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Kate Hallinan
@katehallinan.bsky.social
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Crim defense attorney, writer, anti-war, abolitionist, commie, pro Palestinian, anti capitalist, no war but class war, eat the rich
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We need a GENERAL STRIKE

Collective action, collective power

Hit them where it hurts! 💰
Poster from Occupy General Strike—Mov 2nd Liberate Oakland and shut down the 1%
February 2, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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One air traffic controller in DC was doing the jobs of two people when the plane crashed, just like most of us are in workplaces across America.

This is late stage capitalism. They’re squeezing blood from a stone, profits from our tired bodies, and there is only so much left to squeeze out of us.
Screenshot from nytimes headline reading: “Live Updates: Control Tower Staffing Was ‘Not Normal’ During Deadly Crash, F.A.A. Report Says An internal report suggested that the controller on duty the night of the accident was doing a job usually handled by two people. The collision between a jet and an Army helicopter killed 67 people, whose bodies were being recovered from the icy Potomac.”
January 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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“hands of the white libertarians, heirs of Lincoln and of the black and white peasant boys of the USA, before whose graves I cried and prayed on a battlefield, which I reached, after walking the mountains of Italian Tuscany and after being saved from Covid. They are the USA and before them I kneel, before no one else. Overthrow me, President, and the Americas and humanity will respond. Colombia now stops looking north, looks at the world, our blood comes from the blood of the Caliphate of Córdoba, the civilization at that time, of the Roman Latins of the Mediterranean, the civilization of that time, who founded the republic, democracy in Athens; our blood has the black resisters turned into slaves by you. In Colombia is the first free territory of America, before Washington, of all America, there I take refuge in its African songs. My land is of goldsmithing existing in the time of the Egyptian pharaohs, and of the first artists of the world in Chiribiquete. You will never dominate us. The warrior who rode our lands, shouting freedom and who is called Bolívar opposes us. Our people are somewhat fearful, They are somewhat timid, naive and kind, loving, but they will know how to win the Panama Canal, which you took from us with violence. Two hundred heroes from all of Latin America lie in Bocas del Toro, now Panama, formerly Colombia, which you murdered. I raise a flag and as Gaitán said, even if it remains alone, it will continue to be raised with the Latin American dignity that is the dignity of America, which your great-grandfather did not know, and mine did, Mr. President, immigrant in the USA, Your blockade does not scare me; because Colombia, in addition to being the country of beauty, is the heart of the world. I know that you love beauty as I do, do not disrespect it and it will offer you its sweetness. COLOMBIA FROM TODAY IS OPEN TO THE ENTIRE WORLD, WITH OPEN ARMS, WE ARE BUILDERS OF FREEDOM, LIFE AND HUMANITY. I am informed that you put a 50% tariff on our …
January 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Colombia refused to accept deportation planes bc the US is flying people *handcuffed* and refusing them *water* or *bathrooms* for the duration of the flights.
Screenshot of nytimes article with headline “Trump Hits Colombia With Tariffs in Feud Over Military Deportation Flights Gustavo Petro said on X that the United States should not treat Colombian migrants as criminals and that he had already turned away U.S. military flights carrying deportees.” And a photo of Colombian president Petro Screenshot of nytimes article, reading “President Petro’s remarks came in response to a post about the treatment of Brazilian deportees. Brazil’s foreign ministry complained of “degrading treatment” of its citizens after 88 migrants arrived in the country handcuffed on Friday and some complained of mistreatment after not being given water or allowed to use the bathroom during the flight. Mr. Petro’s stance put him on a collision course with Mr. Trump, who since taking office last Monday has issued a series of executive orders and made other moves aimed at laying the groundwork to try to deport an enormous number of migrants. In his missives on social media, Mr. Trump called Mr. Petro, a former left-wing guerrilla, a “socialist,” a term which Mr. Petro has no problem in using to describe himself, and contended that Mr. Petro was “very unpopular.” Mr. Petro’s approval ratings stand at around 34 percent, weighed down by corruption scandals and a resurgence in fighting among armed groups.”
January 26, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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From Palestine to Berkeley, it’s the same fight.

The ruling class decides who gets a home and who sleeps in a cold tent. Who is safe and who must fear death at every turn.
A print depicts four yellow tents in front of a bridge. Above a yellow bubble says “Newsom.” On the tents is written “Where do we go?” Screen shot of a skeet from @ahmednaserr1997.bsky.social that says “Even in the tents, we haven’t surrendered. 💔Help us survive this war🙏😭 gofund.me/f548c5a5” A drawing depicts a tent flooded in the rain and another tent on fire.
December 28, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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Merry Christmas, comrades ❤️💚❤️
A drawing depicting seated Karl Marx wearing a Santa outfit. The caption reads “Antifa”
December 25, 2024 at 6:00 AM
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Yes, the Democrats just have a *brand* issue & need to stop supporting progressive policies like the Green New Deal (which was literally never mentioned once in the campaign)

