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· Oct 24
Daryle Lamont Jenkins: Ep. 1, Global Warning with AWKWORD
YouTube video by AWKWORD
www.youtube.com
“You have strength. It doesn’t come from your government. It doesn’t come from your media. It comes from you.”
@dlj.bsky.social, Founder and ED, @onepeoplesproject.bsky.social
GLOBAL WARNING, Ep 1
On US anti-fascism, from the 80s through 2025, and beyond — and what YOU can do to make a difference
@dlj.bsky.social, Founder and ED, @onepeoplesproject.bsky.social
GLOBAL WARNING, Ep 1
On US anti-fascism, from the 80s through 2025, and beyond — and what YOU can do to make a difference
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This is the post that inspired me. Click the link for the interview.
“Frederick Douglass didn’t say there were two sides to slavery” — and Ida B. Wells didn’t “interview the lyncher”
Chuck Modiano has a message for today’s journalists
bit.ly/chuckandawkword
Chuck Modiano has a message for today’s journalists
bit.ly/chuckandawkword
February 9, 2026 at 7:41 PM
This is the post that inspired me. Click the link for the interview.
“Frederick Douglass didn’t say there were two sides to slavery” — and Ida B. Wells didn’t “interview the lyncher”
Chuck Modiano has a message for today’s journalists
bit.ly/chuckandawkword
Chuck Modiano has a message for today’s journalists
bit.ly/chuckandawkword
February 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
“Frederick Douglass didn’t say there were two sides to slavery” — and Ida B. Wells didn’t “interview the lyncher”
Chuck Modiano has a message for today’s journalists
bit.ly/chuckandawkword
Chuck Modiano has a message for today’s journalists
bit.ly/chuckandawkword
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Donald Trump and Mar-a-Lago appear over 38,000 times in the Epstein files.
More mentions than Epstein himself.
More mentions than Epstein himself.
February 8, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Donald Trump and Mar-a-Lago appear over 38,000 times in the Epstein files.
More mentions than Epstein himself.
More mentions than Epstein himself.
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Kid Rock’s ‘MAGA fest’ cancelled after nearly all its acts pull out
Kid Rock’s ‘MAGA fest’ cancelled after nearly all its acts pull out
www.independent.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Kid Rock’s ‘MAGA fest’ cancelled after nearly all its acts pull out
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ICE says a handcuffed man w/ no criminal record got 8 skull fractures running into a wall.
Doctors disagree.
Hospitals encrypt messages; patients fear getting care.
HOSPITALS ARE NOT SAFE
Call Senators.
Demand investigations.
Stop funding this.
Keep protesting and filming ICE. ✊🏼
Doctors disagree.
Hospitals encrypt messages; patients fear getting care.
HOSPITALS ARE NOT SAFE
Call Senators.
Demand investigations.
Stop funding this.
Keep protesting and filming ICE. ✊🏼
January 31, 2026 at 5:25 PM
ICE says a handcuffed man w/ no criminal record got 8 skull fractures running into a wall.
Doctors disagree.
Hospitals encrypt messages; patients fear getting care.
HOSPITALS ARE NOT SAFE
Call Senators.
Demand investigations.
Stop funding this.
Keep protesting and filming ICE. ✊🏼
Doctors disagree.
Hospitals encrypt messages; patients fear getting care.
HOSPITALS ARE NOT SAFE
Call Senators.
Demand investigations.
Stop funding this.
Keep protesting and filming ICE. ✊🏼
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Everything Trump did with Epstein happened well before he was president
Which means he doesn’t receive immunity, and can potentially be prosecuted for any criminal offense he committed
Which means he doesn’t receive immunity, and can potentially be prosecuted for any criminal offense he committed
Ro Khanna: “He absolutely is going to have to testify, & that's why he doesn't want Clinton to testify — you can bet that when we have Chairman Garcia, he's going to call Donald Trump to testify, as he should — he does have answers, that he needs to answer for in terms of what happened with Epstein”
February 6, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Everything Trump did with Epstein happened well before he was president
Which means he doesn’t receive immunity, and can potentially be prosecuted for any criminal offense he committed
Which means he doesn’t receive immunity, and can potentially be prosecuted for any criminal offense he committed
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Tonight’s #FridayLimericks look past the memes to the far right’s assaults on voting. (Thread)
While the president aims to distract,
Watch destruction he wants to enact.
