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Democracy Helpers @democracyhelpers.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Save the frogs 10/10 at the Lincoln! Also democracy fest is at All Souls and Nat'l Nurses United has a rally at Medstar. savethefrogs.com/march-2026 learninglife.info/demfest/ act.nnu.org/signup/red-a... Nurses starts at 11 and health checks and tacos+ til 3. Demfest is 1-5. Frogs is 1-3.

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Million Frog March: Washington DC (October 10th, 2026)

The Million Frog March brings frog enthusiasts to Washington, DC to defend frogs, the environment, and democracy. We invite you to join us!

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Democracy Helpers @democracyhelpers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#veteransovervanity Speakers: Lisa Gilbert, Public Citizen co-president Jon Gundersen, Ret. U.S. Army Veteran and Foreign Service Officer Rep. Don Beyer (VA-8) Gary Langston, Ret. U.S. Army Veteran WHERE: Memorial Circle WHEN: October 1, 2026 8:30 am to 9:30 am ET

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Get involved with Grassroots Alexandria to help make real actionable change for every day life in ALX! Grassroots Alexandria October Action Meeting When: Thursday, October 1, 7-9pm Where: 3801 Mt Vernon Ave (main meeting room, 1st floor), Alexandria, 22305.

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Thursday (9/3, 7pm): Monthly all-teams action meeting What: Grassroots Alexandria monthly action meeting When: Thursday, September 3, 7-9pm Where: 3801 Mt Vernon Ave (TWU building), 22305 Why: Because dangerous surveillance is invading our city

This will be a joint meeting of project leaders and team members working on human rights (ICE Out, anti-Flock), pro-democracy action (Community Voices), Environment, and Transportation Equity.
We will be updating each other on immediate concerns (safer streets, abolish ICE, the proposed data center), under-represented human rights concerns (reduce corporate police-state surveillance, divest from apartheid), and longer term issues (2027 legislative priorities).
For more GrA events: https://grassrootsalexandria.org/events/

All welcome, all free, volunteers needed
DM or email grassrootsalexandria@gmail.com for more info

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Jonathan Krall @jonathankrall.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Today's @washingtonpost.com prints that lowering the debt is "politically unpalatable" next to a headline about billionaires fixing homelessness. Tone deaf. Fact: Taxing the rich is very palatable. The billionaire-captured GOP and establishment Dems don't like it, but the people do.

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

In a less deranged version of our country, skies full of smoke would inspire us to bold climate action. There’s an American majority that loves blue skies & air we can breathe more than fossil fuel profits.

The forecast for wildfire smoke showing a high smoke concentration in the Northern U.S.

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Thursday (7/2, 7pm): Monthly all-teams action meeting What: Grassroots Alexandria monthly action meeting When: Thursday, July 2, 7-9pm Where: 3801 Mt Vernon Ave (TWU building), 22305 Why: because undocumented Americans are Americans

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Grassroots Alexandria
Monthly Action Meeting!
Thursday June 4, 7pm
All welcome, all free
Volunteers needed
DM or email to RSVP
GrassrootsAlexandria@gmail

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yimbyalexandriaken.bsky.social @yimbyalexandriaken.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I will be tabling at Old Town/City Hall/Tavern Square/whateveryoucallit. Come stop by.

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Save the date! June GrA action meeting When: Thursday, June 4, 7-9pm Where: 3801 Mt Vernon Ave (TWU building), 22305 Why: because we want things to change We will be updating each other on current work (safer streets, abolish ICE), human rights (remove police from schools, divest from apartheid)...

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Jonathan Krall @jonathankrall.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

In cities, building is continuous We can build for cars or we can build for people To save democracy, we need to center people I don't vote for politicians who support cars over people Ever Build for people: betterbraddock.org Read more: grassrootsalexandria.org/our-children...

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Byron Peebles @byronpeebles.com · 12/05/2026

Huh.... bsky.app/profile/byro...

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Naomi Brooks Elementary School Bike Bus @brooksbikebus.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Ain’t no party like an #AlxBikeBus party! We packed our wheels, helmets, and joy for the May 8 city-wide Bike to School Day celebration. Shoutout to @phk8bikebus.bsky.social for capturing picturesque views while conquering those hills! #BikeBus

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Alexandria peeps! Speak up for safe streets! City Council votes on Braddock Rd on Sat May 16 Sign up to speak (in favor of item 12): apps.alexandriava.gov/SpeakerSignup/ Meet your neighbors at: betterbraddock.org Read about this project: grassrootsalexandria.org/our-children...

