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ROC Stalwart

@eightman.bsky.social
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American Iron Front activist supporting local movements for justice and equality in Rochester, NY. He/him.

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Max Granger @maxgranger.info · 15h
Local fire and EMS were called, Border Patrol told them to leave. BP is gassing and shooting pepper balls at people on private property, and moving the truck with the person still locked to it. Go follow tierralibre_no borders and rally.forthevalley on IG for updates.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 6h
BREAKING NEWS: RFK Jr. to give 1.6M in CDC funds to allow his Danish friends to harm African babies in unethical trial. We will be launching ways to fight back in just a couple hours. GET IN, DORKS. We have an unethical study to stop! www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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CDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study
“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 6h
Today, women & survivors are rising up across the country for a day of rage. We are rising up because we are sick of it all. Sick of the cover-ups. Sick of the injustice. Sick of the good ole boys club. Swipe through our demands & find an action near you today at: womensmarch.com/stop
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 16h
At least 66 Palestinians in Gaza were killed by Israeli forces between Aug. 23 & Sept. 6, 2026. Over 1,400 have been killed since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire signed in Oct. 2025. This video from Gaza City features 4 instances of unprovoked Israeli attacks on Palestinians during the two-weeks noted.
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ROC Stalwart @eightman.bsky.social · 8h
I used Adobe for a decade or more, and when they switched to their "pay us forever, also we keep all your files, also we're feeding everything you do to AI" model I deleted everything and never looked back. Inkscape and Krita are what I use now.
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Adam P Knave @adampknave.com · 07/10/2026
The whole "decompile photoshop will kill software" thing is hysterical because it fundamentally misunderstands a key issue. There have been free/cheap/better versions of Word for decades now. A lot of ppl use them, and SHOULD! That did not kill MS Word. Because softwarelike Word, Adobe bullshit...
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Freethinkers United For Change @freethinkersunite.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 16h
The torture and murder of Matthew Shepard is the inevitable result of the "religious freedom" for which Samuel Alito and the other MAGA Supreme Court Justice losers are advocating
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 19h
No AI for kids. Full stop.
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Feena van @feenavan2099.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Fun fact most incidents of domestic terrorism in the United States of America is done not by trans people , Muslim people or left wing people but by white male right-wing terrorists
A map showing extremist murders in the U.S. by ideology (2008-2017), with sections labeled for left-wing, Islamist, and right-wing incidents, indicating the number of murders for each category. With incidents of right-wing terrorism being by far the highest at 194
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ROC Stalwart @eightman.bsky.social · 8h
How are we losing to people this fucking stupid?
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𝔫𝔬𝔯𝔞 𝔫𝔢𝔠𝔯𝔬𝔰𝔦𝔰𝔪𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔢𝔯 🏳️‍⚧️ @neurosismancer.gay · 07/10/2026
YOOOO LETS FUCKIN GOOOOOOOOO
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NYC moves to spend nearly $9M of gender-affirming care fund for minors
The funding is part of a $15 million investment announced in June as major hospitals retreated from providing such care.
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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 13h
Around 75 people imprisoned by Geo Group "have launched a mass hunger strike against their prolonged detention and facility’s conditions...The hunger strike appears to transcend nationality, language and race, according to the detainees’ video, letter and report." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Detained immigrants at Georgia ICE facility launch mass hunger strike
At least 73 people estimated to have joined protest against prolonged detention and Folkston facility’s ‘violations’
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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 13h
They cut the lockbox and detained the person, who seemed to be healthy in the video of their detention.
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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 14h
The person remains on the vehicle, in a makeshift tent of space blankets confining her in the fumes, with BP or perhaps a contractor periodically running the vehicle. BP agents standing on the Roosevelt reservation with pepper balls and tear gas
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James Stout @jamesstout.bsky.social · 14h
Border Patrol moved a vehicle with someone lockeddown on it this evening while pepperballing and tear gassing people standing in an adjacent ranch field
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ROC Stalwart @eightman.bsky.social · 8h
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Roddy Piper's Iconic They Live Bubblegum Quote
ALT: Roddy Piper's Iconic They Live Bubblegum Quote
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ROC Stalwart @eightman.bsky.social · 8h
It's like They Live, but nobody needs the sun glasses to see the monsters.
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Mother Of God Super Troopers Meme Reaction
ALT: Mother Of God Super Troopers Meme Reaction
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ROC Stalwart @eightman.bsky.social · 8h
And he and his criminal goons can continue to steal money from the American people for eternity.
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Anti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 10h
Germany: Did CDU lawmakers support the far-right AfD? Lawmakers of the center-right CDU may have voted for the far-right AfD candidate for parliamentary speaker in Saxony-Anhalt. Germany's Social Democrats warn of a "unique breach of taboos." www.dw.com/en/germany-d...
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Germany: Did CDU lawmakers support the far-right AfD?
Lawmakers of the center-right CDU may have voted for the far-right AfD candidate for parliamentary speaker in Saxony-Anhalt. Germany's Social Democrats warn of a "unique breach of taboos."
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Anti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 10h
Brazil: Thousands of students march against Bolsonaro After Flavio Bolsonaro came out on top in the first round of Brazil's presidential election, thousands of people joined student-led protests against the far-right in Rio de Janeiro. www.dw.com/en/brazil-th...
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Brazil: Thousands of students march against Bolsonaro
After Flavio Bolsonaro came out on top in the first round of Brazil's presidential election, thousands of people joined student-led protests against the far-right in Rio de Janeiro.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 10h
Most bosses show off pictures of their kids to their assistants. Guilfoyle showed off pictures of how they were conceived.
New Yorker story about Kim Guilfoyle
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 9h
The dreadful decline of hosting at home: ‘I feel shame any time a friend comes over’
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The dreadful decline of hosting at home: ‘I feel shame any time a friend comes over’
It used to be quite normal to pop next door for a coffee or invite friends over for dinner. But not any more. What’s behind this change – and just how damaging is it?
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ROC Stalwart @eightman.bsky.social · 8h
If I've learned one thing about modern French society, it's that they absolutely do not play around when they protest.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 9h
Dozens of students dragged rubbish bins into position outside a high school in northeastern Paris early on Thursday, erecting fresh barricades before police moved in with tear gas as France’s nationwide protests show few signs of ending.
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Police fire tear gas at a barricaded high school in Paris as school protests show no sign of ending
Students in northeastern Paris gathered Thursday to protest outside a high school, with police responding using tear gas.
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ROC Stalwart @eightman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
*Rapidly scribbling down name* Haay....leey....will..iamssss.... I don't follow celebrities or anyone really, but now I've got some looking up to do. She sounds awesome.
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Arizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tonight, community members gathered at the Marana Town Council meeting to speak out in opposition to an incoming DHS concentration camp that is likely being opened at the at the end of November. Council members ended up limiting public comment to just 10 people and turned away the rest. Shame.
A woman speaking at the lectern in front of the Marana Town Council officials.

