Atena O. Danner
@atenaoyadi.bsky.social
Poet and cultural worker for justice and Black liberation/collective liberation
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Blog: https://blog.atenadannercreative.com
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atenadanner
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11 years ago today.
I know we're in a good mood today, but...Tamir Rice should still be here. It's been 10 years and he should be 22 now. RIP to the kid.
November 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
11 years ago today.
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Yeah she's resigning because she doesn't want to deal with losing the primary for 2026 but leaving herself room to reenter politics in a post-Trump era
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Yeah she's resigning because she doesn't want to deal with losing the primary for 2026 but leaving herself room to reenter politics in a post-Trump era
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🗓️Sunday, Nov. 30 at 4-6 PM ET: If you've been thinking about joining @prisonculture.bsky.social for this monthly drop-in space for people who are taking consistent community action, this Nov. 30 session is your last chance! Learn more and register:
Another World Is Possible Activist Drop In Space: November — Interrupting Criminalization
An informal accountability group or space for people who are and/or who want to take consistent community action and want to reflect with others, hosted by IC co-founder Mariame Kaba. (All times in…
www.interruptingcriminalization.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🗓️Sunday, Nov. 30 at 4-6 PM ET: If you've been thinking about joining @prisonculture.bsky.social for this monthly drop-in space for people who are taking consistent community action, this Nov. 30 session is your last chance! Learn more and register:
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D'Angelo and Chadwick Boseman
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
D'Angelo and Chadwick Boseman
The social contract has been Thanos-snapped.
Holy shit. They did this in the back half of November?
Capitalism must be stopped.
Capitalism must be stopped.
Walgreens ends holiday pay for hourly employees
The move will affect Christmas, Thanksgiving, and four other major holidays, costing full-time workers hundreds of dollars per year
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November 20, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The social contract has been Thanos-snapped.
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I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
Following the recent election, leadership will be changing in many districts where conservative values previously dominated school board meetings and community actions.
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Voters shift school boards toward LGBTQ+ inclusion across PA and N.J. - Philadelphia Gay News
School boards in PA and NJ are shifting fast—LGBTQ+ leaders are winning, conservatives are losing, and policy battles are heating up.
epgn.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I really can't stress how important it is for progressive and leftists to contend for school, library, water, etc etc boards. Hyper local involvement in our communities where we can actually influence lives.
What’s this? Actual journalism? And collaborative at that? How exciting!
Several Chicago newsrooms spent two months collecting and analyzing evidence of ICE & Border Patrol's use of tear gas and pepper spray in Chicago.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
They found that agents deployed chemical agents nearly 50 times. Most uses occurred after a judge ordered federal agents to restrict their use.
Feds Used Chemical Agents Dozens of Times in Chicago
An investigation by reporters from six newsrooms found that agents used chemical irritants nearly 50 times during Operation Midway Blitz.
southsideweekly.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
What’s this? Actual journalism? And collaborative at that? How exciting!
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Communism! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Communism! www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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Nearly 50 years ago my grandmother warned me against Nestlé. Look up the Nestlé baby formula scandal if you want to know why she was boycotting them. I continue to boycott them because they refuse to stop weaponizing plausible deniability in the courts and the market of public opinion. Pure evil.
Nestlé accused of ’risking health of babies for profit’ over added sugar in cereals sold in African countries
Nestlé accused of ’risking health of babies for profit’ over added sugar in cereals sold in African countries
Campaigners say the company is contributing to rising rates of childhood obesity, while the firm says it is helping to combat malnutrition
Nestlé is still adding sugar to most baby cereals sold across Africa, according to an investigation by campaigners who have accused the company of “putting the health of African babies at risk for profit”.
The food firm was accused of “double standards” over the researchers’ findings, which come at a time when rates of childhood obesity are rising on the continent, prompting calls for Nestlé to remove all added sugar from baby-food products. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Nearly 50 years ago my grandmother warned me against Nestlé. Look up the Nestlé baby formula scandal if you want to know why she was boycotting them. I continue to boycott them because they refuse to stop weaponizing plausible deniability in the courts and the market of public opinion. Pure evil.
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Leaders of the American Patriots Three Percent (AP3) militia have forged alliances with law enforcement around the US.
Internal files reveal their strategies for building these ties and where they’ve claimed success.
(Published Aug. 2024)
Internal files reveal their strategies for building these ties and where they’ve claimed success.
(Published Aug. 2024)
Armed and Underground: Inside the Turbulent, Secret World of an American Militia
Rounding up migrants. Lists of “friendly” sheriffs. Debating political assassinations. Internal messages reveal AP3’s journey from Jan. 6 through the tumultuous lead-up to the 2024 election. One membe...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Leaders of the American Patriots Three Percent (AP3) militia have forged alliances with law enforcement around the US.
Internal files reveal their strategies for building these ties and where they’ve claimed success.
(Published Aug. 2024)
Internal files reveal their strategies for building these ties and where they’ve claimed success.
(Published Aug. 2024)
Steady as she goes. Slow down, take a breath. Not every problem can be solved, but some can.
parents freed a hummingbird from a skylight with a coleus flower attached to a pole
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Steady as she goes. Slow down, take a breath. Not every problem can be solved, but some can.
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Our next bath of 3D printed whistles are in process, and we have requests to supply multiple large trainings over the next 2 weeks.
We’ll also hand out hundreds of whistles (for free!) in heavily immigrant communities this week.
We’ll also hand out hundreds of whistles (for free!) in heavily immigrant communities this week.
