Reposted by mariaPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I'm so proud of this Exhibition that we made and I am thrilled with this film that my friend Tom of Sensitive Visuals made documenting the Exhibition. It's wonderfully done and you can get a sense of the exhibition even if you were unable to see it in person. 04315
Reposted by mariaPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/09/202630 incarcerated men presented a $4,267 donation to a northwest Kansas school district to pay down the district's unsettled lunch debt The donation was to be "utilized to help local children fuel their day and stay focused and energized this school year"actionnews5.comPrison inmates help to pay down school lunch debtA school district's unsettled lunch debt was substantially paid down by a group of inmates. 418105442546
Reposted by mariaBrad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Props to the advocates whose fight for an AI moratorium paved the way, and to Chancellor Samuels and @mayor.nyc.gov for listening and crafting a thoughtful policy. (1/3)abcnews.comNew York City Public Schools banning AI use through middle school starting this yearStudents in the nation's largest school district return to classrooms next week. 526940
Reposted by mariaIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Doesn't look very "inevitable" to me 2537143
Reposted by mariaCongresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 01/09/2026Pierre Damas Bel was a physiology and neuroscience student at Wright State who had dreams of going to medical school. He was a bright student and cherished community member. ICE’s cruelty is killing people. 818191
Reposted by mariaDemocracy Now! @democracynow.org · 28/08/2026Amy Goodman explains her brief absence from hosting Democracy Now! this week. 1623541
Reposted by mariaComics in the Spooky Age 🧛♂️🧟♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Today is the birthday of artist Alfredo Alcala (Aug. 23, 1925-April 8, 2000). His first comic work was published in 1948 in the Philippines & he began working for US publishers in 1971. His career included work on Conan, Planet of the Apes, the Star Wars newspaper strip, & his own creation, Voltar. 823156
Reposted by mariaIndrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 23/08/2026It took the Leader of Opposition himself sitting outside a police station with protesters for hours for them to be forced into opening an FIR to 'investigate' the partial blinding of a student protester with pellet guns. The state of this country. 0133
Reposted by mariaI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 23/08/2026Again, the scholarship which does this is being banned on campuses around the country. That’s the funny part of this stance, you’re pushing a movement to silence scholars who have pushed back against his claims under the auspices of “academic freedom” 333464
Reposted by mariaclaude zachary @leftist101.bsky.social · 18/08/2026www.dropsitenews.com/p/university...dropsitenews.comJudge Throws Out “Political Prosecution” of Pro-Palestinian University of Michigan StudentThe student, Hiab Teshome, is also a graduate student union leader in tense contract negotiations with the school. 073
Reposted by mariaIt's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Don't miss this interview with the directors of 'Elements of Mutual Aid' with @ella-writes.bsky.social on @truthout.org and check out the trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMLL...youtube.comThe Elements of Mutual Aid: Experiments Toward Liberation – TrailerYouTube video by The Elements of Mutual Aid 02113
Reposted by mariaOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Actually, one more - I feel like I should say this directly, so here goes. In the 90s and 00s, the groups I remember pursuing this strategy (hyperpublicize mugshots, Black crime statistics, etc) were Stormfront, the Klan, etc. Now it's the New York Times and the Telegraph. That is the story here. 4147071087
Reposted by mariaOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Plenty to reflect about re: the Arday affair, but I'm going to repeat this one thing. The playbook the right used here is effective even though it's not especially sophisticated, as it relies on the audience to do the dirty work. I've been calling it "Trojan horse propaganda", let's go with that. 1/ 5763152017
Reposted by mariaTimnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 13/08/2026🔇 🔇 🔇 My book, Deep Unlearning, is now available for preorders! I don't know how people write so many books because this one took a lot out of me. It turns out, I had a lot to say 😂, with editors cutting out 50k of my words 🫣 ✴️ You can now preorder it at www.simonandschuster.com/books/Deep-U.... 752167760
Reposted by mariaI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 14/08/2026They want to drive us from public life and are more than happy to see us dead if that’s what it takes. This man was subjected to the vitriol of a nation unwilling to relinquish white supremacy, and it killed him. 326770
Reposted by mariaSheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 14/08/2026And before you yell at me, Biden *admitted it* and wasn't hounded out of public life. Turns out it's something you can apologize and make amends for when you're not being publicly harassed until you kill yourself. I think we call that "white privilege." www.nytimes.com/1987/09/18/u...nytimes.comBiden Admits Plagiarism in School But Says It Was Not 'Malevolent' (Published 1987) 315618
Reposted by mariaSeptima P. Snark @drsubini.blacksky.app · 14/08/2026This. And I'm already seeing people erase his disability in real time. This isn't only about his Blackness, the NYT made a huge deal of his disability and reading level. This is how racism & ableism work together, they intersect to harm all Black people and target Black disabled people for death. 429098
