@strike2024.bsky.social
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Our last episode of the year is a conversation about what resisting ICE has looked like in Chicago, what we've learned, what it's cost, and where we go from here. I'm so grateful to Gabe Gonzalez, Rey Wences, and Jocelyn Walsh for this convo. This one is special to me. Audio + transcript:
How We’ve Resisted ICE: Street Lessons From Chicago
“I cannot imagine doing anything else in this moment,” says community defense organizer Gabe Gonzalez.
truthout.org
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our last episode of the year is a conversation about what resisting ICE has looked like in Chicago, what we've learned, what it's cost, and where we go from here. I'm so grateful to Gabe Gonzalez, Rey Wences, and Jocelyn Walsh for this convo. This one is special to me. Audio + transcript:
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In late February, Sergio, a DACA recipient, was snatched by federal immigration agents. He was detained despite showing his work permit and the protections afforded under DACA. Text POWERED to 787-57 to join the movement.
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-ice-raids-20206657.php
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-ice-raids-20206657.php
December 24, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In late February, Sergio, a DACA recipient, was snatched by federal immigration agents. He was detained despite showing his work permit and the protections afforded under DACA. Text POWERED to 787-57 to join the movement.
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-ice-raids-20206657.php
https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/texas-ice-raids-20206657.php
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This summer, young people across the country chose community, care, and collective power. ☀️
When immigrants, allies, neighbors, colleagues, and loved ones come together, we build real power. Text POWERED to join us!
When immigrants, allies, neighbors, colleagues, and loved ones come together, we build real power. Text POWERED to join us!
December 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
This summer, young people across the country chose community, care, and collective power. ☀️
When immigrants, allies, neighbors, colleagues, and loved ones come together, we build real power. Text POWERED to join us!
When immigrants, allies, neighbors, colleagues, and loved ones come together, we build real power. Text POWERED to join us!
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Instead of heading back to the stores, all members of The MB Coalition, which includes over 100 organizations nationwide, are using this Giving Tuesday to give back.
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participant/...
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participant/...
December 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Instead of heading back to the stores, all members of The MB Coalition, which includes over 100 organizations nationwide, are using this Giving Tuesday to give back.
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participant/...
teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participant/...
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I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.
March 24, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I'm Kat Abughazaleh and I'm running for Congress.
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Each day, we work to bring a voice for moral governance to the halls of Congress — the kind that prioritizes:
✔️human dignity over ❌corporate profit,
✔️compassion over ❌cruelty,
✔️peace over ❌militarism.
Our voice depends on you. Please consider chipping in today:
✔️human dignity over ❌corporate profit,
✔️compassion over ❌cruelty,
✔️peace over ❌militarism.
Our voice depends on you. Please consider chipping in today:
Give to FCNL
We believe in a government that serves all people — not just the powerful. Your gift of support turns our values into lobbying and advocacy in Congress.
buff.ly
December 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Each day, we work to bring a voice for moral governance to the halls of Congress — the kind that prioritizes:
✔️human dignity over ❌corporate profit,
✔️compassion over ❌cruelty,
✔️peace over ❌militarism.
Our voice depends on you. Please consider chipping in today:
✔️human dignity over ❌corporate profit,
✔️compassion over ❌cruelty,
✔️peace over ❌militarism.
Our voice depends on you. Please consider chipping in today:
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Experts said Israel hopes to use Somaliland as a base for strikes on Yemen and a destination to deport Palestinians to.
Israel Becomes First Nation to Recognize Somaliland as Independent State
Experts said Israel hopes to use Somaliland as a base for strikes on Yemen and a destination to deport Palestinians to.
buff.ly
December 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Experts said Israel hopes to use Somaliland as a base for strikes on Yemen and a destination to deport Palestinians to.
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Hi! We're Respect MO Voters - a cross-partisan, volunteer-led movement gathering signatures for our initiative petition to protect the will of the people in Missouri! Learn more and sign up at respectMOvoters.org
#moleg #mogov #missouri
#moleg #mogov #missouri
October 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hi! We're Respect MO Voters - a cross-partisan, volunteer-led movement gathering signatures for our initiative petition to protect the will of the people in Missouri! Learn more and sign up at respectMOvoters.org
#moleg #mogov #missouri
#moleg #mogov #missouri
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Care centers where mothers and drug-exposed newborns are treated together prove a simple point: when mothers and babies stay together, both recover more quickly, outcomes improve, and foster placements fall.
Substance use during pregnancy should be treated as a public health issue, not a crime.
Substance use during pregnancy should be treated as a public health issue, not a crime.
She was pregnant and addicted to fentanyl. Getting to keep her baby saved them both
A baby is born in withdrawal every 18 minutes in the US, and most end up in foster care. At centers like Maddie’s Place, mothers stay with their infants – and leave together, in recovery
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Care centers where mothers and drug-exposed newborns are treated together prove a simple point: when mothers and babies stay together, both recover more quickly, outcomes improve, and foster placements fall.
Substance use during pregnancy should be treated as a public health issue, not a crime.
Substance use during pregnancy should be treated as a public health issue, not a crime.
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Since 2022, 100 independent clinics have closed or stopped providing abortions. This has a devastating impact on communities that rely on them. But we can help keep clinics open. Learn more about clinic closures: communitiesneedclinics.org @abortioncare.bsky.social #IndiesProvide
December 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Since 2022, 100 independent clinics have closed or stopped providing abortions. This has a devastating impact on communities that rely on them. But we can help keep clinics open. Learn more about clinic closures: communitiesneedclinics.org @abortioncare.bsky.social #IndiesProvide
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Missing Epstein files spark “cover-up” claims as survivors question vanished documents. “What are they protecting? The cover-up continues,” said survivor Jess Michaels.
Document Removal, Missing Files Fuel Speculation of Trump Administration Epstein “Cover-Up”
“What are they protecting? The cover-up continues,” said Epstein survivor Jess Michaels.
truthout.org
December 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Missing Epstein files spark “cover-up” claims as survivors question vanished documents. “What are they protecting? The cover-up continues,” said survivor Jess Michaels.
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A must-read from a cowriter/illustrator of The Warehouse: A Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration (@pmpress.bsky.social) & listed as a Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2025.
via the always great Inquest
via the always great Inquest
Hell Is Real and It Is Beige | Vic Liu | INQUEST
Some of the greatest violence of prisons is hidden, in plain view, within their banality.
inquest.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
A must-read from a cowriter/illustrator of The Warehouse: A Visual Primer on Mass Incarceration (@pmpress.bsky.social) & listed as a Notable Essay in The Best American Essays 2025.
via the always great Inquest
via the always great Inquest
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Would Starbucks rather lose value AND good-will with their customers instead of just listening to their workers? 🤔
nocontractnocoffee.org
nocontractnocoffee.org
“Historic Union Busting”: Starbucks Stock (NASDAQ:SBUX) Slips as Strikes Gain Ground, Draw Congress Reps - TipRanks.com
Coffee giant Starbucks’ ($SBUX) labor troubles seem to be getting worse. The strikes that were confined to a handful of stores, and often not for very long in the c...
www.tipranks.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Would Starbucks rather lose value AND good-will with their customers instead of just listening to their workers? 🤔
nocontractnocoffee.org
nocontractnocoffee.org
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Just a devastating investigation by Anat Rubin @calmatters.org
on the impact of flat-fee defense contracts, as told through the lens of one firm in the state. One stat: of 2,000 cases resolved, they investigated just 9.
calmatters.org/investigatio...
on the impact of flat-fee defense contracts, as told through the lens of one firm in the state. One stat: of 2,000 cases resolved, they investigated just 9.
calmatters.org/investigatio...
The WalMart of public defense: How justice goes to the lowest bidder in rural California
The Ciummo firm has become the face of the privatization of California’s public defense. Even their courtroom adversaries wish they’d put up more of a fight.
calmatters.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Just a devastating investigation by Anat Rubin @calmatters.org
on the impact of flat-fee defense contracts, as told through the lens of one firm in the state. One stat: of 2,000 cases resolved, they investigated just 9.
calmatters.org/investigatio...
on the impact of flat-fee defense contracts, as told through the lens of one firm in the state. One stat: of 2,000 cases resolved, they investigated just 9.
calmatters.org/investigatio...
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This week, our #DutytoDisobey series returns, highlighting #SmedleyButler, who dedicated his retirement to speaking out against the war machine.
November 14, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This week, our #DutytoDisobey series returns, highlighting #SmedleyButler, who dedicated his retirement to speaking out against the war machine.
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@vetsaboutface.bsky.social wanted to share some photos I took from the Vets Say No Rally at Union Station in DC last week. Feel free to use them for whatever you want - www.flickr.com/photos/jason...
Vets Say No Rally - Union Station - DC
On Veterans Day (November 11, 2025), hundreds of veterans and supporters gathered under the banner “Vets Say No” in cities such as Washington D.C., Baltimore, Gulfport (Mississippi), Chicago, Los Ange...
www.flickr.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
@vetsaboutface.bsky.social wanted to share some photos I took from the Vets Say No Rally at Union Station in DC last week. Feel free to use them for whatever you want - www.flickr.com/photos/jason...
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This #GivingTuesday, give to an org that refuses to stand down. For 2 decades, About Face #veterans have been at the front lines against #military occupation, and we remain firm in our dedication to justice and freedom. 📷Donate at aboutfaceveterans.org/donate to support our work!
December 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This #GivingTuesday, give to an org that refuses to stand down. For 2 decades, About Face #veterans have been at the front lines against #military occupation, and we remain firm in our dedication to justice and freedom. 📷Donate at aboutfaceveterans.org/donate to support our work!
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This week: Jad Abumrad tells the story of the "ideological genealogy” of Fela Kuti’s anti-colonial politics — his mother.
Bigger Than Me
When history comes knocking, you have to figure out what to do.
Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription.
Prologue: Brittany’s job is to answer anonymous calls...
link.podtrac.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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@governor.ny.gov has 29 days left to sign the Jail & Prison Oversight Bill into law.
We urge @governor.ny.gov to sign the bill into law immediately to address the crisis ongoing in NY Jails and Prisons.
Take action here to contact Hochul & demand that she sign the bill: katal.info/hochul
We urge @governor.ny.gov to sign the bill into law immediately to address the crisis ongoing in NY Jails and Prisons.
Take action here to contact Hochul & demand that she sign the bill: katal.info/hochul
December 2, 2025 at 3:54 PM
@governor.ny.gov has 29 days left to sign the Jail & Prison Oversight Bill into law.
We urge @governor.ny.gov to sign the bill into law immediately to address the crisis ongoing in NY Jails and Prisons.
Take action here to contact Hochul & demand that she sign the bill: katal.info/hochul
We urge @governor.ny.gov to sign the bill into law immediately to address the crisis ongoing in NY Jails and Prisons.
Take action here to contact Hochul & demand that she sign the bill: katal.info/hochul
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City Council this week unanimously passed a bill that would require the Department of Correction to be more transparent about its use of a work release program meant to reduce the number of people housed on Rikers Island. #ShutRikers
queenseagle.com/all/2025/12/...
queenseagle.com/all/2025/12/...
Council passes bill to spur use of Rikers work release program — Queens Daily Eagle
The City Council this week unanimously passed a bill that would require the Department of Correction to be more transparent about its use of a work release program meant to reduce the number of people...
queenseagle.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
City Council this week unanimously passed a bill that would require the Department of Correction to be more transparent about its use of a work release program meant to reduce the number of people housed on Rikers Island. #ShutRikers
queenseagle.com/all/2025/12/...
queenseagle.com/all/2025/12/...
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Today we joined 100+ organizations with a message for Trump: Hands Off NYC!
We pledge to organize together, build local power, and stand in solidarity with every city facing military intervention. Our cities and our people are our greatest strength.
We pledge to organize together, build local power, and stand in solidarity with every city facing military intervention. Our cities and our people are our greatest strength.
October 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Today we joined 100+ organizations with a message for Trump: Hands Off NYC!
We pledge to organize together, build local power, and stand in solidarity with every city facing military intervention. Our cities and our people are our greatest strength.
We pledge to organize together, build local power, and stand in solidarity with every city facing military intervention. Our cities and our people are our greatest strength.
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Police sexual violence is an insidious problem impacting NYers across all communities. Our new report with CUNY Graduate Center’s Public Science Project exposes how police sexual violence is one of the largest threats to public safety in NYC. Learn more at bit.ly/psvinnyc
November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Police sexual violence is an insidious problem impacting NYers across all communities. Our new report with CUNY Graduate Center’s Public Science Project exposes how police sexual violence is one of the largest threats to public safety in NYC. Learn more at bit.ly/psvinnyc
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"Pronatalism is about forcing one religious world view on the entire country. In that way, it’s nothing more than white Christian nationalism in disguise."
Pronatalism: Just White Christian Nationalism in Disguise
Scratch just beneath the surface of the so-called pronatalism movement—a movement all over the pages of Project 2025 that’s based on the belief that people need to have more babies because declining birth rates are a threat to civilization—and you’ll find that it’s basically just white Christian nationalism in disguise.
nwlc.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"Pronatalism is about forcing one religious world view on the entire country. In that way, it’s nothing more than white Christian nationalism in disguise."
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We’re asking you to hit pause this Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday.
Major corporations are harming our communities and counting on us to look the other way. Take a stance with us and don’t spend a cent supporting companies that profit from harm.
Major corporations are harming our communities and counting on us to look the other way. Take a stance with us and don’t spend a cent supporting companies that profit from harm.
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We’re asking you to hit pause this Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday.
Major corporations are harming our communities and counting on us to look the other way. Take a stance with us and don’t spend a cent supporting companies that profit from harm.
Major corporations are harming our communities and counting on us to look the other way. Take a stance with us and don’t spend a cent supporting companies that profit from harm.