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@pzap.bsky.social

✏️ Partner at Down the Street 🌹DSA-LA 🐻 California DSA downthestreet.tv abcdogs.co

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Got to design a Pride shirt for the one and only @aoc.bsky.social inspired by the queens in Queens. Β‘P'afuera y p'alante, compaΓ±eras!

Thank you to @tylerevansokay.bsky.social for the opportunity.

05.12.2025 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Solidarity Forever bandana for @dsa.la 🌹✨

03.12.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you live in Los Angeles and are excited about @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social becoming the next Mayor of NYC, consider becoming a member of Democratic Socialists of America - Los Angeles @dsa.la!! Link to join: dsa.la/join 🌹🌹🌹

06.11.2025 04:35 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Taking inspiration from Mamdani, democratic socialists look to expand their power in L.A. Organizers with Democratic Socialists of America hope to add two more seats on the Los Angeles City Council in the June election β€” and possibly get to eight in 2028.

Must-read story about @dsa.la by @davidzahniser.bsky.social

Organizers with Democratic Socialists of America hope to add two more seats on the Los Angeles City Council in the June election β€” and possibly get to eight in 2028.
www.latimes.com/california/s...

10.11.2025 03:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's the day, California!
Vote YES on Prop 50 to fight back fascism!

04.11.2025 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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If you don't support Mamdani at this point, you support Trump. It's really that simple.

04.11.2025 00:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody promoting Zohran

Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody promoting Zohran

POV you’re still not married and your grandparents just found the nicest boy with a good job they want you to meet

29.10.2025 02:36 β€” πŸ‘ 16015    πŸ” 1685    πŸ’¬ 206    πŸ“Œ 142

I'd like to report a murder.

17.10.2025 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

this white house actively treats a large swath of americans as disloyal and outside the political community and it doesn’t merit so much as a peep from the political press

17.10.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 11619    πŸ” 2473    πŸ’¬ 320    πŸ“Œ 103
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Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera
YouTube video by Zohran Mamdani for NYC Until It's Done: Sylvia Rivera

Mamdani talking lucidly and passionately about trans rights and history in a video that should frankly shame every politician who has hemmed and hawed and triangulated and said, "Well, but sports..." It's not that hard to tell the truth and stand for what's right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEvV...

11.10.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3972    πŸ” 1098    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 67
Illustration of an ICE agent running away from foxes with text that reads β€œICE OUT OF CHICAGO”

Illustration of an ICE agent running away from foxes with text that reads β€œICE OUT OF CHICAGO”

ICE OUT OF CHICAGO!

Solidarity from Los Angeles!

05.10.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I often think about how, in mass (and even social) media, stories told about Los Angeles rarely come from Angelenos. They are typically filtered through a personality or correspondent from elsewhere who, we are told, knows best.

04.10.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated' The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

"Jones, 27, is among the residents left at 7500 S. South Shore Drive who are trying to piece together what remains after an early morning, high-powered federal immigration raid led to the arrests of dozens of their neighbors at their South Shore apartment building."

02.10.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 845    πŸ” 413    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 110
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as a christian, one thing i love about trump is that he explicitly rejects the teachings of jesus

28.09.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4452    πŸ” 742    πŸ’¬ 91    πŸ“Œ 57
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The Rise of America’s Young Socialistsβ€”From the 2008 Financial Crisis to Mamdani For many on the forefront of the far left, the misery of the economic meltdown left a lasting impression.

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29.09.2025 05:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Abolish ICE

23.09.2025 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8469    πŸ” 2823    πŸ’¬ 513    πŸ“Œ 193

This is it, essentially. The core of it. The goal of ICE detention in the mass deportation system is to make people give up their case without fighting; to have an officer say β€œif you want to see a judge and plead your case, you’re going to be jailed for months and months, so why not give up now?”

21.09.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2124    πŸ” 809    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 29

🚨The Supreme Court today gives Trump a license to engage in racial profiling, with Justice Kavanaugh writing in concurrence to expressly endorse ICE and Border Patrol targeting any Latinos they observe in Los Angeles speaking Spanish and then demanding their papers.

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Women carrying a banner at a pride parade that reads β€œLesbianas Latinas P’afuera y p’alante compaΓ±eras”

Women carrying a banner at a pride parade that reads β€œLesbianas Latinas P’afuera y p’alante compaΓ±eras”

The shirt design was based on some Queens Pride history ✨

Photo by Mariana Roma-Carmona

02.09.2025 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CompaΓ±eras Tee Made in USA Union decorated 100% cotton Gender-neutral fit Designed by artist Paul Zappia 100% of profits will be donated to https://www.ourvoicesarefree.org/https://destinationtomorrow.org/

Got to design a pride tshirt for the one and only @aoc.bsky.social πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Thanks @tylerevansokay.bsky.social for the opportunity!

shop.ocasiocortez.com/products/aoc...

02.09.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
State Committee Statement on CA Redistricting β€” California DSA California DSA delegates, representing chapters from across the state, overwhelmingly voted to endorse California’s Prop 50, the Election Rigging Response Act. This act was passed by the CA state legi...

California DSA delegates, representing chapters from across the state, overwhelmingly voted to endorse California’s Prop 50, the Election Rigging Response Act.

You can read our full statement here:
www.californiadsa.org/resolutions/...

02.09.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 100    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I voted for the measure to endorse Prop 50 and I think it ultimately comes down to a political difference in outlook. For me, fighting fascism, even if that could technically help Democrats, and solidifying DSA as a leader in the anti-fascist coalition rather than just a spectator, is most important

29.08.2025 21:36 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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He’s showing gratitude by actually trying to take care of people in this country while you and your fascist copilot try to tear it apart.

31.08.2025 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In addition to being caricature-level propaganda

26.08.2025 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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America by Design A National Design Studio Initiative

I love the how this is an announcement of an effort of the Trump administration to make US websites more well-designed and it's genuinely one of the ugliest and unusable things I've ever seen.
americabydesign.gov

26.08.2025 05:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The point I was making is that they haven’t totally backed down, is all πŸ‘

17.08.2025 22:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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L.A. Home Depot raided twice in one day. Critics say ICE is violating court order Recent raids at Los Angeles Home Depot stores are raising concerns over whether federal agents may be violating a temporary restraining order that bans the use of racial profiling in immigration arres...

Been organizing on the ground against ICE with the LA chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and we’re witnessing and being told of raids they happen. Tho it has slowed their operations, they’ve not gone away

www.latimes.com/california/s...

www.latimes.com/california/s...

17.08.2025 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We should absolutely continue to fight back, but unfortunately we’ve not seen ICE go away in Los Angeles. In fact, they have kept up their fascist program in violation of the courts’ restraining order.

17.08.2025 06:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Illustration of a dove holding a rose and a poppy with handwritten letters that read β€œFree Palestine”

Illustration of a dove holding a rose and a poppy with handwritten letters that read β€œFree Palestine”

🎨 πŸ•ŠοΈ 🌹 πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ

14.08.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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