Reposted by OLAASMMiddle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Israeli soldier filmed smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon - www.middleeasteye.net/news/israeli-…middleeasteye.netIsraeli soldier filmed smashing Jesus statue in LebanonViral image sparks outrage, including among US conservatives increasingly condemning Israeli actions in the region 2115485
Reposted by OLAASMMother Jones @motherjones.com · 19/04/2026America’s wealthiest men are spending more money than ever before, in a race against each other that’s leaving the rest of us in the dust. By 2030, data centers will consume as much energy as 41 million US homes.ow.lyNumber go upOur charts tell the story of oligarchy in overdrive. 15325189
Reposted by OLAASMMohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 19/04/2026This is what Israel has done to Bint Jbeil, my hometown in southern Lebanon 5216071037
Reposted by OLAASMXodanix3 @xodanix3.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Was able to get a majority of the stuff needed, still in need of some items. Anything helps! 💸💕 #mutualaidrequest #settlersunday 24354
OLAASM @olaasm.bsky.social · 24/05/2025like, what the fuck is this? top result for searching "El Salvador" and you think you all are building something good? lol. At least over there, we know we're trying to sabotage a Nazi institution from the inside. Here you're building it yourselves, but with pride, deluding yourselves it's better. 1143
Reposted by OLAASMMark Misoshnik @misoshnik.bsky.social · 12/11/2024Hello, friends! As things get more chaotic, I will be increasing on-the-ground coverage to keep you informed. In order to do that, I need to ensure I'm safe. I'm raising $1,000 to get a ballistic helmet and armor. Donate if you can! gofund.me/2a326417gofund.meDonate to Help an Independent Journalist Stay Safe in the Field, organised by Mark MisoshnikHi there! My name is Mark Misoshnik, and I'm an independent journ… Mark Misoshnik needs your support for Help an Independent Journalist Stay Safe in the Field 53116
Reposted by OLAASMMark Misoshnik @misoshnik.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Wow those plate carriers are far too small lmao 112
Reposted by OLAASMPhoenix Calida @phoenixcalida.latinsky.app · 24/05/2025How long till they make it illegal to sue ICE? 37225
OLAASM @olaasm.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Every major "battle" in this "war" is the name of a hospital or a massacre at a food distribution point. Sure, the Nazis were bad, but at least they had to try to siege a fortified Stalingrad - not and endless cycle of sieging Al Awda Hospital, Al-Ahli and others. Diabolical times. 1157
OLAASM @olaasm.bsky.social · 24/05/2025One thing about this place is that I'm less fretful of Bukele's goons knocking on my door if I say true things about his fascist regime and how utterly fragile and teetering on the brink of collapse that it is here. Salvadorans have been doing brave resistance lately. 192
OLAASM @olaasm.bsky.social · 24/05/2025yeah, but this app sucks and the content here is liberal wankery 394
Reposted by OLAASMBolts @boltsmag.org · 24/05/2025In Arkansas, organizers working on ballot initiatives already face a mountain of technical rules to satisfy — down to the color of ink that notaries must use on petitions. The state this spring made the obstacle course even tougher. boltsmag.org/new-rul...boltsmag.org“It Just Feels Like Death”: Barrage of New Rules Target Arkansas Ballot InitiativesFaced with popular initiatives to protect abortion rights and other measures they dislike, state Republicans are passing new bills that local advocates say will hollow out direct democracy. 524394
Reposted by OLAASMAndrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 14/05/2025This story literally took years of work! If you appreciated it, please consider signing up for a free or paid subscription to my newsletter to get more of my writing about wrongful convictions, police misconduct, government transparency, and more.andrewqmr.substack.comThe Mass Dump | Andrew Quemere | SubstackA newsletter about public records, police, and the legal system in Massachusetts. Click to read The Mass Dump, by Andrew Quemere, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers. 112214
Reposted by OLAASMAndrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 14/05/2025My latest for @theappeal.org: James Carver spent 36 years in prison after he was convicted of setting one of the deadliest fires in #Massachusetts history. But after reviewing new scientific evidence, a judge set him free. “They took my life away for nothing,” Carver said.theappeal.org“They took my life away for nothing.”James Carver spent 36 years in prison for allegedly setting one of the deadliest fires in Massachusetts history. 341790523
Reposted by OLAASM#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 21/04/2025Next stop $130. After that? All the way to the damn ground. #teslatakedown 1232245
Reposted by OLAASMThe Sparrow Project @thesparrowproject.bsky.social · 19/04/2025DEVELOPING: There is chatter coming out of the White House that as early as next week Donald Trump may issue as many as 5 Executive Orders targeting US-based nonprofits and civil society organizations. 83851410
Reposted by OLAASMMr Fengi @mrfengi.bsky.social · 21/04/202596. Challenge: choose cool cover versions of great songs. Only one per day, if not every day, for as long as one can. No explanations, no reviews. youtu.be/abKlosTIVBU?...youtu.beThe Manhattan Transfer - Another Night In Tunisia (Official Audio)YouTube video by The Manhattan Transfer 021
OLAASM @olaasm.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Why do you call them "migrants deported there" when describing people held in a notoriously brutal Salvadoran prison for arbitrary political reasons, but "political prisoners" when describing people convicted of crimes in Venezuela? 1133
