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Tanya Agathocleous
@tagathocleous.bsky.social
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Writer, Academic, Hater
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meganpiont.bsky.social
Latest batch of "How to Report ICE" zines up:

#TriangleArea, NC ( #Raleigh #Durham #ChapelHill) en español

#Memphis English and español versions

Updated #NJ:
#Atlantic & #CapeMay counties
Updated: One for most of NJ (excludes Cumberland, Salem & Mercer counties)

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SALUTE zines **BE SURE TO PRINT AT 100%!** - Google Drive
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November 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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gregpak.net
@haelinc.bsky.social comes back to announce the November 15 Community Day of Action all over NYC.

Gonna come together, have actions all across the city, train folks with whistles, etc.

Sign up here! www.handsoffnyc.com/nov15
11/15 Day of Community Action — Hands Off NYC
www.handsoffnyc.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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aaup.org
Say NO to Trump’s loyalty oaths and extortion of our universities!

We will NOT throw our students, faculty, and staff under the bus to comply with undemocratic and partisan ideological agendas.
October 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
tagathocleous.bsky.social
Livestream of the Global Sumud Flotilla, currently being pursued by the IDF: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEN2...
24/7 LIVESTREAM OF GLOBAL SUMUD FLOTILLA
YouTube video by Global Sumud Flotilla
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October 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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phdhurtbrain.bsky.social
Wordsworth: welcome to the meeting of Romantic Poets. We need to set our agenda, and I am recommending clouds, flowers, or possibly clouds shaped like flowers

Percy Shelley: or the severed head of a tyrant

William Blake: or thicc Satan

Wordsworth: or what???

Blake: I have produced a sketch-
Thicc Satan
September 19, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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newsjennifer.bsky.social
WHAT THE HELL
Karen, I am writing to inform you that The Post is terminating your employment effective immediately for gross misconduct. Your public comments on social media regarding the death of Charlie Kirk violate The Post’s social media policies, harm the integrity of our organization, and potentially endanger the physical safety of our staff. Among other requirements, the Company-wide social media policy mandates that all employee social media postings be respectful and prohibits postings that disparage people based on their race, gender or other protected characteristics. The policy also reminds employees that everything they post is a reflection on the Company and should not affect the integrity of The Post’s journalism. Your postings on Bluesky (which clearly identifies you as a Post Columnist) about white men in response to the killing of Charlie Kirk do not comply with our policy. For example, you posted: “Refusing to tear my clothes and smear ashes on my face in performative mourning for a white man that espoused violence is…. not the same as violence” and “Part of what keeps America so violent is the insistence that people perform care, empty goodness and absolution for white men who espouse hatred and violence.” In addition, just last year, Opinions leadership asked everyone in the Opinions Department to review the newsroom social media guidelines, attached those guidelines to an email to the Department for review, and reiterated in that email the “bedrock principle that our use of social media must never harm the journalistic integrity or reputation of The Post”. The poor judgment exhibited by your public comments regarding Charlie Kirk arise against the backdrop of documented performance concerns, which have been raised with you. Given these concerns, and in light of your recent unacceptable Bluesky posts, we cannot tolerate the risk your performance poses to The Post
September 16, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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gregpak.net
Got my COVID shot yesterday. Highly recommend you get yours ASAP.
gorskon.bsky.social David Gorski, MD, PhD @gorskon.bsky.social · Sep 13
If you haven't gotten your updated COVID vaccine by now, book an appointment fast before next week's ACIP meeting. After that, you might not be able to get one. I plan on getting mine this weekend if I possibly can. arstechnica.com/health/2025/...
RFK Jr.’s CDC may limit COVID shots to 75 and up, claim they killed kids
A battle is brewing over mRNA vaccines, which could intensify backlash against Kennedy.
arstechnica.com
September 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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harikunzru.bsky.social
Invitation to friends in the arts. I'm part of a group organizing a project called Fall of Freedom. We want artists and orgs of all kinds (whether you're an Indie bookstore, a cinema, gallery, whatever) to come together to resist authoritarianism. Starting November 21st...

