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@martinjosephq.bsky.social
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I love books, music, cooking, Jackson Heights, Queens, NYC, democracy, and fighting authoritarianism.

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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Cool. My electric mixer stirs faster than my finger
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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
NO KINGS NYC 03.28.2026 We have the power and are claiming it together. No Wars! No ICE! No Kings! 🎥IG: vuralelibol
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
There has never been an official, comprehensive record of Black-owned bookstores across the United States — until now
whatimreading.net
For the first time, we now know how many Black-owned bookstores exist in the U.S.
The National Association of Black Bookstores has released the “first comprehensive national report” on the state of America’s Black-owned bookstores.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 26/02/2026
This is it. Way past time for everyone in this country - literally everyone - to find practical ways to support trans people and immigrants, this regime's primary targets. Starting right now, find something practical to do to actually help people.
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MdDoogie3 @mddoogie3.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it. I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.” 1/
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Robyn Pennacchia @robynelyse.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
So weird that these aren't all the same guy.
David Muir, Tony Dokoupil, and Tom Llamas in image about dokoupil's bad ratings
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Matthew Simon Ryan Cavalletto @mcavalletto.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Protestors in Trump Tower reading the names of those killed by ICE.
People in Trump Tower reading the names of those killed by Ice
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
nytimes.com
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
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martinjosephq.bsky.social @martinjosephq.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The Noem art is on point.
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Jackson Heights Indivisible @jh-indivisible.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
@schumer.senate.gov You have the power to stop ICE funding. Use it!!
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Ed Burmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Never forget that the reason they are so convinced you’re all getting paid is that they are all getting paid.
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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 23/01/2026
i designed this sign yesterday and i normally don’t like…claim my work, but i just want to talk about the power of a good podium sign. put your message there! it ends up in every photo! have it mounted on foam so it stays straight for photos!
clergy with sign “do justice love kindness abolish ice”
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 17/01/2026
I've finally put my "Find Your Organizing Home in NYC" zine online in readable form with clickable links - check it out and GET HOOKED UP and ORGANIZED, friends! gregpak.net/2026/01/17/f...
FIND YOUR ORGANIZING HOME IN NYC Image features a photo of buttons reading "Fight Fascism," "¡Manos fuera NYC!" and "Working Families Party"
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 17/01/2026
And here's a thread with the "Find Your Organizing Home in NYC" zine right here for your reading pleasure on the internets!
Page 2. Tired of sitting home alone helplessly stressing about the rise of facism and hatred? [drawing of stressed person on a laptop saying "This sucks."] Well, here's some good news...Page 3. ACTION ABSORBS ANXIETY! [photo of a protest sign reading "ACTION ABSORBS ANXIETY"] Which means actually DOING something with other people feels GREAT and makes a difference! And there's always something we can do!
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.
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Cheryl T. @g8rgrrlcheryl.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Traveling? Be aware that US Customs might demand to see what’s on your phone upon entry. Here’s some advice on how to handle the problem. GIFT ARTICLE
nytimes.com
Phone Searches at the Border Are Up: How to Protect Your Privacy
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Brian Coulter @philabcoulter.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
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Oni Blackstock, MD MHS @oniblackstock.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Sobering data showing the migration of trans people since Trump's election, fleeing state & extralegal violence - estimated to be 400,000 trans and nonbinary people. Echoes of the Great Migration, when Black people fled the South - Black codes, Jim Crow, the convict leasing system, lynchings, etc.
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Over 400,000 Transgender People Have Moved States Since Trump's Election
The large migration builds on earlier movements of transgender people in response to anti-transgender legislation.
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Indivisible Brooklyn @bkindivisible.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The Trump admin has launched a violent invasion of Venezuela, sacrificing lives for the profit of oil corporations. Promises to end "forever wars" have been shattered in favor of a ruthless bid for control. This stops now 🛑  Join us 1/11, 1pm, E60th & 5th Ave www.mobilize.us/indivisiblen...
No Wars No Kings graphic
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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Jan 7, 2026 FOLEY SQUARE, NYC RALLY IN RESPONSE TO #ICE KILLING MINNEAPOLIS PROTESTER “This tragedy did not happen in a vacuum. It is the direct & predictable result of a federal agency that has been allowed to operate with impunity” Murad Awawdeh, CEO of the NY Immigration Coalition.
