I posted this on r/somethingiswrong2024 and it was immediately taken down.
This article is dizzying in its scope and very legitimate-sounding claims. Spread this far and wide. Independent journalism and social media is the only way info lime this will be reported.
People send me or post videos of my stickers and posters in the wild. This is a lenticular sticker. A little hard to see the lenticular change in this video and admittedly, not my best work. The placement, though, chef's kiss.
Authoritarians don’t tolerate dissent and resistance, and the Trump regime has used its power to crush and criminalize those on the front lines of opposing their terror. They’ve been particularly aggressive towards those taking on the deportation machine, with hundreds of arrests even as prosecutions have repeatedly failed in the face of video disproving law enforcement’s claims.
These folks have shown bravery and commitment in the face of tyranny, and we need to have their backs. Here’s some ways we can show solidarity.
Members of VC Defensa, a coalition of activists doing ICE watch, rapid response and support for immigrants and refugees in Ventura County, California, have been the target of a long harassment campaign by Homeland Security, with arrests, raids, car rammings and pepper-sprayings. Last week, federal agents raided the homes of three leaders of the organization. They’re continuing their work in spite of the danger, and are now preparing a civil rights lawsuit. 💵 Let’s consider a donation to support their efforts here or to a GoFundMe for a member of their community caught in the machine here. 💵
Former congressional candidate and journalist Kat Abughazaleh, her field director Andre Martin, Village of Oak Park Trustee Brian Shaw and Democratic ward committeeman Michael Rabbitt go on trial next week after being arrested in a protest at an ICE facility in Broadview, Illinois last September. While felony charges have been dropped in what the Broadview protesters claim was an effort to avoid having to hand over grand jury transcripts, they are now having the rare experience of being tried by the federal government for misdemeanors. They are also facing a quarter-million dollars in legal debt. 💵 We can help them meet the burden of taking on Trump’s DoJ in court by donating here. 💵
HELP BROADVIEW PROTESTERS PAY LEGAL FEES
The Spokane 3 are on trial as we speak. They face charges of conspiring to impede or injure federal officers at a protest at an ICE facility that erupted after two community members had been taken by the deportation force last June. Their defense attorneys have argued that while there was civil disobedience as they bravely attempted to prevent the two men from being transported away, Justice Forral, Jac Dalitso Archer and Bajun Dhunjisha Mavalwalla II urged participants to remain peaceful. 📬 We can learn more and get updates on the trial here, and send them a message of support or help spread the word about their case here. 📬
The Prairieland defendants, convicted in March for terrorism over a shooting they insist they were uninvolved with and evidence suggests they had no idea would happen, are getting through their days in prison as they serve and appeal their sentences. Right now, they’re asking for pictures of the outside world for their cells. 📬 If we’re able, we can find addresses and instructions on where to send them in their profiles here. 📬
BRIGHTEN THE DAYS OF THESE DEFENDANTS
Via 5calls.org:
‘Republicans in Congress are pushing forward legislation targeting the treatment of LGBTQ+ students in public elementary and secondary schools. The Parental Rights Over the Education and Care of Their (PROTECT) Kids Act, H.R. 2616, would require all schools receiving federal funding to get parental approval before changing a child’s gender markers, pronouns, or preferred name “on any school form or sex-based accommodations, including locker rooms or bathrooms.”
Another anti-LGBTQ bill, the Say No to Indoctrination Act, H.R. 2617, been incorporated into H.R. 2616. The bill would amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to codify Trump’s 2025 executive order that defined sex as a biological binary. It would also block federal funding from schools that discuss gender expression or sexual orientation in any way. The mere acknowledgement of an LGBTQ+ student or teacher’s identity would disqualify schools from federal funding.’
REJECT THE BILLIONAIRES. VOTE IN EVERY LOCAL ELECTION.
Fake-Christian ultranationalists use Jesus as a personal shield from the consequences of their hate speech, promoting hate thy neighbor anti-Christ values against every teaching of Jesus. They live in a mental model of lies and delusion bred from echo chambers, bringing hatred and bigotry into our community while claiming a narrative of moral high ground.
zuzan.omriko only egocentric, narcissistic people know how to play this role to a tee (the chosen ones- left or right same ish) and sadly, they often gain massive followings and "support," while exploiting that support for their own image and gain.
they are often the most skilled at performing care while exploiting support for their own gain. their morals are flexible aligning themselves to an opposition that would still grant them personal power and "relevance"
no one is coming to save us.
Everything successful movement was a collective effort, even though it is written a "one man show"!
"Conditions at an ICE facility in the high desert of Southern California are so bad that at least 20 people detained there have declared a hunger strike.
“There are many people suffering here. This is the only way we have to raise our voice, this is a call to stop the suffering and respect our dignity as human beings,” read a statement written by the strikers and read during an press conference held online this morning held by a coalition of advocacy groups.
