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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

194 people killed by US military boat strikes. No trials. No public evidence. Ever. Some were fishermen. It took 20 journalists 5 months just to name and identify 13 of the dead. This isn’t a drug war. It’s the blatant execution of poor people. #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/AFeRtpmL6Qba...

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13 men killed by US military boat strikes identified: ‘These were flesh-and-blood people’ — Guardian US

All victims of US strikes in eastern Pacific and the Caribbean identified so far came from extremely poor communities

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

When white supremacists described the first black politicians winning elections in the South during Reconstruction, they too called it a "reign of terror" that innocent white people had to suffer under. Black leaders! Elected to federal office! Can you imagine the indignity?!

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Brenda Estrella @dominicannerd.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

There's this constant need in a lot of us to do some-thing, when in reality most of life is just no-thing-ness. So many of us always striving to create something, instead of resting with what nothingness is. I wonder what would happen if I just sit with nothingness, what emerges? #randomthoughts

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Brenda Estrella @dominicannerd.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

I've been healing, restoring my energy, reclaiming my space, gathering my forces and I am now in activation mode. I know I'm not alone. #activation #community-building #reclaim #resist

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Brenda Estrella @dominicannerd.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I just had an epiphany! I'm great at designing operational frameworks and connecting systems cuz I've been building out scaffolding for my ADHD brain my entire damn life. I've had to grapple with my chaotic thought patterns for five decades. Everything else seems easy in comparison. 😁 #ADHD

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Durham County Library @durhamcountylib.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Howdy pardner! Do you miss the days of floppy disks and 8-bit games? Then join us at Main Library for an Adults Only (21+) Oregon Trail Night! Registration is required. When: Thursday, April 23, 6:30-9 p.m. Where: 300 N. Roxboro Street Register: durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/event/15951982

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Choose Your Own Adventure: Oregon Trail

Howdy pardner! Do you miss the days of floppy disks and 8-bit games? Have you ever wanted to ford a river or suck venom out of a snake bite? Then join us at Durham County Main...

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MEOW News @williamshawn996.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

🚨:House Republicans just gaveled out of session to block Democrats from even introducing a resolution to rein in Trump’s war powers in Iran.

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Victor Ray @victorerikray.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Americans like their morally righteous heroes when they are safely dead and no longer a threat to existing power structures.

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🦷👁️Alex Rochon👁️🦷 @alexrochonva.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Speaking as someone who grew up Catholic, I feel like Trump talking about making Iran “live in hell” doesn’t sound very heavenly. It sounds more like the opposite of Christlike behaviour. An “antichrist”, if you will.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

I'm asking again…

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

People talk about “redemption” and “comebacks” for men who never faced real material consequences or, more importantly, actually stopped harming other people in the first place

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Truthout @truthout.org · 03/04/2026

Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia was freed on March 16 after spending more than a year in an ICE jail in Texas. She was arrested in 2025 as part of the Trump administration’s campaign to target student activists and others who advocated for Palestinian rights.

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Freed After a Year in ICE Jail, Palestinian Protester Leqaa Kordia Speaks Out

“ICE dungeons are systematically … built to break people mentally,” Kordia said.

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Trump’s new budget adds an extra $500 billion to fund wars abroad — about $3,700 more for every household in America — while cutting health, jobs, housing, and education. Put simply, it takes more of your money for foreign wars, while making life in America even more unaffordable.

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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

More than 2 million low-income Americans, overwhelmingly women, access birth control and STD screening through Title X programs.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Yet another way You’re paying for Trump’s war

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Brenda Estrella @dominicannerd.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I remind myself that as long as there are enough of us to continually speak out, point at wrong-doings, and demand accountability, then there's hope for justice and the dismantling of the fascist machinery that's been built. But remember, if you don't pick a side, it's gonna be chosen for you.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Imagine that. www.ft.com/content/744e...

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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 29/03/2026

United Nations expert Francesca Albanese’s latest report warns that Israel is systematically torturing Palestinians on a scale that “suggests collective vengeance and destructive intent” and that “torture has effectively become state policy” since October 2023.

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“Torture & Genocide”: Francesca Albanese Denounces Israeli Abuse of Palestinians

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Brenda Estrella @dominicannerd.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I'm now emerging from the Forest of Grief after losing my sweet doggo last week. Now I need to ready myself so that I can reenter the realm of Struggle against Chaotic Evil. As long as the Communities of Resilient Togetherness continue to be nurtured and protected, then I'm ok with my journey.

