It was an honor to co-facilitate a session at @socialismconference.org alongside my dear friends @tanuja.bsky.social & @atenaoyadi.bsky.social. We gave away copies of The Understory Toolkit (and some mini chocolate croissants), shared some things we've learned and wrapped up with a group sing-along.
Thank you for this @mskellymhayes.bsky.social ❤️🔥 “Now that we are here together, carrying all of this—our dead, our histories, our disappointments, our anger, our attachments, our grief—how are we going to take care of one another and endure what comes next?”
Puff the Magic Hater@mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 5d agoSomething has really bothered me about the Gloria Steinem discourse—something that's not really about Gloria Steinem. So, I wrote about it.
Some thouggts/ connections: As @mskellymhayes.bsky.social presented today on her & @tanuja.bsky.social 's Understory Toolkit on emotional support for those engaged in The Work of resistance/ survival organizingmythoughts.org/the-understo... Where else do we find unmet needs & how can we offer more?
The Understory Toolkit
Creating spaces of reflection, belonging, and collective care
organizingmythoughts.org
The Fascism Barometer@fascismbarometer.bsky.social · 3w agoWhat if resisting MAGA means challenging the status quo, too? In the latest episode, @ejeris.bsky.social talks with Marisa Franco about how movements have to listen for unmet needs and find ways to address them—without abandoning our values. “I am damn not okay with the status quo.”
For years, people have asked @tanuja.bsky.social and me how we built and sustained Understory, our spiritual and emotional support group for activists. So we made a toolkit to help others build spaces of their own.
The Understory Toolkit
Creating spaces of reflection, belonging, and collective care
organizingmythoughts.org
🏳️⚧️ Please read, use, and share these safety resources for trans folks and their allies! 🧵
I talked to Krystal Two Bulls and Joseph White Eyes about how Native organizers are resisting the sprawl of data centers in Indian Country. We also discussed how chatbots, robots, mineral extraction, and surveillance are affecting Native communities.
You Can’t Drink Data: Native Communities Are Resisting the AI Death Cycle
“These are tools to extract from who we are to erase us,” says organizer Krystal Two Bulls.
truthout.org
In my latest, I talk with @silkys13.bsky.social about the struggle against ICE. How are the government’s tactics shifting, and how must we respond? We also discuss the tremendous victory of fighting off the warehouse model for the regime’s concentration camps, and where the fight goes from here.
The Fight Against ICE Has Entered a New Phase
“This is a time to build on organizing on the ground and sustain it over time,” says Silky Shah
organizingmythoughts.org
The impacts of Rahm Emanuel's austerity measures continue to be felt more than a decade later.
Crystal Paul@cplhouse.bsky.social · last mo.As of late July more than 110,000 books were waiting in branches across the city to be picked up and processed. Library workers say this is another consequence of a shortage of delivery drivers this spring. And they're still not fully staffed. ✍️Rachel Hinton blockclubchicago.org/2026/08/05/t...
ICE is already planning to target communities in Ohio and elsewhere as soon as TPS expires tomorrow. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-hai...
ICE plans to target Haitians as Temporary Protected Status is set to end, sources say
The plans include arresting migrants in Ohio and quickly putting them on deportation flights to crisis-stricken Haiti, the internal documents indicate.
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Jim Daley@jimdaleywrites.bsky.social · 2mo agoOn Thursday SCOTUS stripped Haitian and Syrian refugees of Temporary Protected Status, throwing thousands of Chicagoans in legal limbo and sparking fears amid ongoing ICE raids in and around the city.
This is my first episode since coming back from medical leave, so if y'all can help give it a lift, that would mean a lot. I really loved this conversation, and I think a lot of you will, too.
Puff the Magic Hater@mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 2mo agoI talked with @bcmerchant.bsky.social about AI in the workplace, Google’s decision to ruin its search engine, robotaxis getting people arrested, Flock cameras getting destroyed, the movement against data centers, and what it means to build power against the tech industry.
I talked with @bcmerchant.bsky.social about AI in the workplace, Google’s decision to ruin its search engine, robotaxis getting people arrested, Flock cameras getting destroyed, the movement against data centers, and what it means to build power against the tech industry.
The AI Boom Is a Corporate Project. It Can Be Disrupted
“A lot of people are really sitting up and pushing back,” says Brian Merchant.
truthout.org
We can do multiple things at once 💅🏾 I believe in us 🙏🏾
ex-Lethality Jane@lethalityjane.bsky.social · 2mo agoYou could get mad about dead senator discourse *or* you could enjoy this video of sea lions who have retaken an island with a decommissioned lighthouse off the coast of Oregon and now use the staircase as a giant slide.
