The Ghetto Bedouin 🇵🇸to🏁
@seemab.bsky.social
Civil Rights Organizer in the PNW (opinions my own), Muslim, Father, Husband. Lens on Pro-Blackness, Islamophobia, Immigrant/Refugee Community Advocacy. Him.
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My Detention Facility Fee policy will have a first hearing at the morning Council Session on 11/5. It will be posted tomorrow on the website, and I will repost a link for people to submit written testimony. I also recommend emailing your district Councilors if this is an issue that matters to you.
As the city waits for the result of a land use violation appeal involving the South Portland ICE building, councilors are considering new sanctions that would impact ICE's landlord.
Portland councilors will mull policy that would target property owners who lease to detention centers
Portland City Council will consider new sanctions against a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building, which has been the focus of monthslong demonstrations, recent land use debates and severa...
www.opb.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My Detention Facility Fee policy will have a first hearing at the morning Council Session on 11/5. It will be posted tomorrow on the website, and I will repost a link for people to submit written testimony. I also recommend emailing your district Councilors if this is an issue that matters to you.
I see no lies.
People still think city council can MAKE ICE do virtual check ins.
I’m gonna kms.
They’re a federal agency!!
They have the supremacy clause!!!
They wont opt for virtual check ins that makes the lives of immigrants easier because they think we’re all violent criminals and they want us dead!!!!
I’m gonna kms.
They’re a federal agency!!
They have the supremacy clause!!!
They wont opt for virtual check ins that makes the lives of immigrants easier because they think we’re all violent criminals and they want us dead!!!!
October 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I see no lies.
This is WILD! $10.5 mil in 5yrs?!
A new addition to these settlement items is an exhibit that contains the 1 year and 5 year "Bureau Claims Data" which show PPB having, in the last year:
133 claims for $2,741,695.56
and in the last 5 years:
891 claims for $10,505,939.06
www.portland.gov/sites/defaul...
133 claims for $2,741,695.56
and in the last 5 years:
891 claims for $10,505,939.06
www.portland.gov/sites/defaul...
www.portland.gov
May 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
This is WILD! $10.5 mil in 5yrs?!
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There are 2 police brutality settlements on next week's May 7, 2025 Portland City Council Meeting agenda:
$100,000 "civil rights lawsuit"
$375,000 "bodily injury lawsuit"
www.portland.gov/council/agen...
$100,000 "civil rights lawsuit"
$375,000 "bodily injury lawsuit"
www.portland.gov/council/agen...
May 7-8, 2025 Council Agenda
www.portland.gov
May 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
There are 2 police brutality settlements on next week's May 7, 2025 Portland City Council Meeting agenda:
$100,000 "civil rights lawsuit"
$375,000 "bodily injury lawsuit"
www.portland.gov/council/agen...
$100,000 "civil rights lawsuit"
$375,000 "bodily injury lawsuit"
www.portland.gov/council/agen...
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🚨MUTUAL AID #PDX 🚨
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May 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
🚨MUTUAL AID #PDX 🚨
@revolutionrising.bsky.social has been unable to work while recovering from a stroke. She has been a pillar of our circles for YEARS, please shoot a couple bux her way if possible:
Venmo @danialle-james
PayPal.me/sovereignpdx
@revolutionrising.bsky.social has been unable to work while recovering from a stroke. She has been a pillar of our circles for YEARS, please shoot a couple bux her way if possible:
Venmo @danialle-james
PayPal.me/sovereignpdx
YO! Exciting times to organize and support orgs doing The Work (tm)
Which is why I’m excited to announce that I’ve joined the board for PNWRSG.org and look forward to supporting the org and their amazing ED in Peter Newbegin!
We protect Immigrant/Refugee communities ♥️🌹✊🏽
Which is why I’m excited to announce that I’ve joined the board for PNWRSG.org and look forward to supporting the org and their amazing ED in Peter Newbegin!
