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Nell Lancaster

@nlanc.bsky.social
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gardener, fitful & mostly retired organizer* Interests: unions for all, pandemic prevention, abolition, cooking. *(mostly field & fr, oscillating for last 50 yrs betw Dem-electoral left & anti-imperialist left)

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Tim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
we're at the "they're arming unaccountable masked men with electric torture gloves" stage of fascism
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17/08/2026
A 19-year-old in Texas has spent nearly a year raising her 13-year-old sister after their parents were detained by ICE and deported to Honduras. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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U.S. citizen teens left behind when ICE deported their parents
After their mom and dad were deported, two Fort Worth teens went nearly a year before seeing their parents.
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leftynavyseal.bsky.social @leftynavyseal.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
ProPublica: The Army shut down General Dynamics' new artillery shell factory outside Dallas in Aug 2025; GD had blown 8 deadlines, the assembly line robots kept incinerating themselves, the signature steel extruder never worked, and not a single shell was ever produced. Taxpayers out $533 Million.
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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 11/08/2026
every day, every hour, brings us images that are totally beyond the powers of parody
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"Elections can change the conditions in which we struggle, sometimes dramatically. But observing and reacting to electoral events will not build the relationships, networks, skills, and forms of collective power that we are going to need." organizingmythoughts.org/resisting-to...
“Democrats appear poised to capitalize on Trump's failures without offering anything politically transformative. This is a model of politics that has already been out-wrestled by fascism. Without a larger shift in the balance of power, it will eventually be out-wrestled again. We need leftward momentum, and a level of organization and built power that the Democrats would shudder to defy.” - Kelly Hayes
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Shelly 🦑 @inki-drop.com · 05/08/2026
This baby roly poly polar bear is such a menace to their mom 😂 Video by coyukiho on IG! #cute #polarbear
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NPR @npr.org · 18/07/2026
The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts. n.pr/4f9OdMn
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ICE shared Medicaid data it wasn't supposed to have with Palantir
The revelations came out in a federal court case brought by Democratic states challenging ICE's access to Medicaid data to aid in deportation efforts.
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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A million years ago, White House interference in IRS audits was considered an impeachable offense
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Ryan Boyd @ryanboyd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
We (faculty at USC) took on an institutional behemoth with all the money and clout on earth, and we WON. We won our union. We're the biggest private-university faculty union in US history. Trying to make people care about this, challenge level IMPOSSIBLE
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Kyle Clark @kylec.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
NEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
"After enduring months of anti-ICE protests at its bank offices, Citizens Financial Group is parting ways with two for-profit prison operators that oversee detention facilities for the federal immigration enforcement agency." www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/17/b...
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Citizens Bank parts ways with two prison operators amid ICE protests - The Boston Globe
Citizens said the end of its relationships with GEO Group and CoreCivic was driven by changing financial needs of the two clients, not by protests.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
By far the best thing about the Great American State Fair is that DC statehood activists have infiltrated it (with official permission!) and are lobbying attendees to support their cause. I saw several MAGA tourists receiving the polite but vigorous spiel for DC statehood and it warmed my heart.
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ceej @ceej.online · 27/06/2026
GUIDE: Welcome to the Great American State Fair! TOURIST: Incredible! And which state are we in right now? GUIDE: (violently shaking their head) Oh, no. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
"Venezuela's government said the number of people killed rose to 1,430 Saturday morning and families reported at least 68,900 people missing, three days after the one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes that devastated the South American nation." www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...
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Desperation mounts in Venezuela as the earthquake death toll rises to 1,430
Venezuela’s government said the number of people killed rose to 1,430 Saturday morning and families reported at least 68,900 people missing, three days after the one-two punch of 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude...
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Hannah Weinberger @trailanderror.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
When gas costs surged this yr, @wsdot.wa.gov maintenance staff ditched cars to start a scooter crew. They meet up on light rail & coast to work on protected bike lanes. Those lanes used to annoy them. But now? “The bike lanes are actually pretty good,” one told me. “We are on board. We want more.”
