Jason Martens
@martens742.bsky.social
Longing for collective freedom. Also into photography, woodworking, cooking, and probably too many other hobbies. Day job is tech.
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Harsha is so dear to me, and I am furious that she is facing BS charges for acting in solidarity with people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the people of Palestine. This was the rally Harsha was participating in:
Apple Profits From Genocide!
🍎 Apple Profits From Genocide!
Friday November 28 (Black Friday)
Gather at Vancouver Art Gallery, šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl'e7énḵ
11:30 am
Apple has become a symbol of reckless consumerism - releasing a new ph...
www.weavingourworlds.ca
November 29, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Harsha is so dear to me, and I am furious that she is facing BS charges for acting in solidarity with people in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the people of Palestine. This was the rally Harsha was participating in:
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My friend @harshawalia.bsky.social was arrested and charged, and another protester was brutalized today in Vancouver at a protest targeting Apple for profiting from death and exploitation in its supply chain. The protesters also called out Apple's support of Friends of the IDF.
November 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM
My friend @harshawalia.bsky.social was arrested and charged, and another protester was brutalized today in Vancouver at a protest targeting Apple for profiting from death and exploitation in its supply chain. The protesters also called out Apple's support of Friends of the IDF.
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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Every city has a choice between being a place for people to live or a parking lot to store cars
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Every city has a choice between being a place for people to live or a parking lot to store cars
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KILMEADE: ”I think JD Vance is jealous. I think the president wants to use Zohran as a running mate.”
November 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
KILMEADE: ”I think JD Vance is jealous. I think the president wants to use Zohran as a running mate.”
This person’s car was totaled by an ICE hit and run. Please donate if you can! www.gofundme.com/f/ice-hit-an...
Donate to ICE Hit and Run Victim Seeking Help for Reliable Vehicle, organized by Satima Flaherty
My name is Satima, and I’m raising funds to purchase a reliab… Satima Flaherty needs your support for ICE Hit and Run Victim Seeking Help for Reliable Vehicle
www.gofundme.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This person’s car was totaled by an ICE hit and run. Please donate if you can! www.gofundme.com/f/ice-hit-an...
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I'm a trans person w/ a trans kid & we lose trans siblings every year to hateful violence. On Trans Day of Remembrance we're called not only to collectively mourn those we've lost, but to renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who are still here.
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
I'm a trans person w/ a trans kid & we lose trans siblings every year to hateful violence. On Trans Day of Remembrance we're called not only to collectively mourn those we've lost, but to renew our commitment to keep fighting for those who are still here.
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
#tdor 🏳️⚧️
Art by @thefoxfisher.bsky.social
Furikake is a very fun word to say. Try it.
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Furikake is a very fun word to say. Try it.
Why did it get so blurry all the sudden?
I’m at Hoover Elementary where there was some ICE presence earlier. The school is on lockdown and community members are chanting “say it loud say it clear immigrants are welcome here”
No obvious sign of any federal agents in the area now
No obvious sign of any federal agents in the area now
November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Why did it get so blurry all the sudden?
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Charlotte didn’t flinch; it rose. Neighbors linked arms, communities defied intimidation, and ICE’s fear machine hit a wall of people power.
This is the new standard: we protect us. Read it, share it, make it impossible to ignore🔥
www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/charlotte-...
This is the new standard: we protect us. Read it, share it, make it impossible to ignore🔥
www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/charlotte-...
Charlotte Set a New Standard for Resisting ICE
If they thought Charlotte would break, they miscalculated. Inside: the proof, the tactics, and the shareable content to spread what really happened.
www.digitaldrumbeat.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Charlotte didn’t flinch; it rose. Neighbors linked arms, communities defied intimidation, and ICE’s fear machine hit a wall of people power.
This is the new standard: we protect us. Read it, share it, make it impossible to ignore🔥
www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/charlotte-...
This is the new standard: we protect us. Read it, share it, make it impossible to ignore🔥
www.digitaldrumbeat.com/p/charlotte-...
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Last night over 150 people showed up to resist the expansion of Flock cameras in Oakland. It seemed like a foregone conclusion that they would be approved, but we changed one vote on the Public Safety commission and they have been blocked! #WeKeepUsSafe
November 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Last night over 150 people showed up to resist the expansion of Flock cameras in Oakland. It seemed like a foregone conclusion that they would be approved, but we changed one vote on the Public Safety commission and they have been blocked! #WeKeepUsSafe
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"Asylum seekers had to rely on this chatbot---available only in English---because automatic email responses from the department nudged them to use it while the phone line has been closed since August 2024."
textbook example of hiding behind AI to evade accountability
textbook example of hiding behind AI to evade accountability
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
"Asylum seekers had to rely on this chatbot---available only in English---because automatic email responses from the department nudged them to use it while the phone line has been closed since August 2024."
textbook example of hiding behind AI to evade accountability
textbook example of hiding behind AI to evade accountability
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November 18, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Bay Area friends, check out brightsaver.org for plug-in solar options!
