The Rising Phoenix Decatur IL

🐱Happy #NationalCatDay! Show your feline friend love Don't have 1 don't fret There's many waiting for their furever home 😻 DM to learn about adoption process Let's celebrate this special day by giving them loving homes #adoptdontshop #rescuecat #SpecialLittleWhiskersKittenRescue

🎆 Keep Your Cats Safe This 4th of July! 🐱❤️

Name: Armen
Age: 3-years-old
Gender: Male, neutered
Cats: No
Dogs: Yes IF mellow dog
Kids: Yes
Rehoming Fee: $150
Location: Decatur, IL

#KeepCatsInside #FourthOfJuly #AdoptDontShop #SaveACat #FireworksSafety

From Protest to Community Care Because Clearly, Politicians Have Everything Under Control

Protests: where we shout into the void & get cardio. The system won't change, but we can. Skip the spectacle—do mutual aid, share skills, build quietly. The revolution isn't televised; it's in your neighborhood. #KeepGoing therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/from-prote...

🚨 GOP Plan: 5.2M lose Medicaid = $4T tax cuts for billionaires.

But WE can fight back:
✅ Join mutual aid networks
✅ Support community clinics
✅ Demand better

💬 Tag a mutual aid org below! #HealthcareNotWealthcare

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🚨 REAL AID = NO STRINGS!

Support worker-led groups like @foodnotbombs & tenant unions—not church-controlled charity.

✅ Donate secular
✅ Fund union solidarity
✅ Share freely

Solidarity > salvation.

>>> therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/why-christ...

#MutualAid #NoStringsAttached

Breaking: GOP finds $ for mega-yachts but not babies' healthcare! Medicaid covers 41% of US births - but sure, cut that first.

What's your next move?
📞 Call reps
🔁 Share this
✊ Protest

We stopped this in 2017. Time for round 2.

#MathIsHard #Priorities #mutualaid #decaturillinois #decaturil

I'm not here to discuss politics but I think we can all agree we want democracy NOT fascism...

Hate is easy. Love takes courage.

We all dislike something—but why? Hate divides us. Instead:

🔹Listen with openness
🔹Unlearn harmful biases
🔹 Lift each other up

Small shifts create big change. Let’s grow together. 🌱
The world needs more bridges, not walls.

#StopTheHate #MutualAid #CommunityCare

🔬 Science proves being #transgender isn’t a choice—yet trans people face discrimination & political attacks.

Trans rights = human rights. 🏳️‍⚧️

🚫 Reject transphobia. Stand against MAGA extremism.

#ProtectTransKids #MakeInjusticeVisible

🚨 While he rants about "too many eggs" & "prices too low," his policies are crushing people:

🔴 Student debt wages garnished
🔴 Tariffs = layoffs + higher prices
🔴 Social Security at risk

Decatur—we need MUTUAL AID NOW. When the gov’t abandons us, we keep each other safe. #MutualAidDecatur

🚨 STAND UP! JUNE 7 🚨

Fascism is rising—we MUST stop it. Join us to:

✔ Crush fascism
✔ Defend our rights
✔ Protect the vulnerable
✔ Demand justice for ALL

Silence = complicity. Bring your voice. We rise together. ✊

#RiseForDemocracy #NoFascism

Tired of billionaires writing the rules? So are we. This May Day, take action with us: Decatur courthouse TOMORROW 1-3PM #MayDay2025 #SolidarityForever

This! This right here is why we're protesting tomorrow at the courthouse 1-3PM

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Across the country, we are moving together for schools, wages, healthcare and dignity. THIS IS MAY DAY! Be part of the movement: maydaystrong.org #MayDay2025 #MayDayStrong
May 3: Protest at the courthouse 1-3PM

Not private equity, not billionaires, not Elon Musk, and not the far-right! This May Day, Decature is demanding better. #MayDay2025 #MayDayStrong
May 3: Protest at the courthouse 1-3PM

Not private equity, not billionaires, not Elon Musk, and not the far-right! This May Day, demand better. #MayDay2025 #MayDayStrong
Protest @ Decatur courthouse: 1-3PM Saturday - Cya there!

They’ve got Wall Street. We’ve got each other. This May Day, join a growing movement
demanding justice for working people. Learn more at maydaystrong.org #MayDayStrong
#MayDay2025 #MayDayStrong.
Protest @ Decatur courthouse: 1-3PM Saturday - Cya there!

From the Political_Revolution community on Reddit: National suicide hotline has been shut down Explore this post and more from the Political_Revolution community

These hotlines save lives! If anyone ever needs to chat please messag me. I’m a chaplain. I won’t preach to you. I only say this because I have the “training” to help.

www.reddit.com/r/Political_...

#mentalhealth

A photo taken on the steps showing over a 100 people gathered around Jeffries and Booker who are sat broadcasting on the steps of the Capitol. The sky is bright blue.

NEW: Crowd now growing at the Capitol where Cory Booker and Hakeem Jeffries are staging a sit-in on the steps.

Is this building into something?

If you’re in DC, they’re encouraging folk to come down there & support.

#Resist

(📸 Sen. Brian Schatz)

From dogs to rabbits, NPR readers share how adopting shelter pets impacted them National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.

National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is on April 30. To bring awareness to the day, the Up First newsletter is sharing some stories from readers about how their pet has impacted their lives.

Your rent is rising. Billionaires are getting richer. Schools are being defunded. May Day is your chance to fight back. Join us May 3 1-3PM at the courthouse! #MayDay2025 #EconomicJustice @dcmigrantmutualaid.org @atlsolfund.bsky.social @abortionfundofohio.bsky.social @blackvotersmatterfund.org

Division weakens us. Solidarity empowers us. Let’s unite through mutual aid—sharing resources, skills, and care to build communities where no one is left behind. Together, we are stronger. ✊ #MutualAid #SolidarityNotCharity www.therisingphoenixdecatur.com

A Pep Talk for the Worn-Out Activist Because 3 months feels like 3 years

Mutual aid is solidarity in action—not charity. It’s neighbors feeding neighbors, not waiting for broken systems to 'fix' hunger. No bureaucracy, no means tests, just people helping people. That’s real power. ✊ #MutualAid #SolidarityNotCharity therisingphoenix.substack.com/p/a-pep-talk...

No one wins alone. Mutual aid turns struggle into strength—because together, we rise. ✊

#Solidarity #CommunityPower #KeepGoing #strongertogether @genstrikedetroit.bsky.social @march4progress.bsky.social @empiremustfall.bsky.social @gsus-illinois.bsky.social @gsuswy.bsky.social

Join @lettercarriers.bsky.social on May 10th to help #StampOutHunger! Letter carriers across the country will be out collecting non-perishable food donations to support local food banks.

Every donation helps those in need in your community. www.nalc.org/community-se...

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The White House was built to uphold white supremacy. Marches, votes, posts—yet the system remains. Now, we #BuildPower with mutual aid: resource sharing, info distribution & more @mplscargobikelibrary.com @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social @lastreetcare.bsky.social @generalstrikeus.bsky.social

What we must do now (And what I said at Berkeley)

“What we must do now” by @rbreich.bsky.social

Connect with people. Research mutual aid in your area and jump in. Join the Discord. Attend meetings. Get involved in your regional chapter. Reach out to groups who should be a part of this and ask them to be.

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