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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 16/10/2026
October 16, 1968
Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists on the medal stand at he 1968 Olympics in Mexico City; Peter Norman looks on
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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 13/10/2026
As riders shared on the EZRide shuttle in Cambridge, fare-free transit makes life more accessible, affordable, & safe. MA fare-free transit systems have proven this is possible & essential. And it's why I’m fighting for national fare-free transit through our Freedom to Move Act.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
A win! A federal judge in Georgia today dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking unredacted copies of the state’s voter registration list.
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DOJ now 0-26 after judge rejects demand for Georgia voter rolls
The judge said the Civil Rights Act does not authorize DOJ's demands for the Peach State’s unredacted voter roll.
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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The annual, gigantic, always-indispensable @taniel.bsky.social November election guide is out today. There is no better place to learn about the downballot, so bookmark and share widely: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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Your Cheat Sheet to the 2026 General Elections - Bolts
Congressional races will take center stage on Nov. 3, but they’re just the tip of what to watch. Prosecutors and governors, attorneys general and sheriffs, school boards and mayors, utility... Read Mo...
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kenofseattle @kenofseattle.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Seattle
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The Sacramento Bee @sacbee.com · 29/09/2026
After large demonstrations against the war in Gaza in 2024, California universities strengthened their policies to restrict campus protests.
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Newsom vetoes bill calling for student feedback on campus protest rules
After large demonstrations against the war in Gaza in 2024, California universities strengthened their policies to restrict campus protests.
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The Stranger @thestranger.com · 23/09/2026
Seattle Votes 7-2 to Restrict Algorithmic Grocery Pricing - It’s the First Law of Its Kind in the US
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Seattle Votes 7-2 to Restrict Algorithmic Grocery Pricing - The Stranger
The Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to limit how companies use personal data to set prices in grocery stores. The move will prohibit large grocery stores from using algorithmic pricing for individu...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Build child care centers. Build health centers. Build community centers. Not data centers. And not ICE detention centers.
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The Sacramento Bee @sacbee.com · 23/09/2026
What to know about the product and the action.
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Recall: 167,600 pounds of beef, pork and goat have fake USDA inspection mark
What to know about the product and the action.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 23/09/2026
We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.” This is what Microsoft’s director of applied science had to say about training their AI model on copyrighted content from our newsroom and many others, according to new docs revealed during our lawsuit against the company.
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AI exec: We may have pulled off “the largest theft of labor in human history.”
Documents from our lawsuit reveal how tech leaders talk when they think no one is listening.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 23/09/2026
Opposition to Flock surveillance cameras has been growing in red states, including Florida. Several law enforcement agencies in the state have ended programs using license-plate-reader cameras, and the governor removed them from state highways.
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A Rural Florida County Quietly Built a Flock Camera Network. Now It's Dismantling It. - Bolts
The local sheriff ended his county’s Flock partnership, just hours after Governor Ron DeSantis ditched the technology. They’re part of a growing group of GOP leaders turning against Flock.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026
DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.
DoorDash messed up.
They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty.
That's unacceptable.
We've secured a $131.5M settlement from
DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in
American municipal history.
Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city.

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The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC
NYC Consumer and Worker Protection Mayor Mamdani and Deliveristas representatives stand behind a podium.Mayor Mamdani signs a giant check.Three delivery workers holding a giant fake check for $131.5M.
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Justice in Aging @justiceinaging.org · 22/09/2026
Over 15% of older adults—nearly 10 million Americans—now live in poverty. Older adults of color experience even higher rates.
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Census Reports 10 Million Older Adults in Poverty. Congress Must Act to Strengthen Social Security. - Justice in Aging
The Census just released its annual report on poverty in the United States. The 2025 data shows the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) poverty rate at 15.4%
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
If you’re moved by this guy crying boy oh boy are there some other images and videos you should check out
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 22/09/2026
Even in a solidly blue state like California, there are Republicans who we need to defeat to win back the House. Take action to help people-powered Democrats like Randy Villegas get out the vote: indivisible2026.org?utm_source=b...
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Candice Bernd @candicequestions.com · 21/09/2026
NOW: Just arrived at the intersection of Research Blvd and Anderson Lane—near where ICE shot & wounded 29-yr-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez earlier today. Between 300-500 people still holding intersection here. ICE is reportedly not letting Garces Perez’s family access him at the hospital.
