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Prison-hating queer librarian organizing in the bayou city. they/them. (A). ⚜️. #CommunitiesNotCages
#AbolishTheDeathPenalty #FightToxicPrisons
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This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
This is an ethnic cleansing campaign
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What's happening with the Chicago Public Libraries right now is terrible. The proposed budget of the city would CUT 89 CPL positions. Importantly, 78 positions were lost LAST year. That would be 167 positions in 2 YEARS while COPS KEEP GETTING MORE MONEY. ENOUGH. SAY NO.
December 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
What's happening with the Chicago Public Libraries right now is terrible. The proposed budget of the city would CUT 89 CPL positions. Importantly, 78 positions were lost LAST year. That would be 167 positions in 2 YEARS while COPS KEEP GETTING MORE MONEY. ENOUGH. SAY NO.
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For those keeping track:
Since Illinois police forces' "Unified Command" secured the area around the Broadview ICE facility (whose allegedly inhumane conditions are now the subject of an ongoing federal class action) in early October, about 100 people have been arrested while protesting there.
Since Illinois police forces' "Unified Command" secured the area around the Broadview ICE facility (whose allegedly inhumane conditions are now the subject of an ongoing federal class action) in early October, about 100 people have been arrested while protesting there.
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM
For those keeping track:
Since Illinois police forces' "Unified Command" secured the area around the Broadview ICE facility (whose allegedly inhumane conditions are now the subject of an ongoing federal class action) in early October, about 100 people have been arrested while protesting there.
Since Illinois police forces' "Unified Command" secured the area around the Broadview ICE facility (whose allegedly inhumane conditions are now the subject of an ongoing federal class action) in early October, about 100 people have been arrested while protesting there.
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I'm so proud of everyone from my old neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago. I see what you have been and are doing. I am so proud of how organized the community is and how much more so everyone is becoming. It is inspiring. Just one example... And this is something EVERYONE can do. Everyone.
October 11, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I'm so proud of everyone from my old neighborhood of Rogers Park in Chicago. I see what you have been and are doing. I am so proud of how organized the community is and how much more so everyone is becoming. It is inspiring. Just one example... And this is something EVERYONE can do. Everyone.
Terrible that police's obsession with "solving" crimes by any means necessary (extracting false confessions) led to the ruining of four other innocent young people's lives. I'm glad the families have answers and these men can finally be exonerated, for whatever it's worth decades later.
NEW: Police say genealogy DNA has linked a deceased serial killer with no ties to the city to the Austin yogurt shop murders.
Story by @tonyplohetski.bsky.social www.statesman.com/news/article...
Story by @tonyplohetski.bsky.social www.statesman.com/news/article...
Yogurt shop murders solved 34 years later with DNA testing, APD says
Authorities say DNA testing solved the 1991 “I Can’t Believe It’s Yogurt” murders of four teens, closing one of Austin’s darkest chapters.
www.statesman.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Terrible that police's obsession with "solving" crimes by any means necessary (extracting false confessions) led to the ruining of four other innocent young people's lives. I'm glad the families have answers and these men can finally be exonerated, for whatever it's worth decades later.
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Re-sharing this important episode with @miawong.bsky.social and @bishonentype.bsky.social about how billionaires like Elon Musk and far-Right trolls are pushing disinformation in an effort to manufacture a narrative around "trans terrorism." www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Fake Transgender Terrorists - It Could Happen Here | iHeart
<p>Gare and Mia discuss the newest anti-trans conspiracy theory: the false rise in transgender mass shooters.</p><p>See <a href='https://omnystudio.com/listener'>omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privac...
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September 21, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Re-sharing this important episode with @miawong.bsky.social and @bishonentype.bsky.social about how billionaires like Elon Musk and far-Right trolls are pushing disinformation in an effort to manufacture a narrative around "trans terrorism." www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
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For many years, I waited for someone to start a books to incarcerated children program in IL. It didn't happen. So I decided that I would start such a program. What were the steps to do so?
1. I spoke to people who ran Illinois Youth Prisons about whether they would support such a program.
1. I spoke to people who ran Illinois Youth Prisons about whether they would support such a program.
September 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
For many years, I waited for someone to start a books to incarcerated children program in IL. It didn't happen. So I decided that I would start such a program. What were the steps to do so?