This democracy foe
Is now having a go
At the power that’s left to extract.
While the president aims to distract,
Watch destruction he wants to enact.
This democracy foe
Is now having a go
At the power that’s left to extract.
February 7, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Tonight’s #FridayLimericks look past the memes to the far right’s assaults on voting. (Thread)
While the president aims to distract,
Watch destruction he wants to enact.
This democracy foe
Is now having a go
At the power that’s left to extract.
While the president aims to distract,
Watch destruction he wants to enact.
This democracy foe
Is now having a go
At the power that’s left to extract.
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⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 It's Day 8 of #BlackHistoryMonth2026, my friends. I would be remiss if I did not mention the first Black woman to become an FBI agent. Today, let me introduce you to Sylvia Elizabeth Mathis.
Pull up a seat.🪑(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
🧵 It's Day 8 of #BlackHistoryMonth2026, my friends. I would be remiss if I did not mention the first Black woman to become an FBI agent. Today, let me introduce you to Sylvia Elizabeth Mathis.
Pull up a seat.🪑(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
February 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 It's Day 8 of #BlackHistoryMonth2026, my friends. I would be remiss if I did not mention the first Black woman to become an FBI agent. Today, let me introduce you to Sylvia Elizabeth Mathis.
Pull up a seat.🪑(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
🧵 It's Day 8 of #BlackHistoryMonth2026, my friends. I would be remiss if I did not mention the first Black woman to become an FBI agent. Today, let me introduce you to Sylvia Elizabeth Mathis.
Pull up a seat.🪑(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
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Grateful to The Guardian for asking local reporters to contribute to stories like this.
With all eyes on Minneapolis, cities across the US, including in Oregon, are still feeling the impacts of Trump’s cruel deportation machine.
“We can’t simply make them all fearful to engage.”
With all eyes on Minneapolis, cities across the US, including in Oregon, are still feeling the impacts of Trump’s cruel deportation machine.
“We can’t simply make them all fearful to engage.”
‘A profound sense of being hunted’: with all eyes on Minneapolis, ICE arrests continue quietly across the US
Immigration operations are still stoking fear and disrupting the ability to go to work, school or doctor’s appointments
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Grateful to The Guardian for asking local reporters to contribute to stories like this.
With all eyes on Minneapolis, cities across the US, including in Oregon, are still feeling the impacts of Trump’s cruel deportation machine.
“We can’t simply make them all fearful to engage.”
With all eyes on Minneapolis, cities across the US, including in Oregon, are still feeling the impacts of Trump’s cruel deportation machine.
“We can’t simply make them all fearful to engage.”
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humongous TW for the video.
its all escalating here. we keep saying this. dont take your eyes off mn
its all escalating here. we keep saying this. dont take your eyes off mn
🚨BREAKING: Local Minneapolis police SWARM ICE protesters making mass arrests in front of ICE prison. One protesters forehead is gushing blood ⬇️
February 8, 2026 at 12:30 AM
humongous TW for the video.
its all escalating here. we keep saying this. dont take your eyes off mn
its all escalating here. we keep saying this. dont take your eyes off mn
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@handsoffnyc.bsky.social held an at-capacity training today for nearly 1,000 New Yorkers, covering Know Your Rights, ICE Watch, and organizing & mobilizing strategies. Then, they connected everyone to local neighborhood groups so they can work together to protect their neighbors. We’re going to win.
