Lisa Birk
@lisabirk.bsky.social
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Today, thousands of people came out to events all across NYC—picking up and handing out materials to defend their neighborhoods from ICE. There were whistles kits & know your rights cards. People went to hundreds of businesses hanging signs of solidarity. Incredible feat by @handsoffnyc.bsky.social.
November 16, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Today, thousands of people came out to events all across NYC—picking up and handing out materials to defend their neighborhoods from ICE. There were whistles kits & know your rights cards. People went to hundreds of businesses hanging signs of solidarity. Incredible feat by @handsoffnyc.bsky.social.
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This is so insane. #MedicareForAllNOW
November 10, 2025 at 4:02 AM
This is so insane. #MedicareForAllNOW
🚨 Immediate Action—Call TODAY All in favor of stabilized healthcare costs AND living in NV, IL, ME, PA or NH? Please call your Senators. open.substack.com/pub/thepeopl...
🚨 Immediate Action—Call TODAY
A matter of hours may decide the healthcare of millions. It all comes down to NV, IL, ME, VA, PA, and NH.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
🚨 Immediate Action—Call TODAY All in favor of stabilized healthcare costs AND living in NV, IL, ME, PA or NH? Please call your Senators. open.substack.com/pub/thepeopl...
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission just scrapped a table saw safety rule that could have prevented amputation injuries and saved over $2B in healthcare costs a year.
This comes months after Trump fired all three Democratic CPSC members.
"Make America Safe Again."
This comes months after Trump fired all three Democratic CPSC members.
"Make America Safe Again."
The GOP Is Fine With You Getting Your Fingers Chopped Off
Donald Trump’s yes-men at the Consumer Product Safety Commission are withdrawing a series of proposed safety rules, incl
jacobin.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The Consumer Product Safety Commission just scrapped a table saw safety rule that could have prevented amputation injuries and saved over $2B in healthcare costs a year.
This comes months after Trump fired all three Democratic CPSC members.
"Make America Safe Again."
This comes months after Trump fired all three Democratic CPSC members.
"Make America Safe Again."
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This is very helpful for those looking to ditch Spotify!
I bookmarked this guardian article feom a while ago. Also on my list of things to do. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
Four alternatives to Spotify: swapping is easier than you think
Artists and listeners are leaving the platform after its CEO invested in defence technology. Here are your options – along with how to keep your playlists
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:35 AM
This is very helpful for those looking to ditch Spotify!
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(from the inbox) Bikes were essential to ICE watching and rapid response on the north side today, helping people better locate feds in traffic.
In this anonymized video, cyclists tail masked agents in a white Denali with Georgia plates through Rogers Park:
In this anonymized video, cyclists tail masked agents in a white Denali with Georgia plates through Rogers Park:
October 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
(from the inbox) Bikes were essential to ICE watching and rapid response on the north side today, helping people better locate feds in traffic.
In this anonymized video, cyclists tail masked agents in a white Denali with Georgia plates through Rogers Park:
In this anonymized video, cyclists tail masked agents in a white Denali with Georgia plates through Rogers Park:
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I know that there are people outside Chicago who are paying attention and seeing these videos but there are no words for how it feels when the videos show everyday places in your neighborhood, places that are part of your routine. The sense of violation is profound.
October 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I know that there are people outside Chicago who are paying attention and seeing these videos but there are no words for how it feels when the videos show everyday places in your neighborhood, places that are part of your routine. The sense of violation is profound.
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Looks like we are about to see a significant increase in snatch-and-grab operations around the Bay Area
408-290-1144 is the hotline for the Palo Alto/Mountain View area
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
408-290-1144 is the hotline for the Palo Alto/Mountain View area
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Exclusive: Major federal immigration operation headed to San Francisco Bay Area
The Trump administration has dispatched more than 100 federal agents, including from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to Coast Guard Base Alameda and they’ll begin to arrive Thursday.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Looks like we are about to see a significant increase in snatch-and-grab operations around the Bay Area
408-290-1144 is the hotline for the Palo Alto/Mountain View area
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
408-290-1144 is the hotline for the Palo Alto/Mountain View area
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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In Speaker Johnson’s district, people would see their health care premiums skyrocket $2,284 per month if Republicans refuse to protect health care.
Republicans are making their own constituents poorer and sicker.
Republicans are making their own constituents poorer and sicker.
October 14, 2025 at 8:48 PM
In Speaker Johnson’s district, people would see their health care premiums skyrocket $2,284 per month if Republicans refuse to protect health care.
Republicans are making their own constituents poorer and sicker.
Republicans are making their own constituents poorer and sicker.
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This is some vile stuff. And these aren't teenagers. Many are Republican staffers. At least one works for Trump.
"Epithets like “faggot,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined."
"Epithets like “faggot,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined."
EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This is some vile stuff. And these aren't teenagers. Many are Republican staffers. At least one works for Trump.
"Epithets like “faggot,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined."
"Epithets like “faggot,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined."
