z kennedy-lopez
@zkennedylopez.bsky.social
they/them. writer, noisemaker, fermenter, teacher. words in catapult, foglifter, autostraddle, bedfellows, & others. jake sun, marceline moon, b-mo wannabe. reader @ split lip mag www.zkennedylopez.com/
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Minneapolis has developed an effective new tactic to disrupt ICE and break companies away:
Make a ton of late-night noise outside the hotels ICE agents are staying at
Minneapolis organizer Aru Shiney-Ajay explains why this tactic has been so powerful — and how people nationwide can do the same 🧵
Make a ton of late-night noise outside the hotels ICE agents are staying at
Minneapolis organizer Aru Shiney-Ajay explains why this tactic has been so powerful — and how people nationwide can do the same 🧵
January 26, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Minneapolis has developed an effective new tactic to disrupt ICE and break companies away:
Make a ton of late-night noise outside the hotels ICE agents are staying at
Minneapolis organizer Aru Shiney-Ajay explains why this tactic has been so powerful — and how people nationwide can do the same 🧵
Make a ton of late-night noise outside the hotels ICE agents are staying at
Minneapolis organizer Aru Shiney-Ajay explains why this tactic has been so powerful — and how people nationwide can do the same 🧵
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🚨NYC students at colleges and high schools are planning a citywide walkout on Jan 23rd, the same day that Minneapolis is holding a general strike, in an act of joyful defiance and solidarity🚨
Pledge to walkout ➡️ bit.ly/nycstudentwalkout
Pledge to walkout ➡️ bit.ly/nycstudentwalkout
January 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
🚨NYC students at colleges and high schools are planning a citywide walkout on Jan 23rd, the same day that Minneapolis is holding a general strike, in an act of joyful defiance and solidarity🚨
Pledge to walkout ➡️ bit.ly/nycstudentwalkout
Pledge to walkout ➡️ bit.ly/nycstudentwalkout
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For my out-of-state friends wanting to help Minneapolis, Sanctuary Supply Depot is a grassroots mutual aid effort to support unhoused folks here. They take cash as well as in-kind donations: linktr.ee/sanctuarysup...
January 16, 2026 at 3:52 AM
For my out-of-state friends wanting to help Minneapolis, Sanctuary Supply Depot is a grassroots mutual aid effort to support unhoused folks here. They take cash as well as in-kind donations: linktr.ee/sanctuarysup...
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A new year brings us new work to admire 💫 Help us welcome our JANUARY ISSUE: buff.ly/xnuvf6J
Major thanks to our contributors!
WORDS @esmepromise.bsky.social, Stephanie Meade Gresham, Lia Hagen, Joan Kwon Glass
ART Audrey Holmes
PLUS @rachellayown.bsky.social reviews @chriscampanioni.bsky.social
Major thanks to our contributors!
WORDS @esmepromise.bsky.social, Stephanie Meade Gresham, Lia Hagen, Joan Kwon Glass
ART Audrey Holmes
PLUS @rachellayown.bsky.social reviews @chriscampanioni.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 2:45 PM
A new year brings us new work to admire 💫 Help us welcome our JANUARY ISSUE: buff.ly/xnuvf6J
Major thanks to our contributors!
WORDS @esmepromise.bsky.social, Stephanie Meade Gresham, Lia Hagen, Joan Kwon Glass
ART Audrey Holmes
PLUS @rachellayown.bsky.social reviews @chriscampanioni.bsky.social
Major thanks to our contributors!
WORDS @esmepromise.bsky.social, Stephanie Meade Gresham, Lia Hagen, Joan Kwon Glass
ART Audrey Holmes
PLUS @rachellayown.bsky.social reviews @chriscampanioni.bsky.social
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Ken Paxton has launched a snitch line to gather reports of supposed violations of Texas' transphobic bathroom policing law. Please do not abuse this snitch line. Please do not fill it with faff and nonsense. Please do not attach huge, unwieldy and irrelevant documentation to any reports.
Texas Women’s Privacy Act Complaint Form (SB 8) | Office of the Attorney General
The Texas Women’s Privacy Act requires a political subdivision or state agency, including public schools, open enrollment charter schools, and state institutions of higher education, to designate each...
www.texasattorneygeneral.gov
December 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Ken Paxton has launched a snitch line to gather reports of supposed violations of Texas' transphobic bathroom policing law. Please do not abuse this snitch line. Please do not fill it with faff and nonsense. Please do not attach huge, unwieldy and irrelevant documentation to any reports.
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To be very clear, the mass deaths of millions, children or not, has to be named as his explicit goal, and that of this administration. There is no garbing it in nice words any more.
