"CYCLE" is an invitation “...to interrupt the silence that follows so many cases [of police violence] that never go viral — cases where there’s no footage, no public pressure, and no accountability.” Director Laura Dyan Kezman and co-director William Howell join us this week: bit.ly/4nO3lQK

Much as the money media would like to declare Mamdani’s win as a victory for charisma; the real story is the mayor-elect’s critique of robber-baron capitalism. Read in full open.substack.com/pub/laurafla...

Would we know from our media that over 1,000 people are killed by police every year in the U.S.? “CYCLE”, a new documentary feature, is bringing national attention to systemic police violence and the under-reported stories of police killings.Tune in today at 5:00 p.m. ET.: bit.ly/4nO3lQK

Congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! You ignited a grassroots campaign, built on the radical idea that everyone deserves to live in dignity. This is a seismic victory — not only for the people of New York, but for all those who believe that humanity & hope can prevail.

Mamdani’s victory speech is one for the history books:

“The impossible was made possible.”

The AP has called it!

So far so good! Early voting results are in.

I’m wrestling down my fears and celebrating tonight. No matter what happens today in New York, the old is dying. The new is born. substack.com/@lauraflande...

Did Gavin get religion? Today’s urgent pitch from the Cali Dems could have done with another proof read (or a different costly comms consultant).

This is incredible, even for Exxon. Exxon found to have funded right-wing think tanks to spread #climate change denial across Latin America in a "coordinated campaign to make the global south “less inclined” to support the UN-led climate treaty process." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The militarization of our cities, whether it’s the National Guard or ICE on the streets, will have consequences for years to come. @jayapal.house.gov and @janessagoldbeck.bsky.social discuss how members of the military, veterans and the public can stand up for their communities: bit.ly/3LmGv50

Best Halloween treat ever:

“The blatant build-up to this country’s next imperialist war is at least as terrifying as a hurricane — or it should be.” Check out @gritlaura.bsky.social's commentary and subscribe on Substack for more: lauraflanders.substack.com/p/caribbean-catastrophes-the-hurricane #Carribean #AirStrike

Heads up Americans, our scofflaw president is gearing up for war: The U.S. deployment reportedly includes tens of thousands of troops, eight major warships, three amphibious assault ships, a guided-missile cruiser, several fighter jets and a nuclear submarine…. #hurricane #trump #war #venezuela

Thank you for your comments - and your excellent reporting @felipedlh.bsky.social @asha-rrs.bsky.social and @arabamericannews.com.web.brid.gy

U.S. conducts first lethal strike of a ship in the Pacific this time. A further expansion of this campaign of military extrajudicial killings www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

It’s hard to convey just how much Chicagoans are mobilizing against ICE. Don’t want to downplay the harm, or make it seem like a fair fight. But in neighborhoods across this city, ICE is getting chased by people blowing whistles and shouting. People are running TOWARD ICE to protect their neighbors.

“When the press, the pundits, the politicians, and the courts came for the abortion providers, the anti-zionists, the teachers of critical race theory, and the non-conforming queers, many didn’t stay silent. They actively participated in creating suspicion around those people and their principles.”

What do you do the day after the big march? The next thing. The struggle continues. UFW co-founder Dolores Huerta and theater artist Ellen Gavin answer the question this week on @lauraflanders.org . Plus premier broadcast of “The People United” from @peoplefor.bsky.social youtu.be/mhRaG1ikU88?...

I’d perk up when I heard Susan Stamberg on NPR. What was coming was usually surprising, ingeniously pointed, and kind. She rewarded her listeners curiosity with her own, and added a dose of quirk. She helped break the stuffed-shirt drone. Thank you! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/b...

Would you show up for your neighbors during an ICE raid? Immigrant labor icon Dolores Huerta + director Ellen Gavin will inspire you to act in their new short film, “The People, United” — find out more on this week’s episode of Laura Flanders & Friends... Film launches Monday.

Check it out. Coming up. What wil you do when the masked men knock? National premier at 5pm eastern on @lauraflanders.org @peoplefor.bsky.social @ufw.bsky.social bit.ly/3J4YI6w

Storytelling could be the difference between fear and courage. This week, activists Dolores Huerta and Ellen Gavin present a new short film, “The People, United”, that is sure to inspire. Learn all about the project and hear how narratives can help us stand up for our neighbors and against ICE.

