Austin Fisher

Austin Fisher

@austiejfish.bsky.social

barista or whatever, independent journalist. occasional legislative analyst. addict in recovery.

1,576 Followers 1,139 Following 118 Posts Joined Dec 2024
4 days ago
Newborn baby wrapped in a white blanket lying on a green mattress in a rustic setting, with a wood-burning stove and kettle visible in the background.
A wrapped baby lies on a green mat next to a note pleading for food, highlighting the urgent need for assistance.

From abroken mother's heart I appeal toyour compassionate hearts 💔
Mybaby Ghazal living in harsh conditions,hunger,cold,lacking most basic necessities lifeYour support could save her,give her warmth,safety,secure life like other children
Sendyour warmth,dont letus down🙏🥹🥶
tinyurl.com/save-my-baby...

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1 week ago
Contact the Center on Conscience & War at 202-483-2220.

If you or someone you know is in the US military & you don't want to be deployed for this endless war drive, there are people & organizations to help you through the conscientious objector process. (Don't ask your CO because they'll lie.)
Here's one of the groups that can help for free.

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6 days ago

Thanks!!

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Telling our story about why we've established a Truth Commission, and what it entails. Thanks to you all at @505omatic.bsky.social for a great chat on how we're just getting started...!

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NM lawmakers, attorney general open probes into Epstein’s Zorro Ranch YouTube video by 505OMATIC

For my first story with @505omatic.bsky.social, we interviewed the chair of the Survivors Truth Commission investigating Jeffrey Epstein's operations in New Mexico: youtube.com/shorts/6DYDJ...

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Understanding the U.S. and Israel’s illegal war on Iran The illegal U.S.-Israeli war on Iran continues a rampage that has devastated countries and international institutions to eliminate all obstacles to U.S. hegemony. The U.S.-Israel Axis has not succeede...

A former UN human rights director, just wrote the piece on the illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran every outlet with a legal correspondent should have published 48 hours ago. They didn't. We did. mondoweiss.net/2026/03/unde...

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Those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to be affluent NYT op-ed columnists who are never in any danger of being fired.

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Please share Khaled’s fundraiser as he hasn’t been getting much engagement and donations stalling. I’m on a WhatsApp group with him and can vouch for him. Please continue to give if you can and share:

gofund.me/d957242e3

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A 6,000 year-old civilisation of mystics and engineers is fighting against a nation steeped in cheeseburger and mammon on behalf of a 70-year old colonial outpost steeped in thievery, apartheid, rape and paedophilia www.donotpanic.news/p/the-mcmuff...

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Albuquerque’s Mayor Said Arrests Were “Not the Solution” to Homelessness. Yet Jail Bookings Have Skyrocketed. Under Tim Keller’s leadership, the city has increasingly criminalized conduct associated with homelessness, causing a growing number of people on the streets to be arrested and jailed.

If you care about homelessness after the big Supreme Court decision in Grants Pass, read this story. By @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social and Ruth Talbot

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Hi Lubna! I just shared your campaign. Please stay strong

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Corporate Media Buries Story of US and Israel Killing 168 in Girls School Attack No front-page stories in NYT, WSJ, WaPo. No mention on NBC and CBS Sunday Shows. No stand alone segments on Evening News shows. A death count on par with the OKC bombing is relegated to the back page.

I wrote about how the US and Israel carried out an attack on an Iranian girls school on par with the OKC bombing and US media relegated it to a back page story. No stand alone evening news segments, no front page stories, it made A11 in the NYT then everyone moved on.

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 The first comic slide of “reasons to wear a mask 2026” depicts a person wearing a white mask who says “Hell yea!” Around them are bright pastel colors and cute but ominous looking SARS-CoV-2 viruses. Text reading “a lil manifesto about taking care of yourself and others- with over 50 citations! By Gillian Levine.” This comic slide from “why you should wear a mask 2026” by Gillian Levine extends playful the Long COVID fest concept and depicts a hand holding a sheet from a music festival with facts about Long COVID facts and prevention, stating that everyone is vulnerable and that there is no cure, among other facts.
This comic slide from “why you should wear a mask 2026” by Gillian Levine shows ways to prevent COVID-19 and Long COVID, focusing on the importance of masking. This comic slide from “why you should wear a mask 2026” by Gillian Levine playfully gives reasons of why to wear a mask using a Monopoly board. Each square represents a different reason to mask, from protecting yourself and others to protecting yourself from other airborne virus. Dice and game board pieces are scattered around.

Artist Gillian Levine recently wrote and illustrated a comic sharing reasons to continue masking in 2026. She kindly gave us permission to republish it.

😷 Read the full comic at The Sick Times: bit.ly/4rVqQdp

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2 weeks ago
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Santa Fe Soldiers' Monument: 70+ Residents Speak, Mayor Calls Recess After Racial Slur Said Aloud YouTube video by 505OMATIC

A Tense and Tearful Public Comment Session on the Soldiers' Monument Underscores Deep Wounds Far From Being Resolved

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Anywho, there's no better time than now to put your ideas out there and invite other people to do things with you. Might as well try. You don't have to know everything before starting. You can just start.

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Shared! Stay strong

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Footage from Minab, Iran, shows the aftermath of an Israeli-US strike on a girls' elementary school that reportedly killed more than 50 people.

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3 weeks ago
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Abolition Is Still the Only Way Out of This Forget the useless so-called “reforms” to ICE and policing currently on offer. We need much more fundamental change.

"Criminalization is what got us here, criminalization is what is keeping us here, and more criminalization will definitely not get us out of here."
www.thenation.com/article/soci...

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2 weeks ago

Hi Ghadeer! I just shared your campaign link. Please stay strong

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Rapper at the End of the World and I pray we ain’t here forever.

"I promise I’m no better than my neighbor. I pine for the old world when it does no good. I chase my dreams, but I chase the rent faster." open.substack.com/pub/positive...

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The ‘Antifa Scare’ Goes on Trial in North Texas As nine of the "Prairieland 19" face their days in court, the broader constitutional rights of left-wing activists may hang in the balance.

My latest in @texasobserver.org

The ‘Antifa Scare’ Goes on Trial in North Texas: As nine of the "Prairieland 19" face their days in court, the broader constitutional rights of left-wing activists may hang in the balance.

www.texasobserver.org/antifa-scare...

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Chatham County teacher killed in crash by suspect fleeing ICE • Georgia Recorder A Chatham County elementary school teacher en route to work early Monday was killed after a man trying to flee federal immigration agents rammed her vehicle on Whitefield Avenue near the Truman Parkwa...

Chatham County teacher killed in crash by suspect fleeing ICE, reports The Current GA.

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ICE tripled its reliance on Microsoft in last six months, files reveal Documents show the U.S. agency is storing large amounts of data on Microsoft's cloud while making use of its AI tools to analyze videos and images.

REVEALED: ICE tripled its reliance on Microsoft in last six months

Leaked documents show the U.S. agency is storing large amounts of data on Microsoft's cloud while making use of its AI tools to analyze videos and images.

By Yuval Abraham. @mekomit.bsky.social

www.972mag.com/ice-microsof...

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ICE Expands Watchlist Effort Meanwhile, homeland's spokesperson is resigning

🚨 ICE is hiring people to work on a "watchlisting team," contracting records show:
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-expand...

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