Reposted by Erica S-SMemo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026There’s a new ICE surge happening in the Greater Los Angeles Area now. At least 20 people have been taken by noon in Southern California, numbers we haven’t seen in a long time. @lataco.bsky.social 10246166
Reposted by Erica S-SCheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🗣️📣TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN GEORGIA! Even if you think you are registered, you may have been bumped off. Check to make sure you're in before it's too late. mvp.sos.ga.gov/s/mvp.sos.ga.govGA My Voter PageUse the Georgia My Voter Page (MVP) to check your voter registration status, find your polling location, view your county's early voting locations, review your sample ballot for upcoming elections, an... 03536
Reposted by Erica S-SKylie Mohr @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I've said it before and I'll say it again: WUI fires are one of the sneakiest health threats in recent history. apnews.com/article/clim...apnews.comResidents near Maui wildfires show elevated metals linked to impacted lung health, study saysA new study finds that metal mixtures found in smoke, ash and debris after the 2023 Maui wildfires affected human lung health. 02310
Reposted by Erica S-SUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Take action today and email your representative and tell them say no on this life-threatening bill! act.seiu.org/a/fedheatreg... #WeFeedYou 2/ 06422
Reposted by Erica S-SUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 25/09/20262026 was the hottest summer on record since records began in 1895. Shockingly, Republicans are trying to stop ALL federal heat safety protection regs-NOW OR IN THE FUTURE. HR6213 prohibits OSHA from creating or enforcing ANY national heat safety standard. Let's stop this! 1/ 6255144
Reposted by Erica S-Scolin feral @sal.gay · 22/09/2026This bill would have also protected abortion providers from being extradited to another state that criminalizes abortion 219980
Reposted by Erica S-SEqual Justice Initiative @eji.org · 15/09/2026On this day in 1963, a white man detonated a bomb under the steps of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, with 400 congregants inside. Four Black children were killed in the blast.calendar.eji.orgSep. 15, 1963 | Four Black Girls Killed in Church Bombing in Birmingham, AlabamaLearn more about our history of racial injustice. 27575
Reposted by Erica S-SPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14/09/2026www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...nbcnews.comDHS watchdog finds immigrants held at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ in outdoor cages the size of phone boothsThe cages, called “calming areas,” were used for detainees to “reflect on their behavior choices, manage their emotions, reduce stress and practice self-directed behavior,” according to the inspector ... 84826
Reposted by Erica S-SAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14/09/2026Cis people do not understand how much trans people's rights have regressed in just 5 years. 5 years ago, there were none of these restrictions. 19 states banned legal recognition 21 states have bathroom bans 8 states ban gender marker changes on DLs 25 ban gender affirming care for trans youth 11678653674
Reposted by Erica S-SLeah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026It felt like 111°F in SoCal today. Tonight, we'll keep the lights on with a virtual power plant (DSGS) Newsom tried to kill. Meanwhile, kids are sitting in sweltering classrooms because he raided the fund for school AC (CalSHAPE). This is not climate leadership. electricnotes.news/p/california...electricnotes.newsCalifornia’s kids deserve better.Our school electrification program could be on the chopping block during another record heat wave. 314939
Reposted by Erica S-SPatrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 01/09/2026i don't think i should be required to work hard and do a good job when everyone with power over my life barely works and does a bad job 3779211985
Reposted by Erica S-SPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Chris Van Hollen is thus far the only 2028 contender in the Senate calling for the Trump admin to free a 20-year-old American from Israeli detention. Nothing from Gallego, Booker, Kelly, Murphy, Ossoff, Slotkin, or Warnock. 519457
Reposted by Erica S-SEric Brandom @ebrandom.bsky.social · 25/08/2026IWW poster, 1917. www.jstor.org/stable/commu... 5626202
Reposted by Erica S-SThe City Reporter @thecityreporter.nyc · 24/08/2026The bodies of nearly 300 free Black people buried during the 1800s lie under the asphalt in East Elmhurst, Queens. The lot is used by an NYPD towing contractor. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/24/n...thecityreporter.nycThey Paved a Historic Black Burial Ground. Now It’s a Lot for Abandoned Cars.The bodies of nearly 300 free Black people buried during the 1800s lie under the asphalt in East Elmhurst, Queens. The lot is used by an NYPD towing contractor. 1314577
Reposted by Erica S-SAl Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 20/08/2026Gaza holds mass funeral for 50 Palestinians killed in Israeli genocidal war aje.news/pi4b4i 313781