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How a maintenance crew turned their commutes into a multimodal adventure
The WSDOT Blog
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
who was it that wished the replica of Trump’s arch would look like the Stonehenge in Spinal Tap bc I’m about to have great news for you
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Amie Stager writes about the jarring juxtaposition between Minnesota labor being honored as brave at the AFL-CIO convention, and then Minnesota unionists and community members facing federal indictment just 7 days later.
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As Labor Celebrates Minnesota’s Resistance Against ICE, Federal Indictments Raise the Stakes - Workday Magazine
The national AFL-CIO held its 30th quadrennial constitutional convention in Minneapolis, where less than a week later, several unionists were arrested for their activism on charges of conspiracy.
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BRICS News 📄 @bricsinfo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
JUST IN: 🇪🇸🇳🇱 Spain and the Netherlands to deploy rescue teams to Venezuela.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Venezuela has been hit by a devastating earthquake while the USA are holding their President hostage and stealing their oil. The USA should pay with all their stolen money to rebuild Venezuela.
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Nell Lancaster @nlanc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Would Blanche be able to move any federal prisoner from one prison to another every few weeks/months? Is there any requirement for notifications to family &/or lawyers? Could Cong. legislate against this before it happens? These fascists are so exhausting. @krhawkins.bsky.social
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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
No matter how many people are talking about this, it is not enough people talking about this.
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Nell Lancaster @nlanc.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
This is slavery, facilitated by state human trafficking.
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GONZO the Ca'at @gonzo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Tha Aircondishes: REPARED ! Thisis whare i sett to get direckly in tha airstream and cooloff
Orange and white cat contentedly lying on a red kitchen stool
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Tim Shorrock @timshorrock.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
"Take This Data Center and Shove It" -- The American Prospect prospect.org/2026/06/02/j...
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Take This Data Center and Shove It - The American Prospect
Americans ain’t puttin’ up with these things no more. Welcome to Virginia, ground zero for data center defiance.
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Memo Torres @eltragon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Retaliations continue at Adelanto as guards in full riot gear allegedly storm cells and disappear detainees who spoke with Congress members. @lataco.bsky.social
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 18/05/2026
I am once again begging, praying, weeping for lists of written instructions rather than videos. I do not want to watch your two minute video in the hope of catching the two seconds where you whizz past what goddamn menu the thing is under. Write. It. Down.
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Juan Escalante @juanescalante.com · 04/05/2026
Internal ICE records reveal widespread use of force in detention centers The reports detail how guards have increasingly used chemical agents and physical tactics on detainees, including groups demanding adequate water, food and medical care.
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Internal ICE records reveal widespread use of force in detention centers
The reports detail how guards have increasingly used chemical agents and physical tactics on detainees, including groups demanding adequate water, food and medical care.
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 08/05/2026
Overnight this Omni ICE flight landed in Guam, where it sat for 7+ hours, before continuing west. It is about to make its first deportation stop, in Cambodia. Migrants passengers onboard have likely been shackled for at least 63 hours.
A FR24 map showing a 767 (N486AX) descending toward Phnom Penh.
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Project Salt Box @projectsaltbox.com · 25/04/2026
Federal funds apportioned to local police for immigration enforcement have grown 564% since October 2025 — from $158M to over $1 billion, with $363M added in April alone. That's just a fraction of the $14 billion authorized under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Data source: openomb.org
A data cell showing a monthly increase of +$363,463,373 in amber text, with a cumulative total of $1,048,966,405 below it in dark text.
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Dawny B @dawnbritten.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
Happy Caturday. For Danny xx
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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/04/2026
All adults and some children on ICE flights—50+ flights a day—are shackled at the wrists and ankles. I’ve heard from migrants, and watched myself several times, as ICE guards carry elderly wheelchair users, shackled, onto ICE flights. It isn’t for safety. gillianbrockell.com/what-is-ice-...
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What is ICE Air?
Learn more about ICE’s massive, secretive and cruel air operation, which companies are profiting off of it, and what you can do to stop it.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 25/04/2026
#OtD 25 Apr 1945 Milan and Genoa were liberated from fascism following workers' uprisings and a general strike. The date has since been celebrated as Italy's annual 'Day of Liberation'. Learn more in our podcast series on the Italian resistance: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e77-...
