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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد

@hebagowayed.bsky.social

What’s most disturbing to me re @mayor.nyc.gov’s failure to uphold the .05% allocation for libraries is that these are THE socialist institution, islands designed to secure everyone’s equal & free access to knowledge, tech & space otherwise monetized. They should be a socialist’s top priority.

February 19, 2026 at 12:24 AM

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Unicorn Riot

@unicornriot.bsky.social

Rather than drowning, forensic evidence indicates that the 15 refugees and migrants who died from the collision with the Greek Coast Guard, died from injuries and wounds – mainly severe blows to the head, accompanied in some cases by blows to the chest, neck, arms, and legs.

Demonstrators in Athens, Greece on Feb. 5, 2026, protesting the tragic boat collision near Chios on Feb. 3 hold a banner against pushbacks in the seas.

February 18, 2026 at 8:49 PM

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Harsha Walia

@harshawalia.bsky.social

Since declaring war in the Caribbean Sea & Pacific Ocean, US has killed at least 145 people in lethal strikes on boats.

These never-ending & interchangeable wars (war on drugs, war on terror, and war on migrants) by US Southern Command no longer even have to specify what org they are targeting!

The U.S. Has Killed More than 100 People in Boat Strikes. We’re Tracking Them All.

The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean and the number of civilians killed.

theintercept.com

February 18, 2026 at 1:42 AM

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melttheicewoa.bsky.social

@melttheicewoa.bsky.social

1⃣ We demand ICE OUT OF MN now! No collaboration, only abolition. Let's build people power✊🔥

February 16, 2026 at 4:52 PM

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Puff the Magic Hater

@mskellymhayes.bsky.social

A beautiful and deeply important piece. Please read.

The Love We See in Minneapolis Isn’t Exceptional — It’s How We Survive Together

A beautiful web is being woven in Minnesota: not with new materials but with wisdom that was already here.

truthout.org

February 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM

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Erin Reed

@erininthemorning.com

In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."

Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.

It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

Our latest.

European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"

The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.

www.erininthemorning.com

February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM

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Margaret Killjoy

@margaret.bsky.social

build these. i'm not joking. the more I read history the more I read how often hiding spaces save lives.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7d

A dresser inside a museum in New York City has been discovered as a secret stop on the Underground Railroad — the first of its kind discovered in Manhattan in over 100 years

February 11, 2026 at 4:38 AM

Archimedes' Tub

@toomuchcoffeeman.bsky.social

I was asked what I'm reading by some moms in a group play date and I happily said "'Against the State' by James Stout" and I think I have loose lips that sink my kid's play date opportunities, because they stopped talking to me after that...

February 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM

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James Stout

@jamesstout.bsky.social

Today marks 5 years of struggle in Burma. So many lives lost, and so much liberty gained. Not a single state has raised a finger to help these people and the combined might of Russia and China stands against them. Despite all of that they’re still fighting.

Milk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 17d

Then statements from @womenspeacenetwork.org &
@sisters2sistersmm.bsky.social marking the 5 year since coup.

WPN:
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S2S:
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Today marks five years since the Burmese military’s violent overthrow of an
elected government in Myanmar, and subsequent commission of war crimes,
crimes against humanity, and genocide against our fellow people.
The military’s atrocities – including air and drone strikes, arbitrary arrest and
detention, mass killing, sexual and gender-based violence – have forced millions of
civilians to become internally displaced persons in areas of armed conflict and
famine, or refugees in life-threatening conditions of exile over land and sea.
We strongly reject the military’s recent sham election, which will only embolden
its forces to intensify its campaign of terror across the country. Even during its
so-called election period, in just weeks, the military murdered over 170 civilians
with its airstrikes. This month, at the International Court of Justice’s public
hearings on The Gambia v. Myanmar case, the military publicly denied its genocide
against the Rohingya and the Rohingya identity.
We urge the international community to hold the Burmese military accountable for
international crimes. Holding the key agent of Myanmar’s catastrophe will help end
the country’s decades-long impunity, which is now being exercised by the Arakan
Army to ethnically cleanse Rakhine State of the Rohingya. Myanmar’s future must
rest on the rule of law, equality, and fundamental freedoms of all of the
country’s diverse peoples.
At the same time, we call for immediate protection and relief to all civilians in
Myanmar. The international community must enable cross-border aid via credible
actors to Myanmar, as well as comprehensive support to women-led groups and
other local civil society.
We urge the international community to join our brave people’s resistance
against authoritarianism, dictatorship, patriarchy, and all other forms of
oppression.

