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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

On 9/20/01 the United States launched the “Global War on Terrorism.” The entire apparatus of the US government shifted to "counterterrorism," often with complete support from media, universities and think tanks, and cultural institutions. What are its consequences we see today?

Pentagon Budget in 2000: $302.9 billion (https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/08/pentagon-911-numbers-military-spending/)

Pentagon Budget in 2026: $1 trillion, which is twice more than the combined appropriations for agencies overseeing health, veterans affairs, education, housing, agriculture and justice.

https://www.propublica.org/article/military-defense-spending-budget-series

In 2002, the administration founded the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), forcibly reframing federal immigration services, emergency response, and data analysis under a mission to “secure the homeland.”

This reorganization codified the false link between immigration and terrorism and fueled a massive influx of money to surveillance and policing in our cities. The Obama administration deported 438,421 people in 2013. The Trump administration has announced it has deported over 350,000 people so far in 2026.

Read our 2022 report DHS Open for Business: How Tech Corporations Bring the War on Terror to Our Neighborhoods.

Since October 2001, the following countries have been invaded or bombed by US presidents George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and/or Donald Trump: Afghanistan, Iraq, Yemen, Pakistan, Somalia, Libya, Syria, Venezuela, Nigeria, and Iran. All but one of these countries has a Muslim majority population.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/3/how-many-countries-has-the-us-bombed-since-2001-and-how-much-has-it-cost

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Political Research Associates @praeyesright.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In a 2024 interview with Inform Your Resistance, Ramah Kudaimi from @acrecampaigns.bsky.social discusses how a multitude of industries prop up Islamophobia and anti-Muslim bigotry to advance profits and justify U.S. imperialism and state violence. Listen to the full IYR episode at ow.ly/BOSX50YrvmI.

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From U.S. Imperialism Comes Home to Roost: A Conversation with Ramah Kudaimi, Inform your Resistance, Season 3, Epsiode 4

Ramah Kudaimi:
I think what folks need to understand is that there are entire industries that are set up to do this. To profit from Islamophobia and/or are complicit in affirming violence and bigotry against Muslim communities, both here in the U.S. and across the globe. Weapons manufacturers, for example, like Lockheed Martin and Boeing, and big tech companies like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft, all profit from wars against Muslim communities.

And then we have oil companies and private mercenaries who come in to also benefit from this warfare and militarism. We have right-wing media corporations and social media platforms like YouTube and Facebook, who help them spread the disinformation and propaganda about Muslims to help rationalize and justify that violence. We have Wall Street firms like Fidelity that allow grant money via their donor-advised funds to go to anti-Muslim groups that then advocate for policies to further criminalize and dehumanize Muslims. Again, all in the service of justifying violence against them. There's an entire Islamophobia network, worth tens of millions of dollars, made up of pundits, academics, and think tanks, who also contribute to this Islamophobia. And it is an entire setup that is frankly directly related to a terrorism industry to create profit from engaging in anti-Muslim bigotry and violence.

And I think this interplay of imperialism and capitalism. Comes into play through the business model of these corporations. A lot of times, corporations, their business model is profits over people. And specifically with Muslims, some have like labeled what's been happening these last few decades as terror capitalism. The idea that corporations are being able to profit off of defining entire communities as quote unquote terrorists, and then using these communities as test subjects for technologies developed in service of counterterrorism, which then gets deployed eventually for other purposes as well. And so, again, in these 20-plus years since 9/11, it's been Muslim communities or folks who have been racialized as Muslims across the globe, who have been dehumanized as terrorists and have become the test subjects for this wide range of technologies.

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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 14/09/2026

"Trump-funding, anti-union tech billionaires tell us they are leading an AI revolution that will fundamentally transform our global economy," writes @tyleropeiu.bsky.social. "I say we take them at their word, get organized and seize the change for the common good."

