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John Duda
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Research and comms for a democratic economy, plus selling radical books @redemmas.org.
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paleofuture.bsky.social
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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reichlinmelnick.bsky.social
🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!

ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
The Gravamen of the Disclosure 4. The gravamen of the disclosure is as follows: a. By memorandum dated May 12, 2025 (“the May 12 Memo”), Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons authorizes ICE agents to forcibly enter into certain people’s homes without a judicial warrant, consent, or an emergency. b. Specifically, in the May 12 Memo, the Acting ICE Director authorized ICE Agents to rely on Form I-205 (which is not a judicial warrant) to enter the residence of an alien subject to a final order of deportation, without consent, including by “a necessary and reasonable amount of force.”2c. While addressed to “All ICE Personnel,” in practice the May 12 Memo has not been formally distributed to all personnel. Instead, the May 12 Memo has been provided to select DHS officials who are then directed to verbally brief the new policy for action. Those supervisors then show the Memo to some employees, like our clients, and direct them to read the Memo and return it to the supervisor.
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 PM
johnduda.bsky.social
We used to be a real country
Text: striking incident: A Chicago bus driver—on Halsted Street, I believe—announced to his approximately nine passengers that he could no longer endure the monotony of his employment, that he was at that moment leaving for Florida on his bus, and that any passengers who wished to accompany him were welcome to remain on board. Two passengers got off at once; shortly afterward another, convinced that the driver meant what he said, was also allowed to leave. The others evidently decided to go to Florida, or at least to see what would happen. Hours later...
January 21, 2026 at 1:06 PM
johnduda.bsky.social
ICE agent in Minneapolis: “stop obstructing us, that’s why that lesbian bitch is dead”

sahanjournal.com/immigration/...
‘I heard screaming, I heard crying:’ Inside ICE detainment at the Whipple Building
Two U.S. citizen observers share a rare look inside ICE custody at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis.
sahanjournal.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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redemmas.org
Alongside the spectacular violence being unleashed by the US at home and abroad, the "normal" violence of everyday life under capitalism continues.

One of our worker-owner's family members is facing eviction this week, if you have some $$ to spare: www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-nei...
Donate to Help a Neighbor Stay in Their Home, organized by Michaela Harris
Hi Neighbors! I’m your neighbor down the hall reaching out with a litt… Michaela Harris needs your support for Help a Neighbor Stay in Their Home
www.gofundme.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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ilhanmn.bsky.social
I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.

Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.

The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
premthakker.bsky.social Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 12d
JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.

@zeteo.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:17 PM
johnduda.bsky.social
Made a sticker for @redemmas.org. Fuck ICE.
January 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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redemmas.org
New stickers are in. F*ck ICE.
January 8, 2026 at 4:10 PM
johnduda.bsky.social
Me, late last night helping finish the @redemmas.org annual inventory: "Does our radical bookstore really need to stock all this ancient Greek philosophy?"

Me, this morning: "Fuck, I guess we do because Plato is now crimethink."
January 7, 2026 at 1:31 PM
johnduda.bsky.social
All the people I know doing amazing work to make the world a better place are scrounging for donations at the end of the year while billionaires are accumulating tens of thousands of dollars more hoarded wealth every minute without lifting a finger.
December 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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redemmas.org
We need your help.

We're still $5k away from hitting our fundraising target for this year.

Make a tax-deductible donation now at redemmas.fund
December 30, 2025 at 2:45 PM
johnduda.bsky.social
@lfelizleon.bsky.social: “When union leaders like O’Brien signal that immigrant workers are expendable, it erodes the power of the entire working class.” lowerfrequencies.substack.com/p/the-teamst...
The Teamsters Have a MAGA Problem. Here’s Why.
Militancy without politics isn't enough. We need a social reconstruction of class and politics with unions at the center.
lowerfrequencies.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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redemmas.org
If we can raise $1k in the next three days, we're going to get another drum for our risograph so we can give away free posters and zines printed with a color that's not just red or black (as much as we love red and black of course).