$In MemoryofOur Fallen Sisters, Five Years into Myanmar's Spring Revolution Breaking Patriarchy One Htamein At A Time. #OneHtamein5Years 1 February 2026 The 2021 coup attempt was born out of a deeply entrenched patriarchal system that sought to erase women's leadership and directly attack the existence, autonomy, and visibility of women in Myanmar. Women make up more than half of Myanmar's nearly 55 million population, yet power has long been monopolized by a hyper-militarized, male-dominated institution with no experience of genuine democratic transition. The Myanmar military, operating under the 2008 Constitution, attempted to reclaim control over women's bodies, lands, resources, and territories through violence and fear. Since the coup, more than 6,400 civilians have been killed, including over 1,400 women, while sexual and gender-based violence has risen sharply. According to the Women's League of Burma, at least 900 conflict-related sexual violence cases committed by junta forces have been documented since February 2021, a figure that represents only a fraction of the real scale due to stigma, insecurity, and systematic under-reporting. This violence is not incidental but deliberate, rooted in patriarchal norms that punish women for defying social hierarchy. Yet Myanmar is a nation defined by diversity, resilience, and women's collective strength. When soldiers attempted to control our bodies and silence our voices, women from the garment sector, farming and rural communities, ethnic areas, urban neighbourhoods, refugee camps, and the informal economy across the country rose in resistance together with the country - and we call this uprising the Spring Revolution. The Spring Revolution is backed and raised by the htamein (sarongs). In the early days following the coup, women transformed the htamein into a powerful tool of resistance. On International Women's Day 2021, female sarongs were raised as flags of our resistance by feminist and activist sisters of the …$

Long used to shame women's bodies and label them as "unclean" or "inferior", the htamein
was reclaimed and weaponized against patriarchy. This act of defiance -- and the use of
htamein as flags and protection for communities -- came to be known as the Sarong
Revolution, exposing the junta's fragility and the enduring power of feminist resistance.
As the human rights crisis in Myanmar has worsened, the htamein has evolved from a once
silenced meaning of power that was overshadowed by patriarchy, to one of resistance. In
times of worsening displacement, when fleeing for their lives, men and women have only a
short time to gather their belongings. For nearly everyone, one htamein is among them, a
symbol of home and where they come from. For young men fighting against the junta, the
htamein remains significant, as they often take pieces of their mothers' htamiens for luck
and safety on the battlefield. Young generations and feminists are reclaiming the power of
htamein, using it as a flag of a revolutionary frontline that shapes society and as a shield
against oppressive patriarchal ideas.
On this fifth anniversary, we remind the world that the future we are actively shaping is
inclusive, safe, and dignified for all gender-diverse individuals, grounded in a federal
democratic political framework.
Further, Sisters2Sisters affirms that the struggle for democracy is inseparable from the
struggle against patriarchy. In our fight against dictatorship under a patriarchal system,
women who wear the htamein understand that justice and accountability are
non-negotiable--without them, any future system will reproduce the same violence we are
resisting. From ongoing efforts at the International Court of Justice to accountability
initiatives pursued through Timor-Leste and other countries invoking universal
jurisdiction, these actions reflect a collective refusal to allow crimes against women and
civilians to go unpunished.
We pledge to confront the systems that normalize violence,…

February 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM

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Human Rights Watch

@hrw.org

One year ago, Israeli authorities began “Operation Iron Wall,” forcibly removing 32,000 Palestinians from their homes in West Bank refugee camps.

HRW documented the forced displacement, which amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Read more:

West Bank: Israel Emptying Refugee Camps a Crime Against Humanity

The Israeli government’s forced displacement of the populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January and February 2025 amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said ...

www.hrw.org

January 30, 2026 at 7:50 PM

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Sophie Rae Lichterman

@whysophiewhy.bsky.social

This sets such a horrific precedent.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19d

the White House's official X account gloats over the arrest of Don Lemon with a chains emoji

January 30, 2026 at 7:25 PM

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Sherrilyn Ifill

@sifill.bsky.social

The arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort are a test for every MSM member with a platform. If you are not voicing your outrage at this blatant violation of the First Amendment, you are utterly discredited as a journalist.

