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This Transgender Day of Remembrance, we move from mourning to action. The phrase "Protect the Dolls" is a mandate: show up, donate, intervene, and center trans leadership every day.
Honor the lost by protecting the living.
Learn more: bit.ly/protecttranspeople
Honor the lost by protecting the living.
Learn more: bit.ly/protecttranspeople
TDOR: Southern Black Trans Power is the Solution - Transgender Law Center
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is a time to memorialize the trans folk who have been murdered each year.
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November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
This Transgender Day of Remembrance, we move from mourning to action. The phrase "Protect the Dolls" is a mandate: show up, donate, intervene, and center trans leadership every day.
Honor the lost by protecting the living.
Learn more: bit.ly/protecttranspeople
Honor the lost by protecting the living.
Learn more: bit.ly/protecttranspeople
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On Wednesday, Israel killed 33 Palestinians, including 12 children, in its latest violations of the Gaza ceasefire. Read more here: mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...
November 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
On Wednesday, Israel killed 33 Palestinians, including 12 children, in its latest violations of the Gaza ceasefire. Read more here: mondoweiss.net/2025/11/isra...
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On November 16, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina, activists are distributing whistles to community members to notify their neighbors about the presence of ICE and federal goons.
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
On November 16, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina, activists are distributing whistles to community members to notify their neighbors about the presence of ICE and federal goons.
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On November 16, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina, ICE shot a Hispanic man on Milton Road during citywide enforcement.
November 17, 2025 at 12:15 AM
On November 16, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina, ICE shot a Hispanic man on Milton Road during citywide enforcement.
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Ice agents shooting Charlotte NC
November 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Ice agents shooting Charlotte NC
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ICYMI: Protesters marched in Charlotte yesterday as #ICE begins crackdown in their city. @50501movement.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 7:29 PM
ICYMI: Protesters marched in Charlotte yesterday as #ICE begins crackdown in their city. @50501movement.bsky.social
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Last month, our co-director, Neesha, joined dozens of women & gender-expansive labor leaders for WILL Empower’s retreat & celebration. We love WE & worker justice orgs that support movement journalists like the National Writers Union’s Freelance Solidarity Project @fspnwu.bsky.social.
November 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Last month, our co-director, Neesha, joined dozens of women & gender-expansive labor leaders for WILL Empower’s retreat & celebration. We love WE & worker justice orgs that support movement journalists like the National Writers Union’s Freelance Solidarity Project @fspnwu.bsky.social.
In a @prismreports.org op-ed, formerly incarcerated writer Derek Trumbo guides us through the social barriers that have replaced the physical bars of prison upon his release. Read his piece @ bit.ly/acheofuncertainty; his words are essential, humanizing the post-incarceration plight. 🎨: Rikki Li
Never eat the candy on your pillow: The ache of uncertainty
My first months of reentry are forcing me to confront the reality that freedom brings its own set of burdens and responsibilities
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November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
In a @prismreports.org op-ed, formerly incarcerated writer Derek Trumbo guides us through the social barriers that have replaced the physical bars of prison upon his release. Read his piece @ bit.ly/acheofuncertainty; his words are essential, humanizing the post-incarceration plight. 🎨: Rikki Li
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READ: Throughout the Gaza genocide, testimonies have documented the Israeli army’s use of Palestinian women as human shields. These are not isolated acts by rogue soldiers but a systematic practice known to Israeli commanders and acknowledged by soldiers. mondoweiss.net/2025/10/pale...
Palestinian women share how Israeli forces used them as human shields in Gaza and the West Bank
Throughout the Gaza genocide, testimonies have documented the Israeli army’s use of Palestinian women as human shields. These are not isolated acts by rogue soldiers but a systematic practice known…
mondoweiss.net
November 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
READ: Throughout the Gaza genocide, testimonies have documented the Israeli army’s use of Palestinian women as human shields. These are not isolated acts by rogue soldiers but a systematic practice known to Israeli commanders and acknowledged by soldiers. mondoweiss.net/2025/10/pale...
Last month, we attended the Oral History Association’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga. We’re grateful for oral historians who engage with movement-building & movement journalism. They help us shape our collective memory & never forget the wins of our movement ancestors.
November 12, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Last month, we attended the Oral History Association’s annual meeting in Atlanta, Ga. We’re grateful for oral historians who engage with movement-building & movement journalism. They help us shape our collective memory & never forget the wins of our movement ancestors.
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The New York Times is the paper of record and has played a key role in enabling the Gaza genocide. To hold the newspaper accountable, we must sever our ties —not only as subscribers or advertisers, but also as writers who lend the paper legitimacy. mondoweiss.net/2025/11/why-...
