Abigayle
@abigaylereese.bsky.social
Climate Justice 💚
Black Liberation 🖤🤎
Organizer, Wanderer, and Consultant
Black Liberation 🖤🤎
Organizer, Wanderer, and Consultant
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TIAA Participants: We’re serious about changing TIAA. Nominate Bill McKibben & Caroline Levine for the board at tiaa.org/tiaanominee by July 7. Then, pass this on. Real leadership, real climate action. @thirdactorg.bsky.social @eqat.bsky.social @aausa.bsky.social @firstdonoharm2025.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 8:33 PM
TIAA Participants: We’re serious about changing TIAA. Nominate Bill McKibben & Caroline Levine for the board at tiaa.org/tiaanominee by July 7. Then, pass this on. Real leadership, real climate action. @thirdactorg.bsky.social @eqat.bsky.social @aausa.bsky.social @firstdonoharm2025.bsky.social
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Got that useless #TIAA Advisory Vote Brochure? Do something with it. Vote NO on their hand-picked trustees & nominate real climate champs Bill McKibben (Middlebury) & Caroline Levine (Cornell) at tiaa.org/tiaanominee by July 7. #TIAADivest #ClimateJustice
June 27, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Got that useless #TIAA Advisory Vote Brochure? Do something with it. Vote NO on their hand-picked trustees & nominate real climate champs Bill McKibben (Middlebury) & Caroline Levine (Cornell) at tiaa.org/tiaanominee by July 7. #TIAADivest #ClimateJustice
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They’re trying to silence us with fear and force. But “darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.” On 6/14, we show them what resistance looks like. Peaceful, unshakable, and everywhere!
June 10, 2025 at 3:41 AM
They’re trying to silence us with fear and force. But “darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.” On 6/14, we show them what resistance looks like. Peaceful, unshakable, and everywhere!
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Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target” The president’s attack on diversity efforts has derailed the government careers of highly educated civil servants — even though the jobs some lost were not directly involved with any DEI programs.
Dismissed by DEI: Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target”
The president’s attack on diversity efforts has derailed the government careers of highly educated civil servants — even though the jobs some lost were not directly involved with any DEI programs.
www.propublica.org
June 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Trump’s Purge Made Black Women With Stable Federal Jobs an “Easy Target” The president’s attack on diversity efforts has derailed the government careers of highly educated civil servants — even though the jobs some lost were not directly involved with any DEI programs.
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Several cases this summer could affect Black Americans’ rights, including workplace discrimination, birthright citizenship, redistricting, healthcare for transgender minors, deportation without due process, parental opt-out for LGBTQ+ content, and access to PrEP & preventive care.
7 Supreme Court Cases That Black Americans Should Track This Summer
Issues before the high court range from health care access and citizenship to workplace discrimination and redistricting.
capitalbnews.org
June 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Several cases this summer could affect Black Americans’ rights, including workplace discrimination, birthright citizenship, redistricting, healthcare for transgender minors, deportation without due process, parental opt-out for LGBTQ+ content, and access to PrEP & preventive care.
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🚨 1 in 4 people in Gaza have been forcibly displaced again since the so-called ceasefire ended.
Israel’s assault is pushing people from Rafah with nowhere left to go, while aid access remains nearly impossible.
Read our statement 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/over-a-...
#CeasefireNow
Israel’s assault is pushing people from Rafah with nowhere left to go, while aid access remains nearly impossible.
Read our statement 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/over-a-...
#CeasefireNow
Over a quarter of Gaza’s population forcibly re-displaced since ceasefire broken - ActionAid USA News
"I’m back in a tent, starting from scratch -- again.” More than 1 in 4 people in Gaza have been forcibly re-displaced since the breakdown of the
www.actionaidusa.org
June 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🚨 1 in 4 people in Gaza have been forcibly displaced again since the so-called ceasefire ended.
Israel’s assault is pushing people from Rafah with nowhere left to go, while aid access remains nearly impossible.
Read our statement 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/over-a-...
#CeasefireNow
Israel’s assault is pushing people from Rafah with nowhere left to go, while aid access remains nearly impossible.
Read our statement 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/over-a-...
#CeasefireNow
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Trump told reporters at the White House that the protesters in Los Angeles “are insurrectionists.” That’s false. January 6 was an insurrection, this is a protest. But by using that language, he may be laying the groundwork to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act.
