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“We cannot lose our humanity. It is necessary for us not to lose our solidarity. It is necessary for us to think a little bit with our hearts.” —Lula

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I'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.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
30 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"
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Prison inmates help to pay down school lunch debt
A school district's unsettled lunch debt was substantially paid down by a group of inmates.
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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Props 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)
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New York City Public Schools banning AI use through middle school starting this year
Students in the nation's largest school district return to classrooms next week.
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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Doesn't look very "inevitable" to me
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Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal @jayapal.house.gov · 01/09/2026
Pierre 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.
Photo of Pierre Damas Bel with white and green text overlaid that reads: "Ohio Haitian student takes his own life after being fitted with ICE ankle monitor"
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 28/08/2026
Amy Goodman explains her brief absence from hosting Democracy Now! this week.
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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Today 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.
A photo of him at work.A double page spread from Marvel's Planet of the Apes magazine. It shows several characters coming upon the ruins of a city.A double page spread from Voltar. He is on his horse and looking out over a landscape of mountains and dark clouds
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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
It 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.
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 23/08/2026
Again, 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”
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claude zachary @leftist101.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
www.dropsitenews.com/p/university...
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Judge Throws Out “Political Prosecution” of Pro-Palestinian University of Michigan Student
The student, Hiab Teshome, is also a graduate student union leader in tense contract negotiations with the school.
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It's Going Down @igd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Don'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...
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The Elements of Mutual Aid: Experiments Toward Liberation – Trailer
YouTube video by The Elements of Mutual Aid
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Actually, 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.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Plenty 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/
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Timnit 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....
Cover of my new book, Deep Unlearning: The Rise of AI and The Radicalization of a Tech Idealist. 

There are two concentric circles in the book, the left being circuits in black an white, and the right being a bunch of dots with orange accents. The cover background is cream. And the words are written in black except for "Un" which is in orange.
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 14/08/2026
They 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.
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 14/08/2026
And 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.com
Biden Admits Plagiarism in School But Says It Was Not 'Malevolent' (Published 1987)
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Septima P. Snark @drsubini.blacksky.app · 14/08/2026
This. 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.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Also 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.
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Anat Shenker-Osorio @anatosaurus.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Republicans 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.
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Spencer Ackerman @attackerman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I 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.com
The Coward's Handshake
ICE agents are about to get electric-shock gloves—ideal for 'smaller officers or weaker officers or older officers,' says an ex-cop
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Jack Iwashyna @iwashyna.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
When their definition of “gold standard RCT” is “no RCT at all” grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-26-098.html

Program Update 3: Clarifying Allowable Uses of K Award Funds for Clinical Trial Research Activities.

To better align K awards with their primary purpose of career development:

NIH will no longer support 'Independent Clinical Trial Required' K award NOFOs. 
K award funds may not be used to support the conduct of a clinical trial, clinical trial feasibility study, or ancillary study to an existing clinical trial. 
K awardees may gain clinical trial experience by participating in a trial led by a mentor or co-mentor.
K awardees who wish to lead a clinical trial as PI must secure separate funding (e.g., institutional, philanthropic, or other grant awards) to support those activities.
NIH recognizes the importance of supporting the development of scientists who can lead rigorous clinical trials. We are actively working on additional strategies focused on this need and will provide more information when available.

Any active NOFO that uses the current K Activity Codes, except the K00, K12, K43, and K76 mentioned above, will be expired by July 13, 2027.
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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🏳️‍⚧️ Please read, use, and share these safety resources for trans folks and their allies! 🧵
Resources for trans people & allies swipe!! IC logo
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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This 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.
Protesters thronging the New Market area in Kolkata, December 2019.
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Rahawa Haile @rahawahaile.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
This is one of the most catastrophic developments imaginable for US media and the country. I don’t even have the words for it.
nbcnews.com
Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadcast TV ownership
The move sets the stage for more corporate consolidation in the media industry.
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Late to this, but grrrrr..... (Save your 'war' for the adversary right in front of us.)
Headline:  Moderate Democrats Prepare for ‘War’ Against an Ascendant Left

