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“Every time we’ve demanded transformation — from Reconstruction to the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter — the system has retaliated… “Donald Trump’s threats should terrify us. But more than that, they should galvanize us.” New from me: oaklandvoices.us/2025/06/05/opi…

🎙️ Fighting Back (Even if You’re Not Ready!) Featuring comic and commentator @wkamaubell Only on @LawAndDis open.spotify.com/episode/0ElUfW…

Jews are rejecting anti-Muslim bigotry and choosing the Jewish values @ZohranKMamdani and his incredible campaign aim to fight for: all of us. 🧵

📢 Did we stutter? Right-wing trolls are attacking us & other participants in this year’s @socialismconf, but the joke’s on them & it’s not clocking to them that we stand on business & don’t back down from our commitments to abolition & reconstruction! We said what we said! 📢

Oakland wants to expand OPD’s surveillance network—and we’re supposed to trust they won’t share data with ICE? We don’t. With immigration raids happening daily, we believe these cameras will become a pipeline to ICE. oaklandside.org/2025/07/07/oak…

Oakland eliminates top arts position to save $300K. Critics say it’s a mistake sfchronicle.com/entertainment/…

“Anyone who is in the town, lives in the town or loves the town knows that arts and culture is our heartbeat. So if you’re interested in the heartbeat of Oakland, this position matters to you.” - @realcatbrooks kqed.org/arts/13978209/…

“The police are why we’re broke in the first place,” said @realcatbrooks . “We continue to funnel the money into a failed system.” localnewsmatters.org/2025/07/06/oak…

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Community. Solidarity.

🎙️ Zohran Mamdani Proves That Power Belongs to the People Featuring @NicholsUprising, national affairs correspondent for @thenation — only on @LawAndDis open.spotify.com/episode/7aWmha… ✍️ thenation.com/article/politi…

Wanna know what happened to #BlackLivesMatter? A band of highly paid corporate-style consultants stole our sh!t! Thanks for digging in to the real story @philmandelbaum for @NatCounterPunch! Follow @blmgrassroots for the real work of the movement. counterpunch.org/2025/06/15/how…

A community rooted in arts and culture builds true safety—far more sustainably than simply pouring more money into policing. - @realcatbrooks via @OaklandVoices oaklandvoices.us/2025/06/23/oak…

The history and state of #BlackLivesMatter…including how our funds, platforms and good name were hijacked by 3 consultants by @philmandelbaum in @NatCounterPunch. counterpunch.org/2025/06/15/how…

A facial recognition search tool to identify LAPD cops has dropped: kylemcdonald.github.io/lapd-face-sear…

💥 SHUT DOWN PALANTIR JUNE 26 💥 Palantir powers ICE raids, tracks organizers, and aids genocide in Gaza. After LA’s powerful action, we’re joining the wave—more cities, more pressure. Let’s throw down, Bay Area

Art is public safety

“All of the bullshit and the lies that are being told — who else is going to tell the truth, besides the artists!?” Full 🎥 instagram.com/reel/DLBzoYqu5…

This is our fight too. Full 🎥 instagram.com/reel/DK_Axa0pX…