btw i don't agree with folks who say posting here doesn't matter because every time i help organize an event, people show up in real life & tell me they heard about it here on bluesky it absolutely matters if you make a habit of organizing & sharing practical suggestions of stuff to actually do ❤️

Did you attend one of our anti-ICE trainings in Brooklyn or the Bronx this past Saturday? If so, @maddow.bsky.social gave a shout out to you on her show!

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i’m at the brooklyn training. amazing energy.

Wow, actual chills. This is so powerful. Amazing work @handsoffnyc.bsky.social.

@handsoffnyc.bsky.social is training thousands of New Yorkers on how to protect their neighbors from ICE. Today, they are currently running two trainings in Brooklyn and the Bronx, both of which hit capacity because interest was so high. This is the way, y’all—we protect each other, and we know it.

The immediate and overwhelming community response that thwarted an ICE raid yesterday will be commonplace in NYC. At HandsOffNYC.com we’re ensuring it by preparing New Yorkers borough by borough—block by block—on how to nonviolently respond to the unwarranted and unlawful terror ICE imposes on us.

Wow NYC, we see you @handsoffnyc.bsky.social!! This training is at FULL capacity, they had to turn people away…

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Don't mess with New York—we will always protect our neighbors. The people power and organizing capacity of NYC is unstoppable. We are mobilizing across every borough, on every block, to defend democracy and protect our neighborhoods-and we need your help. Join us and get trained at HandsOffNYC.com

We just opened up more slots for our Manhattan training this Saturday, November 22! We’ll discuss the moment, offer skills training such as know your rights & ICE watch, share organizing strategies, and connect you with your neighbors and so you can start getting organized locally! Register here:

“On Saturday, community groups passed out another 10,000 whistles as part of a day of action put on by Hands Off NYC, a coalition that includes dozens of unions, community groups, churches and political groups, hosting a day of action and events across the city.” @handsoffnyc.bsky.social

Today, thousands of people came out to events all across NYC—picking up and handing out materials to defend their neighborhoods from ICE. There were whistles kits & know your rights cards. People went to hundreds of businesses hanging signs of solidarity. Incredible feat by @handsoffnyc.bsky.social.

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Scene outside Columbia's main gates today: heavy police presence while @handsoffnyc.bsky.social passes out whistles and instruction booklets in Spanish and English about what to do in case of an ICE raid.

The @bkindivisible.bsky.social crew folding zines and handing out whistles at their @handsoffnyc.bsky.social event at Grand Army Plaza today! They ran out of table room, so people folded zines on the wall along the park!

Huge high five to Dean, who was the VERY FIRST person to arrive for our @handsoffnyc.bsky.social event at @anyonecomics.bsky.social today!!!

Dozens of folks & a few adorable pups came out at Grand Army Plaza to distribute information and whistles to protect our beloved city and our neighbors. This is how we build a culture of joyful defiance and keep each other safe! #handsoffnyc @handsoffnyc.bsky.social @indivisible.org

Much coloring and decorating was done! These awesome FORM A CROWD STAY LOUD whistle zines never looked so good!

Massive high five to everyone who came to the @handsoffnyc.bsky.social / @bkindivisible.bsky.social event at @anyonecomics.bsky.social today! Incredible turnout - filled the inside of the store and two tables outside! Folded about 800 zines and gave out loads of whistles and buttons and stickers!

Big day today, NYC! Events all around the city where you can meet neighbors and get free whistles, Know Your Rights cards, and other materials—all to help you protect neighbors from ICE. Community organizing and protecting starts in your neighborhood, on your block. Join us! HandsOffNYC.com/nov15

This Saturday (11/15), join us for a citywide day of community action where New Yorkers are coming together to build our relationships, visibility, and collective strength—borough by borough, block by block—in resistance to the Trump administration. Find an event near you: www.HandsOffNYC.com/nov15

New York! Go make some noise at Chuck Schumer’s house TONIGHT.

“In October, as Mr. Trump encroached on other cities, more than 100 unions, community groups and left-wing organizations started a coalition, Hands Off N.Y.C., to protest a similar federal intervention in New York.”

If you do one thing today, read and share this link. It is the tech oligarchs’ plan to take over the government and build a post-democratic America, proven to be well underway. To understand the tech bros, we must think like them—they view our democracy as an outdated system that must be replaced:

Congratulations to Zohran Mamdani, NYC’s new mayor.

NYC, today is Election Day! We get to do something incredible: tell Andrew Cuomo to f*** off… for a second time! Find your polling location here:

When Andrew Cuomo loses today, it’ll show that it doesn’t matter how much money and propaganda you throw at an election—the people will always overcome.

Tomorrow is the last time you’ll ever hear Andrew Cuomo associated with NYC politics.

NYC, tomorrow you have the chance to show the world that the future we’re building in America is not one led by the corrupted, sex pest politicians of the past like Andrew Cuomo—but rather a future determined by us, one that represents all of us, a multi-racial democracy of, by, and for the people.

Jeffries and the Democratic establishment are so unbelievably disconnected from the moment and how the tides are turning. The answer to this question should be nothing other than an unequivocal, “Yes, Zohran Mamdani is not only the future of the Democratic Party, he’s the future of our democracy.”

Andrew Cuomo is desperate.

If you missed our citywide kickoff call last night for the Hands Off NYC movement, you can catch the recording below. We cover how you can plug into our efforts to stand up against Trump’s escalating attacks on the city. You can also jump right into action by going to: HandsOffNYC.com/take-action.

1.8 million people in NYC will not receive SNAP benefits in November and will be without reliable access to food. Navigating resources can be overwhelming. Find an updating list of mutual aid distributions, community fridges, food pop-ups, and food pantries at tinyurl.com/NYCFreeFood.

Joy is resistance. HandsOffNYC.com.

We’re building a movement in NYC that’s strong enough to push back against Trump’s fascist takeover and attacks on U.S. cities. Across each borough and on every block, we’re organizing to protect NYC and our communities—but it’s going to take all of us. Learn how you can help: www.HandsOffNYC.com.

“[People call Zohran Mamdani a communist because] he champions affordability. Any effort to put forward an idea of a more equitable distribution of wealth is labeled socialist or communist in an effort to just dismiss it out of hand. It’s called red-baiting… the goal is to just divide people.”

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Be like tank woman. Learn how at HandsOffNYC.com.

This is a U.S. citizen being brutally abducted by ICE while his mom pleads for them to stop and the videographer cries for help. The Chicago police do nothing to stop it. They will come for everyone, and they’re not even hiding that anymore. If you are not organizing and resisting yet, get started.

This is incredibly deep and I am tearing up. Andrew Cuomo and Eric Adams are the worst of us. Mamdani is one of the best. When you vote in this election, whatever your faith, you are making a moral decision that will reflect on your character and your soul forever.

STARTING SOON: Zohran Mamdani gives remarks about Islamophobia outside the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx

Mamdani: "The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as every other New Yorker. And yet for too long we have been told to ask for less than that and to be satisfied with whatever little we receive. No more."

Thank you for all your support. I have faith in the rule of law, and I will continue my work protecting New Yorkers and Americans.