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On the 4th of July 2018 some anarchists in Sydney painted a memorial piece for Dan Shersty and Spit Newborn.

Dan and Spit were young anti-fascist skinheads, punk musicians, and founding members of the Las Vegas chapter of Anti-Racist Action.

On the 4th of July 1998 they were lured into the desert on the outskirts of Vegas and gunned down by a gang of 6 white supremacists, only three of whom ever served time for the murders.

Twenty years on, their memory is kept alive in the daily struggle against racism and fascist terror.

Never Forgive, Never Forget

you would almost think that israel has stopped killing palestinians but in the past twenty-four hours i have seen some of the most gruesome images of dead and beheaded human beings in my life, once again, in july of 2024.

israel is banking on nine months of genocide pacifying global outrage, the slow and steady extermination becoming more palatable. however, nine months in this also incriminates them absolutely.

to be committing such heinous crimes nine months in, with a genocide trial, ICC warrants pending, the eyes of the world on them shows that israel is not a state with any system of accountability, nor are its citizens or its supporters capable of mounting a real opposition to its genocidal mandate of palestinians. nine months of unstoppable and unceasing war crimes, and nine months of israel apologists refusing to give an inch as they continue to take lives. nine months of proving that they were never trying to end hamas, nor were they ever capable of it, but they seek nothing except the annihilation of palestinians and the annexation of their lands. nine months of settler colonialism in action.

nine months of palestinians being proven, beyond a doubt, completely right in their assessment of israel. a state that is beyond redemption, a state that is not a partner for peace, a state that has never stopped reproducing the violence of its foundation since the day it was founded.

Nothing so ingenious than "debating the science"

Thanks, "The queerest place on the internet"

Sad news to report: Julien Terzics, the French anti-fascist, former Red Warrior (legendary crew that fought against neo-nazis in the streets) and drummer for world-renknowned oi! band, Brigada Flores Magon, has succumbed to cancer. Rest In Power, comrade. REMEMBERING MEANS FIGHTING!

FTP

Here is the goggle doc on what to do! Even if you don’t need to live in New York, you can message the tourism board.

The Onion pulling zero fucking punches.

the Guardian

‘Terrifying and dystopian’: the dark realities of the supreme court’s homelessness decision

Sara Rankin, a law professor cited in Sotomayor’s dissent in the Oregon case, warns more cities will seek to banish the unhoused

Let’s start with Oregon – what does this mean for unhoused people in Grants Pass?

It means that Grants Pass can enforce its 24/7 citywide ban on public homelessness. The question was whether cities should be able to jail or fine someone who has no other alternative but to live in public space – the unhoused folks who are considered “involuntarily homeless”. The city was already allowed to arrest people who had declined offers of shelter. Now, Grants Pass will likely be fining people who have no shelter options.

When you fine someone who can’t pay, the fine can eventually turn into a misdemeanor. Studies have shown that it doesn’t help an already poor person to be driven into debt. Fining someone makes them less likely to emerge from homelessness, including by ruining their credit score and making them unable to afford basic needs like food.

Beyond fines, the city of Grants Pass is going to eventually jail more people. This is punishing people who have done nothing more than exist in public space. This case was about whether you can punish people for the unavoidable consequences of being human. The supreme court said yes.

How do you expect the decision will impact other jurisdictions across the west?

This is quite possibly the most consequential decision in history up until this point relating to homeless rights. It’s hard to overstate how important it is.

I think more cities will attempt 24/7 citywide bans on homelessness. I think it will encourage cities to shift away from investments in evidence-based approaches like adequately investing in affordable housing, permanent supportive housing and diversion and shift toward more law-and-order, enforcement-led efforts to essentially jail and banish already marginalized people from public view.

Grants Pass argued it wasn’t criminalizing the status of homelessness, but criminalizing the act of camping in public. The supreme court majority in its ruling on Friday concurred, and said that criminalizing an act does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment.

Presumably cities could in the future go even further than Grants Pass has, as long as they frame their laws as prohibiting public camping, instead of prohibiting homelessness, although I don’t think that issue has been fully resolved by today’s decision.

Donald Trump and others have used increasingly dark rhetoric, threatening to force people into “tent cities”. Will the ruling embolden those kinds of efforts?