January 30, 2026 at 4:44 PM

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functional moron

@fiveburger.bsky.social

just saw 4 ice agents go up to a house and knock and within 1 minute there were 30 people out whistling and they left. we will not take our foot off the gas

January 28, 2026 at 4:28 PM

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ashley fairbanks

@ziibiing.com

a reporter asked “is mutual aid a form of resistance?”

and i felt my body pulled into of a room of movement elders who have made this seem like a question i don’t have to think about to respond

of course

of course

mutual aid is an expression of love

love is an act of resistance

January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM

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Jessica Pishko

@jesspish.bsky.social

"Return CBP to the border"
Now that you have seen what CBP does, why is it okay to have them on the US-Mexico or US-Canada border? Some people say they want "a controlled border" but at what cost to life?

January 27, 2026 at 1:23 PM

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness

@tangledwilderness.bsky.social

When whistles are outlawed only people who are cool as hell will have whistles.

January 28, 2026 at 12:42 AM

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Sophie Rae Lichterman

@whysophiewhy.bsky.social

Protective Gear for Legal Observers
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Diapers and Menstrual Supplies
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Northstar Front Line Street Medics
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Twin Cities Swoletariat Bail Fund
venmo: @TCSwoletariat
cashapp: $TCSwoletariat

Donate to Help Equip Twin Cities Legal Observers with PPE, organized by Jac Kovarik

I have been involved in rapid response in the Twin Cities area since the b… Jac Kovarik needs your support for Help Equip Twin Cities Legal Observers with PPE

www.gofundme.com

January 27, 2026 at 7:07 AM

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Sophie Rae Lichterman

@whysophiewhy.bsky.social

Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground in Minnesota

Important episode & reporting by @jamesstout.bsky.social & @margaret.bsky.social out now

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...

Everyone vs ICE: On the Ground In Minnesota

Podcast Episode · It Could Happen Here · 01/27/2026 · 57m

podcasts.apple.com

January 27, 2026 at 7:06 AM

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Sophie Rae Lichterman

@whysophiewhy.bsky.social

Rent Support for neighbors in Phillips
www.gofundme.com/f/support-ph...

Rent Support for neighbors in Central
www.gofundme.com/f/critical-r...

Rent Support for neighbors in Powderhorn
www.gofundme.com/f/support-po...

Supplies for Political Art Making
givebutter.com/spno

Donate to Support Phillips Families in Urgent Need, organized by Alexandria Gomez

We are a small collective of friends and community organizers working direct… Alexandria Gomez needs your support for Support Phillips Families in Urgent Need

www.gofundme.com

January 27, 2026 at 7:07 AM

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taylr

@taylordahlin.com

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness

@tangledwilderness.bsky.social

You really don't need to be warning people not to think that Bovino being gone means we can all stop fighting.

Everyone knows that Bovino being gone means we should KEEP fighting, because it's working.

January 27, 2026 at 1:27 AM

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Margaret Killjoy

@margaret.bsky.social

I wrote about my time in Minneapolis last week, about what is involved in creating bottom-up, decentralized networks of care.

margaretkilljoy.substack.com/p/our-neighb...

January 26, 2026 at 7:34 PM

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Luke O'Neil

@lukeoneil47.bsky.social

A buddy in MN shared a drawing a classmate of his kid made. They've been making thank you notes for parents who have volunteered to carpool them to school so their own parents don't have to risk waiting out by the bus stop.

thank you for helping my friends come to school

January 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM

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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective

@crimethinc.com

In response to ICE agents murdering Alex Pretti, the Whittier neighborhood immediately rose up and battled ICE, Minnesota police, and Minnesota State Troopers for over four hours, eventually forcing them to withdraw from the area.

An eyewitness account.

crimethinc.com/AlexPretti

Minneapolis Responds to the Murder of Alex Pretti

On Saturday, January 24, an ICE agent murdered Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. In response, people drove ICE and Minneapolis police out of the neighborhood.

crimethinc.com

January 25, 2026 at 5:06 AM

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