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“Antifa militant” - Andy Ngo | “Quite profound” - Chuck D • Rap Artist | Journalist | Sociologist | Organizer • Co-Founder @tendemands.bsky.social | Social/Web @realcatbrooks.bsky.social @noellecook.com • aka @philmandelbaum.bsky.social > thisisawkword.com
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For the first time since the Medicare for All marches, three years ago… 🚨 NEW MUSIC 🚨 awkword x Rapper Big Pooh x Skyzoo “Cruel Intentions (Redux)” open.spotify.com/track/0IUpmV... youtu.be/20ItINcGxV0?...

We’ve truly lost our way in this country. An 80-year-old vet who fought for this country just got arrested protesting Trump‘s parade. He deserves respect, not handcuffs.

🗳️ 50501 is choosing its next big day of action — and we want to make sure your voice is heard. This is how we show up together. Boldly. Creatively. In solidarity. 👉 Vote in our poll here for your preferred July + August dates! fiftyfifty.one/poll 📅 Voting closes Tuesday @ 6am EST — don’t wait.

The #dollar's crown is slipping, and fast‼️👇🏼 The dollar has sunk to its lowest in three years as rapidly changing #U.S. trade policy unsettles markets and expectations build for #FederalReserve rate cuts, fuelling outflows from the world's biggest economy. www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Friends, the word “radical” comes from the Latin word meaning “root.” To be politically radical does not mean fringe. To be radical is to focus one’s attention on the *roots* of the systems that govern us, such as Capitalism. Fundamental, systemic change requires radical thinking and action. ✨🌲✨

Join me in supporting this important cause at iPetitions. End Weaponization Of Bluesky Moderation Lists ipt.io/6T3WP via ipetitions

#WOMEN are handled extra violently Those just reporting Or trying 2 get 2 their homes Getting shot Unmarked/masked ‘ICE Agents’ Committing rape Trafficking WOMEN & Arresting W/O CAUSE It’s a war on Women So it’s a #WomanRevolution🎩🔥💖 I’m keeping a🧵 Of the evidence & stories This summer ⤵️ . 🎩🔥💖

There is a lot to unpack here. substack.com/home/post/p-...

White Supremacists Threaten ‘No Kings’ Protests: “Shoot a couple, the rest will go home" www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

How to Protest More Safely in the Age of Surveillance Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy better if you plan to protest. via WIRED www.wired.com/story/how-to...

It is a US senator’s job and responsibility to question the executive branch. It’s called checks and balances. Trump has been trying to take away Congress’ power since he became President in 2017. Mike Johnson is helping him. This is why we march. #NoKings #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory

Let's all be very clear that ICE *and* regular cops refusing to identify themselves in any official or legible way is creating a situation that allows murderers and non-state kidnappers to successfully impersonate law enforcement. We had kidnappers do this in Philly this week in ICE costumes, too.

I don't want to hear another fucking word about graffiti.

The news about this morning's shootings in Minnesota has me on edge about right-wing violence. Whether you are protesting or just a lefty going about your lefty business (mutual aid, organizing, etc), be alert, know who you're dealing with, and know how you would exit any place that feels unsafe.

What’s wild about the current political use of “antisemitism” (as opposed to its actual instances) is it has nothing to do with Jewish people at all. So much so that an Italian sexual harasser can wield it against a Muslim who is endorsed by a Jewish candidate. It’s just all nonsense.

Different costume, same sentiment.

#TrumpSupporters

President Trump’s federal agents are now chasing migrant farm workers through fields — and circling them with a CBP chopper normally used to track smuggling at the border — in the heart of the nation’s agricultural economy. here’s my report from Ventura County, California.

Gavin Newsom spoke yesterday about longtime migrant workers—parents, farm & construction workers, and kids left behind. None had records; many were taken at work. The Trump admin lied: families ARE being separated. This won’t make us safer—but it WILL hurt our economy and food supply.

One of the thugs that assaulted a senator Lets out him

ICE isn’t just targeting LA. This was just posted on my NextDoor app in a town 11 miles from me. We are in the heart of beloved ag land, & rely on farm workers. Let’s be real: They aren’t “taking our jobs”. They’re taking jobs we refuse to do. We MUST protect ALL OF US. 🙌 #StandUp #DoSomething

Morale is low in the National Guard and Marines after Trump an deployed them to LA as a show of force which is turning into a political quagmire. Soldiers are do not want to be political pawns. “This isn’t what we signed up for.” #ProudBlue#Voices4Victory apple.news/AFCjxNd40RvS...

Irony is officially dead.

LA is home to nearly a million undocumented immigrants. If you live here, you know someone living that reality whether you know it or not. It’s part of what makes this city what it is—and no, we’re not living in fear because of them.

Andy @electroboyusa.bsky.social has organized this fundraiser for a victim of the fires. It takes a village folks! If you have the means to help get this finished up (they are SO CLOSE), please consider giving. This is a fund is we know is legit! Thank You Andy!

The far-right government of the United States has encouraged the military to become a domestic enforcement arm of the ruling regime.

While we’re distracted by Trump, Newsom and the Los Angeles protests The Big Ugly Bill lurks If passed-11 million would lose health insurance 24 million could see large cost increases Medical centers will close So healthcare workers will be fired And rural towns will collapse DON’T LOSE FOCUS

#ProudBlue A woman was trying to get to her apartment, yet the street was blocked by LAPD. If not for Alexandria (@labyrinthlore on Tiktok), would we have known? Non-lethal does not mean it's not lethal. The rubber bullets are meant to be aimed at the feet!

Some bad faith peeps ask, “why would the Portland Metro Chamber have a problem with Portland City Council actually solving Portland’s most pervasive problems?” Because if the problems are actually solved, there’ll be nothing left for their ancillary corporate members to grift off of in perpetuity…

Masked bigots and thugs are committing crimes against immigrants. Similar crimes are also being committed by people who do not work in federal law enforcement.

"This has been a bad week for the Army for anyone who cares about us being a neutral institution," one commander at Fort Bragg...on the condition of anonymity to avoid retaliation. "This was shameful. I don't expect anything to come out of it, but I hope maybe we can learn from it long term."

The Rise of the Worrier Cop

One thing is for certain after this week: Local cops in sanctuary cities—Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York—are working in lock step with DHS and ICE.

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José Francisco Arias Mendoza, a searcher for the disappeared with the collective Hasta Encontrarte, was disappeared by armed men from his home in Irapuato, Guanajuato, on Monday, and his son, Jaime González Vázquez, was killed by the kidnappers. aristeguinoticias.com/110625/mexic...

They’re burning books. Boarding up libraries. And trying to block @archive.org from preserving the websites they’re purging. This is fascism. And under fascism, you self publish. Here’s how: halfletterpress.com/why-self-pub... [inspired by @prisonculture.bsky.social Why Make Zines in 2025]

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“Every time we’ve demanded transformation — from Reconstruction to the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter — the system has retaliated… “Donald Trump’s threats should terrify us. But more than that, they should galvanize us.” New from me: oaklandvoices.us/2025/06/05/o...