I think we could see the forced displacement of unhoused folks into what I would call internment camps out in the middle of nowhere – a mass migration of unhoused people from one place where their existence is banned to other places where the laws don’t ban their existence. Many cities already have authorized camps in far-out locations that are completely invisible to the general public. I learned about one that was bordered by a dump, a recycling center and railroad tracks – the quintessentially least desirable place.

The idea of rounding up unhoused folks and forcing them into camps or out of the jurisdiction entirely is obviously very concerning. And it should be of grave concern, because once something is invisible, you don’t know what’s happening to the already really vulnerable people living there. Trump has publicly contemplated using his federal authority to move people into the middle of the desert where they won’t bother anyone by existing. It’s a very dystopian vision of internment camps and the likely abuses and neglect that would come from that. It’s terrifying.

Prior to this ruling, cities already had quite a lot of latitude to restrict camping, correct?

Yes, cities could already sweep encampments as much as they like. In many cities, they’ve been sweeping tents at record rates. They could also already enforce anti-camping laws if there was something that could be shown to be an urgent public health or safety issue with respect to a particular encampment – for example, if an encampment was blocking a whole sidewalk. Cities could sweep without even giving notice in those circumstances. Under the previous standard, cities weren’t even required to provide adequate shelter. It just said if the city lacks shelter, it can’t jail or fine someone, which to me should be so straightforward, and yet somehow here we are.

How do you expect legal advocates for unhoused people will respond to this ruling?

The dehumanizing message of today’s decision is going to galvanize civil rights attorneys. It has to. Anytime somebody’s basic right to exist is threatened, civil rights activists have to regroup. And cities should not approach this too cavalierly. There will be legal consequences for cities that pursue 24/7 citywide bans on homelessness. All this decision does is remove the protections for unhoused folks under the eighth amendment of the US constitution. States across the country have analogs to the eighth amendment in their state constitutions. States can and often do interpret their state constitutional provisions to be more protective than the federal constitution. The eighth amendment at its core is really about how much we value the humanity of vulnerable people. So it’s crippling from a human standpoint to have that protection removed. But there are other avenues that homeless rights advocates and human rights lawyers can still pursue. They can make arguments under other federal constitutional provisions. There are still due process arguments under the 14th amendment. You can still argue there is selective prosecution. There are arguments that could be made under the fourth amendment [which protects people from unreasonable searches and seizures]. There’s the Americans with Disabilities Act [ADA], and most chronically homeless people would likely qualify as someone with a disability who has protections from state-sanctioned abuse.

Right wing youtuber Arielle Scarcella has spent the past few weeks posting libsoftiktok style videos harassing random trans people online. She has a massive following and these videos are getting in the tens of thousands of views each, which is seriously dangerous for the people she attacks in them. Could everyone who can please help me report as many of her recent videos as possible? And please help by spreading this post

can you imagine how much cobalt &c. could be saved under socialism simply by building electronics with durability and repairability in mind over profit margins and planned obsolescence

I don’t know who’ll end up writing the history of Palestinian genocide. But I desperately hope that despite whatever lies they spew, however they try to rewrite their actions, people don’t forget the perpetrators. Israel yes, but also the USA. UK. Germany. France. All the motherfuckers who are directly funding, and directly preventing a ceasefire. This is not “being complicit”. This is abetting, supporting and committing genocide. Do not forget. Don’t just dismiss and forget about Joe Biden. This man is a war criminal.

Franz Kafka

today's vetted fundraisers. please please continue sharing and donating in whatever capacity you can. your help is giving life and hope to those in the direst circumstances.

june 27th:

Basel Ayyad and his family of eight, including his sick daughter whose condition is worsening due to lack of treatment (CHF1,120/CHF60,000) - @basel-1995, verified by @/sayruq

Ahmed Al-Nabih and his family of four (€1,108/€30,000) - @ahmedalnabeeh11, #218 on @/el-shab-hussein and @/nabulsi's list

Nesma Ahmed and her family of 12, including several children and her severely injured father ($64,648/$80,000) - @nesmamomen, verified by @/nabulsi

Randa Abubakr's family of six, including two disabled members (€19,440/€35,000) - @rnd8, verified by @/newsfrom-theworld

