Gwen
@gwenfulton.bsky.social
Working class storytelling. Race, class, gender, & the South. 🥖🌹
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
There's a lot to critique about anyone's actions since nothing alone will meet this moment, but hyperlocal actions that create presence and invite people in should never be shamed.
“Though these protests may seem spontaneous, they are the result of months of grassroots organizing. Unlike large national mobilizations such as the No Kings protests, these local brigades are focused on immediate, hyperlocal and high-visibility actions.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Hyperlocal and highly visible: the power of freeway overpass protests amid Trump 2.0
Since Trump retook office, protesters across the US are sending messages that are hard for drivers to miss
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 5:48 PM
There's a lot to critique about anyone's actions since nothing alone will meet this moment, but hyperlocal actions that create presence and invite people in should never be shamed.
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Don Lemon is not the only reporter who was arrested by federal agents overnight — local independent journalist Georgia Fort just went live on FB to say federal agents were also at her door to take her into custody over her protest coverage in Minneapolis.
January 30, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Don Lemon is not the only reporter who was arrested by federal agents overnight — local independent journalist Georgia Fort just went live on FB to say federal agents were also at her door to take her into custody over her protest coverage in Minneapolis.
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"Secretary Noem has blood on her hands."
'Easy Way or the Hard Way': Democratic Leaders Escalate Noem Impeachment Push
President Trump denies Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will resign after smearing Alex Pretti as a terrorist. Democrats demand her removal for misleading comments.
www.commondreams.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:27 PM
"Secretary Noem has blood on her hands."
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
Philip Glass
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
Philip Glass
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Philip Glass boycotting the Kennedy Center
As usual, great reporting from @byjordangreen.bsky.social. glad the police are taking this seriously. I lived in the neighborhood where the Vinlanders first established themselves- we were a neighborhood of poor, white folks and don't get it twisted: they were not us, they were there to prey on us.
NEW: 8 men linked to Vinlanders Social Club, a notorious violent racist skinhead group, have been detained for hate crimes.
Police in Charlotte, NC seized 3 members' phones last October after they brought knives and brass knuckles to a pro-Palestine protest. 1/4
www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
Police in Charlotte, NC seized 3 members' phones last October after they brought knives and brass knuckles to a pro-Palestine protest. 1/4
www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...
‘The white man’s coming back’: Eight held over links to resurgent violent skinhead group
Eight men linked to a violent racist skinhead group are in jail in the U.S. South on felony conspiracy charges or awaiting extradition for hate crimes against Jewish and LGBTQ+ targets, Raw Story has ...
www.rawstory.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:40 PM
As usual, great reporting from @byjordangreen.bsky.social. glad the police are taking this seriously. I lived in the neighborhood where the Vinlanders first established themselves- we were a neighborhood of poor, white folks and don't get it twisted: they were not us, they were there to prey on us.
I'm very interested in how high IQ people don't react to smoke alarms? Doesn't sound.... Brilliant?
January 26, 2026 at 2:24 PM
I'm very interested in how high IQ people don't react to smoke alarms? Doesn't sound.... Brilliant?
Organizing to watch: Members of the Players Alliance are trying to block the private equity takeover of EA. If the deal goes through, many of your favorite games will be owned by Jared Kushner and the Saudi government.
open.substack.com/pub/workingc...
open.substack.com/pub/workingc...
The Legion of Doom buys a Superweapon
(Or why gamers went to Washington)
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Organizing to watch: Members of the Players Alliance are trying to block the private equity takeover of EA. If the deal goes through, many of your favorite games will be owned by Jared Kushner and the Saudi government.
open.substack.com/pub/workingc...
open.substack.com/pub/workingc...
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Need less ‘the call to heroism has inspired me to be who i was always meant to be!” narratives and more “this fucking sucks and I don’t want to be here but someone has to do it and goddamnit it looks like that’s me” narratives imo.
January 25, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Need less ‘the call to heroism has inspired me to be who i was always meant to be!” narratives and more “this fucking sucks and I don’t want to be here but someone has to do it and goddamnit it looks like that’s me” narratives imo.
SOS from the US. This is considered "news media."
January 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM
SOS from the US. This is considered "news media."
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From Whittier a few hrs ago—after shooting & killing an ICE responder in Minneapolis, 37 yr old Alex Pretti, DHS agents brutalized a crowd that gathered & flooded the area w/ tear gas.
@andral404.bsky.social captured this moment against a building where a fed then pointed his rifle at someone.
@andral404.bsky.social captured this moment against a building where a fed then pointed his rifle at someone.
January 24, 2026 at 9:09 PM
From Whittier a few hrs ago—after shooting & killing an ICE responder in Minneapolis, 37 yr old Alex Pretti, DHS agents brutalized a crowd that gathered & flooded the area w/ tear gas.
@andral404.bsky.social captured this moment against a building where a fed then pointed his rifle at someone.
@andral404.bsky.social captured this moment against a building where a fed then pointed his rifle at someone.
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ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
Todays front page of the Star Tribune will likely be used in history lessons for our grandchildren.
It's also one of the clearest, sharpest reasons newspapers should be locally owned, like the Tribune is, and with real, human journalists who live where they report.
It's also one of the clearest, sharpest reasons newspapers should be locally owned, like the Tribune is, and with real, human journalists who live where they report.
January 23, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Todays front page of the Star Tribune will likely be used in history lessons for our grandchildren.
