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#TenForJustice: The Road to Abolition • Founded 2020 • Harm Reduction, Decriminalization, Decarceration, Reparations, Dual Power, Mutual Aid, Community Defense, and Transformative Justice • thisisawkword.com/ten-demands • tendemands@gmail.com
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TEN DEMANDS (The Abolitionists) @tendemands.bsky.social · Oct 22
Yes, it took some time, but we promised Google couldn’t hold us back…

TEN DEMANDS finally has a home, again — for #TenForJustice (the demands) and all our easy calls to action!

Check it out: thisisawkword.com/ten-demands
tendemands.bsky.social
This is actual criminality
philmandelbaum.bsky.social Phil Mandelbaum @philmandelbaum.bsky.social · 3h
ICYMI: Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is “altering images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.”

futurism.com/future-socie...
In addition to the sexual imagery of underage girls, the women depicted in Grok-generated nonconsensual porn range from some who appear to be private citizens to a slew of celebrities, from famous actresses to the First Lady of the United States. And somehow, that was only the tip of the iceberg.
January 4, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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sexworkhistorian.bsky.social
1) I don't believe in hell in the Christian sense. However, I think Musk just earned his express ticket there. & 2) Sex workers have been warning folks about this far before Gork. It happened to them first (both on and offline), and they tried to warn you. They knew. They always know
philmandelbaum.bsky.social Phil Mandelbaum @philmandelbaum.bsky.social · 3h
ICYMI: Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is “altering images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.”

futurism.com/future-socie...
In addition to the sexual imagery of underage girls, the women depicted in Grok-generated nonconsensual porn range from some who appear to be private citizens to a slew of celebrities, from famous actresses to the First Lady of the United States. And somehow, that was only the tip of the iceberg.
January 4, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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philmandelbaum.bsky.social
ICYMI: Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok is “altering images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.”

futurism.com/future-socie...
In addition to the sexual imagery of underage girls, the women depicted in Grok-generated nonconsensual porn range from some who appear to be private citizens to a slew of celebrities, from famous actresses to the First Lady of the United States. And somehow, that was only the tip of the iceberg.
January 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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alyssaburgart.com
The attack on Venezuela is a disaster for so many reasons.

As an anesthesiologist, it further complicates screening children for a devastating mitochondrial disorder.

Recent reports indicate at least 25 children and young adults of Venezuelan maternal ancestry have suffered
January 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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jillianmhurley.bsky.social
Love this ❤️❤️❤️
Anyone: "Why are there suddenly so many neurodivergent people?" Edrienwolkin Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes. Xo, Dr. Jen
January 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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sexworkhistorian.bsky.social
OMG. OMG. OMG. OMG. OMG. OMG. OMG.

To say @chanellegallant.bsky.social's work is significant is an UNDERSTAMENT. Buy her book and listen to her upcoming conversation w/ @awkword.bsky.social.

I'm going to need a minute to collect myself

#RightsNotRescue
tendemands.bsky.social TEN DEMANDS (The Abolitionists) @tendemands.bsky.social · 1d
Chanelle Gallant (@chanellegallant.bsky.social) is an abolitionist feminist organizer and co-author of Not Your Rescue Project

📕 out now via @haymarketbooks.org

- fwd: @harshawalia.bsky.social
- awd: @policingblack.bsky.social

🎥 convo with @awkword.bsky.social HERE on Wednesday for #globalwarning
Yellow book cover with bold purple text saying, "NOT YOUR RESCUE PROJECT." Features colorful butterflies and highlights migrant sex workers' justice. Podcast cover for "Global Warning with Awkword" featuring a circle photo of a person with red glasses. Background includes torn newspaper clippings, a hooded figure, and "Crime Scene - Do Not Cross" tape, conveying a mysterious and investigative tone.
January 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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equitableforall.com
Purchase it here:
bookshop.org/p/books/not-...
January 3, 2026 at 7:22 PM
tendemands.bsky.social
Chanelle Gallant (@chanellegallant.bsky.social) is an abolitionist feminist organizer and co-author of Not Your Rescue Project

📕 out now via @haymarketbooks.org

- fwd: @harshawalia.bsky.social
- awd: @policingblack.bsky.social

🎥 convo with @awkword.bsky.social HERE on Wednesday for #globalwarning
Yellow book cover with bold purple text saying, "NOT YOUR RESCUE PROJECT." Features colorful butterflies and highlights migrant sex workers' justice. Podcast cover for "Global Warning with Awkword" featuring a circle photo of a person with red glasses. Background includes torn newspaper clippings, a hooded figure, and "Crime Scene - Do Not Cross" tape, conveying a mysterious and investigative tone.
January 3, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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atherton.bsky.social
The World Policeman, now with qualified immunity
melissagiragrant.com Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d
all I’ve got is that the idea that you can commit any act of violence and say you were just executing a warrant is chilling and also common to US police
January 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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chadstanton.blacksky.app
And I don’t want to sound conspiratorial, but if they feel like they can do this in Venezuela without any serious consequences, they’re absolutely going to try it in Cuba too.
January 3, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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thenation.com
From Iran to Chile to Venezuela, US regime change isn’t history—it’s policy, writes Barbara Koeppel. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
The United States’ Hidden History of Regime Change—Revisited
The truculent trio—Trump, Hegseth, and Rubio—do Venezuela.
www.thenation.com
January 3, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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jessemyerson.bsky.social
Hey @reuters.com, which world leader is authorized to finally end Donald Trump’s heavy-handed rule?
January 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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muellershewrote.com
It’s the United States that needs regime change.
January 3, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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cascadiaresisting.bsky.social
Call to Action: No war on Venezuela. We cannot allow this to happen without very visible and very rapid pushback.

Register your event for others to find: www.answercoalition.org/venezuela

#Venezuela #war #protest #calltoaction

List of protests already scheduled below 👇 🧵
No war on Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 3:09 PM
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sexworkhistorian.bsky.social
The same people doing this are the same people who scream, "WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CHILDREN?!" whenever they try to keep "predators" away from their (cis-het, middle-class, white) kids. Newsflash: you people are the predators. The drag queens and sex workers aren't the problem; you are.
awkword.bsky.social awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 1d
They’re strip-searching children at school
Strip searches in schools traumatize kids over minor offenses I could just feel eyes on me. I never forgot that feeling of just standing there almost disgusted with myself. Stephanie A 13-year-old at Memorial Park Middle School who was strip searched after being suspected of having a vape. A school police officer lifted up Stephanie's shirt and bra, exposing her breasts in front of the male principal, Stephanie said. How could they even do this? I actually thought it was illegal. Kristen Yeckley She claims her daughter was forced to take off all her clothes by a school aide looking for a vape. When her daughter asked if she could put her bra back on, the aide told her to wait. She was left alone, nearly naked, while the aide went outside to talk to the principal, according to court filings. The cases show a power imbalance when an adult in a position of authority demands a child remove clothing or expose themselves. The cases examined by Bloomberg Law show a pattern of schools not getting parents' permission before strip searching their children. In five, the children were told no when they asked to talk to a parent. Kids are taught to be suspicious of adults who want them to take off their clothes, said Josh Gupta-Kagan, director and founder of the Family Defense Clinic at Columbia Law School. "Even 7-year-olds have a strong sense of their bodily integrity," he said.
January 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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cripdyke.bsky.social
This is, in fact, illegal.

See, e.g., Safford Unified School District v. Redding.

www.aclu.org/press-releas...
January 3, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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lif3asmaj.blacksky.app
Getting strip searched at school over an Elfbar is fucking CRAZY.
January 3, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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awkword.bsky.social
They’re strip-searching children at school
Strip searches in schools traumatize kids over minor offenses I could just feel eyes on me. I never forgot that feeling of just standing there almost disgusted with myself. Stephanie A 13-year-old at Memorial Park Middle School who was strip searched after being suspected of having a vape. A school police officer lifted up Stephanie's shirt and bra, exposing her breasts in front of the male principal, Stephanie said. How could they even do this? I actually thought it was illegal. Kristen Yeckley She claims her daughter was forced to take off all her clothes by a school aide looking for a vape. When her daughter asked if she could put her bra back on, the aide told her to wait. She was left alone, nearly naked, while the aide went outside to talk to the principal, according to court filings. The cases show a power imbalance when an adult in a position of authority demands a child remove clothing or expose themselves. The cases examined by Bloomberg Law show a pattern of schools not getting parents' permission before strip searching their children. In five, the children were told no when they asked to talk to a parent. Kids are taught to be suspicious of adults who want them to take off their clothes, said Josh Gupta-Kagan, director and founder of the Family Defense Clinic at Columbia Law School. "Even 7-year-olds have a strong sense of their bodily integrity," he said.
January 3, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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drewharwell.com
New: We got an internal ICE document revealing its $100 million ad plan to bring in 14,000 new hires: deals with "tactical" influencers; ads to gun & military buffs; and geo-targeting phones around NASCAR races and gun shows.

A "wartime recruitment" mode with paramilitary branding: wapo.st/44QrP5j
ICE plans $100 million ‘wartime recruitment’ push targeting gun shows, military fans for hires
An internal ICE document shared among immigration officials details plans to use influencers and geo-targeted ads to rapidly hire thousands of deportation officers.
wapo.st
December 31, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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awkword.bsky.social
“They call me a creep, never said I’m angelic

‘Cause I live on the street, no one knows where I’m headed…

I’m penumbral, a relic, amorphous enigma, a vestige

Praying for you, the reckless, in desperate need for a respite.”

🪽

In 2026: Don’t judge a person by appearance. Do do #mutualaid.
January 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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philmandelbaum.bsky.social
In case you haven’t had it yet with Big Tech…

They’re feeding their employees nicotine pouches “to boost productivity”

🎁🔗 web.archive.org/web/20251231...
A nicotine pouch fridge in an office kitchen
January 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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susurros.bsky.social
"The US carried out military attacks against a total of seven countries in 2025."

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
How many countries has Trump bombed in 2025?
Venezuela is the latest country to be hit by US strikes as the Trump administration ramps up military interventions.
www.aljazeera.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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nonserviammedia.bsky.social
A special ‘thank you’ to all the amazing guests we spoke with in 2025! 🎉 🏴

Make sure to follow and support their work.
Jesse Walker Thomas J. Webb Maggie McNeill Evan Greer William C. Anderson Zachary Woodman Anthony Comegna Scott Campbell William Gillis No More Deaths
December 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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wagatwe.com
i wanna know which part of the left they're talking about because Black Lives Matter and the response to George Floyd's murder literally went international???
chadstanton.blacksky.app Doghouse Reilly @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 4d
Yeah I saw someone say the left needs to get better at viral politics and you can’t really start to approach the concept without acknowledging how race works here and the very deliberate choice to run away from any association with Black people online, like…
December 31, 2025 at 7:10 PM