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Will we be ready when ICE comes for our community? For our friends? Our family? Us? Can we prepare? Yes we can! TLDR: Talk to your neighbors. Form hyper-local group chats. Connect to mutual aid. Don't call cops. Don't blow whistles (yet) grassrootsalexandria.org/we-can-defea...

Image shows a protest sign held up in front of the White House: "We won't be the generation that lost its country to fascism"

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Democracy Helpers @democracyhelpers.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Join bsky.app/profile/fall... holding signs and distributing flyers as we educate neighbors about Citizens Bank’s financial support of GEO Group and CoreCivic detention centers and private prisons. Stand with us from 10-11:30 a.m. or 11:30 -1:00 p.m. tinyurl.com/CitizensBank...

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Democracy Helpers @democracyhelpers.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

On 2/18/26 6 pm, we are going to meet remotely to coordinate on efforts: 2/28 March4Democracy? 3/28 NK3? Expert facilitation. democracyhelpers.now@gmail.com for video link Also Winning Wednesday, February 18, 6-8 p.m., WNDC 1526 New Hampshire Ave NW. Postcarding! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

(1/4) ICE is attacking our community (again). Things you can do: Sign up to patrol against ICE (bit.ly/NVMsolidarity). Write to Sheriff Casey.

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Debate Tonight! Moderator: Michael Lee Pope Location: Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 Doors Open: 6:30 pm Debate: 7-8 pm Participants: Charles Sumpter (confirmed) Amy Jackson (invited) Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (confirmed) Mark Levine (confirmed)

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Senate Election Debate Tonight
Moderated by Michael Lee Pope
7-8:30pm (not correct, should be 7-8pm)
Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314
Learn more about the election at alexdems.org

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Jonathan Krall @jonathankrall.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

FLARE on Pennsylvania Ave. Waiting for today's J6 Nazis

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

It's January 6! A day to remember. A day to oppose the violence of fascism. A day to oppose the violence of war. Multiple remembrances today. And at least one anti-war protest. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Protest sign says: "Stop this Nazi shit"

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Grassroots Alexandria Open House! Come join us as we ring out the end of 2025! Do you envision a world with better schools, better transit, safer housing, and fewer fascists? Working locally, we can make a difference. RSVP for details! forms.gle/4RqDexwYZSMx... grassrootsalexandria@gmail.com

Image text: Join us for Open House!
Monday December 15, 6:30-9pm
Del Ray, Alexandria

Grassroots Alexandria
Education, Environment, Healthcare, Housing, Human Rights, Safety, Transportation

Learn how you can make a positive impact in Alexandria!
Scan the QR code to RSVP for more details!
QR code url is https://forms.gle/4RqDexwYZSMx7NXb9

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

We are thankful for our volunteers and their leadership Grassroots Alexandria Monthly Action Meeting! When: Thursday, December 4, 7-9pm Where: 3801 Mt Vernon Ave (TWU building), 22305 What: Human rights, Pro-democracy action, Education, Environment, Housing Equity, and Transportation Equity.

Image shows a flag against a grassy background. Text: Grassroots Alexandria Monthly Action Meeting! Thursday, December 4, 7pm. All welcome, all free. Volunteers Needed. DM or email to RSVP. GrassrootsAlexnadria@gmail.

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Sheriff Sean Casey, and his continued dalliance with ICE, are in our thoughts... grassrootsalexandria.org/wading-throu... Why? Because we are doing our best to serve flimflam curators and connoisseurs (aka pundits) here in beautiful Alexandria, VA. It's what we like to do

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Happy Armistice Day! Let's honor the day when the guns went silent. And the brave people who silenced them. www.veteransforpeace.org/files/3114/1...

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Bree Lundberg @breelundberg.com · 26/08/2025

Losing my mind seeing anyone try to argue that AI has sentience. It does not!!! Stop confusing it with fiction. The androids and robots in sci-fi have feelings because HUMANS wrote those stories. In reality our AI isn’t actually intelligent, it’s vastly inferior to what we’ve imagined.

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J. L. Gatewood @starrwulfe.threads.net.ap.brid.gy · 04/11/2025

Q: What comes after "No Kings" and Election Day? A: This.

Photo by J. L. Gatewood on November 03, 2025. May be an image of poster, magazine and text that says 'WE'RE NOT ASKING. WE' RE SHUTTING IT DOWN. MASS BLACKOUT NOVEMBER 25TH DECEMBER 2ND The largest economic blackout protest in U.S. history begins November 25th! -No Work -No Projects -No Spending -No Events -No Restaurants No Restaurants NO BACKING OBACKING OUT!!! Prepare for the MPACT! To prevent "spike spending" before and after the BLACKOUT. we ask that all participants purchase goods needed from community- owned stores and markets leading up to and after the dates. This helps with sustained impact and keeps our mo- ney out of the mega businesses pocckets. COORDINATED NATIONAL PUSHBACK. MAXIMUM LOCAL IMPACT'.