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Nell Lancaster @nlanc.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Virginians: call Gov. at 804-786-2211, leave message to SIGN S.B. 783 TODAY! Virginia General Assembly legislative time is limited & valuable; don't waste it by pocket vetoing this needed law! End localities' contracting with ICE.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Update: This bill still sits on the desk of Governor Spanberger. The deadline for her to take action one way or the other is this MONDAY evening.
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Popehat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
INEXORABLE AND INEVITABLE OVERWHELMING DEMAND FOR POPEHAT
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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 08/04/2026
We’re on strike today! Support our fight for a fair contract by NOT visiting the @propublica.org website or engaging with ProPublica stories today. Tell ProPublica’s management you won’t cross the picket line: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
We're on strike! Don't visit propublica.org on April 8
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
A group of Ohio residents are trying to ban giant data centers across the state — and they've started the process of amending the state’s constitution to do so. In just 8 days this small rural group already got the 1,800 signatures needed to begin the process. www.cleveland.com/news/2026/03...
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Nell Lancaster @nlanc.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Some great looks at the Local 7 meatpackers' strike in its earliest hours [at JBS in Greeley, Colorado]: bsky.app/profile/band...
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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Nearly 4,000 meatpacking workers are on strike against the JBS-owned beef plant in Greeley, Colorado. It's the first meatpacking strike in decades and comes from UFCW Local 7 - an ambitious local that struck last year against Kroger-owned grocery stores.
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Thousands of JBS workers go on strike at meatpacking facility in Greeley
The sides have been negotiating for the past eight months over pay and working conditions, but this is the first strike in more than 40 years in the industry
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 10/03/2026
ICE has a playbook for buying warehouse detention centers: move fast, tell nobody, and let communities find out from property records or news leaks. It's happened in at least 20 towns across the country. A thread. 🧵
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Austin Kocher, PhD @austinkocher.com · 10/03/2026
To date, at least 9 warehouse deals have been canceled due to local community opposition in Utah, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Virginia, Mississippi, and more. Communities that spoke up early, organized fast, and pressured property owners have stopped facilities from opening.
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Nell Lancaster @nlanc.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
LATACO has been the firstest with the mostest on ICE/migra reporting since the beginning. Please join me in supporting.
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Archarzel @archarzel.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
"It's not just a box, it's a way of being." -Bastion Pantaloons, life coach.
Bastion Pantaloons in a makeshift box fort
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Fared Al Mahlool | فريد المحلول @faredalmahlool.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
A cat waiting for his order in Istanbul 😂
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Nell Lancaster @nlanc.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
@krhawkins.bsky.social Via Daniel Boguslaw on x: by @seth_hettena: Kathy Ruemmler may have been awarded the CIA's civilian medal (referenced in an email she sent to Epstein) for her work running cover for the agency during the Senate torture report scandal: theiceman.substack.com/p/a-cia-meda...
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A CIA Medal, a Torture Scandal, and Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein’s emails raise a question the CIA won’t answer: what did White House Counsel Kathy Ruemmler do to earn a medal from John Brennan?
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Kevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
we have saved daylight but at what cost
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Nell Lancaster @nlanc.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Attn @pedinska.bsky.social
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The money would also be used to: -Reverse the cuts to Medicaid - Raise the minimum salary of every public school teacher to $60,000 - Expand Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing for seniors - Build $850 billion of affordable housing - Provide universal childcare
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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
BREAKING: Today Bernie Sanders is proposing new legislation to raise $4.4 trillion in taxes from America’s billionaires — a move that would virtually cut their massive fortunes in half. A chunk of the money raised would go toward sending a $3K stimulus check to every person earning under $150K.
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Footnotes in History @footnotesinhistory.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
A photograph of a Japanese American woman at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp in Wyoming. Caption in scrapbook: "Miss Helen Hifumi, Block 1 - March 1945." 🗃 #skystorians
Found in the Densho Digital Repository
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