M Simmons
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The cops shot and killed an activist during STOP COP CITY and then the state criminalized the protesters for indicting over 60 people on RICO charges... THAT IS STILL HAPPENING NOW. Those charges have not been dismissed. The first trials are underway.
December 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The cops shot and killed an activist during STOP COP CITY and then the state criminalized the protesters for indicting over 60 people on RICO charges... THAT IS STILL HAPPENING NOW. Those charges have not been dismissed. The first trials are underway.
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🚀 ALL IN FOR ABOLITION SCHOOL! 🚀 We’re gonna be honest with you: Abolition School urgently needs your help.
Please contribute at bit.ly/abolitionsch.... Make a tax-free donation at: abolitionschool.org/donate/ 🙏 🚀
Please contribute at bit.ly/abolitionsch.... Make a tax-free donation at: abolitionschool.org/donate/ 🙏 🚀
November 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
🚀 ALL IN FOR ABOLITION SCHOOL! 🚀 We’re gonna be honest with you: Abolition School urgently needs your help.
Please contribute at bit.ly/abolitionsch.... Make a tax-free donation at: abolitionschool.org/donate/ 🙏 🚀
Please contribute at bit.ly/abolitionsch.... Make a tax-free donation at: abolitionschool.org/donate/ 🙏 🚀
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Thank you to Maurice Mitchell from the Working Families Party for joining us to commemorate a decade of work at M4BL.
As one of M4BL’s visionary architects, Mitchell has our deep gratitude for his years of dedication to the M4BL ecosystem.
Learn more about this work at M4BL.org
As one of M4BL’s visionary architects, Mitchell has our deep gratitude for his years of dedication to the M4BL ecosystem.
Learn more about this work at M4BL.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Thank you to Maurice Mitchell from the Working Families Party for joining us to commemorate a decade of work at M4BL.
As one of M4BL’s visionary architects, Mitchell has our deep gratitude for his years of dedication to the M4BL ecosystem.
Learn more about this work at M4BL.org
As one of M4BL’s visionary architects, Mitchell has our deep gratitude for his years of dedication to the M4BL ecosystem.
Learn more about this work at M4BL.org
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When despair is pushed onto our people, we are reminded that hope is a discipline.
We must practice hope, we must believe in each other.
It’s your time to join the fight this holiday season to seed the future you want to see.
Seed the work at: https://m4bl.link/GiveBlack2025
We must practice hope, we must believe in each other.
It’s your time to join the fight this holiday season to seed the future you want to see.
Seed the work at: https://m4bl.link/GiveBlack2025
December 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
When despair is pushed onto our people, we are reminded that hope is a discipline.
We must practice hope, we must believe in each other.
It’s your time to join the fight this holiday season to seed the future you want to see.
Seed the work at: https://m4bl.link/GiveBlack2025
We must practice hope, we must believe in each other.
It’s your time to join the fight this holiday season to seed the future you want to see.
Seed the work at: https://m4bl.link/GiveBlack2025
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I have just demanded a full refund for remaining tickets at the Kennedy Center. I did not buy anything at the "Trump Kennedy" Center. I encourage you to do the same #refundKennedy
December 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I have just demanded a full refund for remaining tickets at the Kennedy Center. I did not buy anything at the "Trump Kennedy" Center. I encourage you to do the same #refundKennedy
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Has no idea Quentin Tarantino was a raging Zionist. And not because he’s Jewish or Israeli, he just chose to be a (more) terrible person. As if I needed another reason to dislike that weird bitch.
December 11, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Has no idea Quentin Tarantino was a raging Zionist. And not because he’s Jewish or Israeli, he just chose to be a (more) terrible person. As if I needed another reason to dislike that weird bitch.
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Today's fun fact: if "blue" "progressive" Maryland was a country, we would incarcerate more women per capita than 153 countries, including Canada, China, Argentina, and Venezuela, and would be tied with the Russian Federation. #TheMoreYouKnow www.prisonpolicy.org/global/women...
