Cayden Mak
@catachresis.bsky.social
Into my ABCs: abolition, barbells, cute animals.
Publisher, @convergencemag.com
Host, Block & Build
Cofounder, Movement Media Alliance
See you on the internet! https://linktr.ee/catachresis
Publisher, @convergencemag.com
Host, Block & Build
Cofounder, Movement Media Alliance
See you on the internet! https://linktr.ee/catachresis
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Cayden Mak
@catachresis.bsky.social
· Oct 30
Block & Build & Books
Titles from our guests on the Block & Build: Roadmaps for the Left podcast.
bookshop.org
This is such a silly little thing but @kimmiedearest.com set up a storefront for @convergencemag.com on @bookshop.org and there's a list of books by everyone who's been on the pod so far and it's so neat! bookshop.org/lists/block-...
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Essential reporting. The fascist crackdown on immigrants is a crackdown on the right to organize itself.
A beloved workers' rights organizer in Minnesota, known for *successfully* fighting against wage theft and labor trafficking, has been detained by federal immigration agents and is now locked up in New Mexico. His family is calling for his urgent release. inthesetimes.com/article/work...
February 6, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Essential reporting. The fascist crackdown on immigrants is a crackdown on the right to organize itself.
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A beautiful acknowledgement of the ongoing devastation and heartbreak in Gaza. Thank you @thenation.com
Today, as Gaza continues to be stuck in a bloody limbo, we are turning our website over to Gaza and its people in an initiative we are calling “A Day for Gaza.” There will be no pieces published on our website today that do not come directly from Gaza.
A Day for Gaza
Today, The Nation is turning over its website exclusively to stories from Gaza and its people. This is why.
www.thenation.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM
A beautiful acknowledgement of the ongoing devastation and heartbreak in Gaza. Thank you @thenation.com
I had the conversation I wish more people would have about the Epstein Files last week with @shannonperezdarby.bsky.social and @chanellegallant.bsky.social. convergencemag.com/podcast/prev...
Preventing Another Epstein w/ Shannon Perez-Darby and Chanelle Gallant
How we can build survivor-centered movements, with Shannon Perez-Darby and Chanelle Gallant
convergencemag.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:52 PM
I had the conversation I wish more people would have about the Epstein Files last week with @shannonperezdarby.bsky.social and @chanellegallant.bsky.social. convergencemag.com/podcast/prev...
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"Opportunistic politicians, sensationalist media outlets, class action attorneys—residents affected by the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical disaster have been exploited by everyone and helped by hardly anyone." via @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social
Poisoned, exploited, abandoned: East Palestine, OH, three years later
Opportunistic politicians, sensationalist media outlets, class action attorneys—residents affected by the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical disaster have been exploited by everyone a...
therealnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:15 PM
"Opportunistic politicians, sensationalist media outlets, class action attorneys—residents affected by the 2023 Norfolk Southern train derailment and chemical disaster have been exploited by everyone and helped by hardly anyone." via @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social
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some photos from portland and 34th today. we'll have a story up on racket soon. they gassed us, they knocked folks to the ground, and i watched agents ram a white pickup into a group of protesters, if you're wondering who was actually doing car violence.
January 7, 2026 at 8:27 PM
some photos from portland and 34th today. we'll have a story up on racket soon. they gassed us, they knocked folks to the ground, and i watched agents ram a white pickup into a group of protesters, if you're wondering who was actually doing car violence.
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The focus on training misses the mark. Yes, many federal agents are sloppy and unprepared, but years of organizing against police violence have taught me that more training doesn't stop violence. It just makes the death-making more respectable (sometimes) and more expensive.
January 7, 2026 at 7:55 PM
The focus on training misses the mark. Yes, many federal agents are sloppy and unprepared, but years of organizing against police violence have taught me that more training doesn't stop violence. It just makes the death-making more respectable (sometimes) and more expensive.
