Miki Pope
@mikipope.bsky.social
feral non-binary autistic 🏳️⚧️ they/them
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Madison, Wisconsin
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Madison, Wisconsin
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Peacocks have a secret hidden in their brightly colored tail feathers: tiny reflective structures that can amplify light into a laser beam. scim.ag/3UEM2oQ
Peacock feathers can be lasers
Tail feathers can emit narrow beams of light, a first in the animal kingdom
scim.ag
July 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
love this for them
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12 years earlier.
‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens
ISLA VISTA, CA—In the days following a violent rampage in southern California in which a lone attacker killed seven individuals, including himself, and seriously injured over a dozen others, citizens ...
theonion.com
July 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
12 years earlier.
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Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
July 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
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Truth. Love from Saint Paul MN
April 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Truth. Love from Saint Paul MN
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Protests aren’t the only tool in the anti-authoritarian toolkit, but they’re incredibly important. Protests help us see each other; they make it feel safer to refuse to obey the dictator, and make it more possible for us to organize mass non-cooperation.
It’s an essential step in the process.
It’s an essential step in the process.
April 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Protests aren’t the only tool in the anti-authoritarian toolkit, but they’re incredibly important. Protests help us see each other; they make it feel safer to refuse to obey the dictator, and make it more possible for us to organize mass non-cooperation.
It’s an essential step in the process.
It’s an essential step in the process.
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People who actually know a goddamn thing about how social movements work understand that protests can be massively useful not as ends in themselves but as *starting points* for people who are newly mobilized
They are huge opportunities. They matter
They are huge opportunities. They matter
Less complaining about how big rallies don't do anything, more brainstorming about how to activate their attendees to get involved with targeted campaigns, direct action, and mutual aid.
April 5, 2025 at 7:44 PM
People who actually know a goddamn thing about how social movements work understand that protests can be massively useful not as ends in themselves but as *starting points* for people who are newly mobilized
They are huge opportunities. They matter
They are huge opportunities. They matter
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I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”
I have never seen anything like this in NYC. 5th Ave covered from 42nd St well to the 20s. Nobody prepared for this volume. Volunteers are holding the traffic on all the side streets. No police in sight. #handsoff
April 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”
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It’s never been more important to speak up for our trans community than it is right now. We see you. We support you. And you are safe with us 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
March 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
It’s never been more important to speak up for our trans community than it is right now. We see you. We support you. And you are safe with us 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️
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When you ride with Union Cab, you’re supporting a local worker-owned and operated co-op that puts its values into practice.
Read the whole article from City Cast Madison here: madison.citycast.fm/madison-expl...
Read the whole article from City Cast Madison here: madison.citycast.fm/madison-expl...
April 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
When you ride with Union Cab, you’re supporting a local worker-owned and operated co-op that puts its values into practice.
Read the whole article from City Cast Madison here: madison.citycast.fm/madison-expl...
Read the whole article from City Cast Madison here: madison.citycast.fm/madison-expl...
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German pianist Davide Martello, who played during the Gezi protests in 2013 and at other demonstrations and sites of conflict and violence around the world, says he was deported from Turkey before a planned performance in Istanbul this week.
🔴Kadıköy'de vereceği resital öncesinde piyanosuna el konulan ve gözaltına alınan Gezi'nin piyanisti Davide Martello sınır dışı edildi
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April 3, 2025 at 8:22 AM
German pianist Davide Martello, who played during the Gezi protests in 2013 and at other demonstrations and sites of conflict and violence around the world, says he was deported from Turkey before a planned performance in Istanbul this week.
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Turkey is in crisis:
-Authorities raided homes of at least nine journalists
- Detained those journalists & at least another four who were covering protests
-Media regulators imposed suspensions & fines on pro-opposition broadcasters; threatened cancellation of TV licenses
cpj.org/2025/04/jour...
-Authorities raided homes of at least nine journalists
- Detained those journalists & at least another four who were covering protests
-Media regulators imposed suspensions & fines on pro-opposition broadcasters; threatened cancellation of TV licenses
cpj.org/2025/04/jour...
Journalists in Turkey arrested, beaten, deported amid government crackdown on opposition - Committee to Protect Journalists
Istanbul, April 2, 2025—In the weeks since the March 19 detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a potential challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the next presidential race, alon...
cpj.org
April 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Turkey is in crisis:
-Authorities raided homes of at least nine journalists
- Detained those journalists & at least another four who were covering protests
-Media regulators imposed suspensions & fines on pro-opposition broadcasters; threatened cancellation of TV licenses
cpj.org/2025/04/jour...
-Authorities raided homes of at least nine journalists
- Detained those journalists & at least another four who were covering protests
-Media regulators imposed suspensions & fines on pro-opposition broadcasters; threatened cancellation of TV licenses
cpj.org/2025/04/jour...
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Results of anti-government protests in Turkey police assault. And there is also sexual harrasment in custody. The majority of protesters are students. Law enforcement tries to silence peacefully protesting students.
#JusticeForTurkey
#JusticeForStudents
#JusticeForTurkey
#JusticeForStudents
April 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Results of anti-government protests in Turkey police assault. And there is also sexual harrasment in custody. The majority of protesters are students. Law enforcement tries to silence peacefully protesting students.
