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How the Prison Industry Became a Booming Business CoreCivic’s CEO called the Trump administration “one of the most exciting periods” of his career.

#OpEd: "We must recognize the prison industry for what it is: an industry built on the human suffering of crime victims, incarcerated people, their families, and still others." Read the full story on how the prison industry became worth over $80 billion a year.

Just gave. Please consider helping if you can. Right now is an incredibly important time. Right now.

For those who asked. The link tree for the Sameer Project is here: linktr.ee/thesameerpro...

and wearing a mask is indeed punk as fuck

here’s a free zine about it: shorturl.at/C1OEE

Washington State Passes Bill To Cover 12-Month Hormone Therapy Stockpiles “The bill will alleviate a lot of suffering,” one Republican lawmaker said.

1. A major bill protecting trans people just passed in Washington.

It makes insurers cover 12-month supplies of HRT which can be obtained at pharmacies, allowing trans people to stockpile medication to outlast supply disruptions.

The latest from S. Baum.

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A handwritten quote by Howard Zinn on a red-bordered white paper over an illustration of blue-green blades of grass. The words "FIRST MOVE" are written in large, bold red letters at the bottom.

PEOPLE ARE PRACTICAL.They want change but feel powerless, alone, do not want to be the blade of grass that sticks up above the others and is cut down.They wait for a sign from someone else who will make the first move, or the second. And at certain times in history, there are certain intrepid+

The Anti-Empathy Revolution of Elon Musk Musk views empathy as a “bug” that threatens his political agenda. This framing is instructive.

Ping-pong paddle signage won’t beat back the techno-fascist revolution. To fight Musk’s vision, we need something deeper—solidarity, mutual aid, and a refusal to abandon each other. My latest:

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All 3 patterns are available for pre-order!! If I don't sell enough of them. I'll have to cancel orders. So please support!!

Which ones are you buying? Galaxy, bats or strawberry?

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Security and Privacy Tips for People Seeking An Abortion Given the shifting state of the law, people seeking an abortion, or any kind of reproductive healthcare that might end with the termination of a pregnancy, may need to pay close attention to their dig...

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In Final Plea, Amnesty International Urges Biden To Free Leonard Peltier Granting clemency to the ailing, 80-year-old Native American rights activist “could be forever part of your legacy,” reads a letter to the president.

For those too young to remember the conviction of Native American activist Leonard Peltier, and the case for his release, here’s a primer from @amnestyuk.bsky.social. www.huffpost.com/entry/amnest...

Your homework. inthesetimes.com/article/toni...

Considering places to donate this ‘Giving Tuesday’ (or any day, really)? These folks are doing really impactful work.

Take a Deep Breath and Think About What You Need to Do How powerful will we choose to become as the world falls down and what will we have the potential to build?

Some thoughts on how to navigate this moment.

This women’s day, stand in solidarity with the women of Gaza, who are enduring unthinkable suffering, watching their children die, experiencing miscarriages at unprecedented rates, giving birth unassisted, undergoing c-sections without anesthesia, and using tent scraps as menstrual products

Devasted urban area by the sea in Gaza

Posted by the UN Relief and Works Agency in Gaza a few hours ago. Expand to see the scale of what has been done.

More than 12,300 Palestinian minors have been killed in Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza, health officials say More than 12,300 Palestinian minors have been killed in Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza, health officials say

In American news media, the term "children" refers to underage white people, whom they portray as—well—people.

Brown, Black, Indigenous, and Muslim children, particularly when murdered, are referred to by terms such as "minors" to avoid making such an association.

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Kind reminders:

1—Palestinians don’t owe you a clarification or condemnation of any kind regarding their stance on the resistance. Unlearn your western exceptionalism

2—Calling it a “religions conflict” is reductive & lazy. It’s Israeli colonialism, racism, ethnic cleansing, occupation & apartheid

AP tweet BREAKING: Health officials say more than 12,300 Palestinian minors have been killed in Israel's war on Hamas in Gaza

Calling them “minors” instead of murdered children is just so fucked up

debunking the conquest narrative facing one of the hardest narrative arcs in the Bible armed with the truth of what really happened

So. Time that a rabbi said it, so I'll be that guy:

The Divine-Authorized Conquest Of The Holy Land is a horrendous, toxic narrative that's been used to justify untold atrocities, including now.

AND it never happened.

Looking at what likely DID happen may actually be critical at this moment.

Israeli airstrikes kill more than 100 in Rafah as international alarm mounts over anticipated ground offensive | CNN Dozens of people, including children, have been killed as “extremely intense” Israeli airstrikes and shelling pounded multiple locations in Rafah overnight Monday, according to the Palestine Red Cresc...

The situation on the ground in Rafah looks increasingly catastrophic www.cnn.com/2024/02/12/m...

The Census Bureau wants to change its definition of "disabled" to eliminate FORTY PERCENT of disabled people from being counted in the US. Disabled folks alred have extremely minimal support in this country. Imagine the damage this will do. PLEASE COMMENT. PLEASE HELP PROTECT DISABLED PEOPLE.

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I invite you to consider your response (or lack of) to the still-ongoing pandemic through the lens of race.

COVID has hit people and communities of color the hardest. When this data first surfaced in the earlier pandemic, it was shown that *fewer* white people decided to mask, upon learning of this

US COVID SHOTS ARE FREE.

Please do not let Walgreens and CVS mislead you or your family members or neighbors about this! They are the biggest part of the federal bridge (free shots for uninsured people) program, but the rollout’s logistics have been a little scattered and you may get pushback.