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Astra Taylor @astra.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The anti-data center movement isn’t just about limiting local development—it represents a new front in the fight against tech-enabled authoritarianism. Where else can people push back on job-eating algorithms, distorting deep fakes, and autonomous drone strikes? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The fight against AI data centers isn’t just about tech – it’s about democracy | Astra Taylor and Saul Levin
Claims of nimbyism are a misunderstanding: the movement is about whether regular people have a say in fundamental decisions
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 08/05/2026
"Datacenters provide a physical place and focal point where people can show up and directly confront out-of-control and otherwise impossible-to-reach tech billionaires," write @astra.bsky.social and Saul Levin.
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The fight against AI data centers isn’t just about tech – it’s about democracy | Astra Taylor and Saul Levin
Claims of nimbyism are a misunderstanding: the movement is about whether regular people have a say in fundamental decisions
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Democracy Forward @democracyforward.org · 31/10/2025
BREAKING: A federal court blocked the Trump-Vance administration’s attempt to cut off food assistance for 42 million people during the ongoing government shutdown. We'll keep fighting to ensure that federal programs serve their lawful purpose: to help, not harm, people and communities.
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Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
The People’s Pantry: A furloughed federal worker-led food drive initiative by DMV FUN & sponsors @indivisible.org @50501dc.bsky.social @freedcproject.bsky.social @27unihted.bsky.social @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social @fairshareamerica.bsky.social @moonlightmvmt.bsky.social @networklobby.bsky.social
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?
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Alex Steffen @alexsteffen.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
This is nightmarish. Thirty to forty-plus inches more rain. No community is designed/built to shrug off teh flooding that come from that kind of deluge.
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Alt Library of Congress @altlofc.altgov.info · 26/10/2025
Speaker Johnson should be removed for violating the Constitutional rights of AZ-2, and by extension the rights of all Americans by keeping the House adjourned. The People have business to attend to! Administrate the oath and let all go on record on releasing the Epstein files!
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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 23/10/2025
And wait... how much money did Trump just promise Argentina? How much is Trump spending on his new ballroom? 🙄😡 @firedbutfighting.bsky.social
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
We are being shadow banned on Instagram after we posted about Kristi Noem WHINING on TV bc Chicago businesses weren’t letting ICE agents use bathrooms. Who lets a creep trying to abduct you pee?? Ppl are looking up our exact handle @moonlightmvmt or name and not getting results!! Kristi is a loser!
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 12/10/2025
Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader
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Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader
Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since Zack Polanski took over last month The Greens in England and Wales have more than 100,000 members for the first time, the party has announced, a near-50% rise since Zack Polanski took over as leader last month. It puts them on a potential course to overtake the Conservatives and comes little more than a week after the Greens announced they had moved past the Liberal Democrats in membership numbers, getting to 83,500. Continue reading...
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
About a month ago, the Trump administration got rid of the de minimis exemption, whereby packages valued under $800 could slide in without import duties. Now there's a backlog as the government can't process all of this paperwork, leading to UPS just destroying packages
Business Insider headline reads: UPS is telling customers that their packages coming to the US are marked for destruction.
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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Giving up? LOL. We're just getting started. October 18th, Everywhere #nokings
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NPR @npr.org · 12/10/2025
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
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This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.
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Molly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Whistling when ICE is about to kidnap someone for no reason is incredibly effective. They know what they are doing is wrong and will scatter in the wind when too many witnesses gather.
FORM A CROWD
STAY LOUD
PROTECT EACH OTHER
CODE I:
ICE NEARBY
BLOW QUICKLY IN A BROKEN RHYTHM:
PRE-PRE-PRE!
→ ALERTS THE COMMUNITY THAT ICE AGENTS ARE IN THE AREA.
ROGERS PARK WHISTLE PROTOCOLS
WHY A WHISTLE? ON THE STREETS
• A SIMPLE TOOL FOR FAST ALERTS.
• LOUD.
RECOGNIZABLE.
IMPOSSIBLE TO IGNORE.
• OUR VOICES ARE
STRONGER TOGETHER.
WHISTLES GUIDE
PEOPLE TO:
• FOLLOW ICE CARAVANS
• CATCH UP WITH THE CROWD
• ALERT NEIGHBORS
TO JOIN IN
NOISE = VISIBILITY.
CODE 2:
CODE RED
BLOW THREE LONG BLASTS:
PREEEE-PREEEE-PREEEE!
→ ICE IS DETAINING SOMEONE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
DON'T STAY SILENT. STAY NONVIOLENT.
WHY IT WORKS
• INSTANT ALERT
SYSTEM
• FASTER THAN SOCIAL MEDIA
• TURNS SILENCE INTO COMMUNITY
ACTION
ORIGINAL FLYER CREATED BY:
WHAT YOU CAN DO
• WEAR YOUR WHISTLE AROUND YOUR NECK
TEACH FAMILY
EIGHBORS TH
CODES
• USE IT WHEN ICE IS
SPOTTED
• PROTECT EACH OTHER, ALWAYS
TOGETHER, WE KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE.
FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD.
THIS FLYER DISTRIBUTED BY:
PROTECT RP
• @PROTECTRP_
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Alt US Digital Service @altusds.altgov.info · 06/10/2025
Many people noticed plainlanguage.gov was migrated to digital.gov/topics/plain..., where it has been *consolidated*. Our friends at @alt18f.bsky.social posted a version of the original content at plainlanguage.18f.org Unlike other sites that have disappeared, this one just changed.
plainlanguage.18f.org
plainlanguage.gov | Home
Plain language makes it easier for the public to read, understand, and use government communications.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
“More than 2,300 armed National Guard troops are currently patrolling the District unlawfully. That unprecedented deployment is inflicting irreparable harm to the District’s sovereignty, its economy, and public safety.”
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
We are organizing tirelessly to build another world and save lives along the way. But we need your help. Will you join us and tell a friend?
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
At Moonlight, we are leaning on this history to build new power. Thousands of federal workers are being pushed out of work today, but their skills are not lost, and their vision must not be silenced. If we all pitch in some, we can leverage these skills to stay safe and build big power together.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
In the USSR, Ukrainians set up freedom schools to teach kids real history to circumvent propaganda. In Brazil, the MST movement set up “country stores” to provide fresh food to reach more people. In Delhi, the opposition party built medical clinics to care for residents amidst skyrocketing costs.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
All over the world, when a small group of elites have taken over governments and killed health and food programs, the parallel response has been highly effective.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
When oligarchs gut rural hospitals, we’ll organize medical clinics with union nurses. When politicians defund schools, we’ll distribute books. When industry billionaires gut the DOT, we’ll fill in potholes. We can’t replace whole agencies, but we can reduce harm and reveal corruption.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
At Moonlight we are building and supporting parallel institutions: projects and organizations by the people that provide services and resources that government SHOULD be offering to challenge dominant structures and reveal their corruption.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
The US govt is now shutdown, Republicans keep illegally dismantling basic services while Dems host pressers and send angry letters. Our leaders have failed us and we need a new approach. The Moonlight Movement is organizing a fresh creative strategy to fight back, but we need your help, a thread ➡️
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
By seeking to make authoritarianism bipartisan in DC, Muriel Bowser has made herself an international disgrace. Top leaders of both parties in DC are now collaborating to drag dads out of car windows and throw moms down on pavement. Meanwhile 80% of DC residents oppose the occupation.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Follow @projmoonshot and @freedcproject.bsky.social for more. Our tide is rising!
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
As Congress has frozen budgets and attempted to learn local laws, DC residents are growing their power. DC will be free, but we need YOUR help. Join the fight to free dc. More info on how in previous posts in yellow 🙏🙏
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Don’t scoff because you haven’t seen it. Free DC is organizing residents door to door and ward by ward ON THE GROUND. This is not some social media gimmick, but rather bold and tenacious organizing of people where they live.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
DC needs statehood and basic freedoms and protections for residents now more than ever. But even before having those, DC residents are NOT backing down. People have been organizing under the banner Free DC this whole year.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
However, capitals are also often sites of tremendous resistance too - this year the capital has been a source of tremendous mutual aid for immigrants, peaceful protest, community organizing, defense of institutions and more!