Reposted by Erica S-SRichie Assaly @rdassaly.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Israel is deliberately starting wildfires in Lebanon, destroying olive groves and woodlands, in what environmentalists describe as an “ecocide”theguardian.comIsrael deliberately starting wildfires in southern Lebanon, firefighters sayEmergency services, residents and environmental groups say military dropping flares to destroy forests and crops 28249
Reposted by Erica S-SNPS Cambot @nps-cambot.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Kohm Yah-may-nee Visitor Center, Lassen Volcanic National Park #NPS #NationalParkService #LassenVolcanicNationalPark 092
Reposted by Erica S-Stinybaby @tiny.baby · 04/08/2026how horrible it would be to accidentally help someone else without getting anything in return 1035226
Reposted by Erica S-SMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Insane that democrats keep trying to cave on this issue rather than amplifying the fact that it’s being spearheaded by bigots and freaks 672835681
Reposted by Erica S-SAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/07/2026As of this week, hundreds of thousands of Haitians lost their legal status. Most have lost work permits as well. That's left many people unable to support themselves. Here is a verified link to a fundraiser supporting Haitians in Springfield. Please drop links to other fundraisers in the replies.ancljkuy.donorsupport.coStand with Haitian Families in CrisisBuild the Emergency Fund that protects families when everything feels uncertain. The end of TPS. Increasing ICE actions. Families losing work authorization overnight. For Haitian parents and children ... 181029695
Reposted by Erica S-SChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 28/07/2026The slur "tonks" is used by Border Patrol to describe migrants. It's derived from the sound a baton or heavy duty flashlight makes when hitting a migrant over the head. 331265505
Reposted by Erica S-SYour Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 28/07/2026stephen miller killed this couple, as surely as if he'd pulled the trigger himself 2538611294
Reposted by Erica S-SUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Farm workers stand in solidarity with the @ilwu.bsky.social picket line in Crockett, California. C&H Sugar must negotiate a fair contract that protects workers’ overtime pay and retirement benefits. From the fields to the sugar refineries, we demand dignity for all workers. 351987642
Reposted by Erica S-SPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Go Fund Me for the sister who was surrounded by white supremacists on the Metro in that viral photo. If you shared the photo, consider actually making a material donation. 61349934
Reposted by Erica S-SLAL @lindli.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Our local newspaper, The Portland Press Herald, has lifted their paywall on coverage of the ICE shooting of a man in Biddeford, Maine this morning. They have excellent reporters and will have much more accurate information than natl news as we learn more: www.pressherald.com/2026/07/13/s...pressherald.comLive updates: King calls for transparent investigation after Biddeford man killed in ICE-involved shootingProtests are growing after a man identified as a 26-year-old from Colombia was fatally shot. Immigration advocates say he was authorized to work in the U.S. 10540262
Reposted by Erica S-SYours in negritude, Ryan K. Smith @mewefree.bsky.social · 13/07/2026#RIP #SandraBland who was taken from us 11 years ago today. #sayhername 19129
Reposted by Erica S-SMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 10/07/2026so ICE did a kavanaugh stop and murdered a man www.nytimes.com/2026/07/09/u... 281667427
Reposted by Erica S-Sderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 09/07/2026A friend of mine found these three kittens behind a Bay Area gas station. They are tame, vaccinated, and incredibly affectionate. Unfortunately, she's unable to keep them and I'm trying to find them a home. They are at risk of going to a shelter. Bay Area people, are you open to adopting? 9549861616
Reposted by Erica S-SMake the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 09/07/2026An ICE encounter should never result in death, yet under this administration, it is what we continue to see. There is no possibility for reform – ICE must be shut down, and its agents must be taken off our streets. ICE out NOW! 025
Reposted by Erica S-SPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 07/07/2026My gosh. Yesterday, Egypt Coach Hossam Hassan asked FIFA to use its "soft power" to help Palestinians. Then today, just as the Egypt-Argentina match began, Israel killed Mohammed al-Wahidi of the Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza — a group that also organized Gaza screenings of the FIFA matches. 221362835
Reposted by Erica S-SMaggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 06/07/2026I know there is, um, other stuff happening right now, but HHS under RFK Jr. has postponed yet another meeting of the US Preventive Services Task Force, while also failing to provide public access to nominees' application materials as promised in a Federal Register noticenytimes.comKey Health Care Panel Is Again Blocked From Meeting 9429189
