Reposted by Stephanie Aalec karakatsanis @equalityalec.bsky.social · 28/02/2025I just received the first copy of Copaganda! It will be sold anywhere books are sold. I try to explain the role of the media, the police, and academia in how we got to this authoritarian moment. 311089298
Reposted by Stephanie ACrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 14/04/2025Thanks @generalstrikeus.bsky.social for including us in this starter pack! We've been doing this work for 30 years and are eager to pass on what we've experienced. For example—try this analysis of how the last two successful general strikes in the US were organized: crimethinc.com/TwoGeneralSt...crimethinc.comA Tale of Two General StrikesWhat would a general strike look like today? We explore the last two general strikes to take place in the US—both in Oakland, in 1946 and 2011. 214549
Reposted by Stephanie AThe Appeal @theappeal.org · 27/03/2025The “crime panic” was a myth. But an analysis by The Appeal shows the narrative helped local police buy facial recognition software, drones, license plate readers, social media surveillance tech, and more. theappeal.org/shoplifting-...theappeal.orgCops Used the Shoplifting Panic to Buy Tons of New EquipmentThe “shoplifting panic” myth let cops buy facial recognition software, drones, license plate readers, surveillance tech, and more. 4201109
Reposted by Stephanie AElijah Woodn't @rootofalleli.bsky.social · 15/01/2025You may not have a safe place to sleep or food to eat or even clean air to breathe, but in an emergency you can count on armed men defending property with deadly force 07932
Reposted by Stephanie ALA Street Care & Mutual Aid @lastreetcare.bsky.social · 13/01/2025This is NOT mutual aid. It's government redistributing donations, which is fine. But most of the politicians promoting their names on these graphics voted to increase police funding and/or violently displace unhoused people every week. This is co-opting justice language. 2177
Reposted by Stephanie ATruthout @truthout.org · 10/01/2025Between 1977 and 1979, the Carter administration more than doubled U.S. military aid and sales to Indonesia, precisely when Indonesia was carrying out a genocide in East Timor.truthout.orgJimmy Carter’s Legacy Includes Arming and Funding the Genocide in East TimorBetween 1977 and 1979, the administration more than doubled US military aid and sales to Indonesia. 139534
Reposted by Stephanie ASam Levin @samtlevin.bsky.social · 09/01/2025California has deployed 400 incarcerated firefighters to fight the LA blaze. They make $26 over 24-hr shift. “We’re doing this heroic, crucial work, but many ppl inside cannot support their family, can barely afford hygiene supplies. Nobody is saving money,” Amika Mota, former firefighter, told metheguardian.com‘Essential’: nearly 400 incarcerated firefighters deployed as LA battles wildfiresThe firefighters earn $5.80-$10.24 per day plus $1 an hour when responding to active emergencies, according to CDCR 28640295
Stephanie A @stefism.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Having done the work of finding out what a loss of a home truly means, I can reassure you while bodily safety is paramount - the loss of a home, memories, generational wealth, connection, ancestry are a huge part of what makes us feel whole and safe. This is a gigantic loss. 000
Reposted by Stephanie AMyriam Gurba (Serrano through my mom) @lesbrains.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Fires are burning blocks away from where Octavia Butler is buried. 428556
Reposted by Stephanie ACrimethInc. Ex-Workers' Collective @crimethinc.com · 09/01/2025This is Los Angeles. Capitalism is humanity making war on itself in slow motion. The climate crisis is just one aspect of this catastrophe. No solutions will come from corporations or politicians. We have to take action to defend each other and address the root causes. crimethinc.com/Climate2024 7371147
Reposted by Stephanie APuff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Pasadena Humane has seen an influx of over 300 animals due to the fires. People lined up down the block to drop off beloved pets they could not take with them when they fled their homes. Some animals arrived with burns and injuries and are being treated. Donations and fosters are needed NOW.pasadenahumane.orgEaton Canyon Fire Update - Pasadena HumaneUpdate as of 6:30 pm on January 8: We have taken in over 300 animals due to evacuations and have staff and volunteers working nonstop to help with their care. […] 3716431371
Reposted by Stephanie AIDF Hannibal Brigade @hannibalbrigade.biz · 08/01/2025The IDF is now hiding the faces of soldiers due to “the Legal Threat” of other countries holding their thugs to account for war crimes. 05522
Reposted by Stephanie ALA Street Care & Mutual Aid @lastreetcare.bsky.social · 08/01/2025Not true. Karen’s budget cut 71 positions from LAFD according to the Controller. 411544
Reposted by Stephanie Atalia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Happening now: Amazon Labor Union workers and supporters are rallying outside JFK8 on Staten Island ahead of a midnight strike due to Amazon refusing to come to the bargaining table following a Dec. 15 deadline. #STRIKEMAS 211103552606
Reposted by Stephanie AJehad Abusalim @jehadabusalim.bsky.social · 17/12/2024THREAD: 12 articles that document and analyze US media bias, manipulation, and misinformation in their coverage of the genocide. Please share widely. 16143
