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New York is a turtle town.
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“When the 8 African American sheriffs took over the largest counties in North Carolina, it became a threat to the good ol’ boy system,” says the sheriff of Charlotte. These new sheriffs broke ties with ICE.

But GOP lawmakers cracked down this week, overbidding the governor’s veto to adopt this law:
North Carolina GOP Is Cracking Down on the Black Sheriffs Who Stood Up to ICE
Boosted by new supermajorities, Republicans are closing in on legislation to mandate more collaboration with ICE and preempt local policies hard-won by immigrants’ rights advocates.
boltsmag.org
November 28, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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Massive high five to everyone who came to the @handsoffnyc.bsky.social / @bkindivisible.bsky.social event at @anyonecomics.bsky.social today! Incredible turnout - filled the inside of the store and two tables outside! Folded about 800 zines and gave out loads of whistles and buttons and stickers!
November 16, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.

Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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November 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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The DOT also reportedly plans to rescind requirements that airlines disclose junk fees. It's also planning to redefine what flight cancellations would require refunds for passengers.

Both Delta and United gave $1 million to the Trump inauguration fund.

Everything is for sale.
BREAKING: The Trump administration is officially withdrawing a Biden-era plan to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when flight disruptions are caused by the airlines.
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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“YOU back up”
November 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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The room is
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.

-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
November 13, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Hands very injured, please share ❤️‍🩹 YOU can help six families & a displacement camp, mostly kids, with:

- Emergency healthcare for 3 women: A high-risk pregnancy, lupus, a dental condition

- Food: All are malnourished

- Shelter: Most are homeless in deadly cold with homes in shoot-to-kill zones
Keep Hope Alive: a Gaza Giving Circle
We are a team of volunteers in the US and UK, led by two sisters passionate about helping our friends on the ground keep their families and neighbors alive with food, water, & shelter. We saw that…
chuffed.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Good morning

Im a bit busy with Sarah! Her body is becoming increasingly thin.

Her immunity is dropping to zero — she gets affected by any illness or even the flu!

Sarah urgently needs a medical transfer abroad, which costs around $5,000.

Sarah needs you ❤️

chuffed.org/project/help...
Help the Abdelwahed family survive
I'm helping my friend, Akram Abdelwahed, raise funds to help his family survive.
chuffed.org
November 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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This future imagining is sobering and important
November 12, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Newly released documents provide more details about ICE's plan to use bounty hunters and private investigators to find the location of undocumented immigrants. @evystadium.bsky.social has more.

Full story by @josephcox.bsky.social here: www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Goodnight, all. Sleep well and wake brave.

I wrote this song.
Hounds, “I Will Make You Eat the Flowers”
YouTube video by Seth Abramson
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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my first story @theintercept.com: organizers with @adalahjustice.bsky.social and @genderlib.com announced today that the Human Rights Campaign has ended its relationships with weapons manufacturers Northrop Grumman and Raytheon following years of protests and accusations of "pinkwashing"
Human Rights Campaign Rejects Weapons Company Sponsorships After Pressure Around Israel Genocide
LGBTQ+ group Human Rights Campaign ended sponsorships from arms firms Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, who profit off of Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
theintercept.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Unlike you, I can read and that’s why I know what the constitution says.
Trump on Ilhan Omar: "I look at somebody who comes from Somalia...and she comes in and tells us how to run our country. 'The Constitution says this, the Constitution says that.' The whole thing is crazy."
November 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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I think Senate folders are significantly underestimating how fucking angry Democratic voters are at them
November 10, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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DON’T LOOK AWAY. This is domestic terror.
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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The way the "free speech zones" at Broadview were put up, have been policed, and continually keep shrinking is a microcosm of what's happening to free speech in America as a country.
the current scene.

state/local police have shut down one of the “free speech” zones and are requiring all protesters to stand on the east side of beach.

the street is entirely closed to traffic yet cops arrest anyone who stands on the concrete barriers or steps into the street.

so many cops.
November 8, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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They really stuck the landing on this one.
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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November 8, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Sun’s out, Huns out
November 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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The president has a child's understanding of the federal budget
Trump on SNAP: "Our country has to remain very liquid because problems, catastrophes, wars -- it could be anything. We have to remain liquid. We can't give everything away."
November 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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Lina Khan, the former head of the FTC, will now co-chair Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral transition team.

Her understanding of corporate power and how to combat it, which she examines in the video below, make her a perfect fit. Watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twdgxIJZDns
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Dear #CatsOnBluesky

This is Samih from Gaza. His human Haya has been skipping meals to feed him, but it is still not much. A can of tuna needs to last for days 🙀

Haya himself needs nutritious food as well. She has dizzy spells and is very weak.

Please help them! 👇

chuffed.org/project/1139...
November 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Please take a minute to scroll through this—and share it.
It's the story of our time.

The Authoritarian Stack: How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic American—And Why Europe Is Next.

www.authoritarian-stack.info
The Authoritarian Stack
How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next
www.authoritarian-stack.info
November 5, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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“Two Catholic bishops who sit on or advise President Donald Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission are voicing criticism of the admin, arguing immigrants detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement should have access to religious services such as Communion.” religionnews.com/2025/11/04/c...
Catholic bishops tied to Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission voice criticism of administration
RNS — ‘It is important that our Catholic detainees are able to receive pastoral care and have access to the sacraments,’ Bishop Kevin Rhoades told RNS in an email.
religionnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM