Ghost of Tom Joad
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Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?
to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?
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People did not want to listen when many of us on the research and academic side said that a United States that had actually gone fascist would use its force to kill people ambiguously for being non white and seen as “lesser. This is an extension of that white power thinking in action. Its murder.
BREAKING: The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing HIV medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been obtained and are sitting in local clinics.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries (Gift Article)
PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.
www.nytimes.com
January 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
People did not want to listen when many of us on the research and academic side said that a United States that had actually gone fascist would use its force to kill people ambiguously for being non white and seen as “lesser. This is an extension of that white power thinking in action. Its murder.
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My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread
November 19, 2024 at 6:51 PM
My dad was tortured by the Gestapo for 4 days and thrown in a concentration camp for being in the Norwegian Resistance. Growing up, he would tell me things he learned in the Resistance. I thought, I'm never going to need this stuff. Here's some of those things #Thread
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If you feel despair, if you feel defeated, if you catch yourself dissociating or focusing on what our oppressors are doing rather than on what you can do yourself—that is territory that the enemy has claimed within you.
Give them nothing. Focus on your agency. We are in a fight that we can win. 🏴🏴🏴
Give them nothing. Focus on your agency. We are in a fight that we can win. 🏴🏴🏴
The Case for Resistance
In this analysis, we explore what to expect from Donald Trump's second term and how we can prepare to confront it.
crimethinc.com
January 25, 2025 at 3:57 AM
If you feel despair, if you feel defeated, if you catch yourself dissociating or focusing on what our oppressors are doing rather than on what you can do yourself—that is territory that the enemy has claimed within you.
Give them nothing. Focus on your agency. We are in a fight that we can win. 🏴🏴🏴
Give them nothing. Focus on your agency. We are in a fight that we can win. 🏴🏴🏴
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⚠️ Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
Gift link:
wapo.st/4azdaNb
The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
Gift link:
wapo.st/4azdaNb
Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
wapo.st
January 25, 2025 at 4:39 AM
⚠️ Trump fires at least 12 independent inspectors general in late-night purge
The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
Gift link:
wapo.st/4azdaNb
The dismissals could clear the way for the president to install loyalists in the crucial role of identifying fraud, waste and abuse in the government.
Gift link:
wapo.st/4azdaNb
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Black Subaru 4-door VA UTW-6513
Grey Nissan Altima VA TPJ-2621
Black Honda Clarity VA UFG-8446
Grey Dodge (Charger?) VA UDT-2704
White Subaru 4-door VA UTV-1317
If you see one or more of these hanging around, they're likely surveiling for a raid.
Keep your community safe from fascists!
Grey Nissan Altima VA TPJ-2621
Black Honda Clarity VA UFG-8446
Grey Dodge (Charger?) VA UDT-2704
White Subaru 4-door VA UTV-1317
If you see one or more of these hanging around, they're likely surveiling for a raid.
Keep your community safe from fascists!
January 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Black Subaru 4-door VA UTW-6513
Grey Nissan Altima VA TPJ-2621
Black Honda Clarity VA UFG-8446
Grey Dodge (Charger?) VA UDT-2704
White Subaru 4-door VA UTV-1317
If you see one or more of these hanging around, they're likely surveiling for a raid.
Keep your community safe from fascists!
Grey Nissan Altima VA TPJ-2621
Black Honda Clarity VA UFG-8446
Grey Dodge (Charger?) VA UDT-2704
White Subaru 4-door VA UTV-1317
If you see one or more of these hanging around, they're likely surveiling for a raid.
Keep your community safe from fascists!
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In this op-ed two organizers explain how immigration activists and allies are mobilizing against the Trump administration's plans.
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/mass-d...
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/mass-d...
Trump’s Mass Deportations Are Coming. Here’s What We Can Do.
This moment calls for action.
www.teenvogue.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
In this op-ed two organizers explain how immigration activists and allies are mobilizing against the Trump administration's plans.
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/mass-d...
Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/mass-d...
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MAGA/Elon Musk supporters, right now.
January 23, 2025 at 4:22 PM
MAGA/Elon Musk supporters, right now.
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Say her name: Shatha al-Sabbagh, a 21-year-old journalism student and journalist. She was shot in the head in Jenin, in the West Bank of Palestine. Her family believes she was killed by the Palestinian Authority, which has been cracking down on dissidents & just banned Al Jazeera
January 3, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Say her name: Shatha al-Sabbagh, a 21-year-old journalism student and journalist. She was shot in the head in Jenin, in the West Bank of Palestine. Her family believes she was killed by the Palestinian Authority, which has been cracking down on dissidents & just banned Al Jazeera
There is a cancer in the soul of this country, eating away at our compassion and humanity. How can we treat people this way?
Pregnant Kentucky woman cited for street camping while in labor
She told a police officer she was in labor. The Louisville Metro Police Department lieutenant cited her for unlawful camping as the ambulance arrived. She had a baby later that day.
www.lpm.org
December 19, 2024 at 10:27 PM
There is a cancer in the soul of this country, eating away at our compassion and humanity. How can we treat people this way?
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Early this morning, an autonomous group of New Yorkers reclaimed an F train car, replacing ads with signage reading “A MAN WAS LYNCHED HERE” and Jordan Neely’s name, as a jury deliberates over whether to convict Daniel Penny, Neely’s killer, with his death last May.
December 5, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Early this morning, an autonomous group of New Yorkers reclaimed an F train car, replacing ads with signage reading “A MAN WAS LYNCHED HERE” and Jordan Neely’s name, as a jury deliberates over whether to convict Daniel Penny, Neely’s killer, with his death last May.
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For the first time in history, the Senate will be voting on blocking weapons shipments to Israel. Bernie’s Joint Resolution of Disapproval covers $20 billion of offensive arms sales. Call your senator now and tell them to back Bernie up: jvp.org/stopweapons
Call your Senators: No more weapons to Israel. - JVP
Call your Senators immediately and tell them to support Senator Sanders' bill to end weapons shipments to Israel and to support a full arms embargo on the Israeli government.
jvp.org
November 18, 2024 at 4:49 PM
For the first time in history, the Senate will be voting on blocking weapons shipments to Israel. Bernie’s Joint Resolution of Disapproval covers $20 billion of offensive arms sales. Call your senator now and tell them to back Bernie up: jvp.org/stopweapons