Reposted by Julie Van PeltNayna Gupta @naynagupta.bsky.social · 9hI am here in Congress as Democratic Senators prepare to hear live testimony from those hit hardest by the Trump admin’s delegalization campaign—the largest effort in US history to strip protections and status from immigrants, many who have lived here for years. Over 1 million are already impacted. 116035
Reposted by Julie Van Peltphillip crymble @phillipcrymble.bsky.social · 29/09/2026i stand up / through your destruction / i stand up Lucille Clifton 1446
Reposted by Julie Van PeltNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026If you’re a survivor who wants your rapist removed from whatever social institution introduced you, that’s an okay thing to want. A lot of other survivors want it too. And in a different timeline, there wouldn’t be so many people shaming you for saying it out loud. 113135
Reposted by Julie Van PeltAnna Gifty @itsafronomics.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026Let the history books show that STUDENT reporters brought national attention to unchecked abuse. I hope that their cups and opportunities forever overfloweth.This is courage.abcnews.comDistrict attorney reopens case of alleged Cornell University 'gang rape'Prosecutors in central New York say they are reopening the case of alleged gang rape at a Cornell University fraternity. 31330358
Julie Van Pelt @jvppt.bsky.social · 29/09/2026if ever i had an ai agent it would be messy as fuck programming it to run my life, and i've got that glorious life already 000
Reposted by Julie Van PeltMelissa Johnson, PhD @ladyhistorian.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We should let people dream of something besides labor 9609128
Julie Van Pelt @jvppt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026saw musk trailer, oh god i forgot the trump+elon white house tesla dealership last year, ugh the list is so damn long 000
Julie Van Pelt @jvppt.bsky.social · 24/09/2026yay! reminds me: 1970s Seattle, public elementary school, they took a bunch of us 9yos to the opera. Arts education, we can have nice things! 011
Reposted by Julie Van PeltJacqueline Antonovich @jackiantonovich.bsky.social · 23/09/2026We also looked at some FSA primary sources and this one really grabbed students' attention. It's a diagram that shows the arrangement of members of the Boston Anti-Man-Hunting League as they would surround a man-hunter, concealing him until he consented to release the person he was trying to kidnap 6699148
Reposted by Julie Van Peltjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/09/2026i mean, just look at how the populists talked about the railroad barons and others like them. "The fruits of the toil of millions are boldly stolen to build up colossal fortunes, unprecedented in the history of the world, while their possessors despise the republic and endanger liberty." 513349643
Reposted by Julie Van PeltTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Anyway, panic is a psy-op. Stay furious. Stay serious. Organize. 92530604
Julie Van Pelt @jvppt.bsky.social · 17/09/2026these are same people who think they were caesar in a past life, never plebes 010
Reposted by Julie Van PeltLilly Wachowski @lillywachowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Hi! This is out today and it’s awesome! And I am proud to be connected to it! SUPPORT TRANS PEOPLE!!! WE ARE FUCKING MAGICAL!!!!youtu.beWhat Happened at Aleister Crowley’s Boleskine House? | #WITCHYAFYouTube video by Etch 211434356
Reposted by Julie Van PeltTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 07/09/2026We woke up thinking about the long shadow of all the workers’ wins and even their losses. We made it free to watch the short documentary that dominated my life this year. Happy Labor Day. vimeo.com/1224659811/7...vimeo.comPower to the People, Y'all [Happy Labor Day]Power to the People, Y’all is a character-driven documentary that explores aging, legacy, and resistance through interviews with five founding members of the Winston-Salem Chapter of the Black Panther... 39808277
Reposted by Julie Van Peltcaroline cash @cashbrowns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Nancy 9/7/26 … Happy Labor Day 🛠️ 70149113710
Julie Van Pelt @jvppt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026This. I moved to a place with left-adjacent MAHA and I was confused as fuck till folks explained to me what Gwen lays out here. 010
Reposted by Julie Van PeltJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 05/09/2026I mention this in the piece, but since some folks in my mentions don’t appear to be aware: this is part of a longer trend of religious pushback to Trump’s immigration policies. E.g., around 100 clergy were arrested at just *one* anti-ICE protest in January, and… religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...religionnews.comInside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICE(RNS)— Hundreds of clergy from around the country gathered in Minneapolis to learn from Minnesota faith leaders how to protest against ICE enforcement. Then they took to the streets and helped block t... 8372164
Reposted by Julie Van PeltJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 04/09/2026NEW: Seven faith leaders were arrested in Vermont this morning while blocking entrances to a building that houses a group ICE uses to target its efforts. Two clergy were physically carried out as they were arrested. religionnews.com/2026/09/04/s...religionnews.comSeven Vermont clergy arrested while protesting ICE targeting center(RNS) — 'I think it is imperative on me, as a faith leader, to proclaim that human beings are not targets and that God is a God of justice and of love,’ said the Rev. Rebecca Girrell, a United Methodi... 261216473
Reposted by Julie Van PeltFiona's Got I.T. @fionasgotit.bsky.social · 03/09/2026AG Campbell has a duty to uphold the laws of Massachusetts. Her office has neglected to do that while cowardly institutions like Fenway and Baystate Health flagrantly break MA laws by continuing to deny care to trans youth. These young people are braver than anyone in that office. Solidarity ✊🏻 123772