November 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Our next bath of 3D printed whistles are in process, and we have requests to supply multiple large trainings over the next 2 weeks.
We’ll also hand out hundreds of whistles (for free!) in heavily immigrant communities this week.
We’ll also hand out hundreds of whistles (for free!) in heavily immigrant communities this week.
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I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
Beginning Monday, a Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate drink will be available exclusively at Starbucks cafés inside Target stores.
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
The chains are hoping the drink can drum up excitement from customers this holiday season.
🔗https://tinyurl.com/yrshv45s
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm at the Target boycott, I'm at the Starbucks boycott, I'm at the combination Target boycott and Starbucks boycott
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I prefer a darker sole, but I like ‘em.
When you’re the lawyer and the defendant 😭
Wing tip Timbs????
What's going on here?!
What's going on here?!
November 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I prefer a darker sole, but I like ‘em.
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New around here, hi! For those who'd like a big old dose of "yes we can" energy, please check out Words to Win By where every episode details a campaign we've won somewhere and delves into the research, messaging & strategies used to do it.
wordstowinby-pod.com
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Words to Win By
Words to Win By, formerly Brave New Words, takes listeners on a journey around the globe with renowned communications researcher and campaign advisor Anat Shenker-Osorio as she unpacks real-world narr...
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October 21, 2024 at 7:14 PM
New around here, hi! For those who'd like a big old dose of "yes we can" energy, please check out Words to Win By where every episode details a campaign we've won somewhere and delves into the research, messaging & strategies used to do it.
wordstowinby-pod.com
wordstowinby-pod.com
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Today is my birthday. I would like many things but from you specifically I want $2,500 for @scarleteen.com's annual fundraiser, which is supporting staff & volunteer healthcare this year. We need $2,500 to unlock a $10,000 match and this would really make my day! Donate to my campaign page here.
Scarleteen Staff and Volunteer Healthcare Fund
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November 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Today is my birthday. I would like many things but from you specifically I want $2,500 for @scarleteen.com's annual fundraiser, which is supporting staff & volunteer healthcare this year. We need $2,500 to unlock a $10,000 match and this would really make my day! Donate to my campaign page here.
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[gift link] "At 16 and 17 years old, Sam and Ben for the past two months have made it their mission to follow, investigate and capture federal immigration activity across the Chicago area."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/d...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/d...
Daywatch: Teen brothers on the front lines against ‘Operation Midway Blitz’
Good morning, Chicago. Here are the top stories you need to know to start your day.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
[gift link] "At 16 and 17 years old, Sam and Ben for the past two months have made it their mission to follow, investigate and capture federal immigration activity across the Chicago area."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/d...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/14/d...
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🚨BARISTAS ARE STILL ON STRIKE🚨
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol tops the list for CEO-to-worker pay gaps, raking in millions while baristas struggle to pay rent.
#NoContractNoCoffee
NoContractNoCoffee.org
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol tops the list for CEO-to-worker pay gaps, raking in millions while baristas struggle to pay rent.
#NoContractNoCoffee
NoContractNoCoffee.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🚨BARISTAS ARE STILL ON STRIKE🚨
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol tops the list for CEO-to-worker pay gaps, raking in millions while baristas struggle to pay rent.
#NoContractNoCoffee
NoContractNoCoffee.org
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol tops the list for CEO-to-worker pay gaps, raking in millions while baristas struggle to pay rent.
#NoContractNoCoffee
NoContractNoCoffee.org
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Help out if you can, boost the signal either way! Tanya is a dear friend, an amazing creator, and all around awesome person that I'm lucky to know.
Let's hit that goal while she looks for new work!
Let's hit that goal while she looks for new work!
So I did the thing after some encouragement to update the goal. Not fussed if we don't hit it, but that cushion would make the next 3 -4 months much easier since job hunting is... demoralizing at best.
Hopefully no one sees this as greedy, or milking folks who want to help out. gofund.me/68950306a
Hopefully no one sees this as greedy, or milking folks who want to help out. gofund.me/68950306a
November 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Help out if you can, boost the signal either way! Tanya is a dear friend, an amazing creator, and all around awesome person that I'm lucky to know.
Let's hit that goal while she looks for new work!
Let's hit that goal while she looks for new work!
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Border Patrol protest today in Charlotte, NC. 11/15
November 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Border Patrol protest today in Charlotte, NC. 11/15
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The thing that bothers me ..
THE MOST
is leave my empathy, my soft sciences all that behind
Show me where any of the people claiming we need to abandon diversity have won with that strategy ?
THE MOST
is leave my empathy, my soft sciences all that behind
Show me where any of the people claiming we need to abandon diversity have won with that strategy ?
November 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
The thing that bothers me ..
THE MOST
is leave my empathy, my soft sciences all that behind
Show me where any of the people claiming we need to abandon diversity have won with that strategy ?
THE MOST
is leave my empathy, my soft sciences all that behind
Show me where any of the people claiming we need to abandon diversity have won with that strategy ?
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those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling Stone. As a result, the majority of VIBE employees were laid off. If you have the means to give, this team could use the support! www.gofundme.com/f/support-vi...
Donate to Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs, organized by Mya Abraham
It was announced on October 16, 2025 that VIBE was "joining forces" with Rolling S… Mya Abraham needs your support for Support VIBE Staff After Sudden Layoffs
www.gofundme.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
those of us laid off from Teen Vogue were really fortunate to complete our fundraising goal — the laid-off staffers at VIBE deserve the same support, as Black media outlets and journalists continue to be targeted and discriminated against in “austerity” measures