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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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“Everything from social media posts to metadata about phone calls to the purchase information collected by data brokers to location data showing every step taken is available to law enforcement… without a warrant.” ALERT: The High-Tech Tools Police Use to Surveil Protesters @themarshallproject.org

They keep forcing us to report Elon.

Report foreign invaders? You know what to do.

Just say no to the Gestapo.

As humanists, we shall do the opposite, ensuring all our neighbors belong. We shall protect our communities, feed, clothe and house our friends and family, educate and radicalize our youth, and build our own independent institutions by and for the people.

I wonder if they accept faxes at that number? You know, there is one man with 15 or so kids, who is an immigrant, and allegedly committed a whole lot of crime over the last 130 or so days. Here’s a list of accusations, if you do happen to fax.

Please consider helping me if possible. Sharing this would be greatly appreciated. gofund.me/c95feb0b

I’ve been saying Black folks should stay home. So why did I go to the No Kings protest? Because our Latino brothers and sisters need us right now. Because I live in the occupied city of LA. But here’s what I know: when large groups of Black folks protest, we become the target. 1. She gets it 👇🏾

It's #dragking #lovefest time 👑 this FAB #King makes (# 99) & he's Hym O Hara Polo & he's recently lost his drag mom (see prev post) FB: www.facebook.com/draggedbyHym & He's giving me Tilhi Bird vibes🐦 #DragMashup #LGBTQIA #DragIsNotACrime #DragKingsNeedLoveToo #PrideMonth 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 #NoKingsButDragKings

It's #DragQueen #Lovefest time & sadly she's passed 👑 This #Queen makes (# 503) & she's @goldenohara.bsky.social Insta: @goldenohara FB: www.facebook.com/golden.ohara News: pridesource.com/article/her-... & she's giving me Multicolored Tanager Bird vibes🐦 #DragMashup #LGBTQIA #PrideMonth #RIP

🚨 I'd love all of you who either manage with mental illness, have a family member or friend who does and anyone who wants to listen to an interview in which I share the most "raw and gritty" details of my battle with bipolar disorder to listen in! Warning: NSFW www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQUF...

This is for all the people with their negative poopie head comments. 🤣 Grow up and move on!

Singer Nezza was told to sing the national anthem in English at the Dodgers game - she sang it in Spanish anyway. The crowd cheered as she finished “The Star-Spangled Banner” en español 🇺🇸🇨🇴🇩🇴 The Spanish version was commissioned by the US govt in 1945 to foster better relations with Latin America.

Boelter registered to vote as a Republican in the early 2000s, state records show. He was a Trump voter (not surprised) who was anti-LGBTQIA+, he opposed abortion and identified as an evangelical Christian. www.cnn.com/2025/06/14/u...

Now that my book is out, I'm going to share some notable stories from it. The first is about Japanese farmers in the Antelope Valley. They settled in the valley in the 1910s, successfully taking up farming in the desert. But they also faced racial barriers to naturalization and property ownership.

🧵THREAD: Far right groups, including White Supremacists and violent extremists, have taken notice of the #NoKings protests planned for tomorrow (June 14th), and have responded with extremist rhetoric and calls for violent disruption of protests. 🚨Follow this thread for intel and updates⬇️

I wrote about how to turn in-person meetings into Signal groups, how to manage large semi-public Signal groups while vetting new members, and how to sue announcement-only Signal groups, perfect for rapidly responding to ICE raids micahflee.com/using-signal...

At yesterday's protests in Atlanta, police arrested the respected journalist Mario Guevara—clearly ID'd as press and, crucially, known for tirelessly documenting ICE abuses—for livestreaming their crackdown. He was booked on charges of "obstruction" and "pedestrian walking on or along" a roadway.

"Tenants in Kansas City are declaring victory after eight months on rent strike—the longest such action in the city’s history...an outcome that lends momentum to efforts to adapt labor union strategies for housing fights." inthesetimes.com/article/rent...

