Chose "Bad Literature" – worth it. Happy Graduation, all!

Desperate right now. Need help getting medicine and basics like new underwear. Anything helps and I’m grateful ❤️ 🙏 😢 🫂 Paypal: JonLane420 Venmo: JonathanLane420 cash.app/$Jono420

Amal’s son was critically injured by Israeli drone fire and urgently needs treatment outside Gaza She fears every day may be his last Even $5 can help keep hope alive and give him a chance to survive Please open your heart and help this family before it is too late. chuffed.org/project/019c...

for the record, anyone trying to rehabilitate the reputation of the "Jewish space laser" bigot on my feed will be blocked on sight

We truly did not hang enough confederates

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catch me scromiting about cost of groceries and rent hikes

Fascinating, terrifying, and I have to wonder what other browsers are showing. I'm on a browser that's supposed to be very privacy forward. 🤔

whoever posted that Widow's Bay is a charming series and thus convinced me to give it a chance may be right but also I cannot do this before bed fam

Jewish and Palestinian leaders, rights groups warn HB 2061 will be used to silence criticisms of Israel and attack Missouri teachers.

It was me! If you take a look at the last few posts I made, you'll see why. @mariannedhe.bsky.social reports on the organizing behind the news, the organizing that *makes* the news, to uplift how people have power to change the world, not just react to it. Also they are a comrade in @nwu.org! ❤️‍🔥✊

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Moms are taking on debt, cutting back on personal medical care, delaying rent payments and skipping meals so their kids can eat. Federal cuts are poised to make things worse.

Instead of kings, plutocrats, and generals, a new kind of historical walking tour focuses on the people they repressed, and tells a more complete story. This is one of the more uplifting pieces tucked away in my archive.

rooting for Greenlandic millennials raised in foster care due to these racist "are your parents civilized enough" tests to sue Denmark for all its worth

Overnight this Omni ICE flight landed in Guam, where it sat for 7+ hours, before continuing west. It is about to make its first deportation stop, in Cambodia. Migrants passengers onboard have likely been shackled for at least 63 hours.

The story of Abdulloh, who entered the U.S. and filed an asylum claim in 2023 only to spend the next two and a half years jailed before his suicide attempt and deportation, exemplifies the cruelty of the U.S. immigration system and its reckless speed under the second Trump administration.

Here's one from the archives: Labor organizers can take steps to preserve their documents and strategies, so future workers will have a practical guide. Read my reporting on how museum workers at the Philadelphia Museum of Art did just that. ✊

THREAD: So you may or may not recognize this little girl, but it's timely to learn about her now, as Iran's Hormuz deadlock is pushing desperate regional & global powers towards alternative trade corridors. This is Ciham Ali Abdu, an American citizen. She hasn't been seen or heard from since 2012.

Grassroots efforts to divest local U.S. taxpayer dollars from Israel over its ongoing genocide of Palestinians are gaining steam. Read my reporting on campaigns in Ohio, Rhode Island, Maryland, and New York. ✊

An international panel of jurors found Israel and Western governments guilty of genocide, ecocide, and forced starvation in Gaza.

important. people need to understand what republicans want to return to. this isn’t ancient history

Massachusetts is unsealing records of generations of disabled people and the violence many faced while institutionalized. Advocates told me their stories should serve as warnings to us as demands to return to institutionalization are ramping up under Trump 2.0.

The planning profession is rooted in principles that put business ahead of people. I spoke to planners and housing justice organizers about how the profession could be remade and how some are already pushing back.

We did it here in my town (even though we already had a non-cooperation agreement and are a sanctuary city and state). New Jersey got it done. And you should be working on it where you live too.

Great! Thank you 🙏❤️💯❗️

I spoke to Sara Salloum and Bashar Abu Saifan of Lebanon's Agrimovement about farmworker organizing, Israel's attacks, and the meaning of solidarity. Read the interview here:

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Healthcare workers in Minneapolis have been forced to grapple with violence and intimidation as ICE descends on their workplaces. I interviewed several about how organizing and rights training have helped them protect their colleagues and their patients. Read their advice here:

Calling all contingent and indie modernist studies scholars! @moderniststudies.bsky.social has a NEW(-ish?) essay prize for contingent & indie scholars sponsored by @cupress.bsky.social. Deadline for submissions is 5/15. Go go go! Self-nom! You rock! www.moderniststudies.org/prizes/nomin...

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Grassroots coalitions in a growing number of states are working to pass legislation to cut municipal or state ties to ICE. New Mexico is the latest, and I'm rooting for New York to do it this year. I covered those efforts here:

I spoke to a handful of organizers from across the country about where they're finding hope as we continue the struggle for disability justice into the second year of Trump 2.0. If you're feeling overwhelmed and looking for direction, I hope you'll find it here ❤️‍🩹

hot take but we could just focus on the fact that he's an evil piece of shit who's bad at his job instead of fussing about whether he's "mentally and physically unfit" for it

happy star wars day to this tweet in particular

UK government: we have the most advanced and sophisticated digital tools to protect children from online harms three kids in a trenchcoat:

"I never imagined at my age I would be choosing between paying rent, buying food and getting my medication. I cut back everything I can, but these rent hikes are more than I can bear." A heartbreaking and enraging story:

Since the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown ramped up, nurses’ unions have written open letters to leadership and organized demonstrations to demand that workplace policies be improved to protect the rights of patients in immigration detention. I covered some of those efforts here:

If you're organizing around this, I want to cover your divestment campaign. [email protected]

I loved talking to organizers in Menomonie and across Wisconsin about how they're beating back data center proposals coming from shady development companies left and right. One told me, "Organizing swiftly and fiercely and relentlessly is the key.” ✊

it’s monday morning

Today, the Washington Post published an investigation into the use of force in ICE detention centers, based on a trove of leaked ICE records. They also released much of the data behind their story (more outlets need to do this). 🧵

all the slop that’s fit to print

s/o to the "Independent Voter since 1990" who was so fast to email their disdain for my article for letting me know the thing had published, even beat the Google Alert

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You're telling me a vibe coded this website?

sorry I don't want to work anymore, just going to watch Irish comedies and eat sour gummy worms instead

incredible use of footnote🤌