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Cop City is officially "opening" today. The movement against it carries so many lessons for people everywhere, because the issues are everywhere today: the un-democratic militarization and expansion of policing and state violence, backed by dark money private funding.
April 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Cop City is officially "opening" today. The movement against it carries so many lessons for people everywhere, because the issues are everywhere today: the un-democratic militarization and expansion of policing and state violence, backed by dark money private funding.
my god this so fucking dark
NEW: Family of Mahmoud Khalil just released footage of his arrest
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
“Stop resisting”
“He’s not resisting”
Agents seen continuing to ignore Mahmoud’s wife as she asks basic questions
March 14, 2025 at 10:54 PM
my god this so fucking dark
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Cracking the Magafacists code
March 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Cracking the Magafacists code
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How to tell a raven from a crow. An older guide I made with Dr Kaeli Swift. And yes that's an aileron roll, not a barrel roll, but only us nerds know that :)
February 26, 2025 at 2:17 PM
How to tell a raven from a crow. An older guide I made with Dr Kaeli Swift. And yes that's an aileron roll, not a barrel roll, but only us nerds know that :)
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One year ago today, Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire at the gate of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC as an act of protest against the ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
In this memorial, we share Aaron’s summary of his anarchist politics, with testimony from his close friends.
In this memorial, we share Aaron’s summary of his anarchist politics, with testimony from his close friends.
Memories of Aaron Bushnell
We share Aaron’s own summary of his anarchist politics, followed by memories from three of his close friends.
crimethinc.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
One year ago today, Aaron Bushnell set himself on fire at the gate of the Israeli embassy in Washington, DC as an act of protest against the ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.
In this memorial, we share Aaron’s summary of his anarchist politics, with testimony from his close friends.
In this memorial, we share Aaron’s summary of his anarchist politics, with testimony from his close friends.
Welp my employer just banned us from stating our pronouns at work, citing the trump executive orders
February 13, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Welp my employer just banned us from stating our pronouns at work, citing the trump executive orders
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Workers at a Philly Whole Foods have just released the results of their union election—AND THEY WON!!!! 130-100, baby! 🦅
Philadelphia is now home to the first unionized Whole Foods Market in the U.S. One down, 500 more to go!
Philadelphia is now home to the first unionized Whole Foods Market in the U.S. One down, 500 more to go!
January 28, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Workers at a Philly Whole Foods have just released the results of their union election—AND THEY WON!!!! 130-100, baby! 🦅
Philadelphia is now home to the first unionized Whole Foods Market in the U.S. One down, 500 more to go!
Philadelphia is now home to the first unionized Whole Foods Market in the U.S. One down, 500 more to go!
somehow i did forget how much of a daily nightmare it is to have trump in charge of this country
January 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
somehow i did forget how much of a daily nightmare it is to have trump in charge of this country
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didn't eisenhower issue a similar farewell warning about the growing power of the military-industrial complex? really put an end to that problem. good job presidents!
In his farewell address, President Joe Biden warned Americans of a "dangerous concentration of power" in the hands of a "very few ultra-wealthy people".
Biden Cites Threat From ‘Extreme Wealth’ in Farewell Address
President Joe Biden warned Americans of a “dangerous concentration of power” in the hands of a “very few ultra-wealthy people” and the impact he feared it would have on the country’s democracy as he d...
www.bloomberg.com
January 16, 2025 at 3:24 AM
didn't eisenhower issue a similar farewell warning about the growing power of the military-industrial complex? really put an end to that problem. good job presidents!
shh the aloe doesn’t know it’s winter 🌱
December 18, 2024 at 4:00 PM
shh the aloe doesn’t know it’s winter 🌱
is there any greater feeling than your boss being fired? this happened a week ago and i'm still buzzing
December 10, 2024 at 8:42 PM
is there any greater feeling than your boss being fired? this happened a week ago and i'm still buzzing
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It's rare you get such a clear illustration of whose lives have value in America and whose don't
December 10, 2024 at 7:14 PM
It's rare you get such a clear illustration of whose lives have value in America and whose don't
ah yes, just as a landlord provides housing
December 5, 2024 at 10:40 PM
ah yes, just as a landlord provides housing
calling out politicians' hypocrisy is not effective criticism. when they act hypocritically they're asserting their power to hold themselves to their own privileged set of standards. you're basically accusing them of being powerful. which, well, they unfortunately are.
lol at Mitch McConnell suddenly pretending to care about judicial ethics after ranting for years that the very concept was a smokescreen for Democratic attacks in the Supreme Court’s legitimacy thehill.com/homenews/sen...
McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) vented his displeasure Monday after two Democratic-appointed federal judges reversed their decisions to retire in what appear to be efforts to stop Pr…
thehill.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:58 PM
calling out politicians' hypocrisy is not effective criticism. when they act hypocritically they're asserting their power to hold themselves to their own privileged set of standards. you're basically accusing them of being powerful. which, well, they unfortunately are.
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Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
Books Not Bars 2024 Holiday Campaign
BOOKS NOT BARS FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Haymarket Books is committed to making our books available for free to people who are incarcerated.
In an effort to support those inside who are dealing with the imm...
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November 26, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program
something very comforting about sewing buttonholes
November 20, 2024 at 9:58 PM
something very comforting about sewing buttonholes
turns out you can grow saffron in the comfort of your own home :o
November 14, 2024 at 10:04 PM
turns out you can grow saffron in the comfort of your own home :o
some good news in dark times: i’ve been watching enough uk reality tv lately that my internal monologue now has a british accent
November 14, 2024 at 3:29 AM
some good news in dark times: i’ve been watching enough uk reality tv lately that my internal monologue now has a british accent
the nonprofit i work for is being bought by two private equity firms. that's a good thing, right?
November 11, 2024 at 10:57 PM
the nonprofit i work for is being bought by two private equity firms. that's a good thing, right?