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martinjosephq.bsky.social @martinjosephq.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
analog revolution
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Recommend everyone take 15 minutes and watch and share this segment, which CBS executives did not want you to see.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
The government is very deliberately NOT trying to deport Mr. Abrego Garcia. Since August, he has been asking them to deport him to Costa Rica, yet the Trump admin keeps refusing to do it (and lying about why) because they want to send him to Africa to punish him. Here's how Judge Xinis summed it up.
Respondents serially “notified” Abrego Garcia—while he sat in ICE custody—of his
expulsion to Uganda, then Eswatini, then Ghana; but none of these countries were ever viable
options, and at least two had not even been asked to take Abrego Garcia before Respondents
claimed supposed removal to each. See ECF No. 52 at 28:10–13 (Schultz confirming the “United
States has not had a discussion with Eswatini regarding Abrego Garcia”). See also ECF No. 52 at
32:18–19 (Schultz stating the notice of removal identifying Ghana was “prematurely sent” to
Abrego Garcia).
At the same time, Respondents did not take any steps to remove Abrego Garcia to the
country which had offered to take him, Costa Rica. This inexplicable reluctance seemed at odds
with continued detention for purposes of third-country removal. So the Court asked repeatedly
during oral arguments to address the disconnect. ECF No. 48 at 37:24–38:17; ECF No. 52 at
205:11–207:13; ECF No. 107 at 124:1–125:12; and twice compelled testimony to that effect, ECF
Nos. 47 & 90. These orders were ignored without justification.Respondents instead found a fourth African country, Liberia. This time, when the Court
sought information about Liberia and Costa Rica so to fairly assess the validity of Abrego Garcia’s
claims, Respondents did not just stonewall. They affirmatively misled the tribunal. They
announced that Liberia is the only viable removal option because Costa Rica “does not wish to
receive him,” ECF No. 85 at 9, and that Costa Rica will no longer “accept the transfer” of him,
ECF No. 75-6 ¶ 5; ECF No. 85 at 14.
But Costa Rica had never wavered in its commitment to receive Abrego Garcia, just as
Abrego Garcia never wavered in his commitment to resettle there. See ECF No. 108 at 1; Maria
Sacchetti, Costa Rica says it would accept Kilmar Abrego García, contradicting U.S., WASH.
POST (Nov. 21, 2025), https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/11/21/kilmartrumpdeport-costarica/. See also Laura Romero, Costa Rican official says country willing to
accept Abrego Garcia, contradicting Trump administration officials, ABC NEWS (Nov. 21,
2025), https://abcnews.go.com/International/costa-rican-official-country-accept-abrego-garciacontradicting/story?id=127775855. This evidently remained an inconvenient truth for
Respondents. But more to the point, Respondents’ persistent refusal to acknowledge Costa Rica
as a viable removal option, their threats to send Abrego Garcia to African countries that never
agreed to take him, and their misrepresentation to the Court that Liberia is now the only country
available to Abrego Garcia, all reflect that whatever purpose was behind his detention, it was not
for the “basic purpose” of timely third-country removal. Zadvydas, 533 U.S. at 697.
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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
404 Media is making a print zine! About the surveillance technologies used by ICE. 16 pages, riso printed. Shipping early January. Features reworked versions of our best reporting and a few new things. We're very excited! And hope to do more if people like it: www.404media.co/404-media-is...
404media.co
404 Media Is Making a Zine
We are publishing a risograph-printed zine about the surveillance technologies used by ICE.
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 05/12/2025
I really can't emphasize enough that if you care about local politics, all you gotta do is show up. Just a regular schmegular person showing up. Literally just show up consistently in person and within a remarkably short amount of time, you will have a shocking amount of influence.
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martinjosephq.bsky.social @martinjosephq.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
I've been randomly greeting people with "Good morning, captain."
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martinjosephq.bsky.social @martinjosephq.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Outside of Trump Hotel, NYC. #NoMoreCrumbs #EveryoneDeservesAHome #HealthcareForAll
Protest signs in front of Trump International Tower, NYC, demanding food, housing, healthcare for all.
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Grudgie the Wail @grudgie.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
It’s pretty simple. When you do a huge armed midnight raid on an apartment building rounding up and terrorizing children and later find out there were no criminals there everyone involved resigns in shame and we have loud showy Congressional hearings.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
According to the 2025 Freedom on the Net report, global internet freedom declined for the 15th consecutive year. Of 72 countries assessed, conditions deteriorated in 28, while 17 registered overall gains. The US was among the countries that experienced the most significant declines.
techpolicy.press
Global Internet Freedom Declines for 15th Consecutive Year | TechPolicy.Press
Despite funding cuts, Freedom House delivered its annual report on how countries are performing on measures of digital rights and internet freedom.