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Our round-up of some 2025 stories on the news that stuck with us, featuring picks from @hashtagjames.bsky.social, @catachresis.bsky.social, @gabemschneider.bsky.social, and @alexip718.com (plus other anon community members): objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/the-...
The Objective's favorite media reporting and criticism of 2025
A non-comprehensive list of The Objective’s co-directors and readers’ picks for media coverage and commentary this year.
objectivejournalism.org
December 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Our round-up of some 2025 stories on the news that stuck with us, featuring picks from @hashtagjames.bsky.social, @catachresis.bsky.social, @gabemschneider.bsky.social, and @alexip718.com (plus other anon community members): objectivejournalism.org/2025/12/the-...
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Join us for a way to celebrate the beautiful game and denounce authoritarianism ourcup26.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Join us for a way to celebrate the beautiful game and denounce authoritarianism ourcup26.org
Nothing gives me bigger heebie jeebies these days than promoting my own shit, which is wild considering I literally host a livestreamed podcast almost every Friday. But we are piloting a new fellowship program in 2026 and raising $10k this month to fund it.
convergencemag.com/elbaum-fello...
convergencemag.com/elbaum-fello...
Support the 2026 Max Elbaum Fellows
Nurture the kind of deep, critical thinking and writing we need to navigate our way out of this moment of profound crisis for our movements and the world.
convergencemag.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Nothing gives me bigger heebie jeebies these days than promoting my own shit, which is wild considering I literally host a livestreamed podcast almost every Friday. But we are piloting a new fellowship program in 2026 and raising $10k this month to fund it.
convergencemag.com/elbaum-fello...
convergencemag.com/elbaum-fello...
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This #GivingTuesday, give to an org that refuses to stand down. For 2 decades, About Face #veterans have been at the front lines against #military occupation, and we remain firm in our dedication to justice and freedom. 📷Donate at aboutfaceveterans.org/donate to support our work!
December 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This #GivingTuesday, give to an org that refuses to stand down. For 2 decades, About Face #veterans have been at the front lines against #military occupation, and we remain firm in our dedication to justice and freedom. 📷Donate at aboutfaceveterans.org/donate to support our work!
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🚨HERE IS OUR SOLUTION ➡️
My colleague @mayaschenwar.bsky.social at @truthout.org and I argue that it is time for progressive philanthropy and left philanthropy to make a serious, wide-ranging investment in journalism–and stick with it for the long haul.
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/p...
My colleague @mayaschenwar.bsky.social at @truthout.org and I argue that it is time for progressive philanthropy and left philanthropy to make a serious, wide-ranging investment in journalism–and stick with it for the long haul.
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/p...
Progressive philanthropy needs to commit to funding journalism
Marginalized voices are facing new pressures amid industry cutbacks and increasing attacks from the Trump administration
prismreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
🚨HERE IS OUR SOLUTION ➡️
My colleague @mayaschenwar.bsky.social at @truthout.org and I argue that it is time for progressive philanthropy and left philanthropy to make a serious, wide-ranging investment in journalism–and stick with it for the long haul.
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/p...
My colleague @mayaschenwar.bsky.social at @truthout.org and I argue that it is time for progressive philanthropy and left philanthropy to make a serious, wide-ranging investment in journalism–and stick with it for the long haul.
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/p...
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NEW: As immigration enforcement continues across North Carolina, communities are mobilizing--inside and outside formal organizing networks--to protect their neighbors:
North Carolina immigration raids expected to escalate
As the impacts of the raids quickly ripple outward from Charlotte, North Carolinians are mobilizing to stem enforcement operations in their communities
prismreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
NEW: As immigration enforcement continues across North Carolina, communities are mobilizing--inside and outside formal organizing networks--to protect their neighbors:
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🧵 The elimination of Teen Vogue’s entire political desk and layoffs of their Black, brown, trans, and queer workers is part of a devastating mainstream media landscape.
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/p...
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/p...