February 1, 2026 at 2:56 AM
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social held an at-capacity training today for nearly 1,000 New Yorkers, covering Know Your Rights, ICE Watch, and organizing & mobilizing strategies. Then, they connected everyone to local neighborhood groups so they can work together to protect their neighbors. We’re going to win.
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Trump is building a network of large-capacity, rapidly-deployed, concentration camps.
“converts the US into a ‘geographic region’ for expeditionary military-style detention. …it is the difference between a temporary surge and a permanent infrastructure.”
Why are Dems still voting to fund this?
“converts the US into a ‘geographic region’ for expeditionary military-style detention. …it is the difference between a temporary surge and a permanent infrastructure.”
Why are Dems still voting to fund this?
How the Pentagon is Quietly Building Trump’s Concentration Camps
SCOOP: A repurposed Navy contract is funneling tens of billions into a "ghost network" of detention camps that can materialize anywhere in America overnight.
migrantinsider.com
February 2, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Trump is building a network of large-capacity, rapidly-deployed, concentration camps.
“converts the US into a ‘geographic region’ for expeditionary military-style detention. …it is the difference between a temporary surge and a permanent infrastructure.”
Why are Dems still voting to fund this?
“converts the US into a ‘geographic region’ for expeditionary military-style detention. …it is the difference between a temporary surge and a permanent infrastructure.”
Why are Dems still voting to fund this?
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Here's how ordinary people are mobilizing and organizing civil resistance in real time. www.altrightdelete.news/p/with-a-lit...
With a little help from my friends
Your neighbors and your internet friends are assembling
www.altrightdelete.news
February 1, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Here's how ordinary people are mobilizing and organizing civil resistance in real time. www.altrightdelete.news/p/with-a-lit...
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Most people understand that you can't motivate a child to do better by reminding them of every single bad thing they've ever done and telling them they've been stupid and worthless their whole lives
Why do so many people use that same approach with the nation and expect different results?
Why do so many people use that same approach with the nation and expect different results?
People compare American actions to the Taliban instead of the Puritans, or Nazis instead of antebellum racists, to rhetorically argue that this is not who we are
Yes, it is important to know our own history. Maybe righteous rage is more useful than a somber self-crit session right now
Yes, it is important to know our own history. Maybe righteous rage is more useful than a somber self-crit session right now
February 7, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Most people understand that you can't motivate a child to do better by reminding them of every single bad thing they've ever done and telling them they've been stupid and worthless their whole lives
Why do so many people use that same approach with the nation and expect different results?
Why do so many people use that same approach with the nation and expect different results?
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
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On August 12, 2017, Heather Heyer was killed by a neo-Nazi in Charlottesville.
On August 17, 2017, Noam Chomsky told the Washington Examiner that antifa was “a gift to the far right”.
In between those dates he met with Jeffrey Epstein in Tuscon.
On August 17, 2017, Noam Chomsky told the Washington Examiner that antifa was “a gift to the far right”.
In between those dates he met with Jeffrey Epstein in Tuscon.
January 31, 2026 at 11:06 AM
On August 12, 2017, Heather Heyer was killed by a neo-Nazi in Charlottesville.
On August 17, 2017, Noam Chomsky told the Washington Examiner that antifa was “a gift to the far right”.
In between those dates he met with Jeffrey Epstein in Tuscon.
On August 17, 2017, Noam Chomsky told the Washington Examiner that antifa was “a gift to the far right”.
In between those dates he met with Jeffrey Epstein in Tuscon.
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Chip Berlet (1949-2026)
When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.
When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.
Chip Berlet (1949-2026)
When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.
idavox.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Chip Berlet (1949-2026)
When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.
When neo-fascists began to be followed and recorded, it was Chip that was the one who made the first moves. He gave us the blueprint that antifascist researchers go by today. Thank you, Chip, we will take it from here.