States of Women's Incarceration: The Global Context 2025
Women's incarceration in every region of the United States is out of step with the rest of the world.
www.prisonpolicy.org
December 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Today's fun fact: if "blue" "progressive" Maryland was a country, we would incarcerate more women per capita than 153 countries, including Canada, China, Argentina, and Venezuela, and would be tied with the Russian Federation. #TheMoreYouKnow www.prisonpolicy.org/global/women...
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NEW: Immigrants who had received letters inviting them to a citizenship ceremony in downtown Louisville were turned away at the door Thursday. All are from countries deemed “high-risk” by President Donald Trump. From @byrobertor.lpm.org at @lpm.org
Ready to become citizens, some immigrants in Louisville turned away at the door
Immigrants who had received letters inviting them to a citizenship ceremony in downtown Louisville were turned away at the door Thursday. All are from countries deemed “high-risk” by President Donald ...
www.lpm.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:40 PM
NEW: Immigrants who had received letters inviting them to a citizenship ceremony in downtown Louisville were turned away at the door Thursday. All are from countries deemed “high-risk” by President Donald Trump. From @byrobertor.lpm.org at @lpm.org
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“They’ve all fallen in line behind Donald Trump and left American families in the dirt.”
Today, the Senate rejected a Democratic plan to extend Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits, all but guaranteeing that they will expire by the end of the year.
Today, the Senate rejected a Democratic plan to extend Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits, all but guaranteeing that they will expire by the end of the year.
Senate Republicans blocked yet another chance to save Obamacare subsidies
ACA health care "is not a luxury item. It is basic survival for a lot of people."
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“They’ve all fallen in line behind Donald Trump and left American families in the dirt.”
Today, the Senate rejected a Democratic plan to extend Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits, all but guaranteeing that they will expire by the end of the year.
Today, the Senate rejected a Democratic plan to extend Affordable Care Act enhanced tax credits, all but guaranteeing that they will expire by the end of the year.
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BREAKING: Indiana's GOP controlled Senate REJECTS Trump’s racially gerrymandered maps!
This is a win for democracy. Keep the pressure on! This is outstanding news! I wrote about Indiana's attempt to undermine voting rights just earlier this week. qasimrashid.substack.com/p/democracy-...
This is a win for democracy. Keep the pressure on! This is outstanding news! I wrote about Indiana's attempt to undermine voting rights just earlier this week. qasimrashid.substack.com/p/democracy-...
Democracy Is Not Self-Executing — Indiana Shows Us the Crisis Is Already Here
If you want to understand how democracies erode, don’t start with the spectacular moments.
qasimrashid.substack.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
BREAKING: Indiana's GOP controlled Senate REJECTS Trump’s racially gerrymandered maps!
This is a win for democracy. Keep the pressure on! This is outstanding news! I wrote about Indiana's attempt to undermine voting rights just earlier this week. qasimrashid.substack.com/p/democracy-...
This is a win for democracy. Keep the pressure on! This is outstanding news! I wrote about Indiana's attempt to undermine voting rights just earlier this week. qasimrashid.substack.com/p/democracy-...
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“We have not deported US citizens or military veterans," said Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, right before she was joined by Sae Joon Park, a Purple Heart recipient who was deported in June.
We'd never deport veterans, Noem says in earshot of deported veteran
The DHS boss was taken to task in a punchy House hearing by Democrats with receipts.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“We have not deported US citizens or military veterans," said Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, right before she was joined by Sae Joon Park, a Purple Heart recipient who was deported in June.
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When @dfriedman.bsky.social discovered a Goodreads page tied to the email of a top Pentagon official featuring “Asian wife sharing” books and other pornographic works, he did what any reporter would do: ask the Pentagon questions.
The very next day, a threatening email from Jack Posobiec arrived.
The very next day, a threatening email from Jack Posobiec arrived.
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
When @dfriedman.bsky.social discovered a Goodreads page tied to the email of a top Pentagon official featuring “Asian wife sharing” books and other pornographic works, he did what any reporter would do: ask the Pentagon questions.
The very next day, a threatening email from Jack Posobiec arrived.
The very next day, a threatening email from Jack Posobiec arrived.
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EU countries have a legal and moral duty to end their complicity in Israel’s genocide and apartheid against Palestinians — and to arrest war criminals. No exceptions, no excuses. Anything less is criminal complicity, and history won't forgive it.
