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Dick Cheney is dead. And they say we can’t have nice things.

“Young Lords in Chicago” Reminds Us, the Struggle for Social Justice Only Ends if We Concede At DePaul Art Museum, the exhibition remembers the socio-political organization and their work amidst the civil rights movement.

“Young Lords in Chicago” Reminds Us, the Struggle for Social Justice Only Ends if We Concede

As SNAP Was About to Expire, Trump Sent Billions to Other Countries, Accepted a Crown, and Worked on a Ballroom Barf Bag: It's never a good time to do these things, but certainly not when you're on the verge of sending even more people to food banks.

Barf Bag: It's never a good time to do these things, but certainly not when you're on the verge of sending even more people to food banks.
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San Francisco Will Cover Full SNAP Benefits for November Amid Federal Shutdown | KQED Mayor Daniel Lurie announced an $18 million public-private partnership for the roughly 112,000 San Francisco residents expected to miss next month’s federal food aid benefits.

Great to see the city step up with food assistance for San Franciscans losing SNAP benefits in November!

Lawsuit seeks to block expansion of California’s largest ICE detention facility The California City facility’s population has grown to 746 people as of Oct. 25, according to the warden.

The California City facility’s population has grown to 746 people as of Oct. 25, according to the warden.

Zenni’s Anti-Facial Recognition Glasses are Eyewear for Our Paranoid Age These anti-facial recognition glasses technically work, but won’t save you from our surveillance dystopia.

NEW: we tested Zenni's anti-facial recognition glasses coating. "ID Guard" adds a pink sheen to the surface of the glasses that reflects the infrared light used by some facial recognition cameras.

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#OtD 27 Oct 1970 the Nixon administration passed the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act, as part of their "war on drugs". A Nixon adviser later admitted it was based on a lie to disrupt left-wing and Black power movements stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9959...

Shadow President: How Russell Vought Is Using Shutdown to Gut Federal Agencies We look at the influence of Trump’s top budget adviser and the architect of Project 2025, Russell Vought, over the Trump administration’s policies and Trump himself. Vought is “the driving force behin...

Trump's budget chief Russell Vought is “basically a second commander-in-chief, a shadow president,” says ProPublica reporter Andy Kroll.

Colonial inversions and parliamentary takeovers: the strange, surreal photos of Michael Cook – in pictures Conditioned takes a retrospective dive into the Bidjara artist’s oeuvre of layered, stylised photographs, prising open the space between Indigenous and European perspectives and experiences

Colonial inversions and parliamentary takeovers: the strange, surreal photos of Michael Cook – in pictures

This isn’t the first instance of an insurrectionist pardoned by Trump going right back to committing alarming crimes—and it likely won’t be the last.

“Even if I am hated, he must be eliminated, I will kill him for the future,” the suspect allegedly wrote. trib.al/PYU8nwN

In Oakland, California, an ICE GOON shot a local clergyman point-blank.

Amy Winehouse released "Rehab" as the first single from 'Back to Black' 19 years ago on October 23, 2006

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US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military firepower The U.S. military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America in the latest escalation of military firepower to a region.

This is not normal. Redirecting an aircraft carrier strike group from EUCOM sends a clear message to Russia that we are not serious about supporting our allies. apnews.com/article/trum...

This is a U.S. citizen being brutally abducted by ICE while his mom pleads for them to stop and the videographer cries for help. The Chicago police do nothing to stop it.

They will come for everyone, and they’re not even hiding that anymore. If you are not organizing and resisting yet, get started.

If the National Guard arrives in SF, the Lurie Administration isn't ready - 48 hills The mayor's statements today show little recognition of how serious a threat this is, and how he plans to respond

"If National Guard troops arrive in the streets, San Franciscans are going to be looking to Lurie for leadership. So far, it’s not there."

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At least 27 states turned over sensitive data about food stamp recipients to USDA Democratic-led states secured a legal victory to keep the personal data of food recipients out of the federal government's reach. But NPR's reporting shows that millions of records on Americans have already been shared.

Democratic-led states secured a legal victory to keep the personal data of food recipients out of the federal government's reach. But NPR's reporting shows that millions of records on Americans have already been shared.

On Saturday October 18th, I’m asking you to attend the No King’s March in your local communities. We have witnessed the increasing authoritarianism and its policies in our country. We dissent.

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

Seems unfair to timber folks to make them keep working without pay.

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YES: A Wyoming librarian fired for refusing to pull LGBTQ books just won a $700,000 settlement for violation of her First Amendment rights. 👏 Let this be a warning to every censor-happy official in the country.

Hawaii Supreme Court Expands Rights of Defendants, and Once Again Rebukes SCOTUS The justices ruled that Hawaii’s constitution requires police to record interrogations. And they vowed to protect due process for Hawaii residents—unlike, they said, the Roberts Court.

In its recent ruling, the Hawaii Supreme Court vowed to protect the due process of Hawaii residents; the majority opinion stated that the state constitution offers more safety than the federal constitution’s “suddenly fluid protections.”

Miles Davis released 'On the Corner' 53 years ago on October 11, 1972 | Discover where it ranks in our readers' poll here: album.ink/MilesDavisPoll

Sometimes we need a moment, but if you tune out completely, they win. Fascism doesn’t need your support, just your silence.

Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.

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2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

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