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The link in this graphic will take you to the Texas Public Radio page that lists links and ways to help.
Link: tinyurl.com/43w36e3y
#helptexas #texashelp #texasfloodrelief
Link: tinyurl.com/43w36e3y
#helptexas #texashelp #texasfloodrelief
July 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The link in this graphic will take you to the Texas Public Radio page that lists links and ways to help.
Link: tinyurl.com/43w36e3y
#helptexas #texashelp #texasfloodrelief
Link: tinyurl.com/43w36e3y
#helptexas #texashelp #texasfloodrelief
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This is Scott Ruskan.
He battled 8 hours of brutal weather to reach a flooded Texas camp—then swam and rescued 165 people.
He's a real-life hero. 🫡
#Texasflood #Hero #GoodNews #Good #Texas #Flood #AGoodPlace
He battled 8 hours of brutal weather to reach a flooded Texas camp—then swam and rescued 165 people.
He's a real-life hero. 🫡
#Texasflood #Hero #GoodNews #Good #Texas #Flood #AGoodPlace
July 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This is Scott Ruskan.
He battled 8 hours of brutal weather to reach a flooded Texas camp—then swam and rescued 165 people.
He's a real-life hero. 🫡
#Texasflood #Hero #GoodNews #Good #Texas #Flood #AGoodPlace
He battled 8 hours of brutal weather to reach a flooded Texas camp—then swam and rescued 165 people.
He's a real-life hero. 🫡
#Texasflood #Hero #GoodNews #Good #Texas #Flood #AGoodPlace
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📣 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We’ve got an exciting rally & teach-in coming up July 19th in Oakland, CA.
Want to help? 💥 Be part of the in-person OR virtual crew making this event possible.
🧪 ✊ Sign up to volunteer here:
👉 www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4AAB...
#Oakland
#California
We’ve got an exciting rally & teach-in coming up July 19th in Oakland, CA.
Want to help? 💥 Be part of the in-person OR virtual crew making this event possible.
🧪 ✊ Sign up to volunteer here:
👉 www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4AAB...
#Oakland
#California
July 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
📣 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We’ve got an exciting rally & teach-in coming up July 19th in Oakland, CA.
Want to help? 💥 Be part of the in-person OR virtual crew making this event possible.
🧪 ✊ Sign up to volunteer here:
👉 www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4AAB...
#Oakland
#California
We’ve got an exciting rally & teach-in coming up July 19th in Oakland, CA.
Want to help? 💥 Be part of the in-person OR virtual crew making this event possible.
🧪 ✊ Sign up to volunteer here:
👉 www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0F4AAB...
#Oakland
#California
As an ally, it can be tough knowing how to speak out against homophobia and transphobia you see and hear every day in your community. Here are ways to get started. And there's always asking, "Why is that funny?" or "What do you mean by that?" to put the offender on the spot.
tinyurl.com/55kh95dk
tinyurl.com/55kh95dk
June 30, 2025 at 1:54 PM
As an ally, it can be tough knowing how to speak out against homophobia and transphobia you see and hear every day in your community. Here are ways to get started. And there's always asking, "Why is that funny?" or "What do you mean by that?" to put the offender on the spot.
tinyurl.com/55kh95dk
tinyurl.com/55kh95dk
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Anti-war protest in DC this Saturday! Answercoalition.org/j28
June 24, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Anti-war protest in DC this Saturday! Answercoalition.org/j28
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Like, follow, and share if you love libraries and reading!
June 23, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Like, follow, and share if you love libraries and reading!
