Jon S.
@coffeestaub.bsky.social
Coffee and cats, what's more to ask?
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"I have no interest in supporting this deportation machine and if an aviation grant is what’s on the line, it's clear to me where the city should stand on that, and where my obligations are to people in this city and around the country.”
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Denver community stops expansion of deportation flight operation
Denver, CO - Organizers in Denver are continuing the fight against local airline Key Lime Air, responsible for deportation flights. Ov...
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December 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
"I have no interest in supporting this deportation machine and if an aviation grant is what’s on the line, it's clear to me where the city should stand on that, and where my obligations are to people in this city and around the country.”
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“TPUSA doesn’t belong on our campus, and if they are chartered we will be there to protest them. Every time they try to bring a racist onto our campus we will be there to say: ‘Hell no!’"
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After appeal, Loyola University New Orleans students kick TPUSA off campus again
New Orleans, LA - On December 3, students at Loyola University New Orleans showed up to oppose the second attempt at chartering a Turni...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
“TPUSA doesn’t belong on our campus, and if they are chartered we will be there to protest them. Every time they try to bring a racist onto our campus we will be there to say: ‘Hell no!’"
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“Unions today are weak because they have abandoned class-struggle politics. But if we rebuild unions around those fundamentals, we create strong, lasting unions capable of real change.”
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Seattle FRSO hosts labor author Joe Burns
Seattle, WA - On December 7, Freedom Road Socialist Organization - Seattle hosted Joe Burn, a labor lawyer and author of Class Struggle U...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:21 AM
“Unions today are weak because they have abandoned class-struggle politics. But if we rebuild unions around those fundamentals, we create strong, lasting unions capable of real change.”
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“Shout out to the African-American leaders of Chicago, you pushed ICE the fuck out of here. LA led the uprising against the ICE attacks, against Trump. Chicago and LA set the tone for the rest of the country.”
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Immigrant rights highlighted at NAARPR conference
By Jackson Robak Chicago, IL - Over 900 people attended the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (NAARPR) over the ...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:01 AM
“Shout out to the African-American leaders of Chicago, you pushed ICE the fuck out of here. LA led the uprising against the ICE attacks, against Trump. Chicago and LA set the tone for the rest of the country.”
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“We must work not only to unmask ICE agents, but also to unmask silence, and unmask complicity, as ICE terrorizes our community.”
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Tacoma crowds demand ‘Masks off ICE’ and community mobilizes for rapid response
Tacoma, WA – In the early afternoon of November 9, around 100 people rallied for “Masks-Off ICE” to prevent ICE and DHS from operating ...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
“We must work not only to unmask ICE agents, but also to unmask silence, and unmask complicity, as ICE terrorizes our community.”
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“Mr. Sánchez-Castro's death is yet another tragic example of the ongoing pattern of medical neglect caused by both ICE and GEO,” Vazquez stated.
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Tacoma honors the loss of immigrant community member, renews calls to shut down detention center
. | Fight Back! News") Tacoma, WA – On October 25, around 50 community members gathered in the stormy weather conditions outside of the...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“Mr. Sánchez-Castro's death is yet another tragic example of the ongoing pattern of medical neglect caused by both ICE and GEO,” Vazquez stated.
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Hundreds marched for Indigenous People’s Day on October 13, this year marking the city of Seattle’s first recognition of the holiday.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
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#IndigenousPeoplesDay
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Seattle marches for Indigenous People’s Day
Seattle, WA – Hundreds marched for Indigenous People’s Day on October 13, this year marking the city of Seattle’s first recognition of ...
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October 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Hundreds marched for Indigenous People’s Day on October 13, this year marking the city of Seattle’s first recognition of the holiday.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay
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#IndigenousPeoplesDay
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"Low-income households will actually pay more taxes and receive fewer and lower benefits from the federal government. The new law takes from the poor and gives to the rich, Robin Hood in reverse."
#BigBeautifulBill #Trump
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#BigBeautifulBill #Trump
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Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’: Good for billionaires, bad for workers and immigrants
San José, CA - On Friday, July 4, President Trump signed his “Big Beautiful Bill” of tax cuts for the wealthy, cuts to health insurance...
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July 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
"Low-income households will actually pay more taxes and receive fewer and lower benefits from the federal government. The new law takes from the poor and gives to the rich, Robin Hood in reverse."
#BigBeautifulBill #Trump
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#BigBeautifulBill #Trump
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“People being present and having press, the more light we shine on it, we know that is a deterrent. They aren’t used to having people out here, so we are catching them by surprise,” stated Gallager.
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Community activists show up at ICE check-ins to support undocumented immigrants
St. Rose, LA - On June 17, over 20 activists and community members showed up to monitor a building in Saint Rose, Louisiana where ICE cal...
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June 23, 2025 at 9:47 PM
“People being present and having press, the more light we shine on it, we know that is a deterrent. They aren’t used to having people out here, so we are catching them by surprise,” stated Gallager.
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Emergency rally in Boston
Stop the War On Iran!
Park Street Station, June 22 at 1 pm
Stop the War On Iran!
Park Street Station, June 22 at 1 pm
June 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Emergency rally in Boston
Stop the War On Iran!
Park Street Station, June 22 at 1 pm
Stop the War On Iran!
Park Street Station, June 22 at 1 pm
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The GEO Group doesn't just operate detention centers; it also has ICE contracts for the transportation and surveillance of immigrants.
June 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The GEO Group doesn't just operate detention centers; it also has ICE contracts for the transportation and surveillance of immigrants.