A person is holding a sign up, it says “NO ICE IN MY DRINK NO ICE MY TOWN”
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 07/10/2026
You cannot convince me that frat brothers organically walked into separate police interviews using the same word, “consensual,” and that it wasn’t coordinated. Especially after a witness told police there was allegedly a fraternity meeting to get everyone “on the same page”.
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ROC Stalwart @eightman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
The attack Bibi knew about and let happen? That one?
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 06/10/2026
We've produced a limited run of these stickers to send out with orders. You can also order them from us in bulk: store.crimethinc.com/products/bli... The URL links to a text recounting the adventures of two individuals who set out to disable all the surveillance cameras in their community.
An image of a sticker reading "Blind the Cyclops" with a drawing of a finger poking out the lens of a surveillance camera.An image of a sticker reading "Blind the Cyclops" with a drawing of a finger poking out the lens of a surveillance camera, pasted to the back of a roadsign.
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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"The defendants union may be the first effort of its kind in the modern history of political protest in the US..." Follow, boost, and support the folks at @nspm7union.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump 2.0 is targeting US protesters with ‘antifa’ charges. Activists started a union to fight back
NSPM-7 Defendants Union plans to offer legal clinics, media training and more to people facing prosecution for protest
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NSPM 7 Defendants Union @nspm7union.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Berger, the historian, said that what makes the project exciting is that it centers on being a defendant. “But it’s also a tragic commentary on where we’re at, with a large swath of people and politics under attack right now,” he said. “We’re all defendants.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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NSPM-7 Defendants Union - Home
In response to the National Security memo in which calls Trump calls his political enemies "antifa" and aims to crush them, the NSPM-7 Defendant's Union offers a framework for fighting repression toge...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NEW: Historic Trees Demolished, Land Defenders Arrested and New Treesit at US-Mexico Border
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Historic Trees Demolished, Land Defenders Arrested and New Treesit at US-Mexico Border - UNICORN RIOT
In the early hours of October 5, Border Patrol agents raided the anti-border camp on the U.S.-Mexico Border, arrested land defenders and cut down historic trees before a treesit was re-established the...
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Unicorn Riot @unicornriot.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“No warrants are shown, as far as we can tell there’s no legal ground for them to come onto private property. It seems like they’re pushing through the construction process quickly and will deal with the law later,” said Rachel, a land defender who spoke with UR about the raids.
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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Week of action against ICE in Vermont continues. "The resulting “Harvest Lane Community Garden” was designed to serve two purposes: block traffic to a key US Immigration and Customs Enforcement building and beautify the area." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/10/06/m...
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Protesters barricade road to Vermont ICE facility with ‘community gardens’ - The Boston Globe
About 40 protesters built flower boxes in the middle of a road to block access to ICE facilities in Williston on Tuesday.
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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A gathering of neo-Nazis and white supremacists was found out and quickly disrupted in #Portland, thanks to the quick work of community members who uncovered it. Thread here.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
How do I know Hegseth’s order to deny access to bases to members of Congress is about a cover up, not about safety? Because I asked for a military briefing at the embassy as a substitute and was told the policy prohibited military leaders in the region from even talking to me.
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Law360 @law360.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A former FBI agent has come forward with a claim that when U.S. Circuit Judge Emil Bove was at the U.S. Department of Justice, he directed the Los Angeles field office to illegally investigate protesters. www.law360.com/artic...
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Ben McAdams (The Resurrection Arc) @purrtah.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I also just dont think the Collins-Jackson debate matters when you have voters like this loveable baster in Maine saying he isnt even anti-Collins but wouldnt even vote for God if he/her was running as a Republican Ultimately people are VERY pissed off and that’s gonna have weird results
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Here's a nearly 10-minute supercut of Troy Jackson taking it to Susan Collins during their debate tonight, including Jackson telling her "you can't eat road salt" and "Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 03/10/2026
Since 👇 post 9 days ago, Elon has spent almost $11 million more, over a million bucks a day. In the Senate races alone, he's spent: $8.7m in Texas $4.5m in Ohio $4m in Michigan
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 07/10/2026
there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 06/10/2026
Reminder: Last June, a pastor filmed federal immigration agents detaining someone in her church parking lot. When I asked DHS at the time, they denied it happened. It wasn't until last month — *more than a year later* — that DHS finally acknowledged the incident. religionnews.com/2026/09/30/t...
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Do federal immigration agents make arrests at churches? Depends on what day you ask.
(RNS) — Over the past year, the Trump administration has issued contradictory and, at times, seemingly false statements about whether federal agents have conducted operations at churches.
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Arienne Childrey @ari4ohio.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today, I resigned as Vice Chair of the ODP Pride Caucus. The state party expects us to be a sales team, censoring our voices when we beg candidates not to trade on trans lives. I am still a Democrat, but I will not value party approval over true, defiant advocacy. Full text below. 👇
Part 1 of an open letter of resignation by Arienne Childrey, stepping down as Vice Chair and member of the Ohio Democratic Party (ODP) Pride Caucus. She states that party leadership treats the caucus as a recruitment and sales team rather than a representative body. She cites an incident where the ODP censored and denied permission for the caucus to post a letter by two trans leaders addressing harmful comments made by Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton. The State Party Chair reportedly called the letter an "unwelcome distraction," which Childrey notes demonstrates how little party leadership values the voices and dignity of LGBTQ+ Democrats.
Since that decision, every Caucus plan, every potential post, and every path forward has been filtered through a lens of strict compliance and ODP approval. That may very well be the party's rule, but following those rules right now is a dereliction of our duty to the LGBTQ+ community.