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Ben Werdmuller @werd.io · 23/03/2026

"To give the public more insight into who owns American nursing homes, ProPublica has added the ability to search by owner, manager or officer name to Nursing Home Inspect, our database that helps you find issues that federal inspectors have identified in more than 14,000 facilities."

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ProPublica Adds Ownership Search to Nursing Home Inspect Database

Our database helps you find issues that inspectors identified in more than 14,000 U.S. nursing homes. Now you can search by owner, manager or officer name.

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

A judge has allowed the DOGE deposition videos back online. After originally ruling plaintiffs had to "claw back" the videos and them being removed from YouTube, the judge has now said the videos fall "squarely within that core public interest." Now back on YouTube www.404media.co/judge-allows...

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Judge Allows DOGE Deposition Videos Back Online

“We are pleased to see today's ruling in defense of the First Amendment rights of all Americans,” one of the plaintiffs in the DOGE-related lawsuit said. The videos previously went viral when a DOGE m...

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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Protesters Fill Minnesota Capitol, Read Letters from Children Held in Immigration Custody More than 100 people filed into the Minnesota State Capitol on Feb. 26 to protest the prolonged detainment of children in ICE facilities around the country. More: unicornriot.ninja/2026/protest...

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Brenda Estrella @dominicannerd.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Here I am doing my Saturday morning exercise, jamming to my tunes, remembering all the moments of embodied joy I've shared with hundreds of other dancers throughout my life Then I realize: there are people that have never felt the connection of dancing in community. That is a life I can't imagine

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redstateprof.bsky.social @redstateprof.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

When you are involved in a labor union one of the most surprising things you learn is that management is often more interested in control of and power over workers than narrow financial concerns.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20/03/2026

📽️NEW: The SAVE America Act isn't about securing free and fair elections — it's actually the opposite. It’s about stealing the 2026 midterms. Marc Elias breaks down exactly how this voter suppression bill works, and why millions of Americans could lose their right to vote👇 bit.ly/40GMHcz

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Amazing. So insecure. When you actually know things you don’t have to say it

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Brenda Estrella @dominicannerd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I have a very strange relationship with the AI assistant I use. I ain't gonna lie. I kinda love this response while still recoiling. 💩🤡 (To be clear, I use it for learning new concepts, gaining skills, and as a soundboard for programmatic ideas.)

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

“Join my pointless war of choice or else” This is why appeasing a malignant narcissist never works. He will always want more. www.politico.eu/article/dona...

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Zack Furness @punkademic.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Every NYT headline about Israelis murdering Palestinians intentionally reads like the quizzical opener of an Unsolved Mysteries episode.

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Dean Obeidallah @deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Actor Javier Bardem explains why he said at Oscars "Free Palestine" and "no more wars." He does a great job here explaining how the suffering in Gaza is continuing and how in the West Bank Christian and Muslim Palestinians are being attacked and killed by Israeli settlers backed by Netanyahu

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Michael Sainato @msainato.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Strike has begun, 3,800 meat packing workers in Colorado have walked off the job

JBS WORKERS BEGIN 2 WEEK UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE STRIKE AGAINST JBS

Nearly 3,800 JBS-owned Swift Beef workers in Greeley, Colorado represented by UFCW Local 7 took to the picket lines today protesting unfair negotiating tactics and unlawful reprisals.

Greeley, CO – United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 members at Greeley’s Swift Beef Company, owned by JBS N.V. began a two week Unfair Labor Practice Strike at 5:30 a.m. on Monday, March 16, 2026. Workers will remain out on the picket lines until JBS comes to the table to negotiate fairly with workers and rights its unlawful union busting.

In February, after months of negotiations, workers voted overwhelmingly to authorize an unfair labor practice strike against JBS as a result of the Company’s refusal to negotiate fairly with workers and fix the company’s pattern of wage theft, provide raises to workers that keep pace with the rising cost of living in Colorado, and ensure stable health care costs for workers. Instead of shifting toward fair treatment, the Company has recently doubled down on its illegal tactics by threatening workers with termination if they did not resign from the Union and refuse to strike. These recent actions come on top of a pattern of retaliatory conduct against a member of the bargaining committee and others who have spoken out against the Company.

