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Hip Hop Artist | Sociologist | Organizer | Activist | Strategist | Journalist | @tendemands.bsky.social Co-Founder | @crushcolonialism.bsky.social Board • Work: Unicorn Riot, Counterpunch, Melina Abdullah, Pantea Javidan • aka @philmandelbaum.bsky.social

THE $500 'AMERICAN MADE: TRUMP PHONE FOUND TO BE A TWO-YEAR-OLD PHONE MADE IN CHINA
FBI RAIDED A TEXANS HOUSE, THEN OFFERED HER $200,000 TO BECOME AN ARTIFA INFORMANT
TRUMP JUST REMOVED ALL THREE SITTING MEMBERS OF THE ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
TRUMP'S NEW FEDERAL GRANT GUIDELINES COULD KILL 5,000 CRITICAL HENCAL STUDIES
THE DOU HAS CHARGED 15 SO-CALLED ANTIFA MEMBERS' WITH CONSPIRACY FOR PROTESTING ICE IN MINNEAPOLIS
TRUMP HAS PUT 500 BABIES AND TODDLERS IN ICE DETENTION CENTERS SINCE JANUARY 2025 ALONE
THE PENTAGON HIRED A CONVICTED J6 RIOTER FOR A SENSITIVE COUNTERTERRORISM JOB
CRIME RATES IN NEW YORK CITY HAVE REACHED AN ALL-TIME LOW UNDER MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI
TRUMP HAS ANNOUNCED A PLAN TO SEIZE ASSETS AND CLOSE BANK ACCOUNTS OF ALL MIGRANTS
BERNIE AND ILHAN HAVE INTRODUCED A BILL TO GIVE FREE MEALS TO EVERY STUDENT IN THE COUNTRY
NEW TRUMP DECISION POLSONS THE DRINKING WATER OF 1.5 MILLION AMERICANS
THE CAPITALIST HELLSCAPE Privacy x Security YOU'RE BEING TRACKED IN PUBLIC HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO @awkwordisthis
90% of ICE detentions have been illegal, according to 10,000 judges’ rulings Source: POLITICO @awkwordisthis
THE CAPITALIST HELLSCAPE Privacy x Security YOUR IPHONE IS LISTENING. HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO @awkwordisthis
WHAT PART OF FASCISM IS THIS 8 IN 10 COUNTRIES HAVE NAMED THE UNITED STATES THE WORLD'S NUMBER ONE THREAT
BLACK WOMEN SOCIO-ECONOMICS 7 IN 10 65.9% OF BLACK MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN UNDER 18 ARE ALSO THE SOLE OR PRIMARY BREADWINNERS @AWKWORDISTHIS
WHAT STAGE OF FASCISM IS THIS NEW TRUMP NATIONAL POLICY LABELS 'LEFT-WING AS TERRORISTS, ALONGSIDEÍSIS AND AL QAEDA SOURCE: WHITEHOUSE.GOV @AWKWORDISTHIS
THE CAPITALIST HELLSCAPE EVERY CAR IN THE US WILL SOON INCLUDE TECHNOLOGY TO SURVEILL DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SOURCE: NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION @AWKWORDISTHIS
THE CAPITALIST HELLSCAPE DHS HAS CEASED INVESTIGATIONS OF ICE OFFICERS AND DETENTION CENTERS, BLAMING THE GOVT SHUTDOWN SOURCE: WASHINGTON OFFICE ON LATIN AMERICA @AWKWORDISTHIS
WHAT STAGE OF FASCISM IS THIS PETER THIEL'S CIA-BACKED PALANTIR CORP HAS LANDED CONTRACTS WITH 27+ GOVT AGENCIES SOURCE: USASPENDING.GOV @AWKWORDISTHIS
THE RED SCARE NEW "MAMDANI LAW WOULD DENATURALIZE AND DEPORT ANY US CITIZEN WHO SUPPORTS SOCIALISM SOURCE: ROY.HOUSE.GOV @AWKWORDISTHIS
THE CAPITALIST HELLSCAPE LOUISIANA IS LOOKING TO PUT UNHOUSED PEOPLE IN ICE-STYLE CONCENTRATION CAMPS SOURCE: LOUISIANA STATE LEGISLATURE @AWKWORDISTHIS
ORGANIZING WORKS NEARLY HALF OF THE AL DATA CENTERS PLANNED FOR 2026 HAVE BEEN DELAYED OR BLOCKED SOURCE: BLOOMBERG @AWKWORDISTHIS
WHAT STAGE OF FASCISM IS THIS THE TRUMP ADMIN IS PLANNING AN INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT ON COUNTERING ANTIFA SOURCE: REUTERS @AWKWORDISTHIS
The image features the words "Free the Prairieland Defendants" interwoven with a barbed wire and vine design. Blue flowers add a hopeful tone.