Progressive philanthropy needs to commit to funding journalism
Marginalized voices are facing new pressures amid industry cutbacks and increasing attacks from the Trump administration
prismreports.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
🧵 The elimination of Teen Vogue’s entire political desk and layoffs of their Black, brown, trans, and queer workers is part of a devastating mainstream media landscape.
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/p...
prismreports.org/2025/11/19/p...
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Exclusive: India’s largest far-right Hindu organization hires U.S. lobbyists for congressional influence campaign, @meghnadbose.bsky.social & Biplob Kumar Das investigate.
Squire Patton Boggs lobbied U.S. lawmakers on behalf of the RSS, a group linked to discrimination & violence against Muslims.
Squire Patton Boggs lobbied U.S. lawmakers on behalf of the RSS, a group linked to discrimination & violence against Muslims.
RSS hires U.S. lobbyists for congressional influence campaign
Squire Patton Boggs lobbied U.S. lawmakers on behalf of the RSS, a Hindu nationalist group linked to discrimination and violence against Muslims
prismreports.org
November 12, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Exclusive: India’s largest far-right Hindu organization hires U.S. lobbyists for congressional influence campaign, @meghnadbose.bsky.social & Biplob Kumar Das investigate.
Squire Patton Boggs lobbied U.S. lawmakers on behalf of the RSS, a group linked to discrimination & violence against Muslims.
Squire Patton Boggs lobbied U.S. lawmakers on behalf of the RSS, a group linked to discrimination & violence against Muslims.
This is also how I feel about it. We aren't living through a moment where we can depend on any accountability mechanisms that may have ever existed in the first place (which they may not have tbh)
i'll be honest i find the epstien stuff similar to the "constitutional crisis" stuff. like, it just seems rooted in the wrong idea that there are actual mechanisms of accountability that will just automatically kick into effect if certain facts "come to light"
pretty sure only resistance does that
pretty sure only resistance does that
November 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
This is also how I feel about it. We aren't living through a moment where we can depend on any accountability mechanisms that may have ever existed in the first place (which they may not have tbh)
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When people ask “so now what?!”: show up at JFREJ’s mass call & learn how to make Zohran’s agenda real for NYC.
Hear from special guests on our mass call tomorrow like Linda Sarsour @lsarsour.bsky.social & Jamaal Bowman @jamaalbowmanny.bsky.social!
Find your organizing home with us!
Learn:
- How we are going to win Zohran’s agenda.
- Threats we anticipate coming our way from the Trump admin & beyond.
Find your organizing home with us!
Learn:
- How we are going to win Zohran’s agenda.
- Threats we anticipate coming our way from the Trump admin & beyond.
MASS CALL: What comes next after the election?
Join JFREJ for a mass call on Thursday after election day where we'll discuss the big question on everyone's mind..... what's next???? How are we…
jfrej.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:06 PM
When people ask “so now what?!”: show up at JFREJ’s mass call & learn how to make Zohran’s agenda real for NYC.
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This is what we mean when we say that abolition is a survivor led movement - survivors of sexual violence deserve more and better than this: prismreports.org/2025/10/09/d...
Deported after reporting sexual assault: A worker’s fight for justice
Jennyfer told police that her manager assaulted her. Within weeks of reporting, she was charged with a DUI and deported to Nicaragua
prismreports.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
This is what we mean when we say that abolition is a survivor led movement - survivors of sexual violence deserve more and better than this: prismreports.org/2025/10/09/d...
This is such a silly little thing but @kimmiedearest.com set up a storefront for @convergencemag.com on @bookshop.org and there's a list of books by everyone who's been on the pod so far and it's so neat! bookshop.org/lists/block-...
Block & Build & Books
Titles from our guests on the Block & Build: Roadmaps for the Left podcast.
bookshop.org
October 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This is such a silly little thing but @kimmiedearest.com set up a storefront for @convergencemag.com on @bookshop.org and there's a list of books by everyone who's been on the pod so far and it's so neat! bookshop.org/lists/block-...