Muhammed Al-Azayza and family, including a young child with Down syndrome (kr6,161 SEK/kr200,000 SEK) - @hamouda-az, verified by @/sayruq

Ruba Abushaban and family, including her sick father who urgently needs medical treatment (€26,000/€100,000) - @rubashabansblog, verified by @/nabulsi

Wafaa's family of 15, including several children and a newborn (they just lost her young niece) (€18,801/€50,000) - @wafs-posts, verified by @/palipunk

14-year-old Malk Al Zaeem, her three siblings, their parents, and their sick grandfather ($16,521 CAD/$50,000 CAD) - @malkzaeem, @yosofzaeem, verified by @/nabulsi

Momen Alostaz's family of ten, including his chronically ill parents and a newborn (€12,424/€70,000) - @mo98h, verified by @/sayruq

Nedaa and her elderly parents (£3,934/£15,000) - @nedaapales, verified by @/90-ghost

Hadeel Adnan Abu Nasser and her family of 12 (they've lost her father and her brother) (€993/€20,000) - @hadeelgaza, verified by @/90-ghost

Siraj Abudayeh, his wife, and their three children ($668 CAD/$82,000 CAD) - @siraj2024, verified by @/nabulsi

Basma Alghoul, her husband, and their three young children (kr7,001 SEK/kr400,000 SEK) - @basmaalghoul, verified by @/nabulsi

not yet vetted:

Yasmin Albalawi, her five siblings, their chronically ill parents, and five nephews and nieces (€4,999/€50,000) - @yasminalbalawi, more details from @/mangocheesecakes

Mohammed Ismaeel, his two younger sisters, and their parents (€5/€25,000) - @mohammedismaeel

every effort counts, no matter how small it may seem to you. whatever you can contribute is urgently needed and extremely valuable. let's keep putting in all we can for these families.

vetted fundraisers from today. please keep sharing and donating as you're able, it really does so much; even if your individual action feels small, you are helping to save lives.

june 29th:

14-year-old Hala El-Hissi, her two siblings (the younger of whom needs hepatitis treatment), and their mother (€8,459/€16,000) - @halaelhissi, @nadasaftawi, verified by @/sar-soor

Muhammad Al-Azayza and his family, including two children, one with Down syndrome (kr6,738 SEK/kr200,000 SEK) - @hamouda-az, verified by @/sayruq

Ahmed Ziad, his siblings, and their sick parents (£2,733/£30,000) - @ahmed-ziad, verified by @/nabulsi

Basel Ayyad and his family of eight, including his daughter who needs urgent treatment to preserve her eyesight (CHF1,506/CHF60,000) - @basel-1995, verified by @/sayruq

Safaa Abd, her husband, and their two young children (€952/€50,000) - @safaabed, verified by @/90-ghost

Wafaa Alnhal's family of 15, including four children and a newborn (€20,277/€50,000) - @wafs-posts, verified by @/nabulsi

Alaa Al Khateeb's family of six, including her mother who needs medical treatment (£25,391/£56,000) - @alaaalkhateeb, #99 on @/nabulsi and @/el-shab-hussein's spreadsheet

Haneen Atya's family of ten, including several young children, a newborn, and her mother who needs urgent treatment for a stroke and bleeding ($38,011 AUD/$70,000 AUD) - @haneenatya34, verified by @/el-shab-hussein

Mohammed Okal's evacuation and education (kr3,228 NOK/kr90,000 NOK) - @mohammedokal-2, verified by @/90-ghost

Mohammed Adly Haboub and his family of four (he turns 20 today) (kr14,191 SEK/kr300,000 SEK) - @mohammedhaboub, verified by @/90-ghost

Siraj Abudayeh, his wife, and their three young children who've lost their treasured home ($1,398 CAD/$82,000 CAD) - @siraj2024, verified by @/nabulsi

Hadeel Adnan Abu Nasser and her family of 12 (they lost her father in a bombing and her brother to malnutrition; Hadeel is responsible for all her family) (€1,126/€20,000) - @hadeelgaza, verified by @/90-ghost

not yet vetted:

Reem Mohamed, her husband, and their two young children (€1,925/€20,000) - @rem096

i know you likely see posts like this every day, but please don't tune them out. every one of these families and individuals deserves to live safely and pursue their dreams. any contribution you make keeps someone's bright future alive

"Report: 2.5 millions Sudanese could die from starvation by September."

