Union Maid in BC

“direct your anger at trump not the democrats” buddy you are severely underestimating the amount of anger i have available to me

we have to be showing up unexpectedly wherever he goes and demand that he resign

this isn't a distraction from epstein class pedophilia it's an expression of the epstein class worldview

When I saw the news story about the girls school being bombed, one of my first thoughts was about how unlike American physics, Iranian physics is 50% women at the undergrad level and how some of those girls who had been murdered were going to be physicists one day

I remember a bunch of ppl saying how good Carney is in response to my hockey post.

He may be more civil and polite. And yah I don’t think he’s a child abuser or rapist. But he’s constantly on board with violent imperialism. Just politely. Civilly.

Statement by Prime Minister Carney and Minister Anand on the situation in the Middle East "The Canadian government is closely following Iran- related hostilities throughout the Middle East and urges all Canadians in Iran to shelter in place. Canadians in the wider region should follow local advice and take all necessary precautions. Canada's position remains clear: the lslamic Republic of Iran is the principal source of instability and terror throughout the Middle East, has one of the world's worst human rights records, and must never be allowed to obtain or develop nuclear weapons. Canada and our international partners have consistently called upon the Iranian regime to end its nuclear program, including at the 2025 G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis and with the United Nations' reimposition of sanctions in September. Despite diplomatic efforts, Iran has neither fully dismantled its nuclear program, halted all enrichment activities, nor ended its support for regional terrorist proxy groups. Canada stands with the Iranian people in their long and courageous struggle against Iran's oppressive regime. Canada has listed the lslamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist entity, and has sanctioned 256 Iranian entities and 222 individuals in response to the regime's repression and its violence both against its own people, and persistently, beyond its borders. Canada reaffirms Israel's right to defend itself and ensure the security of its people. Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and to prevent its regime from further threatening international peace and security. The Canadian government urges the protection of all civilians in this conflict. We will take all possible measures to protect our nationals and Canadian diplomatic missions throuahout the reaion.

Mark Carney is an imperialist.

Israel has closed all the crossings into Gaza and reimposed total siege.

If you're deep in a pit of self loathing and despair say hell yeah.... *whispers to self* hell yeah...

Minneapolis does have an incredible history of organizing going back to the truck strikes of 1934 and co-op movements [of the 20th century]. I grew up on the West Bank of Minneapolis, which is now where much of the Somali community is, but used to be a super hippie community, and so the places around me were mostly anarchist-owned co-ops. It’s not the neighborhood that most American children grow up in. We have a different idea of what’s possible, because we have a city that kind of works a little differently and has a history of collectivism and taking care of each other. I think also because of what happened in 2020 [with George Floyd’s police murder setting off protests around the world], and even before that, with Jamar Clark and Philando Castile [who were shot and killed by police in 2015 and 2016], we’re reflexive organizers. It’s easy for us to get together and figure out how we’re going to approach something. But this has been totally different. Back then, people were putting a lawn sign in their yard that said Black Lives Matter. Now people are driving an immigrant person to work every day.

also really loved hearing from @ziibiing.com about what makes Minneapolis's organizing legacy unique — going back to labor and coop organizing a century ago, to the last decade's racial justice and anti-policing organizing.

Protest against ICE and its corporate partners at Hootsuite offices in Vancouver now.

#ICEOut #ACAB

Someone tell Hillary that this is her husband’s legacy too

Black white and blue poster that reads: MARCH 1 RENT STRIKE DRIVE TWIN CITIES TENANTS: PLEDGE TO WITHHOLD RENT WITH 10K+ NEIGHBORS Twin cities tenant union

WHY RENT STRIKE? (PART 1) ICE OUT We can create an economic crisis shows that ICE is bad for the Twin Cities and ICE is bad for the economy. EVICTION MORATORIUM No evictions under occupation. This is the easiest action the Governor can take to care for Minnesotans. RENT RELIEF The legislature should open a so0 million rent reliet fund. It should come with strong tenant protections. SOLIDARITY If thousands of us who can pay our rent decided not to pay, we create a buffer around those who cannot pay, mucking up eviction courts and landlords' financials.

WHY RENT STRIKE? (PART 2) ECONOMIC DISRUPTION The rent is the biggest bill for most tenants, a major challenge in a moment of crisis, but also an opportunity for a different kind of leverage. Compared to other forms of economic disruption, like time-limited or corporation-specific boycotts, or calling out from a day of work, a rent strike could pose an unwieldy, unpredictable economic problem for capital, which could force a political response.