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If someone needs a book on this, that links it to the nature of capitalism, class, the role that knowledge and technology play in history, and what power has to do with that... we've got you covered, of course
hagenblix.github.io/wwfai/
hagenblix.github.io/wwfai/
October 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If someone needs a book on this, that links it to the nature of capitalism, class, the role that knowledge and technology play in history, and what power has to do with that... we've got you covered, of course
hagenblix.github.io/wwfai/
hagenblix.github.io/wwfai/
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FYI the list of confirmed companies airing ICE ads
- Spotify
- Pandora
- YouTube
- Hulu
- HBO MAX
- Peacock
- Telemundo
- Univision
bit.ly/cancelspotify spread the word
- Spotify
- Pandora
- YouTube
- Hulu
- HBO MAX
- Peacock
- Telemundo
- Univision
bit.ly/cancelspotify spread the word
Cancel Spotify!
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
FYI the list of confirmed companies airing ICE ads
- Spotify
- Pandora
- YouTube
- Hulu
- HBO MAX
- Peacock
- Telemundo
- Univision
bit.ly/cancelspotify spread the word
- Spotify
- Pandora
- YouTube
- Hulu
- HBO MAX
- Peacock
- Telemundo
- Univision
bit.ly/cancelspotify spread the word
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“They literally ushered us into the street to protest and immediately after started beating the shit out of us.”
This is 100% an accurate description of how this started.
Broadview PD mishandled the situation from the start, then unleashed ISP to beat the protesters they’d led into the street.
This is 100% an accurate description of how this started.
Broadview PD mishandled the situation from the start, then unleashed ISP to beat the protesters they’d led into the street.
State Police Led Broadview Protesters Into Street, Then Attacked Them, Demonstrators Say
Protesters have said state and local police officers have attacked them and tried to stifle their attempts to speak and protest freely outside the Broadview ICE facility.
blockclubchicago.org
October 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“They literally ushered us into the street to protest and immediately after started beating the shit out of us.”
This is 100% an accurate description of how this started.
Broadview PD mishandled the situation from the start, then unleashed ISP to beat the protesters they’d led into the street.
This is 100% an accurate description of how this started.
Broadview PD mishandled the situation from the start, then unleashed ISP to beat the protesters they’d led into the street.
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With Chicago in the ICE crosshairs right now, here are some independent and nonprofit media orgs to read, follow and support.
Unraveled: @unraveledpress.com
Block Club Chicago: @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Chicago Reader: @chicagoreader.com
The TRiiBE: @thetriibe.com
WBEZ: @wbez.org
Unraveled: @unraveledpress.com
Block Club Chicago: @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Chicago Reader: @chicagoreader.com
The TRiiBE: @thetriibe.com
WBEZ: @wbez.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
With Chicago in the ICE crosshairs right now, here are some independent and nonprofit media orgs to read, follow and support.
Unraveled: @unraveledpress.com
Block Club Chicago: @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Chicago Reader: @chicagoreader.com
The TRiiBE: @thetriibe.com
WBEZ: @wbez.org
Unraveled: @unraveledpress.com
Block Club Chicago: @blockclubchi.bsky.social
Chicago Reader: @chicagoreader.com
The TRiiBE: @thetriibe.com
WBEZ: @wbez.org
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Re: "narrative infrastructure for narrative power," I had a great conversation with @catachresis.bsky.social -- of the fantastic @convergencemag.com -- about creating enabling spaces and permission structures to think of new ways of being.
Listen here:
convergencemag.com/podcast/cont...
Listen here:
convergencemag.com/podcast/cont...
Controlling Narrative Infrastructure w/ Lina Srivastava
What is narrative infrastructure? With Lina Srivastava (Center for Transformational Change)
convergencemag.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Re: "narrative infrastructure for narrative power," I had a great conversation with @catachresis.bsky.social -- of the fantastic @convergencemag.com -- about creating enabling spaces and permission structures to think of new ways of being.
Listen here:
convergencemag.com/podcast/cont...
Listen here:
convergencemag.com/podcast/cont...