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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 17/09/2026
Ms. Rachel announces she will match Macklemore and donate $1 million to organizations supporting Palestine: “I will match Macklemore’s donation and I invite every wealthy white celebrity to match it and speak out against the genocide in Gaza.”
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Mission Local @missionlocal.org · 11/09/2026
Nearly a decade ago, MEDA’s teacher housing project at 18th & Mission was a ray of hope for those struggling to stay in San Francisco. Now, it’s been quietly put on ice, emails show. missionlocal.org/2026/09/san-...
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S.F. teacher housing at 18th and Mission is on ice, emails show
The project, which was set to bring 63 units of housing for teachers, has been on paused for over a year. It's unclear how it will proceed.
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Quiet Rumours @quietrumours.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
In Furious, The Serial Killer Is Not The Real Villain newrepublic.com/article/2142...
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In Furious, The Serial Killer Is Not The Real Villain
In the new Hulu show, both the killer on the loose and the detectives pursuing her are righteously angry women.
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Lisa Catara (official)💎 @lisa-catara.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If ever a case were made to get all of your stuff and things out of the cloud and amass physical copies of everything, here is a prime example of why: PBS Could Lose 70 Years of Historic Archive Footage Over Cloud Dispute | PCMag share.google/mVR4o9Uk84T9...
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PBS Could Lose 70 Years of Historic Archive Footage Over Cloud Dispute
The lost footage, said to amount to roughly 50 terabytes of data, reportedly included historical items shot over roughly 70 years of the station's programming.
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Fight for the Future @fightforthefuture.org · 10/08/2026
🎉 HUGE WIN: Our boycott AI facial recognition surveillance campaign has pushed two of the most prominent venues using this dangerous, invasive stalker-tech to turn it OFF. www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/f...
The image features a colorful, vibrant background transitioning from bright blue to deep red, creating a gradient effect. In the center, a bold black rectangle contains the text "WE DID IT!" in white uppercase letters. Below this, another rectangular area highlights information related to the context of a campaign regarding AI surveillance in bars. It reads: "FOLLOWING THE ARTIST PLEDGE, TWO MAJOR CASTRO BARS DID THE RIGHT THING & CUT OFF AI SURVEILLANCE," also in white uppercase letters.

To the left, there is a photograph of the exterior of a bar named "BADLANDS," which is a video dance bar located in San Francisco. The building has a wooden facade, large windows, and a sign above the entrance displaying the bar's name in bright red letters. The photograph shows the entrance area with a white vehicle parked in front. Positioned to the right of the photograph, there is additional text that indicates the source of the information: "SOURCE: THE SF CHRONICLE." An arrow points towards the text and a colorful zig-zag pattern in purple, blue, and yellow adds visual interest around the edges of the image.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 01/08/2026
New York, we’re building tenant power across the city. Visit organize.nyc.gov to join a canvass.
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 30/07/2026
I wrote about how immigration arrests are at all-time highs, even as ICE is trying to assume a lower public profile. How are they doing this? Look to your local police.
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ICE’s Secret Weapon Is in Your Community
While attempting to maintain a relatively lower profile, ICE is managing to arrest record numbers of people. Here’s how it’s doing that.
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Quiet Rumours @quietrumours.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Green space lowers stress, reduces cardiovascular risk & builds community. Yet 75%+ of low-income communities—disproportionately communities of color—are nature-deprived. #ICE raids deepen this inequity by making people fear parks and trails. This is a #PublicHealth crisis. www.calendow.org
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Quiet Rumours @quietrumours.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Are you now or have you ever been to a Community Party? mollynilsson.bandcamp.com/track/the-co...
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OligarchyOfTheWest @resistancematters.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Choose your children's reading material wisely!
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Quiet Rumours @quietrumours.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Tell Congress, Stop Funding ICE’s Violence: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress, Stop Funding ICE’s Violence
Tell Congress, Stop Funding ICE’s Violence – Write to Congress today and demand they: Stop approving blank checks for ICE and mass deportation. Demand a transparent investigation into the murder...
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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Cartoon by @hickeycartoons.bsky.social.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/07/2026
Why is Trump attacking ‘communists’? Because he’s run out of cards to play | Robert Reich
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Why is Trump attacking ‘communists’? Because he’s run out of cards to play | Robert Reich
With the economy, foreign policy and immigration all going poorly for the president, he’s scrambling before the midterms
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65yearcitizen @usa24freedom.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 02/07/2026
Hell yeah we are
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Asheville bookstore sues SC Corrections for destroying their books
Asheville shop Firestorm Books is suing South Carolina prisons over a policy that destroys books not from approved vendors.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The stage is falling apart at the rehearsal for Freedom 250's July 4th celebration.