HOW WOULD A CITIES-WIDE RENT STRIKE WORK? This only works if it is real. The strike cannot be just vibes-based, or exist only on social media. We are committed to organizing a real base of people who are actually ready to withhold rent. tests (hich measure participation be tore ture would go on strike. Right now we are in the first phase, which is the strike drive. During this phase we assess our power. If we reach at least 10,000 commitments and we pass our other tests, we will call for strike authorization, which would occur in a meeting of Twin Cities Tenants on February 28. Authorization is the last chance for our targets to meet our demands. If we are ready, and if they fail to do so, we strike on March 1. STRIKE DRIVE (FEB 17-FEB 28) STRIKE AUTHORIZATION (FEB 28) STRIKE (MARCH 1)

Twin Cities Tenant Union announced plans for a rent strike starting March 1st

#FuckICE #Minneapolis

#OtD 13 Feb 1913 82-year-old labour activist Mother Jones was arrested in West Virginia for supporting a coal miners' strike. Convicted in a military court and sentenced to 20 years in prison, she was pardoned after serving 85 days. More on the Mine Wars: workingclasshistory.com/2018/06/09/w...

Bluesky introduced drafts... finally my half cooked thoughts can simmer a little before I broadcast them to the world

Haymarket books download free ebooks educate yourself fuck ice Border Rule Unbuild Walls The Case for Open Borders

This is so generous and amazing! Thank you @haymarketbooks.org #booksky

🚨 ITALIAN DOCKWORKERS AND UNIONS TAKING ACTION TO HALT ARMS SHIPMENT TO ISR*EL 🚨

Dockworkers & union supporters across Italy are taking action to halt arms shipments to Israel, staging rallies and sit-ins at key port areas, calling on Europe to stop facilitating military support for the occupation

At the height of swine flu Indigenous bands in Canada were begging Stephen Harper for more resources and support and he sent them body bags

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he initially could not remember he had a daughter and still struggles to recall treasured moments like the night he taught her to dance. But the violence he endured last month in Minnesota while being detained is seared into his battered brain. He remembers Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulling him from a friend’s car on Jan. 8 outside a St. Paul shopping center and throwing him to the ground, handcuffing him, then punching him and striking his head with a steel baton. He remembers being dragged into an SUV and taken to a detention facility, where he said he was beaten again. He also remembers the emergency room and the intense pain from eight skull fractures and five life-threatening brain hemorrhages.

ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”

What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.

A beloved workers' rights organizer in Minnesota, known for *successfully* fighting against wage theft and labor trafficking, has been detained by federal immigration agents and is now locked up in New Mexico. His family is calling for his urgent release. inthesetimes.com/article/work...

A filter blockade doesn't take much! Over the last few days we have seen neighborhoods throughout Minneapolis adapting, learning, and building to protect their communities from ICE.

Here are some tips submitted by folks on the ground on setting up your own filter blockade!

Accountability for ICE and CBP However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.

"Criminality is so rampant inside CBP that it has seen one of its own agents or officers arrested every 24 to 36 hours since 2005."

"it appears the crime rate of CBP agents and offices was higher PER CAPITA than the crime rate of undocumented immigrants." www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...

Guess whose got two thumbs and strep throat 👉😩👈

These kids are being held at the Texas facility which just announced a measles outbreak

People who may want to have children in the future should bear this in mind: tear gas can have serious consequences for female reproductive health. The data on this isn't great but I would at least recommend ensuring you have a quality respirator or mask on at all times.

'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once

venmo: @renthelpmpls

if you feel like passing around a link today and helping fundraise for rent that will actually get paid today (and in the next few days for families who have a grace period) you can send here.

we will be going hard all day. i won’t be posting about it because I don’t want to flood your feeds.

After executing Alex Pretti on Saturday, ICE has shifted to primarily targeting bus stops and elementary schools in my community this week. I cannot overstate how much of the ICE activity in my community is just targeting places where little kids are.

More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In. See a map of the graduate programs they're planning to attend, if the government finally processes their visas

New from me: More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.

@artsmia.bsky.social , consider supporting a Minnesotan artist that had to the flee the Us due to homelessness and is now painting works like these in Mexico. I applied to work for you awhile back and have been through your doors many times. This piece should be in Minnesota with my people

You should not piss off nurses.