. interior, then Palestinians are the test subjects for these projects of annihilation.”
For Israel & the U.S., there is always ‘the next enemy.’ Marah Abdel Jaber explains.
For Israel & the U.S., there is always ‘the next enemy.’ Marah Abdel Jaber explains.
For Israel and the U.S., there is always ‘the next enemy’
Through the annexation of land, apartheid, surveillance, expulsion, and death, Israel and the U.S. are engaged in a forever war
prismreports.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“If the border is a petri dish for sadistic technologies that are eventually used on Black & brown communities in the U.S. interior, then Palestinians are the test subjects for these projects of annihilation.”
For Israel & the U.S., there is always ‘the next enemy.’ Marah Abdel Jaber explains.
For Israel & the U.S., there is always ‘the next enemy.’ Marah Abdel Jaber explains.
“The commonwealth of Virginia, where I am incarcerated, has effectively rendered me unable to have children—not through surgery or medication, but by keeping me imprisoned.”
Long prison sentences function as involuntary sterilization of incarcerated people, writes Mithrellas Curtis.
Long prison sentences function as involuntary sterilization of incarcerated people, writes Mithrellas Curtis.
Long prison sentences function as involuntary sterilization of incarcerated people
By keeping me imprisoned through the years when I might have become a parent, the prison system reproduces eugenicist logic
prismreports.org
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“The commonwealth of Virginia, where I am incarcerated, has effectively rendered me unable to have children—not through surgery or medication, but by keeping me imprisoned.”
Long prison sentences function as involuntary sterilization of incarcerated people, writes Mithrellas Curtis.
Long prison sentences function as involuntary sterilization of incarcerated people, writes Mithrellas Curtis.
“This administration wants to hide its abusive, Orwellian behavior, but we are fighting back.”
Legal groups sue Trump admin over use of Israeli spyware on immigrants, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. Policing agencies are using military-grade tech to track, monitor, & target immigrants & activists.
Legal groups sue Trump admin over use of Israeli spyware on immigrants, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. Policing agencies are using military-grade tech to track, monitor, & target immigrants & activists.
Legal groups sue Trump administration over use of Israeli spyware on immigrants
Civil rights attorneys are seeking documents disclosing details on the extent of ICE’s use of invasive Israeli spyware to target immigrants
prismreports.org
November 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“This administration wants to hide its abusive, Orwellian behavior, but we are fighting back.”
Legal groups sue Trump admin over use of Israeli spyware on immigrants, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. Policing agencies are using military-grade tech to track, monitor, & target immigrants & activists.
Legal groups sue Trump admin over use of Israeli spyware on immigrants, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. Policing agencies are using military-grade tech to track, monitor, & target immigrants & activists.
First-of-its-kind LGBTQIA+ hotline in Illinois offers support amid sweeping attacks, @nberlat.bsky.social reports. Illinois Pride Connect, launched in August, is seeing multiple calls a week, even from those outside the state.
https://prismreports.org/2025/11/03/illinois-pride-connect-lgbtq-hotline/
https://prismreports.org/2025/11/03/illinois-pride-connect-lgbtq-hotline/
LGBTQIA+ hotline in Illinois offers support amid sweeping attacks
Illinois Pride Connect, launched in August, is seeing multiple calls a week, even from those outside the state
prismreports.org
November 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
First-of-its-kind LGBTQIA+ hotline in Illinois offers support amid sweeping attacks, @nberlat.bsky.social reports. Illinois Pride Connect, launched in August, is seeing multiple calls a week, even from those outside the state.
https://prismreports.org/2025/11/03/illinois-pride-connect-lgbtq-hotline/
https://prismreports.org/2025/11/03/illinois-pride-connect-lgbtq-hotline/
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During our authoritarian timeline, the focus shouldn’t be on how to change people’s minds. @lewispants.bsky.social says it should be on what conditions make it possible to let go of long held beliefs and ideologies and how to create them. @prismreports.org
The spiritual, political, and liberatory work of unlearning
In a Q&A with Prism, journalist and activist Lewis Raven Wallace discussed his new book “Radical Unlearning,” a guide for breaking free from harmful ideologies
buff.ly
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
During our authoritarian timeline, the focus shouldn’t be on how to change people’s minds. @lewispants.bsky.social says it should be on what conditions make it possible to let go of long held beliefs and ideologies and how to create them. @prismreports.org
“For us, if that program goes away, it’s not just that a program went away. We’re taking a great risk of losing a life.”