For me, any rule that silences advocacy for the trans community during this time is an unjust rule, and I see no obligation to follow it. In alignment with the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his Letter from Birmingham Jail:

“One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws.”

We are living in incredibly dangerous times for the trans community. We are in an era where the GOP has so thoroughly weaponized trans lives that even some formerly self-professing allies within our own party have fallen prey to the rhetoric. Looking at the national trend towards Democratic anti-trans triangulation, as well as our own internal conversations, it is clear to me that this shift is much more than a simple coincidence.

We have to speak up—loudly, strongly, and unapologetically—or I fear what our 2028 choices may look like. The ODP would like everyone to believe they are a "big tent" party. However, their successful efforts to silence even the Pride Caucus—even in cases where we are simply begging our candidates not to trade on our lives for perceived electoral advantage—has proven otherwise. The tent hasn't gotten any bigger; it has simply shifted, leaving many trans individuals, progressives, and allies out in the rain.

I will continue to advocate, organize, and fight for our community with everything I have. But I can no longer compromise my own moral principles by remaining part of a caucus that appears more interested in party approval than in true, defiant advocacy.

Sincerely,
Arienne Childrey
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Ordinary Shena @originalshena2.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Tom Tenney is dying and has a very modest GoFundMe up to try to pay for oxygen and his medication and to try to keep his family housed when he's gone. He's comics people. Please donate, share, anything helps. www.gofundme.com/f/help-marve...?
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Donate to Help Marvel Artist Tom Tenney Thru His Final Chapter, organized by Christina Durbin
Imagine spending more than 30 years bringing heroes to life on… Christina Durbin needs your support for Help Marvel Artist Tom Tenney Thru His Final Chapter
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Hunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“You must remember what Amalek has done to you, [and] we do remember.” - Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel openly admits it wants “to put to death men & women, children & infants.” To “not spare them.” That is a genocide. Do not do genocide denial in my comments or anywhere else. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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Andrew Berkshire @berkshire.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Everything old is new again, baby!
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ROC Stalwart @eightman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Cardinal Massimego: That's it, I'm going to ask Geefs for the next commission about Lucifer. Hey, Geefs, can you do the fallen angel? Maybe give him some horns, real pointy horny ones. Geefs: Horny, you say? Massimego: .... No. Do it again. Geefs: A'ight. Massimego: *heavy sigh*
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