A Better World is Possible

Maybe, but that's like choosing your favorite broken bone. They're all so bad it's hard to enjoy watching a Cup game

In her journal, Octavia E. Butler wrote, "My pen and my paper, they comfort me—at least a little. They allow me to scream into utter silence. They focus my thoughts, they permit me to act when no other action is possible.” Keep writing.

An FBI Counterterrorism Vet Explains How To Use Trump's New Orders Against The Left 'Recognize that you are going to be targeted'

There's a lot of speculation about what Trump can & can't do against the left with his new executive orders. To cut thru it, I spoke with FBI counterterrorism veteran turned whistleblower Terry Albury about how he & his old colleagues use the powers they have – and what the average citizen should do

Trump’s NSPM-7 Labels Common Beliefs As Terrorism “Indicators” New order targets “anti-Christian,” “anti-American,” and “anti-capitalism” opinions

🚨 New directive NSPM-7 targets "anti-capitalism," “anti-Christian,” and “anti-American" opinions as indicators of extremist violence, authorizing an army of 4,000 counter-terrorism officers to prevent crimes that haven't happened:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trumps-nsp...

Asked what he would do to stop the deployment of federal troops to Portland, Chuck Schumer replies: "I'd hope some of them [Republicans] would join us in legislation to prevent it from happening."

"I know they're loyal to Trump and does whatever he wants but this is so far stepping over the line"

So great to live in a country with two political parties in control, one that is actively fascist and the other that is passively fascist. You decide which is which.

Palestine Action: Peace Activists, Not Terrorists Despite United Nations experts urging British lawmakers to rethink plans to use terrorism laws against the protest group Palestine Action, the punishment of the group is in full swing.

"After midnight, these words will be illegal."

"Being a member of [Palestine Action], or even expressing support verbally, could land you in prison for years."

"[T]he Palestine movement is also about our democracy, our rights, and the common good."
#UK #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Genocide

Profiting From Genocide War is a business. So is genocide. The latest report submitted by Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, lists 48

"Genocide requires a vast network and billions of dollars to sustain it."

"The genocide in Gaza has not stopped because it's lucrative, it's profitable for far too many."

"They too are war criminals. They too must be held accountable."
#Gaza #Palestine #Israel #USA #Genocide

NO WAR WITH IRAN.

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No need for hypotheticals bsky.app/profile/chan...

🧵✡️ Thread of Holocaust Survivours Against Gaza Genocide

1) Marione Ingram, 89
German-born civil rights activist, Holocaust survivor, author and artist.

"I have also been barred from speaking to some Jewish groups, because I talk about the condition of Palestinians."

Gaza Officials Report Hundreds of Recent Deaths From Starvation and Medicine Shortage | Common Dreams "Two months ago, malnutrition cases did not exceed 50 cases per day," said one nurse in Gaza. "Now, we're seeing about 200 cases per day."

“IDF bombing reportedly killed 52 people since dawn on Thurs, bringing the cumulative death toll from 593 days of bombardment, invasion, & siege to at least 53,762, w/ more than 122,000 others wounded & over 14,000 more missing & feared dead” #GazaGenocide www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-st...

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FAQ in English and Arabic for accounts from Gaza

General information about Gazan Fundraising and GoFundMes

List of Gazans you can support

More general information for people from Gaza

End unfolding genocide or watch it end life in Gaza: UN experts say States face defining choice GENEVA – Escalating atrocities in Gaza present an urgent moral crossroads and States must act now to end the violence or bear witness to the annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza – an out...

“States must act now to end the violence or bear witness to the annihilation of the Palestinian population in Gaza – an outcome with irreversible consequences for our shared humanity”

No plans to allow any aid into Gaza, says Israeli minister Israel Katz says blocking aid is ‘one of the main pressure levers’ on Hamas while military announces it has turned 30% of Gaza into buffer zone

Just a reminder that it’s been a month since Israel’s defense minister himself said we will do a crime against humanity. They just announced the plan to starve civilians.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Israel's new Gaza operation should be called 'Chariots of Genocide' | Opinion ***

About 100 people were killed in Gaza on Wednesday. Almost all of them innocent, except for their being Palestinians who live in the Gaza Strip. They were killed by Israeli soldiers. This is their appetizer for the campaign their military aspires to – and we remain silent. #gaza #palestine #israel

Trump Says He Wants to Deport Millions. He’ll Have a Hard Time Removing More People Than Biden Has. Even as Trump slams the president for open borders, the Biden-Harris administration has kicked out far more immigrants than Trump ever managed to.

ICYMI Democrats are complicit

www.politico.com/news/magazin...

I don't disagree at all with your love for Campbell. What he's created in Detroit since 2021 is inspiring & absolutely deserving of praise.

Having said that, with both coordinators accepting head coaching jobs, i'm excited to see if Cambpell has the staying power of the other coaches in the top 5

As a lifelong Mavs fan i'm worried for Flagg, just as i hurt for Luka, his former teamates, and the good folks working for and adjacent to the organization

ICYMI www.dmagazine.com/sports/2025/...

The @dallasmavs.bsky.social lost me unless and until they

Biden's New ICE Guidance Completely Backtracks From 100-Day Deportation Moratorium Promise, Expands Enforcement Priorities Thursday's guidance solidifies deportation discretion granted by the administration to ICE and significantly expands the agency's ability to effectuate detentions and deportations.

Friendly reminder that ICE didn’t become the 21st century version of the Gestapo overnight.

It took a village (that was then torn down and turned into luxury condos).

lawandcrime.com/immigration/...

Read it in 3rd grade and tragically lost a friend in 4th grade. I feel like the book helped prepare me for the loss and death in general.

#theAgenda🐍 hits different now

Using food or humanitarian aid as a weapon of war or negotiating tactic is a war crime, and a violation of international law.

Extinct, along with most life on Earth