Golda Velez
@goldavelez.org
60% earnest 10% snark and the rest is random tree pics and stuff
volunteer human rights- RaisetheVoices.org
earned governance startup- LinkedTrust.us
signal: @minty.53
volunteer human rights- RaisetheVoices.org
earned governance startup- LinkedTrust.us
signal: @minty.53
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Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent
If we could use nullification for people to get high, why can’t we use it to protect human rights and stop fascism?
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🚨Another Veteran of the USAF has been violently arrested by ICE - at 0600, in Portland, OR. This time, the arrest was on Veteran’s Day. If anyone has any information about anyone seen in this video, please follow up with the account on IG. 1/2
November 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🚨Another Veteran of the USAF has been violently arrested by ICE - at 0600, in Portland, OR. This time, the arrest was on Veteran’s Day. If anyone has any information about anyone seen in this video, please follow up with the account on IG. 1/2
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
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Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
Trump Boat Bombings Take Dark, Unnerving Turn with Leaked Memo Stunner
A new Trump administration memo argues that those carrying out the boat attacks can’t be prosecuted. Why? Because the administration says so!
newrepublic.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Trump's illegal murders in the Caribbean just got worse. An internal DOJ memo on the bombings says the victims are waging war on the US, but per NYT, it extensively cites the WH's *own claims* to this effect as evidence!
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
It gets even darker than that. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2032...
did 'Popular With Friends' feed just get hacked?
2 scammy posts just floated to top for me, one of which was not liked or reposted by any of my friends...
2 scammy posts just floated to top for me, one of which was not liked or reposted by any of my friends...
November 17, 2025 at 6:38 AM
did 'Popular With Friends' feed just get hacked?
2 scammy posts just floated to top for me, one of which was not liked or reposted by any of my friends...
2 scammy posts just floated to top for me, one of which was not liked or reposted by any of my friends...
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“Data indicates that CBP has far more allegations and arrests for abuse and corruption than other agencies and very little oversight … CBP personel have been arrested for corruption, sexual assault, aggravated assault, domestic violence, and sex crimes against children.”
“When the Border Patrol was created in 1924, white supremacists entered the agency, building the culture of xenophobia and impunity that exists to this day … CBP agents are arrested for criminal activity and corruption at a per-capita rate that exceeds any other federal agency.”
November 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“Data indicates that CBP has far more allegations and arrests for abuse and corruption than other agencies and very little oversight … CBP personel have been arrested for corruption, sexual assault, aggravated assault, domestic violence, and sex crimes against children.”
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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there are already a lot of payroll things that make people only able to work in certain states
so basically, its like, if you want to do biz in this state, follow our laws
guys, you have to switch to a payroll vendor that follow the rules, or use our free one. that seems like the mechanism
so basically, its like, if you want to do biz in this state, follow our laws
guys, you have to switch to a payroll vendor that follow the rules, or use our free one. that seems like the mechanism
November 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
there are already a lot of payroll things that make people only able to work in certain states
so basically, its like, if you want to do biz in this state, follow our laws
guys, you have to switch to a payroll vendor that follow the rules, or use our free one. that seems like the mechanism
so basically, its like, if you want to do biz in this state, follow our laws
guys, you have to switch to a payroll vendor that follow the rules, or use our free one. that seems like the mechanism
there is this global GenZ youth movement anyone noticed?
The Moroccan Association for Human Rights reported that the total number of judicial rulings against detainees related to the Generation Z protests has reached over 240 cases as of October 22. The association noted that these figures are preliminary due to the large volume of arrests and detentions…
Human Rights Report Reveals Shocking Data on Arrests During Gen Z Protests
The Moroccan Association for Human Rights reported that the total number of judicial rulings against detainees related to the Generation Z protests has reached over 240 cases as of October 22. The association noted that these figures are preliminary due to the large volume of arrests and detentions of numerous protesters, the ongoing trials, and […]
www.tanja7.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
there is this global GenZ youth movement anyone noticed?
in case you needed another reason to not feed the trolls:
they start eating each other
they start eating each other
strongly suspect this is correct. a big part of MAGA’s coherence & ideology is downstream of the impulse to “own” some nebulous enemy, when they lose easy access to that enemy it makes sense they’d turn on whoever they do have access to, which is each other
morbidly sociologically curious about whether there's a relationship between this and the clustering of right wingers on Truth Social + exodus of libs and the left from Twitter, etc
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
in case you needed another reason to not feed the trolls:
they start eating each other
they start eating each other
hey and in other places, dawnmena.org/screams-in-d... we need democracy in #saudi #uae to stop not only harm to their citizens but also the leverage they have - we're all in this together, the sooner we realize it the better
Screams in Darkness: Saudi Arabia's Execution Spree Continues Amid State Visit
What’s worse than being sentenced to death? For Youssef al-Manasif, a Saudi citizen arrested for alleged childhood crimes, it is a second death sentence.
dawnmena.org
November 16, 2025 at 4:14 PM
hey and in other places, dawnmena.org/screams-in-d... we need democracy in #saudi #uae to stop not only harm to their citizens but also the leverage they have - we're all in this together, the sooner we realize it the better
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"State legislatures can pass tax escrow legislation within 90 days. We know how to implement this. We know it works. The impacts would deal a devastating blow to a regime that currently has at least another full year to consolidate power further."
Is @indivisible.org discussing this, anyone?
