Happy Independence Day!

I have such an expertly curated algorithm that I'm seeing posts from Mexican street food restaurants in the US and this is how they're advertising the game tomorrow night. "Good vibes"

As is typical, the Times omitted the voices of trans students affected by these policies and then did a flattering profile of a organizations whose entire existence is predicated on pushing trans people out of society.

also not lost on me that as democratic socialists are winning some elections, a new red scare targeting anarchists, antifascists, and their allies is digging in hard, and today handed down 30, 50, and 100 year prison sentences to activists and organizers

Happy 54th birthday to the Pell Grant 🎉 For decades, Pell has helped millions of students access higher ed. But its purchasing power has fallen behind. Hear from recipients about why investing in Pell remains critical for future generations. More at protectpell.com.

The Ellisons now own TikTok, Paramount, Warner Bros, CBS News, HBO, Comedy Central, and CNN, among other major channels. They are also the largest private donor to "Friends of the IDF." They also paid $7 billion for streaming rights to UFC, which is hosting an event at the White House.

This is so crazy. The solution to a shortage of housing is to build more? It’s like how we discovered during the pandemic that the solution to children going hungry was to provide more public assistance…

I think a lot about this paper that showed that fascist regimes run off of incompetent people because they're the only ones willing to do the bidding of the ruling class. Bari is the right mix of dumb, incompetent, and willing hatchet woman for the oligarchs. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

I love this. It seems like there could be some great opportunities for leveraging what NJ PBS does to benefit the academic mission of Montclair State to the benefit of students and those in NJ.

WE'VE BEEN ON THE GROUND ALL 16 DAYS of the Delaney Hall ICE prison hunger strike. This ON-THE-GROUND reporting takes a lot of resources. WE NEED MORE FINANCIAL SUPPORT to be able to keep reporting ON-THE-GROUND. SUPPORT SC for as low as 5 bucks/month: www.statuscoup.com/join

Just a constant horror show as the privacy of trans patients is constantly eroded. As a former patient of Mount Sinai, this is a massive betrayal to their patients. Your medical records are not safe with them. gothamist.com/news/nyc-par...

I watched a NJ state police officer take direct aim at the @statuscoupnews.bsky.social team with less lethals while they were live-streaming. This went down over and over and over again.

TW ⚠️— NPR shares video of an Israeli double tap, bombing Medics who responded after they bombed a family

These ICE Air flights, where your neighbors are shipped away from their families, to distant government camps, in chains, without probable cause or due process, for indefinite detention, are not unique to Minnesota - they happen at least weekly at every airport on the map below.

Good to see @velshi.com out there. This is fucking crazy.

Cops busting through a barricade that they set up is pretty tough to misinterpret.

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Police contact of any kind is not innocuous: most police killings start with officers responding to a suspected non-violent situation or a case where no crime has been reported.

Happy Mother’s Day!

A note I found yesterday while walking in Portland.

THIS Sunday. Come show your appreciation for unions and all that they have brought us, and find us at Labor in the Park. 2-4 PM - Ix Art Park. #UnionStrong

They think you're stupid.

THANK YOU VIRGINIA! [VIDEO]

This album is so devastatingly still relevant.

This is the opportunity of a lifetime. We have an opportunity to make history, to contribute to building a better stronger more inclusive democracy. This is just one step, but it’s an important one. Fight back. #VoteYes. Just a few more days! Let’s go.

More of this please.

I wrote and posted this to Instagram a couple of days ago and it became my most-read poem ever. I’m honored I get to feel big feelings alongside you all. I’m posting it here too and want to use this space more consistently. Hello friends ❤️

Uh.

while I think folks generally understand how Trump's birthright citizenship order threatens a ton of newborns now, I don't think it's fully appreciated how it also threatens everyone bc if he can arbitrarily revoke citizenship from them, why not from you? ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/birth...

Springsteen: Well, this past winter federal troops brought death and terror to the streets of Minneapolis. They picked the wrong city. Your strength and your commitment told us that this is still America. And this reactionary nightmare and these invasions of American cities will not stand.

NEW: After a top supporter of the SAVE America Act said married women and anyone who changed their name could face new voter registration barriers, backers rushed to falsely claim the bill includes exceptions. The reality? It doesn't, and would roll back progress on women’s voting rights.

We need to redefine “national security” and what makes us safe. Making sure people are fed and housed makes us safe. Healthcare makes us safe. Renewable energy and climate solutions make us safe. Imagine if we funded these instead of bombs.

This is your regular reminder that a well fitted respirator like an N95 offers superior protection compared to a surgical mask. They can block covid, flu, rsv and more. They protect you and those around you. Can’t afford one? Check out a mask bloc! If you can afford it, please donate!

It’s not just digital. It’s not just friends. There are so many little things that…ripple? And come back. Little pieces of a life.

“We saw how many social media users are comparing this moment to events in early Nazi Germany.” Source: https://www.wearequeeraf.com/understand-the-lgbtqia-news-a-consequential-by-election-for-the-uks-democratic-system-and-the-fight-for-lgbtqia-rights/#%F0%9F%87%BA%F0%9F%87%B8-kansas-licences

For clarity on the current situation…

Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez on Iran: “Spain is against this disaster. Because we understand that governments are here to improve people's lives, to provide solutions to problems, not to make people's lives worse. 1/2

It's just insane the degree to which the federal government has simply declared war on a U.S. state. A punitive war with no discernible objective other than to immiserate its people. bsky.app/profile/apne...

lol. Imagine thinking or even saying OUT LOUD (regardless of what you think) that ex-kgb Putin has been “nothing but straight” with you.

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You know it’s the best social because #dragrace is trending in a good way.

“A federal agent fired shots through the driver’s side window”. Sound familiar? That’s exactly how Renee Nicole Good was killed. This 23 year old lost his life and ICE’s involvement was covered up for a year. They’re killing people and hiding the evidence.

The cover-up just never ends. Rest in peace, Ruben Ray Martinez.

Some people didn’t watch Sesame Street growing up and it really shows. It’s never too late to watch tho, and never too late to change your mind.

Sadly, ICE learned what not to do in Minnesota… they have not left… but are spreading out in disguise tricking and nabbing people before we can respond. We need a new plan….

A happy #caturday indeed. Half way through FIP treatment. I wasn’t sure this guy would still be here with me today six weeks ago.

True story

On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast. The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me. But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.

Honestly, fuck the NYT. They have sucked for so long, and been such enablers…