June 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Trump told reporters at the White House that the protesters in Los Angeles “are insurrectionists.” That’s false. January 6 was an insurrection, this is a protest. But by using that language, he may be laying the groundwork to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act.
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Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists, detaining them and confiscating baby formula, food, and medical supplies. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition accused Israel of kidnapping the activists and boarding the ship illegally in international waters.
Israeli forces seize Gaza-bound aid boat and detain Greta Thunberg and other activists
The activists had set out to protest Israel’s ongoing military campaign in the Gaza Strip, which is among the deadliest and most destructive since World War II, and its restrictions on the entry of ai...
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June 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Israeli forces seized a Gaza-bound aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg and other activists, detaining them and confiscating baby formula, food, and medical supplies. The Freedom Flotilla Coalition accused Israel of kidnapping the activists and boarding the ship illegally in international waters.
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defended my thesis and officially have a PhD in Astrophysics 🥹🥹
5 years of hard work, dedication and lots of support from my advisor and the department 🫶
so grateful for what’s been and what’s to come
5 years of hard work, dedication and lots of support from my advisor and the department 🫶
so grateful for what’s been and what’s to come
June 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
defended my thesis and officially have a PhD in Astrophysics 🥹🥹
5 years of hard work, dedication and lots of support from my advisor and the department 🫶
so grateful for what’s been and what’s to come
5 years of hard work, dedication and lots of support from my advisor and the department 🫶
so grateful for what’s been and what’s to come
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Minneapolis police chief calls federal law enforcement's actions "tone-deaf" after chaotic raid. www.cbsnews.com/amp/minnesot...
June 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Minneapolis police chief calls federal law enforcement's actions "tone-deaf" after chaotic raid. www.cbsnews.com/amp/minnesot...
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Thirty-eight bodies have been recovered from Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas over the past three years www.fox7austin.com/news/lady-bi...
Over 3 dozen bodies found in, around Lady Bird Lake since 2022: data
Data obtained by FOX 7 shows over three dozen bodies have been found in and around Lady Bird Lake in the past three years.
www.fox7austin.com
June 6, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Thirty-eight bodies have been recovered from Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas over the past three years www.fox7austin.com/news/lady-bi...
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Happy World Environment Day 💚 This year’s campaign is focused on tackling plastic pollution.
Plastic pollution has doubled in just 20 years. 98% of plastics come from fossil fuels - polluting our planet, clogging our oceans, and our arteries.
It’s time to move on from plastics.
Plastic pollution has doubled in just 20 years. 98% of plastics come from fossil fuels - polluting our planet, clogging our oceans, and our arteries.
It’s time to move on from plastics.
June 5, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Happy World Environment Day 💚 This year’s campaign is focused on tackling plastic pollution.
Plastic pollution has doubled in just 20 years. 98% of plastics come from fossil fuels - polluting our planet, clogging our oceans, and our arteries.
It’s time to move on from plastics.
Plastic pollution has doubled in just 20 years. 98% of plastics come from fossil fuels - polluting our planet, clogging our oceans, and our arteries.
It’s time to move on from plastics.
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The Trump Trick: Pardon Black Celebs, Make It Easier to Imprison Black People. Alice Marie Johnson, pardoned in 2020, is now securing pardons for Black celebs like NBA YoungBoy. While Trump pardons these individuals, he simultaneously implements policies that make it easier to imprison Black people.
Don't let Trump's pardons fool you, he's trying to put more black people in prison
Alice Marie Johnson was pardoned by the president 2019 and is now a key figure in a bizarre sleight of hand.
www.motherjones.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The Trump Trick: Pardon Black Celebs, Make It Easier to Imprison Black People. Alice Marie Johnson, pardoned in 2020, is now securing pardons for Black celebs like NBA YoungBoy. While Trump pardons these individuals, he simultaneously implements policies that make it easier to imprison Black people.
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US Pension Fund TIAA Linked to Brutal Land Grabs and Evictions of Farmers in Brazil.
New @fian-international.bsky.social report shows the 10 largest transnational landowners, including TIAA, control land larger than Japan, causing human rights abuses, inequalities, and environmental destruction.
New @fian-international.bsky.social report shows the 10 largest transnational landowners, including TIAA, control land larger than Japan, causing human rights abuses, inequalities, and environmental destruction.