The RSF -a genocial militia- is mass starving Sudanese people. They are cutting off or denying food access to many through inflation of necessities and it's beyond horrific to see.

This is 5% of the population, and extends to interrelated issues. It has also been reported that roughly 80% of Sudanese people are not able to farm their lands adequately. So please continue to keep eyes on Sudan. Educate yourself, stay informed, and continue to share and donate to GFM's of Sudanese families. I post them on my page as I see them here, as well as when I come across them elsewhere. And as always, free Sudan.

CARE

2.5 million South Sudanese Face Severe Hunger, Figures Reveal - CARE

As many as 2.5 million South Sudanese will be living in severe hunger in the next three months, according to figures released today by the I

"Pride month is over"

WRONG! Your pride month is over! Me and all the other disabled queers are having pride month two: disability edition

How to spot signs and symptoms of Breast Cancer 

Adobe is going to spy on your projects. This is insane.

Change.org

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Halt the Passage of NC Bill 237 Banning Medical Masks In Public

In solidarity with MaskTogetherAmerica, SpoonieStrong proudly supports signing this petition to halt the passage of NC Bill banning medical masks in public.

Please sign and share as well.

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Going from reading the Green's manifesto to Reforms is such a punch in the gut, I think my reading order was perhaps a bit flawed

If you want to read something political, my personal suggestion is the Conquest of Bread. I guarantee you'll get more from it than any political party manifesto.

for juneteenth the innocence project sent out a collection of reading material on their mailing list that i thought i should share with all of you-- a reminder of how the us prison system is a continuation of slavery, and how we all must keep fighting for justice and equality. they also are accepting donations if you have a few bucks to send their way: every dollar counts!

How the 13th Amendment Kept Slavery Alive: Perspectives From the Prison Where Slavery Never Ended

On Juneteenth, Here Are 5 Ways to Be a Better Ally

Race and Wrongful Conviction

How a Wrongly Incarcerated Person Became the ‘Most Brilliant Legal Mind’ in ‘America’s Bloodiest Prison’

A Mistaken Identification Sent Him to Prison for 38 Years, But He Never Gave Up Fighting for Freedom

‘The Dungeon Was the Last Place I Wanted to Go’: An Exoneree’s Story of Survival at Angola Prison

Book an Innocence Project Speaker This Month

at this point, the US is transparently not investing in its global competitiveness, in its citizens' intellect. nor is it investing in the general welfare of its citizens, whether that's housing, medication, food etc. like-- isn't so much a COUNTRY as it is a money laundering scheme where the idea of "freedom" makes millions of citizens happy to have to go in debt to the upper class to buy things from the upper class to remain middle class ¿ it's like some crazy sealed ecosystem where eventually it must reach either an equilibrium or go completely sideways and um. it's not looking like the former

If you are not using your voice and your platform for Palestine what the fuck are you doing on the internet

Hi There! I am a fully cis man. However I am disgusted by the treatment of transfem users on this website. So, I emailed some press about just my recent issues I’ve personally noticed and support emails documented, and Guess what, you can too!

Yeah, you can do that! If you are a trans person you can say “Hey, this shit is going on.” And if you have enough documentation, they will notice and say Hey, that’s weird? Here’s some now

Media Matters: A left leaning publication

email action@mediamatters.org or call 202.756.4100.

Glaad: A LGBT advocacy organization that you can contact using this page for more suggestions

GLAAD | GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance.

Join GLAAD in the fight to end hate | GLAAD

Together, we resist the powers that seek to divide us. We must stand in solidarity. All of us. No one is just one identity, and many of us a

Vox, a general left leaning site they ain’t perfect but hey:

Vox

Contact - Vox

Vox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all

Fuck it, CNN!

CNN

Send a tip to CNN

How to share confidential story tips and material with CNN’s journalists.

If you are a trans user on this website with documented support emails with Tumblr’s behavior or can personally attest to how staff treated you? send out information let them know what is going on, and please find other websites that you get your news from to let them know! If i’m nuked? Lmao.