www.falloffreedom.com
Fall of Freedom is an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation. Our Democracy is under attack. Threats to free expression are rising. Dissent is being criminalized. Institutions and media have been recast as mouthpieces of propaganda. This Fall, we are activating a nationwide wave of creative resistance. Beginning November 21–22, 2025, galleries, museums, libraries, comedy clubs, theaters, and concert halls across the country will host exhibitions, performances, and public events that channel the urgency of this moment. Fall of Freedom is an open invitation to artists, creators, and communities to take part—and to celebrate the experiences, cultures, and identities that shape the fabric of our nation. Art matters. Artists are a threat to American fascism.
September 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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zugenia.bsky.social
Just full-blown fascism in the news timeline, and now we all go to work??
philipncohen.com Philip N Cohen @philipncohen.com · Sep 9
Student, to professor: "I'm not entirely sure this is legal to be teaching, because according to our president there's only two genders... and I don't want to promote something that is against our president's laws as well as against my religious beliefs" www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum
The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.
www.kbtx.com
September 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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cameowood.com
“How to Report ICE” regional zines - Print this single page zine and hand it out or place it in public areas.

Northern California
Southern California
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Durham
Massachusetts
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
and more states

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A hand holds a zine that reads: How to Report ICE and keep our Neighbors Safe - Sacramento Edition
September 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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sjjphd.bsky.social
Okay. I just came back to this and you aren’t calling these efforts resegregation yet, you absolutely should be
A screenshot from the New York Time reads: nytimes # Black women lost 319,000 jobs between February and July of this year, the only major female demographic to experience significant job losses during this five-month period. White men saw the largest job increase - 365,000 - among groups. ...
August 31, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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rhavote.bsky.social
My mom is a pharmacist at a big box store. Pharmacists cannot access their customers’ medical history because of HIPAA. If you get a prick who pretends they have more info than they do, try a different pharmacy.
chanda.blacksky.app Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · Aug 28
If you have ever smoked a cigarette or a joint, you are a former smoker.

You have previously been a smoker. Even if it was for just five minutes.

And former smokers are at higher risk for COVID, according to the FDA guidance
August 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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esqueer.net
They're openly calling to lock up every trans person by force. We need every ally to speak out forcefully against this because trans folks cannot do this on our own.
Alt text: A tweet from Joey Mannarino (@JoeyMannarinoUS) dated August 27, 2025. The tweet calls for Health and Human Services to violate HIPAA laws and forward information about every transgender and transgender-questioning person to law enforcement for immediate detainment, claiming they are killing children in schools. It describes this as a matter of national security, says transgender people should be locked away and studied, calls for medical professionals who enable transitions to be expelled from the profession, and demands that the federal government treat transgender people as if they were terrorist organizations. The tweet shows it was last edited at 1:11 PM and has 5,049 views.
August 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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prisonculture.bsky.social
Today's delight: Tom Morello's *Fuck ICE* playlist - music.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Fuck ICE
Listen to Fuck ICE on YouTube Music - a dedicated music app with official songs, music videos, remixes, covers, and more.
music.youtube.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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lizzielizliz.bsky.social
ICE raided two Asian supermarkets simultaneously and in one confiscated paperwork, necessary documents and shut down the business.

They even harassed the shoppers.

When your face is the only crime, what kind of system is that.
August 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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uam-umd.bsky.social
Check out this important report from @aaup.org on AI!

Our VP, @dmgreene.bsky.social, and fellow UMD colleague, @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social, are among the co-authors.
aaup.org AAUP @aaup.org · Jul 22
Today, the AAUP released a new report, "Artificial Intelligence & Academic Professions." The report calls for policies that prioritize economic security, faculty working & student learning conditions as AI tech accelerates.

