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Free Palestine. Fuck ICE. Go Birds. Philadelphia

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
This is the most recent letter from hunger/labor striking prisoners at Delaney Hall ICE facility in Newark, NJ. "We appreciate the support of everyone who is protesting outside the facility. We want you to know that you give us the strength and determination to keep going. Please, DON’T GIVE UP!"
Translation from Spanish to English: We, the detainees at the Delaney Hall Detention Facility, wish to express our objection to the violation of our rights as immigrant human beings. We, the detainees, are demanding our progressive release, based on the fact that our arrests were illegal; immigrants to this country have the right to await our pending immigration proceedings outside of prison; therefore, we demand to be released on bond or parole so that we may complete our proceedings.

Furthermore, we call for greater efficiency in our judicial processes, as well as greater effectiveness and urgency for those who request and sign their voluntary release; we believe it is unjust to keep people who wish to leave of their own free will in custody for up to three months.

In addition to the unlawful and forced detention of most of us who find ourselves locked up here, there is the inhumane treatment that all detainees in this facility endure on a daily basis. The company in charge (GEO) fails to meet the basic conditions necessary to protect our health and our lives. To their administrative incompetence, we must add the following injustices and irregularities perpetrated by ICE and GEO:

Food containing worms or in a state of decay.

Unresolved issues, particularly regarding the bathrooms, which are in terrible and inhumane condition.

Ventilation problems.Translation from spanish to english: Serious health issues: most people have a persistent flu with phlegm that won’t go away; many have conjunctivitis, urinary tract infections, fever, and coughs.

Medical care issues:

If you're sick, you have to submit a request that takes two weeks to be answered—or you never get a response at all.

Nurses refuse to treat you right away

They only prescribe Tylenol for all ailments

The nurses' exact words: "We're not a PHARMACY"

ICE agents coerce detainees into signing deportation orders

There is no emergency protocol: in cases of falls or attacks, emergency response arrives an hour late

Judges’ rulings are highly questionable; most bond requests are denied without legal basis

Detainees are forced to work, in most cases without pay, or for $1 an hour

We appreciate the support of everyone who is protesting outside the facility. We want you to know that you give us the strength and determination to keep going. Please, DON’T GIVE UP!

We ask all relevant authorities for an urgent response and look forward to hearing from them. With the utmost respect, the detainees at the Delaney Hall facility.

God bless you!
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Luke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
"I keep thinking of the image of the Uvalde school shooting, with the shooter as the Republicans, the Democrats as the useless cops in the hallway, and all of us trapped in the classroom." www.welcometohellworld.com/they-want-us...
I keep thinking of the image of the Uvalde school shooting, with the shooter as the Republicans, the Democrats as the useless cops in the hallway, and all of us trapped in the classroom. Democracy was always pageantry, the story we were told along with the other myths, to keep us in line while they needed our cooperation. But they don’t believe they need us anymore. The current power structure is an alignment between those that would devour us and those who would feed us to them for personal gain. 

