haha, you always got stories that go interesting places

well that was enough bluesky for me for the next month

Blocking the construction of ICE detention centers is much easier than closing them once they're built! If you're in this county, follow the OP for some ways to support; if you're not, keep an ear out for proposed detention facilities in your zone

Here's a regular white guy (literally "Chad") not a protester. because, "It seemed pointless, or just a way for people to expiate their sense of guilt." Chad witnessed something shattering. And, that all changed in a moment.

Excellent article!

Minneapolis, agenti ICE contro giornalisti italiani: il video trasmesso su Rai 3 Gli inviati a Minneapolis della trasmissione di Rai 3 In mezz'ora sono stati minacciati da agenti dell'ICE che stavano filmando per le vie della città statunitense

Italian journalists were threatened in Minneapolis by ICE agents after identifying themselves as journalists. They were told if they didn’t stop filming, the agents would break the windows of the car & drag them out. "They have no regard for anyone," one reports, "you don't know how far they'll go."

Immigration Enforcement raids at the highest level in UK history Record number of arrests and raids of illegal workers across the UK including 187 raids in Northern Ireland leading to 234 arrests.

Once again tapping my sign: ICE exist in the UK 🚨 They have had arrest powers since 2000. This government - not a hypothetical future one - is working harder than ever before to raid homes and businesses.

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

List of Minnesota businesses closing for Jan. 23 anti-ICE strike First announced by faith leaders and unions on Jan. 13, Minnesota businesses have begun announcing plans to join the action.

This is a list of businesses across Minnesota that are closing tomorrow in solidarity with the economic shutdown. Huge thanks to every one of them for stepping up. If your business is also closing, drop it below.

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we saw two different movies... and that's okay

we also live in two very different Americas and that's less okay

one that knows Black women... and one that fantasizes Black women

And that is truly One Battle After Another

i realized watching OBAA is a completely different experience as a Black person (this will be a read only thread... you know who you are... you know why)

kidnapping a 5 year old to bait his father and then shipping them thousands of miles away should put you in prison, yes, but it should also cause every friend and family member you have ever had to permanently reject you in disgrace, and if they don’t, they share your shame

The Tedious Heroism of David Ruggles - Commonplace History also changes because of strange, flawed, deeply human people doing unremarkable, tedious, and often boring work.

"History also changes because of strange, flawed, deeply human people doing unremarkable, tedious, and often boring work." - I think about this daily. Perhaps others will also be interested.
commonplace.online/article/the-...

Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program

Holy hell, what an obituary

If ICE and genocide and grift and tyranny weren’t enough, this alone should have fire running down every street in America.

This isn’t the way to live.

We do not have to live this way.

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing.

You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics.

That is all.

undoing a bunch of the horrific shit leftover from previous administrations is such a low bar for politicians, yet one labour + democrats repeatedly fail. refreshing to see Mamdani show that this is Day 1 shit

Breaking down Workday’s $265 million cost - Student Life The cost of Workday has been criticized by some members of the University community. On Oct. 23, undergraduate and graduate students and faculty protested outside a meeting between Gray and the WashU ...

My beloved alma mater getting hosed by Ponzi austerity EdTech.

The most important thing I've learned in 2025? Detroit is not a real place 😭😭😭

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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.

No One Was Helping Black Transgender Youth. So These Parents Stepped In. A new nonprofit provides resources to Black families of transgender and nonbinary youth at a moment of heightened political hostility.

A new nonprofit provides resources to Black families of transgender and nonbinary youth at a moment of heightened political hostility.

Gift link: wapo.st/3VNYZ08

Watching the “political violence has no place in America” language with interest.

I’m no historian, but our whole nation is founded on political violence. And has continued to be politically violent ever since.

Curious how “political violence” from a communication perspective shifts.

Honestly can't think of a more straightforward example of how men profit from the sexual degradation of women

I think it was @prisonculture.bsky.social who said something to the effect of "all the deportation captivity horror stories are what we've been saying is happening in normal prisons for years" and it continues to be largely correct.

I Randomly Decided To Pay Off A School’s Lunch Debt. Then Something Incredible Happened. “I immediately wondered if this was real.”

"[It's] as if we’ve collectively agreed that fiscal responsibility is best taught through the ritual humiliation of second graders."

This is an excellent piece, not just about school lunch debt, but how we manage the relationship between working for systemic change and mitigating immediate harm.

Opinion | Political Violence Is Here, and It’s Working

“Trump is the Republican Party. That is settled. His violent talk is, then, the official political communication strategy of the ruling party and its followers. And that ruling party is stripping this country for parts.” @tressiemcphd.bsky.social Gift article: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/o...

Opinion | Political Violence Is Here, and It’s Working

"The fact that harassment happens “online” makes it more violent, not less...Once upon a time, when a rumor threatened your ability to do your job or live your life offline, it was horrible. It was also bound to time and place. But once a targeted harassment campaign goes virtual, it never ends."