To be very clear, Kennedy's team is messing with a vaccine which has led to a 99 percent drop in the incidence of hepatitis B, which kills, early and painfully, 25 percent of the people who get it as children. lnk.thebulwark.com/3Xt957M
RFK’s Anti-Vax Team Readies Its Next Moves
“Their game is, let’s really destabilize trust in the vaccine, and make people really anxious about it.”
lnk.thebulwark.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
To be very clear, the mass deaths of millions, children or not, has to be named as his explicit goal, and that of this administration. There is no garbing it in nice words any more.
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Hi friends.
As your hottie friend doing work on data centers, I am BEGGING you to stop using AI.
It is not worth the increase in your electricity bills.
the increase in water bills
the emergency room visits
the droughts
the degradation of ecosystems
the fatalities
the racism
As your hottie friend doing work on data centers, I am BEGGING you to stop using AI.
It is not worth the increase in your electricity bills.
the increase in water bills
the emergency room visits
the droughts
the degradation of ecosystems
the fatalities
the racism
a man is laying on a bed with a glass of water in his hand and looking up at the camera .
ALT: a man is laying on a bed with a glass of water in his hand and looking up at the camera .
media.tenor.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Hi friends.
As your hottie friend doing work on data centers, I am BEGGING you to stop using AI.
It is not worth the increase in your electricity bills.
the increase in water bills
the emergency room visits
the droughts
the degradation of ecosystems
the fatalities
the racism
As your hottie friend doing work on data centers, I am BEGGING you to stop using AI.
It is not worth the increase in your electricity bills.
the increase in water bills
the emergency room visits
the droughts
the degradation of ecosystems
the fatalities
the racism
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Chloe Alberta reads from her flash piece RENAISSANCE featured in our NOVEMBER ISSUE. ✨ You can find the whole piece right here! buff.ly/OjkvGSN
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Chloe Alberta reads from her flash piece RENAISSANCE featured in our NOVEMBER ISSUE. ✨ You can find the whole piece right here! buff.ly/OjkvGSN
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Wow. This is….incredible. I can’t wait to dig into the details.
NEW — Today, Cook County became the first county in the U.S. to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income at the county level.
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved $7.5 million for the program through its FY 2026 budget, which totals $10.12 billion.
thetriibe.com/2025/11/cook...
Cook County becomes the first county in the US to establish permanent funding for guaranteed income • The TRiiBE
On Thursday, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved the FY 2026 budget, which includes $7.5 million to fund the county’s guaranteed basic income program.
thetriibe.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Wow. This is….incredible. I can’t wait to dig into the details.
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New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
New Yorkers BLOCK ICE from leaving their parking garage ahead of a flopped mass raid attempt on Canal Street
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it absolutely rules that the N&O is running, and promoting, this story. newspapers in any city ICE threatens should consider doing the same.
La Patrulla Fronteriza fue captada en video interrogando a dos paisajistas que estaban decorando una casa para Navidad en el este de Charlotte.
Lo que hacer si Border Patrol llega a su casa o lugar de trabajo en Charlotte
La Patrulla Fronteriza fue captada en video interrogando a dos paisajistas que estaban decorando una casa para Navidad en el este de Charlotte.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
it absolutely rules that the N&O is running, and promoting, this story. newspapers in any city ICE threatens should consider doing the same.
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Someone on the other site posted wallace shawn canvassing for Zohran Mamdami and I will never miss a moment to post one of the most moving pieces of writing ever written by an American Socialist...
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
Why I Call Myself a Socialist
Is the world really a stage?
www.thenation.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Someone on the other site posted wallace shawn canvassing for Zohran Mamdami and I will never miss a moment to post one of the most moving pieces of writing ever written by an American Socialist...
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
www.thenation.com/article/cult...
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Celebrating the work of our trans and queer contributors today and every day! Check out a few pieces from our archive we hope stay with you beyond the blog. buff.ly/554vznz
October 22, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Celebrating the work of our trans and queer contributors today and every day! Check out a few pieces from our archive we hope stay with you beyond the blog. buff.ly/554vznz
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When I talk about how not only is it a beautiful thing to be warned about potential violence and how to keep yourself safe- but that all people should *expect* clear and detailed expectations of actions- this is what that looks like.
🚨 IMPORTANT THREAD 🚨
People are protesting the Broadview ICE facility tonight. This will likely be an extremely high-risk action. I caution you to consider your risk level before attending. I will not attend.
Attendance risks your safety, but also the safety of Broadview residents + detainees. 1/6
People are protesting the Broadview ICE facility tonight. This will likely be an extremely high-risk action. I caution you to consider your risk level before attending. I will not attend.
Attendance risks your safety, but also the safety of Broadview residents + detainees. 1/6
September 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
When I talk about how not only is it a beautiful thing to be warned about potential violence and how to keep yourself safe- but that all people should *expect* clear and detailed expectations of actions- this is what that looks like.
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Look at academia giving me a little hope
“52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy”
V-Dem data
V-Dem data
When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900
The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...
www.tandfonline.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Look at academia giving me a little hope
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A good reason to try to avoid getting Covid!
Wear a mask when you're indoors or in a crowd to save yourself and others this sort of pain (not to mention Long Covid)
Wear a mask when you're indoors or in a crowd to save yourself and others this sort of pain (not to mention Long Covid)
Razor blade throat
Molten lava throat
Swallowed glass
All fun and games til your throat is spasming and you can’t swallow AT AT ALL (hello, spit cup) and the ER Dr tells you to tough it out, it’s just pain and gives you oral pain meds which you can’t actually swallow.
The Covid throat is torture.
Molten lava throat
Swallowed glass
All fun and games til your throat is spasming and you can’t swallow AT AT ALL (hello, spit cup) and the ER Dr tells you to tough it out, it’s just pain and gives you oral pain meds which you can’t actually swallow.
The Covid throat is torture.
When she told me
her throat was killing her
I gently reminded her
that “razor blade throat”
is a symptom
of one of the new variants,
but she shook her head
and insisted it wasn’t like that
instead it was like
she had swallowed glass,
and in response
I just said: oh.
her throat was killing her
I gently reminded her
that “razor blade throat”
is a symptom
of one of the new variants,
but she shook her head
and insisted it wasn’t like that
instead it was like
she had swallowed glass,
and in response
I just said: oh.
July 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
A good reason to try to avoid getting Covid!
Wear a mask when you're indoors or in a crowd to save yourself and others this sort of pain (not to mention Long Covid)
Wear a mask when you're indoors or in a crowd to save yourself and others this sort of pain (not to mention Long Covid)
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Check out the replies for bail and relief funds for L.A.
If you see verified bail funds, ping me so I can amplify.
June 10, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Check out the replies for bail and relief funds for L.A.
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Yes, please!!💥🌺
Another world is possible if we fight for it.
FREE Ebooks: Abolish the Border, Abolish the Police
In solidarity with all those standing up for our communities against the brutality of immigrant detention and police repression, we're offering free ebooks of three crucial books about border and poli...
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June 10, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Yes, please!!💥🌺
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Elon Musk’s AI data centers polluting Black communities so that his Nazi followers can ask his chatbot questions is a perfect distillation of why AI is fascist technology
May 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Elon Musk’s AI data centers polluting Black communities so that his Nazi followers can ask his chatbot questions is a perfect distillation of why AI is fascist technology
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RIP Virginia Giuffre
Thank you for your courage ❤️
Thank you for your courage ❤️
April 26, 2025 at 3:21 AM
RIP Virginia Giuffre
Thank you for your courage ❤️
Thank you for your courage ❤️
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The reason why older generations burnt the shit out of their meat and boiled the shit out of their vegetables, was your kid died if you didn't.
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
Medium rare steaks and roasted Brussels sprouts are a side effect of an intact food safety infrastructure
"The Agriculture Department will not require poultry companies to limit salmonella bacteria in their products, halting a Biden Administration effort to prevent food poisoning from contaminated meat."
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
www.seattletimes.com/business/usd...
April 25, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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I’m not going to tell people how to feel about protests… at least not today.
Instead, I’ll recommend Sarah Schulman’s book about ACT UP. It’s not just a history of the organization; she also talks strategy in a very practical way, especially regard coalitions.
Instead, I’ll recommend Sarah Schulman’s book about ACT UP. It’s not just a history of the organization; she also talks strategy in a very practical way, especially regard coalitions.
Let the Record Show: A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993
A Political History of ACT UP New York, 1987-1993
bookshop.org
April 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I’m not going to tell people how to feel about protests… at least not today.
Instead, I’ll recommend Sarah Schulman’s book about ACT UP. It’s not just a history of the organization; she also talks strategy in a very practical way, especially regard coalitions.
Instead, I’ll recommend Sarah Schulman’s book about ACT UP. It’s not just a history of the organization; she also talks strategy in a very practical way, especially regard coalitions.
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Worth sharing with alt text. Brian Eno's response to the Quaker arrests.
March 29, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Worth sharing with alt text. Brian Eno's response to the Quaker arrests.