Gina Murrell
@ginamurrell1.bsky.social
Librarian. Copy Editor. Writer. Zine and Graphic Novel Enthusiast. View-Master Reel Collector. Burrito Eater. Reader. Bi. Femme. She/her. All Black Lives Matter✊🏾🌈
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Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
Instead of whatever this is, we should have a government getting lots of new homes and apartments built, lots of clean energy built, lots of high speed rail and transit and bike lanes built, human rights for everyone, economic & healthcare opportunities for all, & innovation that leads the world.
January 4, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Don't forget folks: allowing yourself a vision of the future you'd want for our country and planet - not the one you'd settle for, not the one you fear, but the future of your dreams - isn't naive, it's a vital cognitive skill. That's how we articulate what we most value. What's worth fighting for.
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Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
One of the things making me happy these days is seeing how enthusiastic Zohran Mamdani is about being our new mayor and how he's pretty much hit the ground running. 😆😭 #ZohranMamdani #MayorMamdani #NYC
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 AM
One of the things making me happy these days is seeing how enthusiastic Zohran Mamdani is about being our new mayor and how he's pretty much hit the ground running. 😆😭 #ZohranMamdani #MayorMamdani #NYC
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Honestly, when anyone gives to my #GoFundMe. I personally know some who’ve donated, but many I’ve never met and I’m especially amazed by strangers’ generosity. So far, I’ve been able to pay down the larger of the two dental bills, thanks to you. gofund.me/d1a406cf8 #DentalCare #Healthcare #MutualAid
December 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Honestly, when anyone gives to my #GoFundMe. I personally know some who’ve donated, but many I’ve never met and I’m especially amazed by strangers’ generosity. So far, I’ve been able to pay down the larger of the two dental bills, thanks to you. gofund.me/d1a406cf8 #DentalCare #Healthcare #MutualAid
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“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 2:20 PM
“Minnesota, New York, California, Illinois and Colorado will be cut off from around $7 billion in funding for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program, which provides cash assistance to households with children, according to two people familiar with the matter.”
Monstrously cruel.
Monstrously cruel.
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this store is 18+ and they’re strict as hell about it. none of this has ever been about “protecting children,” it’s about trying to force trans people to disappear
After a boutique on South Street received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for selling breast binders for gender-affirming care, the region’s transgender community worries about the potential wider impacts.
🔗 www.inquirer.com/health/passi...
🔗 www.inquirer.com/health/passi...
January 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
this store is 18+ and they’re strict as hell about it. none of this has ever been about “protecting children,” it’s about trying to force trans people to disappear
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
THURS, JAN 8: Anarchist Bookstore #OralHistory Panel Discussion @ the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MORUS), 155 Ave C (between E 10th and 9th Sts), 5-7:30PM. "The discussion will navigate through the turbulent history of anarchist bookstores in #NYC." morusnyc.org/anarchist-bo... #activism #books
January 7, 2026 at 2:59 AM
THURS, JAN 8: Anarchist Bookstore #OralHistory Panel Discussion @ the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MORUS), 155 Ave C (between E 10th and 9th Sts), 5-7:30PM. "The discussion will navigate through the turbulent history of anarchist bookstores in #NYC." morusnyc.org/anarchist-bo... #activism #books
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The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
The lesson of January 6th is that it does absolutely no good to prosecute the the violent foot soldiers if you're not going to prosecute the leaders and hold them accountable for their sedition under the full force of the law.
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Like so many of us, I *clearly* remember watching the violent attempt to overthrow democracy, live, in real time & unedited on TV after reading, hearing & seeing months of clear, intentional steps toward that goal on this day.
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Like so many of us, I *clearly* remember watching the violent attempt to overthrow democracy, live, in real time & unedited on TV after reading, hearing & seeing months of clear, intentional steps toward that goal on this day.
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Jacob Lawrence, One of the largest race riots occurred in East St. Louis, 1940-41
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134647
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134647
January 6, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Jacob Lawrence, One of the largest race riots occurred in East St. Louis, 1940-41
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134647
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1134647
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NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
n.pr
January 6, 2026 at 11:56 AM
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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I was trapped in my home in DC on 1/6/21, afraid that armed traitors were going to burn down our city. Our collective failure to hold any of them, including Trump, accountable for sedition, is currently threatening to burn down the entire country.
January 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I was trapped in my home in DC on 1/6/21, afraid that armed traitors were going to burn down our city. Our collective failure to hold any of them, including Trump, accountable for sedition, is currently threatening to burn down the entire country.
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Someone asked me to comment on the anniversary of Jan 6. I will consider having comments on it….should it ever end. We are very much still reaching for the nadir of this reclamation. No time yet for historicizing it. Still trying to survive it.
January 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Someone asked me to comment on the anniversary of Jan 6. I will consider having comments on it….should it ever end. We are very much still reaching for the nadir of this reclamation. No time yet for historicizing it. Still trying to survive it.
