may we all aspire to this level of courage and principled commitment

Heteropessimism is having a pop culture moment. I wrote about it in my new paper out today in @culsoc.bsky.social ! Please give it a read: doi.org/10.1177/1749... Huge thanks to my advisor @ralmeling.bsky.social for reading dozens of drafts & supporting me in getting this from early stage to pub!

ICE raids aren’t abstract headlines. In Pasadena, CA, masked federal agents abducted neighbors and left families terrified. Residents refused to stay silent. Listen to the latest Working People Podcast with @maximillianalvarez.bsky.social & @palumboliu.bsky.social

Israel kills 5 journalists of Al Jazeera and the New York Times decides to publish a piece explaining why Israel doesn’t like Al Jazeera and how AJ is controversial.

Cop City RICO trials: Ayla King day 1 live thread

Alright y'all, another stop & start for the RICO trial. Trial will not start for Ayla today. Kind of technical legal things, but the trial court declared a mistrial w/o prejudice (meaning a new trial would start, pursuant to appellate court order), and the defense is appealing that decision.

A US firm (Boston Consulting Group) was paid $4M+ to model ethnically-cleansing 500,000 people from Gaza. This is the same firm that helped establish the 'aid' operation currently murdering Palestinians every single day. (They have now disavowed that depraved project.) www.ft.com/content/c0e6...

New for @lapublicpress.bsky.social - A pattern of members of immigration activists being arrested or targeted for raids by the FBI continues. One located in Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles has seen an arrest and phone seizure just in the past few weeks. lapublicpress.org/2025/07/la-i...

I wish Brandon et al had done this in Chicago. Immediately kept people in the city informed about what they were doing, where trouble lay, and importantly what help they would need from city residents. Then a CONSISTENT communication directly from the 5th floor.

Fair odds that these data centers are refashioned as fusion centers, reimagined

The Trump administration is quietly drafting a bold new policy for combating terrorism that targets a wide range of perceived foes, from Tesla vandals to protesters, intelligence sources tell me. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-team...

“On February 24, Steven Donovan, 47, arrived at an apartment complex in Orlando carrying a gun while demanding entry. The man claimed he was conducting an immigration investigation and wanted to ensure there were “no Mexicans staying illegally” at the property, according to authorities.”

Every person on Bluesky should know: * Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever * Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies * Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured * Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic www.404media.co/the-200-site...

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solidarity with Helyeh always ❤️

NEW INVESTIGATION from me: There's a secretive, and frequently abusive unit of the NYPD that's tight w/ Mayor Eric Adams How tight? Well, the unit's leaders bought special body-cams that can live-stream footage to select users. Then they gave access to the mayor www.propublica.org/article/eric...

We are raising urgent funds to support Mahmoud Khalil and his family, a dedicated advocate for Palestinian rights and a recent graduate of Columbia University’s MPA in Development Practice program. chuffed.org/project/just... If you prefer Venmo: venmo.com/u/FreeMahmou... 🇵🇸 #JusticeForMahmoud

Come join LPE NYC at our very first winter happy hour next Thursday, March 6 from 6-8pm in Brooklyn! ❄️☃️

📚 Excited to host Umut Özsu (@umutozsu.bsky.social) on Feb 20th at 12:10 ET to discuss his new book, Completing Humanity: The International Law of Decolonization, 1960–82. Don’t miss this conversation with Samuel Moyn! 📍 In-person & online 🔗 Register now: lpeproject.org/events/compl...

Over this past year, Israel learned that it couldn’t realize the territorial ambitions of 1967 militarily, so it’s trying to seize as much land as possible in the so-called peace process; this is just Anschluss by another name

STUDENT WALK OUT- OUTSIDE LOS ANGELES CITY HALL: High school students from all over LA have walked out of class and gathered in front of city hall to protest the president’s fascist agenda. SOLIDARITY WITH THE YOUTH! FUCK ICE!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES IN LOS ANGELES: If you’re looking to get involved with volunteer efforts in LA, please check out this list provided by Mutual Aid LA:

if you’re looking for something to do to help LA, folks in ktown are going to need masks. there are lots of elderly and homeless people in that neighborhood, this organization will distribute aid! ❤️

One year ago, Israel buried me alive. I'm still clawing my way out. Via Mohammed R. Mhawish:

We have an urgent situation 🚨 An abortion seeker from the South traveling to NY tomorrow has a $2,200 gap in funding. National funding groups cannot help. www.donorbox.org/support-the-fund

Whenever critics say that abolishing the police will only lead to more private security that are even further shielded from public scrutiny, I’m reminded that police already take millions from Big Oil, tech giants, and a number of multinational corporations

Jordan Neely’s father, Andre Zachery, addresses reporters outside court after Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide for choking his son on the subway in 2023 “It hurts. It really, really hurts. What are we gonna do, people? What’s gonna happen to us now?”

Amnesty drops a 296-page report accusing Israel of genocide, and U.S. media’s response? Pretend it’s not happening. Read how they’re downplaying the story: mondoweiss.net/2024/12/u-s-...

Carceral immigration tech is on the rise - like ankle monitors, facial recognition apps, and surveillance watches. Now, investors "openly salivate[] over the potential profits they could see from a Trump immigration regime" [email protected] @levernews.com www.levernews.com/inside-the-p...

and the “modernization” of US police is nearly interchangeable with its militarization; the story of 20th century policing is largely one of police refining their violence by borrowing tactics, personnel, and tools from US imperial-military excursions

Damn powerful piece.

fusion centers gives ICE a way to gain access to data—like pulling data from schools and abortion clinics—that’s meant to be protected under city laws. @lhn.bsky.social spoke to experts who it’ll most definitely play a role in trump’s administration and their aims for mass deportation

Karen Paikin Barall, the chief lobbyist for the Jewish Federations of North America said to a shocked audience at the organization's annual General Assembly last week, “We should all look forward to the day we can hope to buy townhouses in the West Bank and Gaza”

I did a #Lebanon #Starterpack y’all go.bsky.app/Rh15fzv

ready to get to work & wondering how/where to get started? I’m joining a group of brilliant organizers for this series on how to start where you are. my session will focus on organizing with kids and caregivers! register to learn, ask questions and imagine a new way forward 👇🏽

Almost one year after UC Berkeley seized People’s Park and securitized the perimeter with a makeshift border made from shipping containers, protestors scaled the wall yesterday, prompting a brief struggle with police: www.instagram.com/reel/DCc_oEG...