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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Buffalo plays the Canadian anthem even when Canadian teams aren't present. And when the microphone cut out the people did the job admirably. That's what neighbours do. Buffalo proud. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdFv...

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Buffalo fans finish CANADIAN national anthem after mic issues

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

She was granted withholding of removal from India *decades* ago, and had been living and working legally (including for the U.S. government!) ever since. But with third country removals now a real option, TSA shared her data with ICE and they arrested her at the airport on her way to a job.

ast month, Meenu Batra, 53, who has lived in the South Texas border colonia of Laguna Heights since 2002, was on her way to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to work another case. She’s been a court interpreter for over 20 years, the only one licensed in Texas for Hindi, Punjabi, or Urdu. Her language skills are requested nationwide, where she’s contracted to help people making their way through the immigration court system, just as she did for herself 35 years ago when she immigrated from India to New Jersey before settling in Texas.

She planned to meet with her adult children in Austin after the Wisconsin trip, the only difference she foresaw in an otherwise typical trip. Her routine for years included flying from either Harlingen or Brownsville to far-flung parts of the country where South Asian immigrants needed language access. For this trip, the flight was out of Harlingen.

But, around 5 p.m. on March 17, Batra was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents after passing through security at Harlingen International Airport. In a sworn deposition that was filed as part of a petition for habeas corpus—a legal request to be released on the grounds that the detention is unlawful—Batra said the people who arrested her did not have visible badges nor were they wearing uniforms. One of those agents had asked Batra if she knew she was in the country illegally and that she had a deportation order. She replied that her work authorization status, which she applied for regularly after being granted a legal status called withholding of removal by a New Jersey immigration judge decades ago, was good for another four years.

“That doesn’t mean you can be here forever,” the agent replied. Two more plainclothes agents would join the two that detained her, bringing her down the escalator and to the front of the airport.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

"The world’s top 100 oil and gas companies banked more than $30m every hour in unearned profit in the first month of the US-Israeli war in Iran, according to exclusive analysis for the Guardian." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds

Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026

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Activist Evenings @activistevenings.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Trump has gotten $1.4 BILLION richer since he retook the White House. Him and his billionaire friends now hold a record $8 TRILLION in wealth. Homes, healthcare, and childcare are more expensive. Our wages aren't keeping up with inflation. We are being scammed, folks.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Imagine if instead of spending billions of dollars supporting terrorists or weapons, the United States had spent that money helping the people of the United States

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Activist Evenings @activistevenings.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Lucia was transported to an emergency room in shackles — only after losing enough blood to need a transfusion. Read her story and learn about Citizens Bank’s role in financing private ICE detention. #deicecitizensbank www.de-icecitizensbank.org/impact/lucia

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Community Impact: Citizens Bank and Private Prisons

After delayed medical treatment in the for-profit ICE detention facility where she was being held, Lucia* suffered a miscarriage—and she isn't alone. Read Lucia's story.

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De-ICE Action Network @de-ice.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Thousands protested yesterday at 70+ Citizens Bank branches in 13 states, from Virginia to Vermont. Our message was clear: Stop financing notorious ICE prison companies CoreCivic and The GEO Group. #deicecitizensbank #deicecitizens #iceout

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Activist Evenings @activistevenings.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

The resistance is strong, growing and needs a little, even just a tiny bit of, attention from the chattering class. open.substack.com/pub/grassroo...

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Dear Pundits

We need your assistance

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Activist Evenings @activistevenings.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Thanksgiving-Cyber Monday, my wallet's ignoring Target, Home Depot, & Amazon. I'm tired of corporations enabling this administration ditching DEI, allowing ICE to terrorize our communities, & chase tax breaks. Join me! #WeAintBuyingIt 🚫 app.sosha.ai/s/znGbOfFt

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We Ain't Buying It - Target, Home Depot & Amazon

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Activist Evenings @activistevenings.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Nothing matters” is what they want us to think. Our actions DO make a difference; when in doubt, look at what you do each day for friends and family. #DisinfoBuster

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Activist Evenings @activistevenings.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Tomorrow, we don't care if Brookline is not one of the 25 cities where the Starbucks strike begins tomorrow. We've got plenty of other places to get coffee without crossing picket lines!

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John Skiles Skinner @skiles.blue · 17/08/2025

A terrorist targeted federal workers last week. There wasn’t much reporting on it. But I’m not finished thinking about it! 🧵 An anti-vaxxer fired more than 500 gunshots into CDC Atlanta, shattering 150 “blast-proof” windows on 6 buildings. Employees were pinned down in terror.

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 19/08/2025

Slow down ICE by helping local businesses put up signs to clearly mark “Staff Only” areas that can’t be entered without a warrant. Protect your community while showing solidarity with immigrant workers and customers: act.indivisible.org/...

A graphic poster showing a black and white butterfly with a crown symbol above it. The text says "NO KINGS

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Activist Evenings @activistevenings.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Thank you @RachelMaddow for including Activist Evenings Indivisible's United We Stand with TX and DC: #fightthetrumptakeover in your coverage of the demos. Signs were great, spirit was high, connections made. Small correction: Coolidge Corner in Brookline, just outside of the Boston.

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 26/05/2025

👀 Currently at 586 signatures! WOW! 📈 Can we get to 1000 signatures by 5pm et? (This would really help part 2 of our 5 point action plan...) ✍️ SIGN AND SHARE, DORKS! #StandUpforScience #SummerFightforScience

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Activist Evenings @activistevenings.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

1 week from today! Come and find a cause and connect with your community.