Reposted by mariaA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Also the planet will become uninhabitable unless we stop burning fossil fuels and it's already heading that way quickly, literal Nazis are at the reins of a nuclear superpower, and our economic system saves its biggest rewards and protections for a South African white supremacist tech fraud. 6799210
Reposted by mariaAnat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Republicans called Biden, Pelosi, Schumer, Obama socialists & accuse them of being for open borders so truly no matter how much you try to disavow whatever they're decrying, you're not going to get credit. But you will help reaffirm that being for racial justice & human rights is suspect. 113339
Reposted by mariaSpencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026I went through the users manual for the GLOVE, the electric-shock weapon that ICE is reportedly about to get to use on whoever they feel like. All the promotional material shows a person immediately complying upon contact. But wait till you see what the recommended duration of the shock is.forever-wars.comThe Coward's HandshakeICE agents are about to get electric-shock gloves—ideal for 'smaller officers or weaker officers or older officers,' says an ex-cop 74906402
Reposted by mariaJack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 12/08/2026When their definition of “gold standard RCT” is “no RCT at all” grants.nih.gov/grants/guide... 97335
Reposted by mariaInterrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 07/08/2026🏳️⚧️ Please read, use, and share these safety resources for trans folks and their allies! 🧵 18979
Reposted by mariaIndrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 10/08/2026This was Kolkata, December 2019, during the anti-CAA protests. That movement was massive, nationwide, and brutally met by the regime, who then crushed it with the aid of the pandemic. 163
Reposted by mariaRahawa Haile @rahawahaile.bsky.social · 06/08/2026This is one of the most catastrophic developments imaginable for US media and the country. I don’t even have the words for it.nbcnews.comFederal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadcast TV ownershipThe move sets the stage for more corporate consolidation in the media industry. 502088799
Reposted by mariaJames Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Late to this, but grrrrr..... (Save your 'war' for the adversary right in front of us.) 3737041
Reposted by mariaLe Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 04/08/2026African states pressured by US to leave the ICClemonde.frAfrican states pressured by US to leave the ICCThe Trump administration declared all-out war on the International Criminal Court (ICC), based in The Hague, in mid-July, despite the fact that the US has never been a member. 23544
Reposted by mariaI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 02/08/2026Many such cases and you can see this outside of technology where there’s a constant search for a linguistic formula to support a terrible thing while avoiding the stigma of doing so 38724
Reposted by mariaI Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 02/08/2026They don’t want to cut access to food and medicine they want to cut fraud. They don’t want to push Black people out of public life, they want to promote merit. They don’t want to normalize bigotry they want to promote free thinking and open debate, so on and so forth 28917
Reposted by mariaLaurie! Live! @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · 29/07/2026interesting to see the tone of this coverage and response in the context of people losing SNAP and healthcare benefits due to increased recertification/eligibility paperwork burdens 17027
Reposted by mariaGeorge S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Amplifying so university colleagues can (1) be aware that there's more than one current story about detained researchers, and (2) be reminded that you probably know/work with people who could be detained at any time. 04144
Reposted by mariajessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I work at a public library. People who want to use AI seem to have no trouble doing so. People who don't want to use AI have a harder time. I crowdsourced and then finalized this document "How to disable or avoid intrusive AI" and then gave it a short URL: notoai.org Please pass along if it's useful 193126037999
Reposted by mariaColson Whitehead @colsonwhitehead.com · 31/07/2026And the official announcement — variety.com/2026/tv/news...variety.comColson Whitehead’s ‘Harlem’ Trilogy TV Show in Development at Apple (EXCLUSIVE)Apple TV is in development on a series based on Colson Whitehead's 'Harlem' trilogy, including 'Harlem Shuffle,' 'Crook Manifesto' and 'Cool Machine.' 1362656289
Reposted by mariaA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Tip of the hat to mainstream media, who credulously gave us those "Musk is getting out of politics" headlines last year and those "Musk has regrets" headlines last week, and will give us those "regretful Musk is getting out of politics" headlines next spring. 552019592
Reposted by mariaMaximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Friends, familia. I want to share some wild/incredible news: After 9 seasons and nearly 400 episodes, the original Working People podcast feed I started has crossed 1 million downloads! I'm honestly kind of speechless (for once). There's so much I want to say but for now I'll just say this... 66517
