My fellow Worcesterites, Holy Cross University has allowed an ICE agent, Ryan Vasquez, to attend their upcoming career day in a recruiting capacity. Tell their president what you think of this.

Holy Cross President:
Vincent Rougeau
rougeauv@holycross.edu
hcpresident@holycross.edu
508 793 2525

The slightest commerce with ICE must bring about social consequences so severe that no door will ever open for the collaborator again as long as they live.

@billshaner.bsky.social @masspolwatch.bsky.social @telemundo52.com @wgbh.org

Winter is coming and a tent is a poor shelter. Please donate if you can.

whatever you think of Spanberger, the fact that her opponent ran a campaign based almost entirely on transphobia and is on track to eat shit in the biggest blowout the state has seen since 2009 is unambiguously a huge win

I found this a really illuminating thread on what demonstrations do and why they matter.

Sen. Ed Markey, a white man with white hair, standing at a lectern with a dark background, and Sen Elizabeth Warren to camera right, in a black top with a red blazer. Markey wears a trans pride flag draped over his shoulders. The closed caption reads "trans people because trans righs are human rights. We" The chiron underneath reads "No Kings Rally Underway In Boston"

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) at the Boston No Kings rally today, wore the trans pride flag like a scarf draped over his shoulders and included in his speech. "Because here in Massachusetts, we stand for what is right. We stand with trans people because trans rights are human rights."

300 cc's of weapons-grade serotonin straight to the frontal cortex

I have ASCENDED

Something maybe worth noting is that all the frog costumes and signs and good-natured memeing came about because a wide spectrum of Americans saw someone in direct, brave confrontation with ICE—getting pepperballed and standing their ground—and thought “that’s awesome. That person is a hero”

i made a helpful reference

Sama'a's family is struggling. They have two little girls to feed and clothe, one still an infant, and every dollar counts. Please join me in digging deep for them.

There is no argument against birthright citizenship other than “I am incredibly racist and don’t like it”

It is clearly and simply spelled out in the 14th amendment - if you are born here, you are an American citizen.

Help me save my family and escape from Gaza to Eygpt My name is Alaa, and I am a mother of three precious children: Musa, who is 12 years old, and my twin daughters, Ella and Ellen, who are 8 years old. Before October 7th, our lives were filled with hop...

Alaa's daughter Ella is very sick. Many of you know what it's like to watch a child or loved one's health deteriorate. Imagine trying to care for them in Gaza, amid so much violence and deprivation. If you can, please consider donating to help this family survive.

Wayne Connell, Chief HR officer for @washingtonpost.com, voluntarily put his name on a letter informing a Black woman that men who believe she is genetically inferior are a protected class and that she engaged in misconduct by criticizing men who have historically advocated for lynching Black people

Karen Attiah made critical comments about *men who are white supremacists* and @washingtonpost.com said that they are a protected class

Be clear about what they were saying

That white supremacists are a protected class

Why Washington Post fired me Read the official termination letter for yourself.

You guys have to read the termination letter that @washingtonpost.com sent @karenattiah.bsky.social because they essentially accused her of anti-white racism because she mentioned that Charlie Kirk was a white man 😵‍💫

Then they called her a “risk.”

🤡
karenattiah.substack.com/p/why-washin...

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

Reminder that Brian Kilmeade said unhoused American citizens with mental health issues should be straight-up murdered. He’s still happily hosting on Fox.

While I got my knuckles rapped by corporate America for being rude and tasteless about a guy who dreamed of the stoning of me and everyone I love, Fox's Brian Kilmeade advocated explicitly for the state murder of all homeless people -- on live TV, no less -- to virtually no response.

My main observation from the last few hours of monitoring US social media is that Democrats are universally denouncing political violence and calling for calm while MAGA are escalating language and openly lusting for retribution against broad categories of people they identity as their enemies.

Two Democratic legislators were shot, along with their spouses.

Even their dog was shot.

One had to dive on top of their child to protect them.

Trump didn’t attend the funeral. There was no widespread condemnation of political violence.

The culture must change and gun control is long overdue

The Israeli army has destroyed Sama'a's home, and now means to annex it. She and her family need our help to move south to another city. Please give what you can

tinyurl.com/help4samaa

@massgovernor.bsky.social gonna need you do to this ASAP

It is all SO MUCH. When I get especially anxious about the near and distant future, I often think about your Mercenary Librarians series and how they resist the evil powers that be and build community. Just wanted to tell you how much your work helps.

Transphobes are a public menace.

Every news broadcast should run the facts split-screen in real time while Trump spews his lies.

Nice work, @msnbc.com — every network had time to prepare because they knew what was coming.

Just 10 members of Congress have even dared to call Israel's mass murder in Gaza a genocide. Meanwhile, they're straight up murdering journalists. The gulf between what's happening and what most of our leaders will acknowledge is so remarkably vast.