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William C.
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“Everybody has to die Firdaus. I will die and you will die. The important thing is how to live until you die.”— Nawal El Saadawi

My website 🔗: williamcanderson.info
My book 📖: https://www.akpress.org/nationonnomap.html
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William C. @williamcson.bsky.social · Nov 20
Social media and many of the places where we get perspectives are a mess with manipulation, conspiracy, and misinformation. Radicals hoping to fight oppression have to be mindful of where we listen and why. I wrote about this and more for @prismreports.org. prismreports.org/2025/11/20/a...
Another way out: Finding clarity for resistance
Facing a wave of misinformation and the manipulation of algorithms, resistance starts with choosing how we listen, not just how we speak
prismreports.org
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aljazeera.com
Many of the remaining churches across Gaza either scaled back or cancelled Christmas activities altogether.
‘No true sense of celebration' as Israeli bombs drown out Christmas in Gaza
Many of the remaining churches across Gaza either scaled back or cancelled Christmas activities altogether.
www.aljazeera.com
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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npr.org
D'Angelo. Brian Wilson. Sly Stone. We lost these greats and so many more in 2025 — singers, producers, conductors and writers whose departures gave us a pang of loss, but whose art still lifts us up. n.pr/3YIJurW
In Memoriam 2025: The Musicians We Lost
D'Angelo. Brian Wilson. Sly Stone. We lost these greats and so many more in 2025 — singers, producers, conductors and writers whose departures gave us a pang of loss, but whose art still lifts us up.
n.pr
December 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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gotmyniinaa.bsky.social
3. No matter how many other workers I talk to, it never gets less shocking how similar our stories are.

PushBlack Workers United has a website for you to connect with them and take action on their behalf pbwu.carrd.co

They also recently published an op-ed in @prismreports.org:
williamcson.bsky.social William C. @williamcson.bsky.social · 10d
“Our working conditions at PushBlack are a devastating predicament to confront. This is why we must say to our donors, partners, and community members in no uncertain terms: The PushBlack you support is being hollowed out.” prismreports.org/2025/12/15/p...
PushBlack is abandoning its workers—and its values
Union workers at PushBlack, one of the nation’s few Black-led nonprofit media organizations, laid off six of its workers on Dec. 15
prismreports.org
December 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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gotmyniinaa.bsky.social
1. Darren was my film teacher years ago and I've referenced some of their organizing in my current union's meetings. Glad to have had teachers like this in my life.

2. Everyone should watch this, but especially if you work at a progressive organization or in media

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Workers at PushBlack Say Unionizing Exposed Deep Mismanagement and Retaliation
YouTube video by UnionBase
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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historyiswhat.bsky.social
On this day in 1997, right-wing paramilitary group Máscara Roja murdered 45 people at an Indigenous Catholic prayer meeting in Chiapas. The Government of Mexico admitted responsibility in September of 2020. US officials in 2012 recommended immunity for former president Zedillo.
Acteal massacre - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
williamcson.bsky.social
Teuta Hoxha, “on day 43 of a hunger strike…could die in prison if the UK government does not intervene.” news.sky.com/story/fears-...
Fears Palestine Action hunger striker will die in prison after 43 days without food
Teuta Hoxha's body is the "only form of resistance she has and that's what she is using against the state", her sister says.
news.sky.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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prismreports.org
Thanks to reader support, we’ve gotten to partner w/ @zinnedproject.bsky.social, Visualizing Palestine, @debtcollective.bsky.social, & Futuro Media/Latino USA, pooling resources & expertise for long-term investigations. This is the magic of coalition—together, we’re greater than the sum of our parts
Support independent, nonprofit news led by journalists of color.
Join Prism's community of justice seekers and truth-tellers, building collective power through journalism. Understanding the full story has never mattered more.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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mississippifreepress.org
Mississippi is near the beginning of the Walk For Peace. Monks will travel through Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia before reaching the nation’s capitol at Washington, D.C.
Photos: Buddhist Monks On Nationwide Walk For Peace Pass Through Jackson
A group of Buddhist monks from the Huong Dao Temple in Fort Worth, Texas, traveled through Jackson, Mississippi, on Wednesday.
buff.ly
December 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
williamcson.bsky.social
the lesser of two monopolies
phillewis.bsky.social Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 9d
NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros asks shareholders to reject takeover bid from Paramount, saying merger with Netflix is better for customers.
December 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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deathpanel.bsky.social
In our latest, we look back at 2025, a year where normalization slipped into naturalization, as a cadre of villains who rose to prominence on the back of covid denial took the reins of the federal government to play out their revenge fantasies.