THE CAPITALIST HELLSCAPE NEW STUDY FINDS AL IS DESIGNED TO GIVE BAD ADVICE TO KEEP YOU FEELING VALIDATED SOURCE: STANFORD UNIVERSITY @AWKWORDISTHIS
THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX TRUMP WANTS TO SPEND $260 BILLION MORE ON MILITARY THAN AT HEIGHT OF WORLD WAR II SOURCE: PROPOSED MILITARY BUDGET, APRIL 4, 2026 @AWKWORDISTHIS
The Capitalist Hellscape AMAZON SPENT MORE THAN $26 MILLION ON ANTI-UNION CONSULTANTS IN 2025 SOURCE: US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR @AWKWORDISTHIS
THE CRIMINALIZATION OF PROTEST GRANDMA FACES TRIAL IN ALABAMA FOR WEARING P*NIS COSTUME TO NO KINGS PROTEST SOURCE: AL.COM @AWKWORDISTHIS
THE CAPITALIST HELLSCAPE BILL GATES IS CALLING FOR BIOMETRIC DIGITAL IDS TIED DIRECTLY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT SOURCE: BILL GATES, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY @AWKWORDISTHIS
THE CAPITALIST HELLSCAPE EMPLOYERS ARE USING YOUR PERSONAL DATA TO DETERMINE THE LOWEST SALARY YOU'LL ACCEPT SOURCE: WASHINGTON CENTER FOR EQUITABLE GROWTH @AWKWORDISTHIS
Cartoon of smiling kids using toy flamethrowers to melt a snowman dressed as a police officer. Top text says "HANDS OFF" and bottom text says "MELT ICE!"
MORE THAN 50 U.S. CITIZEN CHILDREN LOSE A PARENT TO ICE EVERYDAY | source: ProPublica
Children aim colorful water guns at a melting snowman with flames on its head. A bold red "HANDS OFF" above and "MELT ICE!" below emphasize the action.
Justice Dept. Seeks to Drop Charges Against Officers in Breonna Taylor’s Death The civil rights charges against the two Louisville, Ky., police officers stemmed from their involvement in drafting the no-knock search warrant that led to the fatal shooting.
I'm disclosing a list containing the details of 6,681 organizations that applied for contracts with the US Department of Homeland Security. This data was taken from the Office of Industry Partnership at https://oip.dhs.gov. Why hack the DHS? I can think of a couple Pretti Good reasons! I'm releasing this because the DHS is killing us and people deserve to know which companies support them and what they're working on.
Colorful text over a cartoon landscape reads: "Starbucks is the biggest violator of labor law in modern history." The scene is vibrant and playful.
Text: IN RUSSIA: Russia Exploits Impoverished Africans with False Job Promises to Fuel Ukraine War | Image: A soldier in camouflage stands in a forest holding a rifle. | Tone: urgent, serious
News: Commanders across dozens of U.S. military bases told troops the war on Iran is part of "God's plan" so Trump can bring about "Armageddon"
Three people kneeling by a memorial in the snow in front of a brick house, with lines and lines of colorful flowers, as well as signs and candles
Seven-year-old Mathias Bermeo, a detainee at Dilley wrote: “I’m writing this letter so that you can hear my story. I need you to help us I have been detained for 23 days with my mom and my 3-year-old sister. I cry a lot I want to get out of here go back to my school they don’t treat us Well here there are many children we are kidnapped help!”
Text: “According to a new survey by the Movement Advancement Project, approximately 401,000 transgender people have relocated from one U.S. state to another since the 2024 presidential election. The mass relocations in 2025 are due to the safety concerns, political conditions, and anti-trans laws and policies that have largely impacted conservative states across the country.” | Graphic: messy room with moving boxes and clothes, conveying relocation
Because of ICE, I’ve Been in Hiding for Months. It Has Transformed Me. Days of anxiety, of frustration, and of feeling that everything is on hold while the world keeps moving forward outside. By SM 12:02 PM CST on February 20, 2026