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Alejandro Orellana, an immigrant rights activist who was arrested by the FBI, was freed from federal custody: “Protesting is not a crime and when people come together like this, anything is possible.”
#ICERaids
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#ICERaids
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Immigrant rights activist Alejandro Orellana freed from federal custody
after his release. | Photo: Fight Back! News") Los Angeles, CA - On Friday, June 13, Alejandro Orellana, an immigrant rights activist ...
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June 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Alejandro Orellana, an immigrant rights activist who was arrested by the FBI, was freed from federal custody: “Protesting is not a crime and when people come together like this, anything is possible.”
#ICERaids
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#ICERaids
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Chicanos are being racially profiled for speaking Spanish; people are bound, shackled, ripped away from their families; they are thrown into countries where they are persecuted, threatened, assaulted and fear for their lives!
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Seattle protesters enforce blockade against ICE, clash with cops, put a halt to detainments
Seattle, WA – In the early morning hours of June 10, activists and community members gathered at the courtyard of the Henry M. Jackson ...
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June 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Chicanos are being racially profiled for speaking Spanish; people are bound, shackled, ripped away from their families; they are thrown into countries where they are persecuted, threatened, assaulted and fear for their lives!
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I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.
June 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I am in downtown Los Angeles right now and it is completely surreal to hear that Trump is sending Marines here. We are listening to mariachi music. People have dogs. There are teenagers here. It is utterly and completely peaceful. Please tell your friends.
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"People would rather clash with local and federal agencies, tear gas, National Guard and all, than watch families get ripped apart and their neighbors get taken away in unmarked vans. Their courage shows us the way forward."
@freedomroadorg.bsky.social
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Los Angles rises up against ICE raids and deportations!
Chicanos, Mexicanos, Central Americans and supporters across Los Angeles are rising up against the agents of Trump’s attacks on immigra...
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June 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
"People would rather clash with local and federal agencies, tear gas, National Guard and all, than watch families get ripped apart and their neighbors get taken away in unmarked vans. Their courage shows us the way forward."
@freedomroadorg.bsky.social
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@freedomroadorg.bsky.social
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Protester shot in head
by LA riot police using rubber bullets
by LA riot police using rubber bullets
June 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Protester shot in head
by LA riot police using rubber bullets
by LA riot police using rubber bullets
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"LAPD, California Highway Patrol, ERO [an immigration removal unit] and HSI [Homeland Security Investigations] agents have been deployed and are beating protesters while using tear gas and flash bang grenades."
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National Guard attacks Raza in LA
Los Angeles, CA - Chicanos and supporters have been gathering at the Metropolitan Detention Center since yesterday evening, June 7, whe...
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June 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
"LAPD, California Highway Patrol, ERO [an immigration removal unit] and HSI [Homeland Security Investigations] agents have been deployed and are beating protesters while using tear gas and flash bang grenades."
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“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
June 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
“Tasted a little tear gas— tasted like fascism”
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Minneapolis… San Diego… Folks are pushing back.
This is only going to get worse.
This is only going to get worse.
June 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Minneapolis… San Diego… Folks are pushing back.
This is only going to get worse.
This is only going to get worse.
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“We need to fight back publicly against attacks on our movements. The more that we can show that we’re not afraid, that we trust the movement to protect us, the more other people will see that.”
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Seattle FRSO hosts panel on fighting state repression
Seattle, WA – On May 31, members of the Seattle district of Freedom Road Socialist Organization hosted “Fighting Repression: How We Fig...
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June 2, 2025 at 9:28 PM
“We need to fight back publicly against attacks on our movements. The more that we can show that we’re not afraid, that we trust the movement to protect us, the more other people will see that.”
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“As a high school senior and lifelong South Seattle resident, I've seen firsthand how military recruiters exploit the economic concerns of low-income students and students of color."
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Seattle anti-war organizers shut down U.S. Rep.’s military recruitment event
Tukwila, WA – On Wednesday, May 21, protesters rallied to Foster High School to disrupt a military academy ceremony. Congressional Repr...
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May 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
“As a high school senior and lifelong South Seattle resident, I've seen firsthand how military recruiters exploit the economic concerns of low-income students and students of color."
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“As Frank says, ‘We stand in the rosy dawn of a new movement.’ It’s our responsibility to finally complete the unfinished revolution of the Reconstruction era. The tasks ahead are tremendous, but the future is certainly bright.”
#BlackHistoryMonth
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#BlackHistoryMonth
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Tacoma community celebrates Black History Month and Black Liberation struggles
Tacoma, WA - Community members gathered at the South Tacoma Library on Tuesday, February 25, for a “Black Liberation and Scientific Soc...
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February 27, 2025 at 11:44 PM
“As Frank says, ‘We stand in the rosy dawn of a new movement.’ It’s our responsibility to finally complete the unfinished revolution of the Reconstruction era. The tasks ahead are tremendous, but the future is certainly bright.”
#BlackHistoryMonth
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#BlackHistoryMonth
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Omg i just discovered that the nation’s social security database is just a file called todo.txt on Jeff’s laptop! Someone should do something. Maybe aggregate the free threaded marshaler or call a RPC with a regex and a little agentic ai. I could do this in a weekend but I’m too busy soloing diablo4
February 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Omg i just discovered that the nation’s social security database is just a file called todo.txt on Jeff’s laptop! Someone should do something. Maybe aggregate the free threaded marshaler or call a RPC with a regex and a little agentic ai. I could do this in a weekend but I’m too busy soloing diablo4