It doesn’t matter that none of their ideas are grounded in any kind reality, these systems and ideologies have consequences. Given enough power, they will destroy us all, and the people in charge do not care. They told us more than twenty years ago: When we act, we create our own reality. And those of us in the “reality-based community”—we who live in a world of flesh and blood, life and death, art and love, empathy and humanity, contingency with the natural world—we will be left to sift through the ashes of what they’ve wrought.
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dissected @trepanation.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
we live inside the worlds we construct for ourselves
mysterious white horse in front of some trees
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 21/05/2026
Commissioned from an outside consultant, the 192-page report on why Democrats lost doesn't address a key source of disillusionment with the party.
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DNC Autopsy of 2024 Loss Doesn’t Mention Gaza or Israel at all
Commissioned from an outside consultant, the 192-page report on why Democrats lost in 2024 doesn't address the hot-button issue.
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Lmao you disingenuous piece of shit.
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Chef Kennedy🐸🏳️‍🌈 @kennedy.northsky.social · 20/05/2026
We need to get a lot more attention on what's going on in Memphis.
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JW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Reinforces my sense that the reason people like Booker, van Hollen, etc. are pushing progressive income tax cuts is as the answer to the question "what kind of Democratic program could appeal to the tech oligarchs?"
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
of Palestinians. Every day someone new is learning the reality on the ground and is abandoning Israel. While you’re still crying about maybe the least popular candidate in 2020 losing in 2024. Palestinians have more in common with your ancestors than you ever will.
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Lmao this is a nearly two year old argument that has now fallen flat on his face. Everyone knows the DNC autopsy says the issue of the genocide in Gaza was a major factor in her loss or else they would have released it to blame it on anything else. It’s a 90/10 issue within the party in support
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HasanTheHun (automated mirror) @hasanabirepeater.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
white supremacy is insecure cope.
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play by post @playbypost.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
"Rep. Sara Jacobs reveals that the Biden administration could have forced the UAE to end the genocide in Sudan, but the US and Israel needed the Emiratis' cooperation in order to continue doing the genocide in Gaza."
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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 19/05/2026
Hey, PA-03! IT'S ELECTION DAY! Please vote for @chrisrabb.com in the Democratic primary! Endorsed by the @paworkingfamilies.bsky.social, @phillydsa.bsky.social, @aoc.bsky.social, @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social, and every other group and elected you trust! I've also known him for 38 years. He's the guy.
Graphic showing Chris Rabb surrounded by hand drawn stars with the RABB for CONGRESS logo in the upper right.
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Akbar Shahid Ahmed @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
See: - Jake Sullivan now claiming he focused daily on limiting the toll of Israel's offensives - Jack Lew, David Satterfield & Sonali Korde presenting themselves as key to the future of US aid (when humanitarians within & outside gov't were horrified by their approach) - McGurk, Power, LTG, Finer...
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The fact that any vote this way while the rest of their caucus has moved to obstructionism is a massive failure in opposition. Why would you cover for some of the least popular politicians not only in the party but the country?
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The Nation Magazine @thenation.com · 15/05/2026
Chris Rabb is one of the most compelling candidates for Congress in 2026. bit.ly/4uJ75Xn
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Chris Rabb Will Be a Transformative Member of the House
A candidate from Philadelphia, running in America’s 250th year, has a plan to restore checks and balances on kingly presidents and renew the constitutional authority of Congress.
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
If Chris Rabb wins then are you under the expectation that all your neighbors that supported him are antisemites? Or are you just throwing that word around and making dangerous conflations? Are JVP antisemites? How about Chris Van Hollen? Jamie Raskin? Ro Khanna?
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Chris Seaman @cbseaman.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
If accurate, this is a massive own goal by @abigailspanberger.com. Public-sector employees in VA worked their butts off to elect her last year. More importantly, they deserve the job security and a real voice at the table that come with collective bargaining. vadogwood.com/news/labor/b...
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BREAKING: Spanberger to veto collective bargaining, according to Virginia lawmaker -
Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell says Gov. Abigail Spanberger told him Wednesday that she plans to veto legislation to expand collective bargaining rights to hundreds of thousands of pub...
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 11/05/2026
PA Gov Josh Shapiro is trying to derail the congressional run of Democratic PA State Rep Chris Rabb because Rabb is anti-genocide, anti-AIPAC, pro-universal healthcare, & pro-labor. If you’re in PA-3, your candidate must be Rep Rabb. It’s time for new leadership beholden to people—not money.
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Vote for Chris Rabb. www.axios.com/2026/05/10/a...
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Scoop: Josh Shapiro quietly tries to derail AOC-backed progressive House candidate
The May 19 primary is shaping up as an early test of strength for the two potential rivals.
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Manisha Sinha @profmsinha.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Historian of abolition here, history tells us how we got here, to put it succinctly “John Brown was hanged for treason and Robert E. Lee was not.”