Donate now: donorbox.org/red-emmas-2025
a poster that says "free free palestine" a mini zine that says "ICE Patrol Observer Pocket Guide" A fan of zines titled "Cop Cities Mock Cities" by Stuart Schrader, above a long arm stapler A poster with an immigrant rights protest and text that reads ICE OUT OF BALTIMORE and ICE FUERA DE BALTIMORE
December 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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annabower.bsky.social
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones. We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
johnduda.bsky.social
@quinnslobodian.com: “While the MAGA grouping uses its power to stage a Gramscism from the right…the response of its targets is simply to ask for something softer; to try to meet them halfway in a foggy and nebulous language of community, storytelling, and place.”

lpeproject.org/blog/post-ne...
Post-Neoliberalism is the New Centrism
At a recent convening devoted to the death of neoliberalism, what emerged was less a rupture with the past than a centrist project of status-quo stabilization.
lpeproject.org
December 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
johnduda.bsky.social
COPA!
council.nyc.gov New York City Council @council.nyc.gov · Dec 19
INT 902-B, also known as the “Community Opportunity to Purchase Act,” sponsored by @cmsandynurse.bsky.social, would give qualified nonprofits a first chance to purchase certain multifamily buildings when an owner plans to sell, helping preserve affordable housing before it hits the market.
Graphic announcing passage of INT 902-B providing opportunities for nonprofits to preserve affordable homes, sponsored by Council Member Sandy Nurse, with her headshot and a Passed status indicator.
December 19, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
"Wherever the agents appear, even when they lean idly, chatting, we see the cold threat of violence and the fragility of freedom. And in the brave crowds who gather to confront them, scrambling their illusion of total control, we see the power of solidarity..."

hammerandhope.org/article/ice-...
War at Home
A record of ICE’s assault on immigrants and the people’s resistance.
hammerandhope.org
December 17, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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shannonheffernan.bsky.social
New Data shows at least 3,800 children, including infants, have been put in detention since Trump took office. Many were held for long stretches. “There is no other way to describe it; it’s a jail for children," one parent said.
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/c...
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
"Starting off with that initial $10,000 loan just over five years ago, BCI recently passed the $3million mark in non-extractive capital deployed: there’s a lot of cooperatives getting on their feet in the DC region with BCI’s help."

seedcommons.org/projects/org...
Beloved Community Incubator: Organizing cooperatives, organizing the community | Seed Commons
Building power for excluded workers in Washington, DC
seedcommons.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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futureeconscot.bsky.social
📣 What next for community wealth building in Scotland?

Our new report asks what it’ll take to turn ambition into action.

By our Co-Director @miriambrett.bsky.social, and @neilmcinroy.bsky.social, Global Lead for Community Wealth Building at @democracycollab.bsky.social.

1/13 🧵👇
December 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
johnduda.bsky.social
Wrote a little piece on the work PODER Emma is doing in Asheville, NC around a resident-led research and development program for a green transition in affordable housing—figuring out how to make mobile homes in their co-ops more energy efficient and resilient: seedcommons.org/posts/giving...
Giving communities the tools they need to build their own future—one mobile home at a time. | Seed Commons
Seed Commons member PODER Emma in Asheville, NC is spearheading an ambitious, community-led research and development program for a green transition in affordable housing.
seedcommons.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:57 PM
johnduda.bsky.social
Pleased with this shot: no effects, no compositing, just a nice reflection
December 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
johnduda.bsky.social
I've been helping Seed Commons, a national co-op raising non-extractive capital and deploying it through its local members into worker & community owned businesses, w/longform profiles of its members:

The latest is of Beloved Community Incubator in Washington, DC:
seedcommons.org/projects/org...
Beloved Community Incubator: Organizing cooperatives, organizing the community | Seed Commons
Building power for excluded workers in Washington, DC
seedcommons.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Baltimore says
December 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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redemmas.org
Cyber Monday flash sale! 20% off online on all in stock books, today only. Use the code CYBER at check out. Shop now, save, and support radical space in Baltimore: redemmas.org/books
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM