Reposted by Prisonculturegeoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 8hvery tired of being told it is the responsibility of urban democratic voters never to risk possibly maybe by chance seeming less than respectful of rural red state life and then watching thousands in nebraska cheer on the president joking about a nuclear strike on me and millions of my neighbors 442203452
Reposted by PrisoncultureThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1hTour guides across D.C. say their business has cratered this year. Adding to the downturn, guides say, is that many tourists are angered by President Trump’s attacks on allies, the imposition of tariffs, and his visa and immigration policies.washingtonpost.comTour guides lose business as D.C.’s reputation and landscape change under TrumpGuides say bookings have plummeted in 2026 amid renovations, closings and a charged political climate. 1311134
Reposted by PrisoncultureI Scare You Like Sound Dog @chadstanton.blacksky.app · 1h“A person whose name is redacted in the complaint told Fields that an investigation would be opened because “the President wants this investigation,” Fields’ whistleblower complaint says.” 16327
Reposted by PrisoncultureEric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 2hNEW FROM PP The Trump admin keeps denying immigration agents are grabbing Americans, so we tracked it 500+ Americans detained 70+ kids, some cuffed or zip-tied 60+ held after filming 36+ held for day+ w/o access to lawyer ~12 deported (yes, deported) projects.propublica.org/american-cit....projects.propublica.orgMore Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublicaThe government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati... 12562382
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1hIt's not yet 7 am and I have already received 2 of these unceasing "author" emails that are 100% AI written. It's just relentless. 1593
Reposted by Prisoncultureaurelia and aureliette will see the stars @boneyardofnames.bsky.social · 2h... pretty similar to what happened there in 24. a lot of people didn't really think the guys who tried a coup would win and they're winning a massive trifecta victory (the next pres will nominate 4 supreme court seats and controlling the senate they can just impeach the others). 1357
Reposted by Prisoncultureaurelia and aureliette will see the stars @boneyardofnames.bsky.social · 2hyeah, I follow US politics pretty close and it's really dismal how bad and skewed the reporting there is about here. also worth mentioning that even if Lula can turn things around in the runoff, Bolsonaro's party will control most of the houses (even more of the senate, basically half). this is... 1335
Reposted by PrisoncultureLe Monde Afrique @afrique.lemonde.fr · 2hDakar : les images des inondations qui frappent la capitale sénégalaiselemonde.frDakar : les images des inondations qui frappent la capitale sénégalaiseUne femme et son fils sont morts dans l’inondation de leur maison, selon un témoin. Le président, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, fait état de « pertes en vies humaines ». 078
Reposted by PrisoncultureThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 2hNew Jersey congresswoman LaMonica McIver faces legal deadline after giving birth to second childtheguardian.comNew Jersey congresswoman LaMonica McIver faces legal deadline after giving birth to second childShe must decide by the end of the week whether to seek further review of federal charges over a confrontation with ICE agents at Delaney Hall 45320
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 3hwww.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/o...nytimes.comCheikh Hamidou Kane, Author of Seminal Anticolonial Novel, Dies at 98 (Gift Article)The Senegalese writer was lauded as one of the founding fathers of African literature despite publishing only two novels. 15011
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 11hA couple of the large criminal *justice* nonprofits are doing low-rent and indefensible work because they have sworn loyalty to the Democratic Party apparatchik NOT to people. Stop putting out bullshit talking points that throw people under the bus. 07013
Reposted by PrisoncultureYellowhammer Fund @yellowfund.bsky.social · 11hNew data shows ectopic pregnancy deaths are rising, with higher rates in states with strict abortion bans. Here in Alabama, ectopic pregnancy care is legally allowed but what does reproductive healthcare look like when getting care in time can be the difference between life and death? 113554
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 11hthis is excellent and a low lift thing that will make the city more livable for people. 328030
Reposted by PrisoncultureLangston Blues @dradambanks.bsky.social · 12hstatic.klipy.comDenzel Washington Says 'Get Out'ALT: Denzel Washington Says 'Get Out' 328450
Reposted by PrisoncultureHeba Gowayed هبة جويد @hebagowayed.bsky.social · 12hOkay I’m at $565, can we get to the goal? This is the last week ! Baby Heba says “please?” 24640
Reposted by PrisoncultureAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12hTrump: "With the war, it's just artificial. It's a little bit high. It's a small price to pay ... let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay." 136435551395
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12hIs it safe for me to say on here that I do not believe the polls about the Midterms? I don't trust white voters to be honest about their voting intentions with pollsters. 841456181
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12hThere are young people making TikToks asking the Mayor to help them find apartments in NYC so they can move here. 1785
Reposted by PrisoncultureNandita Sharma @nsharma101.bsky.social · 12hCities are also places of refuge. So many people (“citizens” and “migrants” alike) have been abandoned and are in flight towards the lives available to them only in cities. That’s one reason why fascists always decry Big City life. 19615
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12hMore politicians could use the public library (with its limitations) to make an affirmative case of the kind of society people could live in. 212517
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 12hCities are terrific. It's why most people want to live in them. 11774110
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 13hWe need a different word than "giving up" when someone wasn't doing anything in the first place. I don't think that's "giving up." 121279
Reposted by PrisoncultureGothamist @gothamist.com · 04/10/2026Banned books and Winnie the Pooh: October in NYC libraries gothamist.com/arts-enterta...gothamist.comBanned books and Winnie the Pooh: October in NYC librariesIt's a busy month at the branches. 0214
Reposted by PrisonculturePrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 03/10/2026@librariesftp.bsky.social's October newsletter is out. As usual, it's good. Also, our 4th and final cohort for people who plan to seek election or appointment to their library boards kicks off in Feb 2027. Sign up to be kept in the loop. librariesforthepeople.substack.com/p/for-the-pe...librariesforthepeople.substack.comFor The People Newsletter Vol. XLIVFor everyone working to strengthen and expand public libraries 24225
Reposted by PrisoncultureBedrooms Are For People @boulderbedrooms.bsky.social · 01/10/2026"Boulder’s library district is cutting 20% of its staff. How did it get here?" #boulderboulderreportinglab.orgBoulder's library district is cutting 20% of its staff. How did it get here?Less than four years after voters created the library district with the promise of stable funding, declining property tax revenue and rising costs have forced a reversal. 02211
Reposted by PrisoncultureMayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 18hOne thing all New Yorkers can agree on? It’s time to get your flu shot! Go to nyc.gov/healthmap to find all the free locations. 875418899
Reposted by PrisoncultureCNN @cnn.com · 13hNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency over a measles outbreak, the first such declaration by a US state since cases began surging in 2025. cnn.it/4zb7qEA 1114976
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 13hNYC’s new walk-in Jobs NYC Center officially opened today at 2 Lafayette Street, and the turnout was massive. www.instagram.com/reel/DeIKAJ9...instagram.comInstagramCreate an account or log in to Instagram - Share what you're into with the people who get you. 0267
Reposted by PrisoncultureMo Ryan @moryan.bsky.social · 14hLast year, Chicagoan Marimar Martinez was shot **5 times** by a Border Patrol agent & all agents accounts were contradicted by evidence. Now she is suing the federal govt. Worth reading whole piece; agents cheered for shooter via celebratory texts (“beers on me") blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/05/m...blockclubchicago.orgMarimar Martinez Sues Feds A Year After Border Patrol Agent Shot Her 5 TimesA reconstruction of the shooting commissioned by Martinez’s legal team found agent Charles Exum was standing to the side of her car and was not in danger as he fired, her attorneys said. 1280111
Reposted by PrisoncultureInfoweaver @infoweaver.bsky.social · 14hDon’t know which judicial candidates to vote for? @injusticewatch.org has researched all of the judges on your ballot for their November 2026 Cook County judicial election guide. #CheckYourJudges 2026retention.injusticewatch.org2026retention.injusticewatch.orgCook County November 2026 Judicial Election GuideInjustice Watch's guide to the November 2026 Cook County judicial elections. 0168
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14hit's sad because it's an example of political illiteracy. Like yelling at people in NY for not voting for Harris... #smh 513915
Reposted by Prisonculturegayle @gaylechrist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026letsaddresstexas.substack.com/p/ice-kidnap...letsaddresstexas.substack.comICE Kidnaps Mother And Abandons Her 9-Year-Old at Bus StopThey left him alone on the street alone. So much for “protect the children”. 25632
Reposted by PrisoncultureCNBC @cnbc.com · 14hNokia CEO says data centers would be built '2x faster' without supply constraintscnb.cxNokia CEO says data centers would be built '2x faster' without supply constraintsThe Nokia CEO's comments underscores continued demand for AI even as top executives debate slowing down the pace of development. 991
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14hPeople who have been harmed and falsely locked up by the cops of course deserve the settlement funds. 113716
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14hWhen some of you say "there's no money for public libraries etc..." I hope you know that there always is and it's just not prioritized. 327658
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14hThe approved 2026 Chicago Public Library (CPL) total budget request is $169,257,813, which includes an operating budget of $103,966,346. [Just thought I would leave this here] 418377
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14hAldermen give $261 million settlement for police abuse lawsuits initial approval www.chicagotribune.com/2026/10/05/c...chicagotribune.comAldermen give $261 million settlement for police abuse lawsuits initial approvalThe historic mass settlement proposed by Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration would resolve 16 lawsuits alleging disgraced Chicago Police Department Det. Reynaldo Guevara framed men for murder. 3215
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14hIn March 2021, I sent an email to @yoloakili.bsky.social: "It's really difficult to find culturally competent free or affordable counseling as you already know. I am wondering what it might take to make an offering of some slots for people who need to reach out for someone to talk to. 1163
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14hOne of my essential subscriptions. Critically important if you live in NYC. Congratulations. 08015
Reposted by Prisoncultureshawn @mulchy.bsky.social · 15hnew: ahead of thursday’s budget address, a coalition of more than 50 community, faith, policy, and social services organizations are calling on the cook county board of commissioners to freeze spending on law enforcement. it comes as cook county faces a $550 million budget gap for 2027.chicagoreader.comCook County groups want a budget freeze for the sheriff and state's attorney - Chicago ReaderA coalition of more than 55 organizations wants Cook County to freeze spending on the sheriff and state's attorney amid a $550 million deficit and redirect the money to public defenders and violence p... 15119
Reposted by PrisonculturePrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 04/10/2026FYI - our next set of sessions of Communiversity is on October 17. You can register here. Please also spread the word to others who are in NYC and would be interested. The sessions are in person. Masks required. www.interruptingcriminalization.com/communiversi...interruptingcriminalization.comCommuniversity Catalog — Interrupting Criminalization 02918
Reposted by PrisoncultureInterrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 19hOur Transformative Justice Fellow Shira Hassan co-wrote this article about the deep lineage of abolition and collective care as alternative infrastructure in the US.nonprofitquarterly.orgCollective Care Infrastructure and Abolitionist Vision: Funding What Holds Communities Together | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.Collective care and abolition work has long served as vital infrastructure for communities in the United States. Here, we acknowledge its deep-rooted lineages. 13610
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 15hOn October 17th, there will be a special online screening of Always Tracy, followed by a conversation with Tracy McCarter, director Meron Tebeje, and members of the #StandWithTracy team. Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026 Time: 6–7 PM EST Location: Virtual www.eventbrite.com/e/always-tra... 0114
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 15h"The move will bring major relief for parents who can’t afford to pay out of pocket for childcare and providers who are struggling to fill seats in their programs." gothamist.com/news/mamdani...gothamist.comMamdani will clear 10,000 families off waitlist for low-cost childcareMore than 29,000 families are on a waitlist for subsidized childcare after the program ran out of money. 016331
Reposted by PrisoncultureNicole Chung @nicolechung.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Please share the application with anyone you think might be interested and help us spread the word! Here’s a bit more about Periplus, why we exist, and how we assess fellowship applications: 27261
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 19hOver and over some people demonstrate that racism IS a material interest in their decision making and that the racism supercedes everything else. But some refuse to take these folks at their word. 10470114
Reposted by PrisoncultureNicole D. Porter (she/her) @nicoledporter.bsky.social · 19hAs the midterms near, there is good news about expanding voting rights to persons with felony convictions. Virginians have a chance next month to undo the Jim Crow-era voting ban. Latest via @npr.org 1/ www.npr.org/2026/10/05/n...npr.orgIn Virginia, voting rights restoration is tough. A ballot measure could change thatVirginia has been one of the toughest places for someone convicted of a felony to get their voting rights back. An amendment to the state constitution -- on November's ballot -- would change that. 23313
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 21h"Grief is excessive; so is revolution. It is a defiant ‘yes’ when the rest of the world would say no. It is a refusal of the foreclosing of our time, an overflowing of humanity into the places that it is forbidden. We will not be machines anymore." - Sarah Jaffe -radicalemprints.comLetterpress prints of "From the Ashes" by Sarah Jaffe — radical emprintsAbout the words: These two letterpress prints are excerpts from Sarah Jaffe's beautiful & timely new book From the Ashes: Grief & Revolution in a World on Fire. This is one of the most ... 17627
Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 21h"The state Department of Health says it will soon destroy its reserve of misoprostol pills, which is enough for 12,500 doses. That’s in contrast to California, which took steps to distribute its supply to providers, and Oregon, which reupped its stock at no cost." gothamist.com/news/new-yor...gothamist.comNew York state stockpiled abortion pills. Now they're all expired.The state Department of Health says it will soon destroy its reserve of misoprostol pills, which is enough for 12,500 doses. 511358