"The system uses isolation as its ultimate weapon of control... they wield it against anyone who dares to maintain their dignity or fight for basic human rights" Incarcerated writers @kwanetaharris.bsky.social & @chriswblackwell.bsky.social on the torturous reality of solitary:

This interview with novelist Bassem Khandaqji, who won the Booker prize while imprisoned by Israel, has me reflecting on how even the prison becomes a site of freedom. Bassem met & built connections to palestinians from all over historic palestine, because of the prison. youtu.be/Rd8v0tlJ6HY?...

I stood in protests blocking California freeways during the 1991 Gulf War and the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan. It is *insane* that these protestors are facing felony conspiracy charges. Someday the forever war must end. missionlocal.org/2026/05/tria...

Award winning poet, Mosab Abu Toha’s aunt was shot in the chest in Jabalia camp, while sitting with her young children, holding her one month old baby, and it fighting for her life. This, under a “ceasefire” #Gaza

Last night I lost a comrade, and met three or four more at his execution. I walked in the forest listening to the rain. I listened to his wife, his widow, scream an agonizing noise I wish to never know. I helped make connections for an art show for his friends still inside. The rain hasn't stopped.

More public shaming of judges please www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...

Everyone in the death chamber last night knew they were killing a man who killed no one. They couldnt even look his wife in the eye. Staff admitted to me that they pray for stays of execution and they hate this part of their job. The people in charge pray for a stay. Theres no words to describe it.

For folks in #Houston and #HarrisCounty There's a vote to renew the Harris County contract with #Flock on May 14th, please fill out this form to tell the county commissioners to end the Flock contract instead. secure.everyaction.com/poLygV9pHEef...

Please keep contacting Governor Abbott and asking him to grant a 30 day reprieve to James Broadnax. His execution is still scheduled for 6 pm today. #abolition gov.texas.gov/contact

for @thenation.com i wrote about how everyone hates Flock cameras ❤️ www.thenation.com/article/acti...

Please message or call the governor and ask for a reprieve of execution. gov.texas.gov/contact

While we have your attention about the safety of journalists in harm’s way… Say her name: Amal Khalii. She was killed by US-Israel this week. She is one of 14 Lebanese journalists killed, and among nearly 300 killed in the Middle East since 2024.

Who Remembers the Armenians? I remember them and I ride the nightmare bus with them each night and my coffee, this morning I'm drinking it with them You, murderer - Who remembers you? ― Najwan Darwish, Nothing More to Lose

Last month, IC hosted a Transformative Justice Under Authoritarianism webinar w/Yo No Fui, an abolitionist & antifascist collective in Argentina. A brand new zine, available in English & Spanish, summarizes our conversation about transnational authoritarian collaborations & abolitionist resistance.

Reminder: Public libraries need our support to remain public. Support them with your library card and by advocating for their funding! ⭐

One week away! Register for what will be a very powerful event celebrating a decade of Survived & Punished, a national coalition of prison abolitionists organizing defense campaigns for people criminalized for surviving domestic or sexual violence.

"In 2025, 92 percent of all book challenges were initiated by pressure groups, government officials and decision makers, up from 72 percent in 2024. Less than 3 percent of challenges originated from individual parents." 📚 www.ala.org/news/2026/04... Follow @censorship.bots.law for realtime updates

IDF commanders told Haaretz that southern Lebanon is being demolished “like Gaza.” The declared goal is to prevent civilians from being able to return. Both are war crimes punishable under international law. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

@oakcliffuu.bsky.social @uusj.bsky.social

At our event at the library today, I passed out information about the fact that the Mayor's preliminary budget cuts our public library budget. Only 2 people were aware of this. Everyone was appalled. We need to increase public education about this fact. Folks promised to contact their council member

Please share this event with friends in DFW. James has asked for people to join in prayer as his execution date approaches. #dallas #abolition

View a short documentary on this case and more info at www.jamesbroadnax.org

Pro-Palestinian Tufts University graduate targeted by Trump administration returns to Turkey reut.rs/4sMJT9r

"I cannot march. I cannot vote in this election or the next. I cannot call my congressperson from this phone without paying a corporation for the privilege. But I can write. I can tell you what I see when I read about Palestinian prisoners, and what I see is us."

Do you know a faith leader who opposes the James Broadnax execution? Please ask them to sign on to this letter by tomorrow. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #abolition

For more about how to resist the ICE machine, see our toolkit. Updated monthly!

Hey #abolitionsky comrades, I am once again asking you to boost my friend jb's case. After the appeal on new evidence was turned down by the CCA he needs massive public support to stop his execution. Please visit & share the website below www.jamesbroadnax.org #abolition #deathpenalty #savejb

NEW—I got an exclusive excerpt from a USAID whistleblower's new book that made me gasp multiple times. It details Trump's dismantling of the humanitarian aid agency & his team/DOGE's shocking ignorance to public health. 'Into the Wood Chipper' by Nicholas Enrich is out tomorrow. Read excerpt here:

My thoughts exactly. He couldn't wait to use this an excuse to continue being terrible.

Every once in a while I crack up remembering that my partner started talking to me on fb messenger 15ish years ago because he was sending me parts of his anarchist novel set in spain. These days he falls asleep rereading the same prison escape book every night 😅. Never change guys.

It's the 7th month of the US bombing random ships in Latin American waters they claim are drug smugglers (reminder that two survivors who were rescued were repatriated, not charged), and the death toll is 150+, and it barely gets discussed.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling is part of a nationwide trend to challenge life without parole sentences. buff.ly/hrRNNt1

If Orban is ousted, Hungary also becomes a test case for what policies work to undo authoritarian entrenchment in state institutions. Provides many lessons for us here if/when Trump's faction loses control.

“The FBI was able to forensically extract copies of incoming Signal messages from a defendant’s iPhone even after the app was deleted because copies of the content were saved in the device’s push notification database” Check Signal notification settings on iPhones: www.404media.co/fbi-extracts...

Kindly asking my bluesky pals to send a letter for my friend and comrade jb & ask your friends to do the same 💜 #abolition actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

Kindly asking my bluesky pals to send a letter for my friend and comrade jb & ask your friends to do the same 💜 #abolition actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...

A group of devoted volunteers is methodically researching, cataloging and digitizing more than 10,000 concerts that one music fan recorded over four decades.

I was going to write today, but until we know more, I don't have any new words for this moment. What I will say is that if you are reeling, and you know you want to be part of making things better, Mariame Kaba and I wrote a book for you. I hope it helps.

"While this Scandinavian-styled learning center will increase San Quentin’s operating expenses, it is not increasing or enhancing rehabilitative programming as @gavinnewsom.bsky.social intends." -- Steve Brooks. 1/

People in wheelchairs surrounded and barricaded two city buses over the course of two days, demanding wheelchair lifts and chanting, "We will ride."

Just saw over on Instagram that @firestorm.coop, a really awesome worker-owned radical bookstore and mutual aid hub in Asheville, NC, is struggling financially and needs support to stay open. I highly recommend buying books from them, and becoming a sustainer on Patreon if you can!

The US spent $28.7 billion during the first two weeks of the Iran War — $2.1 billion per day. This may be a higher estimate than you've seen elsewhere. Those estimates are too low. This one could be too. See my methodology and full analysis linked below.

God damn the racism is so wild! And irrational. I know we know but sometimes it’s still breathtaking.

TTRPGs for Trans Rights Idaho is live! Get over 500 games for as little as $5 (or more, if you're able)! All proceeds benefit @tccidaho.bsky.social & @transaffirminc.bsky.social 🏳️‍⚧️ itch.io/b/3525/ttrpg...

This is a verified GoFundMe for librarian Luanne James from the Rutherford County Library Alliance. gofund.me/f7704eb98 Read what happened to this hero: www.newschannel5.com/news/rutherf...

Everyone pony the fuck fpr the librarian who just got sacked for refusing to remove LGBTQ books from the kids' section of the library.

A new report from UH says there's no one left to train everyone else.

Thread. Israel passed a law allowing the death penalty exclusively for Palestinians. It was written by the fascist Ben Gvir. Israel is institutionalising genocide.