It’s Covid Year Six.

www.patreon.com/posts/145947...
Covid Year Six (12/15/25) | The Death Panel
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December 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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prismreports.org
A leading Black media org is abandoning its workers—& its values, write members of the PushBlack Workers United in an op-ed. The org built to champion Black liberation & collective care laid off six union workers, exposing a staggering hypocrisy between its external mission & internal cruelty.
PushBlack is abandoning its workers—and its values
Union workers at PushBlack, one of the nation’s few Black-led nonprofit media organizations, laid off six of its workers on Dec. 15
prismreports.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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williamcson.bsky.social
“Our working conditions at PushBlack are a devastating predicament to confront. This is why we must say to our donors, partners, and community members in no uncertain terms: The PushBlack you support is being hollowed out.” prismreports.org/2025/12/15/p...
PushBlack is abandoning its workers—and its values
Union workers at PushBlack, one of the nation’s few Black-led nonprofit media organizations, laid off six of its workers on Dec. 15
prismreports.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
williamcson.bsky.social
“Our working conditions at PushBlack are a devastating predicament to confront. This is why we must say to our donors, partners, and community members in no uncertain terms: The PushBlack you support is being hollowed out.” prismreports.org/2025/12/15/p...
PushBlack is abandoning its workers—and its values
Union workers at PushBlack, one of the nation’s few Black-led nonprofit media organizations, laid off six of its workers on Dec. 15
prismreports.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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404media.co
You're walking home from the gym when you're stopped by FBI officers in an unmarked car. They handcuff you, even though you tell them you're a US citizen.

Then, they scan your face.

23-year-old Jesus Gutiérrez recounts his experience to @revealnews.org and 404 Media:
How a US Citizen Was Scanned With ICE's Facial Recognition Tech
Jesus Gutiérrez told immigration agents he was a U.S. citizen. Only after they scanned his face, did the agents let him go.
www.404media.co
December 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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historyiswhat.bsky.social
The USSR supplied oil to Imperialist Japan and Fascist Italy before and during those regimes' genocidal campaigns in China and Libya.
December 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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workshops4gaza.bsky.social
Also from Sameer: “The Civil Defense in Gaza received 3,500 calls in the last hours and the Sameer Project received hundreds of calls and messages. Hundreds of camps flooded and dozens have been completely destroyed.” Please donate!!!!
workshops4gaza.bsky.social Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 13d
***REPOST FROM SAMEER PROJECT***

🚨🚨WE NEED YOUR HELP🚨🚨 The rain and flooding from Storm Byron has wreaked havoc on Gaza. Families are without shelter, without warmth. The death count is now up to 14 people in the past 24 hours. Preventable deaths!! chuffed.org/project/1491...
🚨🚨WE NEED YOUR HELP🚨🚨 The rain and flooding from Storm Byron has wreaked havoc on Gaza. Families are without shelter, without warmth. The death count is now up to 14 people in the past 24 hours. Preventable deaths!! https://chuffed.org/project/149178-sameer-project-x-mass-displacement-campaign While caravans are sitting at the border being denied entry by the occupation, people continue to suffer. It’s a slow, cruel, torturous, ongoing genocide. The Sameer Project can source tents, tarps, blankets, and warm clothing to assist immediately. But we need your hep! Prices fluctuate daily but right now tents are about $250, tarps are $44, blankets $36, and tracksuits around $12. Donate, share, stand in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. They need you now! Our Winter initiative, “Give Warmth to Gaza” is in our Return Home Campaign link. Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Winter") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Winter") QR code for Sameer’s winterization campaign
December 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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workshops4gaza.bsky.social
Our Winter initiative, “Give Warmth to Gaza” is in our Return Home Campaign link.

Other ways to donate include:
paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Winter")
account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Winter")
Pay Maher Ali using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/mahertali and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
paypal.me
December 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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workshops4gaza.bsky.social
***REPOST FROM SAMEER PROJECT***

