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dialectics fan account support my friends Mohammed @mohadajayab.bsky.social: https://chuffed.org/project/gomohammedgo and Mahmoud: https://chuffed.org/project/133662-help-mahmoud-ahmed-and-his-family

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No more new Wiseman movies. Kind of can't believe it πŸ’”

16.02.2026 22:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Many of those released after questioning have been left on the streets of Texas without money and identification, which were confiscated by authorities. Family and friends have tried to help them make their way back home.

Many of those released after questioning have been left on the streets of Texas without money and identification, which were confiscated by authorities. Family and friends have tried to help them make their way back home.

Wondering if anyone knows of any on-site organizing near detention centers to connect non-English-speaking people who've been detained, moved across state lines, and then released in the middle of nowhere--in, for example, rural Texas or Louisiana--with translators, resources, ways to get back home?

30.01.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There's a prison revolt at a concentration camp in Texas in solidarity with Minneapolis:

24.01.2026 23:04 πŸ‘ 8182 πŸ” 3617 πŸ’¬ 55 πŸ“Œ 172
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Hudson River Park Lets ICE Park Vans at Pier 40 A contract with the Trump administration has been a windfall for the parkβ€”plus more stories for your Wednesday.

Call the Hudson River Park Trust & tell them to terminate their contract with ICE to house vans in their parking garage. I had to call a few times but finally got through. Person who picked up was supportive and is tracking # of calls!

212-627-2020

hellgatenyc.com/hudson-river... @hellgatenyc.com

22.01.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

For those outside the Twin Cities, the person posting this GoFundMe is a member of Minneapolis city council (and among the many locals doing absolutely heroic resistance to ICE), so it's legit.

22.01.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 1494 πŸ” 937 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 8

They're emboldened by their movement confreres in ICE and CBP. In NYC the community education council members pushing anti-trans school policies are Moms for Liberty activists whose other pet projects are segregation in schools, anti-"CRT," and book bans. ICE raid footage is inspo for them.

18.01.2026 15:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Magnificent

13.01.2026 21:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've been teaching @jpbrammer.bsky.social's excellent essay "Angry Person" in my composition class for a couple years now. Really tempted to switch to this one in the spring.

12.01.2026 18:29 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
@mplsmutualaid | Linktree Clearinghouse of mutual aid for our neighbors

Want to help people in Minneapolis right now? Here are a lot of ways to help!

12.01.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 253 πŸ” 223 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 11
PΓ‘gina Principal | Dios Habla Hoy (DHH Church) Dios Habla Hoy es una iglesia cristiana en Minneapolis que ofrece orientaciΓ³n espiritual, enseΓ±anzas bΓ­blicas y eventos comunitarios en inglΓ©s y espaΓ±ol.

A family member let me know about this church that is packing food boxes for families in the Twin Cities that can’t go to work because of the ICE invasion. Please join me in donating: www.dhhmn.com

10.01.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

Absolutely. The context, in part, is increasing class sizes as the uni was defunded by the previous mayoral admin. Overburdened instructors, scrapped job protections. Just highlights genAI's role as a tool for dematerializing and controlling labor under the pretext of meeting very real needs

10.01.2026 17:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One of dozens of mentions in Schulman's ACT UP history of the NYT's active role in minimizing the AIDS epidemic and dehumanizing gays and activists. From there to Judith Miller to "Screams Without Words" to literally supplying language for anti-trans legislation, this is who they've always been

10.01.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

These aren't mutually exclusive categories. Many trans women are lesbians. Many trans men are gay men (πŸ‘‹πŸ»). And yes, trans women are targeted with particular venom and intensity. But the idea that transmasc people aren't under threat is a fiction. "Irreversible Damage" etc.

06.01.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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MTV REWIND - I Want My MTV Celebrating 44 years of continuous music videos. Stream classic music videos 24/7.

This is really, really great.
wantmymtv.vercel.app

06.01.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 1124 πŸ” 473 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 148

My first viewing of 2026 was Hud (1963), a gorgeous neo-Western whose rotten-to-the-core title character (Paul Newman, mesmerizing), at one point says, "This whole country's run on epidemics"

02.01.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'll be watching the livestream in my longjohns β˜•

31.12.2025 21:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Really touched by this. What a wonderful choice

31.12.2025 17:12 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A brown bear cub reaching for its mom

A brown bear cub reaching for its mom

Here is my most favourite photo of 2025. I’ve come to describe my images as capturing the moments between the moments. This image a pause in play, a small paw reaching up, tiny claws extended is absolute trust.
I find these moments tell the story best.
#bear #brownbear #wildlifephotography #Alaska

31.12.2025 13:52 πŸ‘ 266 πŸ” 48 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0

I had a surgery consult I'd waited 2.5 years for and also happened to land a job with an insurance plan this surgeon accepts

30.12.2025 17:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

THIS THIS THIS. ALL OF THIS

THIS is why faculty resist technological strategies for teaching. There is no engaging with Edtech without this context

30.12.2025 01:50 πŸ‘ 905 πŸ” 390 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 48

Have you seen Return to Seoul? Curious what you might think

30.12.2025 13:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
"There are as many ways to state these basic questions as there are starting points for coping with them. At bottom they are about nothing less than man's place in the universe. But I am professionally trained only in computer science, which is to say (in all seriousness) that I am extremely poorly educated; I can mount neither the competence, nor the courage, nor even the chutzpah, to write on the grand scale actually demanded. I therefore grapple with questions that couple more directly to the concerns I have expressed, and hope that their larger implications will emerge spontaneously."

"There are as many ways to state these basic questions as there are starting points for coping with them. At bottom they are about nothing less than man's place in the universe. But I am professionally trained only in computer science, which is to say (in all seriousness) that I am extremely poorly educated; I can mount neither the competence, nor the courage, nor even the chutzpah, to write on the grand scale actually demanded. I therefore grapple with questions that couple more directly to the concerns I have expressed, and hope that their larger implications will emerge spontaneously."

Joseph Weizenbaum, the creator of ELIZA, on questions regarding scientists' responsibility to the public

29.12.2025 18:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, or Alice in Chains

28.12.2025 15:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I now get why "It's not worth it bruv" is the transatlantic standard for fight deescalation. It actually works! Just intervened in a fight in my neighborhood park. 20 minutes of talking to both guys as they kept goading each other. Only thing that consistently cooled the temp was "It's not worth it"

28.12.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
24.12.2025 00:18 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Lina Lamont in Singin' in the Rain (1952): Well I can't make love to a bush!

20.12.2025 17:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Donate Blood Check your eligibility to donate blood, learn about the process and why blood matters, and enroll in a RIBC Donor Loyalty Rewards programs.

I am a student at Brown in communication with a friend at RIBC.

There is an urgent need for blood donations to support RI. Donations in NY, NJ, MN, NB, DE or NJ can help supply RI.

Spread the word.

www.ribc.org/donate-blood/

13.12.2025 23:54 πŸ‘ 1407 πŸ” 1294 πŸ’¬ 34 πŸ“Œ 82
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University of Michigan using undercover investigators to surveil student Gaza protesters Revealed: security trailing students on and off campus as video shows investigator faking disability when confronted

I'm remembering this story, a particularly bizarre and cackhanded instance of this tendency: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

13.12.2025 17:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Click through for phone numbers and scripts demanding Yuanxin and Fei's immediate reunification and release

09.12.2025 19:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Trans people need to be careful about talking about DIY. Yes talk about it in the general sense, quote the facts and figures but be careful. Don't give away sources to cis folks. Don't talk to journalists about the details. They're coming for it.

09.12.2025 10:36 πŸ‘ 1045 πŸ” 327 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 16