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martinjosephq.bsky.social @martinjosephq.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
#BoycottTurboTax
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/11/2025
LMAO he's trying to be Mamdani!
Happy Anniversary! On this day, November 5th, one year ago, we had one of the Greatest Presidential Victories in History — Such an Honor to represent our Country. Our Economy is BOOMING, and Costs are coming way down. Affordability is our goal. Love to the American People!
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Moonchildjs @moonchildjs.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Protesters attempt to go into Mike Johnson’s office. (Swear in Adelita Grijalva — the deciding vote to release the Epstein files)
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martinjosephq.bsky.social @martinjosephq.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
NYC squirrel
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martinjosephq.bsky.social @martinjosephq.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
The No Banned Books demonstration I help plan is satisfying. There's interaction with 100s of people from around the world in front of NYPL on 42nd and 5th. Librarians and teachers thank us and talk about their struggles with banned books. Some passersby are shocked that books are banned at all.
Two young protesters holding images of To Kill a Mockingbird and The Catcher in the Rye.Images of book covers at a No Banned Books protest.
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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
📣 Hands Off Tish James 📆 Friday, October 10 ⏰ 5:30 – 7pm EDT 📍Foley Square (Pearl Street & Centre St, NYC) #HandsOffTish More info: www.mobilize.us/ny-wfp/event...
Solidarity Rally Hands Off Tish James Friday 10/10 Foley Square, 5:30pm
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martinjosephq.bsky.social @martinjosephq.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
A plenary power or plenary authority is a complete and absolute power to take action on a particular issue, with no limitations...
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Hugh Ryan @hughryan.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
We're scrappy and just getting started, so help us out! Spread the word, subscribe to the podcast, and if you're moved, sign up for our book club! allstora.com/pages/queer-...
allstora.com
Queer History 101 Book Club
The bookstore for all stories.
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Justin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
Midwest Correspondent for The Economist:
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martinjosephq.bsky.social @martinjosephq.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Sad that we have to protest outside 26 Federal Plaza, NYC because the federal government is attacking journalists and sending them to the hospital, but we do and we will.
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martinjosephq.bsky.social @martinjosephq.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
A moment of silence at a huge ICE Out of NYC march in downtown Manhattan. I mourned and reflected on what more I could do.
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martinjosephq.bsky.social @martinjosephq.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
nytimes.com
Dozens of Protesters Are Arrested Near the U.N. Before Trump’s Speech
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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.
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martinjosephq.bsky.social @martinjosephq.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Already dreading the 'my ratings were bigger than Kimmel's ratings' blather.
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martinjosephq.bsky.social @martinjosephq.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
"For email and calendar, the interest group recommends Proton Mail & Calendar, Tuta Mail & Calendar, and Soverin. For alternative browsers and search engines, Bits of Freedom advises downloading and installing Firefox, Brave, Startpage, and DuckDuckGo."
cybernews.com
Want to escape Google, Meta, and Microsoft? Dutch activists share simple steps to move away from Big Tech
Dutch group warns Europe too reliant on Google, Meta, Amazon and launches guide to reduce Big Tech dependency
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Kevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Just got a great set of emails from the FBI.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18/09/2025
This is the playbook, folks. If you're not paying attention now and doing something about it, then you're going to have to sit down the rest of your life because democracy is being taken away. Do not be quiet in this moment.
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Deborah Pearlstein @debpearlstein.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
This has been coming from the beginning. All major democracy-supporting NGOs and foundations have their legal complaints already drafted. And in time, perhaps not even much time, they will win their cases. What is needed most in the meantime is courage. Keep saying what you think, doing what you do.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 31/08/2025
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER
NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
SECRETARY GINA DEBLASSIE
AUGUST 29, 2025
Ensuring Availability of COVID-19 Vaccine for the 2025-2026 SeasonTHIS ORDER supersedes any previous order, proclamation, or directives to the extent they are in conflict. This Public Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until such time as it automatically expires one year from the date of issuance, or until such time as the New Mexico Department of Health Cabinet Secretary rescinds it.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
For our friends across the country asking how you can help, this one's for you. 🧵 freedcproject.org/allies
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WAMU 88.5 @wamu.org · 11/08/2025
D.C. residents rallied near the White House this morning to protest President Trump’s federal takeover of city law enforcement. Free DC led a rally near LaFayette Square this morning, where speakers called on D.C. area residents to fight back President Trump’s ‘fascist’ federal takeover.
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