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Saturday, December 6 at the Fred Hampton Free Store! Celebrating the printed word since 2002!
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artbymags.bsky.social
Spotify is running ads recruiting agents for ICE. They claim these ads comply with their policy, but the truth is streaming hate is not neutral. It’s a choice.

Don't fund fascism.
Cancel Spotify until they remove all ICE ads.
indivisible.org/cancel-spotify

#dontstreamfascism #cancelspotify
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
indivisible.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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artbymags.bsky.social
also sharing this, for those of you who probably won't ever come to a meeting or get on a signal or whats app chat for iNOLA or Unión Migrante. this is from UM and details what you should do if/when you see ICE/CBP activity. for now, until a hotline gets set up, send them a DM on FB or IG.
How to report ICE or Police Activity to Unión Migrante. EXACT DATE AND TIME: Share the date and the time, for example, Wednesday, May 1st at 5pm. We don't want to retraumatize the community in vain, or for fear to persist after ICE or police activity is no longer a threat, which doesn't help anyone. EXACT LOCATION: An address, a location shared by phone, a screenshot of a map, the name of two cross streets, the more specific the better. We don't want to say "the Best Buy on Veterans" because there are several - which one should people avoid? DESCRIPTION OF WHAT OCCURRED: What did you see? How many officers? How were they dressed? How many officers cars? What did their vehicles look like? Take photos or videos if possible. Detailed information helps us to identify agencies and analyse the real level of risk, and to learn together to prevent false alarms. EYE WITNESS: Unión Migrante shares information using the word INVESTIVANGO until we're able to confirm with videos or photos or speaking with an eye witness that ICE or police activity actually is occurring. Once we've been able to confirm that a real risk is present, we will use the word CONFIRMADO. We demand to speak with eye witnesses directly - not with third parties. True information is power. We only share verified information - not rumors. Sharing unconfirmed rumors only causes panic, retraumatizes people for nothing, and hurts nearby businesses. Send us a direct message on social media to report any possible ICE or police activity. Film with your cell phone from a safe distance.
November 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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artbymags.bsky.social
ICE/CBP has the right to come in your business, just like any patron. but they do NOT have the right to go into private employee-only space. having a sign or sticker or something that designates that space is key.
November 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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artbymags.bsky.social
every business in new orleans needs to have this or something similar prominently displayed to push back against the impending ICE/CBP onslaught and be ready to get their undocumented workers/patrons into that area if they hear the whistles or see ICE/CBP nearby. #nolasky
flyer with a stop sign on it that says: NOTICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IMMIGRATION AGENTS: STOP - NO ICE ENTRY Private Property - Entry Restricted by Law In this business without a judicial warrant signed by a judge This is a private business - You are not permitted to enter non-public areas. You may not search the premises or question employees without proper legal authorization. Any personas on this property have the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. An ICE administration warrant - Form I-200 or I-205 - does not authorize entry into private areas. In compliance with the Constitution of the United States of America, 4th amendment and the Immigrant Worker Protection Act AB 450.
November 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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artbymags.bsky.social
our whistle kit zines are ready! with the new orleans rapid response hotline # on them: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
504 whistle kit zines - Google Drive
pdfs of NOLA whistle kit zines
drive.google.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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artbymags.bsky.social
The New Orleans Rapid Response hotline # for ICE/CBP/HSI/DHS sightings is: 504-221-1499. Please RIGHT NOW put it into your phone's contacts so you have it if/when you need it. Link to the whistle kit zines here: drive.google.com/drive/u/2/fo...
504 whistle kit zines - Google Drive
pdfs of NOLA whistle kit zines
drive.google.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
Times are definitely difficult but I do hope some of you take at least a few hours to enjoy something over the weekend. It's really important in order to stay in the struggle.
November 21, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Drawing of the Day:
Rest in Power Alice Wong.
ICE attacks Charlotte
An ink and pen drawing of a disabled woman in a wheelchair In handwritten text it says Saturday November 15 2025 Alice Wong 1974-2025 Late last night the news began to be shared Alice Wong, the trail blazing writer, activist, and community organizer who made huge gains in visibility for disabled people, and a more just world for all. She left behind a farewell to be posted upon her death... "Hi everyone, it looks like I ran out of time. I have so many dreams that I wanted to fulfill and plans to create new stories for you... …I'm honored to be your ancestor and believe disabled oracles like us will light the way to the future. Don’t let the bastards grind you down. I love you all” Immigration Raids begin in Charlotte, NC., in what the administration dubbed "Charlotte's Web". Gregory Bovino who's led other violent raids in Los Angeles and Chicago was seen with agents raiding a Home Depot. ICE and Border Patrol agents kidnapped people from a church yard in front of kids, pulled people from cars, and detained people hanging Christmas lights. Local leaders have said this is entirely unwanted, and many in the community filmed raids and tried to help their neighbors.
November 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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everrevde.bsky.social
"As a front line of these intertwined struggles, #Louisiana reminds us of the life and death stakes of the new world we are fighting for." -Lydia Pelot-Hobbs

inthesetimes.com/article/loui...