It’s def not that the Dems are corrupt corporate ghouls that are too busy pleasing their corp overlords to help the people
Screenshot of NY Times “Opinion Roundtable” The headline is “‘The democratic brand is in the toilet’: 4 writers dive deep into the party’s distress” Screenshot with text from the article that reads: “Smith: I agree with Tim that our party has fallen victim to its echo chamber. If I were going to make a requirement of anyone working at the Democratic National Committee or on a presidential campaign, it would first be that they have at least one cycle of experience on a campaign in a red-swing area. You’re less likely to use terms like “justice-involved individuals” and embrace policies like the Green New Deal if you’ve spent a day or two talking to people who aren’t 100 percent down-the-line progressives like you.”
December 24, 2024 at 4:51 PM
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The battle lines of the class war become clearer every day
Screenshot from In These Times. The headline is “NYPD Arrests Workers During Historic Amazon Strike” “Police cracked down on striking drivers in Queens who blocked deliveries. LUIS FELIZ LEON DECEMBER 19, 2024.” There is a photo of a man in a blue and black Amazon jacket being arrested and held on either side by a NYPD officer. Several more officers are visible surrounding them. The photo caption reads: “Amazon delivery driver Jogernsyn Cardenas stopped his van to join the strike and was arrested. PHOTO BY LUIS FELIZ LEON.” Luigi Mangione dressed in orange jail garb, with his hands cuffed in front, is walking surrounded by around 20 police officers and media. Several of the officers are wearing tactical gear and large automatic guns.
December 22, 2024 at 3:21 AM
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The American people’s class consciousness is awakening
Cartoon depicting a person standing on a board overhanging a cliff. They are standing at a podium wearing a suit. At the other end of the board a group of people hold protest signs. The weight of the group of people stops the person at the podium from falling off a cliff. The caption reads “THE PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THEIR TRUE POWER”
December 21, 2024 at 11:13 PM
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Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
A guy (labeled America) is holding a woman’s hand (labeled voting) but is distracted by another person (Luigi Mangione)
December 13, 2024 at 8:35 PM
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This entire list of facts is mind blowing

Here’s another: we spend more on domestic policing than any other country in the world spends on their entire defense budget except China.

The US ruling class treats the American people like enemies of war (&we are bc theyre waging class war against us)
Screenshot from Wikipedia listing military expenditures by country, showing top 17 countries: US: 916 billion China: 216b Russia: 130b India: 83b Saudi Arabia: 75b Etc Screenshot from Urban.org with statistics on how much US spends policing. It reads “How much do state and local governments spend on police, corrections, and courts? In 2021, state and local governments spent $135 billion on police (4 percent of state and local direct general expenditures), $87 billion on corrections (2 percent), and $52 billion on courts (1 percent).”
December 9, 2024 at 5:16 AM
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GTFOH with that bullshit
Screenshot with a quote from the linked article that states “many members of the CenTeam crossed paths with Brian during their careers," said Centene Chief Executive Officer, Sarah M. London. "He was a person with a deep sense of empathy and clear passion for improving access to care. Our hearts are with his family and his colleagues during this difficult time."”
December 8, 2024 at 1:42 AM
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20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 20

Edward Said, Orientalism

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Cover of Orientalism by Edward Said
December 7, 2024 at 3:37 AM
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Day 19

Isabel Allende, Daughter of Fortune

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Cover of the novel Daughter of Fortune by Isabel Allende
December 6, 2024 at 4:29 AM
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Here’s Terence after his admission to the bar, with blood running down his face, addressing the police who had just beaten him when he came to represent SF State student protesters
Black and white photo of NLG lawyer Terence Hallinan in 1968 San Francisco, he is addressing the police, pointing his finger, his mouth is open, and blood is running down his face, after he was beaten by the police.
December 4, 2024 at 10:01 PM
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20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 18

For Whom the Bell Tolls, Hemingway

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Cover of Ernest Hemingway’s For Whom the Bell Tolls
December 4, 2024 at 8:06 PM
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20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 17

The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. Du Bois

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Cover of the book of essays The Souls of Black Folk, by WEB Du Bois
December 3, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 16

Daphne du Maurier, Rebecca

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Cover of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
December 3, 2024 at 2:30 AM
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Quote this with a movie that fucked you up.
Cover of the film Requiem for a Dream
December 2, 2024 at 1:22 AM
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Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing. ~ Arundhati Roy
A quote by Arundhati Roy: Our strategy should be not only to confront empire, but to lay siege to it. To deprive it of oxygen. To shame it. To mock it. With our art, our music, our literature, our stubbornness, our joy, our brilliance, our sheer relentlessness – and our ability to tell our own stories. Stories that are different from the ones we’re being brainwashed to believe. The corporate revolution will collapse if we refuse to buy what they are selling – their ideas, their version of history, their wars, their weapons, their notion of inevitability. Remember this: We be many and they be few. They need us more than we need them. Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.
December 1, 2024 at 6:37 PM
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20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 15

Revolutionary Letters, Diane di Prima

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December 1, 2024 at 5:27 PM
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20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 14

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey

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November 30, 2024 at 3:25 PM
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20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 13

The Sympathizer, Viet Thanh Nguyen

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Cover of The Sympathizer, by Viet Thanh Nguyen
November 30, 2024 at 2:06 AM
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20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you.

Day 12

The Wretched of the Earth, Frantz Fanon

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November 29, 2024 at 5:37 AM
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Happy thanksgiving 🦃🍁✊

LAND BACK ~ DECOLONIZE EVERYWHERE
November 28, 2024 at 5:03 PM