#JusticeForTurkey
#JusticeForStudents
#JusticeForTurkey
#JusticeForStudents
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German pianist forced to leave Turkey after playing amid protests
German pianist forced to leave Turkey after playing amid protests - Turkish Minute
German pianist Davide Martello, known for performing for demonstrators during the 2013 Gezi Park protests in İstanbul, was forced to leave Turkey after playing at recent demonstrations sparked by the...
www.turkishminute.com
April 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
German pianist forced to leave Turkey after playing amid protests
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Elon Musk is now suspending accounts of opposition figures in Turkey for reporting on the massive protests against Erdoğan’s dictatorship regime following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor. So much for the “free speech."
April 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Elon Musk is now suspending accounts of opposition figures in Turkey for reporting on the massive protests against Erdoğan’s dictatorship regime following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor. So much for the “free speech."
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#SONDAKİKA
İstanbul Pangaltı'da pencerelere çıkan yurttaşlar, bu gece de tencere ve tavalarla protesto eylemi gerçekleştirdi.
İstanbul Pangaltı'da pencerelere çıkan yurttaşlar, bu gece de tencere ve tavalarla protesto eylemi gerçekleştirdi.
April 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
#SONDAKİKA
İstanbul Pangaltı'da pencerelere çıkan yurttaşlar, bu gece de tencere ve tavalarla protesto eylemi gerçekleştirdi.
İstanbul Pangaltı'da pencerelere çıkan yurttaşlar, bu gece de tencere ve tavalarla protesto eylemi gerçekleştirdi.
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OMCT and 12 civil society organisations condemn the brutal crackdown on peaceful protests and the persecution of human rights defenders in 🇹🇷 #Turkey.
Turkey must respect the right to protest. Mass arrests, police violence, and attacks on HRDs must end.
📄 Read the joint statement: bit.ly/4j68Zfe
Turkey must respect the right to protest. Mass arrests, police violence, and attacks on HRDs must end.
📄 Read the joint statement: bit.ly/4j68Zfe
April 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
OMCT and 12 civil society organisations condemn the brutal crackdown on peaceful protests and the persecution of human rights defenders in 🇹🇷 #Turkey.
Turkey must respect the right to protest. Mass arrests, police violence, and attacks on HRDs must end.
📄 Read the joint statement: bit.ly/4j68Zfe
Turkey must respect the right to protest. Mass arrests, police violence, and attacks on HRDs must end.
📄 Read the joint statement: bit.ly/4j68Zfe
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13 international, regional & national organisations condemn violations of the right to protest in Turkey, including police brutality, ill-treatment that may amount to torture, mass arbitrary detentions, and the systematic persecution of human rights defenders.
euromedrights.org/publication/...
euromedrights.org/publication/...
Turkey: End Brutal Crackdown on Peaceful Protest and Human Rights Defenders
Browse through all the publications of EuroMed Rights & its work spanning through the Euro-Mediterranean region
euromedrights.org
April 4, 2025 at 2:25 PM
13 international, regional & national organisations condemn violations of the right to protest in Turkey, including police brutality, ill-treatment that may amount to torture, mass arbitrary detentions, and the systematic persecution of human rights defenders.
euromedrights.org/publication/...
euromedrights.org/publication/...
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@unioncabcoop.bsky.social, a worker-owned cooperative in Madison, WI, offers a model where drivers not only receive a share of the profits but also have a say in the business. They operate the state’s only on-demand fleet of wheelchair-accessible cabs, and revenues are reinvested into the community.
How Madison’s Union Cab Co-op Competes in the Uber Era - City Cast Madison
Since 1979, Union Cab Co-op has been a worker-owned taxi company serving Madison. While its business model may have changed over the years to compete with Uber and Lyft, its mission remains the same.
madison.citycast.fm
March 31, 2025 at 10:34 PM
@unioncabcoop.bsky.social, a worker-owned cooperative in Madison, WI, offers a model where drivers not only receive a share of the profits but also have a say in the business. They operate the state’s only on-demand fleet of wheelchair-accessible cabs, and revenues are reinvested into the community.
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Back on my bullshit. Please, if you know someone who is missing after an immigration detention, report it to the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances: www.wlrn.org/immigration/...
Trump deports more Venezuelans to El Salvador — as lawyers ask the U.N. for help
The U.N. human rights commission's working group has now said it will appeal to El Salvador to consider the recent deportation and imprisonment of Venezuelans “alleged enforced or involuntary disappea...
www.wlrn.org
March 31, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Back on my bullshit. Please, if you know someone who is missing after an immigration detention, report it to the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances: www.wlrn.org/immigration/...
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Since we give free rides to the polls on election days, we’re unable to endorse any candidates or tell anyone how to vote… BUT we can absolutely can say this is an extremely important election. There’s a lot at stake, so please do not sit this one out!
March 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Since we give free rides to the polls on election days, we’re unable to endorse any candidates or tell anyone how to vote… BUT we can absolutely can say this is an extremely important election. There’s a lot at stake, so please do not sit this one out!