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A quick video of the crowd outside the store in U Village #TeslaTakedown

New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

This! I'm far from a DEI stan, but it's important to remember that DEI seeks fair treatment in ways white working class people can get behind. Like, ensuring you have a fair shot at a job if you don't have a degree and re-evaluating the standards that require you hold a functionally useless degree

The fact that the NYPD and DA are not labeling the death of Sam Nordquist a "hate crime" b/c the assailants "identified as LGBTQ+" shows us the limitations of both the cis understanding of transphobia and hate crimes legislature itself

Feb 20 - How to Build an ICE Watch Program actionnetwork.org/events/how-t...

TOMORROW - actionnetwork.org/events/mass-...

The news is bleak, but there’s also this. Yesterday, protestors posted up outside of Tesla in New York, Seattle, Kansas City across California. Organizers said they were in dozens of cities. In Germany, Tesla sales dropped 60%.

Couple things to know about why this happened. 1. The US military was the first major arm of the government to racially integrate; it is exceptionally proud of this fact. 2. DEI began with DOD contractors, so the armed forces institutionally the most familiar with DEI.

Hate to be Josh Allen this morning

CORPORATE DEI WEBINAR: If you meet someone from East Asia, you should avoid asking "So which kind are you?" JACUZZI DEALERSHIP OWNER: Well, that's it. Time to start the Fourth Reich.

Individualism is such a glaring liberal issue. Imagine boiling this political moment down to one person. Thinking that one man could mobilize this machinery, bureaucracy. As though millions didn't help in large and small ways.

Doing a Know Your Rights training for middle school students in CA. Some state laws that *still* protect students: AB 1266 School Success & Opportunity Act: Students can compete on sports teams, use facilities, including restrooms, based on their gender identity, not sex assigned at birth.

The richest man in the world has taken over the US government and his first order of business is taking revenge for the fall of apartheid in South Africa www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

I know it feels counterintuitive, but it's a great time to narrow. Political overwhelm is deliberately debilitating. Choose your thing, maybe it's gender affirming care, maybe it's mutual aid, maybe it's harm reduction, but drop a shoulder on that shit. Pick your thing. Dig in. Stop scrolling.

One of my fave things about queer and trans community is the long game we play. Elders know the familiar pathways, youth know what they look like now. Consistent allies have moved through all these phases.

If you are posting about an ICE raid, you need to post specifics. Time, cross streets, how many agents, if possible what buildings etc. These vague "ICE is somewhere" posts are just creating in-actionable anxiety

An abolitionist group in the Bay has a great intake survey that covers these q’s along with an honest descriptions about labor, capacity and potential triggers. Surveys that lead into 1:1 conversations are a great start/hack

There are so many places and people unionizing right now. The fact that a Whole Foods in Philly won is a huge boon. A real Philly against the world moment

Please sign and share the petition in solidarity with Palestinian journalist, @intifada.bsky.social executive director, and Haymarket author @aliabunimah.bsky.social, who is being held in administrative detention in Zurich

ITS SHUT THE FUCK UP FRIDAY Many people right now are discussing “what to do”… one easy way to fight back is to stfu. NEVER talk to police/ICE/Feds etc! Don’t open the door, don’t answer questions, don’t say shit. At no point should you just hand yourself over to the state🫡

Read up on your school and work policies around ICE. Learn what a warrant looks like. Figure out what your fight/flight/freeze/fawn response looks like in the face of authority and those with weapons. If you are out here wearing and saying you're going to "protect kids" this is what it means

Watching DEI on LinkedIn is fascinating. Some folks think it's full of activists which is honestly laughable. It takes everything in me not to just scream "It's HR, you myopic technocrats" at the top of my lungs everyday.

Want nothing more of my Saturday than for CJ Stroud to take down this nepo baby

Can't stop thinking of Sam Husseini getting dragged out of the presser for the same line of questioning pursued by Max Blumenthal; the important distinction between them is clearly that Husseini is Palestinian

Such a stunning example of journalist fulfilling the basic premise of media: to hold the powerful to account. Hope that we all can be a little bit like Sam Husseini

GoFundMe's for Latine families displaced by LA fires: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

I want to tell the sweet aunties who teach their recipes to michelin starred chefs to start signing contracts and asking for fees

It’s been so heartening to witness folks find each other in every context. During wildfires, mutual aid groups shared masks, air purifiers. Then Covid hit, we saw these groups shift slightly to include tests and now they’ve come back around to wildfire support. Every time with new ppl, new energy

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES: If you’re looking to get involved with volunteer efforts in LA, please check out this list provided by Mutual Aid LA:

Organizers in LA are donating masks, making meals, arranging housing for vulnerable community members. There are caravans traveling hundreds of miles from the Bay to LA with supplies. Yes, we are in a climate disaster perpetrated by predatory systems, but we’ve always got us.

2025 Out: parasocial relationship with TikTokers In: parasocial relationships with water-dropping helicopters

An Alabama mom hit by the Bourbon Street attacker's truck then shot in the attack, who still has a bullet lodged in her foot, told a @nolanews.bsky.social reporter that the Amazon warehouse where she works denied her request for a leave of absence.

I am a queer who just saw Wicked. Now, ask me about other actors who played their roles queerly without it being written into the script

BREAKING: Amazon drivers at a major Atlanta facility have voted unanimously to authorize a strike. They join @teamsters.bsky.social in NYC, Illinois, and California in authorizing strikes at Amazon in the lead up to Christmas — the company's busiest days.

BREAKING: Amazon workers in NYC are going on strike right before Christmas—the company's busiest time. The first unionized Amazon warehouse is going to shut down in a historic walkout. Workers plan to hit the company where it hurts to win their first union contract. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI1k...

This moment is teaching us that thirsty gays have no equal. The unprecedented level of internet thirst being hurled at this poor little assassin will never be matched

Police efficiency at its finest

Please, allow me to internet for you

Literally my book! Let's goooooooo to that person who loves office gossip who everyone likes