A tow truck driver who towed an ICE SUV that was blocking a driveway while the agents kidnapped Angelanos back in September was just found NOT GUILTY on the only charge against him (theft of government property). THAT'S ANOTHER WIN FOR "FUCK YOU; MAKE ME"

Had the three Dems who voted for this held the line and voted no, they could have blocked it.

Jupiter wants you all to have whistles to warn your neighbors about ICE. Pick one up in Williamsburg today, or even better, help us hand them out! You can RSVP at this link, or check out @handsoffnyc.bsky.social for weekend of action events near you forms.gle/yMbazC5BosTe...

This weekend, we're building relationships, visibility, and power as we fight to protect our immigrant neighbors. Join the weekend of action December 12-14. RSVP here to join us in Williamsburg, or you can check out @HandsOffNYC.bsky.social to find events in your area. forms.gle/p7P6sicyYbE5...

The titular wokeness being rolled back is the Civil Rights Act of 1964

But the memes are somehow still worth it right gang

"In a just world, where the career of a political pundit was somehow tied to his ability to analyze politics, this would be an extinction-level event for these morons."

The @cbbworld.bsky.social Black Friday sale is live! Ten dollars off all monthly plans. Code: WECARE

NEW: Gregory Bovino is exactly who E.B. White — author of 'Charlotte's Web' — warned us about. DHS named its North Carolina anti-immigrant effort "Operation Charlotte's Web." In 1940, White wrote of the "smell" that "rises" from those who "adjust to fascism" over freedom. Tonight, at Law Dork:

Please stop using language that suggests that people with criminal records are appropriate targets for this administration's violence. One in three adults has a criminal record. Stop playing sacrifice games with fascists. Stop surrendering entire categories of people in your own mind.

The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.

I am going to lose my mind if UC keeps calling moves like this a “natural next step” in this work rather than the truth that they’re bending to a racist, authoritarian regime that wants to resegregate this country

when we were celebrating, my 8-year-old nephew said, “he’s for free buses, if you didn’t know”

The U.S. spends over $180 billion on cops and incarceration every year. The annual SNAP budget is $100 billion.

Most of the power authoritarians have is freely given. We should not comply with them in advance. Trump is far weaker than he looks. So is the GOP. We should draw them out, drain them at every opportunity, and fight for people’s wellbeing at every turn. We have been sent here to fight for people.

I fully understand how difficult it is to remain focused on any one particular atrocity but this really ought to be a serious scandal and people need to pay heavy prices for this

there is now a gofundme to support barbara’s family and friends: www.gofundme.com/f/help-barba...

In these dark times, I especially appreciated this reminder from @prisonculture.bsky.social about cultivating revolutionary imagination

@notalawyer.bsky.social captures the moment stringinamaze.net/p/your-mourn...

I know it's hard to do but you have to tune out the constant & I mean constant torrent of criticisms on social media re: activism & organizing. If you don't, it can stop you from trying to do any activism or organizing. Most of the critics aren't doing any organizing themselves so keep trying things

it just keeps getting worse

These are the Trump Administration’s demands on UCLA, in addition to a 1.2 billion dollar fine, as reported by the LA Times today. I must note again that the Trump Administration’s attempt to use title vi to enforce conservative agenda items is flagrantly illegal.

This vision of liberalism requires Black people to accept their humanity will always be a matter of “debate.”

The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.

Join California Coalition for Women Prisoners at this amazing event celebrating 30 years of organizing across the walls of California's women's prisons. Get tickets here: bit.ly/CCWP_30

We teamed up with @ineedana.bsky.social to break down if there are legal risks to helping someone get an abortion The answer isn’t simple — and that’s the point. Vague laws create fear and confusion. But there are ways to show up for someone you love. Learn more: www.ineedana.com/blog/are-the...

If you’re in Texas, you can still order abortion pills by mail. Check out INeedAnA.com

this is damned impressive

Tell every Lyft and Uber driver in California that now is the time to sign up to join the union. They can use this link: cagigunion.org/norcal. SPREAD THE WORD.

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Are you/do you know an Uber or Lyft driver in California? AB1340 opened a path for rideshare drivers to unionize. It would be the biggest new private sector union in history (800k drivers). Please sign up now at the link and spread the word to build this drivers movement. cagigunion.org

"We have to define the politics of opposition. Those politics must center our shared humanity and our refusal to sacrifice our neighbors and our fellow human beings." important read from @mskellymhayes.bsky.social

THREAD. A subtle but pervasive propaganda technique is when the news adopts as the *actual* motive the *stated* motive of people in power.

LA Times: "'It backfired,' said one senior administrator at UCLA, reflecting the sense of whiplash. .... 'Within hours of announcing our settlement, the DOJ was on our back.' WHO COULD'VE SEEN THIS COMING www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0ypqo...

An example to follow. There are in fact other options than caving

really hope UC is not the next to join this parade of cowards, but they haven't shown me any reason to expect better

Emil Bove's confirmation was only possible because Democrats caved to a vile right-wing smear campaign of Adeel Mangi, who would have been the first Muslim appeals court judge, when Biden nominated him for the same seat last year. Absolutely disgraceful. Bove's confirmation is on them, too.

It is pretty noticeable that even as mainstream opinion on Israel and Gaza finally shifts, you don’t hear the Responsible Adults apologizing for punishing all the college kids protesting the atrocities. Quite the opposite in fact!

maybe there's still some good left in this world after all

If you’re looking to update your U.S. passport to accurately reflect your gender, the window may soon be closing. For many, an accurate passport is more than just a confirmation of identity, it’s necessary to travel safely.

For those who asked. The link tree for the Sameer Project is here: linktr.ee/thesameerpro...

do these guys realize they are just signing up for a recurring subscription

It's been 3 months, and the reception has been so amazing that the publisher had to do a 2nd printing! (All royalties donated to charity.) There's one reaction I get over and over in emails/letters/events: "I thought I knew what was in this book, but it's so much more." Get a copy!

In the past month NYT has published 32 articles that mention Mamdani and “globalize the intifada", 13 that mention Israel's fake "aid" agency that's killed 800+, 5 on Israel's starvation campaign and two that mention, in passing, child amputees in Gaza. I argue this is makes no sense and is depraved

Migra watch training this Sunday

Wrote about how Gavin Newsom is a garbage person and he should stfu about trans kids and also go away more generally. Simple as that. www.discourseblog.com/p/gavin-news...

Help me support this inspiring work at SF AIDS Walk this weekend! sf.aidswalk.net/RebeccaGriffin

This guy sucks so bad he won’t even let people have one of the worst cakes there is