@ollycostello.bsky.social
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There are no quick fixes for fascism - our charge is to confront and uproot the criminalization that underlies and drives it within and beyond borders.
Democrats are suggesting reforms for ICE, but the reality is: abolition is the way forward, not reform.
Read the latest from our co-founder Andrea J. Ritchie in @thenation.com!
Read the latest from our co-founder Andrea J. Ritchie in @thenation.com!
Abolition Is Still the Only Way Out of This
Forget the useless so-called “reforms” to ICE and policing currently on offer. We need much more fundamental change.
www.thenation.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:48 PM
There are no quick fixes for fascism - our charge is to confront and uproot the criminalization that underlies and drives it within and beyond borders.
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On IG, @ollycostello.bsky.social has a really wonderful set of illustrations about @biidaasamose.bsky.social's writing about sintering (from her wonderful book "Theory of Water"). www.instagram.com/p/DUWOcBFFh2...
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February 4, 2026 at 10:04 PM
On IG, @ollycostello.bsky.social has a really wonderful set of illustrations about @biidaasamose.bsky.social's writing about sintering (from her wonderful book "Theory of Water"). www.instagram.com/p/DUWOcBFFh2...
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When liberal politicians frame ICE bloodthirst as a training problem, they are continuing a broader historical pattern wherein righteous political unrest is used to justify increases in police capacity.
January 24, 2026 at 6:08 PM
When liberal politicians frame ICE bloodthirst as a training problem, they are continuing a broader historical pattern wherein righteous political unrest is used to justify increases in police capacity.
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Yesterday, Minneapolis gave us hope. That’s what they’re trying to kill: the will of a people who are willing to fight them.
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Yesterday, Minneapolis gave us hope. That’s what they’re trying to kill: the will of a people who are willing to fight them.
“How can we ground our work in abolition in a way that radiates outward, that extends the care we are building for immigrant families to all our neighbors, with no exceptions?”
Minneapolis’s 2020 Uprising Laid an Abolitionist Groundwork for ICE Resistance
The George Floyd uprising laid foundations for the politicized networks of care that are organizing against ICE now.
truthout.org
January 24, 2026 at 2:10 PM
“How can we ground our work in abolition in a way that radiates outward, that extends the care we are building for immigrant families to all our neighbors, with no exceptions?”
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This fucking piece of paper doesn’t “authorize” ICE to do anyfuckingthing it is a pure power grab
They are simply claiming authority they don’t currently have.
Yes, the law is not real & the Constitution will be interpreted in ways that serve power and also let’s not do the coup for them please.
They are simply claiming authority they don’t currently have.
Yes, the law is not real & the Constitution will be interpreted in ways that serve power and also let’s not do the coup for them please.
🚨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.
ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.
January 22, 2026 at 3:44 AM
This fucking piece of paper doesn’t “authorize” ICE to do anyfuckingthing it is a pure power grab
They are simply claiming authority they don’t currently have.
Yes, the law is not real & the Constitution will be interpreted in ways that serve power and also let’s not do the coup for them please.
They are simply claiming authority they don’t currently have.
Yes, the law is not real & the Constitution will be interpreted in ways that serve power and also let’s not do the coup for them please.
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I've been thinking about this a lot, for months: Gaza was a breaking point between verifiable reality and liberal governance. "AI" sparks fears ppl will believe things that aren't true, but Gaza SHOWED things that WERE true—& western governments, universities & news outlets pretened they were not.
What did we think Trump was going to do, if Europe showed him we would fully collaborate on the total destruction of the Gaza Strip and ferociously repeat even the most absurd lies about it to our citizens? Did we think he would decide: best to not push the law breaking and war crimes, be sensible.
January 21, 2026 at 10:28 AM
I've been thinking about this a lot, for months: Gaza was a breaking point between verifiable reality and liberal governance. "AI" sparks fears ppl will believe things that aren't true, but Gaza SHOWED things that WERE true—& western governments, universities & news outlets pretened they were not.
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I think a common misconception about abolitionalist politics is that abolition means destroying something.
If you read the books on this list, you'll come to understand abolition as deeply, challengingly, life-givingly creative. Abolition is about creating new worlds & ways of being.
If you read the books on this list, you'll come to understand abolition as deeply, challengingly, life-givingly creative. Abolition is about creating new worlds & ways of being.
January 17, 2026 at 6:04 AM
I think a common misconception about abolitionalist politics is that abolition means destroying something.
If you read the books on this list, you'll come to understand abolition as deeply, challengingly, life-givingly creative. Abolition is about creating new worlds & ways of being.
If you read the books on this list, you'll come to understand abolition as deeply, challengingly, life-givingly creative. Abolition is about creating new worlds & ways of being.
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"We must defame, defund, and abolish these systems. We must empty all the cages, kick dirt over made-up borders, and fund the things that help us thrive, imagine, create. Free us all."
- @holidarity.bsky.social
truthout.org/articles/we-...
- @holidarity.bsky.social
truthout.org/articles/we-...
We Can Honor Renee Nicole Good’s Life by Abolishing Death-Making Institutions
Those of us who see ourselves in Renee Good can take this moment to deepen our solidarities with all who are policed.
truthout.org
January 14, 2026 at 12:09 AM
"We must defame, defund, and abolish these systems. We must empty all the cages, kick dirt over made-up borders, and fund the things that help us thrive, imagine, create. Free us all."
- @holidarity.bsky.social
truthout.org/articles/we-...
- @holidarity.bsky.social
truthout.org/articles/we-...
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“They want us to scatter in fear, to give up hope, and to give up on each other. But we will hold more tightly to one another, plan more strategically, and care even more deeply.”
- @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
organizingmythoughts.org/the-cost-of-...
- @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
organizingmythoughts.org/the-cost-of-...