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Labor unions must unite against AI datacenters | Tyler Turner

Workers should start with a moratorium against building until our livelihoods and communities are protected

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Tyler Turner, OPEIU @tyleropeiu.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So long as AI is unregulated and in the hands of the billionaire class, signing agreements with corporations like Blackrock, OpenAI and Meta to build out data centers is a betrayal of the rest of labor movement Instead, we must unite in demanding a moratorium

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Billionaire Robert Kraft tried to silence #Macklemore after saying #freepalestine️ on stage. WE HEAR YOU. This is just the latest example of how the rest of us live in a world of unchecked billionaire power. We shouldn't have to. And we won't stand for it.

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Justice for Macklemore

The rapper has been dumped from Ed Sheeran’s tour for saying “free Palestine.” That’s a disgrace.

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

There is a direct line from the Sept. 11 attacks to the crisis in democracy we are facing today, and it runs through Silicon Valley. ACRE ED @saqibbhatti.bsky.social shares the direct line from the 9/11 attacks to the rise of the surveillance state in his latest op-ed. bit.ly/4xez2am

Today, we honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks and the Global War on Terror—the 3,000 lives lost that day, the millions lost in forever wars since then, and the billions around the world who have been surveilled, criminalized, and brutalized by Big Tech in the name of security over the past 25 years.

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.myatproto.social · 09/09/2026

"The neighbors who dug through our trash in 2001 were a low-tech harbinger for the powered surveillance infrastructure that is being used to suppress peaceful protest and stifle dissent today." —ACRE's @saqibbhatti.bsky.social, with a much-needed assessment to share for the 25th anniversary of 9/11

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Bright D Limm 임대중 @bdlimm.myatproto.social · 02/09/2026

There are 3 places where nearly all of us can build power through shared struggle: 1️⃣ Government 2️⃣ Employment 3️⃣ Home This event—by @acrecampaigns.bsky.social's Bargaining for the Common Good + @inthesetimes.com—is about efforts to unify power-building in 2 of the 3. ✨ RSVP: bit.ly/unions-for-all ✨

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HandsOffOurVote @bostonmapper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

TODAY 9/2 Danbury CT #March 5pm Library #DayWithoutImmigrants

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Meet @neatoday.bsky.social's new president, Princess Moss! Congratulations to this "gifted organizer who understands that movements grow one conversation at a time" and is committed to the transformative power of public education! Learn more about her here.

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Our President | NEA

Princess Moss is president of the National Education Association, the nation’s largest labor union. As a former Virginia public school music teacher, Moss leverages decades of experience to fiercely a...

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

AI, surveillance, and corporate power are reshaping elections. Join us for #FightingTechnoFascism. On Sept 19 @mediajustice.bsky.social & @conmijente.bsky.social are hosting a day of strategy with Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor, Gil Durán, Dr. Safiya Noble, and more! share.mijente.net/s/0jLk2Sdu

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

#ICEOUT OF CT! @ctforall.bsky.social for A Day Without Immigrants Rally and Citywide Shutdown on Wednesday, September 2, at 5PM at the Danbury Public Library. NO WORK • NO SCHOOL • NO SHOPPING • CLOSE ALL BUSINESSES

A Day Without Immigrants

Danbury, CT

Wednesday, September 2

March Together @ 5PM at Library Plaza on Main Street

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

As billionaire wealth and economic inequality continue to grow, what can investors learn from the way companies treat their workers?

If billionaires win, who pays?

What investors should know about corporate labor practices

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Yesterday, @nationalnurses.bsky.social held nationwide civil disobedience actions to demand ‘Palantir Out!’

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

#Gary and #Memphis are just the latest Black communities to be left in the dark after bouts of extreme weather. Indiana is also home to over 140 data centers where the same people bear the brunt of fallout from "the pressure that our grids are facing from the AI data center boom."

Power is back in Gary, Indiana — but still out in Memphis.

The fight for racial and economic justice in these predominantly Black communities continues.

Big tech billionaires built data centers across IN and TN that guzzle OUR energy, while many were left in the dark.

We won’t let wealthy corporations keep taking from our communities to fuel their endless greed.

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Global Labor Justice @globallaborjustice.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The #JustSignIt campaign is committed to exposing Nike's extraction of wealth from Oregon to Asia. Together, educators & garment workers will make Nike pay its fair share. 2/2 @jwjpdx.bsky.social @oregoneducation.bsky.social @jwj.org @acrecampaigns.bsky.social

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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

“Gary and Northwest Indiana are experiencing a Katrina moment...” I speak with residents and community leaders about the ongoing energy blackout in Gary, Indiana and the conditions that led to this avoidable national tragedy. @therealnews.com therealnews.com/katrina-2-0-...