ICE agents shot and killed a man in Maine one week after ICE agents shot and killed a father in Houston. Both victims were in vehicles when agents killed them, echoing other fatal shootings by ICE/CBP. In Maine, the victim wasn't even the man agents were after. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u...
ICE Agent Kills Person in Vehicle in Biddeford, Maine, State Officials Say
The fatal shooting in Biddeford, Maine, was the second in a week involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent firing into a vehicle.
nytimes.com
“Shame on you! When money calls the shots, the #WorldCup loses all credibility. Adapting the rules to please Trump, trying to cheat to win—what a deplorable image for FIFA, for the soccer World Cup, and for the United States. Rules must be respected by everyone, in sports as in life.” #Belgium
'Shame on you': Belgium accuses FIFA of caving to Trump ahead of World Cup clash
Politicians across the political spectrum blasted the decision to clear American star Folarin Balogun to play Monday.
politico.com
FIFA announces that team USA can use their hands “just if they need to”
“The immigration camp, it really depends on a lot of local infrastructure. It is not this untouchable federal abstraction. It is up to us, neighbors, community members, and we have the actual power to shut them down.” @jwashing.bsky.social talks to @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
ICE Camps Are Not Untouchable. Here’s How Communities Can Push Back.
“You can do something. It is within reach. You can have an effect,” says journalist John Washington.
truthout.org
Do white USians wonder how it feels like for non-white people to live in a country where the President is a full on racist white supremacist? Like where he announces every single day that you are inferior, unintelligent, and need to be eliminated from the country?
My latest published in @truthout.org and the @theappeal.org. Delaney Hall detainees: “We deserve to be free and to complete the process at home with our families. We demand freedom, a fair trial, and for our rights to be respected.”
Everyone Has a Role to Play in Supporting the Strike at Delaney Hall ICE Jail
The uprising at Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey, has become a focal point for broader resistance to ICE.
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”After many of those uses of force, agents filed reports with narratives that were contradicted by their own body-camera footage, showing they lied about what they did.” Exceptional work by @cplhouse.bsky.social and @blockclubchi.bsky.social to document Midway Blitz in ICE's own words.
Who Were The Midway Blitz Border Patrol Agents? Most Were Veteran Immigration Officers
Though the federal agents often wore masks concealing their identities, Block Club Chicago identified 271 of them. Many were trained specifically for crowd control, yet reported using force more than ...
blockclubchicago.org
Congratulations to @almacampos.bsky.social and Max Blaisdell for winning @inn.org's 2026 Community Champion Award for their investigation of how fraudsters target immigrants seeking legal pathways to residency. Great work and well-deserved win! (Story in thread)
I talked to Chris Begley and Amy Edelman about their book, The Emergency Playbook: A Bunker-Free Guide to Disaster Preparation. I believe disaster preparedness can help our movements become larger, stronger & more capable of facing not only climate disasters, but fascist threats as well. Here’s how.
No Abandonment, No Bunkers: Preparing for Disaster Together
“Preparedness isn’t just about having stuff,” says Kelly Hayes.
truthout.org
I have a new piece in @truthout.org today about autonomous libraries and the collections and spaces they create for political movements. truthout.org/articles/as-...
As Censorship Expands, Autonomous Libraries Are Springing Up to Fill the Gaps
From California to Illinois to Oregon, flourishing anarchist libraries are spreading knowledge and building community.
truthout.org
A farmer in Texas donated his land to a town to be turned into a public park. After he died, the city took the land and sold it for $10 million to a company building a data center www.404media.co/a-farmer-don...
A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Massive Data Center Instead
In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas city to use as a park. The city sold to a data center developer for $10 million.
404media.co
I talked to John Washington about his forthcoming book, How to Close a Camp: Dispatches from the Fight Against Immigrant Detention. John and I discuss the rapid expansion of ICE detention, including warehouses, and how communities can fight camps before and after they open.
ICE Camps Are Not Untouchable. Here’s How Communities Can Push Back
“You can do something. It is within reach. You can have an effect,” says journalist John Washington.
truthout.org
Popping in with a friendly reminder that you don’t actually need ChatGPT to help you write that thing in 2 seconds! Alternatives to consider: - ask a Gemini - pay a Gemini You’re welcome! This skeet was written by a Gemini with the assistance of coffee and climate grief.