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Oh hey, check this out. They talk the same way in their private chats as they do on Twitter www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Oh hey, check this out. They talk the same way in their private chats as they do on Twitter www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
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Can’t make the protest? Here are other ways you can resist:
• Get connected to the resistance: fiftyfifty.one
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get engaged in politics:
pol-rev.com
• Get started:
Choosedemocracy.us
• Get connected to the resistance: fiftyfifty.one
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get engaged in politics:
pol-rev.com
• Get started:
Choosedemocracy.us
October 13, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Can’t make the protest? Here are other ways you can resist:
• Get connected to the resistance: fiftyfifty.one
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get engaged in politics:
pol-rev.com
• Get started:
Choosedemocracy.us
• Get connected to the resistance: fiftyfifty.one
• Get trained on noncooperation:
nokings.org/rise
• Get engaged in politics:
pol-rev.com
• Get started:
Choosedemocracy.us
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Shake your groove thing #NoKings, Saturday, Oct 18 www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Costumed protesters in Portland defy description of the city as a 'war zone'
Dancing frogs, peacocks and unicorns outside the federal immigration building present a joyful contrast to the Trump administration's portrait of the Oregon city, they say.
www.nbcnews.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Shake your groove thing #NoKings, Saturday, Oct 18 www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.
October 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.
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BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.
October 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
BREAKING: Sens. DURBIN, DUCKWORTH were just denied entrance to the Broadview ICE Facility in Illinois, unable to conduct constitutional role of oversight.
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"Ari" is working in the poblano chilis in Santa Clara County. He explains how workers harvest the chilis, then take their full buckets over to a conveyor belt & dump them on it. The conveyor belt goes up lifting the chilis & "Ari" then directs them into different bins. #WeFeedYou
October 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Ari" is working in the poblano chilis in Santa Clara County. He explains how workers harvest the chilis, then take their full buckets over to a conveyor belt & dump them on it. The conveyor belt goes up lifting the chilis & "Ari" then directs them into different bins. #WeFeedYou
“Show me your hellhole.” I love it.
Reporting live from Chicago, there’s no “hellscape” I’d rather be in.
October 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
“Show me your hellhole.” I love it.
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"A Chicago Heights Catholic priest began a 50-day pilgrimage in support of immigrant children, from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton, IL to New York ...
'This is not only a physical act of endurance, but a spiritual act of solidarity, a prayer in motion'..."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...
'This is not only a physical act of endurance, but a spiritual act of solidarity, a prayer in motion'..."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...
Chicago Heights priest begins walk for immigrant children from Pope Leo’s childhood home in Dolton
Gary Graf, a Chicago Heights Catholic priest, began a 50-day justice walk from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton to New York.
www.chicagotribune.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
"A Chicago Heights Catholic priest began a 50-day pilgrimage in support of immigrant children, from Pope Leo’s boyhood home in Dolton, IL to New York ...
'This is not only a physical act of endurance, but a spiritual act of solidarity, a prayer in motion'..."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...
'This is not only a physical act of endurance, but a spiritual act of solidarity, a prayer in motion'..."
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/06/c...
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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The Trump administration is escalating its surveillance of tens of millions of *legal* immigrants, forcing them to refrain from expressing opinions that someone might deem “anti-American.” It’s a clear attack on free speech and the First Amendment. bit.ly/4823Brc
“Continuous Vetting” of All Visa Holders Is Impossible, but the Threat Alone Chills Free Speech
Government claims of AI-powered surveillance create an illusion of total oversight that encourages self-censorship without actually improving security.
www.brennancenter.org
October 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Trump administration is escalating its surveillance of tens of millions of *legal* immigrants, forcing them to refrain from expressing opinions that someone might deem “anti-American.” It’s a clear attack on free speech and the First Amendment. bit.ly/4823Brc
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This is the dumbest poll question ever.
Try polling the question, "Should the Republicans shut down the government in order to make sure families' insurance premiums go up by 75%?"
Try polling the question, "Should the Republicans shut down the government in order to make sure families' insurance premiums go up by 75%?"
October 1, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This is the dumbest poll question ever.
Try polling the question, "Should the Republicans shut down the government in order to make sure families' insurance premiums go up by 75%?"
Try polling the question, "Should the Republicans shut down the government in order to make sure families' insurance premiums go up by 75%?"
Demanding fairness will not get easier or less costly. Trump escalates his cruelty. Now is the time to hold our politicians to account. Stand up on Oct 18. Find a NoKings.org near you.
October 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Demanding fairness will not get easier or less costly. Trump escalates his cruelty. Now is the time to hold our politicians to account. Stand up on Oct 18. Find a NoKings.org near you.
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The President gets no special new powers during a shutdown. He can't eliminate agencies. He can't use federal funds to punish his political opponents.
As Trump's illegality grows during the shutdown, Democrats' spines should stiffen to oppose his corruption.
As Trump's illegality grows during the shutdown, Democrats' spines should stiffen to oppose his corruption.
October 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The President gets no special new powers during a shutdown. He can't eliminate agencies. He can't use federal funds to punish his political opponents.
As Trump's illegality grows during the shutdown, Democrats' spines should stiffen to oppose his corruption.
As Trump's illegality grows during the shutdown, Democrats' spines should stiffen to oppose his corruption.