Zakir Khan
@mzk.bsky.social
Formerly @ZakirSpeaks on Twitter. Civil Rights and Health Policy Advocate. JD. Views are just mine. RTs not endorsed. He/Him.
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"Remigration" is a term with roots in the far-right identitarian movement in Europe. It essentially refers to a mass program of ethnic cleansing through forced migration of racial or ethnic minorities regardless of their legal status.
July 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"Remigration" is a term with roots in the far-right identitarian movement in Europe. It essentially refers to a mass program of ethnic cleansing through forced migration of racial or ethnic minorities regardless of their legal status.
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when it comes to less lethals you don't need ballistic armor, which is expensive
bike helmet. Hockey helmets. goggles. football pads or just extra padding if it's not too hot
there are always trade offs with armor but please if you go out at least protect your eyes and head.
bike helmet. Hockey helmets. goggles. football pads or just extra padding if it's not too hot
there are always trade offs with armor but please if you go out at least protect your eyes and head.
i don’t know what to say about the images coming out of LA right now. but in case you need it, here’s a reminder that out in the streets, only water goes in your eyes. flush with water. take your clothes off when you get home & take a cool shower, wash yourself with dish soap a few times. godspeed.
June 9, 2025 at 2:05 AM
when it comes to less lethals you don't need ballistic armor, which is expensive
bike helmet. Hockey helmets. goggles. football pads or just extra padding if it's not too hot
there are always trade offs with armor but please if you go out at least protect your eyes and head.
bike helmet. Hockey helmets. goggles. football pads or just extra padding if it's not too hot
there are always trade offs with armor but please if you go out at least protect your eyes and head.
I feel like this story is straight out of Tear Gas Tuesday. That's exactly what happened here too.
June 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I feel like this story is straight out of Tear Gas Tuesday. That's exactly what happened here too.
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ICE crossed a line in LA
June 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
ICE crossed a line in LA
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Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party"
Asked about Trump activating the National Guard in California, Klobuchar quickly pivots to talking about the economy and healthcare
June 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party"
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Hearing from various press members, there are *at least* three accredited journalists who have been hospitalized today due to law enforcement less lethal munitions.
@adamrose.bsky.social and others will likely be able to update further.
@adamrose.bsky.social and others will likely be able to update further.
June 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Hearing from various press members, there are *at least* three accredited journalists who have been hospitalized today due to law enforcement less lethal munitions.
@adamrose.bsky.social and others will likely be able to update further.
@adamrose.bsky.social and others will likely be able to update further.
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FOX calling Homeland Security ”the bad guys” on their livestream of deportation riots in LA June 7 2025.
June 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
FOX calling Homeland Security ”the bad guys” on their livestream of deportation riots in LA June 7 2025.
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“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
June 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
Why is ICE allowed to wear masks but not regular people?
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President Trump says masks will not be allowed to be worn at protests.
He does not have the authority to ban masks at protests.
President Trump says masks will not be allowed to be worn at protests.
He does not have the authority to ban masks at protests.
June 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Why is ICE allowed to wear masks but not regular people?
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seconding this. if you get hit directly in the head with an impact munitions like this or a grenade go immediately to the ER. don't stay to protest with your friends. Don't try to be "tough". your night or day is done. seek medical care
Head injuries like Sean's are very serious. Go immediately to the ER even if the victim is alert and talking. Brain swelling has a short delay and bleeds can start later. You can be fine one minute and dead within an hour.
Two LA photojournalists have been shot with tear gas canisters by DHS HSI, including @acatwithnews.bsky.social who was directly targeted by HSI and struck in the head. Sean is en route to the ER with obvious facial injuries. He was conscious and talking when he left the scene.