Why writers must boycott the New York Times
The New York Times is the paper of record and has played a key role in enabling the Gaza genocide. To hold the newspaper accountable, we must sever our ties —not only as subscribers or advertisers,…
mondoweiss.net
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The New York Times is the paper of record and has played a key role in enabling the Gaza genocide. To hold the newspaper accountable, we must sever our ties —not only as subscribers or advertisers, but also as writers who lend the paper legitimacy. mondoweiss.net/2025/11/why-...
Your story is a tool for liberation. But how do you make sure it's heard? Our tip sheet @ bit.ly/personalnarrativetips breaks down the 3 A's of first-person narratives according to narrative sovereignty strategist Dionicia “Dio” Roberson:
🎯 Audience
🎯 Aim
🎯 Argument
🎯 Audience
🎯 Aim
🎯 Argument
November 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Your story is a tool for liberation. But how do you make sure it's heard? Our tip sheet @ bit.ly/personalnarrativetips breaks down the 3 A's of first-person narratives according to narrative sovereignty strategist Dionicia “Dio” Roberson:
🎯 Audience
🎯 Aim
🎯 Argument
🎯 Audience
🎯 Aim
🎯 Argument
We’re sponsoring a panel @objectivejournos.bsky.social’s 11/14 Trans Media Convening: “The free, virtual gathering will focus on outlining what trans people need from journalism and from cis allies not just in this moment, but beyond.”
Join us—register by 11/7 @ bit.ly/transmediaconvening!
Join us—register by 11/7 @ bit.ly/transmediaconvening!
November 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We’re sponsoring a panel @objectivejournos.bsky.social’s 11/14 Trans Media Convening: “The free, virtual gathering will focus on outlining what trans people need from journalism and from cis allies not just in this moment, but beyond.”
Join us—register by 11/7 @ bit.ly/transmediaconvening!
Join us—register by 11/7 @ bit.ly/transmediaconvening!
Your story has power. Learn how to write an effective story pitch & what comes after it’s accepted/published @ our 11/13 virtual workshop, Landing the Pitch: How to Pitch Your Stories to Outlets. Registration closes in three days—sign up now @ bit.ly/landingthepitch!
November 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Your story has power. Learn how to write an effective story pitch & what comes after it’s accepted/published @ our 11/13 virtual workshop, Landing the Pitch: How to Pitch Your Stories to Outlets. Registration closes in three days—sign up now @ bit.ly/landingthepitch!
From Stonewall, to Attica, to the clubs of NYC, to the streets of San Francisco, to the oasis of Little Rock. Miss Major taught us how to love, how to fight, how to be in it for the long haul.
Rest well, new trancestor & thank you. We won’t let you down. What did Miss Major teach you?
Rest well, new trancestor & thank you. We won’t let you down. What did Miss Major teach you?
October 31, 2025 at 11:33 PM
From Stonewall, to Attica, to the clubs of NYC, to the streets of San Francisco, to the oasis of Little Rock. Miss Major taught us how to love, how to fight, how to be in it for the long haul.
Rest well, new trancestor & thank you. We won’t let you down. What did Miss Major teach you?
Rest well, new trancestor & thank you. We won’t let you down. What did Miss Major teach you?
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“This is testimony, this is history. This is life, crushed by power. These scribblings are the words of the vanquished. But this collection is also literary art.“
In the ‘Voices of Resistance’ anthology, Palestinian women write to us from the end of the Earth, writes Avik Jain Chatlani.
In the ‘Voices of Resistance’ anthology, Palestinian women write to us from the end of the Earth, writes Avik Jain Chatlani.
Palestinian women write to us from the end of the Earth
The devastating anthology, “Voices of Resistance,” reminds us that despite our overwhelming grief, we won’t be alone forever
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October 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
“This is testimony, this is history. This is life, crushed by power. These scribblings are the words of the vanquished. But this collection is also literary art.“
In the ‘Voices of Resistance’ anthology, Palestinian women write to us from the end of the Earth, writes Avik Jain Chatlani.
In the ‘Voices of Resistance’ anthology, Palestinian women write to us from the end of the Earth, writes Avik Jain Chatlani.
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Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa, forecast as one of the most devastating storms on record, with Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos also expected to face severe impacts.
Jamaica Prepares for One of the Most “Devastating Hurricanes on Record”
Cuba, Turks and Caicos, the Bahamas, and Haiti are also within reach of Hurricane Melissa’s impacts.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa, forecast as one of the most devastating storms on record, with Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas, and the Turks and Caicos also expected to face severe impacts.