We protect Immigrant/Refugee communities ♥️🌹✊🏽
Pacific Refugee Support Group
Pacific Refugee Support Group is a Community-Based Organization focused on re-empowering refugees, asylum seekers, and newcomers to the community through trauma-informed care, and a culturally respons...
PNWRSG.org
March 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
YO! Exciting times to organize and support orgs doing The Work (tm)
Which is why I’m excited to announce that I’ve joined the board for PNWRSG.org and look forward to supporting the org and their amazing ED in Peter Newbegin!
We protect Immigrant/Refugee communities ♥️🌹✊🏽
Which is why I’m excited to announce that I’ve joined the board for PNWRSG.org and look forward to supporting the org and their amazing ED in Peter Newbegin!
We protect Immigrant/Refugee communities ♥️🌹✊🏽
BHM has come and gone, but The Work (tm) for allyship never ends.
As we close out Black History Month and keep envisioning Black Futures head over to the link in our blog to read some reflections from the Freedom to Thrive team members, Kae Goode and Seemab Hussaini.
Link: freedomtothrive.org/blog/
Link: freedomtothrive.org/blog/
March 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
BHM has come and gone, but The Work (tm) for allyship never ends.
I wanna tell you what I’m doing, but it never feels like it’s enough. Solidarity to all organizers.
November 27, 2024 at 11:00 PM
I wanna tell you what I’m doing, but it never feels like it’s enough. Solidarity to all organizers.
I’m shit posting here instead of being meaningful with work because…
November 26, 2024 at 11:48 PM
I’m shit posting here instead of being meaningful with work because…
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Are you really making change or are they just trotting you around like an equitable pony?
Anyway, we not organizing on these apps.
Anyway, we not organizing on these apps.
November 24, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Are you really making change or are they just trotting you around like an equitable pony?
Anyway, we not organizing on these apps.
Anyway, we not organizing on these apps.
Where’s my blue check?
November 23, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Where’s my blue check?
Blue skeets?
If it's not tweets, what we call these?
November 23, 2024 at 12:23 AM
Blue skeets?
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I straight up think it is dishonest to make this claim without noting that a) the mobilization against the Muslim ban involved a thousands of actual people flooding airports and b) coincided with a massive mobilization of people on the ground in Washington D.C.
November 22, 2024 at 5:13 PM
I straight up think it is dishonest to make this claim without noting that a) the mobilization against the Muslim ban involved a thousands of actual people flooding airports and b) coincided with a massive mobilization of people on the ground in Washington D.C.
If we had beef before, hmu before following. DMs open.
November 22, 2024 at 8:20 PM
If we had beef before, hmu before following. DMs open.
Kendrick dropped GNX n lil old me will impress upon ea track. My feels…
November 22, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Kendrick dropped GNX n lil old me will impress upon ea track. My feels…
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I like it here and I don’t think a mega corp Twitter clone can kill spaces like these.
There is a high level of original thought and engagement, people care about each other and maintain a strong space minimizing bad faith, harassment, and disinfo, which lets people be themselves & build community
There is a high level of original thought and engagement, people care about each other and maintain a strong space minimizing bad faith, harassment, and disinfo, which lets people be themselves & build community
July 6, 2023 at 2:05 AM
I like it here and I don’t think a mega corp Twitter clone can kill spaces like these.
There is a high level of original thought and engagement, people care about each other and maintain a strong space minimizing bad faith, harassment, and disinfo, which lets people be themselves & build community
There is a high level of original thought and engagement, people care about each other and maintain a strong space minimizing bad faith, harassment, and disinfo, which lets people be themselves & build community
Cops and their union trying to make life difficult for me and my career. But who am I? LOL. Whatever they think I am, sounds nice.
Really tho, I ain’t even turnt up yet.
Really tho, I ain’t even turnt up yet.
July 6, 2023 at 3:38 AM
Cops and their union trying to make life difficult for me and my career. But who am I? LOL. Whatever they think I am, sounds nice.
Really tho, I ain’t even turnt up yet.
Really tho, I ain’t even turnt up yet.
Look ma, I made it.
July 6, 2023 at 3:04 AM
Look ma, I made it.