It's also one of the clearest, sharpest reasons newspapers should be locally owned, like the Tribune is, and with real, human journalists who live where they report.
It's also one of the clearest, sharpest reasons newspapers should be locally owned, like the Tribune is, and with real, human journalists who live where they report.
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Our reporting has found that ICE sent 600 immigrant kids to detention in federal shelters in 2025.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
January 22, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Our reporting has found that ICE sent 600 immigrant kids to detention in federal shelters in 2025.
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
A 17-year-old was detained at a traffic stop because officers couldn’t make contact with his dad, who is deaf.
Another kid ended up in a shelter after making a wrong turn:
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A recent report found that under the second Trump Administration, there has been a significant drop in the federal enforcement of wage and workplace safety regulations.
Report Finds Workers Are Less Safe After Trump’s First Year in Office
Danger on the job is on the rise as federal funding, workplace inspections, and safety regulations decline.
truthout.org
January 21, 2026 at 5:33 PM
A recent report found that under the second Trump Administration, there has been a significant drop in the federal enforcement of wage and workplace safety regulations.
NC brags that we are the best state for business-- at the expense of workers.
My latest for Beacon Media, published here in the Wilson Times.
www.wilsontimes.com/columns/what...
My latest for Beacon Media, published here in the Wilson Times.
www.wilsontimes.com/columns/what...
What it means to live on minimum wage in NC
North Carolina hasn’t raised its minimum wage since 2009, and it’s still stuck at the federal minimum. It’s beyond time the state stepped up for its workers.
www.wilsontimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
NC brags that we are the best state for business-- at the expense of workers.
My latest for Beacon Media, published here in the Wilson Times.
www.wilsontimes.com/columns/what...
My latest for Beacon Media, published here in the Wilson Times.
www.wilsontimes.com/columns/what...
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A recent court ruling has cleared the way for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to resume using states’ Medicaid data to find people who are in the country illegally, Anna Claire Vollers reports.
https://stateline.org/2026/01/20/ice-is-using-medicaid-data-to-find-out-where-immigrants-live/
https://stateline.org/2026/01/20/ice-is-using-medicaid-data-to-find-out-where-immigrants-live/
ICE is using Medicaid data to find out where immigrants live • Stateline
In a win for President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, a recent court ruling has cleared the way for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to resume using states’ Medicaid data to find people who are in the country illegally.
stateline.org
January 20, 2026 at 2:06 PM
A recent court ruling has cleared the way for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to resume using states’ Medicaid data to find people who are in the country illegally, Anna Claire Vollers reports.
https://stateline.org/2026/01/20/ice-is-using-medicaid-data-to-find-out-where-immigrants-live/
https://stateline.org/2026/01/20/ice-is-using-medicaid-data-to-find-out-where-immigrants-live/
One woman's journey out of MAGA to organizing for immigrants and against ICE. What an honor to be entrusted with this story. open.substack.com/pub/workingc...
“And then God tapped me on the shoulder.”
One woman's faith journey out of MAGA and into organizing.
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:31 PM
One woman's journey out of MAGA to organizing for immigrants and against ICE. What an honor to be entrusted with this story. open.substack.com/pub/workingc...
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If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
January 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you live in the Cities, an easy way to help immigrant families in hiding is: laundry! Laundromats are ICE magnets, so people without washers need help.
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
The People’s Laundry will drop off laundry to your door to wash and dry and pick up a few days later:
thepeopleslaundrympls.com/volunteer/
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“Kristina Olson” joined Jake Lang’s hate rally. She assaulted press while chanting “you will not replace us!”
She appears to be a member of Assatrau Folk Assembly, a white nationalist group that shares some membership w/ Neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe.
www.runestone.org/post/no-batt...
She appears to be a member of Assatrau Folk Assembly, a white nationalist group that shares some membership w/ Neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe.
www.runestone.org/post/no-batt...
January 17, 2026 at 6:40 PM
“Kristina Olson” joined Jake Lang’s hate rally. She assaulted press while chanting “you will not replace us!”
She appears to be a member of Assatrau Folk Assembly, a white nationalist group that shares some membership w/ Neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe.
www.runestone.org/post/no-batt...
She appears to be a member of Assatrau Folk Assembly, a white nationalist group that shares some membership w/ Neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe.
www.runestone.org/post/no-batt...
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NYT publishes audio of Karoline Leavitt threatening CBS over its Trump interview: “He said, ‘If it’s not out in full, we’ll sue your ass off.’” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
‘We’ll Sue’: White House’s Warning to CBS Is Sign of a New Media Status Quo
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 9:01 PM
NYT publishes audio of Karoline Leavitt threatening CBS over its Trump interview: “He said, ‘If it’s not out in full, we’ll sue your ass off.’” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
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"In a world where ICE agents are shooting US citizens on the street, the need for militias and extremist groups like the Proud Boys to support far-right interests has evaporated." via @davidgilbert.bsky.social at @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
Trump Doesn’t Need the Proud Boys Anymore
In a world where ICE agents are shooting US citizens on the street, the need for militias and extremist groups like the Proud Boys to support far-right interests has evaporated.
www.wired.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:25 PM
"In a world where ICE agents are shooting US citizens on the street, the need for militias and extremist groups like the Proud Boys to support far-right interests has evaporated." via @davidgilbert.bsky.social at @wired.com
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