Pride is a celebration, but allies need to understand why LGBTQIA+ history is so important. Start with these documentaries:
-”The Times of Harvey Milk,” 1984
-”Paris is Burning,” 1990
-”The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson,” 2017
-”Circus of Books,” 2020
-”Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution,” 2024
-”The Times of Harvey Milk,” 1984
-”Paris is Burning,” 1990
-”The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson,” 2017
-”Circus of Books,” 2020
-”Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution,” 2024
June 23, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Pride is a celebration, but allies need to understand why LGBTQIA+ history is so important. Start with these documentaries:
-”The Times of Harvey Milk,” 1984
-”Paris is Burning,” 1990
-”The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson,” 2017
-”Circus of Books,” 2020
-”Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution,” 2024
-”The Times of Harvey Milk,” 1984
-”Paris is Burning,” 1990
-”The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson,” 2017
-”Circus of Books,” 2020
-”Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution,” 2024
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Join the fight to support the Library of Congress at www.SaveTheLOC.org
June 17, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Join the fight to support the Library of Congress at www.SaveTheLOC.org
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UPDATED TODAY: If you're looking to get in touch with us about a specific issue related to the Trump administration, we've got a list of the federal agencies/topics our reporters are covering + their secure contact information 👇
What ProPublica’s Reporters Are Covering During Donald Trump’s Second Presidency — and How to Contact Them
From Trump’s relationships with billionaires to immigration, here are some of the issues and topics our reporters are watching during his second presidency.
www.propublica.org
June 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
UPDATED TODAY: If you're looking to get in touch with us about a specific issue related to the Trump administration, we've got a list of the federal agencies/topics our reporters are covering + their secure contact information 👇
A great way to show your support for the LGBTQ+ community is by supporting creators & crafters. Here are a few BlueSky lists to get you started:
*LGBTQIA+ Artists On Bluesky: tinyurl.com/mtvwnhtt
*Aspec/Arospec Creators!: tinyurl.com/5n7ktknw
*Queer Authors on Bsky: tinyurl.com/yc5968ak
*LGBTQIA+ Artists On Bluesky: tinyurl.com/mtvwnhtt
*Aspec/Arospec Creators!: tinyurl.com/5n7ktknw
*Queer Authors on Bsky: tinyurl.com/yc5968ak
June 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A great way to show your support for the LGBTQ+ community is by supporting creators & crafters. Here are a few BlueSky lists to get you started:
*LGBTQIA+ Artists On Bluesky: tinyurl.com/mtvwnhtt
*Aspec/Arospec Creators!: tinyurl.com/5n7ktknw
*Queer Authors on Bsky: tinyurl.com/yc5968ak
*LGBTQIA+ Artists On Bluesky: tinyurl.com/mtvwnhtt
*Aspec/Arospec Creators!: tinyurl.com/5n7ktknw
*Queer Authors on Bsky: tinyurl.com/yc5968ak
Pride Month: Free Mom Hugs
From the site: “Free Mom Hugs works to empower the world to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. We embrace people of all faiths, backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations. Our goal is to change the world simply by showing up.”
Learn more at freemomhugs.org
From the site: “Free Mom Hugs works to empower the world to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. We embrace people of all faiths, backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations. Our goal is to change the world simply by showing up.”
Learn more at freemomhugs.org
June 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Pride Month: Free Mom Hugs
From the site: “Free Mom Hugs works to empower the world to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. We embrace people of all faiths, backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations. Our goal is to change the world simply by showing up.”
Learn more at freemomhugs.org
From the site: “Free Mom Hugs works to empower the world to celebrate the LGBTQIA+ community. We embrace people of all faiths, backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations. Our goal is to change the world simply by showing up.”
Learn more at freemomhugs.org
Pride Month: Knit the Rainbow
Knitters & Crocheters! Knit the Rainbow provides homemade winter accessories to homeless LGBTQIA+ youth around New York City. You can learn more about donating handmade items at their website: knittherainbow.org
Knitters & Crocheters! Knit the Rainbow provides homemade winter accessories to homeless LGBTQIA+ youth around New York City. You can learn more about donating handmade items at their website: knittherainbow.org
June 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Pride Month: Knit the Rainbow
Knitters & Crocheters! Knit the Rainbow provides homemade winter accessories to homeless LGBTQIA+ youth around New York City. You can learn more about donating handmade items at their website: knittherainbow.org
Knitters & Crocheters! Knit the Rainbow provides homemade winter accessories to homeless LGBTQIA+ youth around New York City. You can learn more about donating handmade items at their website: knittherainbow.org
There are many reasons why an innocent person may be sentenced to prison for crimes they didn’t commit, and many unfortunate consequences of this “mistake.” @innocenceproject.bsky.social helps “to free the innocent and prevent wrongful convictions.”
June 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
There are many reasons why an innocent person may be sentenced to prison for crimes they didn’t commit, and many unfortunate consequences of this “mistake.” @innocenceproject.bsky.social helps “to free the innocent and prevent wrongful convictions.”
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Here's how to securely get in touch.
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Do You Work For the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants To Hear From You.
We’re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper.
www.propublica.org
May 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Federal workers: We understand you may be taking a risk in contacting us, and we take your confidentiality extremely seriously.
To collect tips, we use encrypted forms and apps, so messages cannot be read by anybody other than you and ProPublica.
Here's how to securely get in touch.
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Here's how to securely get in touch.
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Yesterday — just weeks after a judge released him from detention — our client Mohsen Mahdawi graduated from Columbia University.
This is a momentous moment for him and for all of us who believe in our right to speak truth to power.
This is a momentous moment for him and for all of us who believe in our right to speak truth to power.
Columbia's Mohsen Mahdawi, fresh out of U.S. detention, walks the graduation stage
He spent more than two weeks in federal detention before a federal judge ordered his release.
gothamist.com
May 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Yesterday — just weeks after a judge released him from detention — our client Mohsen Mahdawi graduated from Columbia University.
This is a momentous moment for him and for all of us who believe in our right to speak truth to power.
This is a momentous moment for him and for all of us who believe in our right to speak truth to power.
Indigenous People are more likely to live in poverty compared to the rest of the U.S. population and have the highest rate of suicide of any other racial and ethnic groups here*. Yet they’re also closely tied to issues such as fighting climate change, deforestation, and pollution**.
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May 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Indigenous People are more likely to live in poverty compared to the rest of the U.S. population and have the highest rate of suicide of any other racial and ethnic groups here*. Yet they’re also closely tied to issues such as fighting climate change, deforestation, and pollution**.
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A federal court is allowing Naples Pride to host a family-friendly drag performance during its annual Pridefest after a lawsuit from @aclufl.bsky.social challenged the city's permitting restrictions.
This is a win for free speech and LGBTQ rights.
This is a win for free speech and LGBTQ rights.
Naples Pride permitted to host drag show outdoors
The Naples court has sided with the LGBTQ+ community and stopped city interference in this year’s Pride Fest.
www.winknews.com
May 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A federal court is allowing Naples Pride to host a family-friendly drag performance during its annual Pridefest after a lawsuit from @aclufl.bsky.social challenged the city's permitting restrictions.
This is a win for free speech and LGBTQ rights.
This is a win for free speech and LGBTQ rights.
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Timeline Cleanse:
In Arizona, these firefighters rescued a kitten from a storm drain, and their reaction is priceless. 👨🏼🚒🐈
#catsofbluesky
In Arizona, these firefighters rescued a kitten from a storm drain, and their reaction is priceless. 👨🏼🚒🐈
#catsofbluesky
May 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Timeline Cleanse:
In Arizona, these firefighters rescued a kitten from a storm drain, and their reaction is priceless. 👨🏼🚒🐈
#catsofbluesky
In Arizona, these firefighters rescued a kitten from a storm drain, and their reaction is priceless. 👨🏼🚒🐈
#catsofbluesky
Don’t forget other causes that need your donations and support.
The Americans With Disabilities Act is one of many American Civil Rights. Learn more about the ADA and ways you can help those with physical, mental, and intellectual disabilities:
-ada.gov/topics/intro-to-ada
-dralegal.org
-aapd.com
The Americans With Disabilities Act is one of many American Civil Rights. Learn more about the ADA and ways you can help those with physical, mental, and intellectual disabilities:
-ada.gov/topics/intro-to-ada
-dralegal.org
-aapd.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Don’t forget other causes that need your donations and support.