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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
10 detained by NYPD and 4 detained by MTA following an early-morning disruption demo. Longtime peace activist John Mark explains why they’re protesting today as he’s carried out by NYPD:
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talia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
BREAKING: On the 39th anniversary of the founding of ACT UP, protestors have shut down traffic outside Grand Central demanding “Money for AIDS and healthcare, not for ICE and warfare.”
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Every history book about this government will have a subtitle that's some variation of They Should've Just Left That Alone
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Lawrence @ldog562.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
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bob barker 🍸 @insortediaboli.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Any time a Spanish speaking government does right by its poorest the New York Times summons the ghost of United Fruit
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Lea Zengage @leazengage.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 04/06/2026
"Something Weiss apparently doesn’t understand is that a newsroom...is a living organism with a culture all its own. That culture doesn’t function based only on commands from above," writes @sulliview.bsky.social.
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Scott Pelley, star of 60 Minutes, stood up for his principles and lost his job | Margaret Sullivan
While his bosses look (to varying degrees) like bumblers, cowards or corporate tools, Pelley will be remembered as a beacon of integrity
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Quiet Rumours @quietrumours.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Tell Congress to Vote YES on the Lebanon War Powers Resolution!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Vote YES on the Lebanon War Powers Resolution!
5,000 people dead. 1.2 million displaced. And your tax dollars and military are directly involved in this war. Israel's invasion of Lebanon has killed more than 5,000 people, displaced over 1.2 milli...
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 04/06/2026
Andy Merrifield’s Roses for Gramsci is a highly personal history of the Italian thinker and his work, examines his influence across generations. bit.ly/4x4Z8xX
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The Ghosts of Antonio Gramsci
Andy Merrifield’s, Roses for Gramsci, a highly personal history of the Italian thinker and his work, examines his influence across generations.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
US Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer marched alongside far-right Israeli Finance Minister and Criminal Bezalel Smotrich.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
“On Wednesday morning, the Justice Department went to court to advance an argument that, if accepted, would all but erase the existence of transgender people in the law.” Read my report at Law Dork:
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DOJ's fight against trans medical care in prison is a fight to erase trans people in the law
"The pendulum has swung," DOJ's Jared Littman said in a court hearing Wednesday, arguing that all transgender people — at all ages — can be denied needed medical care.
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CrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 28/05/2026
If you are attending demonstrations this week at Delaney Hall or other detention centers, please study operational security and arrive properly equipped. How do police and federal agents identify and target those who participate in protests? How can we protect ourselves? crimethinc.com/opsec 🧵⬇️
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A Demonstrator’s Guide to Operational Security
How do police identify and target those who participate in demonstrations? What countermeasures can we take to hinder repression?
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Quiet Rumours @quietrumours.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Tonight: Working Families Party Mass Call: What's Next” - sign up now to join www.mobilize.us/workingfamil...
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Working Families Party Mass Call: What's Next · Working Families Party
## Join the Working Families Party Mass Call! From Montgomery to Selma to solidarity actions across the country, people have been showing up for democracy, voting rights, and each other at a moment w...
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Isaac G. Bryan @ib2real.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Thousands are marching in Selma calling for a full restoration of the voting rights act.
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Quiet Rumours @quietrumours.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Tell Congress to Support the Resolution Recognizing the Nakba and Palestinian Refugees' Rights: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Support Resolution Recognizing the Nakba and Palestinian Refugee Rights’
On May 14th, 2026, Rep. Rashida Tlaib re-introduced the resolution Recognizing the Nakba and Palestinian Refugees’ Rights. May 15th marks the 78th anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, meaning “catast...
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Quiet Rumours @quietrumours.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Tell Governor Newsom: Do Not Risk Californians’ Private DMV Data!. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/05...
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Tell Governor Newsom: Do Not Risk Californians’ Private DMV Data!
Governor Newsom is getting ready to spend $55 million to share the DMV records of every single Californian with a 3rd party organization that could expose our personal and sensitive data to abuse by t...
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Quiet Rumours @quietrumours.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The dismantling of the Voting Rights Act is a reminder that we have unfinished business. This fight is ours — and we are going to finish it. Join us. #DayOfAction #VotingRights
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