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‘No Way To Prevent This,’ Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens ISLA VISTA, CA—In the days following a violent rampage in southern California in which a lone attacker killed seven individuals, including himself, and seriously injured over a dozen others, citizens ...

12 years earlier.

NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say

Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.

That’s my old neighborhood! I got this photo of the same exact graffiti in 2018.

Truth. Love from Saint Paul MN

Spectacular view of 100,000 people attending the #HandsOff march in NYC

Protests aren’t the only tool in the anti-authoritarian toolkit, but they’re incredibly important. Protests help us see each other; they make it feel safer to refuse to obey the dictator, and make it more possible for us to organize mass non-cooperation.

It’s an essential step in the process.

People who actually know a goddamn thing about how social movements work understand that protests can be massively useful not as ends in themselves but as *starting points* for people who are newly mobilized

They are huge opportunities. They matter

I asked the one high ranking policeman I saw on 5th Ave why there were so few police. He said “We did not expect anything like this. Don’t tell anyone but I’ve only got 44 officers out here — and it’s a great crowd, great event, no incidents.”

The #HandsOff rally in Chicago is packed!

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It’s never been more important to speak up for our trans community than it is right now. We see you. We support you. And you are safe with us 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

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When you ride with Union Cab, you’re supporting a local worker-owned and operated co-op that puts its values into practice.

Read the whole article from City Cast Madison here: madison.citycast.fm/madison-expl...

German pianist Davide Martello, who played during the Gezi protests in 2013 and at other demonstrations and sites of conflict and violence around the world, says he was deported from Turkey before a planned performance in Istanbul this week.

Journalists in Turkey arrested, beaten, deported amid government crackdown on opposition - Committee to Protect Journalists Istanbul, April 2, 2025—In the weeks since the March 19 detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, a potential challenger to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in the next presidential race, alon...

Turkey is in crisis:
-Authorities raided homes of at least nine journalists
- Detained those journalists & at least another four who were covering protests
-Media regulators imposed suspensions & fines on pro-opposition broadcasters; threatened cancellation of TV licenses
cpj.org/2025/04/jour...

Results of anti-government protests in Turkey police assault. And there is also sexual harrasment in custody. The majority of protesters are students. Law enforcement tries to silence peacefully protesting students.
#JusticeForTurkey
#JusticeForStudents

German pianist forced to leave Turkey after playing amid protests - Turkish Minute German pianist Davide Martello, known for performing for demonstrators during the 2013 Gezi Park protests in İstanbul, was forced to leave Turkey after playing at recent demonstrations sparked by the...

German pianist forced to leave Turkey after playing amid protests

Elon Musk is now suspending accounts of opposition figures in Turkey for reporting on the massive protests against Erdoğan’s dictatorship regime following the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor. So much for the “free speech."

#SONDAKİKA

İstanbul Pangaltı'da pencerelere çıkan yurttaşlar, bu gece de tencere ve tavalarla protesto eylemi gerçekleştirdi.

OMCT and 12 civil society organisations condemn the brutal crackdown on peaceful protests and the persecution of human rights defenders in 🇹🇷 #Turkey.

Turkey must respect the right to protest. Mass arrests, police violence, and attacks on HRDs must end.

📄 Read the joint statement: bit.ly/4j68Zfe

Turkey: End Brutal Crackdown on Peaceful Protest and Human Rights Defenders Browse through all the publications of EuroMed Rights & its work spanning through the Euro-Mediterranean region

13 international, regional & national organisations condemn violations of the right to protest in Turkey, including police brutality, ill-treatment that may amount to torture, mass arbitrary detentions, and the systematic persecution of human rights defenders.

euromedrights.org/publication/...

Israel kills almost 80 in Gaza, children die in missile strike on UN clinic Israeli missile attack on UN clinic in the Jabalia refugee camp kills 22 as death toll over past 24 hours nears 80.

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How Madison’s Union Cab Co-op Competes in the Uber Era - City Cast Madison Since 1979, Union Cab Co-op has been a worker-owned taxi company serving Madison. While its business model may have changed over the years to compete with Uber and Lyft, its mission remains the same.

@unioncabcoop.bsky.social, a worker-owned cooperative in Madison, WI, offers a model where drivers not only receive a share of the profits but also have a say in the business. They operate the state’s only on-demand fleet of wheelchair-accessible cabs, and revenues are reinvested into the community.

Trump deports more Venezuelans to El Salvador — as lawyers ask the U.N. for help The U.N. human rights commission's working group has now said it will appeal to El Salvador to consider the recent deportation and imprisonment of Venezuelans “alleged enforced or involuntary disappea...

Back on my bullshit. Please, if you know someone who is missing after an immigration detention, report it to the UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances: www.wlrn.org/immigration/...

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Since we give free rides to the polls on election days, we’re unable to endorse any candidates or tell anyone how to vote… BUT we can absolutely can say this is an extremely important election. There’s a lot at stake, so please do not sit this one out!

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Graphic with text that reads “Hey all, apologies for being pretty absent from social media these past couple of months; our social media person needed some time away from work (don’t we all right now). As a trans and non-binary person, they have had a rough go of it recently, for obvious reasons. But, Union Cab never left the streets of Madison, and we’re here to say that we will always uphold our values as a local, worker-owned co-op that believes in community care over corporate greed.”

Israel Kills Over 400 in Gaza, Resuming Carpet Bombing After Months of Ceasefire Violations Israeli forces have unleashed an intense assault across Gaza, killing at least 174 Palestinian children, reports say.

Israel has resumed its heavy bombing of civilians in Gaza, marking the single deadliest day since the start of the genocide. The attacks are a major violation — and potentially unilateral ending — of the already-fragile ceasefire and captive release deal.

Israel launches major Gaza assault, shattering ceasefire Hamas says Israeli offensive marks end to ceasefire that took effect on January 19.

The Israeli military is bombing Gaza again, breaching the ceasefire. Hundreds of people are already reported killed.

This is not because they could not use diplomacy to achieve the goals that made them agree to the ceasefire.

It is because having achieved them, they can now resume the genocide.