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Capital cities have consistently been focal flashpoints for authoritarian regimes demonstrate power, tighten control, and squash opposition, DC is no exception to this rule.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
The ongoing takeover of DC and its lack of power is a threat to the entire country’s democratic foundations. History shows that if a dictator takes over the capital, it’s much harder to stop him.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
RIGHT NOW is likely a pivotal moment in US history. Dictators almost always take over capital cities, usually by force, to assert power and control. A thread to help make sense of this moment and how we fight back:
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
New tactic: FreeDC is calling on everyone in the Capitol to make loud noise every day of the military occupation of DC. If you live in DC, take 3 minutes every day at 8pm - play your trumpet on the stoop baby. If you aren’t in DC, text someone who is and ask them to holler nightly at 8! 🎺📯📣🥁🎷🪕
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
NEW: Tucson city council has UNANIMOUSLY rejected the water guzzling “project blue” data center after brave organizing from neighbors. Data centers are being built all over to benefit billionaires at the expense of water, land and people, and Tucsonians are modeling how to say enough is enough.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
The Aragalaya is one of many movements abroad we can learn from when fighting corruption, power grabs, and repression. The creativity of regular people has stopped illegal power grabs before, and it can again. Follow @projmoonshot for more political history and education on resistance.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
As autocratic repression rises rapidly in the US, many are looking for examples of ppl power rising up. Structured mutual aid, interracial solidarity, community care, humor & creative resistance transformed Sri Lanka. We’re not endorsing any given tactic, but sharing in the spirit of learning.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
In 2024, the movement’s momentum translated to the ballot box: the National People's Power (NPP) party, led by Anura Kumara Dissanayake, won a landslide victory—securing 159 of 225 seats. That’s over 60% of the vote, and a mandate to rewrite the future.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
The Aragalaya was intentionally leaderless and cross-community. Tamil and Muslim youth—historically marginalized—joined Sinhalese students on the front lines. That unity helped lay the foundation for what came next.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Days later, Gotabaya fled the country and resigned. A people-powered, decentralized uprising forced an autocrat to step down.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
In July 2022, protesters stormed and peacefully occupied the President’s House, PM’s office, and state TV HQ. They swam in Gota’s pool and livestreamed from his couch. The illusion of control shattered.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
The repression came fast. Police fired tear gas into crowds. Military shot live rounds. Protest leaders were abducted and beaten. Multiple states of emergency were declared—but the streets held strong.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
The repression came fast. Police fired tear gas into crowds. Military shot live rounds. Protest leaders were abducted and beaten. Multiple states of emergency were declared—but the streets held strong.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Their demand was clear: the Rajapaksas must go. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the president, stood accused of authoritarianism, corruption, and sinking the country in debt for vanity projects and IMF handouts.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Their demand was clear: the Rajapaksas must go. Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the president, stood accused of authoritarianism, corruption, and sinking the country in debt for vanity projects and IMF handouts.
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Protesters occupied Galle Face Green, the capital’s seaside park, and turned it into a 24/7 protest and care village. Free kitchens. First aid tents. Libraries. Art zones. They weren’t just protesting—they were building a visionary future. www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/ga...
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Resistance started small—candlelight vigils, handwritten signs. But the Aragalaya (“struggle”) exploded into a mass, decentralized uprising. Students, teachers, unions, monks, and artists all took the streets. www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2022...
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Stories of anti-authoritarian resistance - a thread on the Aragalaya in Sri Lanka: In early 2022, Sri Lankans were in a rough place. 🛢 Gas lines stretched for miles. Daily blackouts hit 13+ hours. Food inflation passed 90%. The Rajapaksa regime blamed “global issues.” The people weren’t buying it…
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Amazon Employees for Climate Justice @amzn4climate.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Today Amazon released its “Sustainability” report. Predictably, what it leaves out is vastly more important than what it says. Amazon is building a dirty energy empire, spending literally hundreds of billions on data centers that will rely primarily on new fossil fuel infrastructure.
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PRESS RELEASE: Amazon Sustainability Report Hides Gas & Coal Empire Powering Company’s AI Ambitions
PRESS RELEASE July 16, 2025 Contact: hello@amazonclimatejustice.org Amazon Sustainability Report Hides Gas & Coal Empire Powering Company’s AI Ambitions Nearly three-quarters of Amazon’s data cente...
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Did you know 338 rural American hospitals could be pushed to close by politicians? Senate Republicans are hoping to pass a big horrible bill TOMORROW, and the severe cuts to Medicaid would threaten the closure of hospitals in nearly every state, harming millions of people they “represent.” LIST➡️
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The Hum Podcast @thehumpod.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
If you know someone inspiring, who should run for office on our NEW anti-authoritarian slate with Mamdani style good vibes and low prices, tag them below, text them, let them know. We need everyone. No experience required to run for office, just a hunger to keep our freedoms & pursuit of happiness.
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