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NoKings KB @sorrykb.bsky.social · 25m

There is no point in history when cops of any kind have defended people from fascists. It is not what cops do.

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 3h

The use of AI to marionette a woman whose tortured existence was spent trying to carve her own life and identity out of the space men forced her into is both damningly macabre and a surprisingly perfect encapsulation of the problems with this ghoulish use of technology.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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NoKings KB @sorrykb.bsky.social · 38m

I’ll probably add an “It’s” before “our”.
(And thank you!)

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · May 29

SCOOP: The State Department's new reorganization plan includes the opening of an "Office for Remigration," a term popularized by far right extremists and neo-Nazis in Europe. The office will coordinate directly with DHS "to advance the President’s immigration agenda."

My report:

State Department set to launch ‘Office of Remigration’

The concept of remigration has explicitly neo-Nazi roots and has been popularized in Europe.

www.thehandbasket.co

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 52m

"A key aspect of the way we lived with each other before these self-styled epochal developments [post-2020] involved exactly the “social shame and cultural pressure” that Klein and other influential voices now come to condemn"

tapping the 'bring back shame' sign
www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 5h

Every word of this is worth reading. These people are not outliers in young MAGA leadership. The person you are when you think you can get away with saying anything is the real you.

Politico @politico.com · 6h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1h

Oh yes, it goes without saying that you should not trust the agencies determination of whether someone is a member of that gang. They have gotten it wrong so many times that their assertions on this point are not trustworthy without independent validation.

TCamp @tcampb.bsky.social · 1h

So how did they 'verify' it? Oh, I see, he had a tatoo and was born in the Venezuelan state of Aragua (there really is an Araguan state in Venezuela). This whole stupid idea about Venezuelan gangs is a ruse. The thousands of dollars ICE and Federal government wasted on this. Good Lord have mercy.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 2h

Remember when Stephen Miller claimed the Chicago apartment raid was on a building “filled with Tren de Aragua terrorists”?

Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.

Just one "verified" Tren de Aragua member and one U.S. citizen with an active warrant were among the 37, DHS said, without saying how it had verified that gang affiliation. Others taken that day, the agency said, were "illegal aliens."

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1h

“This heckin’ pupperino fucking hates La Migra,” to paraphrase from @weratedogs.com

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This is Chop. He was shot and killed by masked assailants in plain clothes who go by ICE. They showed up at his door "looking for migrants after receiving a tip." The son of the family asked if they could wait before entering the home while he put Chop away in the bathroom, as the dog can be aggressive with strangers.
According to the family, it is at this point that the son went to his pickup truck to retrieve his ID and a Border Patrol agent entered the home, opened the bathroom door, and shot Chop. None of the agents helped the family, who desperately tried to render aid to Chop, as he bled to death on the kitchen floor. Unsurprisingly, the agent who shot their dog then hid from them and refused to give his name. Even more unsurprising, they did not find any evidence of the migrants they were there to terrorize in the first place.
Do not open your door for these fucking losers. Rest easy Chop
14/10
CBP Office of Professional Responsibility:
202-344-1808
JointIntake@cbp.dhs.gov
El Paso Border Patrol Sector:
915-834-8400
fpfelpaso@cbp.dhs.gov
Rep. Veronica Escobar (El Paso):
915-541-1400
veronica.escobar@mail.house.gov
https://kfoxtv.com/news/local/el-paso-family-claims-border-patrol-killed-their-dog-during-search-cbp-

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.bsky.social · 1h

Cameron Chell of Draganfly appears to be back on his “we’ve totally invented a drone that can detect biomarkers from the air” bullshit, which I debunked as bullshit in Slate back in 2020.

It is deeply depressing to see this obvious PR nonsense uncritically repeated in this Axios piece.

The technology is far more powerful than your standard human-operated drone.
• These machines can track everything from ground radar to air quality - and even measure a person's heart rate, breathing, blood pressure and oxygen levels from 500 meters away, Cameron Chell, CEO of Canadian drone-maker Draganfly, told Axios.

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Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · 5h

Calling Young Republicans the “youth wing“ of the party doesn’t capture how bad this is.

No excuse at any age but some might be tempted to chalk it up to age. Membership age for this org. is 18 to *40*. Some have jobs in government. We’re not talking abt high schoolers.

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 5h

“Epithets like “f----t,” “retarded” and “n--ga” appeared more than 251 times combined”

If you ever had any doubt that the youth wing of the GOP is fully radicalized and proudly racist these days:

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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NoKings KB @sorrykb.bsky.social · 1h

For people who can’t find porn… on the Internet.

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NoKings KB @sorrykb.bsky.social · 1h

This has given me my sign wording for Saturday.
OUR COUNTRY,
NOT HIS.
NO KINGS

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Interrupting Criminalization @interruptcrim.bsky.social · 2h

"We cannot prevent all of the harm that ICE will do in our communities, but we can make their work harder, and we can make our values, our presence, and our solidarity known. We can make our neighborhoods and our relationships stronger, as we forge bonds in opposition to this violence."

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 1d

My latest is the story of how my community has rallied to protect and defend our neighbors in recent days, as ICE has targeted the Rogers Park neighborhood in Chicago. "This is not a story about a moment of victory, but a moment of being reminded of our power."

They Came for Our Neighbors. We Showed Up.

Before long, there were dozens, and then hundreds of people in the streets, watching and responding.

organizingmythoughts.org

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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755.bsky.social · Jul 13

Presidents don’t own the country.

It doesn’t belong to them.

It’s ours.

Never forget this basic fact.

It’s ours.

Never normalize dictatorial power grabs.

They’re NOT normal.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 1h

U.S. police kill roughly 25 pet dogs a day, the majority of which pose no threat to them.

scholars.unh.edu/unh_lr/vol17...

trace.tennessee.edu/utk_graddiss...

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 6h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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NoKings KB @sorrykb.bsky.social · 1h

Pilled-pilled, as it were.

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Ana Marie Cox @anamariecox.bsky.social · 2h

To everyone who says, "But this won't matter": *MAKE IT MATTER.*

You have that power! This is not inside baseball and your friends and neighbors will likely be appalled. And if they're *not* appalled, don't be cynical yourself. Take the lead, give the cue.

Politico @politico.com · 6h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

www.politico.com

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 4h

1. He's lying.

2. If he WEREN'T lying, to hell with that. We don't let billionaires directly FUND the army because then they'd try to RUN the army.

3. No goddamn kings. Find your local rally and show up on 10/18, friends. #NoKings

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Trump: "I had a very wealthy person who called -- a donor, a great gentleman -- and he said, 'if there's any money necessary, shortfall, for the paying of the troops, then I will pay it.' Meaning he will pay it. How about that?"

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 3h

Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says
In a social media post, the president said the people aboard a boat were suspected of smuggling drugs for an unspecified group his team had labeled terrorists.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 2h

The inherent corollary of "this is murder" is that we prosecute and punish people who commit murder.

Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 3h

Trump just bombed six more people in the Caribbean, for a total of 27 civilians who have been killed so far by the US military. It’s illegal for the military to target civilians who do not pose an immediate threat. This is murder.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10h

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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Tita Chico @titachico.bsky.social · 2h

my mother and her friends are preparing posters

they are all in their 90s

Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 10h

They are terrified of the No Kings rallies and doing everything they can to discredit them.

If you're on the fence about going, just think of how much it'll piss off these assholes.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10h

Emmer: "We call it the 'Hate America' rally because you'll see the hate for America all over this thing when they show up. The rumor is that they can't end this shutdown because this small but very violent and vocal group is the only one that's happy about this."

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NoKings KB @sorrykb.bsky.social · 2h

(Seriously, though. At first I thought it was an actual Sim someone had made and I thought I’d missed a joke somewhere.)