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'Katrina 2.0': Residents of Gary, Indiana fight to survive without power for 12 days (and counting)

“Gary and Northwest Indiana are experiencing a Katrina moment.” We speak with residents and community leaders about the ongoing energy blackout in Gary, Indiana and the conditions that led to this avo...

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

As a part of a statewide caravan for democracy, @cacommonground.bsky.social took the streets urging companies like AirBnB and Chase to stand with voters and pledge to protect voting access and to publicly defend the election in November.

Fascism is bad for business — which side are you on?

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

This Labor Day, May Day Strong is adding training and action to the parades and barbecues. Get bigger. Get sharper. Get ready. Join our mass call tonight at 8pm ET where we'll launch the full plan. Register: bit.ly/ld26 #WorkersOverBillionaires

Labor Day 2026 Virtual Mass Call
Tonight, Thursday, August 13 | 8pm ET
Register: bit.ly/ld26

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The real threat to small businesses isn’t a modest tax on Big Tech’s gross receipts. It’s corporations that pay poverty wages, dodge taxes through loopholes, and pass those costs on to middle- and working-class people.

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Big Tech’s Pennsylvania tax dodge needs to end | PennLive letters

A proposed digital ad tax targets platforms like Google and Meta, not small businesses—and could generate $500 million annually for schools, transit, and housing.

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Last year, SEIU California President David Huerta was injured and detained by masked ICE agents. He was initially charged "with conspiring to impede an officer, a felony offense." Now, the charge against Huerta will be dismissed!

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Case to Be Dropped Against Labor Leader David Huerta in L.A. Immigration Raid

The arrest of David Huerta last summer helped spark a wave of protests against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Global War on Terror. In response, Muslim Counterpublics Lab is marking this anniversary through its convening: “When Will This War End: Lessons and Legacies of the War on Terror,” on Thursday and Friday, September 17-18, 2026 in Washington D.C.

When will this war end? Lessons and legacies of the global War on Terror

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Community organizers and advocates must build powerful networks to preserve healthcare as a community service—not just a vehicle for financial extraction and investor returns. Register for the Health Over Profit: Addressing “Financialization” of Healthcare webinar here.

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Health Over Profit: Addressing “Financialization” of Healthcare – The Intersection Where Anti-Racism and Healthcare Meet

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Ben & Jerry's is one of the first companies ever to pull sales out of illegal Israeli settlements. Since then, Magnum, their new parent company, has dismantled the Independent Board. Tell Magnum reinstate B&J's independent board by adding your name. bit.ly/4wZMa3y

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

"The government will never live up to its promise of providing for its constituents if it is being bought and paid for by the wealthy." California Common Good's new report reveals how 15 top billionaires donors are using their pocketbooks to reshape California politics. bit.ly/CAmoneyreport

Protestors respond to the new report, “The Explosion of Corporate Billionaire Money in California Politics” with actions at billionaire homes and corporate offices across the state

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Join us in demanding Congress stop arming Israel. Join the Block the Bombs phonebank tonight: bit.ly/callfornomore

Dial for Palestine: Stop the deadly U.S.-Israel military merger

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

"You're trading against Wall Street. You just don't know it." Everyday participants in prediction markets are often not competing against regular users, but instead wealthy investment firms, like Republican mega-donor Jeff Yass' Susquehanna International Group.

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How Wall Street Is Preying On Kalshi Bettors

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Do you know where your houseplants come from? WeCount's s Planting Justice campaign is calling on Costa Farms, one of the largest plant nurseries in the world, to join a worker-led program that protects the safety and dignity of the people who grow our plants. Sign the petition: bit.ly/costa-join

Sign the petition to Costa Farms: Protect Workers, Join Planting Justice!

sign and share: bit.ly/costa-join

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

When we fight, we win! And Illinois won big this week with a new Targeted Advertising Services Tax designed to make Big Tech pay what they owe. Since 2022, ACRE Institute and our coalition partners have been championing creative revenue solutions like a Digital Ad Tax. #DAT

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Historic Wins for Progressive Revenue in the Illinois Budget For FY27! - ONE Northside

Over the last several months, ONE Northside dedicated our organization to fighting for state funding to make sure our communities thrive. In the face of the Trump administration’s gutting of social se...

