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lschiff.bsky.social
Librarian. Some things I care about: social justice; defending libraries, education, & research; information equity. All posts/thoughts my own. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3572-2981 @[email protected] https://defendresearch.org
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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

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University staff news www.leicester.news/i-work-at-dm...

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Spare a few thoughts for all of the organizers who pulled off yesterday's rallies.

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Had that same experience listening to Leah Sotille’s podcast *Two Minutes Past Nine.* The refusal of legacy media to name white supremacy is quite astonishing when you think about how dangerous it is for white people.

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“The strategy: order agencies to freeze the spending now — then ask Congress’ approval, using a maneuver that allows the cuts to become permanent if lawmakers fail to act.” This is a form of impoundment that sidelines Congress & the compliant GOPers that run it. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

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Maybe my centrist whites will start to wake up when they and theirs get targeted.

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Can't be out there today, so am loving all the photos and videos of the protests.

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Despite warnings from the law enforcement not to attend today’s No Kings rally after this mornings shooting of Minnesota lawmakers with the killer on the lose, the No Kings Rally is happening at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul.

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Super useful and very clear guidelines about going to protests. Exercise your first amendment rights, be in community, be safe. 👇

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#NoKings peaceful protest on #YorkPA

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It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.

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Hi folks! I'm attempting to build a roster of Filipino information professionals! Please fill out this form if you'd like to be a part of it: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... I plan to share the resulting resource with professional networks.

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If you stand with @padilla.senate.gov, stand with @replamonica.bsky.social. Tell your Reps & Senators how you feel about the charges against her. 202-224-3121 And call the DOJ comment line: 202-353-1555

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The first person arrested by the Marines is an Army veteran who was on his way to work at the Veterans Administration. It appears he was arrested for crossing a yellow line which the Marines did not realize was not designed to exclude federal employees from reporting to work.

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Environmental advocates are questioning Tulane leadership following the resignation of a scientist who researches the health and job disparities in a heavily industrialized part of Louisiana known as “Cancer Alley.” Terry L. Jones reports for @floodlightnews.org lailluminator.com/2025/06/13/t...

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Lol listen, what am I if not a mad scientist??? Thanks @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social 🫶🏼✊🏼

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Thank you to @mskellymhayes.bsky.social and @prisonculture.bsky.social for providing public access to this chapter on "violence" from of their incredibly important book. This analysis is important to everyone, from those out protesting to those reflecting on and commenting on those protests.

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NYC mayoral candidates Mamdani and Lander are cross-endorsing in an effort to block Cuomo's front-runner bid.

submitted 2 days ago • 9 comments

If you're heading to a protest tomorrow, it's important to know your rights. Consult this information from the ACLU. Be peaceful. Be safe. Be careful. Be strong.

submitted 2 days ago • 91 comments

Amazing! Good job, voters! As a reminder, Huntington Beach, located in Orange County, has a long history of active white supremacist organizations.

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Jeffries should have been out there IMMEDIATELY saying that his entire caucus was filing articles of impeachment against Noem. These people LOVE to issue letters. Think of this as a souped up letter and then BASH HER WITH IT DAILY. Every time you can start a sentence with: "NOEM must be impeached"

submitted 3 days ago • 18 comments

I would like to once again say that once they arrested Ras Baraka every elected Dem should have understood what was in store.

submitted 3 days ago • 19 comments

I just wanna say something really plainly that I haven’t seen spelled out like this There is no such thing as legal immigration anymore. Because they are taking people at their citizenship hearings they are taking people who are doing everything by the book. 1/2

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It has happened here before, and this looks like that. I am literally about to give a talk about the violent takeover of democratic governance in the Reconstructed South, and this looks like that. It is not the same, but if you do not see it at all, you are not looking.

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"Please continue peacefully protesting": Sen. Padilla after forced removal from DHS presser

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Resign now, Kristi Noem.

submitted 3 days ago • 411 comments

If that’s what they do to a United States Senator with a question, imagine what they can do to any American that dares to speak up. We will hold this administration accountable.

submitted 3 days ago • 548 comments

#defendresearch abcnews.go.com/Politics/ent...

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What happened to Sen. Padilla is a disgrace. Elected officials are supposed to speak for the people. When the government starts throwing Senators to the ground for doing that, we’ve left democracy behind. You don’t have to wonder what a fascist regime looks like. This is it.

submitted 3 days ago • 41 comments

It’s not illegal for a United States Senator to go to a public press conference and ask questions about your constituents safety. It's our job.

submitted 3 days ago • 446 comments

Just so we're all clear: It's not a coincidence that the first senator they've used physical force against is Sen. Alex Padilla, a Latino man representing California.

submitted 3 days ago • 371 comments

"We ... support the university’s fight against government overreach. [But Harvard] has committed a different kind of discrimination ... We reject Harvard’s troubling assumption that being Jewish necessitates supporting Israel, or that criticism of Israel’s genocide in Gaza constitutes antisemitism."

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Yes. I thought that was what I said. But yes. And it will work. It has always worked and we are not different people.

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

Speaker Mike Johnson just called on the Senate to censure...Sen. Alex Padilla. You read that right. The American Fascist Party at work.

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