Reposted by mariaEileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Ameaka Fatima Nkempu, a Johns Hopkins University researcher in public health, was detained by ICE while boarding a domestic flight. She says she is Cameroonian in a Medium article that she authored. As of Thursday morning, the ICE Online Detainee Locator did not list where she was being held. 201202908
Reposted by mariaDr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 29/07/2026No longer content with pillaging intellectual work and dismembering our environment (already critically weakened), AI companies are now hellbent on destroying books galore including rare editions. Shut down these nefarious enterprises already.news.com.auAI labs buy, scan, shred millions of rare booksIf you have retreated to physical books because the internet is too full of AI slop, bad news — now they’re shredding the books to feed their AI slop machines. 14336921925
Reposted by mariapistachiOoOoOo 👻👻👻 @streetlightlily.horntforgood.com · 31/01/2026You don’t want hands free driving, you want trains. You want trains you want trains you want TRAINS 1879272544
Reposted by mariaCouncilor Ruthzee Louijeune @ruthzee.bsky.social · 28/07/2026If you or someone you love is affected by the termination of TPS, you are not alone. Swipe through for trusted resources, know-your-rights information, legal support, and who to reach out to if someone is detained. 15872
Reposted by mariaHeba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 28/07/2026My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now." This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick. 9654861913
Reposted by mariaYonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 28/07/2026ICE agents have begun arresting foreign citizens with expired U.S. visas as they travel through airports, including spouses of Americans, according to documents obtained by The NYT and interviews with immigration lawyers — opening up a new pool of possible deportees www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/u...nytimes.comICE Arrests Surge at Airports, Opening New Front in Deportation Drive (Gift Article)Federal agents are arresting spouses of Americans, tech workers and others whose visas have expired, including many who have active applications to stay in the country. 11159103
maria @mariatho.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Really enjoyed this podcast on the amazing Charlotta Bass. “Mrs. Bass, one of these days you're going to get me killed,” her husband and co-editor, Joseph Bass, would often say. “Mr. Bass, it will be in a good cause“, she'd reply. www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...iheart.comPart One: Charlotta Bass: The Black Journalist Who Refused the Red Scare - Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff | iHeart<p>Margaret talks to Cristen Conger about an organizer who was the first Black American woman to own a newspaper and once scared off the Klan.</p> <p>Source:</p> <p><a href='https://www.latimes.com/ar... 02212
Reposted by mariaSiddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Ms. Betye Saar has left us. Three days shy of her 100th birthday. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/a...nytimes.comBetye Saar, Artist Who Upended Black Stereotypes, Dies at 99Working with dolls, family photographs, fabric scraps and other found objects, she became a leading figure in assemblage art. 112953
Reposted by mariadamniel spookradski @self.agency · 27/07/2026the u.s. is bullying other countries into withdrawing from the i.c.c. 61613673
Reposted by mariaAditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️🌈 @chimeracoder.bsky.social · 27/07/2026never ask: - a woman her age - a man his salary - a European what their opinion is of Romani people 6800148
Reposted by mariaShabana Mir @shabana.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Remember, Gretchen Whitmer's father was president/CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan. Abdul El-Sayed wants Medicare For All. 0134
Reposted by mariaCN Lester 🏳️⚧️ @cnlester.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Everyone needs a treat, and this is today's www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caMatt Damon's stunt double in The Odyssey is B.C. woman with 'the greatest arms' he's ever seen | CBC NewsShe might be small, but this B.C.-born stunt performer is making big waves for her part in Christopher Nolan's box-office busting epic The Odyssey. 17956283
Reposted by mariaIndrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Over 250 injured protesters at one hospital. The cops (Delhi Police take orders directly from the regime, the Home Minister) claim 118 of their own were injured, despite every video taken of the protests showing them beating on unarmed people. No sign of any injured police at the hospital.newslaundry.com‘Told my father to quit police job’: Inside Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after the Parliament marchMore than 250 were brought to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, many with minor injuries. 12010
Reposted by mariaIndrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Not the biggest protest movement since Quit India (that would be the nation-wide anti-CAA protests in 2020), but it is growing rapidly. Meanwhile, a variety of other protests by marginalised Indian populations are being buried, like the Adivasi-led Ken-Betwa protest, cleared by cops today:deccanherald.comKen-Betwa project protest ends abruptly after 15 days as police clear site, hospitalise protesters on hunger strikeA 15-day protest against the Ken-Betwa Link and other development projects in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district ended on Sunday after police cleared the agitation site and sent protesters back to t... 14112