Queer-serving orgs providing mental health services to LGBTQIA+ youth report a massive rise in need, as funding is slashed & political attacks escalate, Adam Rhodes reports.
Queer-serving orgs providing mental health services to LGBTQIA+ youth report a massive rise in need, as funding is slashed & political attacks escalate, Adam Rhodes reports.
Queer-serving organizations are pushed to the brink under Trump
The Rainbow Youth Project, the Trevor Project, and other groups providing mental health services to LGBTQIA+ youth report a massive rise in need
prismreports.org
November 7, 2025 at 9:05 PM
“For us, if that program goes away, it’s not just that a program went away. We’re taking a great risk of losing a life.”
Queer-serving orgs providing mental health services to LGBTQIA+ youth report a massive rise in need, as funding is slashed & political attacks escalate, Adam Rhodes reports.
Queer-serving orgs providing mental health services to LGBTQIA+ youth report a massive rise in need, as funding is slashed & political attacks escalate, Adam Rhodes reports.
While I may feel like I’m stumbling through life on the outside, I know my commitment to growth makes all the difference—especially now that I feel more free to be myself, writes #R2W columnist Derek R. Trumbo, Sr. on navigating employment outside prison after many years of incarceration.
Never eat the candy on your pillow: Freedom demands
While I may feel like I’m stumbling through life on the outside, I know my commitment to growth makes all the difference
prismreports.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
While I may feel like I’m stumbling through life on the outside, I know my commitment to growth makes all the difference—especially now that I feel more free to be myself, writes #R2W columnist Derek R. Trumbo, Sr. on navigating employment outside prison after many years of incarceration.
Legal groups sue Trump administration over use of Israeli spyware on immigrant communities, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. Civil rights attorneys are seeking documents disclosing details on the extent of ICE’s use of invasive Israeli spyware to track, monitor, & target immigrants & activists.
Legal groups sue Trump administration over use of Israeli spyware on immigrants
Civil rights attorneys are seeking documents disclosing details on the extent of ICE’s use of invasive Israeli spyware to target immigrants
prismreports.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Legal groups sue Trump administration over use of Israeli spyware on immigrant communities, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. Civil rights attorneys are seeking documents disclosing details on the extent of ICE’s use of invasive Israeli spyware to track, monitor, & target immigrants & activists.
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One thing I love about @prismreports.org is that they work so closely with incarcerated writers, and surface things I had never thought about before. This piece on how extended incarceration is a violation of reproductive rights by functionally serving as involuntary sterilization is fantastic.
Long prison sentences function as involuntary sterilization of incarcerated people
By keeping me imprisoned through the years when I might have become a parent, the prison system reproduces eugenicist logic
prismreports.org
November 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
One thing I love about @prismreports.org is that they work so closely with incarcerated writers, and surface things I had never thought about before. This piece on how extended incarceration is a violation of reproductive rights by functionally serving as involuntary sterilization is fantastic.
Faculty in Florida say DeSantis’ attack on H-1B visa holders threatens university mission, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. Faculty & labor leaders say the governor’s rhetoric targets legally authorized workers, promotes xenophobia, & ignores how academic hiring actually works.
Florida faculty say DeSantis’ attack on H-1B visa holders threatens university mission
Faculty and labor leaders say the governor’s rhetoric targets legally authorized workers and promotes xenophobia
prismreports.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Faculty in Florida say DeSantis’ attack on H-1B visa holders threatens university mission, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. Faculty & labor leaders say the governor’s rhetoric targets legally authorized workers, promotes xenophobia, & ignores how academic hiring actually works.
