The Rising Phoenix Decatur IL
@therisingphoenixil.bsky.social
A mutual aid hub created for folks in Decatur IL
http://www.therisingphoenixdecatur.com
US political news for those who are anxious and want a twist of humor/sarcasm in their news
http://TheRisingPhoenix.substack.com
http://www.therisingphoenixdecatur.com
US political news for those who are anxious and want a twist of humor/sarcasm in their news
http://TheRisingPhoenix.substack.com
🐱Happy #NationalCatDay! Show your feline friend love Don't have 1 don't fret There's many waiting for their furever home 😻 DM to learn about adoption process Let's celebrate this special day by giving them loving homes #adoptdontshop #rescuecat #SpecialLittleWhiskersKittenRescue
July 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🐱Happy #NationalCatDay! Show your feline friend love Don't have 1 don't fret There's many waiting for their furever home 😻 DM to learn about adoption process Let's celebrate this special day by giving them loving homes #adoptdontshop #rescuecat #SpecialLittleWhiskersKittenRescue
🎆 Keep Your Cats Safe This 4th of July! 🐱❤️
Name: Armen
Age: 3-years-old
Gender: Male, neutered
Cats: No
Dogs: Yes IF mellow dog
Kids: Yes
Rehoming Fee: $150
Location: Decatur, IL
#KeepCatsInside #FourthOfJuly #AdoptDontShop #SaveACat #FireworksSafety
Name: Armen
Age: 3-years-old
Gender: Male, neutered
Cats: No
Dogs: Yes IF mellow dog
Kids: Yes
Rehoming Fee: $150
Location: Decatur, IL
#KeepCatsInside #FourthOfJuly #AdoptDontShop #SaveACat #FireworksSafety
July 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🎆 Keep Your Cats Safe This 4th of July! 🐱❤️
Name: Armen
Age: 3-years-old
Gender: Male, neutered
Cats: No
Dogs: Yes IF mellow dog
Kids: Yes
Rehoming Fee: $150
Location: Decatur, IL
#KeepCatsInside #FourthOfJuly #AdoptDontShop #SaveACat #FireworksSafety
Name: Armen
Age: 3-years-old
Gender: Male, neutered
Cats: No
Dogs: Yes IF mellow dog
Kids: Yes
Rehoming Fee: $150
Location: Decatur, IL
#KeepCatsInside #FourthOfJuly #AdoptDontShop #SaveACat #FireworksSafety
Protests: where we shout into the void & get cardio. The system won't change, but we can. Skip the spectacle—do mutual aid, share skills, build quietly. The revolution isn't televised; it's in your neighborhood. #KeepGoing therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/from-prote...
From Protest to Community Care
Because Clearly, Politicians Have Everything Under Control
therisingphoenix.substack.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Protests: where we shout into the void & get cardio. The system won't change, but we can. Skip the spectacle—do mutual aid, share skills, build quietly. The revolution isn't televised; it's in your neighborhood. #KeepGoing therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/from-prote...
🚨 GOP Plan: 5.2M lose Medicaid = $4T tax cuts for billionaires.
But WE can fight back:
✅ Join mutual aid networks
✅ Support community clinics
✅ Demand better
💬 Tag a mutual aid org below! #HealthcareNotWealthcare
therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/the-gops-b...
But WE can fight back:
✅ Join mutual aid networks
✅ Support community clinics
✅ Demand better
💬 Tag a mutual aid org below! #HealthcareNotWealthcare
therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/the-gops-b...
May 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🚨 GOP Plan: 5.2M lose Medicaid = $4T tax cuts for billionaires.
But WE can fight back:
✅ Join mutual aid networks
✅ Support community clinics
✅ Demand better
💬 Tag a mutual aid org below! #HealthcareNotWealthcare
therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/the-gops-b...
But WE can fight back:
✅ Join mutual aid networks
✅ Support community clinics
✅ Demand better
💬 Tag a mutual aid org below! #HealthcareNotWealthcare
therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/the-gops-b...
🚨 REAL AID = NO STRINGS!
Support worker-led groups like @foodnotbombs & tenant unions—not church-controlled charity.
✅ Donate secular
✅ Fund union solidarity
✅ Share freely
Solidarity > salvation.
>>> therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/why-christ...
#MutualAid #NoStringsAttached
Support worker-led groups like @foodnotbombs & tenant unions—not church-controlled charity.
✅ Donate secular
✅ Fund union solidarity
✅ Share freely
Solidarity > salvation.
>>> therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/why-christ...
#MutualAid #NoStringsAttached
May 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
🚨 REAL AID = NO STRINGS!
Support worker-led groups like @foodnotbombs & tenant unions—not church-controlled charity.
✅ Donate secular
✅ Fund union solidarity
✅ Share freely
Solidarity > salvation.
>>> therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/why-christ...
#MutualAid #NoStringsAttached
Support worker-led groups like @foodnotbombs & tenant unions—not church-controlled charity.
✅ Donate secular
✅ Fund union solidarity
✅ Share freely
Solidarity > salvation.
>>> therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/why-christ...
#MutualAid #NoStringsAttached
Breaking: GOP finds $ for mega-yachts but not babies' healthcare! Medicaid covers 41% of US births - but sure, cut that first.
What's your next move?
📞 Call reps
🔁 Share this
✊ Protest
We stopped this in 2017. Time for round 2.
#MathIsHard #Priorities #mutualaid #decaturillinois #decaturil
What's your next move?
📞 Call reps
🔁 Share this
✊ Protest
We stopped this in 2017. Time for round 2.
#MathIsHard #Priorities #mutualaid #decaturillinois #decaturil
May 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Breaking: GOP finds $ for mega-yachts but not babies' healthcare! Medicaid covers 41% of US births - but sure, cut that first.
What's your next move?
📞 Call reps
🔁 Share this
✊ Protest
We stopped this in 2017. Time for round 2.
#MathIsHard #Priorities #mutualaid #decaturillinois #decaturil
What's your next move?
📞 Call reps
🔁 Share this
✊ Protest
We stopped this in 2017. Time for round 2.
#MathIsHard #Priorities #mutualaid #decaturillinois #decaturil
I'm not here to discuss politics but I think we can all agree we want democracy NOT fascism...
A 98 year old World War 2 veteran, returned to his tank to destroy one last Nazi car. He has a message for Elon Musk, Tesla, Putin, Trump and the international regressive movement.
We crushed fascism before, and we'll crush it again, so let's go shall we? #3E #teslatakedown
We crushed fascism before, and we'll crush it again, so let's go shall we? #3E #teslatakedown
May 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
I'm not here to discuss politics but I think we can all agree we want democracy NOT fascism...
Hate is easy. Love takes courage.
We all dislike something—but why? Hate divides us. Instead:
🔹Listen with openness
🔹Unlearn harmful biases
🔹 Lift each other up
Small shifts create big change. Let’s grow together. 🌱
The world needs more bridges, not walls.
#StopTheHate #MutualAid #CommunityCare
We all dislike something—but why? Hate divides us. Instead:
🔹Listen with openness
🔹Unlearn harmful biases
🔹 Lift each other up
Small shifts create big change. Let’s grow together. 🌱
The world needs more bridges, not walls.
#StopTheHate #MutualAid #CommunityCare
May 7, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Hate is easy. Love takes courage.
We all dislike something—but why? Hate divides us. Instead:
🔹Listen with openness
🔹Unlearn harmful biases
🔹 Lift each other up
Small shifts create big change. Let’s grow together. 🌱
The world needs more bridges, not walls.
#StopTheHate #MutualAid #CommunityCare
We all dislike something—but why? Hate divides us. Instead:
🔹Listen with openness
🔹Unlearn harmful biases
🔹 Lift each other up
Small shifts create big change. Let’s grow together. 🌱
The world needs more bridges, not walls.
#StopTheHate #MutualAid #CommunityCare
🔬 Science proves being #transgender isn’t a choice—yet trans people face discrimination & political attacks.
Trans rights = human rights. 🏳️⚧️
🚫 Reject transphobia. Stand against MAGA extremism.
#ProtectTransKids #MakeInjusticeVisible
Trans rights = human rights. 🏳️⚧️
🚫 Reject transphobia. Stand against MAGA extremism.
#ProtectTransKids #MakeInjusticeVisible
May 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM
🔬 Science proves being #transgender isn’t a choice—yet trans people face discrimination & political attacks.
Trans rights = human rights. 🏳️⚧️
🚫 Reject transphobia. Stand against MAGA extremism.
#ProtectTransKids #MakeInjusticeVisible
Trans rights = human rights. 🏳️⚧️
🚫 Reject transphobia. Stand against MAGA extremism.
#ProtectTransKids #MakeInjusticeVisible
🚨 While he rants about "too many eggs" & "prices too low," his policies are crushing people:
🔴 Student debt wages garnished
🔴 Tariffs = layoffs + higher prices
🔴 Social Security at risk
Decatur—we need MUTUAL AID NOW. When the gov’t abandons us, we keep each other safe. #MutualAidDecatur
🔴 Student debt wages garnished
🔴 Tariffs = layoffs + higher prices
🔴 Social Security at risk
Decatur—we need MUTUAL AID NOW. When the gov’t abandons us, we keep each other safe. #MutualAidDecatur
May 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
🚨 While he rants about "too many eggs" & "prices too low," his policies are crushing people:
🔴 Student debt wages garnished
🔴 Tariffs = layoffs + higher prices
🔴 Social Security at risk
Decatur—we need MUTUAL AID NOW. When the gov’t abandons us, we keep each other safe. #MutualAidDecatur
🔴 Student debt wages garnished
🔴 Tariffs = layoffs + higher prices
🔴 Social Security at risk
Decatur—we need MUTUAL AID NOW. When the gov’t abandons us, we keep each other safe. #MutualAidDecatur
🚨 STAND UP! JUNE 7 🚨
Fascism is rising—we MUST stop it. Join us to:
✔ Crush fascism
✔ Defend our rights
✔ Protect the vulnerable
✔ Demand justice for ALL
Silence = complicity. Bring your voice. We rise together. ✊
#RiseForDemocracy #NoFascism
Fascism is rising—we MUST stop it. Join us to:
✔ Crush fascism
✔ Defend our rights
✔ Protect the vulnerable
✔ Demand justice for ALL
Silence = complicity. Bring your voice. We rise together. ✊
#RiseForDemocracy #NoFascism
May 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🚨 STAND UP! JUNE 7 🚨
Fascism is rising—we MUST stop it. Join us to:
✔ Crush fascism
✔ Defend our rights
✔ Protect the vulnerable
✔ Demand justice for ALL
Silence = complicity. Bring your voice. We rise together. ✊
#RiseForDemocracy #NoFascism
Fascism is rising—we MUST stop it. Join us to:
✔ Crush fascism
✔ Defend our rights
✔ Protect the vulnerable
✔ Demand justice for ALL
Silence = complicity. Bring your voice. We rise together. ✊
#RiseForDemocracy #NoFascism
Tired of billionaires writing the rules? So are we. This May Day, take action with us: Decatur courthouse TOMORROW 1-3PM #MayDay2025 #SolidarityForever
May 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Tired of billionaires writing the rules? So are we. This May Day, take action with us: Decatur courthouse TOMORROW 1-3PM #MayDay2025 #SolidarityForever
This! This right here is why we're protesting tomorrow at the courthouse 1-3PM
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May 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This! This right here is why we're protesting tomorrow at the courthouse 1-3PM
therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/decatur-il...
therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/decatur-il...
Across the country, we are moving together for schools, wages, healthcare and dignity. THIS IS MAY DAY! Be part of the movement: maydaystrong.org #MayDay2025 #MayDayStrong
May 3: Protest at the courthouse 1-3PM
May 3: Protest at the courthouse 1-3PM
May 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Across the country, we are moving together for schools, wages, healthcare and dignity. THIS IS MAY DAY! Be part of the movement: maydaystrong.org #MayDay2025 #MayDayStrong
May 3: Protest at the courthouse 1-3PM
May 3: Protest at the courthouse 1-3PM
Not private equity, not billionaires, not Elon Musk, and not the far-right! This May Day, Decature is demanding better. #MayDay2025 #MayDayStrong
May 3: Protest at the courthouse 1-3PM
May 3: Protest at the courthouse 1-3PM
April 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Not private equity, not billionaires, not Elon Musk, and not the far-right! This May Day, Decature is demanding better. #MayDay2025 #MayDayStrong
May 3: Protest at the courthouse 1-3PM
May 3: Protest at the courthouse 1-3PM
Not private equity, not billionaires, not Elon Musk, and not the far-right! This May Day, demand better. #MayDay2025 #MayDayStrong
Protest @ Decatur courthouse: 1-3PM Saturday - Cya there!
Protest @ Decatur courthouse: 1-3PM Saturday - Cya there!
April 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Not private equity, not billionaires, not Elon Musk, and not the far-right! This May Day, demand better. #MayDay2025 #MayDayStrong
Protest @ Decatur courthouse: 1-3PM Saturday - Cya there!
Protest @ Decatur courthouse: 1-3PM Saturday - Cya there!
They’ve got Wall Street. We’ve got each other. This May Day, join a growing movement
demanding justice for working people. Learn more at maydaystrong.org #MayDayStrong
#MayDay2025 #MayDayStrong.
Protest @ Decatur courthouse: 1-3PM Saturday - Cya there!
demanding justice for working people. Learn more at maydaystrong.org #MayDayStrong
#MayDay2025 #MayDayStrong.
Protest @ Decatur courthouse: 1-3PM Saturday - Cya there!
National Day of Action
They want to erase labor rights, break our unions, and silence immigrant voices. This May Day we are fighting back. Stand with us.
maydaystrong.org
April 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
They’ve got Wall Street. We’ve got each other. This May Day, join a growing movement
demanding justice for working people. Learn more at maydaystrong.org #MayDayStrong
#MayDay2025 #MayDayStrong.
Protest @ Decatur courthouse: 1-3PM Saturday - Cya there!
demanding justice for working people. Learn more at maydaystrong.org #MayDayStrong
#MayDay2025 #MayDayStrong.
Protest @ Decatur courthouse: 1-3PM Saturday - Cya there!
These hotlines save lives! If anyone ever needs to chat please messag me. I’m a chaplain. I won’t preach to you. I only say this because I have the “training” to help.
www.reddit.com/r/Political_...
#mentalhealth
www.reddit.com/r/Political_...
#mentalhealth
From the Political_Revolution community on Reddit: National suicide hotline has been shut down
Explore this post and more from the Political_Revolution community
www.reddit.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
These hotlines save lives! If anyone ever needs to chat please messag me. I’m a chaplain. I won’t preach to you. I only say this because I have the “training” to help.
www.reddit.com/r/Political_...
#mentalhealth
www.reddit.com/r/Political_...
#mentalhealth
Reposted by The Rising Phoenix Decatur IL
NEW: Crowd now growing at the Capitol where Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries are staging a sit-in on the steps.
Is this building into something?
If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support.
#Resist
(📸 Sen. Brian Schatz)
Is this building into something?
If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support.
#Resist
(📸 Sen. Brian Schatz)
April 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
NEW: Crowd now growing at the Capitol where Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries are staging a sit-in on the steps.
Is this building into something?
If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support.
#Resist
(📸 Sen. Brian Schatz)
Is this building into something?
If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support.
#Resist
(📸 Sen. Brian Schatz)
Reposted by The Rising Phoenix Decatur IL
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.
From dogs to rabbits, NPR readers share how adopting shelter pets impacted them
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.
www.npr.org
April 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.
Your rent is rising. Billionaires are getting richer. Schools are being defunded. May Day is your chance to fight back. Join us May 3 1-3PM at the courthouse! #MayDay2025 #EconomicJustice @dcmigrantmutualaid.org @atlsolfund.bsky.social @abortionfundofohio.bsky.social @blackvotersmatterfund.org
April 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Your rent is rising. Billionaires are getting richer. Schools are being defunded. May Day is your chance to fight back. Join us May 3 1-3PM at the courthouse! #MayDay2025 #EconomicJustice @dcmigrantmutualaid.org @atlsolfund.bsky.social @abortionfundofohio.bsky.social @blackvotersmatterfund.org
Division weakens us. Solidarity empowers us. Let’s unite through mutual aid—sharing resources, skills, and care to build communities where no one is left behind. Together, we are stronger. ✊ #MutualAid #SolidarityNotCharity www.therisingphoenixdecatur.com
April 23, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Division weakens us. Solidarity empowers us. Let’s unite through mutual aid—sharing resources, skills, and care to build communities where no one is left behind. Together, we are stronger. ✊ #MutualAid #SolidarityNotCharity www.therisingphoenixdecatur.com
Mutual aid is solidarity in action—not charity. It’s neighbors feeding neighbors, not waiting for broken systems to 'fix' hunger. No bureaucracy, no means tests, just people helping people. That’s real power. ✊ #MutualAid #SolidarityNotCharity therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/a-pep-talk...
A Pep Talk for the Worn-Out Activist
Because 3 months feels like 3 years
therisingphoenix.substack.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Mutual aid is solidarity in action—not charity. It’s neighbors feeding neighbors, not waiting for broken systems to 'fix' hunger. No bureaucracy, no means tests, just people helping people. That’s real power. ✊ #MutualAid #SolidarityNotCharity therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/a-pep-talk...