🧵 "I wake up each morning to a country I barely recognize, gripped by a fear that no longer fades with the dawn. The streets aren’t filled with tanks, yet we are under siege. The attack is quieter, but just as ruthless. It marches with every presidential executive order that tears at the… /1

His name is Andry Hernandez Romero. He is a young professional from Venezuela. He is a makeup artist. He is a gay man. Andry was a target for abuse in his homeland of Venezuela. He was viciously humiliated daily — the victim of discrimination for his sexuality. He was also being persecuted for…

Hey BlueSky family: I need your help! The FDA’s Human Foods Program provides resources to state, local, tribal, and territorial food safety programs that protect this nation’s food safety system through inspection, education and enforcement. Tell Congress to not cut it! www.neha.org/fdahumanfoods

Tucker Carlson says Fox is a propaganda network that manipulates their mostly elderly audience.

Don’t repost this…

The US Army can march in unison. Synchronized. I don’t think they wanted to…

Just want to take a moment to shout out the international reporters helping us get the real story out. When an 80-year-old veteran with a walker is hauled off with his hands zip-tied behind his back, and the media spins it as a “threatening breach” of a police barricade

political press is doing a real disservice by basically not reporting the nuances of public opinion on deportations, and creating the appearance that most americans support the stephen miller-style gestapo tactics

Addressing climate & ecological breakdown is ultimately a social problem not a technical one Which means that, for most of us, understanding the psychology of collective climate action is more important than understanding climate science Free download www.wandel-werk.org/en/materialien

Katie Bauer is a veteran who refuses to standby and watch Trump use the military to aid in his grab for power She knew she might get arrested while protesting this weekend, but she was shocked when the cop who detained her behaved that way he did She wrote about it for @huffpost.com Personal

THREAD: The assassinations in Minnesota highlight a dirty secret hardly ever mentioned in the news: U.S. has 1.1 million private police officers. There is an unprecedented footprint of privately organized violence that is doing all sorts of things most people have no idea about.

Join us for a special Father’s Day pack as we celebrate the Fellas in our lives! All Men!🤩 Smash the Follow All 👣 Repost ♻️ Like💙 Comment 💬 Who’s Grilling?🥩☺️ #FathersDay #Pinks go.bsky.app/4JKFbHq go.bsky.app/2YVYysw

NO KINGS! Starter! Go! go.bsky.app/AK7w8TJ

Using the military as props in a personal propaganda parade is the opposite of “support the troops.”

🏳️‍🌈 "The long-discussed and often trite ‘is Pride still a protest?’ conversation, has a clear and present answer this year — fuck yes." https://www.wearequeeraf.com/this-pride-month-is-going-to-be-unparalleled-to-any-in-recent-years/

This is a turning point. This is the line we draw. This is the moment history will remember — when millions stood together to say NO to Trump, Vance, Vought, Theil, and all the corrupt cronies and cult. Follow the movement. Learn what comes next. Join us at FiftyFifty.One. #FiftyFiftyOne #NoKings

lemme see if I have this right. #BigTech assholes are sugar daddies to maga repubs, the same extremists on a crusade against libraries for being "woke" and "too gay." and now the OpenAIs and Microsofts and Googs want library data to feed their chatbots? www.inc.com/associated-p...

“Not Orthodox, Not Secular: Reform Jewish Israelis Are Not Welcome in Israel *** Hatred of Reform Judaism has long characterized both Haredi Judaism and segments of Israeli religious Zionism. But now it's coming from the secularists too” 6/14/25 www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

"On the morning of April 23, around 7 a.m., the FBI, along with other local and state police, battered down the doors of four residences across Ann Arbor, Canton, and Ypsilanti, Michigan." "The homes belonged to pro-Palestine student organizers." #Michigan #USA #Gaza #Palestine #Policing #Genocide

"Why my ancestors would be in the streets" - @joshuafrank.bsky.social

I was asked the difference between leftists and liberals—so if you’re wondering, here’s my breakdown.