Reposted by Stephanie AMark Anthony Neal (@NewBlackMan on X) @markanthonyneal.bsky.social · 12/12/2024'In North Carolina, a Black farmer purchased the plantation where his ancestors were enslaved—and is taking back his family’s story, his community’s health, and the soil beneath his feet.' civileats.com/2024/12/10/b...civileats.comBlack Earth: A Family's Journey from Enslavement to ReclamationFourth-generation farmer Patrick Brown purchased a North Carolina plantation as an act of reclamation for his family, his community's health, and the soil beneath his feet. 17721169
Reposted by Stephanie AWorkshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Just a reminder that if you buy Refaat's new book If I Must Die thru @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social all proceeds will be donated to the Sameer Project to support displaced Palestinians in the south of Gz: open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/collections/...open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com[W4G] [12/10/24] Alareer, Refaat: If I Must Die: Poetry and Prose (HC)OR Books, hardcover Publication Date: December 10th, 2024 Publisher Marketing: "If I must die, let it bring hope, let it be a tale." This rich, elegiac compilation of work from the late Palestinian p... 3177151
Reposted by Stephanie AAmplify Palestine @amplifypalestine.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Given Germany's panic over Palestine solidarity, it's clear what clothing the Berlinale will deem "not compatible with the liberal democratic basic order." (Yup, this is a real rule: www.kbb.eu/en/hausordnung – and yup, artists are striking: filmworkersforpalestine.org#strikeberlin...) 67533
Reposted by Stephanie AUnited Farm Workers @ufw.bsky.social · 24/11/2024Juan has spent 10 years harvesting sweet potato in CA. While the machine picks up most of the vegetables he often has to get on his knees and dig out the sweet potatoes the machine left behind. He does this up to 10 hours a day 5 days a week. #WeFeedYou 671424394
Reposted by Stephanie ANext door in Silicon Valley @nextdoorsv.bsky.social · 16/11/202499% of single family homes sold in California since 2021 have been $1 million or more. Up from 89% in 2015. Weird how homelessness soared in California. Must be drugs and mental illness. 3248
Reposted by Stephanie ANext door in Silicon Valley @nextdoorsv.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Of course the Yes on Prop 36 took full advantage of the fact that the median voter doesn’t connect housing costs with homelessness - instead blaming lower penalties for shoplifting as a cause of rising homelessness 043
Reposted by Stephanie A🔻birdie | فلسطين حرة @queercolumbidae.bsky.social · 27/10/2024🚨🇵🇸the municipality gaza is raising funds to build essential infrastructure for water supply, waste management, and sewage treatment in gaza. this fund is going to change and save peoples lives. please share and donate! gaza-city.ensany.com/campaign/6737 271107
Reposted by Stephanie AHumanity Must Win @humanitymustwin.bsky.social · 18/08/2024This is genocide. The apartheid state of Israel is an abomination on humanity. 1128
Reposted by Stephanie AVenus's Unruly Child @saturnexalted.bsky.social · 13/08/2024Holy shit, they've rediscovered the abortion plant! greekreporter.com/2024/07/31/p...greekreporter.comMiracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years - GreekReporter.comAncient Greeks used a 'miracle' plant called Silphium, which was thought to have gone extinct 2,000 years ago, has now been rediscovered. 711828
Reposted by Stephanie ABalderdash @balderdash.bsky.social · 07/08/2024Heartwarming photos and reports of Brits all over the country uniting against the far right. This one is Walthamstow and I’ve seen similar in Derby and Brighton. Civil war my arse. 483373752
Stephanie A @stefism.bsky.social · 29/07/2024@prisonculture.bsky.social I’m wondering if you’ve read this. I haven’t seen any comment on your feed so apologies if you have. It’s quite a sad attempt. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comShould We Abolish Prisons?Our carceral system is characterized by frequent brutality and ingrained indifference. Finding a better way requires that we freely imagine alternatives. 010
Stephanie A @stefism.bsky.social · 29/07/2024Nothing like a liberal mouthpiece pretending to try to understand prison abolition only to completely disregard its roots in dismantling capitalism www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...newyorker.comShould We Abolish Prisons?Our carceral system is characterized by frequent brutality and ingrained indifference. Finding a better way requires that we freely imagine alternatives. 010
Stephanie A @stefism.bsky.social · 16/07/2024The reasoning behind condemning violence against a fascist are the same ones condemning Ham@$’ violence. Violence is reserved and agreeable only in service to empire 000
Reposted by Stephanie ASaeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 06/07/2024If they’re comfortable killing other people, they will eventually be comfortable killing you. You can learn that lesson the easy way or the hard way. 231522370
Reposted by Stephanie ADeath and Gravity @bushidosquirrel.bsky.social · 09/01/2024Uber: we can't make money if we have to follow the law Google: we can't make money if we're not allowed to be a monopoly Nestle: we can't make money without using slave labor OpenAI: we can't make money if we can't steal media: should shoplifters be executed? 55109574869
Reposted by Stephanie AKelly Turnbull @coelasquid.bsky.social · 07/01/2024Beginning to realize what a devastating effect streaming has had on culture just from the perspective that it’s created an environment where there’s basically zero chance you’ll ever see a movie or tv show you didn’t actively choose to watch. 3037877
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