#Abolition #BuildingJustClimateFutures
#COP30
Louisiana’s Prison System—Brought to You by Big Oil
How oil money turned Louisiana into the prison capital of the world.
inthesetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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reallandsend.bsky.social
Alice Wong taught us that disabled people don’t just leave memories behind—they leave infrastructure. Lineages of care. Methods of collectivity, survival. She named the connective tissue that holds our communities together, even across death, even across the losses that come too fast and too often.
November 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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everrevde.bsky.social
"Freedom of speech suppressed? Check." - @prisonjournalism.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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artbymags.bsky.social
we are getting a lot of material and educational support from chicago. we have friends everywhere! (i love this graphic of the passing of the whistle.)
buddyspell.bsky.social Buddy Spell @buddyspell.bsky.social · 2d
We ❤️ Chicago.
November 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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artbymags.bsky.social
Unión Migrante has trainings on how to safely/effectively film 🧊 tonight (lower 9), monday 12/1 (baton rouge), tuesday 12/2 (midcity), wednesday 12/3 (harvey), and monday 12/8 (lacombe) + more coming. DM me for more info if you want to attend one. but be patient as i need to vet if i don’t know you.
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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A lot of the self-proclaimed "ally" dwights are going to be attending family functions and honoring the fuck out of the "no politics during family gatherings" rule. Thanks guys.
November 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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uusj.bsky.social
No Thanks Given: Boycott Avelo National Day of Protest:
Sunday, November 30th, 2025

As UUs, we know that each person deserves respect and dignity. We reject the violence of policing and punishment and imagine a world where safety is rooted in care, not cages.

actionnetwork.org/event_campai...
Blue, Purple, and Red background. At the top: No Thanks Given: Jone a local protest to demand Avelo Airlines cancel their contract with ICE! Boycott Avelo National Day of Protest: Sunday, November 30 Find an Event: https://actionnetwork.org/event_campaigns/no-thanks-given-join-a-local-protest-to-demand-avelo-airlines-cancel-their-contract-with-ice Avelo Airlines is the only commercial airline with a contract with ICE to operate deportation flights. Boycott Evil, Boycott Avelo
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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"'Whether the corporation wants to admit it or not, Home Depot has become ground zero for this cruel, vicious immigration enforcement that’s taking place in our country,' said Pablo Alvarado, NDLON’s co-executive director."
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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catalystproject.bsky.social
Meet the speakers of our Rethinking Thanksgiving event this Sunday!

🔊 Lara Kiswani of @arocbayarea.bsky.social
🔊 Eve Reyes-Aguirre of Tonatierra
🔊 @nisrinelamin.bsky.social of @sdnsolidarity.bsky.social
🔊 Cindi Martin of Indigenous Interpreters Organization

Register: tinyurl.com/2025rethinking
Graphic reads "'Rethinking Thanksgiving' Annual Webinar; Date: Sunday, November 23, 2025; Time: 4pm ET / 1pm PT; Register: tinyurl.com/2025rethinking." Four speaker photos are featured, top left: Lara Kiswani (Palestinian) Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC); top right: Eve Reyes Aguirre (Izkaloteka Mexica Azteca) Tonatierra; bottom left: Nisrin Elamin (Sudanese) Sudan Solidarity Collective; bottom right: Cindi Martin (Anishinaabe) Indigenous Interpreters Organization The bottom left also notes that ASL, Spanish interpretation, and live captions in English will be provided.
November 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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trans.bsky.social
when someone starts aggressively defending libertarianism, my immediate follow up question is asking them their opinion on age of consent laws 💀
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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mskellymhayes.bsky.social
Every year around this time, I ask folks to consider doing something in support of Native people. This year, please join me in supporting the Native Organizers Alliance as they build grassroots power, defend Native voting rights, and equip our people for collective struggle through skill-building.
Donate - Native Organizers Alliance
Supporting organizing and advocacy initiatives for Indigenous justice.
nativeorganizing.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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mychal3ts.bsky.social
One of my favorite Star Wars performances in the franchise is that of Moses Ingram as The Third Sister ♥️

What’s one of your favorite Star Wars performances? ✨
Moses Ingram as The Third Sister battling Darth Vader in Star Wars
November 26, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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bimbette.bsky.social
My only other contribution to Black Friday discourse is if you shame poor people for going to them to get something they can't normally afford you're kind of a sleezebucket
November 26, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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bimbette.bsky.social
Your annual reminder that the alleged mass chaos, violence, and death resulting from Black Friday sales is sensationalist bullshit

blackfridaydeathcount.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
You never really know what people are dealing with. I am reminding myself of this a lot lately.
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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jtalliance.bsky.social
Nov. 27 is the #DayofMourning. The links below focus on #IndigenousJustTransition, #landback, #UNDRIP, #FPIC, & #IndigenousSovereignty. Justice for Missing & Murdered Indigenous Relatives (#MMIR)! #decolonize

www.ienearth.org/justtransiti...
ndncollective.org/landback/
nativegov.org/news/beyond-...
November 26, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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hels.bsky.social
You know what’s ripe for a comeback is the Wolves of Willoughby Chase series by Joan Aiken. Smart & non-condescending YA, fantastical without being fantasy, dark and Dickensian as hell, extremely lefty and anticapitalist, a full dozen sequels, amazing Edward Gorey covers.
Absolutely killer book cover design with two bundled-up Victorian girls atop a white snowdrift against a red sky, while freaky-ass wolves with red tongues circle below. The hand-lettering reads “The Wolves of Willoughby Chase / Joan Aiken”
November 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM