Summer Little

This is for the kids who die, Black and white, For kids will die certainly. The old and rich will live on awhile, As always, Eating blood and gold, Letting kids die. Kids will die in the swamps of Mississippi Organizing sharecroppers. Kids will die in the streets of Chicago Organizing workers. Kids will die in the orange groves of California Telling others to get together. Whites and Filipinos, Negroes and Mexicans, All kinds of kids will die Who don't believe in lies, and bribes, and contentment And a lousy peace. Of course, the wise and the learned Who pen editorials in the papers, And the gentlemen with Dr. in front of their names. White and black, Who make surveys and write books. Will live on weaving words to smother the kids who die, And the sleazy courts, And the bribe-reaching police, And the blood-loving generals, And the money-loving preachers Will all raise their hands against the kids who die, Beating them with laws and clubs and bayonets and bullets To frighten the people— For the kids who die are like iron in the blood of the people— And the old and rich don't want the people To taste the iron of the kids who die, Don't want the people to get wise to their own power, To believe an Angelo Herndon, or even get together.

Listen, kids who die— Maybe, now, there will be no monument for you Except in our hearts Maybe your bodies'll be lost in a swamp. Or a prison grave, or the potter's field, Or the rivers where you're drowned like Leibknecht. But the day will come— You are sure yourselves that it is coming— When the marching feet of the masses Will raise for you a living monument of love, And joy, and laughter, And black hands and white hands clasped as one, And a song that reaches the sky— The song of the life triumphant Through the kids who die.

“Kids Who Die”
Langston Hughes, 1938

Oregon Health Professionals and Allies Sign-On Letter to Protect Medicaid and Overall Federal and State Health Funding This letter is a grassroots effort by Oregon physicians, health professionals, community clinics, hospitals, and others serving rural Oregon who are working to protect and improve health care access a...

The rushed & reckless budget bill moving through the Senate would terminate health coverage for 100,000's of Oregonians. That's why 700+ health care professionals & allies are calling on our federal and state representatives to protect Medicaid & keep Oregon covered. Join us! bit.ly/protect-ohp

Proud to be a coauthor on this important guide for scholars as we face a slide into autocracy in the US. A ton of useful information in here for anyone who wants to speak out against democratic backsliding and injustice, with salient points for those who need to navigate institutional politics.

Dear ICE Agents:
When your parents told you that you could be anything you want when you grow up, they didn’t mean masked kidnappers.

Absolutely not ok! Call your Representatives and Senators!

YouTube video by Senator Chris Van Hollen Just landed in El Salvador to discuss release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia

I just landed in San Salvador a little while ago, and I look forward to meeting with the team at the U.S. embassy to discuss the release of Mr. Abrego Garcia.

I also hope to meet with Salvadoran officials and with Kilmar himself. He was illegally abducted and needs to come home.

Illustrated portrait poster of Kilmar Abrego Garcia with text: BRING HIM BACK, Kilmar Abrego Garcia: Innocent Resident Dad

“BRING HIM HOME” #abregogarcia

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"Mess with one of us, you get us all."

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Workers across the country are standing up to Trump's illegal ICE abductions of their union sisters, Rumeysa Ozturk and Lewelyn Dixon.

Repost this and sign on if you stand with them here: seiu.co/3FNfHIm

#4The1st

The abuser’s classic playbook is to isolate you from your friends, create a sense of helplessness, make it difficult to connect with others and force you to simply think about your survival from one day to the next. We are seeing that playbook applied to the nation as a whole.

And this is valid!

Happy Trans Day of Visibility 💛

It’s beautiful in DC right now. Peak bloom from the cherry blossoms and petals drift by wherever you walk, blown in from some distant or nearby tree.

When I first transitioned, they were blooming, years ago.

On this Transgender Day of Visibility, I am yearning for our own spring to return.

Some Good News For Once Political Anecdotes From the Bright Side.

Happy Sunday! How about some good news today? We have some political anecdotes from the bright side: open.substack.com/pub/distills...

Two fundraisers for the Earthquake emergency in Myanmar that I am certain won't funnel aid through the Junta are:

This one by Advance Myanmar:
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&
This one by @betterburma.bsky.social & @insightmyanmar.bsky.social

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

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Wait, is this an opportunity to fake his death to avoid consequences?🤣

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Want to support independent trans journalists report the news in the UK and US? @assignedmedia.org and WhatTheTrans?! Have put together a joint fundraiser for essential work on their websites.

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Check out my coverage of the rally bit.ly/Mar7SUFS

#standupforscience #fightforscience #science #speakup #fundscience @standupforscience.bsky.social

If you let the executive deport people to a foreign gulag just by pronouncing the word “terrorism,” then expect to be called a “terrorist” soon yourself.

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Absolutely!

As your constituent, thank you for voting no. I also urge you to vote no on cloture.

@schumer.senate.gov unless you can become the Opposition Leader we need overnight, you should resign! At the very least vote no on the CR!

Trump expected to invoke wartime authority to speed up mass deportation effort in coming days | CNN Politics The Trump administration is expected to invoke a sweeping wartime authority to speed up the president’s mass deportation pledge in the coming days, according to four sources familiar with the discussi...

Trump admin planning to invoke the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, which gives the president power to target and remove undocumented immigrants.
The law is best known for its use in the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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