US Pension Fund TIAA Linked to Brutal Land Grabs and Evictions of Farmers in Brazil | Common Dreams
The 10 largest transnational landowners in the world control an area larger than Japan, according to a new report. This accumulation fuels human rights abuse, inequalities, and environmental destructi...
www.commondreams.org
June 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
US Pension Fund TIAA Linked to Brutal Land Grabs and Evictions of Farmers in Brazil.
New @fian-international.bsky.social report shows the 10 largest transnational landowners, including TIAA, control land larger than Japan, causing human rights abuses, inequalities, and environmental destruction.
New @fian-international.bsky.social report shows the 10 largest transnational landowners, including TIAA, control land larger than Japan, causing human rights abuses, inequalities, and environmental destruction.
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Coolest couple in the neighborhood. Photo from my collection, 1937.
May 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Coolest couple in the neighborhood. Photo from my collection, 1937.
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The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
Episcopal Church refuses to resettle white Afrikaners, citing moral opposition
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
www.npr.org
May 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The church said it's terminating a decades-long partnership with the federal government to help refugees arriving in the U.S., citing moral opposition to resettling white Afrikaners from South Africa.
🚨 Gaza is on the brink of famine. Over 2 million people are facing acute food insecurity, with reports of 57 deaths from starvation since the blockade began. We demand open borders for aid and an end to the #GazaCrisis.
Read our full statement 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/world-m...
#CeaseFireNOW
Read our full statement 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/world-m...
#CeaseFireNOW
World must act to avert Gaza famine now, demands ActionAid - ActionAid USA News
Following the publication of the IPC snapshot on Gaza, ActionAid said: “Today’s damning announcement that the entire Gaza strip is at
www.actionaidusa.org
May 13, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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The Trump Administration is considering suspending habeas corpus to aid in mass deportations. Habeas corpus allows individuals to challenge their detention in court, including noncitizens within the U.S.
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What Is Habeas Corpus and How Is It Under Threat?
Stephen Miller said the Trump Administration is “actively looking at” the option of suspending habeas corpus.
time.com
May 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The Trump Administration is considering suspending habeas corpus to aid in mass deportations. Habeas corpus allows individuals to challenge their detention in court, including noncitizens within the U.S.
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In his first formal address to Roman Catholic cardinals, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said he would continue the work of Pope Francis in steering the church in a more missionary direction, with greater cooperation among church leaders and caring for the marginalized.
Pope Leo XIV Outlines Path for Catholic Church That Follows in Francis’ Steps
The new pope said he would be guided by a key document that his predecessor wrote listing the church’s priorities, including a “loving care for the least and the rejected.”
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May 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
In his first formal address to Roman Catholic cardinals, Pope Leo XIV on Saturday said he would continue the work of Pope Francis in steering the church in a more missionary direction, with greater cooperation among church leaders and caring for the marginalized.
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House Republicans are now targeting federal workers’ retirement benefits to help fund their massive tax cuts. Last week, the House Oversight Committee approved a plan to slash $50 billion from the retirement system over the next decade by changing
May 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
House Republicans are now targeting federal workers’ retirement benefits to help fund their massive tax cuts. Last week, the House Oversight Committee approved a plan to slash $50 billion from the retirement system over the next decade by changing
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This is grim. I’m pretty sure this swan in Hyde Park is nesting, and it’s surrounded by plastic waste that’s washing up from the Serpentine. It’s so representative of our relationship with the natural world. It’s shameful.
May 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This is grim. I’m pretty sure this swan in Hyde Park is nesting, and it’s surrounded by plastic waste that’s washing up from the Serpentine. It’s so representative of our relationship with the natural world. It’s shameful.
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I just really need everybody to understand that everything that’s happening in and to the global economy now (and all the businesses and people in it) is the entirely predictable result of the intentional decisions of one guy who doesn’t understand how the global economy works.
May 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I just really need everybody to understand that everything that’s happening in and to the global economy now (and all the businesses and people in it) is the entirely predictable result of the intentional decisions of one guy who doesn’t understand how the global economy works.
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South Dakota State University students plan a protest against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s honorary doctorate and commencement speech delivery. Despite the conservative location and potential reprisal, students emphasize free speech and honoring the graduates.
South Dakota students plan commencement protest against Kristi Noem receiving honorary doctorate
Students and faculty at Dakota State University are facing free speech concerns for the first time now that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is set to deliver the commencement spe...
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May 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
South Dakota State University students plan a protest against Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s honorary doctorate and commencement speech delivery. Despite the conservative location and potential reprisal, students emphasize free speech and honoring the graduates.