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If you live in Oakland PLEASE consider writing in via this extremely easy form to our city officials to urge them to REJECT a contract w FLOCK surveillance cameras, which shares data directly with ICE and DHS.
Keep our neighbors safe.
FLOCK OUT OF OAKLAND
actionnetwork.org/letters/no-f...
Keep our neighbors safe.
FLOCK OUT OF OAKLAND
actionnetwork.org/letters/no-f...
Tell City Council: No FLOCK Surveillance for ICE in Oakland
The Oakland Police Department is looking to push through a $2.25M contract to expand its surveillance network under the privately-owned company FLOCK Safety — and we need you to show up and demand the...
actionnetwork.org
November 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If you live in Oakland PLEASE consider writing in via this extremely easy form to our city officials to urge them to REJECT a contract w FLOCK surveillance cameras, which shares data directly with ICE and DHS.
Keep our neighbors safe.
FLOCK OUT OF OAKLAND
actionnetwork.org/letters/no-f...
Keep our neighbors safe.
FLOCK OUT OF OAKLAND
actionnetwork.org/letters/no-f...
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"There are about a thousand of us" is devastating.
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
"There are about a thousand of us" is devastating.
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“With so many marginalized communities, we’re basically the oracles…we’re the ones who see shit before it happens.” In June 2020, I interviewed Alice Wong for TVU before she lost her ability to speak. I asked her how she’d first learned of SARS-CoV-2. She began with the 2016 election of Trump:
November 15, 2025 at 10:36 AM
“With so many marginalized communities, we’re basically the oracles…we’re the ones who see shit before it happens.” In June 2020, I interviewed Alice Wong for TVU before she lost her ability to speak. I asked her how she’d first learned of SARS-CoV-2. She began with the 2016 election of Trump:
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working with Alice, someone I admired for years before I got this job, was a privilege. here is her full contributor page to Teen Vogue, with her Disability Visibility column.
Alice Wong
Alice Wong is the founder of the Disability Visibility Project and author of Year of the Tiger. Follow her on Twitter.
www.teenvogue.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:38 PM
working with Alice, someone I admired for years before I got this job, was a privilege. here is her full contributor page to Teen Vogue, with her Disability Visibility column.
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bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
bringing this statement over from Alice’s Twitter. it appears the below was Alice’s last post before passing. I am heartbroken
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ruby bridges is still alive and is being forced to watch the resegregation of our country in slow motion
65 years ago on Nov. 14, little Ruby Bridges was escorted into an all-white elementary school in New Orleans. Norman Rockwell, renowned for blissful depictions of Americana, did this remarkable painting for Look magazine. Printed as a double page, over-size spread, it's his masterpiece.
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
ruby bridges is still alive and is being forced to watch the resegregation of our country in slow motion
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"Democrats will never fully support disabled people because disability is the antithesis of capitalism. It requires we take a step back from always making a profit when it comes to the lives of people who can produce no profit outside of extraction from our for-profit healthcare system."
100% this.
100% this.
When you actually think about how many issues are tied to disability you never think about, it’s intentional.
crutchesandspice.com/2025/11/11/c...
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Capitalists Were Never Going To Protect Your Healthcare When Your Disablement Is For Profit
When I first began my career in disability advocacy as a professional, I was bright-eyed, believing that I would be working with the most vocal supporters of DEI and who rallied behind diversity as…
crutchesandspice.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 PM
"Democrats will never fully support disabled people because disability is the antithesis of capitalism. It requires we take a step back from always making a profit when it comes to the lives of people who can produce no profit outside of extraction from our for-profit healthcare system."
100% this.
100% this.
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As far as I know not a single sitting Dem senator has demanded Schumer’s resignation as leader.
Not one.
Not one.
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
As far as I know not a single sitting Dem senator has demanded Schumer’s resignation as leader.
Not one.
Not one.
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I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
November 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I don't think it's cowardice. I think that they are OK with what the GOP is doing. The sooner folks reconcile with this, the better.
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How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
I made food and put it in the community fridge. Fuck the democrats, we keep us safe.
Focus on what you can do where you are with what you have right now, yall.
"Maybe if I donate another $10, canvas a lil harder in the midterms..."
NO. THAT WILL NOT SAVE YOU.
The time and resources you put into electoralism directly takes away from the time and resources you have available to build real power on your community or workplace.
NO. THAT WILL NOT SAVE YOU.
The time and resources you put into electoralism directly takes away from the time and resources you have available to build real power on your community or workplace.
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I made food and put it in the community fridge. Fuck the democrats, we keep us safe.