OLAASM @olaasm.bsky.social · 21/04/2025i still think he's a figment of social democrats' imagination or an in-on-it heel for them a la pro wrestling. never understood his relevance as anything but a tackling dummy for left liberals, the washington generals for less talented globetrotters lol 1101
Reposted by OLAASMMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 21/04/2025“a margarita garnered with cherry slices” says a man who has definitely seen a margarita before 581445115
OLAASM @olaasm.bsky.social · 21/04/2025i gotta get my "following" number up to at least 1k or this app will remain uninteresting/useless to me. haaaaaalp (following - not follower. i'm less concerned about that number.) 7182
Reposted by OLAASMThe New Yorker @newyorker.com · 19/04/2025ICE officers are now reportedly required to meet arrest quotas each day, from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 nationwide. Jonathan Blitzer reports on the mystery of the agency’s unidentifiable arrests.nyer.cmThe Mystery of ICE’s Unidentifiable ArrestsIn early March, the agency announced that it had arrested forty-eight people in New Mexico—a month later, their identities and whereabouts remain unknown. 943131776366
Reposted by OLAASMfarce majeure @hongpong.bsky.social · 21/04/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/u... a second signal chat has hit the discourse. giving classified strike info to his wife guynytimes.comHegseth Said to Have Shared Attack Details in Second Signal ChatThe defense secretary sent sensitive information about strikes in Yemen to an encrypted group chat that included his wife and brother, people familiar with the matter said. 143
Reposted by OLAASMJackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 17/04/2025🚨A U.S. born citizen was arrested in Florida for entering the state as an “unauthorized alien.” His mother and a community advocate showed his birth certificate during a hearing in Leon County. The judge said she had no authority to release him. 556105105426
Reposted by OLAASMJohn Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 17/04/2025FFS I got death threats about making Optimus Prime the wrong kind of truck when I wrote the TRANSFORMERS movie. Do the job or get out of the way. 10060921406
Reposted by OLAASMAndrew Quemere @andrewqmr.bsky.social · 17/04/2025DEM STRATEGIST (locked in a cell with 200 other men in an El Salvadoran gulag while a junior GOP senator stands outside, smirks, and takes a high-angle selfie): We should really be focusing on tariffs right now! 021
Reposted by OLAASMOakland Abolition & Solidarity @oaklandabosol.bsky.social · 17/04/202550 people in Adelanto ICE detention are on strike! Rally in LA this morning at 11am. Strikers asking for ppl to sign onto their demand letter and for help with funds to stay in communication w fam. 06636
Reposted by OLAASMPaul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Here's Palantir's Louis Mosley, grandson of Britain's most famous fascist leader, talking about the importance of AI, if you aren't convinced yet that this is one big co-ordinated push towards the destruction of everything good in life. www.politicshome.com/news/article...politicshome.comPalantir Boss Louis Mosley: Keir Starmer 'Gets' AI, 'You Could See In His Eyes'In a bid to boost growth, Labour has thrown open government’s doors to controversial US tech firm Palantir. In his first ever sit-down interview, P... 5622821062
Reposted by OLAASMspooky dickgirl @eigenvectrix.northsky.social · 17/04/2025Bernie was always an op, and the sooner we realise AOC is too, the better 1274
Reposted by OLAASMJathan Sadowski @jathansadowski.com · 17/04/2025This is the raison d'être of Palantir as a company. From inception, their purpose has been to provide the data infrastructure for fascism. They create the "ontology layer" of fascism—helping to give its ideological goals a material reality. For decades, Palantir has been working toward this moment. 418791
Reposted by OLAASMslowfox @slooowfox.bsky.social · 17/04/2025if you automatically consider people who disappear a lost cause, you are giving in to the fascists without a fight we do not submit preemptively we're bringing them all back 242088
Reposted by OLAASMCharles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 17/04/2025The New York Times reports autopsies of the 15 paramedics and rescue workers killed in an Israeli shooting last month died mainly from gunshots to the head or chest. Their bodies were discovered in a mass grave, with the crushed remains of ambulances, a fire truck and a U.N. vehicle buried nearby. 78251
Reposted by OLAASMKeri Blakinger @keribla.bsky.social · 16/04/2025Last year, the LA Sheriff’s Department spent $458 MILLION on overtime. That’s more than double what they spent in 2020-2021, and a huge chunk of change – even out of the department’s massive $4 billion budget. Here's my deep dive into why: www.latimes.com/california/s... 616343
Reposted by OLAASMPatrick Strickland @patrickobrienstrickland.com · 15/04/2025My new book is out. It's based on nearly a decade of reporting on neo-Nazis and border violence in Greece. For years, editors would tell me readers had "refugee fatigue." I always hated that. I think these stories still matter. Order it from my favorite indie shop, @deepvellumbooks.bsky.socialbookshop.orgYou Can Kill Each Other After I Leave: Refugees, Fascism, and Bloodshed in GreeceRefugees, Fascism, and Bloodshed in Greece 15017
Reposted by OLAASMOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 17/04/2025difficult to overstate how bad it would be for this effort to succeed 13873287
Reposted by OLAASMMisha (entrepreneurial clown) @mishacopyninja.bsky.social · 17/04/2025One of the most emblematic chants you would hear in these marches from the beginning –that are still being held, 11 years later– is: "Alive is how they took them Alive is how we want them back" 018658