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

"Without action, this will happen again and soon." ACRE executive director @saqibbhatti.bsky.social calls out the anti-Muslim rhetoric and complicity of Big Tech, Wall Street, and big media conglomerates in this powerful Medium post.

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The San Diego Mosque Attack Is as Heinous as It Was Predictable

by Saqib Bhatti, Executive Director

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The War on Iran, the AI bubble, and the overvaluation of companies in the global economy are just a few possibilities for how we end up in a global financial meltdown. Regardless of the causes, we need to be prepared. On May 24 at 2 pm ET, we’re getting to it. bit.ly/3Pujn7i

Lessons from the last financial crisis

How do we fight back bigger and better this time

May 24 @ 2pm ET

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Yesterday's shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego is the latest anti-Muslim hate crime of the Trump era. Back in 2019, ACRE and LittleSis released a report that looked at the role that Big Tech platforms, Wall Street firms, and right-wing media corporations (1/2)

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Fanning the Flames - Action Center on Race and the Economy

How Big Tech, Wall Street, and Right-Wing Media Corporations Were Complicit in the Christchurch Mosque Shootings and Continue to Enable Anti-Muslim Violence and Bigotry.

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Amisha Patel, the former long-time Executive Director of the Grassroots Collaborative in Illinois, was a founding board member of ACRE Institute and founding executive committee member of Bargaining for the Common Good. And "to know her–even to meet her–was to be transformed." #RIP, Amisha.

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Amisha Patel transformed Chicago — and everyone she met • The TRiiBE

Rest in power to Amisha Patel, who dedicated her life to dismantling systems of oppression and connecting human beings to each other.

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Trump wants $1.5 trillion for the Pentagon because, “We have to take care of one thing: military protection.” Not housing, not healthcare, not food benefits. He’s made it clear – now what are we going to do? Join us for a discussion on “Care, Not Warfare” on May 7: bit.ly/carenotwarfare

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Care, Not Warfare

Join us for a webinar on May 7 at 7:30pm et to learn more about how to shift our economy from warfare to care! More details on speakers forthcoming.

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

In the wake of #SCOTUS, TN legislators are calling a special session to consider redrawing the Congressional maps to further silence the voices of Tennesseans. These racist attacks are being funded by the wealthiest corporations. Tell TN corporate donors to stop funding racism. bit.ly/4w6OhmF

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

"If you want to see real change, you've got to be a part of the solution." Today, countless people will participate in more than 3,000 events nationwide known as #MayDayStrong or “Workers Over Billionaires.”

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May Day protests to highlight struggles of workers across the US

Hundreds of thousands of Americans are expected to walk out of work and school on May 1 for 'Workers Over Billionaires' protests.

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

This #MayDay, we must turn up the pressure and make it clear that we are done with our taxpayer dollars being used to fund war, state violence, and genocide. The U.S. war machine is out of control. We must take action to stop it.

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No War, No ICE, Free Palestine

This May Day, we must turn up the pressure and make it clear that we are done with our taxpayer dollars being used to fund war, state violence, and genocide. Write to your Members of Congress today ...

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ACRE Campaigns @acrecampaigns.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Our new co-authored report with @mapthepower.bsky.social reveals Jeff Yass as the top recipient of Pennsylvania's school voucher tax credit program. Yass is the state’s richest man and a prolific school privatization advocate.

Jeff Yass is the top recipient of PA's school voucher tax credit program

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AFT Connecticut @aftct.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

#MayDayStrong to fix rigged economy; our #union members are hitting the streets to honor the power of working people to make change: aftct.org/event/new-haven-may-day-march/ @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social @aflcio.org @ctaflcio.bsky.social @acrecampaigns.bsky.social @ctforall.bsky.social @ctdsa.org

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