Rachel Miller, PhD, LMFT

A tweet from Lu for Alaska reads: “NW Alaska evacuating in case you watch mainstream news and don’t know what’s happening up here.” The attached image shows the inside of a large military cargo plane packed with people sitting on the floor, many wearing coats and holding children, as they appear to be in the process of evacuation.

The Trump administration cut funding for disaster preparedness there because of “DEI..”

Hope folks feel less alone today, that people join with others to take further and deeper actions, and that everyone fights like hell to protect those most vulnerable to this regime.

#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.

We took the night off from watching Illinois state troopers beat people up after several weeks of watching Illinois state troopers beat people up. Predictably, they are again orchestrating an enormous response to a small protest and dance party in an area that's already barricaded for protesting in.

This thread is fantastic. Go read it.

“We can give $20 billion to Argentina but we can’t afford the CDC’s measles experts” is a hell of an argument

Nearly 300 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since October 7, including 10 from Al Jazeera, according to the Shireen Abu Akleh Observatory.

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Two years have passed since Israel launched its genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.

Here’s the scale of devastation by the numbers ⤵️

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Foreclosures are surging as U.S. homeowners grapple with rising costs A growing number of Americans, squeezed by inflation and elevated interest rates, face the risk of losing their home in foreclosure.

Foreclosures are surging as U.S. homeowners grapple with rising costs

www.cbsnews.com/news/housing...

Trump's plan for Gaza rewards genocide. It should be Israel that is disarmed Two years on, complicit governments back a US plan to safeguard Jewish supremacy and mute global outrage, while Israel revives Nazi torture methods to force Palestinian surrender

Trump's plan for Gaza rewards genocide. It should be Israel that is disarmed - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trumps-plan-rewards-genocide-netanyahu-israel-disarmed

A sea cliff collapsed onto the tents sheltering forcibly displaced Palestinians in Gaza’s Khan Younis, killing one person and injuring others.

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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The cover for the book, Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. The cover art features a person wading into a body of water in the woods at night.

The table of contents for Read This When Things Fall Apart is a crisis directory—“read this if…” [insert heartbreak, setback, disaster, or breaking point]. I wish I could gift a copy to every activist in Chicago. You can donate a copy to an activist in need here: www.akpress.org/read-this-wh...

Someone should start asking why we’re hearing and seeing Stephen Miller so much all of a sudden.

Assata Shakur, Convicted Black Liberationist and Tupac's Godmother, Dead at 78 Assata Shakur, the famous Black liberationist convicted a killing a state trooper, who later escaped to Cuba, has died at the age of 78.

Assata Shakur, the Black Liberationist convicted of killing a New Jersey state trooper, who was also Tupac Shakur’s godmother, has died.

At least 60 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Netanyahu vows to ‘finish job’ Half of the victims on Friday died in Israeli air strikes in Gaza City, while 13 others were killed near GHF aid sites.

Half of the victims on Friday died in Israeli air strikes in Gaza City, while 13 others were killed near GHF aid sites.

Like I just said on CNN, it’s absolutely evil that people are sleeping on concrete floors at the ICE detention center near Chicago.

Join us to protest this Friday at 7 am at the Broadview Detention Center.

They can issue JOINT health guidance, they can buy up supplies of needed vaccines, etc... [just on the health front]. Hire all of the excellent people who are resigning.

The thing to understand about Chicago is that the people who live here love this fucking city, and we will defend it. Always.

I DO NOT WANT TO HEAR FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS IN DC THAT THIS IS A SCARY MOMENT. WHAT ARE YOU DOING ABOUT IT??????? THAT'S ALL PEOPLE WANT TO HEAR.

Israel launches latest attacks against Houthis in Yemen’s Sanaa No immediate reports of casualties as Israel says it strikes military target. Houthis say civilians targeted.

No immediate reports of casualties as Israel says it strikes military target. Houthis say civilians targeted.

Gaza hospital director warns of 'new virus' spreading across enclave <article data-history-node-id="427809" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-hospital-director-warns-new-virus-spreading-across-enclave" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-hospital-director-warns-new-virus-spreading-across-enclave" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza hospital director warns of 'new virus' spreading across enclave</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The director of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital in northern Gaza, Muhammad Abu Salmiya, issued an urgent warning on Thursday about what he described as "new virus" spreading in the enclave.</p> <p>"Symptoms of the virus include a high body temperature, joint pain, a runny nose, and a cough accompanied by bouts of diarrhea lasting more than a week," Abu Salmiya said in a statement.</p> <p>"We do not have tests to determine the cause of the virus," he added, but its spread is linked to&nbsp;"a lack of immunity resulting from malnutrition, in addition to the lack of clean water and cleaning materials, and the overcrowding of people in tents".&nbsp;</p> <p>"The new virus is exacerbating the pressure on the exhausted health system," Abu Salmiya said.</p> </div> </div> </article>

Gaza hospital director warns of 'new virus' spreading across enclave - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-hospital-director-warns-new-virus-spreading-across-enclave

Black and white image of five men in suits, three standing and two seated, engaged in conversation. Their expressions reflect important dialogue.

#OnThisDay in 1963, the March on Washington changed the course of history.

Meet the labor leader who helped make it happen: A. Philip Randolph. By threatening a 1941 march, he forced an end to defense job discrimination & laid the groundwork for 1963.

inthesetimes.com/article/a-ph...

Supreme Court Retains Temporary Block on Using Wartime Law to Deport Venezuelans

Breaking News: The Supreme Court retained a temporary block on deportations of Venezuelan immigrants under a wartime law.

"The Trump administration is working on a genocidal ethnic cleansing scheme"

YouTube video by Tad Stoermer What Resistance Looks Like: The Library of Congress Resistance Tutorial

The week’s #resistancehistory lesson came from an unexpected place: the Copyright Office. The staff's response was not flashy, but it was effective. This is the core of making abusive authority pay – make them work for every inch, force them to overcome a simple, lawful “no.”

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YouTube video by The Reclaimed With Whitney Alese The Oppression Olympics Won't Solve The Problem

Using other people's suffering as a gotcha is NOT the flex folks online think it is.
It reduces person enduring the suffering to a caricature & the humanity of the person using their suffering to try to win an argument.
Let's talk about it.
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Dr. Noor Abdalla will be spending her first Mother's Day as a mom without her husband Mahmoud Khalil, who is still locked up hundreds of miles away from her in ICE detention.

He should be holding his son who he hasn't met yet, but he is instead detained without due process by the U.S. government.

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Martin Diaz came to the U.S. as a toddler, fleeing cartel violence with his family. They had proof of the danger—a letter from a Michoacán official. He married a U.S. citizen & was advancing his visa.

Then ICE showed up at his home in Spokane: no warrant, no ID
#OnYourSide

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