"The immigrants at the Adelanto ICE detention complex have not eaten since Tuesday. They are demanding “due process, bond reform, improved conditions, adequate medical and mental health care, nutritious food, accountability for deaths, and the right to organize and communicate” according to their statement...."
My friends and I have been doing street theater in San Francisco inspired by John Carpenter's 1988 sci-fi masterpiece They Live . I also designed a series of They Live lenticular posters and stickers and have been selling them (donating all the proceeds) and giving them away across the U.S. and world. I love seeing videos of the stickers and posters in the wild. I'm thinking this qualifies as "street art" as in John Carpenter's art and my propaganda.
Over the last 24 hours, we’ve learned via local activists and independent journalist Nick Valencia that approximately 20 detainees being held at the notorious Adelanto ICE Processing Center are on a hunger strike. In their press release, they reported already being in poor health and underfed due to staff neglect, and are demanding due process, bond reform, improved conditions, adequate medical and mental health care, decent food, accountability for deaths at the facility and the right to organize and communicate.
At least four people - Ismael Ayala-Uribe, Gabriel Garcia-Aviles, Alberto Gutierrez Reyes and Jose Guadalupe Ramos-Solano - have died while being held at this GEO Group-run detention camp in San Bernadino County, California since September, with multiple accusations of staff denying folks necessary medical care. Detainees have reported physical and sexual abuse, said they’ve been refused a change of clothes, underwear or towels, and advocates have reported inadequate access to clean food and water and other unsafe and unsanitary conditions. It’s been the subject of multiple federal investigations and civil rights lawsuits, and the California Attorney General’s office has found staffing has failed to keep up with the growing number of detainees.
Families of migrants held at Adelanto and advocates are holding a virtual press conference tomorrow, May 20th, at 10AM ET/7AM PT. We’re being asked to help get more coverage of this hunger strike and detainees’ demand for the center to be shut down. Let’s do our part! We can reach out to local outlets to urge them to cover this protest, such as:
· Los Angeles Times here or at tips@latimes.com
· CalMatters at 916-502-9986 or tips@calmatters.org
· KCAL (CBS affiliate) here, at kcalkcbsdesk@cbs.com or at 818-221-2222
· KNBC (NBC affiliate) here
· KMEX (Univision affiliate) here
· KABC (ABC affiliate) here or at 877-777-6397
· KVEA (local Telemundo affiliate) here
CBS is reporting Trump's DoJ secured an indictment of still-powerful former Cuban President Raul Castro in Florida, so... ridiculously, we need to consider seriously the possibility they're about to start a whole new war.
The U.S. began a blockade of Cuba in early January, accompanied by Trump bluster about “taking” the country, and the island is now out of fuel. This has already caused a humanitarian crisis, with blackouts, school closures, preventable deaths at hospitals, and more completely unnecessary suffering, and their leadership has been negotiating with Trump over aid and relief in exchange for economic reforms. But the dictatorship running Havana has yet to collapse, and Trump has reportedly been growing frustrated with how long it’s taking. Developments in recent days have led to renewed fears that Trump might attempt to repeat his Venezuela strikes or worse, such as:
At the very least, the Trump Administration sure wants us to believe they’re serious about a possible war on Cuba, and given the potential consequences we should give it due consideration.
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) forced a vote on a Cuba war powers resolution in late April, which fell 51-47 (Fetterman voting to block, Collins and Paul joining the Democrats in favor). It is unlikely there has been much movement since then, but the GOP has not shown enthusiasm about the new threats, and given the practical obstacles to launching a second regional war we may be able to gain ground if we make some noise. 🗣️ Let’s start with urging our members of Congress to take action now, supporting another vote on a war powers resolution and making it publicly clear they will not back authorizing or funding another Trump war. We can find scripts and language to use here, or send this message by texting SIGN PYLQOZ to 50409. 🗣️
Federal immigration agents fully violated a court order to stop arresting people at their hearings.
Hey all, the FCC is taking comments about adding warnings to media containing trans/non-binary representation in media: read document
If you have a moment, please fill out the for in the link and tell them how you feel:
https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings/express?proceeding%5Bname%5D=19-41
Tip: you will need your 9 digital zip code. To look this up, head over to: https://www.smarty.com/articles/zip-4-code
In these days of insanity anyone willing to risk their position, their voice - and let's be honest, their *life* is a brave soul. With all of the sheep in the republican party being fearful of retribution, Rep. Massie stood up as an advocate for victims of the largest known sex trafficking and sexual abuse ring despite threats to his safety and his position, as evidenced by the massive push to unseat him we saw from this admin and the bullshit AIPAC lobby.
We may not agree with all his politics, positions or anything else in his life, but i feel he deserves a thank you for his integrity and his character he showed in standing up to the rape of democracy.
I'm going to write him a letter of thanks, and I feel like you should, too. This is his Kentucky office address, please join me if you can.
541 Buttermilk Pike
Suite 208
Crescent Springs, KY 41017