Augustus Watkins
@augustuswatkins.com
songwriter, musician, los angeles
https://augustuswatkins.com/
https://augustuswatkins.com/
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Augustus Watkins
@augustuswatkins.com
· Jan 20
The internet had the potential to make humans so much smarter and interconnected. Instead, it's dumbing us down and siloing us off. A real tragedy.
Hi everyone I’m stoked to join Bluesky ✨
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Graffiti seen in Los Angeles following the riotous anti-ICE protests
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Graffiti seen in Los Angeles following the riotous anti-ICE protests
law enforcement only selectively enforcing laws??? in MY america??
“It’s not a good public policy decision and it wasn’t well thought out in my opinion,” said LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell during a press conference for the release of 2025 citywide crime data.
The full story: lataco.com/lapd-chief-m...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
The full story: lataco.com/lapd-chief-m...
By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
February 3, 2026 at 12:22 AM
law enforcement only selectively enforcing laws??? in MY america??
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Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
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scenes from occupied Minneapolis: “A man sitting in a car watching a house woth a gun on his lap and a mask on his face. Claims he didn't know the house has already been raided 2x.”
February 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM
scenes from occupied Minneapolis: “A man sitting in a car watching a house woth a gun on his lap and a mask on his face. Claims he didn't know the house has already been raided 2x.”
they said “america first” but really mean “america alone” and isolationism and nationalism are just a recipe for war and colonial expansion
January 31, 2026 at 8:36 PM
they said “america first” but really mean “america alone” and isolationism and nationalism are just a recipe for war and colonial expansion
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fix ya hearts.
protect the babies.
kill the cop in your head.
mutual aid.
protect the babies.
kill the cop in your head.
mutual aid.
January 31, 2026 at 7:31 PM
fix ya hearts.
protect the babies.
kill the cop in your head.
mutual aid.
protect the babies.
kill the cop in your head.
mutual aid.
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If you are an NFL, NBA, WNBA, or MLS fan and feel like voicing your opinion on *things* like 🧊 or Ep st ein, I’ve made a spreadsheet of franchises, league offices, and player unions.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
United States Pro Sports Franchise Contact Spreadsheet 260119 1500
docs.google.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:23 PM
If you are an NFL, NBA, WNBA, or MLS fan and feel like voicing your opinion on *things* like 🧊 or Ep st ein, I’ve made a spreadsheet of franchises, league offices, and player unions.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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NEW: In solidarity with the January 30th ICE OUT ECONOMIC BLACKOUT, @dailybeanspod.com will air tomorrow WITH NO ADS. We've successfully negotiated with all our brands to cancel them. Subscribe for free here: the-daily-beans.simplecast.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:13 PM
NEW: In solidarity with the January 30th ICE OUT ECONOMIC BLACKOUT, @dailybeanspod.com will air tomorrow WITH NO ADS. We've successfully negotiated with all our brands to cancel them. Subscribe for free here: the-daily-beans.simplecast.com
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I wish for you what you want for non-white gender diverse immigrants.
January 28, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I wish for you what you want for non-white gender diverse immigrants.
Just remembered that the GOP tanked a Dem border security bill before the last election
They wanted all of this, the murder and concentration camps were never not the plan
They wanted all of this, the murder and concentration camps were never not the plan
January 28, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Just remembered that the GOP tanked a Dem border security bill before the last election
They wanted all of this, the murder and concentration camps were never not the plan
They wanted all of this, the murder and concentration camps were never not the plan
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Bovino out is a great indicator. It’s a great start. But none of us can be appeased right now. It’s still abolish ICE. It’s still prosecute these fascists. It’s still destroy the whole apparatus that has been terrorizing and disappearing and murdering our neighbors.
January 27, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Bovino out is a great indicator. It’s a great start. But none of us can be appeased right now. It’s still abolish ICE. It’s still prosecute these fascists. It’s still destroy the whole apparatus that has been terrorizing and disappearing and murdering our neighbors.
Good now prosecute his ass
BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Good now prosecute his ass
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Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Current status of the fundraisers for those killed by ICE:
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
Renee Good: $1,499,580
Alex Pretti: $1,289,249
Keith Porter, Jr. $302,423
Parady La: $45,848
Heber Sanchez Dominguez: $47,991
Luis Beltrán Yanez Cruz: $18,640
Victor Manuel Diaz: $2,538
Geraldo Lunas: $2,260
Luis Gustavo Núñez: $1,935
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Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
January 26, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Fun fact: Your local bookstore is doing more to protect you and your neighbors than Amazon is.
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Why are we not calling Miller’s “network of warehouses“ CONCENTRATION CAMPS??
We need to get it broadly understood that Stephen Miller's ethnic cleansing will result in a permanent metastasized immigrant carceral state and paramilitary warfare on US streets that goes on *for years.*
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
The internal logic of his agenda dictates this of necessity.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
January 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Why are we not calling Miller’s “network of warehouses“ CONCENTRATION CAMPS??
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"ICE OUT" on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, as seen from my flight leaving MSP airport
January 26, 2026 at 6:28 PM
"ICE OUT" on Lake Nokomis in Minneapolis, as seen from my flight leaving MSP airport
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
Okay and??
They’re still disappearing people into concentration camps and murdering others in the streets. Until their bloody work stops, the org is dismantled, and perpetrators are on trial, this means NOTHING
They’re still disappearing people into concentration camps and murdering others in the streets. Until their bloody work stops, the org is dismantled, and perpetrators are on trial, this means NOTHING
I've covered ICE / DHS for about a decade now and more ICE agents are willing to talk now than ever before. The confidence the administration is trying to project is absolutely not reflected internally.
January 25, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Okay and??
They’re still disappearing people into concentration camps and murdering others in the streets. Until their bloody work stops, the org is dismantled, and perpetrators are on trial, this means NOTHING
They’re still disappearing people into concentration camps and murdering others in the streets. Until their bloody work stops, the org is dismantled, and perpetrators are on trial, this means NOTHING
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If they are doing this to white people in broad daylight imagine what they are doing to non-white people in detention facilities.
January 24, 2026 at 11:51 PM
If they are doing this to white people in broad daylight imagine what they are doing to non-white people in detention facilities.
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A national general strike is needed not just to protest the violence, but to acknowledge the absurdity that we’re all just supposed to carry on with our stupid little daily lives amidst the ambient terrorism of an unchecked state militia executing innocent people in the streets of our country.
January 24, 2026 at 8:33 PM
A national general strike is needed not just to protest the violence, but to acknowledge the absurdity that we’re all just supposed to carry on with our stupid little daily lives amidst the ambient terrorism of an unchecked state militia executing innocent people in the streets of our country.
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Seven democrats and every republican voted to fund this… YESTERDAY
January 24, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Seven democrats and every republican voted to fund this… YESTERDAY
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