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You'll see individuals taking a stand but if you're expecting a national chain/global brand to intentionally even inconvenience the regime on a moral basis, you're going to be waiting forever. Boycotting and divestment are important tools but it'll take much more to slow down what approaches.
Hilton said Tuesday that it is removing an independently owned Minnesota hotel from its system after a location denied rooms to ICE employees.
Hilton says it is removing a Minnesota hotel from its system over ICE controversy
Hilton said Tuesday that it is removing an independently owned Minnesota hotel from its system after a location denied rooms to ICE employees.
www.businessinsider.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
You'll see individuals taking a stand but if you're expecting a national chain/global brand to intentionally even inconvenience the regime on a moral basis, you're going to be waiting forever. Boycotting and divestment are important tools but it'll take much more to slow down what approaches.
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If you are going to an in person legal/constitutional observer training this week, please wear a mask (KN/N95 preferably). Community care also means not spreading viruses - flu and Covid are high & you can transmit before symptoms.
January 6, 2026 at 1:16 PM
If you are going to an in person legal/constitutional observer training this week, please wear a mask (KN/N95 preferably). Community care also means not spreading viruses - flu and Covid are high & you can transmit before symptoms.
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“An abolitionist education means asking generative questions in the service of freedom-making and liberation for all.“
An interview with @prisonculture.bsky.social in @rethinkingschools.bsky.social
An interview with @prisonculture.bsky.social in @rethinkingschools.bsky.social
In It for the Long Haul: Increasing the Possibility of Freedom and Liberation for All
Cierra Kaler-Jones interviews Mariame Kaba, organizer, educator, archivist, curator, and author of We Do This ’Til We Free Us: Abolitionist Organizing and Transforming Justice.
rethinkingschools.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
“An abolitionist education means asking generative questions in the service of freedom-making and liberation for all.“
An interview with @prisonculture.bsky.social in @rethinkingschools.bsky.social
An interview with @prisonculture.bsky.social in @rethinkingschools.bsky.social
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What an awesome idea. Young man was told his idea of a Frolic fest would go no where “because Blacks don’t Frolic”. He’s organizing a Frolic fest in Oregon this summer. If you’re on Tik Tok, follow him. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yGPeAe/
The first FROLIC FEST ever is Here! This 2026! Go look at my bio now for your early access. Don't wait 🌲🫶🏽 #oregon #indiemusic #naturecore #whimsical #blackalttiktok
TikTok video by Daniyel
www.tiktok.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:33 AM
What an awesome idea. Young man was told his idea of a Frolic fest would go no where “because Blacks don’t Frolic”. He’s organizing a Frolic fest in Oregon this summer. If you’re on Tik Tok, follow him. www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8yGPeAe/
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If you're still prepping for history classes on African American history, I definitely recommend the Blacksonian's Searchable Museum. Great resources.
January 6, 2026 at 1:01 PM
If you're still prepping for history classes on African American history, I definitely recommend the Blacksonian's Searchable Museum. Great resources.
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On this day in 1959, Richard and Mildred Loving were convicted of interracial marriage in Virginia, given a one-year suspended sentence, and banished from the state.
Jan. 6, 1959 | Lovings Convicted of Interracial Marriage and Banished From Virginia
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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January 6, 2026 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1959, Richard and Mildred Loving were convicted of interracial marriage in Virginia, given a one-year suspended sentence, and banished from the state.
My first day back on-site after a nearly two-week holiday leave and I see that a library coworker left a candle on my desk as a present. So nice! 😊 #libraries #NYC
January 6, 2026 at 5:57 PM
My first day back on-site after a nearly two-week holiday leave and I see that a library coworker left a candle on my desk as a present. So nice! 😊 #libraries #NYC
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The fifth anniversary of Jan. 6 is on Tuesday.
January 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The fifth anniversary of Jan. 6 is on Tuesday.
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On this day in 1923, a mob of over 200 white men attacked the Black community in Rosewood, Florida. The white mob killed over 30 Black men, women, and children and burned the town to the ground.
Jan. 5, 1923 | White Mob Destroys Black Community of Rosewood, Florida
Learn more about our history of racial injustice.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1923, a mob of over 200 white men attacked the Black community in Rosewood, Florida. The white mob killed over 30 Black men, women, and children and burned the town to the ground.
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Jan. 5, 1926: Hosea Williams, a fiery orator who acted as field agent for Martin Luther King in organizing nonviolent civil rights protests, is born in Attapulgus, Ga. He led the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” march at Selma, Ala., and served in the Georgia Assembly.
January 5, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Jan. 5, 1926: Hosea Williams, a fiery orator who acted as field agent for Martin Luther King in organizing nonviolent civil rights protests, is born in Attapulgus, Ga. He led the 1965 “Bloody Sunday” march at Selma, Ala., and served in the Georgia Assembly.
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Organization of Afro-American Unity Inc. Aims and Objectives https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2013.46.20
January 5, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Organization of Afro-American Unity Inc. Aims and Objectives https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2013.46.20