🚨🚨WE NEED YOUR HELP🚨🚨 The rain and flooding from Storm Byron has wreaked havoc on Gaza. Families are without shelter, without warmth. The death count is now up to 14 people in the past 24 hours. Preventable deaths!! chuffed.org/project/1491...
🚨🚨WE NEED YOUR HELP🚨🚨 The rain and flooding from Storm Byron has wreaked havoc on Gaza. Families are without shelter, without warmth. The death count is now up to 14 people in the past 24 hours. Preventable deaths!! https://chuffed.org/project/149178-sameer-project-x-mass-displacement-campaign While caravans are sitting at the border being denied entry by the occupation, people continue to suffer. It’s a slow, cruel, torturous, ongoing genocide. The Sameer Project can source tents, tarps, blankets, and warm clothing to assist immediately. But we need your hep! Prices fluctuate daily but right now tents are about $250, tarps are $44, blankets $36, and tracksuits around $12. Donate, share, stand in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. They need you now! Our Winter initiative, “Give Warmth to Gaza” is in our Return Home Campaign link. Other ways to donate include: paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "Winter") account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "Winter") QR code for Sameer’s winterization campaign
December 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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mayaschenwar.bsky.social
Abolitionist journalism is more critical than ever, under intensifying fascism. I'm grateful that @theappeal.org's work will continue as part of the Truthout Center for Grassroots Journalism!
Check out the inaugural newsletter & new stories:
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At the top, a logo features "The Appeal" in black lettering inside a red box. Text says: We’re Back With New Stories! Since The Appeal has joined forces with The Truthout Center for Grassroots Journalism, here's a bit of what you can expect in our new monthly newsletters and forthcoming journalism: Our editions will feature fresh investigative reporting by The Appeal, work from incarcerated authors, articles on the criminal legal system from other independent outlets, and stories from our archives.
December 9, 2025 at 10:41 PM
williamcson.bsky.social
Important update: www.instagram.com/p/DSDjAFaElL...

Share and support these folks please. They’re fighting hard!
williamcson.bsky.social William C. @williamcson.bsky.social · Sep 8
If you're on Insta, go follow WeArePBWU. Workers at one of the country's largest Black media nonprofits formed an amazing union and have had some nice wins. www.instagram.com/wearepbwu/
December 9, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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nonserviammedia.bsky.social
For our finale episode of 2025, we spoke with @nomoredeaths.bsky.social about immigration, borders, and state repression.

🔗 on.soundcloud.com/9TvOq6b7zG69...

@lucystag.bsky.social @rubixhelix.kolektiva.social.ap.brid.gy
Non Serviam Podcast #72 - No More Deaths
December 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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blerdmommy.blacksky.app
“Felon” is a permanent status that locks people out of society.

This does not describe Trump.
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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nisrinelamin.bsky.social
Fellow academics and cultural workers, please consider joining me and scholars like Robin Kelley, Angela Davis and Ruthie Gilmore in signing this important UAE boycott letter:

spectrejournal.com/for-a-cultur...
For a Cultural and Academic Boycott of the UAE – Spectre Journal
TAGATU3 call for a cultural and academic boycott of the UAE.
spectrejournal.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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workshops4gaza.bsky.social
*URGENT CALL TO ACTION** Xinachtli's health continues to decline and his life hangs in the balance. After the devastating loss of Jamil Al-Amin, we cannot afford to lose another revolutionary to the jaws of the state. Plz sign up for a phone shift TODAY! bit.ly/xphoneblast
December Month of Action for Xinachtli Texas is killing Xinachtli Read and join us in taking action to prevent another revolutionary elder from dying in prison What's happening Xinachtli (Alvaro Hernandez) is a 73 year old Chicano revolutionary organizer who has survived 23 years of solitary confinement under the Texas carceral system. Today, his health has collapsed under the weight of state violence: rapid weight loss, multiple falls, severe mobility issues, and increasing difficulty breathing. He is being held in the McConnell Unit infirmary under so-called palliative care, yet denied real medical treatment, denied diagnosis, and denied access to his own medical records. During his time in the infirmary, prison staff threw away his belongings, "lost" his commissary card, and have intentionally given him incorrect forms to obstruct medical visitations and access to care. Xinachtli is hungry, isolated, and his health is rapidly declining. the state has made it clear that they intend to let him die. What you can do no. 1: phone and email blast Call the McConnell to demand they give X access to commissary and his medical records immediately: McConnell Unit: (361)362-2300 Call TDCJ Health Services to demand X receive his medical records and get transferred to a hospital for treatment IMMEDIATELY. TDCJ health services: (936)437-4271 Call or email TDCJ State Classification Committee to demand they reclassify X so he can be transferred to a medical facility TDCJ SCC: (936) 437-6231 classify@tdcj.texas.gov Our Demands Our demands below represent the minimum necessary steps to prevent the continued deterioration of his health and premature death. We DEMAND: 1. Immediate re-instatement of his access to commissary so he can obtain food, hygiene supplies, and other critical items necessary for survival. 2. immediate transfer to the TDCJ hospital in Galveston for a comprehensive medical evaluation and treatment, with complete access to his medical records and full transparency regarding all procedure. 3. Transfer to an ADA-accessible geriatric and medical unit, with Xinachtli requesting placement at the Richard P. LeBlanc Unit in Beaumont, Texas. 4. Approval of Medical Recommended Intensive Supervision (MRIS) in recognition of the severity and progression of his medical condition, ensuring he can receive appropriate care outside of TDCJ's abusive environment.
December 2, 2025 at 5:45 PM