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New Orleans boy, Annie's husband, girl dad, felony defense lawyer, organizer, dissident, anti-fascist, Deadhead, rugby, Lego junkie, reader of books. #TNRT “What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.” - Charles Bukowski

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This is fantastic.

22.11.2025 05:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When communities rise, fear loses its power.
Every act of courage, like these amazing folks protesting against Home Depot’s racist policies, becomes a signal flare: we protect each other. We move forward together. And we don’t back down.

22.11.2025 05:21 — 👍 30    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 1
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Harvey, LA training December 3rd

22.11.2025 02:09 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Baton Rouge training.

22.11.2025 02:07 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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"May New Orleans remember exactly who the hell we are. May we lift our neighbors the way they lifted this city after the water came. May the dump trucks roll again if they must...[a]nd may the right words, however vulgar, however sacred, rise up like a brass band refusing to quit."

- Cheryl Gerber

22.11.2025 02:01 — 👍 22    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0

“I think the best way to describe it is: They came in, they made a splash, they terrorized, and they left."

Domestic terrorists.

22.11.2025 01:47 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Weird vibes in the universe tonight. Anything is possible.

22.11.2025 01:27 — 👍 63    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

He's exhausted and defeated; out of gas.

22.11.2025 01:17 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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New Orleans. Training available in the Bywater Tuesday and Wednesday. Stand up and fight back, Crescent City.

We've got this.

22.11.2025 01:15 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1
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Legit question.

22.11.2025 01:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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3D printer turning out whistles in Lafayette, LA in preparation for the arrival of occupying forces.

22.11.2025 01:12 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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"Not as violent as they say,
Not as peaceful as they would like"

Wall art in Brazil.

22.11.2025 00:33 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Coast Guard reclassifies swastikas and nooses as hate symbols after backlash | CNN Politics The US Coast Guard on Thursday issued a memo that reclassifies swastikas and nooses as “hate symbols,” in a rapid about-face after facing intense scrutiny for a previous policy change which downplayed...

The whole regime is a clown show.

21.11.2025 19:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond takes the stand to defend church settlement plan The archbishop's testimony came on the fourth day of a confirmation hearing that could resolve the Archdiocese of New Orleans' bankruptcy case after more than five years.

The richest organization on earth, finally having to face the despicable behavior they condoned or ignored in the past, is cutting all kinds of services, using the excuse that having to pay victims means they can't afford to help people.

The shame of it all.

#NOLAsky

www.nola.com/news/busines...

21.11.2025 10:24 — 👍 8    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.

This isn’t controversial.

A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.

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Ukraine has fully rejected Trump’s proposed peace plan on the basis that the plan is dumb as shit.

20.11.2025 19:38 — 👍 1868    🔁 337    💬 70    📌 28

The president is calling for members of Congress to be executed.

Also known as Thursday.

20.11.2025 14:33 — 👍 3343    🔁 903    💬 150    📌 72

His soul is surely dead by now.

21.11.2025 03:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Super Dad!

21.11.2025 03:17 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Mike is a dick.

21.11.2025 03:16 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Still think we’re not there yet?

20.11.2025 19:24 — 👍 3723    🔁 1410    💬 221    📌 118

#DontGiveUpTheShip

21.11.2025 03:12 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
flyer with a stop sign on it that says:

NOTICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IMMIGRATION AGENTS:
STOP - NO ICE ENTRY
Private Property - Entry Restricted by Law
In this business without a judicial warrant signed by a judge

This is a private business - 
You are not permitted to enter non-public areas.
You may not search the premises or question employees without proper legal authorization.
Any personas on this property have the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney.
An ICE administration warrant - Form I-200 or I-205 - does not authorize entry into private areas.

In compliance with the Constitution of the United States of America, 4th amendment and the Immigrant Worker Protection Act AB 450.

flyer with a stop sign on it that says: NOTICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IMMIGRATION AGENTS: STOP - NO ICE ENTRY Private Property - Entry Restricted by Law In this business without a judicial warrant signed by a judge This is a private business - You are not permitted to enter non-public areas. You may not search the premises or question employees without proper legal authorization. Any personas on this property have the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney. An ICE administration warrant - Form I-200 or I-205 - does not authorize entry into private areas. In compliance with the Constitution of the United States of America, 4th amendment and the Immigrant Worker Protection Act AB 450.

every business in new orleans needs to have this or something similar prominently displayed to push back against the impending ICE/CBP onslaught and be ready to get their undocumented workers/patrons into that area if they hear the whistles or see ICE/CBP nearby. #nolasky

17.11.2025 20:34 — 👍 45    🔁 42    💬 3    📌 2
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New Orleans, Louisiana brace for Border Patrol immigration sweeps in coming weeks One New Orleans construction company owner has told Hispanic workers not to show up for work beginning on Friday for fear of immigration raids.

One New Orleans construction company owner has told Hispanic workers not to show up for work beginning on Friday for fear of immigration raids.

19.11.2025 03:30 — 👍 10    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 1
504 whistle kit zines - Google Drive pdfs of NOLA whistle kit zines

our whistle kit zines are ready! with the new orleans rapid response hotline # on them: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

19.11.2025 15:08 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 2
(block print of a whistle with rays coming out of it, a star in the upper right corner, and silhouettes of a crowd of people below with fists raised.) FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD. Protect each other.

NOISE=VISIBILITY
CODE 1: ICE NEARBY - Blow in a broken rhythm: pre-pre-pre! Alerts the community that ICE agents are in the area.
CODE 2: CODE RED - Blow in a continuous, steady rhythm: ICE is detaining someone. Form a crowd, stay loud. 
Stay non-violent. Don't stay silent.

Pilsen Arts & Community House. @pilsenartscommunityhouse on Instagram. info@pilsenartscommunityhouse.org.

(block print of a whistle with rays coming out of it, a star in the upper right corner, and silhouettes of a crowd of people below with fists raised.) FORM A CROWD, STAY LOUD. Protect each other. NOISE=VISIBILITY CODE 1: ICE NEARBY - Blow in a broken rhythm: pre-pre-pre! Alerts the community that ICE agents are in the area. CODE 2: CODE RED - Blow in a continuous, steady rhythm: ICE is detaining someone. Form a crowd, stay loud. Stay non-violent. Don't stay silent. Pilsen Arts & Community House. @pilsenartscommunityhouse on Instagram. info@pilsenartscommunityhouse.org.

and here's the relevant info about the whistles from the group in chicago that distributes them. i got mine in a whistle kit from Unión Migrante. also comes with a Know Your Rights card in English/Spanish.

17.11.2025 19:51 — 👍 20    🔁 20    💬 1    📌 0
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'zine time New Orleans edition, thank you @artbymags.bsky.social

21.11.2025 02:38 — 👍 18    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0
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How New Orleans activists are preparing for a Border Patrol crackdown Federal officials have yet to confirm plans for operations in New Orleans.
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