Trump admin sues Rhode Island over teacher diversity program, Eliza Dewey reports. The Dept. of Justice claims that a loan forgiveness initiative for educators of color discriminates against white teachers. Local educators say it’s a needed effort to bridge a diversity gap in Providence classrooms.
Trump administration sues Rhode Island over teacher diversity program
The DOJ claims that loan forgiveness for educators of color discriminates against white teachers. Local educators say it’s needed to bridge a diversity gap
prismreports.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Trump admin sues Rhode Island over teacher diversity program, Eliza Dewey reports. The Dept. of Justice claims that a loan forgiveness initiative for educators of color discriminates against white teachers. Local educators say it’s a needed effort to bridge a diversity gap in Providence classrooms.
“It makes me wonder why we, as Gazans, have been destined to endure such an immense amount of pain.”
Ahmad Abushawish writes about silent pain of separation of families like his own by Israel’s arbitrary & restrictive policies at the border.
Ahmad Abushawish writes about silent pain of separation of families like his own by Israel’s arbitrary & restrictive policies at the border.
Families left behind in Gaza: The silent pain of separation
As some Palestinians in Gaza are evacuated for medical treatment or education abroad, the families they leave behind struggle in their absence
prismreports.org
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“It makes me wonder why we, as Gazans, have been destined to endure such an immense amount of pain.”
Ahmad Abushawish writes about silent pain of separation of families like his own by Israel’s arbitrary & restrictive policies at the border.
Ahmad Abushawish writes about silent pain of separation of families like his own by Israel’s arbitrary & restrictive policies at the border.
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Nandy, a 22-year-old in Kentucky, has Type 1 Diabetes. Foods he's supposed to eat are more expensive, he said. He goes to Walmart and Kroger trying to find lowest prices. He's been eating one meal a day to stretch food out. It's impacting his health: “It’s like a death sentence for people like me”
More Young People Will Go Hungry Without SNAP
“We’re trying to make it, but it’s been hard.”
www.teenvogue.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Nandy, a 22-year-old in Kentucky, has Type 1 Diabetes. Foods he's supposed to eat are more expensive, he said. He goes to Walmart and Kroger trying to find lowest prices. He's been eating one meal a day to stretch food out. It's impacting his health: “It’s like a death sentence for people like me”
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🚨Urgent medical appeal for a journalist’s father in Gaza🚨
@prismreports.org has been working with Shaimaa Eid, a Gaza-based journalist who has been diligently reporting and sending us dispatches of the genocide.
prismreports.org/2025/10/07/g...
@prismreports.org has been working with Shaimaa Eid, a Gaza-based journalist who has been diligently reporting and sending us dispatches of the genocide.
prismreports.org/2025/10/07/g...
Even after two years of genocide, hope for Gaza cannot be stifled
Israel’s war of extermination has spared nothing and no one, but still we cling to the hope that we will rebuild Gaza
prismreports.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🚨Urgent medical appeal for a journalist’s father in Gaza🚨
@prismreports.org has been working with Shaimaa Eid, a Gaza-based journalist who has been diligently reporting and sending us dispatches of the genocide.
prismreports.org/2025/10/07/g...
@prismreports.org has been working with Shaimaa Eid, a Gaza-based journalist who has been diligently reporting and sending us dispatches of the genocide.
prismreports.org/2025/10/07/g...
Long prison sentences function as involuntary sterilization of incarcerated people. By keeping me imprisoned through the years when I might have become a parent, the prison system reproduces the eugenicist logic that sought to keep “undesirable” people from having children, writes Mithrellas Curtis.
Long prison sentences function as involuntary sterilization of incarcerated people
By keeping me imprisoned through the years when I might have become a parent, the prison system reproduces eugenicist logic
prismreports.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Long prison sentences function as involuntary sterilization of incarcerated people. By keeping me imprisoned through the years when I might have become a parent, the prison system reproduces the eugenicist logic that sought to keep “undesirable” people from having children, writes Mithrellas Curtis.