We are Amphifa.

Good work, Chicago!

@repnikema.bsky.social TY for supporting federal workers + public services. Paul Osadebe & Palmer Heenan were fired for exposing civil rights & fair housing violations inside Housing & Urban Development. Federal workers exist to protect women + victims of civil rights abuses. Reinstate them.

Meanwhile, in Masafer Yatta, the ethnic cleansing continues. Having attacked homes, fields, wells and ancient caves, the Israelis are now flattening the tents and trees families shelter under. Is it good to see hostages / prisoners released? Yes! But Middle East “peace” this is not. aje.io/21m2sb

“I was afraid to go over there,” he said. “I got braver the more people came out. I know my neighbors have my back, and I have their back. ... These are Americans who know what freedom is — we’re being invaded by strangers.” chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

"After the warning, neighbors showed up and formed a human chain outside the church to guide parishioners home. NBC Chicago found more organizers doing the same for the beginning of the 6 p.m. mass..." www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/c...

Bari Weiss is putting the BS in CBS!

Good for them! Oregon Public Broadcasting is doing its job of covering Oregon and Southwest Washington from the bottom up. And when we say “bottom…” @opb.org

Americans are resisting Trumpism by every and all means. Now airports are refusing to run creepy Kristi Noem propaganda. Good for them! What power does each one of us have? www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

We know…

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on unpaid leave as the U.S. government shutdown continues, but some of the most caring parts of the government have been silenced for months. Two sacked housing attorneys told me what’s been happening as seen from inside. Live @5pm ET. Link bit.ly/4nj4BLz

Our anti-fascism failed the Palestine test . Will we rise in time to stop US Israelification of the US?

Let’s spread this message & make it ours: POTUS: You want to take our people? You’ll have to go through us. All of us. Our neighbors, our colleagues, our students, our teachers, our elected (and unelected) representatives.. You want to take our people? You’re going to have to go through us. #nokings

"All we ask is for this relentless nightmare of genocide to end, for the land to become a land again, and for us to once again embrace life, not death."

Anyone anywhere can quietly bankroll Trump via his “memecoin,” writes @cjcmichel.bsky.social. We’ve never seen a White House so saturated in foreign lobbying and foreign money.

Despite the risk of deportation, #MahmoudKhalil continues to speak out about the death and destruction in Palestine and his ICE detention earlier this year. In this courageous conversation, he joins Laura Flanders to discuss why the question of Palestine is a red line for U.S. policy: bit.ly/4nAeW6L

1/ This is so f'ing outrageous. You cannot safely restrain people on their stomachs. They're going to kill people. This is very well known now.

One thing to understand about what's happening now is that on Oct 1, the deportation machine's budget increased dramatically: $170 billion in NEW funding, averaging to $42.5 billion per year. That's just below the Israeli military's annual budget. It's the equivalent of 13th biggest army on earth.

i could write a tome about how fucking embarrassing it is for journalism that someone as morally bankrupt as bari weiss has ascended to the highest levels of money and power by tickling trump's balls but instead i'm going to keep covering the people hurt most by his terror and giving them a voice.

Last week a MA judge came down strongly on the side of Mahmoud Khalil and fellow plaintiffs - and gave the admin a verbal thrashing . See why.

A head shot with a projectile. It's an ugly wound too. She has a concussion. Other authoritarian govts exist that would draw the line at this type of attack on their own elderly citizens.

Perhaps also worth noting that even as Trump and Russell Vought cut green energy projects in ways that hurt MAGA country, they're also subsidizing coal to keep feeding their deranged culture-war fossil-fuel militantism even as energy prices are rising in places like West Virginia

Just unbelievable stuff coming from independent journalists these days. Jack Posobiec, Roger Stone protege, was one of the biggest spreaders of Russian disinfo in 2016. Then Pizzagate, Macron leaks, election-fraud narratives in 2020. And it took til now to show he was voting fraudulently himself? 1/

The third largest company in the world capitulating without a fight in a move that assists the most brutal part of the Trump regime. I hope employees rise up over this. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

As he says - celebrate the wins. Our victory muscles need building.

Haven’t watched this week’s episode yet? Please do. We need survival skills!