October 23, 2025 at 11:55 AM
EU countries have a legal and moral duty to end their complicity in Israel’s genocide and apartheid against Palestinians — and to arrest war criminals. No exceptions, no excuses. Anything less is criminal complicity, and history won't forgive it.
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I used to teach a college level 'community organizing' class many years ago. After a class one day, a student came to me and said "it's so much work to organize. I thought change just happened." I think of that student often.
October 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I used to teach a college level 'community organizing' class many years ago. After a class one day, a student came to me and said "it's so much work to organize. I thought change just happened." I think of that student often.
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Meanwhile, the purity test is “does this person think I’m human”
You cannot defeat authoritarianism with purity tests. If you are actively working to splinter a unified front against authoritarianism, you are the problem.
October 22, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Meanwhile, the purity test is “does this person think I’m human”
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Corporate media is completely ignoring the dangers of The SAVE Act. Here's what you need to know about this attempt to gut voting rights, particularly for tens of millions of women in America, and how we need to fight back to protect our democracy.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-the-sa...
www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-the-sa...
How The SAVE Act Would Roll Back Voting Rights
What is the SAVE Act and why we cannot allow it to become law
www.qasimrashid.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Corporate media is completely ignoring the dangers of The SAVE Act. Here's what you need to know about this attempt to gut voting rights, particularly for tens of millions of women in America, and how we need to fight back to protect our democracy.
www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-the-sa...
www.qasimrashid.com/p/how-the-sa...
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Texas is a majority minority state and without gerrymandering, white ppl who are only 39.8% of the pop can't have 90% of the power.
The state is still reporting nonsensical math.
But, 60.5% of Texas is nonwhite:
40.2% Latino;
12.5% Black;
5.5% Asian;
1.5% Multiracial;
0.5% Indigenous
The state is still reporting nonsensical math.
But, 60.5% of Texas is nonwhite:
40.2% Latino;
12.5% Black;
5.5% Asian;
1.5% Multiracial;
0.5% Indigenous
October 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Texas is a majority minority state and without gerrymandering, white ppl who are only 39.8% of the pop can't have 90% of the power.
The state is still reporting nonsensical math.
But, 60.5% of Texas is nonwhite:
40.2% Latino;
12.5% Black;
5.5% Asian;
1.5% Multiracial;
0.5% Indigenous
The state is still reporting nonsensical math.
But, 60.5% of Texas is nonwhite:
40.2% Latino;
12.5% Black;
5.5% Asian;
1.5% Multiracial;
0.5% Indigenous
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#tdih 1947
The NAACP sent the UN an appeal to redress human rights violations by the U.S. against African-Americans including lynching, segregation, & gross inequalities in education, housing, health care, & voting rights.
Drafted by W. E. B. Du Bois & more. ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ap...
The NAACP sent the UN an appeal to redress human rights violations by the U.S. against African-Americans including lynching, segregation, & gross inequalities in education, housing, health care, & voting rights.
Drafted by W. E. B. Du Bois & more. ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ap...
Oct. 23, 1947: An Appeal to the World
The NAACP sent to the U.N. a document titled “An Appeal to the World,” to redress human rights violations the United States committed against its African-American citizens.
www.zinnedproject.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
#tdih 1947
The NAACP sent the UN an appeal to redress human rights violations by the U.S. against African-Americans including lynching, segregation, & gross inequalities in education, housing, health care, & voting rights.
Drafted by W. E. B. Du Bois & more. ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ap...
The NAACP sent the UN an appeal to redress human rights violations by the U.S. against African-Americans including lynching, segregation, & gross inequalities in education, housing, health care, & voting rights.
Drafted by W. E. B. Du Bois & more. ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/ap...
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💕💸 help @sinnamonlove.blacksky.app if you can. @mutualaidvoid.bsky.social @fairshare.help #mutualaid
An urgent ask to community.
Our friend and colleague @sinnamonlove.blacksky.app , who is here in Berlin for a film premiere to share her immense knowledge at panels the industry, needs our quick financial support for her beautiful family.
Please donate and share!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-sinna...
