Andrea Friedman

Israeli forces kill pregnant woman and her unborn baby in Gaza City assault Scenes of chaos play out in Gaza City as military closes in on panic-stricken residents facing forced displacement.

Israeli forces have killed a pregnant Palestinian and her unborn baby near Shati refugee camp amid their ongoing large-scale attacks on Gaza City aje.io/3ndkh8

Why Trump’s attack on the Smithsonian matters | Kimberlé Crenshaw and Jason Stanley The president’s assault on US museums, education and memory is a critical dimension of his fascist aims

Read this vital piece on Trump's attack on the African American history museum and help push out TODAY? People really need to grasp the high stakes of this fascist move. "Why Trump’s attack on the Smithsonian matters" | Kimberlé Crenshaw and Jason Stanley www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I think today is the right day for this piece. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/o...

Organizers announced a headcount of more than 1,500 at our peaceful #nokings protest today lining the road in Taos. Lots of cars honking in solidarity as they drove by, many waving their own flags.

No Kings On June 14—Flag Day—Donald Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington. ...

While Trump hosts his birthday parade in DC, we’ll rise up everywhere else -- with your help, in numbers even bigger than Hands Off! -- to show him what real power looks like.
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U.S. Sen. Luján calls out Trump order on NPR, PBS • Source New Mexico U.S. Sen. Luján, KUNM GM and CPB president say Trump's executive order doesn't pass muster as he has no authority over CPB.

Trump’s order would impact approximately $540,000 in CPB funding for KUNM over the next two years, said the station's general manager. “This is not chump change," he said.

More here on how Trump's effort to cut NPR and PBC would affect New Mexico, and why some think it's illegal.
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Sewage flooding cells inside Torrance County ICE prison again, advocates say • Source New Mexico Torrance County and CoreCivic acknowledge water problems but deny lack of potable water and sewage backups.

Advocates for people held in an immigration detention center in Estancia, N.M. say sewage is again backing up into their cells, and they do not have access to clean drinking water, leaving them unable to flush toilets or take showers and exacerbating illnesses and hygiene issues/

Smart street art in New Orleans

Feminisms Against the Carceral State - Emily L. Thuma - Inquest Seventies-era anti-carceral feminism opposed “tough on crime” policymaking and played an important role in the making of today’s prison abolition movement.

Seventies-era anti-carceral feminism opposed “tough on crime” policymaking and played an important role in the making of today’s prison abolition movement.

Protest sign on hot pink background reading “HANDS OFF HISTORY.”

HANDS OFF HISTORY!

Check this out, historians!

Batman smacking Robin meme. Robin saying "It's basically like Arizona there, right? Batman responding "No, It's like New Mexico."

It's sort of like what would happen if Arizona and Colorado had a baby. High desert mesas and badlands, as well as mountains and alpine forests. It's like a choose your own adventure novel, but with climate. Seek mountains in the summer, lower elevation in the winter.

#NewMexico #travel

Opinion | Unmarked Vans. Secret Lists. Public Denunciations. America’s Police State Has Arrived. (Gift Article) Those of us who’ve seen secret police in action can’t shake a feeling of dreadful familiarity.

A powerful piece by M. Gessen. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/o...

📸☝️ Sylvia (center), her partner Julia Murray (right) and friend Christina Hayworth). Credit: © Luis Carle

#TDOV In 2015, Sylvia Rivera made transgender history when this portrait was added to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. It’s the first portrait of a transgender person to be included in NPG's holdings. #MakingGayHistory⁠ #TransgenderDayOfVisibility

Today, we honor the legacy of fierce civil rights activist and labor leader, César Chávez. His commitment to dignity and respect lives on as we the fight for change in our communities, empower workers, and fight to give our kids the future they deserve.

Yesterday, Palestinians located the bodies of 15 aid workers in a mass grave in Gaza. One week after two ambulances were directly shot at by the Israeli military, the bodies of these Red Crescent workers were finally found handcuffed and crushed under their ambulances, concealed in a mass grave.

As Jews, we refuse to be the scapegoats for fascism. We remain steadfast in our commitment to Palestinian freedom, to protecting free speech and the right to protest, and to defending immigrants and all those under attack by the Trump regime.

Combahee River Collective members at a memorial march for murdered women of color, Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, April 1, 1979. Holding the banner, from left to right: Maria Elena Gonzales, Margo Okasawa-Rey, Barbara Smith, and Demita Frazier. Credit: Photo by Tia Cross

Barbara Smith has never been a single-issue activist. Her entire life she’s demanded justice and dignity for those whose voices aren’t heard. ⁠#WomensHistoryMonth⁠⠀

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This morning, the Israeli military deliberately targeted and killed beloved Palestinian journalists Hossam Shabat and Mohammed Mansour.

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.

Authors, search your name here:

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Tell the Governor: Sign Parole Reform! Please take action!

The criteria used by the parole board haven’t been updated since 1980, leaving decisions based on outdated standards rather than meaningful evidence. SB 17 is the solution, but it won’t become law unless Governor Lujan Grisham signs it. 🧵 [2/2]

TAKE ACTION NOW: action.aclu.org/send-message...

Fantastic book!

Feminism Against the Carceral State - Emily L. Thuma - Inquest Seventies-era anti-carceral feminism opposed “tough on crime” policymaking and played an important role in the making of today’s prison abolition movement.

Feminism Against the Carceral State

U.S. Sens. Luján, Heinrich and others push back at USDA funding cuts • Source New Mexico U.S. Senators on Tuesday wrote to USDA Secretary Rollins asking she reinstate $1 billion in program funding

U.S. Senators Ben Ray Luján and Martin Heinrich joined 30 or so of their colleagues in a letter to the USDA urging its secretary to reinstate $1 billion in canceled programs benefiting farmers, food banks and schools across the U.S. — including in New Mexico.

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The EFA is committed to standing by DEI; we re-affirm the principles of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Learn more about our commitment: The-efa.org/diversity-equity-belonging #DiversityEquityInclusion #DEI #InclusionMatters #EquityForAll #DiversityMatters #Freelancers #EquityInAction

This is why it is so important that lawmakers urgently advance two bills that would help protect New Mexicans: HB 9 (Immigrant Safety Act) and SB 250 (No State & Local Resources for Immigration Enforcement Act).

the notion of “inherent power” is anti-republican in the lower-case r sense. runs totally counter to the notion of a divided government of enumerated powers

Not In Our Name Sign the Statement March 11, 2025 Not in our name. We are Jewish professors, staff members, and students from universities across the United States. We hold various views about Israel and Palestine...

"We are Jewish professors, staff, students from universities across the US. We hold various views about Israel, Palestine, student activism . But we are united in denouncing anyone who invokes our name to harass, expel, arrest, or deport members of our communities” docs.google.com/document/d/1...?

Arresting someone without charge, explanation, or due process to silence dissent is unconstitutional. This type of thing happens in dictatorships, not America.

You don’t have to agree with Mahmoud Khalil to defend his rights—if his freedoms can be taken by the Trump administration, so can yours.

Opinion | The Point: Conversations and insights about the moment.

If we don't have free speech, we don't have a democracy. That's what's at stake with the detention of Mahmoud Khalil. Protecting unpopular speech from government sanction is vital because any speech can become unpopular. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/03...