Maheen
@cmshaf.bsky.social
Helping organizations chart their course. Convening intentional spaces for meaningful conversations. Cultural Exchange & #!mountaineer, #!backpacking enthusiast. Steward of #!cats.
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“Just vote blue in 2026” won’t save us from American fascism. Both parties have been drifting to the right for years. Democrats and Republicans have aligned themselves with corporatocracy and oligarchy, respectively.
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 PM
“Just vote blue in 2026” won’t save us from American fascism. Both parties have been drifting to the right for years. Democrats and Republicans have aligned themselves with corporatocracy and oligarchy, respectively.
The @TSA has expanded facial recognition technology to more than 80 airports across the U.S.
But did you know you have the #RightToRefuse a face scan?? 🙅🏻♀️
@ajlunited.bsky.social wants to hear your experiences with TSA face scans.
🗣️Share at FLY.AJL.ORG #FreedomFlyers ✈️
But did you know you have the #RightToRefuse a face scan?? 🙅🏻♀️
@ajlunited.bsky.social wants to hear your experiences with TSA face scans.
🗣️Share at FLY.AJL.ORG #FreedomFlyers ✈️
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
The @TSA has expanded facial recognition technology to more than 80 airports across the U.S.
But did you know you have the #RightToRefuse a face scan?? 🙅🏻♀️
@ajlunited.bsky.social wants to hear your experiences with TSA face scans.
🗣️Share at FLY.AJL.ORG #FreedomFlyers ✈️
But did you know you have the #RightToRefuse a face scan?? 🙅🏻♀️
@ajlunited.bsky.social wants to hear your experiences with TSA face scans.
🗣️Share at FLY.AJL.ORG #FreedomFlyers ✈️
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Here’s a gift link (no paywall) to the article, “Catholic bishops condemn ‘indiscriminate mass deportation’ in rare statement”:
wapo.st/448fDw6
wapo.st/448fDw6
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Congress just dropped a so-called “minibus” deal to end the 40-day shutdown but it’s a surrender disguised as progress.
It funds veterans and agriculture but abandons the 20 million Americans who rely on ACA subsidies for health care.
A Band-Aid won’t fix a bleeding nation.
Congress just dropped a so-called “minibus” deal to end the 40-day shutdown but it’s a surrender disguised as progress.
It funds veterans and agriculture but abandons the 20 million Americans who rely on ACA subsidies for health care.
A Band-Aid won’t fix a bleeding nation.
November 9, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Congress just dropped a so-called “minibus” deal to end the 40-day shutdown but it’s a surrender disguised as progress.
It funds veterans and agriculture but abandons the 20 million Americans who rely on ACA subsidies for health care.
A Band-Aid won’t fix a bleeding nation.
Congress just dropped a so-called “minibus” deal to end the 40-day shutdown but it’s a surrender disguised as progress.
It funds veterans and agriculture but abandons the 20 million Americans who rely on ACA subsidies for health care.
A Band-Aid won’t fix a bleeding nation.
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Today, New Mexico launched its universal childcare initiative. Last month I wrote about it for Roosevelt Institute -- historic state endeavors like this should show lawmakers at all levels of government that Americans are sick and tired of waiting for bold action on childcare. shorturl.at/Sm2tZ
November 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today, New Mexico launched its universal childcare initiative. Last month I wrote about it for Roosevelt Institute -- historic state endeavors like this should show lawmakers at all levels of government that Americans are sick and tired of waiting for bold action on childcare. shorturl.at/Sm2tZ
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"To live in the present moment is a miracle. The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment, to appreciate what is alive and breathing and real." -Thich Nhat Hanh #Meditation #Mindfulness #AA #Step11 #SoberSky #Recovery
November 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
"To live in the present moment is a miracle. The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green Earth in the present moment, to appreciate what is alive and breathing and real." -Thich Nhat Hanh #Meditation #Mindfulness #AA #Step11 #SoberSky #Recovery
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Let’s talk about ICE. This post is long, but it’s worth reading to understand how to protect your right to privacy.
It might sound extreme, but everyday Americans may soon want to consider face coverings for reasons far beyond health or fashion.
It might sound extreme, but everyday Americans may soon want to consider face coverings for reasons far beyond health or fashion.
November 1, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Let’s talk about ICE. This post is long, but it’s worth reading to understand how to protect your right to privacy.
It might sound extreme, but everyday Americans may soon want to consider face coverings for reasons far beyond health or fashion.
It might sound extreme, but everyday Americans may soon want to consider face coverings for reasons far beyond health or fashion.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Some are mad because people are on SNAP and not working.
I’m mad because people are on SNAP even though they are working.
I’m mad because people are on SNAP even though they are working.
October 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Some are mad because people are on SNAP and not working.
I’m mad because people are on SNAP even though they are working.
I’m mad because people are on SNAP even though they are working.
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Frogs in slowly heating water is a popular allegory for being unaware that you are being destroyed in an incrementally worsening situation.
But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop
But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop
October 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Frogs in slowly heating water is a popular allegory for being unaware that you are being destroyed in an incrementally worsening situation.
But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop
But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop
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They said Red America would stay silent. Then it roared.
