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Stop using Spotify until the ICE recruitment ads stop: http://indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=mastodon
You had one job: to protect survivors not abusers!

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DSk1haggNSw/
NowThis Impact on Instagram: "You had one job: to protect survivors not abusers!"

The Epstein files release has sparked controversy after a survivor's identity was accidentally exposed, violating their privacy. The Trump administration's slow-walking of the files has raised questions about their true intentions. This is a critical moment to demand accountability and transparency in the handling of sensitive information. Explore the nuances of this situation and the potential consequences for survivors.

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"Lawmakers pushing to age-gate sites are actively putting people in danger and are using ‘protecting kids’ as a crutch to obfuscate f the fact that they refuse to hold companies that are profiting off our information accountable" #ageverification #civilrights https://www.techpolicy.press/age-verification-is-locking-trans-people-out-of-the-internet/
Age Verification Is Locking Trans People Out of the Internet | TechPolicy.Press

Experts tell Dia Kayyali and Jasmine Mithani that age verification, sold as a fix for kids’ online safety, expands surveillance and deepens discrimination.

Tech Policy Press
"“Lawmakers pushing legislation that encourages companies to age-gate their sites are actively putting people in danger and are using ‘protecting kids’ as a crutch to obfuscate from the fact that they refuse to truly hold companies that are profiting off our information accountable" #ageverification #civilrights https://www.techpolicy.press/age-verification-is-locking-trans-people-out-of-the-internet/
Age Verification Is Locking Trans People Out of the Internet | TechPolicy.Press

Experts tell Dia Kayyali and Jasmine Mithani that age verification, sold as a fix for kids’ online safety, expands surveillance and deepens discrimination.

Tech Policy Press
Deaths of detainees in ICE custody have surged under Trump, reaching a level the U.S. hasn’t seen since 2004.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DSkv0x4j_ze/
NowThis Impact on Instagram: "Deaths of detainees in ICE custody have surged under Trump, reaching a level the U.S. hasn’t seen since 2004."

4,270 likes, 121 comments - nowthisimpact on December 22, 2025: "Deaths of detainees in ICE custody have surged under Trump, reaching a level the U.S. hasn’t seen since 2004.".

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#OtD 22 Dec 2011 in Athens, the workers at Elefterotypia, Greece’s second-biggest daily paper, walked out on an indefinite strike in protest against not having been paid since August. They later launched their own collectively-run paper https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9462/eleftherotypia-strike
Working Class History

Justice for Critically Injured Owl Found Zip-Tied and Dumped in Bag Along a Roadside
https://ladyfreethinker.org/sign-justice-for-critically-injured-owl-found-zip-tied-and-dumped-in-bag-along-a-roadside/
SIGN: Justice for Critically Injured Owl Found Zip-Tied and Dumped in Bag Along a Roadside

Sign this petition to demand justice for a gravely injured Great Horned Owl who was found zip-tied and discarded in a bag in Michigan.

Lady Freethinker
It’s always #justified to make those who #advocate for #genocide fear for their lives - SCALD

I apologize for how reactive I was before I realized that I was triggered, and needed to see the red flags my nervous system was indicating. I have a long history of red flags like these in my "friendships," and it's hard not to remember all of them. #triggered #forgiveness #redflag #advocate

http://invisiblymisdiagnosed.com/2025/12/22/forgiveness/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Forgiveness

Forgiveness Of course I can forgive you. I can even understand why you did the things you did, and why you said the things you said. I can hold space for your feelings, insecurities, and vulnerabil…

Survivor Literacy
Antifa Everywhere

As Trump revives the war on terror against domestic opposition, what does antifascism mean?

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