The Americans With Disabilities Act is one of many American Civil Rights. Learn more about the ADA and ways you can help those with physical, mental, and intellectual disabilities:
-ada.gov/topics/intro-to-ada
-dralegal.org
-aapd.com
The Americans With Disabilities Act is one of many American Civil Rights. Learn more about the ADA and ways you can help those with physical, mental, and intellectual disabilities:
-ada.gov/topics/intro-to-ada
-dralegal.org
-aapd.com
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On #MothersDay, we’re inspired by the moms who act as pillars of strength through years of wrongful incarceration. These mothers have persevered through grave injustice, and on Mother’s Day, we honor them. innocenceproject.org/news/10-insp...
12 Inspiring Photos of Mothers Fighting Wrongful Conviction
This Mother's Day, we're celebrating the women who have taken a stand against wrongful conviction through powerful photos.
innocenceproject.org
May 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
On #MothersDay, we’re inspired by the moms who act as pillars of strength through years of wrongful incarceration. These mothers have persevered through grave injustice, and on Mother’s Day, we honor them. innocenceproject.org/news/10-insp...
Don’t forget other causes that need your donations and support. Here are organizations that help feed, house, and advocate for American Veterans, who have already given so much for this country:
nchv.org
feedourvets.org
www.woundedwarriorproject.org
nchv.org
feedourvets.org
www.woundedwarriorproject.org
May 6, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Don’t forget other causes that need your donations and support. Here are organizations that help feed, house, and advocate for American Veterans, who have already given so much for this country:
nchv.org
feedourvets.org
www.woundedwarriorproject.org
nchv.org
feedourvets.org
www.woundedwarriorproject.org
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Boston folks: I'm (very slowly) working on a zine about local ways people can plug in, loosely based on @prisonculture.bsky.social's list of actions that are not voting or protesting.
Any suggestions of groups/projects/etc that I should include?
Any suggestions of groups/projects/etc that I should include?
May 2, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Boston folks: I'm (very slowly) working on a zine about local ways people can plug in, loosely based on @prisonculture.bsky.social's list of actions that are not voting or protesting.
Any suggestions of groups/projects/etc that I should include?
Any suggestions of groups/projects/etc that I should include?
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This decision striking down President Trump's unconstitutional executive order reaffirms that our judicial system exists to protect our rights, not carry out his agenda.
With our right to legal representation under attack, Perkins Coie fought back and won.
With our right to legal representation under attack, Perkins Coie fought back and won.
Judge strikes down Trump order targeting Perkins Coie law firm
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell, who called the executive order an attack on the American judicial system, said Trump’s directive “violates the Constitution and is thus null and void.”
www.nbcnews.com
May 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
This decision striking down President Trump's unconstitutional executive order reaffirms that our judicial system exists to protect our rights, not carry out his agenda.
With our right to legal representation under attack, Perkins Coie fought back and won.
With our right to legal representation under attack, Perkins Coie fought back and won.
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Three years ago, Lisa Schein’s daughter passed away in an ATV accident.
Her daughter was an organ donor, and her heart saved an 8-year-old girl’s life.
This is the moment she met the girl and heard her daughter’s heartbeat again. ❤️
Her daughter was an organ donor, and her heart saved an 8-year-old girl’s life.
This is the moment she met the girl and heard her daughter’s heartbeat again. ❤️
April 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Three years ago, Lisa Schein’s daughter passed away in an ATV accident.
Her daughter was an organ donor, and her heart saved an 8-year-old girl’s life.
This is the moment she met the girl and heard her daughter’s heartbeat again. ❤️
Her daughter was an organ donor, and her heart saved an 8-year-old girl’s life.
This is the moment she met the girl and heard her daughter’s heartbeat again. ❤️