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Alina Stefanescu

@alinaetc.bsky.social

From Birmingham Alabama shared by bhamstands. 🖤

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THE EARTH IS LITTERED WITH THE RUINS OF EMPIRES WHO
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February 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM

Sista-Resist-a-Cuff

@studiovibesbysteph.bsky.social

Today in Bham! 50501movement@bsky.social
#50501movement
#alabamabluedots
#albluedots
#LFG
#GoodTrouble
#birmingham #alabama
#HANDSOFF
#bhamstands
#April19Protest

April 19, 2025 at 10:45 PM

Alina Stefanescu

@alinaetc.bsky.social

Birmingham Alabama as photographed by the beautiful human who runs BhamStands.

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February 11, 2025 at 4:25 AM

Living Curiously

@livingcuriously.bsky.social

Blue Dots Unite!! Yesterday in Birmingham, AL
@Indivisible.org
@indivisiblebham.bsky.social
@50501movement@bsky.social
#50501movement
#alabamabluedots
#bluedots
#albluedots #alabamabluedots
#LFG
#GoodTrouble
#birmingham #alabama
#HANDSOFF
#bhamstands
#April5Protest

Large crowd with signs protesting Trump, DOGE, and lack of intervention by GOP

April 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM

Dystopos

@dystopos.bsky.social

Would Bhamstands be interested in using Bluesky do you reckon?

February 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM

Living Curiously

@livingcuriously.bsky.social

#50501movement
#alabamabluedots
#albluedots
#LFG
#GoodTrouble
#birmingham #alabama
#HANDSOFF
#bhamstands
#April19Protest
50501movement@bsky.social

April 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM

Blue Dot

@brightbluedot.bsky.social

#billboard UP in #tuscaloosa Home of #universityofalabama And no, those aren’t #auburn colors. They belong to the #gators Seems @sentuberville is a #traitor to everybody in the whole state #al #oaf #embarrassment #gop #clown @uacollegedemocrats @indivisiblealabama #50501al @bhamstands @thedemocrats

May 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM

somedeepfriedbussy

@thatdeepfriedbussy.bsky.social

MDT Armor in Auburn, AL, creates & supplies materiel for the genocide in Palestine. Please share this info for their complicity, we won't forget. ➡️ s/o to @bhamstands (via Instagram), they do great work for their work in Birmingham & Alabama.

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Screenshot of original content from @bhamstands on Instagram that features materiel products produced by MDT Armor and a caption that reads:

"The company is owned by the private Israeli company Shladot Ltd. which is a defense and systems company responsible for servicing many of Israel's internal law enforcement, military and commercial engineering needs."

Screenshot of original content from @bhamstands on Instagram that features materiel of an armored vehicle (named "David" in their catalog) being used on a street in occupied Palestine by the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces), or colloquially known as the "IOF" ("Israeli Offense Forces"). A featured caption on the image reads:

"As per MDT's website, they are the 'leading source' for the ID's armored vehicle needs in Israel, and the only source of the IDF's standard armored patrol vehicle, the David. Davids using a Toyota platform were were sold to the American government for use in Africa."

Screenshot of original content from @bhamstands on Instagram that feature different boxed captions (read from left to right) with ways to support the cause of asking MDT Armor to end their weapon/materiel sales responsible in the ongoing genocide in Palestine.

