With J6ers getting jobs in the justice department, and presidential memorandum NSPM-7 targeting the “left-wing” and “anti-fascists” as terrorists, it's never been more important to support those tracking the far right.

NEW: How a Palestinian engineer “escaped one war” only to end up in Gaza writing poetry in English

Reporting from Gaza with Palestinian Poet Ahmed Sarsour - UNICORN RIOT

Surviving wars in Sudan and Gaza, Palestinian-Sudanese poet Ahmed Sarsour shares the inspiration behind his poetry.

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Reporting from Gaza with Palestinian Poet Ahmed Sarsour NEW piece by @awkword.bsky.social spotlighting the inspiration behind the poetry of @ahmedhsarsour.bsky.social, who left Sudan as war broke out in 2023 and came back to Gaza before Oct. 7, only to be trapped in a genocide.

Reporting from Gaza with Palestinian Poet Ahmed Sarsour - UNICORN RIOT

Surviving wars in Sudan and Gaza, Palestinian-Sudanese poet Ahmed Sarsour shares the inspiration behind his poetry.

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I can’t help think of the fact that Katie Porter just went from frontrunner to nonstarter in the CA gov race for exactly this kind of behavior. The double standard for white men in leadership is appalling, and so are his actions. Ken Martin should resign. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...

Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party (Gift Article)

The Democrats should be well positioned to make gains in this year’s midterms. But inside party headquarters, every week brings paranoia, worries about money and, on occasion, emotional eruptions.

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If you’re out protesting ICE, you’re risking arrest — or worse. The best thing you can do is be prepared. speakingoutofplace.com/2026/07/25/c...

ICE is arresting and booking 1,474 people each day, the highest pace on record open.substack.com/pub/austinko...

Soon, leftists many not be able to travel outside the United States, or return after leaving

ICYMI: The new $500 “American made” Trump phone is actually a 2-year-old phone made in China www.ifixit.com/News/117789/...

Learning from our elders and ancestors.

We #HireIndigenous and we're looking for President, Treasurer & 3 non-officer seats for the Board of Directors 📩 Send your CV & cover letter with experience on nonprofit boards info@crushingcolonialism.org Subject: [Position] – Board of Directors 🧵 1/2 crushingcolonialism.org/jobs/board-of-directors

In the last year, ICE has deported nearly half a million people. Killed dozens. Disappeared tens of thousands. And it's only the beginning. Unless we stop it.

ICYMI: Nine local TX activists have been convicted of terrorism for a fireworks display on July 4. This is their story…

From Activists to Terrorists

On June 28, 2025, locals from Dallas-Fort Worth met for a potluck dinner at a community garden, a garden that allows residents to partake in the seasonal

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How the Times and other legacy media commit journalistic malpractice in their coverage of ‘controversial’ topics speakingoutofplace.com/2026/07/13/t...

The FBI raided the home of a Texas activist using flash-bang grenades and armored vehicles… And then offered her up to $200,000 to become a confidential “Antifa” informant. theintercept.com/2026/07/07/antifa-informant-raid-texas/

Phil Mandelbaum@philmandelbaum.bsky.social · 3mo ago

NEW: Trump’s Counter-Terrorism Strategy — broken down by 4 extremism experts Insights from: - @crimethinc.com - @shaneburley.bsky.social - @attorneynora.bsky.social - Eric King

Donald Trump has just ousted the three remaining members of the Election Assistance Commission. The EAC is an independent federal agency that helps administer election funds. This is just the latest example of Trump’s efforts to subvert US elections. www.propublica.org/article/fede...

The votes are in. Is socialism taking over America? speakingoutofplace.com/2026/07/04/i...

We are capitalist, not socialist” More than a dozen Congressional Democrats and other Dems running for office have signed a pledge to uphold centrist policies after the recent surge in progressive wins across the country. They are massively missing the point of what the voters are telling us.

ICYMI: The DEA *allowed* hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets between 2023 and 2025 alone. This is the government agency charged with keeping drugs *off* the streets. apnews.com/article/dea-...

From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures — with Lara Sheehi speakingoutofplace.com/2026/06/29/l...

BREAKING: Trump’s rule change for the Office of Management and Budget will not only require agencies to ensure grants advance the president’s priorities, it will also kill up to 5,000 clinical trials — including 1,000 cancer treatment studies fight2win.standupforscience.net @standupforscience.net

Cops have the 22nd most dangerous job — but kill 3 to 6+ people a day… And 5 other facts to know about police in the US thisisawkword.com/ten-demands

🚨 8 Texas activists have been sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for protesting ICE 🧵

How does abolition work — and other FAQs thisisawkword.com/ten-demands

“We can see the edge of the precipice”  Author Amitav Ghosh on environmental catastrophe, food, and the imagination  
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15 people in Minnesota have been charged with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers for protesting ICE earlier this year… minnesotareformer.com/2026/06/16/f... 🧵

ICYMI: Trump has put 500 babies and toddlers in ICE detention since January 2025 alone. @themarshallproject.org reports: themarshallproject.org/2026/06/09/babies-and-toddlers-in-ice-detention

ICYMI: A convicted Jan. 6 rioter has been hired by the Trump administration to work for the Pentagon managing classified military operations. He’ll have the nation’s highest-level security clearance. archive.is/2026.06.11-1...

The New York Times will have an op-ed worrying about how Mamdani has squeezed mom-and-pop mugging operations out of the market.

awkword@awkword.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Crime rates have reached all-time low under Mayor Mamdani in New York www.nydailynews.com/2026/06/03/n...

Crime rates have reached all-time low under Mayor Mamdani in New York www.nydailynews.com/2026/06/03/n...

Trump has released a new executive order that puts all immigrants at risk of losing their assets and bank accounts. He announced it on Truth Social. whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/05/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-restores-integrity-to-americas-financial-system/