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nomo10.bsky.social @nomo10.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

I'm canceling my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify app.sosha.ai/s/8tP9hjLJ

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Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Americans are unified! We want something different! grassrootsalexandria.org/trump-suppor...

Image says: Nearly 7 in 10 say Democratic Party is "out of touch" with most Americans; more than 6 n 10 say the same of Trump, Republicans.
Graph shows the percentages are 61% Repub, 63% Trump, 68% Dems.
Source is shown as Wash Post-ABC-Ipsos poll.

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Jonathan Krall @jonathankrall.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Dems made out like gangbusters. VA House from 51-49 to 61-31 (8 not called). Will the mainstream media realize that voters, voting for fundamental change, are settling for Dems? Spanberger is a centrist, business-friendly, law-and-order type. Barf. I voted for barf. Barf won. Back to protesting.

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Vote! Vote! Vote! Vote to enable change, but please keep protesting. Both sides agree! - Elites aren’t listening. - Only elites can afford houses. - We need to talk about racism. - The deck is stacked. - Everyone is in on it. - Something must change. grassrootsalexandria.org/trump-suppor...

Image is of a protest. A prominent sign says "Rule of law, not lawless rulers."

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Democracy Helpers @democracyhelpers.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

@swingleftnwdc.bsky.social @anddemocracy.bsky.social @michellechap76.bsky.social @31streetswingleft.bsky.social @rosefabs.bsky.social ‪‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ @indivisiblebaltoco.bsky.social

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Democracy Helpers @democracyhelpers.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Tenants and Workers United is holding an immigrant solidarity prayer vigil tomorrow, Tuesday from 6-7PM at Four Mile Run Park Plaza in Alexandria. They are in need of some support in the form of crowd support/safety. You can sign up here: www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0549AE...

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Immigrant Solidarity Prayer Vigil

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

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Democracy Helpers @democracyhelpers.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

join Defend Democracy Indivisible at Warner’s Corner. Tell Senator Warner: No vote until Medicaid is restored & SNAP restrictions removed. No more cave-ins from Schumer or any Democrat. 🕊️ Indivisible actions are nonviolent. Review safety tips: indivisi.org/safety RSVP: www.mobilize.us

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Safety, Security, and Digital Preparedness for a Second Trump Administration

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Democracy Helpers @democracyhelpers.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

TODAY Van Hollen and Al Green will be speaking at this event

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Thurs Sept 18, 6-7:30pm, ICE Out of Alexandria Teach-In Learn how Alexandria Sheriff Sean Casey is cooperating with ICE and how we can take action to protect our immigrant neighbors. RSVP for details: bit.ly/ICEOUTTeach Where: Alexandria, VA (RSVP for location) www.instagram.com/p/DOMGqr9ET_U/

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Mon Sept 1, 10am-12pm, Alexandria Immigrant Solidarity Rally With two ICE raids in Alexandria last month, we need to show our support and learn next steps. With ICE disappearing people, immigrants are staying home. If the rest of us don't show up, no one will. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

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Alexandria Immigrant Solidarity Rally · Indivisible

On the September 1 nationwide day of protest, the goal of the rally is to bring Alexandrians together to stand in solidarity with all of our immigrant neighbors and denounce the recent ICE abductions ...

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

DC-area protests and education! Many of us are sharpening our public speaking skills. Some are studying heritage. Others? Atomic science. Atomics?!? Like in the cold war? Do we really need yet more atoms to blow everything to atoms? The event list is here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Thursday August 28, Showtime 7pm, Free Screening of Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power Alexandria People's Assembly will distribute 200 print copies of the SNCC and Grassroots Organizing Interpretive Booklet. Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St, Alexandria, VA 22314 mailchi.mp/plti-alex/sn...

