Lauren Nicole
@lstands4lovely.bsky.social
Our Community Collective Founder & co-ED | Anti-Imperialist | ☭ | Pan-Africanist | Abolitionist | #LandBack | Product of Poverty | Survivor of some things | She/Her
Pfp: me in a colorful sweater near a window
Banner: red neon sign says capitalism kills
Pfp: me in a colorful sweater near a window
Banner: red neon sign says capitalism kills
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"We have always been here, always will be"
Seen in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Seen in Bushwick, Brooklyn
September 28, 2023 at 11:25 AM
"We have always been here, always will be"
Seen in Bushwick, Brooklyn
Seen in Bushwick, Brooklyn
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"are cops believable?" as the primary focus of jury selection is absolutely wild and telling on so many levels
September 27, 2023 at 2:02 AM
"are cops believable?" as the primary focus of jury selection is absolutely wild and telling on so many levels
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ACAB
Fuck all the cop cities.
Fuck all the cop cities.
September 28, 2023 at 11:37 AM
ACAB
Fuck all the cop cities.
Fuck all the cop cities.
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The USA is the global center of fascism
September 28, 2023 at 11:44 AM
The USA is the global center of fascism
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Las Vegas Culinary Union strike vote: Hospitality workers gear up to walk out - USA TODAY
Las Vegas Culinary Union strike vote: Hospitality workers gear up to walk out
Members of the Culinary and Bartenders Unions Tuesday night voted to authorize a strike at nearly two dozen properties on the Las Vegas Strip.
www.usatoday.com
September 28, 2023 at 11:09 AM
Las Vegas Culinary Union strike vote: Hospitality workers gear up to walk out - USA TODAY
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This year I started a series of artworks influenced by Picasso. I've taken elements of his style and used it to focus on topics he didn't, mainly Black women, with some African influences thrown in too.
You can see the rest on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fightingpride93
You can see the rest on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fightingpride93
August 16, 2023 at 1:22 PM
This year I started a series of artworks influenced by Picasso. I've taken elements of his style and used it to focus on topics he didn't, mainly Black women, with some African influences thrown in too.
You can see the rest on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fightingpride93
You can see the rest on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fightingpride93
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“The city’s entire five-officer police force and two sheriff’s deputies took ‘everything we have,’ Meyer said, and it wasn’t clear how the newspaper staff would take the weekly publication to press Tuesday night.”
Horrifying: Kansas police raided a newspaper office after the paper published a critical article -- https://kansasreflector.com/2023/08/11/police-stage-chilling-raid-on-marion-county-newspaper-seizing-computers-records-and-cellphones/
August 12, 2023 at 12:54 AM
“The city’s entire five-officer police force and two sheriff’s deputies took ‘everything we have,’ Meyer said, and it wasn’t clear how the newspaper staff would take the weekly publication to press Tuesday night.”
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I asked an Indigenous colleague in Hawai'i where people can donate to and these were his suggestions (1/2):
Hawaiʻi People's Fund: https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund
ʻĀina Momona: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kokuamaui
Hawaiʻi People's Fund: https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund
ʻĀina Momona: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kokuamaui
Maui Aloha: The Peopleʻs Response
Support our frontline grassroots heroes mobilizing to mālama ʻohana affected by the wildfires on Maui Hawaiʻi People’s Fund stands in solidarity and full support with those individuals and organ...
hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com
August 10, 2023 at 2:55 PM
I asked an Indigenous colleague in Hawai'i where people can donate to and these were his suggestions (1/2):
Hawaiʻi People's Fund: https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund
ʻĀina Momona: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kokuamaui
Hawaiʻi People's Fund: https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund
ʻĀina Momona: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kokuamaui
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at Teen Vogue I interviewed Boots Riley about "hot labor summer," the potential of the SAG and WGA strikes "creating the experiences that are radicalizing writers," and how he got radicalized at 14 by a group of 14-year-old girls in the 1980s at the Watsonville cannery strikes
Boots Riley Got Radicalized At 14 By A Group of Teen Girl Organizers
"There's always an opening where the management and bosses don't know what to do, and we're right there right now."
www.teenvogue.com
August 9, 2023 at 5:23 PM
at Teen Vogue I interviewed Boots Riley about "hot labor summer," the potential of the SAG and WGA strikes "creating the experiences that are radicalizing writers," and how he got radicalized at 14 by a group of 14-year-old girls in the 1980s at the Watsonville cannery strikes
There is a large unhoused population in West Maui and Lahaina. An overwhelming majority of the unhoused population in Hawai’i is Native Hawaiian, so we know that many of these folks are displaced kanaka.