Captions are listed below, as read from left to right:

• "'I can't come [to protest]. How can I support?'"
• "Call MDT Armor at 334-321-0762 [html code: (tel:13343210762)]."
• "Voice your objection and concerns of their support of Israel and the operation and manufacturing of munitions in Auburn [Alabama]."
• "USE THE FOLLOWING SCRIPT TO HELP YOU VOICE YOUR THOUGHTS DURING THE CALL
HELLO, MY NAME IS AND I AM CALLING TO EXPRESS THAT AS A MEMBER OF THE AUBURN AND LEE COUNTY COMMUNITY, I AM DEEPLY OPPOSED TO MDT ARMOR OR ANY ISRAELI WAR MANUFACTURING COMPANIES BEING IN OUR CITY.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN PALESTINE AND LEBANON IS NOTHING SHORT OF GENOCIDE, IMPERIALISM AND ETHNIC CLEANSING, AND THESE ARE VALUES THAT DO NOT REPRESENT US.
YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES.
FREE PALESTINE, MDT OUT OF AUBURN, NOW!"
•"EMAIL MDT ARMOR AT INFO@MDT-ARMOR.COM. [html code: (mailto:info@mdt-armor.com)]"
•"FOR GUIDANCE IN WRITING YOUR EMAIL, FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO [@bhamstands] VIA DM'S [on Instagram]."

December 7, 2024 at 7:14 PM

Birmingham Indivisible ❌👑💙🔵

@indivisiblebham.bsky.social

🎤Where will YOU 🫵 be on June 14🗣️
indivisible.org/statements/i...
We will be partnering with @50501alabama.bsky.social for a rally in Birmingham. Coordinating w @centralalpride.bsky.social to line the sidewalks of their parade.
🪧Rally will be at 6pm, we will also have a float

Today, Indivisible and a coalition of pro-democracy partner organizations announced the NO KINGS Nationwide Day of Defiance on Flag Day (June 14). The actions are set to take place during Donald Trump’s military parade in Washington, D.C., on June 14. Instead of allowing this military parade to be the center of gravity, activists will make action everywhere else the story of America that day.
Alongside local organizers, partners, and leaders from across the pro-democracy and pro-worker movements, activists across the country will come together for marches, rallies, and demonstrations to reject corrupt, authoritarian politics in the United States.
“Donald Trump wants tanks in the streets and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday. A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington — it rises up everywhere else.
“June 14th is also the U.S. Army’s birthday — a day that marks when Americans first organized to stand up to a king. Trump isn’t honoring that legacy. He’s hijacking it to celebrate himself.
“From city blocks to small towns, from courthouse steps to community parks, we’re taking action to reject authoritarianism and show the world what democracy actually looks like: people, united, refusing to be ruled.
“We’re not gathering to feed his ego. We’re building a movement that will leave him behind. The flag doesn’t belong to Donald Trump. It belongs to us.
A core principle behind all No Kings events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values and to act lawfully at these events. Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.

SAVE THE DATE!!!
Mark your calendars for June 14th, 2025! We’re coming together for a mass mobilization that aims to drive change and build community solidarity. This is a crucial moment for us to stand up for our rights, advocate for justice, and create a better future. Every voice counts, and your presence is vital. Let’s unite and make history together! #MassMobilization #Alabama50501 #StandTogether #Indivisible #bhamstands #mobilize #womensmarch #polrev

We are continuing the Mini Rallies at UAB! The times are Thursdays from 11:45 AM to 12:30. We need volunteers to to pass around flyers that suggest that people call their representatives about cuts to science and health. Locations of the next few rallies will be at the corner of 18th St and 6th Avenue south, near the Women and Childrens' center, Thursday May 22, Thursday May 29, 11:45 AM to 12:30 PM. Please join us! The rallies are a fun thing to do for a lunch break, folks are generally positive, and a surprising proportion don't know about these cuts! You can bring signs and flyers, though go ahead and come even if you don't have either -- there should be enough.
Digital copies of our flyers are https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vKqBMIFEaNoQnu9qurVr-sAUGUj7O-iG/edit. Please print some and bring them to the mini rallies or use them whenever you can!
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May 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM

Alina Stefanescu

@alinaetc.bsky.social

Dear Birmingham friends, one of Magic City Poetry Festival's favorite local partners is on twitter now! Follow @BhamStands for details on community action, music, art, slam poetry, culture workers, and mutual aid.

December 3, 2024 at 6:28 PM