Thursday August 28, Showtime 7pm, Free Community Film Screening
From: Alexandria People's Assembly
We will show "Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power." Participation is free. Registration is required.
Our Vision is to distribute at least 200 print copies of the SNCC and Grassroots Organizing Interpretive Booklet.
Where: Lee Center, 1108 Jefferson St, Alexandria, VA 22314
https://mailchi.mp/plti-alex/snccfilmscreening-13049959?e=51d09a5760

Friday September 12, 6:30-8:30pm, Alexandria People's Assembly Friday Teach-Ins
From: Alexandria People's Assembly
This Teach-In series is focused on six themes that are at the heart of SNCC's history of grassroots organizing: the organizing tradition, voting rights, Black Power, women and gender, freedom teaching, and art and culture in movement building. At its core, SNCC helped community members feel empowered to make choices and act on the issues that most impacted their lives and their communities. The interpretive guide and toolkits were developed by the SNCC Digital Legacy Project.
Our Vision is to distribute at least 200 print copies of the SNCC and Grassroots Organizing Interpretive Booklet, and Toolkits to youth and adults in Northern Virginia during a movie screening and 7-part community grassroots organizing teach-in series. Come learn more about SNCC’s organizing work and explore connections to life in Alexandria and Northern Virginia.
Where: Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St, Alexandria, VA 22314
12 September, 6:30-8:30pm, The SNCC and Grassroots Organizing Interpretive Booklet
26 September - The Organizing Tradition Toolkit
10 October - Voting Rights Toolkit
24 October - Black Power Toolkit
7 November - Women and Gender Toolkit
21 November - Freedom Teaching Toolkit
5 December - Art and Culture Toolkit
https://mailchi.mp/plti-alex/snccfilmscreening-13049959?e=51d09a5760

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Most Alexandrians respect law enforcement, but not ICE. ICE does not respect due process. ICE deserves no respect. If Sheriff Casey continues to cooperate with ICE, when his hand is not forced by a judicial warrant, he risks losing the respect of his community. bit.ly/ICEOUTTeach

Image displays a background of an anti-ICE protest. The text says: ICE OUT OF ALEXANDRIA TEACH-IN, Wednesday August 7, 6-7:30 PM, How is Alexandria Sheriff Sean Casey collaborating with ICE? How can we protect our immigrant Neighbors? Join us to learn more and find ways to take action. Register for location: bit.ly/ICEOUTTeach

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Grassroots Alexandria Monthly Action Meeting! When: Thursday August 7, 7-9pm Where: 3801 Mt Vernon Ave (TWU building), 22305 No need to RSVP. Just show up! Human rights, democracy, education, environment, housing equity, transportation equity. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Grassroots Alexandria Monthly Action Meeting!

When: Thursday August 7, 7-9pm

Where: 3801 Mt Vernon Ave (TWU building), 22305

What: This will be a joint meeting of project leaders and team members working on Alexandrian Human Rights, Education, Environment, Housing Equity, and Transportation Equity. We will be updating each other on immediate concerns, such as participation in local protests, local school policies, housing policy, and human rights initiatives. We will discuss ongoing projects: "community voices," local tenant rights, climate/transportation/equity, immigration, Palestinian human rights, student health and achievement in ACPS, and much more.

At our meeting, we will check in with each other, hear from project leaders, and consider next steps. Everyone is encouraged to attend and ask questions. People who would like to participate in the GrA Reading Group can share a thought or two about the latest reading during check-in. We will be discussing chapters 13-16, of On Tyranny, by Timothy Snyder.

Grassroots Alexandria works in small groups focused on specific projects. We hold an action meeting on the 1st Thursday each month. New volunteers are always welcome (and needed) to join us and learn about our work. Info for new volunteers is posted here: https://grassrootsalexandria.org/what-can-we-do/

We look forward to seeing you there!

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four-oh-three forbidden @tom.secretworld.social · 31/07/2025

9%! Only *9%* of people know how far the murder rate has plummeted in the last 3 decades.

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

DC-area protests! Is billionaire business our business? If we stand up for Social Security, will it stand up for us? If one million rise, will they trigger and earthquake? What do experts say? What do your neighbors think? People want to know! The list is here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Grassroots Alexandria @gra-alexandria.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Must we sit in silence? We have so much to teach each other. This week's list of protests, rallies, and education/social events includes gatherings around healthcare, money in politics, silence, media, and other topics of community interest. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The image shows a person shrouded in white cloth, sitting in silence, with the Supreme Court in the background. The sign reads "Impeach. Convict. Remove. DefendersOfOurRepublic.org"

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Jonathan Krall @jonathankrall.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

ICE will soon be the 4th largest military ever United States $895.0bn China $266.9bn Russia $126.0bn ICE+Detention* $ 82.5bn India $ 75.0bn www.globalfirepower.com/defense-spen... www.snopes.com/fact-check/i... *$37.5bn for ICE and $45.0bn for "alien detention capacity"

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Jonathan Krall @jonathankrall.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Heather Cox Richardson writes about the "massive militarization of ICE" substack.com/app-link/pos... We thought the federal system in the US, in which state and local governments control police powers, bought us some protection against a police state. We were wrong.

The image shows a person holding a protest sign. The person's t-shirt says "Eat the rich." The sign says "Mass incarceration is slavery."

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