Linda Bermas
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Linda Bermas
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I'm attending May Day Strong's event, “May Day Strong: We are the Many” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mayday/event...
May Day Strong: We are the Many · May Day Strong
Across the country—from fruit fields in California to classrooms in Chicago, from kitchens in Queens to loading docks in Atlanta—working people are rising up. **We are demanding a country that puts ou...
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April 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
SIGN @momsrising.org’s letter to Congress calling on them to reject Trump’s harmful and unlawful agenda and instead pass policies that actually boost our families and economy! #MOMSky action.momsrising.org/sign/TrumpAg...
Tell Congress: reject Trump’s harmful and unlawful agenda
SIGN our letter to the U.S. Congress calling on them to reject Trump’s harmful and unlawful agenda and instead pass policies that actually boost our families and economy!
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April 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Sign the petition to demand Mahmoud Khalil be immediately released and threats against his legal status be dropped! And call on members of Congress and university leaders to protect and defend the right for students to organize and protest. sign.moveon.org/petitions/fr...
Free Mahmoud Khalil and protect students exercising their First Amendment rights!
Sign the petition to demand Mahmoud Khalil be immediately released and threats against his legal status be dropped! And call on members of Congress and university leaders to protect and defend the rig...
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April 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
April 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
125th Street D train platform packed with people heading to Bryant Park demonstration.
April 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
March 25, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Activists say Israeli settlers beat up one of the Palestinian co-directors of the Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” in the occupied West Bank, and he was then arrested.
March 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Israeli forces were expanding their offensive in Gaza on Sunday, taking control of more territory and issuing new evacuation orders for residents who had only recently returned to their homes.
Israel Expands Gaza Offensive and Issues Fresh Evacuation Orders
The Israeli military took control of more territory and said that operations had moved into additional areas in the north and south of the enclave.
www.nytimes.com
March 23, 2025 at 2:41 PM
March 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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I find it frustrating that Sen. Schumer and his generation implicitly presume the right to lead.

“I’ll take the arrows” has been his response to criticism.

No you won’t! This is a democracy. You’ll answer the criticisms. And if your answers are found insufficient, you leave power. Full stop.
March 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A Sunday thought
Friends,
open.substack.com
March 16, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Medical workers have reported severe torture in Israeli prisons.

In one instance, Israeli soldiers showed an orthopedics specialist surveillance footage of his home, threatening to drone strike his family, says Dr. Mark Perlmutter, an American surgeon volunteering in Gaza.
March 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The Cuomo staffer worked last year on an effort to defeat a statewide non-discrimination measure, rallying voters to “Save Girls’ Sports.”
Another reason why Cuomo is bad news for NYC.
March 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Mahmoud Khalil: ICE Detains Green Card Holder over Columbia University Gaza Activism
Where is Mahmoud Khalil? ICE Detains Green Card Holder over Gaza Activism at Columbia University
Immigration agents with the Department of Homeland Security have detained a leader of the Gaza solidarity encampment at Columbia University in New York. Mahmoud Khalil, who is an Algerian citizen of Palestinian...
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March 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
SIGN @momsrising.org’s letter calling on the U.S. Congress, to prioritize #familiesoverbillionaires—no tax cuts for billionaires and corporations paid for by cuts to our health care, nutrition, education, and childcare. action.momsrising.org/sign/tax2025...
Tell Congress: choose families over billionaires!
SIGN our letter calling on Republican leadership, along with every member of the U.S. Congress, to prioritize families over billionaires—no tax cuts for billionaires and corporations paid for by cuts ...
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March 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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The deputy speaker of Israel’s parliament and a leading member of Netanyahu’s party calling for the bombing of food stocks in Gaza just a few hours ago.

You won’t see this mentioned by any European or American leaders, or by most western media.
March 2, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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If you are experiencing rage and despair about what is happening in America and the world right now because of the Trump-Vance-Musk regime, you are hardly alone. But a groundswell of opposition is growing. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/ten-reasons-for-optimism
February 21, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Quite an exchange here between Judge Reyes and DOJ attorney on how "pronoun usage" affects military readiness.
February 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Ten ways to resist Trump II
January 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM