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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Oklahoma Republicans are paying people in prison $2 an hour to call voters on behalf of the GOP. oklahomavoice.com/2026/08/30/oklahoma-prison-inmates-operated-political-insurance-calls-centers-behind-bars/
Background: closeup of Black man in orange jumpsuit standing behind bars | text: OKLAHOMA REPUBLICANS ARE PAYING PEOPLE IN PRISON $2/HOUR TO CALL VOTERS FOR THE GOP
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Communities across the country have been fighting Flock and other ALPR spy camera companies. A new project allows you to track which towns and cities have canceled their contracts ij.org/institute-fo... @ij.org
Background: surveillance cameras | Text: A NEW PROJECT ALLOWS YOU TO TRACK WHICH TOWNS HAVE CANCELED THEIR CONTRACTS WITH FLOCK
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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
The Anti-Defamation League isn’t what you think it is: How the ADL conflates anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism speakingoutofplace.com/2026/08/17/t...
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
You can now search which businesses in your area are collaborating with ICE, thanks to a new project from @theappeal.org 🔗 theappeal.org/ice-local-bu...
Background: deli store front | text: A NEW PROJECT ALLOWS YOU SEARCH LOCAL BUSINESSES TO FIND OUT WHO'S COLLABORATING WITH ICE
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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
How the Yellow Vests in France joined Black Lives Matter — and what American activists can learn from their mass movement. speakingoutofplace.com/2026/08/04/i...
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Crushing Colonialism @crushcolonialism.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
It's not just fishing boats. "U.S."-led military interventions are escalating across "Latin America" (Abya Yala). Bombings have struck "Colombia", "Venezuela" and "Ecuador," killing and displacing hundreds. And the Indigenous, Afro-descendant and campesino communities are being hit the hardest.
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Abya Yala Under Fire: The Return of U.S. Military Intervention - Crushing Colonialism
2025 was a year of transformational growth for . Centering multiply-disabled, 2SLGBTQIA+, and global Indigenous communities remained our guiding principle. Our work spanned print publications, interna...
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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
“The people who have the most expertise about the prison system are those who are living in it” Scholar and author Elizabeth Hinton on what we can learn from incarcerated people next.haymarketbooks.org/books/2764-h...
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Indigenous people represent 18% of the world’s extreme poverty, but only 6% of the population In the US, median household earnings are among the lowest Unemployment rates are among the highest They are 400% more likely to be incarcerated And they are 300% more likely to be killed by police
Three feathers hang on a cord against a tree; overlaid text states Indigenous people in the US are three times more likely than whites to be killed by police.
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TEN DEMANDS (The Abolitionists) @tendemands.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Use @eff.org’s new Atlas of Surveillance tool. Once you know what tech your police department uses, collect signatures and bring your demand to eradicate its use straight to your mayor and/or city council.
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Crushing Colonialism @crushcolonialism.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The West defines autism as a neurodevelopmental “disorder” — ignoring the effects of the coloniality, poverty, territorial dispossession and historical violence that isolates the individual from their social and territorial context. There is an alternative: Muysca cosmogony
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Autism: Between Ancestral Care and Imposed Survival - Crushing Colonialism
Not all minds are made to survive colonialism. Being Indigenous and neurodivergent is not a sum of vulnerabilities. It is an intersection of structural violences—on territory, knowledge, and the body....
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One People's Project @onepeoplesproject.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
With J6ers getting jobs in the justice department, and presidential memorandum NSPM-7 targeting the “left-wing” and “anti-fascists” as terrorists, it's never been more important to support those tracking the far right.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Reporting from Gaza with Palestinian Poet Ahmed Sarsour NEW piece by @awkword.bsky.social spotlighting the inspiration behind the poetry of @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social, who left Sudan as war broke out in 2023 and came back to Gaza before Oct. 7, only to be trapped in a genocide.
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Reporting from Gaza with Palestinian Poet Ahmed Sarsour - UNICORN RIOT
Surviving wars in Sudan and Gaza, Palestinian-Sudanese poet Ahmed Sarsour shares the inspiration behind his poetry.