Reposted by Erica S-SBlackskyNews 🗞️ @blackskynews.blacksky.app · 06/07/202618-year-old, football player, Nolan Xavier Wells was last seen on July 4th on Horn Island in dark swim trunks and sunglasses. Anyone who saw Wells is asked to call Jackson County Deputies with information to help with the search for the missing teen. #BlackskyNews www.wlox.com/video/2026/0...wlox.comSearch underway for missing Ocean Springs teen last seen on Horn IslandAuthorities are searching for 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells, who was last seen Saturday, July 4, around 3 p.m. on Horn Island, according to Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter. 05862
Reposted by Erica S-SEqual Justice Initiative @eji.org · 06/07/2026On this day in 2016, 32-year-old Philando Castile was shot and killed by a police officer during a traffic stop for a broken taillight in Falcon Heights, Minnesota.calendar.eji.orgJul. 6, 2016 | Philando Castile Killed by Police in MinnesotaLearn more about our history of racial injustice 29881
Reposted by Erica S-SMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Detainees at the Delaney Hall ICE detention center in New Jersey are going without air conditioning during an extreme heat wave. Families say the AC is off in one of the housing units, potentially leaving hundreds of people trapped in sweltering heat over 100 degrees. www.nj.com/politics/202...nj.comDelaney Hall’s air conditioning goes out during N.J.’s worst heat wave in 15 yearsAir conditioning failed at Delaney Hall during a major heat wave, prompting concerns for detainees as advocates cite ongoing complaints and inspection disputes. 20762477
Reposted by Erica S-SQueens Public Library @qplnyc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Reminder: THREE QPL LOCATIONS — Central Library in Jamaica, Far Rockaway Library, and Jackson Heights Library — WILL STAY OPEN during #IndependenceDay Weekend to serve as NYC Cooling Centers. ALL OTHER QPL LOCATIONS ARE CLOSED for Independence Day Weekend. www.queenslibrary.org/special-aler... 043
Reposted by Erica S-SIda B Wells' Winchester Rifle @dytsras.bsky.social · 01/07/2026We owe Danny Glover a great debt as he was among the first student activists to demand, strike, and create the first Black Studies program that began at San Francisco State and spread throughout the country. He helped changed the course of education www.thecommongoodus.org/past-speaker...thecommongoodus.orgDanny Glover — The Common GoodDaniel Lebern “Danny” Glover is an American actor, film director and political activist. Glover is well known for his roles as Detective Sergeant Roger Murtaugh in the Lethal Weapon film series... 4414186
Reposted by Erica S-SCheryl Lynn Eaton @cheryllynneaton.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Centrist Dems--let me be more specific, CORPORATE Dems--do not grasp how just how angry the American public is. Angry enough that the Democratic Party will no longer be allowed to exist a de facto pre-fascist Republican Party. Kneecapping black Dems who want to make a difference harms black people. 1577
Reposted by Erica S-STara Goddard @drtaragoddard.com · 30/06/2026I am sad and scared for every trans and nonbinary kid in this country. And I'm also scared and angry for all the little girls who will have to fear being hassled or "examined" for being suspected of being trans. This is anti-child, full stop. 2597
Reposted by Erica S-SKashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 29/06/2026And nobody cares except us. I’m on like six unemployed black woman listservs, where everyone’s freaking out, and nobody’s like “I’m running on trying to get y’all jobs.” It’s like we’re being erased from American society. 402575945
Reposted by Erica S-SMarisa Ingemi @mingemi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Dolores Huerta is the Valkyries honoree pregame 1141655
Reposted by Erica S-Sregular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 23/06/2026the korean american man who helped stage an attack on one of our country’s concentration camps has been sentenced to 100 years in prison 16667326
Reposted by Erica S-SJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 23/06/2026H/T Emyle Watkins on LinkedIn HHS appears to have taken down its page on Olmstead (supreme court decision that allows disabled people to live in their community) www.hhs.gov/civil-rights...hhs.gov 0184
Reposted by Erica S-SMikey Sandmel @mikeysandmel.bsky.social · 22/06/2026🚨🚨🚨 Youth (let's say under 40) turnout numbers from early voting are VERY troubling re: advancing the universal childcare/tax the rich/democratic socialist agenda in Albany and in DC. We're going to need a BIG youth wave on Tues! Text your people! www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/06/22/h...thecityreporter.nycHere’s What NYC Early Voting Numbers ShowOnly 4% of registered voters cast ballots during early voting for the June primary election, with low youth turnout. 101