Is @indivisible.org discussing this, anyone?
Soft secession
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Legislation creates a Federal Tax Escrow Account in the state treasury. Instead of employers forwarding collected federal taxes to Washington, they send them to the state. The state holds the money in escrow. A legislative panel reviews federal spending for constitutional compliance.
Experts Say Blue States Can Stop Paying Federal Taxes. There’s Precedent
If we could use nullification for people to get high, why can’t we use it to protect human rights and stop fascism?
medium.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"State legislatures can pass tax escrow legislation within 90 days. We know how to implement this. We know it works. The impacts would deal a devastating blow to a regime that currently has at least another full year to consolidate power further."
Is @indivisible.org discussing this, anyone?
Is @indivisible.org discussing this, anyone?
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Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms have been awarded the #Rafto Prize!
Amidst ongoing violence in #Sudan, these brave volunteers risk their lives to provide lifesaving aid to civilians. Call for their protection and support their vital work @sudanmutualaid.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/Iu3hD...
Amidst ongoing violence in #Sudan, these brave volunteers risk their lives to provide lifesaving aid to civilians. Call for their protection and support their vital work @sudanmutualaid.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/Iu3hD...
The Emergency Response Rooms: Sudan's Lifeline
YouTube video by Refugees International
youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms have been awarded the #Rafto Prize!
Amidst ongoing violence in #Sudan, these brave volunteers risk their lives to provide lifesaving aid to civilians. Call for their protection and support their vital work @sudanmutualaid.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/Iu3hD...
Amidst ongoing violence in #Sudan, these brave volunteers risk their lives to provide lifesaving aid to civilians. Call for their protection and support their vital work @sudanmutualaid.bsky.social
youtube.com/shorts/Iu3hD...
i think my husband who runs a mobile home park is gonna be on Arizona Illustrated on Sunday about affordable housing. like on the good side. www.pbs.org/video/food-s...
Arizona Illustrated | Food Security, Housing & Border Wall | Season 2026 | Episode 7
Mobile Homes: The Last Affordable Housing? Part 3. The Water and the Wall. Gabriel Palacios.
www.pbs.org
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 AM
i think my husband who runs a mobile home park is gonna be on Arizona Illustrated on Sunday about affordable housing. like on the good side. www.pbs.org/video/food-s...
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For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
For more on Rev. Woolf, who appears to have been arrested today: he published an editorial with @rns.org literally this week titled “Why clergy should risk assault to protest ICE” —> religionnews.com/2025/11/13/w...
hope i can throw a look like that when it my turn
From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 15, 2025 at 12:45 AM
hope i can throw a look like that when it my turn
bluesky and the shark
November 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
bluesky and the shark
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BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 PM
BREAKING: In AAUP et al v. Trump (wall-to-wall union lawsuit challenging the administration’s unlawful use of TItle VI to reshape the University of California system), the faculty and staff of the UC system WON!!!
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
We were granted our preliminary injunction! @aaup.org
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Jewish tradition doesn't just ask whether we can resist unjust state power — it tells us when we're compelled to resist and how to do so.
Learn more from Rabbi Jonah Winer in this first of a new series from T'ruah, Tekiyah Gedolah: Deep Dives into Justice Torah: buff.ly/0VpuBuC
Learn more from Rabbi Jonah Winer in this first of a new series from T'ruah, Tekiyah Gedolah: Deep Dives into Justice Torah: buff.ly/0VpuBuC
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Jewish tradition doesn't just ask whether we can resist unjust state power — it tells us when we're compelled to resist and how to do so.
Learn more from Rabbi Jonah Winer in this first of a new series from T'ruah, Tekiyah Gedolah: Deep Dives into Justice Torah: buff.ly/0VpuBuC
Learn more from Rabbi Jonah Winer in this first of a new series from T'ruah, Tekiyah Gedolah: Deep Dives into Justice Torah: buff.ly/0VpuBuC
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you know, we could just all be doing stuff like nature art spaces for babies, its an option
Read more on a pilot of nature-based art therapy for 0-5s, a collaboration with @dcadundee.bsky.social @dundee.ac.uk & Douglas medical practice
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Families valued it, wee ones showed increasing social confidence, the natural space allowed choices & playfulness😊🌳
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Families valued it, wee ones showed increasing social confidence, the natural space allowed choices & playfulness😊🌳
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
you know, we could just all be doing stuff like nature art spaces for babies, its an option
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Here it is, from @clairewillett.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Here it is, from @clairewillett.bsky.social
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If Europe wants to maintain credibility when invoking international law in Ukraine, Gaza, or elsewhere, it cannot ignore the atrocities happening in Sudan, writes @willbrownecfr.bsky.social and @cinziabianco.bsky.social @ecfrafrica.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/47DGv8r
https://bit.ly/47DGv8r
Sudan: A war Europe cannot stop, but cannot ignore
El-Fasher in North Darfur is now the epicentre of the world’s greatest humanitarian catastrophe. Europe’s options are limited, but there are still ways to hold the responsible accountable.
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
If Europe wants to maintain credibility when invoking international law in Ukraine, Gaza, or elsewhere, it cannot ignore the atrocities happening in Sudan, writes @willbrownecfr.bsky.social and @cinziabianco.bsky.social @ecfrafrica.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/47DGv8r
https://bit.ly/47DGv8r
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Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX