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Trader Johnson Smith

The protest ended around union square, but I was feeling isolated, you know #capitalism. Against my inner judgement I was picking up a bag of frozen Trader Mings Chick'n, Mao flavored if that helps. I saw you also swathed in white guilt purchasing t Trader juan tacos. Let's 2-buck chuck our way to deeper analysis of personal choice #kombuchamyheart

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On the J train to Brooklyn

You: fat femme cutie with calf tats and a patch'n'pin covered denim jacket reading Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Americanah.

Me: wiped out from a day of electoral door knocking but very interested in borrowing your “This Is What A Feminist Looks Like” tee

Want to get together and swap pins?

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Let's Drain the Swamp Together

Hey you with the green hat, no not NLG, I’m talking about the green swamp beanies we wore while occupying outside of #GovernmentSachs. The first night I was in awe of how you slept in the pouring rain...by night three, I knew we were meant to be. Let’s resist capitalism together and you can occupy my bedroom. Your body is that wonderland that arundhati roy hears cuming.

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You can dance if you want to...

I smashed your foot when I was doing an impromptu “this is what democracy look like” dance… sorry again… and would you dance with me? 

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(LO)VE Trumps Hate

Wearing matching green hats and filming cops together gets me hot n bothered.

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I saw your sign- and it opened up my eyes, I saw your sign!

Tho the hetero-patriarchy taught me to say: When a girl come in with a itty bitty waist and a Banner in yo face you get SPRUNG

I’m doing the work and unpacking my own internalized white supremacy and misogyny and therefore what I will say is more Shawn than Sir…

We’re gonna fight, all thru the night… Raise your fist, we resist Girl your wish is my command I submit to your demands I’ll do anything, girl you need only ask I’ll make love (and Revolution) with you Like you want me to

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Your photos capture the movement and you've captured my heart

I've seen you before, canon in hand, but this time the cops pushed you and a few others into a planter on about 8th ave. I was too busy updating a celly loop to help you up, but I'd like to help you back down somewhere softer. Freedom of the press-our-bodies-together?

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Down for class struggle... and classy snuggles?

As my voice grew hoarse from our 13th round of ‘whose streets? our streets!’, you picked up the chant and kept the power of the people going strong. Those were definitely our streets. Let’s make some noise together again some time ;)?

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You with the pussy hat

It was the most historical day of 2017…correction of ever. You climbed up on a barricade to see how far the crowd went, but you almost fell, right into my arms. I helped you pick up your “My Body, My Choice” sign and you complimented my “Black Woman Matter” sign, our eyes locked. Your friends shouted for you to come chant with them and you walked away. When I looked down you had dropped your feminist fight club pin. I still have it hoping to see you again. 

#QueerLove #WomensMarch 

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Fast food forward... to cohabitation, kids and good dental plan?

You work at BK, I'm at McD's, but want to FF15 at both? It's enough to raise a family on, if you know what I mean;)

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Union union?

standing in the shadow of Scabby, I was wearing a jacket in"worker red". At first I thought you were of the owning class, but you refused to cross the line ;) my dad is 32BJ and yours is local 23, but I promise I won't poach your units unless you want me to. wanna get coffee at a worker owned co-op this week?

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Your facilitation made my heart a flutter

I was third on the progressive stack and I smiled at you the whole time. After  the spokes, we bonded over signal code words, terrible hashtags and octavia’s brood. See you at mayday again some time?

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i’ll wait for you outside of 1PP

You, queer QT with the most perfect people's mic I've heard. Me, nlg beanie on the corner curb. We locked eyes as you locked arms. I'm waiting with steamed buns and coffee outside. 

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I <3 the top half of your face, wanna show me the rest

You, black jeans, black sweatshirt, black vest, black bandana covering from your nose down. Me, dresses similarly. We ran in the same direction from the cops for a few blocks but when we saw the line of riot gear we split off. I'd love to swap copies of  Kropotkin’s The Conquest of Bread.