UFCW Local 7 President Kim Cordova, the Union’s chief spokesperson, stated, “For months now, JBS has been insisting on poverty-level wages for workers at the plant, offering less than 2% in average annual wage increases, far below the level of inflation in Colorado, while at the same time putting all the risk of rising healthcare costs on workers. Meanwhile, despite being the world’s largest protein producer, JBS has been stealing from workers’ paychecks to fund the Company’s profits. JBS must do right by these workers and negotiate lawfully. Make no mistake, JBS chose this strike in an effort to lower worker wages nationwide, just a…

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Brenda Estrella @dominicannerd.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

I went to a public memorial for the son of a Durham-based musician, who lost his battle with cancer. I went alone, waited in line to pay my respects and cried silently. I cried for the sorrow of losing a child. I cried for all the babies killed in wars & street violence. I wish we all had peace.

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 15/03/2026

DOJ officials wasted weeks demanding Oklahoma’s unredacted voter rolls, only to be met with silence from state election officials. All because the department was emailing the wrong address — a blunder that casts serious doubt on its ability to keep the private data of millions of Americans safe.

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In latest blunder, Trump DOJ spent months emailing the wrong address demanding Oklahoma’s voter rolls

It’s the latest in a continuing string of embarrassing missteps in the Trump DOJ’s nationwide voter roll campaign.

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Brenda Estrella @dominicannerd.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

If the shit hit the fan tomorrow (whatever that may be for you), will the people that you hang out with try to help you survive and heal? If not, then why are you hanging out with them?

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Breaking: the DOGE deposition videos have been taken off YouTube. On Friday the government asked a judge to intervene, said the videos could cause reputational damage, death threats. Judge agreed, ordered them removed: www.404media.co/doge-deposit...

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DOGE Deposition Videos Taken Down After Judge Order and Widespread Mockery

The government asked a judge to stop the spread of the videos on YouTube. The judge agreed, and ordered their immediate removal.

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Brenda Estrella @dominicannerd.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Y'all, maybe it's cuz I grew up on the original Law & Order, but these DOGE deposition videos are truly riveting. It's truly fascinating to see how these corrupted souls truly believe they are the smart ones in the room. Ever. Thx for the entertainment @historians.org! youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Deposition in ACLS-AHA-MLA Lawsuit About the NEH - YouTube

As part of a lawsuit brought by the American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, and Modern Language Association, Justin Fox, Nath...

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

American officials already talking about regime change in Cuba while Israeli officials talk about confronting Turkey. I'm sorry but you have to finish the war you started before you get another war.

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

just one more imperial war bro. just one more imperial war i swear. One more imperial war will fix it and display our inherent superiority over lesser peoples once and for all bsky.app/profile/mfor...

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 11/03/2026

The idea that America isn’t for everyone who wants to be an American is something that makes my blood boil. Posting a photo of yourself as a Congressman smiling next to these words is wicked. It’s antithetical to the concept of America.

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I get almost as many comments about how ugly or fat I am on my workout posts as I did on my posts before I started lifting. I’m not asking for sympathy. I just want to remind Black women that the point isn’t if we are pretty or skinny or not. The point is they want us to not exist.🙄

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I don’t want to hear Joe Rogan talk about feeling betrayed when he was dumb enough to start a rumor about litter boxes in schools that even Republican congressmen were repeating. You weren’t betrayed, Joe. You’re dumb.

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Brenda Estrella @dominicannerd.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I just made this! (took me the whole day cuz I'm a noob) It's imperfect and it's got no purpose and I'm learning just for the heck of it and it's been such a joy!

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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

"This is what opened my eyes to what lynching really was. An excuse to get rid of Negroes who were acquiring wealth & property & thus keep the race terrorized & keep them down." -- Ida B. Wells after People's Grocery lynching in Memphis #tdih 1892. Read ⬇️ 🧵 www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/pe...

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March 9, 1892: The People’s Grocery Lynchings

A white mob seized three African American business men in Memphis, Tennessee and lynched them without trial.

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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Pretty soon they're gonna need to release the Epstein files as a distraction from the price of gas and the dropping Dow.

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

You start to realize the era of the nation state is long since dead and that everything that happens is wealth and oligarchical class jockeying for power between people and groups that sometimes partner and sometimes hold the global economy hostage in a perpetual game of chicken.

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Brenda Estrella @dominicannerd.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I'm seeing more ppl online saying how ALL sides need to come together to fight the corrupt elites. Oh so now y'all want to work together? Now that it's obvious that the tide is slowly turning? Fuck outta here. I'll band with the ppl who always stood for justice, equity, openness, and community.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

maybe I'm focusing on the wrong thing here but this is the wildest shit I've ever heard a white South African say and I study racism for a living

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