Why doesn’t the ‘right to life’ apply to climate change? The political right argues that fetuses have constitutional rights, while advocating for policies that spew carbon dioxide & methane, killing the Earth & harming humans, writes ray levy uyeda on the youth-led climate case Lighthiser v. Trump.
Why doesn’t the ‘right to life’ apply to climate change?
The political right argues that fetuses have constitutional rights, while advocating for policies that spew carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere, killing the Earth and harming humans
prismreports.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Why doesn’t the ‘right to life’ apply to climate change? The political right argues that fetuses have constitutional rights, while advocating for policies that spew carbon dioxide & methane, killing the Earth & harming humans, writes ray levy uyeda on the youth-led climate case Lighthiser v. Trump.
“Separation, for us, is more than just physical distance. For me, my father’s absence left me carrying a heavy load of duties & responsibilities that no one my age should ever have to bear.”
Israel’s restrictive border policies have separated many families, including Ahmad Abushawish’s own.
Israel’s restrictive border policies have separated many families, including Ahmad Abushawish’s own.
Families left behind in Gaza: The silent pain of separation
As some Palestinians in Gaza are evacuated for medical treatment or education abroad, the families they leave behind struggle in their absence
prismreports.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“Separation, for us, is more than just physical distance. For me, my father’s absence left me carrying a heavy load of duties & responsibilities that no one my age should ever have to bear.”
Israel’s restrictive border policies have separated many families, including Ahmad Abushawish’s own.
Israel’s restrictive border policies have separated many families, including Ahmad Abushawish’s own.
“We are alive, yes, but we do not know for how long.”
The ceasefire brokered by President Trump ended two years of relentless bombing, yet this calm has brought no true peace. Across Gaza, relief is intertwined with fear, Hassan Abo Qamar reports.
The ceasefire brokered by President Trump ended two years of relentless bombing, yet this calm has brought no true peace. Across Gaza, relief is intertwined with fear, Hassan Abo Qamar reports.
Gaza hangs between relief and uncertainty after the ceasefire
Gaza has become a site of temporary calm, haunted by memories of a warm past unlikely to return and the constant fear of a future filled with challenges
prismreports.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“We are alive, yes, but we do not know for how long.”
The ceasefire brokered by President Trump ended two years of relentless bombing, yet this calm has brought no true peace. Across Gaza, relief is intertwined with fear, Hassan Abo Qamar reports.
The ceasefire brokered by President Trump ended two years of relentless bombing, yet this calm has brought no true peace. Across Gaza, relief is intertwined with fear, Hassan Abo Qamar reports.
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“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to love each other. You have to defend each other. You have to fight.” —Mike Davis
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
“What keeps us going, ultimately, is our love for each other, and our refusal to bow our heads, to accept the verdict, however all-powerful it seems. It’s what ordinary people have to do. You have to love each other. You have to defend each other. You have to fight.” —Mike Davis
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Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, marking a historic win for the left over a high-powered, moneyed coalition of establishment forces that came together in hopes of defeating him.
Zohran Mamdani Wins Decisive Victory in NYC, Triumphing Over Billionaire Onslaught
Mamdani is one of just a few democratic socialists to ever win the seat for the largest city in the U.S.
truthout.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral race on Tuesday, marking a historic win for the left over a high-powered, moneyed coalition of establishment forces that came together in hopes of defeating him.
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thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
Donate to Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover, organized by Lexi McMenamin
More than half the team at Teen Vogue was laid off this week by our parent co… Lexi McMenamin needs your support for Help Laid-Off Teen Vogue Staffers Recover
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November 4, 2025 at 9:17 PM
thank you for the outpouring of support!
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue yesterday are now sharing our GoFundMe to help us cover our emergency expenses now that we've lost our incomes, as we get back on our feet.