Anyone know of spaces directing support to their recovery needs and decolonization efforts?
Anyone know of spaces directing support to their recovery needs and decolonization efforts?
August 9, 2023 at 5:18 PM
There is a large unhoused population in West Maui and Lahaina. An overwhelming majority of the unhoused population in Hawai’i is Native Hawaiian, so we know that many of these folks are displaced kanaka.
Anyone know of spaces directing support to their recovery needs and decolonization efforts?
Anyone know of spaces directing support to their recovery needs and decolonization efforts?
When we’re brave enough to try something new, our communities can heal and begin to thrive.
“Connecticut reduced its prison population by 50%, closed 10 prisons, and reduced violent crime by 43% over a period of 10 years.”
… Abolition is the way forward.
“Connecticut reduced its prison population by 50%, closed 10 prisons, and reduced violent crime by 43% over a period of 10 years.”
… Abolition is the way forward.
Connecticut Has Done Something Remarkable With Crime
Connecticut’s push to reform its criminal justice system started in the early 2000s but accelerated when Dannel Malloy became governor in 2011.
t.co
July 29, 2023 at 6:55 PM
When we’re brave enough to try something new, our communities can heal and begin to thrive.
“Connecticut reduced its prison population by 50%, closed 10 prisons, and reduced violent crime by 43% over a period of 10 years.”
… Abolition is the way forward.
“Connecticut reduced its prison population by 50%, closed 10 prisons, and reduced violent crime by 43% over a period of 10 years.”
… Abolition is the way forward.
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we should let this dude organize one expedition per year just to keep morale up
July 28, 2023 at 11:14 PM
we should let this dude organize one expedition per year just to keep morale up
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Protesters formed a letter "hor" (ห) that could be interpreted as 'hia" or "monitor lizard" (เหี้ย) which also means "damn" in Thai at Ratchaprasong Intersection today, they demanding junta-appointed senators respect voters choice.
July 29, 2023 at 12:15 PM
Protesters formed a letter "hor" (ห) that could be interpreted as 'hia" or "monitor lizard" (เหี้ย) which also means "damn" in Thai at Ratchaprasong Intersection today, they demanding junta-appointed senators respect voters choice.
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I am Xicanx (chee-cahn-eks) youtube creator and stand up comedian. I make videos telling personal stories, shitting on conservative chuds and ripping on toxic masculinity. Here's a video im pretty proud of.
https://youtu.be/rYoA5o2CeiA
https://youtu.be/rYoA5o2CeiA
July 29, 2023 at 10:05 AM
I am Xicanx (chee-cahn-eks) youtube creator and stand up comedian. I make videos telling personal stories, shitting on conservative chuds and ripping on toxic masculinity. Here's a video im pretty proud of.
https://youtu.be/rYoA5o2CeiA
https://youtu.be/rYoA5o2CeiA
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I draw lines on paper and fold other paper into shapes
July 27, 2023 at 7:08 PM
I draw lines on paper and fold other paper into shapes
“African officers trained by the U.S. military have taken part in 11 coups in West Africa since 2008.”
Nigerien Military Leaders Pledge Support for Coup Plotters Who Deposed President
Leaders of Niger’s military have declared their support for the mutinous officers who declared a coup Wednesday against the nation’s democratically elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. Two days afte...
t.co
July 29, 2023 at 3:29 PM
“African officers trained by the U.S. military have taken part in 11 coups in West Africa since 2008.”
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The Campaign Against Trans Homelessness is looking for donations in order to help homeless trans people in the UK https://www.gofundme.com/f/campaign-against-trans-homelessness
Campaign against Trans homelessness, organized by Jenni A
Inspired by the incredible work of the Trans Housing Coalition in Atlanta, with your help … Jenni A needs your support for Campaign against Trans homelessness
www.gofundme.com
July 26, 2023 at 4:36 PM
The Campaign Against Trans Homelessness is looking for donations in order to help homeless trans people in the UK https://www.gofundme.com/f/campaign-against-trans-homelessness
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I'm a black trans woman fighting poverty and homelessness.
To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.
Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.
http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.
Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.
http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
July 24, 2023 at 4:42 PM
I'm a black trans woman fighting poverty and homelessness.
To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.
Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.
http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
To support myself, I set up a patreon where you can get access to all my recipes, poetry, artwork and photography for just £5.
Something new EVERY SINGLE DAY. You won't regret it.
http://patreon.com/fightingpride93
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gentle reminder
July 26, 2023 at 1:25 PM
gentle reminder