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You can access "Radical Unlearning" by @lewispants.bsky.social as an audiobook, ebook, or hardcover anywhere you get your books, and/or request your local library carry a copy!

Audiobook from @libro.fm here:

“We don’t necessarily need to persuade a lot of people that we are right. We need to persuade a lot of people to do things, to take risks and do things, and to feel that what we do matters. And so unlearning apathy, unlearning a sense of nothing I do matters. That might actually be the thing that gets people into the streets.” - Lewis Raven Wallace

@lewispants.bsky.social: "I think it’s really easy to get caught up in the very intellectual academic kind of, what do you think? What do I think? What do we each think? As the main thing that matters when that’s not really how the bigger picture movement gets built." truthout.org/audio/the-sc...

Im excited to listen to this. Living in a global majority neighborhood and being really involved in my community changed my mind about almost everything.

Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester A court record reviewed by 404 Media shows privacy-focused email provider Proton Mail handed over payment data related to a Stop Cop City email account to the Swiss government, which handed it to the ...

SCOOP: Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data that the FBI then used to determine who was allegedly behind an anonymous account affiliated with the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta, according to a court record reviewed by 404 Media.

Avian flu detected at 20 commercial poultry operations

Two live bird markets, one in Orange County, Florida, and one in Kings County, New York, reported bird flu outbreaks.

www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...

Jobs | Free Press Indiana Free Press Indiana is on a mission to provide local news for Indiana that is anchored in and reflective of the needs of the communities they serve.

Hey #NICAR26: Mirror Indy's support organization, Free Press Indiana, is launching a new statewide reporting team. Which means we are hiring.

Hit me up if you want to chat about what it's like to work here!

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After initially saying he would wait for a House Ethics inquiry to conclude, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he had asked U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales to withdraw from his GOP primary runoff. bit.ly/3NlmQDZ

It’s time to talk about Bill Gates and Jeffrey Epstein, and how much harder questions need to be asked about his foundation. Great to get @timschwab.bsky.social’s insights!

In a couple weeks, we’ll also be talking about Epstein’s relationship with Elon Musk.

Question: What if there’s no event near me?

If there’s no event near you, consider hosting a pop-up protest where you gather some friends, make signs and find a busy street corner.
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No event nearby? Consider organizing a pop-up protest in your area — info is on the same page.
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Question: How can i find a rally near me?

Visit standupforscience.net and
click the "Join the Fight" button. 
Scroll down to the map, or click "national map of all events" to find an event near you. You can also click "List of Official Rallies" for a state-by-state alphabetical list.
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FAQ For Take Back Our Science Rally March 7th National Day of Action

You had questions about the Take Back our Science Rally, and we have answers! If you have more, drop them in the comments. We'll keep posting more as they roll in. See you March 7th!
standupforscience.net/march7
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#science
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#rally
#March7

Indiana’s Anti-Trans Attorney General is Preparing to Revoke Trans People’s Documents Indiana AG Todd Rokita has been compiling a list of his state’s trans people. Following in Kansas’ footsteps, he’s quietly laying the groundwork to declare their IDs “falsified records.”

Will Indiana be the next state to invalidate drivers licenses and IDs for trans residents?

@transitics.substack.com spoke with government employees from various states about the capabilities of their bureaucracy. She identified Indiana as the most likely state to follow Kansas. Worth a read.

Matt Loschen, a millionaire tech guy who would pay the Millionaires Tax spoke in support of the bill at the @housedemocrats.wa.gov hearing: "I'm from here, I'm proud of my state. I'm not going anywhere and I'm ready to do the right thing to make Washington great."

FBI investigating ‘suspicious’ cyber activities on critical surveillance network | CNN Politics The FBI identified a suspected cybersecurity breach on a sensitive network used to manage wiretaps and intelligence surveillance warrants, and officials working to determine the seriousness of the inc...

suspected breach of FBI network used to house "wiretaps and intelligence surveillance warrants." 👀👀👀

🎯And SNAP doesn't just support low-income families struggling to afford groceries — it supports the entire food supply chain from the grocery store back to the farm.

Last night, the House Agriculture Committee advanced an unacceptable farm bill that turns its back on the millions of low-income families struggling to afford groceries in the wake of the Republican megabill’s unprecedented SNAP cuts. This bill should be rejected.

Trump can appoint Mullins as "acting" secretary of DHS, therefore getting around Democratic obstruction.

That said, the Democrats should stand united against confirming ANYONE to lead DHS, as part of a general shutdown of Senate business, as my senator suggests here.

Iran school and nearby military base struck multiple times, satellite image reveals Iranian authorities say the attack, which took place on Saturday, killed 168 people.

BBC Verify has pieced together verified videos, satellite imagery and expert views after a deadly attack near a primary school in Minab, souther Iran, which suggest the area was hit more than once "by multiple simultaneous or near-simultaneous strikes".

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Republican senator floats using violence against journalists who report 'fake news' Markwayne Mullin recounted that a reporter fatally shot a former congressman in 1890, adding there might be less "fake news ... if we could still handle our differences that way."

Markwayne Mullin, the new pick for Homeland Security, suggested it would be a good idea to shoot reporters who deliver "fake news." This guy may end up being worse than Kristi Noem.

Show up for our libraries. ALA 150, American Library Association.

NEW: Congress has begun preparation for next year's federal budget, and they need to hear from library advocates like you.

The best way to show up #ForOurLibraries during the budget process? Take action.

Tell your Representative to #FundLibraries in FY 2027: ala.org/showup

The Minneapolis council member on the front lines of the resistance to ICE • Minnesota Reformer When heavily-armed federal agents and Minneapolis police officers surrounded a Lake Street taco shop in June, Minneapolis City Council Member Jason Chavez was incensed.  “This is completely wrong,” Ch...

Chavez isn't the only progressive elected official who has been out on the streets during Operation Metro Surge and beyond — but he is possibly the most personally affected by the operation. Two of his uncles have been deported in the past few months.

The Minneapolis council member on the front lines of the resistance to ICE • Minnesota Reformer When heavily-armed federal agents and Minneapolis police officers surrounded a Lake Street taco shop in June, Minneapolis City Council Member Jason Chavez was incensed.  “This is completely wrong,” Ch...

I profiled Jason Chavez, the Minneapolis city council member who has been embedded in community efforts to combat ICE.

“To leave your constituents to face off with a racist fascist regime on their own, without having someone that has some power…I could not let my constituents be out there alone.”

like there's a lot of people who have no problem with abortion or marriage equality but they're never gonna vote for some commie dem who wants to institute sharia law

relatedly, Talarico is unlikely to win texas because being a republican is an important aspect of too many people's identity here, even if they disagree with the far right lunatics in the legislature on specific issues bsky.app/profile/yair...

Chavez is writing his name in the history books, but more importantly he has become a trusted figure for the underrepresented

Vance's "war on fraud" is a fraud It'd be laughable if people weren't getting hurt.

The administrations "war on fraud" is the real fraud. My latest at Public Notice: www.publicnotice.co/p/vance-war-...

March 5 Thursday roundup Links to the podcast! Also, if you're feeling overwhelmed, join our call tonight.

The Friday roundup is up a day early, with links to the podcast! I also wrote about that terrible feeling of dread I often feel due to the many evil events underway these days, and how it recalls the nightmarish stretch from 9/11 to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. But there's an important difference.

Less than two years ago, I had “experts“ saying that this would never happen and that those pointing it out were “doomers” and “ conspiracy theorists”
When I coined the term Weaponized unreality and started publicly speaking about it, people still would claim it was not academic, but conspiratorial

ICO writes to Meta over 'concerning' AI smart glasses report Videos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor.

Last year when I was checking into a hotel, the desk person was wearing Meta glasses. I kindly asked them to take them off. They were annoyed. I said, “I do not consent to you looking at my credit card and ID with Meta glasses on.” My instincts were correct: www.bbc.com/news/article...