Millions rose in peaceful rebellion from small towns and city streets to defend democracy and reclaim their power.
Read the story of a nation awake and unafraid. #NoKings
👉 open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...
Millions rose in peaceful rebellion from small towns and city streets to defend democracy and reclaim their power.
Read the story of a nation awake and unafraid. #NoKings
👉 open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...
They Said Red America Would Stay Silent. Then It Roared “No Kings.”
From the plains of Wyoming to the pews of Georgia, millions stood in defiance of tyranny. Inside are the voices, colors, and conviction of a nation finding its roar.
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
They said Red America would stay silent. Then it roared.
Millions rose in peaceful rebellion from small towns and city streets to defend democracy and reclaim their power.
Read the story of a nation awake and unafraid. #NoKings
👉 open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...
Millions rose in peaceful rebellion from small towns and city streets to defend democracy and reclaim their power.
Read the story of a nation awake and unafraid. #NoKings
👉 open.substack.com/pub/demcastu...
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Exactly. I firmly believe these accounts are bad faith digital arms of the regime. Engagement with them of any kind/comments will let them go back and mine your profile for "dissident" behavior
Block them all
Don't engage
If you're attending #NoKings bring peaceful protest joy
Fascists hate joy
Block them all
Don't engage
If you're attending #NoKings bring peaceful protest joy
Fascists hate joy
October 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Exactly. I firmly believe these accounts are bad faith digital arms of the regime. Engagement with them of any kind/comments will let them go back and mine your profile for "dissident" behavior
Block them all
Don't engage
If you're attending #NoKings bring peaceful protest joy
Fascists hate joy
Block them all
Don't engage
If you're attending #NoKings bring peaceful protest joy
Fascists hate joy
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🦬 omw #NoKings
a man in a cowboy hat is standing next to a buffalo
Alt: A bison and a dog jumping into a red convertible.
media.tenor.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🦬 omw #NoKings
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In Vietnam, there are myriad little lakes formed from bomb craters—in which lotus flowers grow. That image sticks with me. The Zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh taught, no mud, no lotus. Without the mud, the flower cannot grow. What will we grow from the mud we are collectively in?
October 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
In Vietnam, there are myriad little lakes formed from bomb craters—in which lotus flowers grow. That image sticks with me. The Zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh taught, no mud, no lotus. Without the mud, the flower cannot grow. What will we grow from the mud we are collectively in?
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Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?
Federal immigration officers wear masks, no name tags — now some drive cars without license plates
The Sun-Times has documented four unmarked cars carrying federal officers without required plates, offering another way to shield their identities. Federal officials say they’re meeting regulations.
chicago.suntimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Illinois law requires all registered vehicles to display front and back license plates, without exception. But to evade accountability, masked federal immigration agents are driving around in unmarked cars without plates.
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?
chicago.suntimes.com/news/2025/10...?
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Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]
September 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Remember: The GOP’s nonsensical culture wars are meant to distract you from corporate corruption and plunder. [Cartoon by Jace Avery]
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Represent, South Bay!
California Working Families Party's event, “South Bay WFP Social: Meet Your Movement Leaders with South Bay Progressive Alliance” - sig www.mobilize.us/ca-wfp/event...
#sanjose #southbay
California Working Families Party's event, “South Bay WFP Social: Meet Your Movement Leaders with South Bay Progressive Alliance” - sig www.mobilize.us/ca-wfp/event...
#sanjose #southbay
South Bay WFP Social: Meet Your Movement Leaders with South Bay Progressive Alliance · California Working Families Party
Join the California Working Families Party and the South Bay Progressive Alliance for a special in-person gathering in San Jose!
We’ll hear directly from WFP champions in local office — San Jose City...
www.mobilize.us
September 10, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Represent, South Bay!
California Working Families Party's event, “South Bay WFP Social: Meet Your Movement Leaders with South Bay Progressive Alliance” - sig www.mobilize.us/ca-wfp/event...
#sanjose #southbay
California Working Families Party's event, “South Bay WFP Social: Meet Your Movement Leaders with South Bay Progressive Alliance” - sig www.mobilize.us/ca-wfp/event...
#sanjose #southbay
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🚨 SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 18.
Millions of Americans took to the streets in June to drown out Trump’s birthday parade.
As Trump’s regime escalates his authoritarian power grab, we’re gathering again on 10/18 for a nationwide day of peaceful protests to say NO KINGS: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Millions of Americans took to the streets in June to drown out Trump’s birthday parade.
As Trump’s regime escalates his authoritarian power grab, we’re gathering again on 10/18 for a nationwide day of peaceful protests to say NO KINGS: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
September 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🚨 SAVE THE DATE: OCTOBER 18.
Millions of Americans took to the streets in June to drown out Trump’s birthday parade.
As Trump’s regime escalates his authoritarian power grab, we’re gathering again on 10/18 for a nationwide day of peaceful protests to say NO KINGS: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...
Millions of Americans took to the streets in June to drown out Trump’s birthday parade.
As Trump’s regime escalates his authoritarian power grab, we’re gathering again on 10/18 for a nationwide day of peaceful protests to say NO KINGS: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...