Laura Thoms
@laurathoms.bsky.social
Letterpress, archivist, historic preservation & animal friends
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This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️
How to Keep Tabs on ICE Agents Who May Be Surveilling Your Neighborhood
Here’s a step-by-step guide.
www.teenvogue.com
January 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
This op-ed explains how to start an ICE Watch neighborhood program in your community. ⤵️
Reposted by Laura Thoms
Political analyst Pietro Stefanini says while there is relief that a ceasefire deal has been reached in Gaza, the cessation of fighting does not end “the structural genocide” that Palestinians have faced since 1948.
🔴 Read analysis: aje.io/gwq7oo
🔴 Read analysis: aje.io/gwq7oo
January 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Political analyst Pietro Stefanini says while there is relief that a ceasefire deal has been reached in Gaza, the cessation of fighting does not end “the structural genocide” that Palestinians have faced since 1948.
🔴 Read analysis: aje.io/gwq7oo
🔴 Read analysis: aje.io/gwq7oo
Scenes from my work life
November 14, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Scenes from my work life
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"I think of [Sophia Parnok] now because we are once again living in an age where to be who you are, for many people, will become a crime...I think of her and remember that sometimes just being—being all that you are, despite injunctions against that being—is enough."
@swordsjew.bsky.social
@swordsjew.bsky.social
How to Stay Alive and Horny Under Authoritarianism
Sophia Parnok (1885-1933) was born in Taganrog, Russia—Anton Chekhov’s hometown, on the sea of Azov—two decades or so before her country exploded. Born into...
buttondown.com
November 12, 2024 at 7:44 PM
"I think of [Sophia Parnok] now because we are once again living in an age where to be who you are, for many people, will become a crime...I think of her and remember that sometimes just being—being all that you are, despite injunctions against that being—is enough."
@swordsjew.bsky.social
@swordsjew.bsky.social
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There's now a WFMU starter pack! Spread the word!
November 9, 2024 at 1:43 PM
There's now a WFMU starter pack! Spread the word!
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I’ve been thinking a lot about people in Gaza today. They have been through a hell most of us can’t fathom, but they refuse to give up. If they can do it, so can we. We're in hell, but we have to keep on pushing.
I wrote about that for @discourseblog.com www.discourseblog.com/p/keep-on-pu...
I wrote about that for @discourseblog.com www.discourseblog.com/p/keep-on-pu...
Keep On Pushing
We're in hell. But we have no choice but to maintain the struggle.
www.discourseblog.com
November 6, 2024 at 5:19 PM
I’ve been thinking a lot about people in Gaza today. They have been through a hell most of us can’t fathom, but they refuse to give up. If they can do it, so can we. We're in hell, but we have to keep on pushing.
I wrote about that for @discourseblog.com www.discourseblog.com/p/keep-on-pu...
I wrote about that for @discourseblog.com www.discourseblog.com/p/keep-on-pu...
Teenage me says hello to blue sky. So glad to see you all over here
November 13, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Teenage me says hello to blue sky. So glad to see you all over here