Rosemary A Barbera 🍉

This bill was never only about eviscerating social services or enriching oligarchs, bad as that is. It’s also about using state power to build a private police force for the fascists—and spreading fear and destroying solidarity. Being brave and building solidarity is a big part of how we fight back.

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Governor DeSantis is building “Alligator Alcatraz” with little oversight – and this big campaign donor is set to reap millions from it As the large commercial trucks roar one after another onto the airfield property in the Everglades where a massive detention camp for immigrants is being

A critical investigation of the private DeSantis donor reaping the most reward from helping build the Everglades concentration camp.

Incredible independent journalism from @floridatrident.bsky.social.

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VIDEO: Frederick Douglass' descendants deliver his 'Fourth of July' speech Updated July 4, 2022 at 6:02 AM ETIn the summer of 2020, the U.S. commemorated Independence Day amid nationwide protests for racial justice and systemic…

What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?

“For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake.“

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This is what I want a leader to say

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Your enemies are people in actual power not some random person on the internet.

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tough but fair

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HSI agent on lake st standing next to a “DEFEND IMMIGRANT RIGHTS” sign

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JUST IN: Deputy Assistant to the President and "Counterterrorism Czar" Sebastian Gorka says anyone advocating for due process for Kilmar Abrego Garcia could be viewed as "aiding and abetting a terrorist" and be federally charged. (h/t Philip Germain)

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Navajo Nation leaders address reports of ICE detaining tribal citizens Social media reports of Navajo citizens being detained by ICE prompted Navajo leaders to explore ways to protect their people.

www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

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Great news!

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#Gramsci constantly warned us about not mistaking occasional politics for structural shifts.

The test here is to ask what would people be writing if Harris had won by the same margins as they lost.

For a proper analysis of the current situation, the actual result shouldn't really matter.

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Organize Every Campus The AAUP is excited to be kicking off a new organizing campaign, Organize Every Campus. The program will help hone and develop member and leader organizing skills so that we can stand together, fight ...

Since there seem to be a lot of new professors on Bluesky, I'll re-share this link to the AAUP's "Organize Every Campus" campaign. This is a critical time for faculty to organize in defense of our students, ourselves and co-workers, and the institutions we believe in. Join us!

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Must-Reads and the Need to Be Held Right Now We need the good in you.

My weekly curated list of must-reads and some final thoughts for the week.

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hammerandhope.org

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I was so sick last week after I got them. It was just the next day but my body was overwhelmed.

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This Former Child Welfare Investigator Says Family Policing Must Be Abolished Alan J. Dettlaff once worked for Child Protective Services. What he saw made him realize the system should be abolished.

"We know that the majority of cases that end in child removal can be addressed by providing families with resources. The 70 percent of children who are in care because of “neglect” are victims of poverty."

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