Reposted by Julie Van PeltStarre Vartan @starrevartan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026$1 invested in journalism can generate more than $100 in public savings through reclaimed funds, improved public services and reduced corruption. Incredible stats in this report: www.unesco.org/en/articles/...unesco.orgNew report reveals global evidence of independent journalism’sA new global evidence review commissioned by UNESCO in partnership with IFPIM and DW Akademie, demonstrates that free and independent media has a profound and positive impact on societies globally. 17334
Julie Van Pelt @jvppt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026shorey's, aka, magus (still there i think), my kingdom to be in beatty's downtown seattle again 010
Julie Van Pelt @jvppt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026from the alt text: “inspired by Picasso's Guernica, ... The patterns near Renee Good and Alex Pretti’s mouths are actually their last words in Morse code: ‘I’m not mad at you,’ and ‘Are you okay?’” 030
Reposted by Julie Van PeltMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 27/08/2026this is extra funny because homan grew up right there 141697141
Julie Van Pelt @jvppt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Mapquest: We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario 010
Reposted by Julie Van PeltWill McKinley @willmckinley.bsky.social · 26/08/2026"It's given a lot of people permission to be themselves, to not dream it, be it, which is the motto of the movie, really. I would like to be remembered for that." Farewell to Tim Curry (1946-2026) #RIP 64120443682
Reposted by Julie Van PeltYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 25/08/20261. AFM, the labor union representing professional musicians in North America, is paying tribute to Dolly Parton, who was a member of its Nashville Local 257 for 58 years. AFM says that for decades, Dolly consistently filed union contracts for her recording sessions, live gigs and tours. 51746499
Reposted by Julie Van PeltStarbucks Workers United @sbworkersunited.org · 25/08/2026🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed: 9465734508
Reposted by Julie Van Peltjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/08/2026tl;dw: the job of the dem majority over the next two years, should it materialize, is to make life hell for the white house, not find points of cooperationyoutube.comWhat Democrats can learn from Mitch McConnellYouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 15360241281
Reposted by Julie Van PeltKate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The WNBA is a new front in the info and culture wars. The only way through this is, imo, a path that Cloud is showing you: stand up for your values, call out the tactics of those who are hijacking your platform, don’t get sucked into trying to perform a “neutral” stance… it’s a trap. 191203227
Reposted by Julie Van PeltTony @empty-visions.bsky.social · 23/08/2026this is what Toni Morrison meant when she said the purpose of racism is distraction. spend your whole life debating racists and you’ll quickly discover you’ve wasted your whole life. rejecting the entire affair is the only way. 0229
Reposted by Julie Van PeltSaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 19/08/2026As a poet, I just have to praise the power of economy of language. Look what that man was able to set into motion with three words and a well placed comma! 19927115
Reposted by Julie Van PeltTangowulf @colineo.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Website to support Autumn and the other Prairieland defendants : prairielanddefendants.com/defendant-pr...prairielanddefendants.comAutumn Hill - Support the Prairieland DefendantsAutumn Hill, also known by her drag handle Lady Hell, is a neuroqueer self-advocate with a special interest in all things taboo, an enchanted materialist, and 085
Reposted by Julie Van PeltAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Better things are possible. 16836126
Reposted by Julie Van PeltBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026This is never getting fixed until Democrats start vocally arguing that IMMIGRATION IS GOOD instead of just saying, "well, we'd like to enforce immigration laws a bit less harshly than the Trump administration" 321219387
Reposted by Julie Van PeltProfessa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I have become a fan of friction in your writing. AI hates it but the fact that we don’t speak like a Middle Manager from Fresno who likes an executive summary in bullet points is what we kind do as humans. 0311
Reposted by Julie Van PeltMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 03/08/2026extreme income inequality is bad for a lot of reasons but today the one i'm mad at is people having the wealth and power to force me to live inside their delusions 72241425
Reposted by Julie Van PeltRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 03/08/2026The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it. 671252218962
Reposted by Julie Van PeltJohanne Boucher @johanneboucher.bsky.social · 31/07/2026#LibrariansWillSaveTheWorld 064
Reposted by Julie Van PeltGuardian US @us.theguardian.com · 30/07/2026"A concentration camp, in its most basic definition, is a place where a targeted civilian population, not necessarily accused of a crime, is detained and at least some of their basic rights are suspended," writes @jwashing.bsky.social. "That’s precisely what’s happening in the United States today."theguardian.comDon’t call them ICE detention centers. Call them camps | John WashingtonI’ve spent a decade reporting on immigration enforcement. The word ‘camp’ best captures the political function of these facilities 484153017381
Reposted by Julie Van PeltPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 30/07/2026filtermag.org/community-bu...filtermag.orgThe Communities We've Built in Prison - FilterThe informal, prisoner-led writing club at South Central Correctional Facility in Tennessee has a dozen or so members. Earlier in ... 15422