Our friend and colleague @sinnamonlove.blacksky.app , who is here in Berlin for a film premiere to share her immense knowledge at panels the industry, needs our quick financial support for her beautiful family.
Please donate and share!
www.gofundme.com/f/help-sinna...
Donate to Help Sinnamon Love Keep Her Family Housed, organized by Kamilah Rouse
I have an urgent ask to keep my family and I housed.
Hi, I’m Sinnamon Love… Kamilah Rouse needs your support for Help Sinnamon Love Keep Her Family Housed
www.gofundme.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
💕💸 help @sinnamonlove.blacksky.app if you can. @mutualaidvoid.bsky.social @fairshare.help #mutualaid
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To be clear, this story is NOT about another crisis pregnancy center. These exec level people—one said she was pro-life, another asked about partnering with an anti-abortion group—are now leading an actual PLANNED PARENTHOOD chapter. With @byninamartin.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Scoop: Staffers fear a southern Planned Parenthood faces a “dangerous threat from within”
One new leader called herself “pro-life” and another asked about partnering with anti-abortion groups.
www.motherjones.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
To be clear, this story is NOT about another crisis pregnancy center. These exec level people—one said she was pro-life, another asked about partnering with an anti-abortion group—are now leading an actual PLANNED PARENTHOOD chapter. With @byninamartin.bsky.social www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Just dropping this here: beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool...
Power mapping - Beautiful Trouble
Map the power dynamics at play to identify your primary target and design a winning campaign strategy.
beautifultrouble.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Just dropping this here: beautifultrouble.org/toolbox/tool...
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A shocking White House demolition. Kristi Noem’s new private jets. Lavish donor dinners.
Amid a government shutdown with no end in sight, the Trump administration’s gilded priorities are clear.
Amid a government shutdown with no end in sight, the Trump administration’s gilded priorities are clear.
What shutdown?
Kristi Noem's new private jets. A shocking White House demolition. The Trump administration's gilded priorities are clear.
www.motherjones.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
A shocking White House demolition. Kristi Noem’s new private jets. Lavish donor dinners.
Amid a government shutdown with no end in sight, the Trump administration’s gilded priorities are clear.
Amid a government shutdown with no end in sight, the Trump administration’s gilded priorities are clear.
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Based on the video shared by Univision (they've paired it with overhead from ABC), today's attack might be the most chemical gas we've seen feds launch into a neighborhood so far. The clouds are enormous/that's a lot of canisters. Completely engulfing cars and homes.
instagram.com/reel/DPzWnGCklvl
instagram.com/reel/DPzWnGCklvl
unichicago on Instagram: "Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información …"
Operativo federal termina con gases lacrimógenos en Chicago. Esto es parte de lo que se vivió en la escena. Tienes más información en nuestra biografía.
www.instagram.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Based on the video shared by Univision (they've paired it with overhead from ABC), today's attack might be the most chemical gas we've seen feds launch into a neighborhood so far. The clouds are enormous/that's a lot of canisters. Completely engulfing cars and homes.
instagram.com/reel/DPzWnGCklvl
instagram.com/reel/DPzWnGCklvl
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SCOTUS has been focused on chipping away at civil rights laws and policies for 20 years.
Today, the justices will hear oral arguments in a case that could represent not just another chip, but a fatal blow to the load-bearing pillar of American multi-racial democracy: The 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Today, the justices will hear oral arguments in a case that could represent not just another chip, but a fatal blow to the load-bearing pillar of American multi-racial democracy: The 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Voting Rights Are on the Supreme Court’s Chopping Block
Tuesday's case pits fanciful claims of racial harmony against the reality of ongoing discrimination.
www.motherjones.com
October 14, 2025 at 9:37 PM
SCOTUS has been focused on chipping away at civil rights laws and policies for 20 years.
Today, the justices will hear oral arguments in a case that could represent not just another chip, but a fatal blow to the load-bearing pillar of American multi-racial democracy: The 1965 Voting Rights Act.
Today, the justices will hear oral arguments in a case that could represent not just another chip, but a fatal blow to the load-bearing pillar of American multi-racial democracy: The 1965 Voting Rights Act.