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We know what we have to do to save our city from Andrew Cuomo. We're cross endorsing 🤝 @bradlander.bsky.social

Nbd just kinda telling how all our advice about how to stay safer at protests is about protecting ourselves from cops and not ever not once that I have ever seen about keeping us safe from other protesters Almost like there's only one real threat to protester safety or something

Empire always comes home. All the sins we have committed abroad were always destined to find us in our homes, on our streets. We're being haunted by the violence we allowed to thrive.

relooted is being made by a team of developers from numerous african countries, but only its white south african creative director was able to demo it to summer game fest attendees. this was most certainly not always the plan

🧵I think it's worth remembering three facts: 1. Israel is the only nation in the Middle East with nuclear weapons. 2. Iran does not have nuclear weapons. 3. Iran has a nuclear *program* that it says is for energy purposes. Is Iran lying about its intentions? 🤷‍♀️ But it doesn't have weapons now.

OMG. According to two members of Congress that just conducted an inspection and confirmed horrible conditions at the ICE detention center where unrest led to 4 people escaping, apparently people were able to escape because an EXTERIOR WALL was made of drywall and wire mesh!

Wissam in the past month has become responsible for 3 small injured, orphaned and psychologically traumatized children. Any help would be good.

Instead of like buttons we should have pike buttons and maybe also other types of fish buttons

Hey fellow white people who are brand new to *gestures wildly*:listen to ppl who have organized & protested before. I know they’re mostly Bipoc,trans & queer, so listening to them is new 4U. But the shit you think is smart (see: sit down in front of pigs at a protest)is WRONG. YOU sit down & learn.

FULL clip of agents throwing Sen. Alex Padilla to the ground and handcuffing him. Officers threw him and held him to the ground even while he is seen as not resisting. Footage from Sen. Padilla’s staff

You can enter the raffle by contributing at least $15 to supporting Sahar and her family in Gaza. forms.gle/uUPS5wkDEQSN... - any support is of course appreciated. Please make sure to email me your receipt so you can be entered into the raffle.

the year is 2029. i start my work day by logging into the authentication app and plugging a six digit code from my phone into the computer. after repeating this process 300 more times for every application and website i use, i am finally ready to get to work. it is now 5pm and time to go home

I took a picture of Sabrina Carpenter trying to find her car keys on the floor and now everyone is mad at me because it's her album cover. She found her keys! It's fine!

"The governments of the world failed to provide safe passage to Madleen, to allow humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza…To prevent ongoing Israeli war crimes they must immediately step up..and provide safe passage to the Sumoud convoy in Egypt. The time to act is now. Free Palestine!" Mark VR

HAPPY MOTHERFUCKIN' PRIDE! For our free post this month, we have @tinavasquez.bsky.social's on the ground report about North Carolina’s Village Hearth, the first LGBTQ cohousing community in the nation for people 55 and over. theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/take-care-...

"People who say they want to defund the cops still call the cops when they get robbed!" Yeah because we have this system called "insurance" to protect your possessions and the only way to claim that shit is to call the cops, you literally don't have a choice.

the thing is, 1989 is such a winter album.

An icon, a genius, and the world's biggest Mike Love hater. A true king.

Breaking News: Brian Wilson has died

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A few things 1. "genAi is a transformative work" - this lawsuit proves repeatedly how that's not the case, Midjourney makes exact copies 2. "they're going to settle!" for what? Disney and Universal want blood, not dollars 3. There's no way to unring this bell, you can't untrain these models

it is cool to give your time to causes unmotivated by capitalism imo!!!

The idea that the progressive left used the internet to bully institutions into accepting unpopular, far-left positions is the exact opposite of what has actually happened. The alt-right used the internet for ideological capture and they are now in the White House bragging about it daily

The charges against Prof. Willoughby-Herard were finally dropped yesterday. She courageously defended UCI students against police stifling dissent against Israel's genocide in Gaza. I am inspired by her courage and honored to have represented her in this case. Solidarity with those who fight.

Avoid the violence/nonviolence debate. It’s a trap. The only thing that matters is what actions lead to more justice and less harm. Inaction and complicity in the face of brutal oppression is the worst form of violence. Never forget it.

I've noticed a concerning amount of people invoking and misspelling an Indian civil rights leader's name in the name of peaceful protest and I wouldn't be saying anything about it if they weren't wrong about all of it

This took a while to get done, but I've chronicled my day among the protesters in Los Angeles, and the idea that this is anything but a celebration of cultural heritage and a firm, nonviolent demand to protect family, friends and neighbors is totally ridiculous. prospect.org/justice/crie...

Some years ago Mariame Kaba published a zine called "White People Hate Protests" and I still think about it sometimes. It's linked from here: www.usprisonculture.com/2018/02/28/w...

Not enough is made, including by Zohran himself, about the victory for taxi driver relief. It's gotta be among the greatest labor victories in this city of the past few decades, and he really was the leader on it:

In solidarity with those fighting back against the ICE Raids in Los Angeles and Dallas, we have made Abolish ICE by Natascha Elena Uhlmann free to download on our website orbooks.com/catalog/abol... #ICEProtests

Zohran gunning hard for the “guys born in 1991” vote: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/n...

I spoke with mask bloc organizers about how they prepared for the impact of tariffs on masks that they hand out to their communities for free at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The professional agitators are ICE.

if you've been watching the community defenses against ICE and thinking, "i support my comrades but i don't feel comfortable being on the ~front lines~" please know there are many other ways to support! you can drop off a case of water and snacks, buy medical supplies, donate to jail support, etc

LAPD helicopter circling immigrant rights protesters behind the pride month rainbow-lit city hall

Massachusetts folks: I made these stickers sharing LUCE's ICE hotline ☎️ 617-370-5023--they verify sightings and share confirmed info. Stickers fit 1"x2.6" label (Avery 5160). Image below or follow link for a full sheet. Print, stick every&anywhere. www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7v098...

it is remarkable that they couldn’t just let her land. she would’ve delivered enough aid for a few hundred people, max. gaza would still be starving. the israeli government couldn’t handle even the optics of someone giving food to gazans