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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
If you’re out protesting ICE, you’re risking arrest — or worse. The best thing you can do is be prepared. speakingoutofplace.com/2026/07/25/c...
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Crushing Colonialism @crushcolonialism.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
The 250th isn't over yet! Four more chances to challenge 'Merica's myths ✊ LABOR DAY (Sept 7) | INDIGENOUS PEOPLES' DAY (Oct 12) | VETERANS DAY (Nov 11) | THANKSTAKING DAY (Nov 26) Honor the resistance. Support Indigenous creators. 🛍️ Shop: crushingcolonialism.org/shop #America250 #LandBack
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
NEW: Making music and caring for community has always been a symbiotic relationship for Rafael Gonzales, a.k.a. Tufawon, a Minneapolis-based rapper, singer and producer. He says that he’s had a knack for turning lived experiences into sound, and his latest song, “No One Is Illegal,” is no different.
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Maggie Mayhem @maggiemayhem.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Sex worker rights and peer based outreach is an incredibly effective anti-trafficking initiative which can be seen in hindsight when those programs are cut. apnews.com/article/usai...
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Sex work or starve: Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts turn to sex work to survive
After the United States slashed its foreign aid funding last year, more than 280,000 aid workers worldwide lost their jobs.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Instagram influencers are repeatedly going viral by making fake cease-and-desist letters from Flock that suggest they are at risk by talking about surveillance. These videos have millions of views. Meanwhile, useful projects like DeFlock got actual cease-and-desists www.404media.co/the-rise-of-...
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The Rise of Anti-Flock Influencers Who Make Things Up for Clout
Instagram influencers are creating fake cease-and-desist letters, making themselves go viral and muddying the waters about mass surveillance.
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
I talked with @bcmerchant.bsky.social about AI in the workplace, Google’s decision to ruin its search engine, robotaxis getting people arrested, Flock cameras getting destroyed, the movement against data centers, and what it means to build power against the tech industry.
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The AI Boom Is a Corporate Project. It Can Be Disrupted
“A lot of people are really sitting up and pushing back,” says Brian Merchant.
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
ICE is arresting and booking 1,474 people each day, the highest pace on record open.substack.com/pub/austinko...
Background: anti-ICE protesters holding signs. Overlay text: what stage of fascism is this / 1,474 / ICE is arresting and booking 1,474 people each day, the highest pace on record
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TEN DEMANDS (The Abolitionists) @tendemands.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Learning from our elders and ancestors.
ABOLITION IS
ABOUT PRESENCE, NOT ABSENCE. IT'S ABOUT BUILDING LIFE-AFFIRMING INSTITUTIONS.
-RUTH WILSON
GILMORESLAVERY HAS NEVER BEEN ABOLISHED FROM
AMERICA'S
WAY OF THINKING.
- NINA SIMONESTRUGGLE IS A NEVER-ENDING
PROCESS,
FREEDOM IS NEVER REALLY WON. YOU EARN IT AND WIN IT IN EVERY GENERATION.*
-CORETTA
SCOTT KINGIF THEY DON'T GIVE YOU A SEAT AT THE TABLE, BRING A FOLDING CHAIR.
-SHIRLEY CHISHOLM
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Crushing Colonialism @crushcolonialism.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
We #HireIndigenous and we're looking for President, Treasurer & 3 non-officer seats for the Board of Directors 📩 Send your CV & cover letter with experience on nonprofit boards info@crushingcolonialism.org Subject: [Position] – Board of Directors 🧵 1/2 crushingcolonialism.org/jobs/board-of-directors
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Crushing Colonialism @crushcolonialism.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Our newest issue of #TheMagazine is online NOW! We explore Indigenous perspectives on health, reproductive justice, and community resilience. Edition 11 is out now! 🧵1/2 📖 Subscribe: crushingcolonialism.org/subscribe 🤲 Donate to support more storytelling: crushingcolonialism.org/donate
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 10/07/2026
A Police Executive Research Forum report from 2014 showed that CBP officers were purposely placing themselves in front of moving vehicles, and then shooting at them. This isn’t something that can be reformed. Abolish ICE. www.npr.org/sections/the...
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Border Patrol Releases New Use-Of-Force Guidelines, Critical Report
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner R. Gil Kerlikowske said the release was a push for more transparency. The agency had previously declined to make changes recommended by the panel.
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Through the Static @throughthestatic.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Read all about it at ThroughtheStatic.org!
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The FBI raided the home of a Texas activist using flash-bang grenades and armored vehicles… And then offered her up to $200,000 to become a confidential “Antifa” informant. theintercept.com/2026/07/07/antifa-informant-raid-texas/
FBI RAIDED A TEXANS HOUSE, THEN OFFERED HER $200,000 TO BECOME AN ARTIFA INFORMANT
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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The votes are in. Is socialism taking over America? speakingoutofplace.com/2026/07/04/i...
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Dissent Magazine @dissentmag.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
While the phrase “worst of the worst” was already part of the lexicon of immigration enforcement before Donald Trump, his administration has routinely wielded it as a tool for advancing a radical, white-nationalist agenda.
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The Uses and Abuses of the “Worst of the Worst” - Dissent Magazine
While the “worst of the worst” was already part of the lexicon of immigration enforcement before Donald Trump, his administration has routinely wielded it as a tool for advancing a radical, white-nationalist agenda.
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
ICYMI: The DEA *allowed* hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets between 2023 and 2025 alone. This is the government agency charged with keeping drugs *off* the streets. apnews.com/article/dea-...
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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures — with Lara Sheehi speakingoutofplace.com/2026/06/29/l...
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 27/06/2026
You *have* to support this if you’re a reasonable moderate according to Van Jones
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TEN DEMANDS (The Abolitionists) @tendemands.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Cops have the 22nd most dangerous job — but kill 3 to 6+ people a day… And 5 other facts to know about police in the US thisisawkword.com/ten-demands
Seven Facts about Cops
Have the 22nd most dangerous job
Solve 2% of all major crimes
Kill 3 to 6+ people per day
Kill 25+ dogs per day
Commit 1/3 of all stranger murders
Earn an average of $70,000+ per year
Enjoy immunity from prosecution
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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
The frame for how we talk about climate solutions has been so narrow for so long...industry wanted it that way and found researchers who shared their vision. Incredible reporting from @themadstone.bsky.social here, with an assist from me and @katieworth.bsky.social.
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Nora Benavidez @attorneynora.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Indictments & sentencing for Prairieland protesters: decades of prison time for leafletting, sharing information, standing in a public place. Indictments for the Minnesota 15: could bring decades of prison time for using Signal, sharing information, monitoring ICE locations & arrests.
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
New charges against 15 anti-ICE activists in Minnesota are a continuation of Trump’s vindictive domestic policies against the left as he directs federal agencies to go after political opponents using NSPM-7 and his executive order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.
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New Federal Indictment on Minnesota 15 Peddles DOJ 'Antifa' Conspiracy Angle After Raids - UNICORN RIOT
A new federal indictment has charged 15 Minnesotans in an eight-count felony conspiracy for their activism during Operation Metro Surge.
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 17/06/2026
This is the fundraising page for the 15 people indicted on "Antifa" charges for allegedly participating in rapid response networks and protests against the ICE occupation of the Twin Cities. chuffed.org/project/1865... All funds raised will go directly to supporting the defendants through trial.
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Legal Defense Fund for MN Anti-ICE Organizers
On the morning of June 16th 2026, fifteen anti-ICE organizers were arrested in aggressive raids across the Twin Cities.
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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
www.gofundme.com/f/help-jonat.... Please help—any amount is appreciated. I’m very familiar with this case and it’s especially urgent.