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A U.S. official says the Biden administration buried his finding that the IDF intentionally shot a journalist, alleging the State Department downplayed it to avoid angering Israel.
Biden Admin Discarded Internal Finding That Israel Killed Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh on Purpose
The State Department seemingly contradicted the findings to appease the Israeli government, he said.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
A U.S. official says the Biden administration buried his finding that the IDF intentionally shot a journalist, alleging the State Department downplayed it to avoid angering Israel.
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ICE is doing its dirty work, detaining thousands of people a day without criminal records. And doing it without a warrant. But people are standing up. And the resistance is growing. Latest episode #StoriesOfResistance @undertheshadow.bsky.social
Resisting ICE
ICE is detaining thousands of people a day without criminal records and without a warrant. But people are standing up. And the resistance is growing. This is episode 73 of Stories of Resistance.
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October 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
ICE is doing its dirty work, detaining thousands of people a day without criminal records. And doing it without a warrant. But people are standing up. And the resistance is growing. Latest episode #StoriesOfResistance @undertheshadow.bsky.social
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Read This When Things Fall Apart
Join @mskellymhayes.bsky.social for the virtual launch of her new book of letters to activists in crisis, in conversation with @shaneburley.bsky.social, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Atena Danner.
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Read This When Things Fall Apart
Join @mskellymhayes.bsky.social for the virtual launch of her new book of letters to activists in crisis, in conversation with @shaneburley.bsky.social, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Atena Danner.
Stream here:
Read this When Things Fall Apart
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October 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
LIVE NOW!
Read This When Things Fall Apart
Join @mskellymhayes.bsky.social for the virtual launch of her new book of letters to activists in crisis, in conversation with @shaneburley.bsky.social, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Atena Danner.
Stream here:
Read This When Things Fall Apart
Join @mskellymhayes.bsky.social for the virtual launch of her new book of letters to activists in crisis, in conversation with @shaneburley.bsky.social, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Atena Danner.
Stream here:
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This feature from fellow cofounder/worker-owner @nicolefroio.bsky.social about how the music industry is running scared of decolonization and a free Palestine.
Censorship of Pro-Palestine Speech in the Music Industry Shows the Power of Demands for Decolonization
The liberation of Palestine is a threat to how we live today—that’s precisely why we should keep calling for it.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This feature from fellow cofounder/worker-owner @nicolefroio.bsky.social about how the music industry is running scared of decolonization and a free Palestine.
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"Guevara had not given up hope of one day returning to the US, where he said he had a fully paid house and was striving for legal permanent residency at the time of his deportation."
Being a member of the media is not a crime. Being an immigrant is not a crime.
Being a member of the media is not a crime. Being an immigrant is not a crime.
“It’s not the way I wanted to come back to my country – deported like a criminal,” journalist Mario Guevara told Briana Erickson,
Read about Guevara’s deportation from Atlanta to El Salvador in this story in the @theguardian.com, based on reporting by the Tracker:
Read about Guevara’s deportation from Atlanta to El Salvador in this story in the @theguardian.com, based on reporting by the Tracker:
Atlanta journalist says he ‘won’t be the only’ one deported by Trump officials
Emmy award-winner Mario Guevara warns administration ‘has the power’ after he was arrested and sent to El Salvador
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October 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"Guevara had not given up hope of one day returning to the US, where he said he had a fully paid house and was striving for legal permanent residency at the time of his deportation."
Being a member of the media is not a crime. Being an immigrant is not a crime.
Being a member of the media is not a crime. Being an immigrant is not a crime.
Our board chair, Samantha Hamilton & Alma Bowman connect the dots in @scalawagmagazine.bsky.social: ICE and the U.S. military use the same playbook, exploiting impoverished communities by presenting imperialism as a boon to their economies. Read the full story @ bit.ly/thesameplaybook.
October 29, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Our board chair, Samantha Hamilton & Alma Bowman connect the dots in @scalawagmagazine.bsky.social: ICE and the U.S. military use the same playbook, exploiting impoverished communities by presenting imperialism as a boon to their economies. Read the full story @ bit.ly/thesameplaybook.
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You know what would be too spooky? Not watching The World is Watching queer history film festival hosted by us, @framelinefest and @appalshop. You simply must check it out before it ends on October 31!
RSVP to watch with us at frameline.org/theworldiswatching
RSVP to watch with us at frameline.org/theworldiswatching
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
You know what would be too spooky? Not watching The World is Watching queer history film festival hosted by us, @framelinefest and @appalshop. You simply must check it out before it ends on October 31!
RSVP to watch with us at frameline.org/theworldiswatching
RSVP to watch with us at frameline.org/theworldiswatching