1. I spoke to people who ran Illinois Youth Prisons about whether they would support such a program.
1. I spoke to people who ran Illinois Youth Prisons about whether they would support such a program.
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As ICE storms Chicagoland, Chicago’s organizers speak. Stacy Davis Gates, Benji Hart, Arti Walker-Peddakotla, Ric Wilson, and others discuss ongoing ICE raids, Trump’s threats to send in the National Guard, and the solidarity we need to survive these times. Audio + transcript:
Raids, Retaliation, and Radical Solidarity in Chicago
“History shows us that repression always breeds resistance,” says Chicago organizer Miguel Alvelo Rivera.
truthout.org
September 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
As ICE storms Chicagoland, Chicago’s organizers speak. Stacy Davis Gates, Benji Hart, Arti Walker-Peddakotla, Ric Wilson, and others discuss ongoing ICE raids, Trump’s threats to send in the National Guard, and the solidarity we need to survive these times. Audio + transcript:
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NEW @teenvogue.com: a Texas bill passed this summer mandating schools deadname trans students, leaving enforcement to districts. @kitoconnell.com speaks to trans students in TX:
“I’ve never felt more at threat here. I can’t stop thinking that everything would be so different if I detransitioned.”
“I’ve never felt more at threat here. I can’t stop thinking that everything would be so different if I detransitioned.”
Some Texas Schools Are Making Teachers Deadname Trans Students After New Bill Passed
“This can’t be interpreted as anything else but an attack directly on trans kids.”
www.teenvogue.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
NEW @teenvogue.com: a Texas bill passed this summer mandating schools deadname trans students, leaving enforcement to districts. @kitoconnell.com speaks to trans students in TX:
“I’ve never felt more at threat here. I can’t stop thinking that everything would be so different if I detransitioned.”
“I’ve never felt more at threat here. I can’t stop thinking that everything would be so different if I detransitioned.”
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Even without climate change, prisons around the country have billions of dollars worth of deferred maintenance just to stop the walls from crumbling and keep the lights and the heat on. Now, climate change is turning already miserable conditions inside of prisons into life-threatening ones.
As Prisons Deal With Heat Waves, Climate Crisis Makes Abolition Even More Urgent
While the planet continues to warm, conditions in prisons, and specifically in solitary confinement, continue to worsen.
buff.ly
September 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Even without climate change, prisons around the country have billions of dollars worth of deferred maintenance just to stop the walls from crumbling and keep the lights and the heat on. Now, climate change is turning already miserable conditions inside of prisons into life-threatening ones.
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Check out Dana's latest on It Could Happen Here!
I ramble on about what recognition of a Palestinian state means. I address recent arguments around this issue by Paul Poast, Noura Erekat, and others. Let me know what you think.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Recognizing Palestine as a State: Meaningful Farce feat. Dana El Kurd - It Could Happen Here | iHeart
<p>Dana El Kurd talks about the recent declarations by France, the UK, Canada, and others to recognize Palestine as a state. She discusses what this means, how these declarations are not tied to Pales...
www.iheart.com
September 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Check out Dana's latest on It Could Happen Here!
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For everyone who thinks All Cats Are Beautiful: Enter to win this handpainted photo frame with a $5 donation toward our comrade Jorge's soft landing fund. It's a perfect gift or addition to your home that was made with love. Details below.
September 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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The Israeli military is now carrying out potentially lethal drone strikes targeting civilian vessels hundreds of miles away solely on account of the passengers' intention to symbolically challenge the blockade that Israel is using to starve all Gaza to death.
Pure evil.
crimethinc.com/Gaza2024
Pure evil.
crimethinc.com/Gaza2024
September 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The Israeli military is now carrying out potentially lethal drone strikes targeting civilian vessels hundreds of miles away solely on account of the passengers' intention to symbolically challenge the blockade that Israel is using to starve all Gaza to death.
Pure evil.
crimethinc.com/Gaza2024
Pure evil.
crimethinc.com/Gaza2024
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🔥 GIVEAWAY 🔥 Win 1 of 5 advance copies of 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘈𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵, edited by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social! To enter, follow AK Press and share this post. Shipping to US only, but we'll send an e-book if you're elsewhere. We'll announce winners here on 9/10.