www.aaup.org/news/new-rep...
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New Report Calls for Faculty Control in AI Decisions
Today, the AAUP released a new report, Artificial Intelligence and the Academic Professions, sharing survey findings and calling for the establishment of policies in colleges and universities that pri...
www.aaup.org
July 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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robin-c.bsky.social
Hirsch, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, is now thinking of leaving the classroom:
“A university that treats criticism of Israel as antisemitic & threatens sanctions for those who disobey is no longer a place of open inquiry … I just don’t see how I can teach about genocide in that environment.”
joelhs.bsky.social Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · Jul 25
Marianne Hirsch is one of the greatest scholars of memory studies working today, and I have learned so much from her work. Last semester, I assigned her to my students and they learned from her. If she feels she cannot stay at Columbia, that speaks badly of Columbia now. apnews.com/article/colu...
A Columbia genocide scholar says she may leave over university's new definition of antisemitism
Academics around the country are raising alarm about growing efforts to define antisemitism on terms pushed by the Trump administration.
apnews.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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parkermolloy.com
Today's newsletter is about Trump's "woke AI" executive order and why it's really bad. www.readtpa.com/p/how-trump-...
How Trump Plans to Weaponize AI's "Superhuman Persuasion"
A new government plan would mandate that AI systems reflect the administration's worldview — or lose access to federal contracts.
www.readtpa.com
July 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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illdottore.bsky.social
Rümeysa Öztürk describes the library in the prison where she was held for 45 days for co-authoring an op-ed
After many requests, I finally accessed what turned out to be the saddest and smallest library I have ever seen. I was surprised to find that the books were not categorized by author or Dewey number but size. I tried to find a book before my allotted time ended and picked a cooking book; the second time I got a novel. I began flipping through the pages in search of solace, as books have always been my safe haven. To my surprise, I discovered handwritten notes scattered throughout the book, dated and written by various detainees over time. These messages were filled with reminders of hope, strength, and the assurance that this, too, shall pass. Tears welled up in my eyes as I read their heartfelt expressions. It’s incredible how human beings can find ways to uplift each other, transcending time, space, and borders if they want to and if they choose to. I continued to turn the pages, holding on to the hope of finding brighter moments in this terrifying situation—all thanks to the kindness of people I had never met.
July 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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libankerdc.bsky.social
JEWISH FACULTY SPEAK OUT: "There is no rampant crisis of antisemitism on our campuses, despite prolonged attempts by the administration to persuade the public that there is one. Public opposition to Israel’s genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people in Gaza is based on firm legal and ...1/2
July 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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nkalamb.bsky.social
Why the fuck is AI involved in the *peer*-review process?
nature.com Nature @nature.com · Jul 15
Researchers have been sneaking secret messages into their papers in an effort to trick AI tools into giving them a positive peer-review report

Read the full story: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
July 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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cwebbonline.com
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Is your client or family member missing? Click here to see the list and find out if they’re being held at Alligator Alcatraz.

¿Su cliente o familiar está desaparecido? Haga clic aquí para ver la lista y saber si está detenido en Alligator Alcatraz.
👉🏾 www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Is your family member or client at Alligator Alcatraz? We obtained a list
The Trump and DeSantis administrations have refused to release a roster of detainees, none of whom seem to appear in ICE’s online database.
www.miamiherald.com
July 13, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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jamellebouie.net
my regular reminder that many of the wealthiest and most powerful people in this country very plainly believe in eugenics
paleofuture.bsky.social Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · Jul 13
Bill Ackman’s post about Tucker Carlson and Jeffrey Epstein has an interesting explanation for why he believes he became a billionaire:

“I inherited good genes from wonderful parents who instilled good values in me.”

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Bill Ackman: With respect to how I generated a net worth of more than $9 billion, I share the following: I inherited good genes from wonderful parents who instilled good values in me. I never received an allowance so I worked odd jobs washing and waxing cars, digging ditches, lawn and tree care, etc. for pocket money beginning when I was about 10.
July 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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muellershewrote.com
Shocker. They want to privatize everything. Schools. NASA. Police. Health care. Social security. The VA. Everything.
kylegriffin1.bsky.social Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · Jul 13
The downsizing of the National Weather Service and the NOAA appears to be part of an effort to privatize the work of such agencies.

In several instances, the companies poised to step into the void have deep ties to people tapped by Trump to run weather-related agencies. apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump appointees have ties to companies that stand to benefit from privatizing weather forecasts
Downsizing at the National Weather Service appears to be part of an effort by Republicans to privatize such agencies.
apnews.com
July 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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bartenderhemry.bsky.social
Sounds like ICE killed a guy and then held american citizens hostage at gunpoint until they agreed to destroy the evidence
ufw.bsky.social United Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · Jul 11
Our staff is on the ground supporting families. Many workers-including US citizens, were held by federal authorities at the farm for 8 hours or more. US citizen workers report only being released after they were forced to delete photos and videos of the raid from their phones. 4/
July 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM