Ann Russo
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Great info!
My weekly curated list of must-read articles and some thoughts on yesterday's authoritarian unfriending—and the pathetic efforts some Democrats have made to court a flailing fascist billionaire.
Must-Reads and Some Thoughts on the Big Feud
"The monster is wounded. Let him bleed."
organizingmythoughts.org
June 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Great info!
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See y’all there! I’ll be talking about space as a site of leftist organizing and imagination 🌝🌚
Join us in Chicago July 3-6 for Socialism 2025!
The full schedule for this year’s @socialismconference.org is now available here: socialismconference.org/2025-schedule/
The full schedule for this year’s @socialismconference.org is now available here: socialismconference.org/2025-schedule/
June 7, 2025 at 1:15 AM
See y’all there! I’ll be talking about space as a site of leftist organizing and imagination 🌝🌚
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Jesus fucking Christ a bunch of *children* committed an acid attack against a trans woman in Philly. this is what this fucking ever-escalating rhetoric gets us; children are radicalized before they can even conceptualize of the weight of their actions www.inquirer.com/crime/acid-a...
Woman suffers burns after three children throw suspected acid on her in West Philly, police say
The woman was attacked while on her way to Pride celebrations, friends said.
www.inquirer.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Jesus fucking Christ a bunch of *children* committed an acid attack against a trans woman in Philly. this is what this fucking ever-escalating rhetoric gets us; children are radicalized before they can even conceptualize of the weight of their actions www.inquirer.com/crime/acid-a...
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"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...
Wayne County community rally amid ICE raid at restaurant
Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with people in the Honesdale community who are shaken after watching three restaurant employees get detained.
www.wnep.com
June 7, 2025 at 3:03 AM
"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...
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“We were in fact calling attention to the horrendous conditions of immigration detention. But a singular focus on conditions, rather than the violence of immigration detention itself, just lent itself to expansion.”
“The Basic Liberal Narrative Is Gone”: Immigrant Rights and Abolition with Silky Shah
“A singular focus on conditions, rather than the violence of immigration detention itself, just lent itself to expansion.”
www.publicbooks.org
March 20, 2025 at 9:18 PM
“We were in fact calling attention to the horrendous conditions of immigration detention. But a singular focus on conditions, rather than the violence of immigration detention itself, just lent itself to expansion.”
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I wish they would come here. A rally for something not-terrible would really lift the spirits right now! And a reminder that people, most people, do NOT want what is happening.
Tonight an unbelievable **34,000 people** gathered for our Denver rally to take on billionaires and win our country back.
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
This was the largest political gathering in Denver since Obama in 2008.
Also bigger than the 2024 DNC.
And the largest ever rally in Bernie’s career (and obviously, mine too).
March 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I wish they would come here. A rally for something not-terrible would really lift the spirits right now! And a reminder that people, most people, do NOT want what is happening.
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This week, @prisonculture.bsky.social and I talk about what our book Let This Radicalize You brings to the current moment. We also discuss the fight for reproductive justice, working across difference, and the need to build collective courage.
We Must Burst Our Algorithmic Bubbles and Build Together Across Difference
“We need each other, and interdependence is key to survival for human beings,” says organizer Mariame Kaba.
truthout.org
March 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This week, @prisonculture.bsky.social and I talk about what our book Let This Radicalize You brings to the current moment. We also discuss the fight for reproductive justice, working across difference, and the need to build collective courage.
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I am sitting with this quote tonight from @prisonculture.bsky.social thinking about the interconnected of systems and methods of oppression.
As kids in fundamentalism, we were regularly taught to both "other" and label "criminal" those who stood in the way of the holy war. It's front & center rn.
As kids in fundamentalism, we were regularly taught to both "other" and label "criminal" those who stood in the way of the holy war. It's front & center rn.
March 22, 2025 at 3:54 AM
I am sitting with this quote tonight from @prisonculture.bsky.social thinking about the interconnected of systems and methods of oppression.
As kids in fundamentalism, we were regularly taught to both "other" and label "criminal" those who stood in the way of the holy war. It's front & center rn.
As kids in fundamentalism, we were regularly taught to both "other" and label "criminal" those who stood in the way of the holy war. It's front & center rn.
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"They showed him ... surveillance photographs, of his wife, and said, 'We will bring her here and gang rape her in front of you if you don't admit that you're Hamas,' which is what their request was when they were breaking individual finger bones. And then they showed him a GPS photo of his house."
A new report by United Nations experts says Israel has carried out “genocidal acts” against Palestinians in Gaza, including the destruction of women’s healthcare facilities, intended to prevent births, and the use of sexual violence as a strategy of war.
A New UN Report Calls Israel’s Attacks on New Mothers in Gaza “Unprecedented”
The report cites destruction of women’s health facilities, and notes the use of sexual violence as a strategy of war.
truthout.org
March 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"They showed him ... surveillance photographs, of his wife, and said, 'We will bring her here and gang rape her in front of you if you don't admit that you're Hamas,' which is what their request was when they were breaking individual finger bones. And then they showed him a GPS photo of his house."
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I wanted to write this piece to give people a thorough breakdown of what happened to Khalil and why this case represents a sprawling threat to so many people. I also wanted to address some relevant history that many people may not be aware of, while also emphasizing what's new and terrifying here.
Mahmoud Khalil and the Repression That Was, Is, and Will Be
Do not wait until this violence comes to your doorstep.
organizingmythoughts.org
March 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I wanted to write this piece to give people a thorough breakdown of what happened to Khalil and why this case represents a sprawling threat to so many people. I also wanted to address some relevant history that many people may not be aware of, while also emphasizing what's new and terrifying here.
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This movement isn't just about knowledge — it’s about empowerment. Thanks to incredible organizations like Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement (CIRA), Project South, the @the-ilrc.bsky.social, and Freedom for Immigrants, more people are learning how to protect themselves and their families
For Fearful Immigrants, It’s the Card They All Want Right Now
Distributed by a legal aid group, the “red card” lays out key rights and protections. Demand for them has surged since President Trump returned to office.
buff.ly
March 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
This movement isn't just about knowledge — it’s about empowerment. Thanks to incredible organizations like Center for Immigrant and Refugee Advancement (CIRA), Project South, the @the-ilrc.bsky.social, and Freedom for Immigrants, more people are learning how to protect themselves and their families
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Protesters from Jewish Voice For Peace occupy Trump Tower to protest the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil. (via @btnewsroom.bsky.social)
March 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Protesters from Jewish Voice For Peace occupy Trump Tower to protest the detainment of Mahmoud Khalil. (via @btnewsroom.bsky.social)
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For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Black History Month is not only a celebration of the rich history of Black life, politics, culture, and struggle. It is also a reminder to engage every day with that history as we ...
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February 1, 2025 at 2:25 PM
For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
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Via @ajc.com: about 1000 people protest on Buford Highway in metro Atlanta, an area targeted by ICE raids.
www.ajc.com/news/atlanta...
www.ajc.com/news/atlanta...
February 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Via @ajc.com: about 1000 people protest on Buford Highway in metro Atlanta, an area targeted by ICE raids.
www.ajc.com/news/atlanta...
www.ajc.com/news/atlanta...
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We Must Fight In Solidarity With Trans Youth is available below.
"This brief is intended to help organizers working to stop the violence of surveillance, policing, and punishment and advance racial, reproductive, gender, LGBTQ, migrant, and disability justice. ... This fight belongs to all of us."
"This brief is intended to help organizers working to stop the violence of surveillance, policing, and punishment and advance racial, reproductive, gender, LGBTQ, migrant, and disability justice. ... This fight belongs to all of us."
We Must Fight In Solidarity With Trans Youth — Interrupting Criminalization
www.interruptingcriminalization.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
We Must Fight In Solidarity With Trans Youth is available below.
"This brief is intended to help organizers working to stop the violence of surveillance, policing, and punishment and advance racial, reproductive, gender, LGBTQ, migrant, and disability justice. ... This fight belongs to all of us."
"This brief is intended to help organizers working to stop the violence of surveillance, policing, and punishment and advance racial, reproductive, gender, LGBTQ, migrant, and disability justice. ... This fight belongs to all of us."
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this poem, for this moment
January 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
this poem, for this moment
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I wrote this for @inquest.bsky.social a couple of years ago. No, culture wars are NOT a "distractions" from "real" issues. They are organizing vehicles for criminalization and repression; they fuel fascism. inquest.org/culture-wars...
Culture Wars and Criminalization | Kay Whitlock | INQUEST
Absent a sustained politics of solidarity, culture wars will continue to erode civil rights while criminalizing, surveilling, and punishing those who claim them
inquest.org
November 20, 2024 at 10:28 PM
I wrote this for @inquest.bsky.social a couple of years ago. No, culture wars are NOT a "distractions" from "real" issues. They are organizing vehicles for criminalization and repression; they fuel fascism. inquest.org/culture-wars...