Subhed:
One moderate group says the progressive wins are “deeply troubling” and is planning a $15 million effort against democratic socialism.
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Leon English @leonenglish.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
He’s pretty good at this
Abdul el Sayed responding to islamaphobic attacks him
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 04/08/2026
African states pressured by US to leave the ICC
lemonde.fr
African states pressured by US to leave the ICC
The 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.
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John Breen @breen.tech · 04/08/2026
Detroit folks, pull up
BLACK AUGUST Letter Writing Event
When: Sunday August 9, 1-4pm
Where: 27" Letter Books, 3546 Michigan Ave, Detroit
Join the Panther Honor Guard in solidarity with the Black Panther Honor Guard for an afternoon of writing letters of solidarity for incarcerated people, with a special emphasis on political prisoners. All Power to the People!
GENERAL
STRIPE
TOVER TO THE HOTE
TOWER TO THE FOO
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This event is being organized in solidarity with Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, a prisoner-led organization advocating for human rights and dignity within the U.S. prison
system. Donate to the JLS Black August Mutual Aid Drive here:
https://givebutter.com/BlackAugust
JLS is also raising funds to support political prisoner Sundiata Jawanza and secure
his
release
from
incarceration,
donate here:
https://givebutter.com/unchainSJ
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 02/08/2026
Many 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
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I Travel Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 02/08/2026
They 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
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Laurie! Live! @laurie-merrell.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
interesting 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
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George S @harmonygritz.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Amplifying 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.
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jessamyn @librarian.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I 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
An aircraft passenger oxygen mask: a drop down passenger mask with air bag and yellow plastic mouth and nose cover, oxygen tube has been cut; Demonstration model used by flight attendant crew for passenger instruction. Has text on the side indicating that it's non-functional.
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Colson Whitehead @colsonwhitehead.com · 31/07/2026
And the official announcement — variety.com/2026/tv/news...
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Colson 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.'
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Tip 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.
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Maximillian Alvarez @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Friends, 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...
Screenshot of podcast metrics page showing Working People reaching 1,000,228 All Time DownloadsWorking People podcast logo
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Ameaka 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.
Studio photo of a Black African women wearing a beautiful dress in a printed fabric.

Caption:
Ameaka Fatima Nkempu, Johns Hopkins public health
researcher, was detained by immigration agents while
boarding a domestic flight this week. (Johns Hopkins
University)
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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
No 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.au
AI labs buy, scan, shred millions of rare books
If 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.
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pistachiOoOoOo 👻👻👻 @streetlightlily.horntforgood.com · 31/01/2026
You don’t want hands free driving, you want trains. You want trains you want trains you want TRAINS
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Councilor Ruthzee Louijeune @ruthzee.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
If 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.
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Heba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
My 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.
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Yonette Joseph @sugarcane99.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
ICE 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...
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ICE 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.
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maria @mariatho.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Really 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...
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Part 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...
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Siddhartha Mitter @siddharthamitter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Ms. Betye Saar has left us. Three days shy of her 100th birthday. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/a...
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Betye Saar, Artist Who Upended Black Stereotypes, Dies at 99
Working with dolls, family photographs, fabric scraps and other found objects, she became a leading figure in assemblage art.
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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 27/07/2026
the u.s. is bullying other countries into withdrawing from the i.c.c.
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Aditya Mukerjee 🦦 🏳️‍🌈 @chimeracoder.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
never ask: - a woman her age - a man his salary - a European what their opinion is of Romani people
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Shabana Mir @shabana.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Remember, Gretchen Whitmer's father was president/CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield Michigan. Abdul El-Sayed wants Medicare For All.
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CN Lester 🏳️‍⚧️ @cnlester.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Everyone needs a treat, and this is today's www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
cbc.ca
Matt Damon's stunt double in The Odyssey is B.C. woman with 'the greatest arms' he's ever seen | CBC News
She 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.
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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Over 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 march
More than 250 were brought to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, many with minor injuries.
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Indrapramit Das @indrapramitdas.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Not 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.com
Ken-Betwa project protest ends abruptly after 15 days as police clear site, hospitalise protesters on hunger strike
A 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...
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