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Donate to Help Jonathan get to Safety after Escaping Human Trafficking, organized by Help For Jonathan
Hello, My name is Leecy. I am raising money for Jonathan, a B… Help For Jonathan needs your support for Help Jonathan get to Safety after Escaping Human Trafficking
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🚨 8 Texas activists have been sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for protesting ICE 🧵
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TEN DEMANDS (The Abolitionists) @tendemands.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
What does ACAB include — and other FAQs thisisawkword.com/ten-demands
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TEN DEMANDS (The Abolitionists) @tendemands.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
How does abolition work — and other FAQs thisisawkword.com/ten-demands
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David Palumbo-Liu @palumboliu.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
“We can see the edge of the precipice”  Author Amitav Ghosh on environmental catastrophe, food, and the imagination  
speakingoutofplace.com/2026/06/16/r...
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Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Lotta questions other the last 24 hours re: why the hell I love MMA and what the hell is wrong with me Not to worry: @slate.com and I are way ahead of you. Here's why I love the global, egalitarian, feminist sport of MMA and why I'm so angry about what Trump and Dana White have done to it
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It Was Everyone’s Sport. Then MAGA Hijacked It. It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way.
For a sport that's closely connected with the current administration, it sure has a lot of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
15 people in Minnesota have been charged with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers for protesting ICE earlier this year… minnesotareformer.com/2026/06/16/f... 🧵
THE DOU HAS CHARGED 15 SO-CALLED ANTIFA MEMBERS' WITH CONSPIRACY FOR PROTESTING ICE IN MINNEAPOLIS
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dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I am not being hyperbolic when I say (tech) capitalism is alienating (making strangers) of us at a staggering scale. Alienating us from ourselves, each other, touch, feeling, thoughts…from the intimacy and care of touch, bedtime stories, prayers, poems, drawings, community, love
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Harms Committed @harmscommitted.com · 10/06/2026
"The FBI was able to forensically extract copies of incoming Signal messages from a defendant's iPhone, even after the app was deleted, because copies of the content were saved in the device's push notification database." #Texas #USA #Technology #Surveillance
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FBI Extracts Suspect's Deleted Signal Messages Saved in iPhone Notification Database
The case was the first time authorities charged people for alleged "Antifa" activities after President Trump designated the umbrella term a terrorist organization.
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Crime rates have reached all-time low under Mayor Mamdani in New York www.nydailynews.com/2026/06/03/n...
CRIME RATES IN NEW YORK CITY HAVE REACHED AN ALL-TIME LOW UNDER
MAYOR ZOHRAN
MAMDANI
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Michael Gould-Wartofsky @mgouldwartofsky.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Support the Resistant Cities project — and the production of work that is wholly human, free of AI, and independent of corporate interests. www.gofundme.com/f/resistant-...
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Donate to Resistant Cities: Writing Residency Fundraiser, organized by Michael Gould-Wartofsky
This is a crowdfunding campaign to raise the resources for a tw… Michael Gould-Wartofsky needs your support for Resistant Cities: Writing Residency Fundraiser
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awkword @awkword.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Trump has released a new executive order that puts all immigrants at risk of losing their assets and bank accounts. He announced it on Truth Social. whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-restores-integrity-to-americas-financial-system/
TRUMP HAS ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO SEIZE ASSETS AND CLOSE BANK ACCOUNTS OF ALL MIGRANTS
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NACDL @nacdl.org · 03/06/2026
1/7 🧵 NACDL applauds the introduction of the Right to Trial Act (H.R. 9095) — bipartisan legislation to end the corrosive plea-bargaining practices that have virtually eliminated jury trials in the U.S.
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Jon Hutson @jonhutson.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Your lying ICE: Gift link to report citing government data to disprove "worst of the worst" claims about hunger striking ICE detainees. 9 out of 10 detainees at the Newark center, Delaney Hall, have no criminal conviction. And everyone deserves a second chance. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/n... 🎁
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ICE Says Detainees Are ‘Worst of the Worst.’ Government Data Disagrees.
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