What are some fun things to do in Chicago if you had folks visiting?

Interested in defending the Rio Grande Valley against ICE? 🧊 Join the RGV Rapid Response Network! Check out the volunteer link✨✍🏻 bit.ly/44N49iy

Here are some additional, although somewhat ambitious, July reads✨✍🏻

My July reads✨✍🏻

We just translated a wave of our ICE coverage into Spanish. No paywall, no email signup necessary. From leaks about Palantir's work with ICE to ICE's new facial recognition app, we think there is a massive public interest in this info. Read why and support us here: www.404media.co/were-publish...

In honor of Bill, I felt it relevant to share some of the great wisdom he bestowed upon us from the dais. From taking turns trying to find Bill around city hall, as he dreaded some of his meetings, to sorting his entire office staff into harry potter houses, I truly enjoyed my time working with him.

Even if you don't live in the Rio Grande Valley, someone you know might be connected to our border community! Please help us by sharing ✨🫡

The Rio Grande Valley is beefing up their rapid response network to better meet the needs of folks along the border. We're answering calls, providing know your rights trainings, and trying to share this number as wide as possible to alert people of possible ice activity. Please share widely ✨

A reminder that after years of speaking out against Epstein and giving other survivors the courage to come forward, Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre died by suicide in April at the age of 41. Let's not forget that there are real human tragedies behind everything we're discussing.

Hello Friends! @blacktranstexas.bsky.social needs our help. The last thing a shelter for trans people needs - during Pride, no less - is to have their electricity shut off. Please, if you can, consider donating. And I will send a FREE signed copy of my memoir to whomever makes the biggest donation!

Hello love, can you share our mutual aid efforts to save our trans shelter from closing? There are currently 15 trans women including myself staying here and we are on the verge of closure if we can’t come up with the funds this will put many of us in danger to be displaced

A 21-year-old Florida man was beaten to death by Israeli settlers while visiting family in the West Bank.

Isaiah Hodgson, who arrested 2 U.S. citizens, including 20-year-old Adrian Martinez at Walmart and Job Garcia at Home Depot, is accused of entering the women’s restroom and approaching a female while intoxicated and armed with a handgun. lataco.com/border-patro... by @shoton35mm.bsky.social

Tomato versus tomato

I received irrationally furious emails and messages from strangers who really really really do not like that I constantly tell people that: 1. Yes you need to know who your neighbors are. 2. We are interdependent and cannot survive without other people. These are basic true things.

"Gainesville Books to Prisoners mails books to incarcerated individuals in prisons and jails across the state. [...] Every other Tuesday, volunteers do their best to find books to fit inmates' requests." www.alligator.org/article/2025...

If you have limited time available, consider devoting it to fundraising for small projects and groups. There's a lot of need for funds and fundraising has become absolutely more difficult. Pick a group in your area and take it upon yourself to raise funds in all the ways you can.

This. The narratives or arguments that separate out “criminal” from “innocent” immigrants (this includes when media and politicians emphasize stories of “perfect victims”) are bad—it implies that some people are actually deserving of criminalization and deportation, of cruelty and violence.

Paxton wants privacy during his divorce. I needed a good laugh! Where is that energy for people seeking abortion care? Where is that energy for abortion funds? Where is that energy for people seeking abortion care while Paxton encourages abusive partners to report them??

I'm trying to get information on the new military zone designation here in the Rio Grande Valley. Does anyone have a good resource for understanding what this actually means for folks living here?

This highlights such an important complexity in self managed abortion work because it involves the demedicalization of a process that has, and continues to be, safe and effective and exists with or without clinical care.

I just finished playing this masterpiece of a game and I'm emotionally recovering♥️😭

Alright everyone, one last push. If you or anyone you know is: - LGBTQ+ - 13-24 years old - In the US Trevor Project is recruiting responses for their survey on LGBTQ+ mental health. It has HUGE impacts on policy, please take it and share widely if you can :) trvr.org/survey2025

John Hoffman and Yvette Hoffman were hit by a combined 17 bullets from the Minnesota assassin, and both survived and are now recovering. Yvette shielded their daughter. www.startribune.com/john-hoffman...

✨ Immigration is Reproductive Justice ✨ Here are some more ways to stay involved and help the immigrant community. Remember, it's important to spread information, not fear!

this is a terrific LA-based mutual aid group and I have donated to them in the past.

NEW: GlobalX, the company doing many deportation flights for ICE, has been hacked. Hackers claim to have stolen flight manifest information and flight details, and have also defaced the website www.404media.co/globalx-airl...

Bethesda oblivion remastered!?!?!?! F yeah

Vance seemed eager to get ahead of online theories that he killed the Pope—or something like that—given the timing. In a statement, he said Francis was 'obviously very ill' during their meeting. www.jezebel.com/pope-francis...

Asked my historian uncle to confirm this (true) and in the process learned that the Boomers are absolutely cooking

WHY DID THAT FEEL SO MUCH WORSE THAN THE GAME!?!?!?

losing it at "breakthrough for gender equality in space tourism" like billionaire vacations have some sort of feminist significance

Happy last of us day to all who celebrate🫠 let's collectively cry after this episode

Hours ago, @politico.com revealed that DOGE is working with DHS on automating mass deportation efforts — likely explaining why many US citizens, green card holders, and even a Canadian (in Canada) got threatening emails last night terminating “your parole” and telling them to leave the US in 7 days.

Raising money to get a new computer so I can do more work. I have a ~9-year-old laptop that sucks and is barely usable shares and contributions greatly appreciated ❤️🙏🏾 paypal.me/wagatwe venmo.com/wagatwe cash.me/$wagatwe ko-fi.com/wagatwe

You don’t say ….

Alfredo “Lelo” Juarez is one of the most compelling organizers in the labor movement. One of the very moving parts of my interview with Edgar Franks, Lelo's comrade and political director of his union, for @truthout.org.

Regret to inform you that there’s a big Supreme Court argument tomorrow. Wrote an explainer:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.

“Let’s get in good trouble,” Booker said. “My friend, madam president, I yield the floor.” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/cory-bo...

They are removing the bravest amongst us from society

Erika shad bond hearing to reduce her bail amount but instead the judge changed it to having to pay the full amount of bail. Please share widely. #repost #blacktranslives #bailsupport #donate #support #wematter #bluesky #transtexas