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NPR @npr.org · 05/05/2025

You and millions of other people rely on the NPR Network for trustworthy journalism. NPR’s editorial integrity and independence are non-negotiable. It’s a promise we make to you – a promise we will fight to keep. Now, we need your support. Donate today: n.pr/3EYClNR

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Activist Evenings @activistevenings.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Tim Walz: "You you claim to love freedom but want to restrict certain groups, you don’t love freedom. You love privilege." 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Activist Evenings @activistevenings.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Are you better off than you were 100 days ago? Unless you’re one of Trump’s billionaire buddies, guessing the answer is no…

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Activist Evenings @activistevenings.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Activist Evenings will host local organizations wanting to connect with volunteers. Come find your cause.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 01/05/2025

The Supreme Court heard a case today seeking to establish the nation's first religious public charter school in Oklahoma. We filed a brief urging the court to block the creation of this school. Public schools can’t be religious.

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A Religious Public Charter School in Oklahoma? Not on Our Watch. | ACLU

A charter school approved by state officials would unlawfully discriminate and teach a religious curriculum. We’re suing.

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Cédric Mas @cedricmas.eurosky.social · 30/04/2025

Good Night World

Un immense livre en train d’être brûlé par des petits personnages avec marqué « I hope everyone realizes that scrubbing historical references from web sites is no different than burning books »

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

April 28, 2025: Migrants are making SOS signs out of their bodies so drones can see them at our country's concentration camps.

A drone view of detainees forming the letters SOS with their bodies in the courtyard at the Bluebonnet Detention Facility, where Venezuelans at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling are held, in Anson, Texas, U.S. April 28, 2025. REUTERS/Paul Ratje

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brooklinenews.bsky.social @brooklinenews.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Brookline Adult and Community Education, a public education nonprofit which offers courses for adults and children ranging from fitness to technology to languages, faces an uncertain future after a School Committee vote to stop subsidizing the program in a few months. brookline.news/a-popular-ad...

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The School Committee voted to pause funding at the end of the summer for Brookline Adult and Community Education, a public education nonprofit that offers a wide array of courses to adults, children a...

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Working Families Party 🐺 @workingfamilies.org · 30/04/2025

Tomorrow, 5/1. Nearly 1,300 events across over 1,000 cities in all 50 states. We're saying no to a billionaire government takeover. Be there. wfpus.org/MayDay

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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 30/04/2025

This #MayDay, International Workers' Day, we’re celebrating us! Working people of all backgrounds will be out in full force, honoring our contributions and continuing the fight for economic, racial, and immigrant justice. #WeMakeAmericaWork Join us: iAmerica.org/MayDay

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Activist Evenings @activistevenings.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The overwhelm is creeping in. We can help. Activist Evenings is hosting and Organizing Fair! We will connect our activists to local organizations looking for help. Come and find a cause to support. #ActivistEvenings www.mobilize.us/activisteven...

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Organization Fair · Activist Evenings Brookline

Residents across the Commonwealth are feeling angry and anxious about the never-ending barrage of horrors from the Trump-Musk administration, and many of them want to take action – and at every level ...

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

We're grateful for all the Massachusetts leaders who are forcefully saying what we're all thinking: We must resist federal abuses of power. It's time to take action across state and local government, to protect our communities, due process, and the rule of law. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/28/m...

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‘America today is starting to feel like Europe in the 1930s’: Mass. lawmakers condemn Trump’s first 100 days in office - The Boston Globe

Massachusetts state senators delivered remarks on the chamber floor Monday criticizing President Trump's first 100 days in office.

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Mass50501 @mass50501.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

We are happy to partner with @embracebos.bsky.social as they mark the 60th Anniversary of the 1965 #Freedom Rally on the #Boston Common this Saturday, April 26th. The anniversary rally will begin at 12 pm on the Boston Common. We hope to see you there!

Flyer advertising a rally and mini march honoring the 60th Anniversary of the 1965 Freedom Rally.

The event begins at 12 pm on the Boston Common on Saturday, April 26th.

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ACLU of Massachusetts @aclum.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

This is what leadership looks like. Thank you to @markey.senate.gov, @pressley.house.gov and @repmcgovern.bsky.social for demanding the release of Rümeysa Öztürk. Her ongoing unlawful detention is a retaliatory attack on her First Amendment rights. www.bostonglobe.com/2025/04/22/n...

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Massachusetts lawmakers visit detained Columbia, Tufts students - The Boston Globe

The visit is an escalation of lawmakers’ advocacy for Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student at Columbia University, and Rümeysa Öztürk a Fulbright scholar at Tufts.

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Activist Evenings @activistevenings.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Perhaps this will be Merriam-Webster's word of the year.

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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

"News that autistic people can't pay taxes is news to autistic people who paid taxes Tuesday" www.huffpost.com/entry/rfk-jr...

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RFK Jr.'s Obsession With Autism Is A 'Dangerous' Form Of Ableism. Here's Why.

News that autistic people can't pay taxes is news to autistic people who paid taxes Tuesday.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

As we fight tyranny, we build solidarity. From solidarity, we draw courage. Surrounded by courageous people and institutions, we more easily find courage within ourselves to keep fighting. Remember: tyranny is only possible if people submit to it.

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