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September 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🔥 GIVEAWAY 🔥 Win 1 of 5 advance copies of 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘍𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘈𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵, edited by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social! To enter, follow AK Press and share this post. Shipping to US only, but we'll send an e-book if you're elsewhere. We'll announce winners here on 9/10.
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For everyone who thinks All Cats Are Beautiful: Enter to win this handpainted photo frame with a $5 donation toward our comrade Jorge's soft landing fund. It's a perfect gift or addition to your home that was made with love. Details below.
September 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
For everyone who thinks All Cats Are Beautiful: Enter to win this handpainted photo frame with a $5 donation toward our comrade Jorge's soft landing fund. It's a perfect gift or addition to your home that was made with love. Details below.
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𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩'𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚
Three weeks before Trump's inauguration, I began building a comprehensive archive of independent journalism on state violence in Trump's America—an abolitionist educational resource designed to counteract state propaganda.
Here's a navigation guide.
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Three weeks before Trump's inauguration, I began building a comprehensive archive of independent journalism on state violence in Trump's America—an abolitionist educational resource designed to counteract state propaganda.
Here's a navigation guide.
1/15 🧵
August 13, 2025 at 4:23 PM
𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩'𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚
Three weeks before Trump's inauguration, I began building a comprehensive archive of independent journalism on state violence in Trump's America—an abolitionist educational resource designed to counteract state propaganda.
Here's a navigation guide.
1/15 🧵
Three weeks before Trump's inauguration, I began building a comprehensive archive of independent journalism on state violence in Trump's America—an abolitionist educational resource designed to counteract state propaganda.
Here's a navigation guide.
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Please consider donating $5 today (or monthly) towards our work to support incarcerated comrades and to keep people home when they come home! Help us make it past 10% of our goal this month!
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August 7, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Please consider donating $5 today (or monthly) towards our work to support incarcerated comrades and to keep people home when they come home! Help us make it past 10% of our goal this month!
#abolition #mutualaid #freethemall
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A photo lineup so flawed it's been researched and featured in a study by UT was the main evidence used to sentence Tony Egbuna Ford to die. Please ask the new El Paso DA to revisit this case. #abolition #elpaso
Please help bring my comrade home! Sign & share today.
www.change.org/p/reinvestigate-the-case-of-tony-egbuna-ford-an-innocent-man-on-texas-death-row
#abolition
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#abolition
July 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A photo lineup so flawed it's been researched and featured in a study by UT was the main evidence used to sentence Tony Egbuna Ford to die. Please ask the new El Paso DA to revisit this case. #abolition #elpaso
August 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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Well this looks like I need to read it.
Hey fam, my new book, Read This When Things Fall Apart, comes out in three months. That means now is the critical window for preorders, which help get books on shelves, in libraries, and into the hands of the people who need them most. www.pilsencommunitybooks.com/item/vCQt68D...
August 6, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Well this looks like I need to read it.
The organizers at Texas Abolitionists can use your help! $5 a month can go a long way in supporting our reentry campaigns, books, Commissary, and visits to our comrades in solitary confinement. Not to mention our education and letter writing events. Consider supporting us at ko-fi.com/texab
July 29, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The organizers at Texas Abolitionists can use your help! $5 a month can go a long way in supporting our reentry campaigns, books, Commissary, and visits to our comrades in solitary confinement. Not to mention our education and letter writing events. Consider supporting us at ko-fi.com/texab
A photo lineup so flawed it's been researched and featured in a study by UT was the main evidence used to sentence Tony Egbuna Ford to die. Please ask the new El Paso DA to revisit this case. #abolition #elpaso
Please help bring my comrade home! Sign & share today.
www.change.org/p/reinvestigate-the-case-of-tony-egbuna-ford-an-innocent-man-on-texas-death-row
#abolition
www.change.org/p/reinvestigate-the-case-of-tony-egbuna-ford-an-innocent-man-on-texas-death-row
#abolition
July 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A photo lineup so flawed it's been researched and featured in a study by UT was the main evidence used to sentence Tony Egbuna Ford to die. Please ask the new El Paso DA to revisit this case. #abolition #elpaso
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Because this is unbearable, I just gave to the Sameer Project - recommended by @prisonculture.bsky.social.
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We are a donations based aid initiative for Gaza led by Palestinians,
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July 24, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Because this is unbearable, I just gave to the Sameer Project - recommended by @prisonculture.bsky.social.
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