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Jeff @gojeffgo.com · 05/05/2026
May The Fifth Element be with you
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Stephen Stirling @sstirling.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The Trump administration has repeatedly said the immigration crackdown is targeting violent felons. Data from the administration shows the opposite is true. With @jeffgammage.bsky.social www.inquirer.com/news/ice-imm...
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
They act like the same party didn’t weight the scale in Clinton’s favor in 2008 against Obama. Until Obama won races in Iowa and the Carolinas the party establishment lined up behind Hillary. This is where some of the discussion about the democratic legitimacy of super delegates began.
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Aaron Parnas jump scare
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
We haven’t even began to talk about 2020 Warren playing spoiler for a cabinet position which she didn’t get. Mayor Pete was neck and neck with Bernie and they made him (and other candidates) drop out to consolidate the vote around Biden. Cmon bro it’s 2026. Clearly the left flank is a threat.
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Lmao. Brother you just pointed to a pretty glaring conflict of interest. I never said anything about counting votes. Do you think that’s the only way to influence an electorate?
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The DNC was bankrolled by the Clinton campaign at the time. You’re gonna tell me everything was on the up and up? Don’t be so fucking naive.
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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 28/04/2026
The world’s largest oil trader, Vitol Group, reported making profits about of about $2 billion in one quarter on the back of volatility induced by the Iran war. Households have effectively been taxed to subsidise the profits of big finance. graceblakeley.substack.com/p/households...
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Households Paid for the Iran War. Speculators Got Rich.
Deregulated financial markets transmitted the cost of war straight to households - and the profits straight to Wall Street.
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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 27/04/2026
you are creating a culture of violence against us by accurately reporting on the culture of violence we're gleefully inflicting on others
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Are you guys sympathizing with Nazis?
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Nathan Goldwag @goldwagnathan.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
So just to recap, in the last minute CSPAN says it was a false alarm, CNN says the shooter was killed in the lobby, and the pool report says he's in custody, do I have that right?
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pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
This is not the time for wild speculation about what happened. It’s time to bet on Kalshi about what happened
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Fuck aipac
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Democrats haven’t done anything significant on healthcare since 2014. Now that (mostly empty slush fund) legislation is all but erased. You can blame Republicans all you want but you had a supermajority and actively chose to leave millions uninsured rather than universalizing care.
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I don’t understand why this can’t be a universal policy.
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Gareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk · 06/04/2026
So the "airmen rescue" gibberish is absolutely a cover for a failed US ground operation, right? It makes zero sense as currently being presented/reported.
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Yeah resign and maybe the Dems would have a shot
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skáld @danglinghemmie.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
SNAP reductions start to kick in this week rolling through october. this is in the midst growing unemployment and continued food inflation. if you have the cash to spare your local food banks and pantries are going to need all the support they can get, and their dollar goes much further than yours
screenshot of $100 donation to food bank
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Lmao they’re virtual indistinguishable. Joe likes to play subversive because he like the others lost the tea party constituency to Trump and are still butt hurt a decade later. He doesn’t care about immigrants he once said we should build “moats” and fill them with alligators to keep people out.
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
None of that happened. You have no constituency. No one is interested in your political future or what advice you have to give.
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
New post: Can AI Replace Social Science Researchers? (No. No it can't. Come on, now.) davekarpf.beehiiv.com/p/can-ai-rep...
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Can AI Replace Social Science Researchers?
No. No it can't. Come on, now.
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lowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
bibi is just descriptively correct and the next dem needs to just sever all ties with israel. defense, trade, all of it. even thinking on utterly cynical grounds: israeli political leadership and overall politics is overtly opposed to the american left-of-center project
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Because you people are stenographers for the state department. Propaganda outlets for the wealthy.
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ali alkhatib @ali-alkhatib.com · 19/02/2026
in america, if you go over your 3 minute allotment to speak, men with guns come to take you away.
tweet from @cliftonhowze on twitter

Last night at the #DataCenters meeting in Claremore, Darren Blanchard, who has attended most of these meetings around NE Oklahoma & has some pretty impressive FOIA/ORA skills, was arrested after going over his 3 min. allotted speaking time. First arrest I've seen at one of these.
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Jeff Weedy @walternative.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Dog if they can’t defend kids playing sports which should be easily defendable position then I have my doubts about their ability to advance the rights of anyone.
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