June 8, 2025 at 1:52 AM
seconding this. if you get hit directly in the head with an impact munitions like this or a grenade go immediately to the ER. don't stay to protest with your friends. Don't try to be "tough". your night or day is done. seek medical care
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folks I've been tear gassed something like 200 times and maced at least fifty or so times. once i was soaked in mace to my underwear. ignore any neat scientific tricks people give you for beating this stuff
-Water for tear gas
-sudecon wipes for mace
-if no sudecon, wash mace with water
-Water for tear gas
-sudecon wipes for mace
-if no sudecon, wash mace with water
Los Angeles: if you get tear gas or see other people who have been and someone calling themselves a medic tries to use milk to wash their eyes out SLAP THAT MILK JUG OUT THEIR FUCKING HAND. MILK DOES NOT WASH OUT TEAR GAS.
Just use bottled water please.
Just use bottled water please.
Timely reminder that the treatment for chemical weapons like tear gas and pepper spray is:
1) remove from active contamination (get them out of the cloud of teargas, remove outer layers of clothing if possible)
2) flush eyes with ONLY clean water. Wash skin and hair with water and soap.
1) remove from active contamination (get them out of the cloud of teargas, remove outer layers of clothing if possible)
2) flush eyes with ONLY clean water. Wash skin and hair with water and soap.
June 7, 2025 at 9:55 PM
folks I've been tear gassed something like 200 times and maced at least fifty or so times. once i was soaked in mace to my underwear. ignore any neat scientific tricks people give you for beating this stuff
-Water for tear gas
-sudecon wipes for mace
-if no sudecon, wash mace with water
-Water for tear gas
-sudecon wipes for mace
-if no sudecon, wash mace with water
This is quite the Kia commercial.
June 8, 2025 at 5:26 AM
This is quite the Kia commercial.
Never seen a fridge used this way before.
LASD firing multiple rounds at a group of protesters behind a makeshift barrier that includes a refrigerator
June 8, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Never seen a fridge used this way before.
In alternate universe, this would be a scene out of The Patriot.
June 8, 2025 at 5:23 AM
In alternate universe, this would be a scene out of The Patriot.
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Los Angeles Sheriff’s department is still firing munitions into the crowd in Compton
June 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Los Angeles Sheriff’s department is still firing munitions into the crowd in Compton
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Both reporters have checked in, but are currently covered in CS gas. Currently reviewing footage, @acatwithnews.bsky.social thinks it may have been a tear gas canister that he took to the forehead
June 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Both reporters have checked in, but are currently covered in CS gas. Currently reviewing footage, @acatwithnews.bsky.social thinks it may have been a tear gas canister that he took to the forehead
Trump is calling in the National Guard to shut down protests in LA against ICE
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/breaking-n...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/breaking-n...
National Guard to Put Down LA Protests
White House calls anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles an "insurrection"
www.kenklippenstein.com
June 7, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Trump is calling in the National Guard to shut down protests in LA against ICE
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/breaking-n...
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/breaking-n...
Is it a streak if you pass bills in successive sessions?
May 31, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Is it a streak if you pass bills in successive sessions?
Things you love to see: our bill passing! So many days and nights spent on this thing! Grateful to all my teammates on this!
May 31, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Things you love to see: our bill passing! So many days and nights spent on this thing! Grateful to all my teammates on this!
Did your city, county or state make the list?
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May 31, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Did your city, county or state make the list?
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Popmob was so good at these. I loved watching their edits.
I need a highlight reel of the best/worst moments from yesterday's budget hearing.
We need the equivalent of an ESPN for budget hearings so we can relive the drama the next day.
We need the equivalent of an ESPN for budget hearings so we can relive the drama the next day.
May 23, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Popmob was so good at these. I loved watching their edits.
This is such a profoundly bad idea.
U.S. Federal Agency Dedicated to #MentalHealth and #Addiction Faces Huge Cuts. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50%, by Jan Hoffman www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/h... via @nytimes.com
Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has already closed offices and could see staff numbers reduced by 50 percent.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This is such a profoundly bad idea.
I hope Sen. Merkley runs for president.
Merkley: "The best time to take on a tyrant is as early as possible. And this is the moment."
March 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I hope Sen. Merkley runs for president.
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