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Substack is making money from newsletters promoting “virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism”
One, NatSocToday has 2,800 subscribers, charges $80, and describes Hitler as “one of the greatest men of all time”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
One, NatSocToday has 2,800 subscribers, charges $80, and describes Hitler as “one of the greatest men of all time”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
February 7, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Substack is making money from newsletters promoting “virulent Nazi ideology, white supremacy and antisemitism”
One, NatSocToday has 2,800 subscribers, charges $80, and describes Hitler as “one of the greatest men of all time”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
One, NatSocToday has 2,800 subscribers, charges $80, and describes Hitler as “one of the greatest men of all time”.
www.theguardian.com/media/2026/f...
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(1/2) I said it earlier today, but I'll say it again. Disgusting. Disturbing. Upsetting. Unsurprising. The files should lead to countless removals- but they won't. The files should be cause for inward reflection and permanent change- but they won't.
BREAKING: Bard College President Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and hosting a visit with “girls” on campus…
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
February 7, 2026 at 8:44 PM
(1/2) I said it earlier today, but I'll say it again. Disgusting. Disturbing. Upsetting. Unsurprising. The files should lead to countless removals- but they won't. The files should be cause for inward reflection and permanent change- but they won't.
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🎶 and I'm never going back to my old school 🎶
BREAKING: Bard College President Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and hosting a visit with “girls” on campus…
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
February 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
🎶 and I'm never going back to my old school 🎶
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There seems to be a not insignificant number of people in the Epstein Files who hold prominent positions at colleges.
Yet, there’s no uproar over what these elites are teaching students. Or how many of them overlook sexual assault on their own campuses.
Yet, there’s no uproar over what these elites are teaching students. Or how many of them overlook sexual assault on their own campuses.
BREAKING: Bard College President Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and hosting a visit with “girls” on campus…
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
February 7, 2026 at 7:26 AM
There seems to be a not insignificant number of people in the Epstein Files who hold prominent positions at colleges.
Yet, there’s no uproar over what these elites are teaching students. Or how many of them overlook sexual assault on their own campuses.
Yet, there’s no uproar over what these elites are teaching students. Or how many of them overlook sexual assault on their own campuses.
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Remember the shitty men in media list? Someone needs to compile a big list of all of these men, circulate it widely and make sure they’re never allowed around young women again
BREAKING: Bard College President Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and hosting a visit with “girls” on campus…
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
February 7, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Remember the shitty men in media list? Someone needs to compile a big list of all of these men, circulate it widely and make sure they’re never allowed around young women again
BREAKING: Bard College President Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and hosting a visit with “girls” on campus…
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
February 7, 2026 at 2:46 AM
BREAKING: Bard College President Leon Botstein’s name appears in the Epstein files more than 2,500 times, including arranging travel to Epstein’s island and hosting a visit with “girls” on campus…
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
As a Bard student parent, I demand Leon Botstein’s immediate removal.
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We learn from our ancestors. Every month is Black History Month.
February 7, 2026 at 12:56 AM
We learn from our ancestors. Every month is Black History Month.
The Big Beautiful Bill will barely scratch the surface.
The ICE budget is what — $100 billion? The defense budget about a trillion? The NYPD has more funding than every military besides the US and China.
But it’s not enough. They’ll steal whatever scraps are left. And take most from Black folks.
The ICE budget is what — $100 billion? The defense budget about a trillion? The NYPD has more funding than every military besides the US and China.
But it’s not enough. They’ll steal whatever scraps are left. And take most from Black folks.
February 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
The Big Beautiful Bill will barely scratch the surface.
The ICE budget is what — $100 billion? The defense budget about a trillion? The NYPD has more funding than every military besides the US and China.
But it’s not enough. They’ll steal whatever scraps are left. And take most from Black folks.
The ICE budget is what — $100 billion? The defense budget about a trillion? The NYPD has more funding than every military besides the US and China.
But it’s not enough. They’ll steal whatever scraps are left. And take most from Black folks.