The Cost of Staying Human
Remarks from a vigil for Renee Nicole Good
organizingmythoughts.org
January 8, 2026 at 2:07 AM
“They want us to scatter in fear, to give up hope, and to give up on each other. But we will hold more tightly to one another, plan more strategically, and care even more deeply.”
- @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
organizingmythoughts.org/the-cost-of-...
- @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
organizingmythoughts.org/the-cost-of-...
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I want people to realize prosecuting the police is always a long shot and even when successful that it hasn’t produced any observable change in behavior from the police in general.
January 7, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I want people to realize prosecuting the police is always a long shot and even when successful that it hasn’t produced any observable change in behavior from the police in general.
The grief is immense.
Our movements grow.
May the joys we tend sustain us.
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My “Sustain Us Solstice” design for this year. Wishing you all an easeful and nourishing winter solstice! 💚
Our movements grow.
May the joys we tend sustain us.
✨✨✨
My “Sustain Us Solstice” design for this year. Wishing you all an easeful and nourishing winter solstice! 💚
December 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The grief is immense.
Our movements grow.
May the joys we tend sustain us.
✨✨✨
My “Sustain Us Solstice” design for this year. Wishing you all an easeful and nourishing winter solstice! 💚
Our movements grow.
May the joys we tend sustain us.
✨✨✨
My “Sustain Us Solstice” design for this year. Wishing you all an easeful and nourishing winter solstice! 💚
I’m running an Early Winter Sale this weekend through Monday! Enjoy 15% off calendars, cards and everything in my shop ❄️💞✨
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November 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I’m running an Early Winter Sale this weekend through Monday! Enjoy 15% off calendars, cards and everything in my shop ❄️💞✨
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Reaching out, connecting and coming together with others, and committing to collective care and action. There is no other way to navigate what we are experiencing.
Art by @ollycostello.bsky.social
Art by @ollycostello.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Reaching out, connecting and coming together with others, and committing to collective care and action. There is no other way to navigate what we are experiencing.
Art by @ollycostello.bsky.social
Art by @ollycostello.bsky.social
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“When the raids hit, & I see my community out en masse, I feel myself transformed by the bravery, innovation & determination of my neighbors to keep each other safe & defend our shared belonging.” @ollycostello.bsky.social in @mskellymhayes.bsky.social’s latest.
In Chicago, We Run Toward Danger Together
"Faced with unrelenting state violence, Chicagoans have refused to be cowed," says Mariame Kaba.
organizingmythoughts.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
“When the raids hit, & I see my community out en masse, I feel myself transformed by the bravery, innovation & determination of my neighbors to keep each other safe & defend our shared belonging.” @ollycostello.bsky.social in @mskellymhayes.bsky.social’s latest.
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11/5, 7 pm: The in-person launch for READ THIS WHEN THINGS FALL APART with @mskellymhayes.bsky.social, @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social and Atena O. Danner. Preorder the book before 11/4 and receive a special letter from Kelly!
pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/47805
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October 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
11/5, 7 pm: The in-person launch for READ THIS WHEN THINGS FALL APART with @mskellymhayes.bsky.social, @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social and Atena O. Danner. Preorder the book before 11/4 and receive a special letter from Kelly!
pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/47805
pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/47805
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The Resilience Arts Fest will showcase stories from prison and beyond this weekend: "Art humanizes people." blockclubchi.co/4qlUzfh
October 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The Resilience Arts Fest will showcase stories from prison and beyond this weekend: "Art humanizes people." blockclubchi.co/4qlUzfh
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Next week! Join @mskellymhayes.bsky.social in conversation with Shane Burley, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Atena O. Danner to discuss 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝘼𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩, a collection of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times.
Register: bit.ly/4ngNHwQ
Register: bit.ly/4ngNHwQ
October 22, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Next week! Join @mskellymhayes.bsky.social in conversation with Shane Burley, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Atena O. Danner to discuss 𝙍𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝘼𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩, a collection of letters to activists and organizers on the frontlines in catastrophic times.
Register: bit.ly/4ngNHwQ
Register: bit.ly/4ngNHwQ
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If the impending freeze of SNAP benefits is what has you particularly animated, these questions might help. You can really substitute any issue and ask the same questions of yourself.
4 grounding questions [if useful at this moment]:
1. What resources exist so I can better educate myself [about x issue]?
2. Who's already doing work around this injustice?
3. Do I have the capacity to offer concrete support & help to them?
4. How can I be constructive?
1. What resources exist so I can better educate myself [about x issue]?
2. Who's already doing work around this injustice?
3. Do I have the capacity to offer concrete support & help to them?
4. How can I be constructive?
October 22, 2025 at 6:36 PM
If the impending freeze of SNAP benefits is what has you particularly animated, these questions might help. You can really substitute any issue and ask the same questions of yourself.
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If you don’t see the link between ICE and the IDF, you haven’t been paying attention. We are being asked to accept a world where whole communities are made disposable and marked for disappearance. If we accept that for anyone, no one is safe anywhere.
October 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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October 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I AM COMMITTED TO GROWING OUR NEXT WORLD🌻✨❤️🔥
My new 2026 Quarterly Moon Calendar is now available!
Find the link to my shop below👇🏼
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Find the link to my shop below👇🏼
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All charges brought against protesters at Broadview today must be dropped. When cops and agents attack crowds without provocation, they make shit up to justify their attacks (in his case, an attack waged on a cooperative crowd to produce fascist social media content). These charges must be dropped.
October 4, 2025 at 12:17 AM
All charges brought against protesters at Broadview today must be dropped. When cops and agents attack crowds without provocation, they make shit up to justify their attacks (in his case, an attack waged on a cooperative crowd to produce fascist social media content). These charges must be dropped.