borderless
@borderless.bsky.social
The future is up for grabs. The world we live in is awful but the one we're building is worth it. Bringing my whole self to the apocalypse.
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Being human is to understand yourself.
Humanity is the understanding of others.
Empathy is the ability to understand ourselves in the difference of others.
Or in other words, empathy is the understanding of humanity.
Humanity is the understanding of others.
Empathy is the ability to understand ourselves in the difference of others.
Or in other words, empathy is the understanding of humanity.
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Considering there are over a thousand accounts of sexual assault by ICE, women defending themselves from ICE "agents" by whatever means at their disposal falls squarely in the justification of "self defense".
Two women have been charged with biting the fingers of U.S. Border Patrol officers moments after federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis over the weekend near the scene of an immigration enforcement action.
Women accused of biting agents’ fingers moments after Alex Pretti was killed; one had tip bitten off
The biting occurred while the women struggled with the agents, according to the charges.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Considering there are over a thousand accounts of sexual assault by ICE, women defending themselves from ICE "agents" by whatever means at their disposal falls squarely in the justification of "self defense".
Nuremberg trials are the floor.
Early retirement isn't good enough.
Early retirement isn't good enough.
Exclusive: Border Patrol “Commander at Large” Gregory Bovino has been removed from his role and is expected to retire soon, sources tell @nickmiroff.bsky.social.
Gregory Bovino Gets Demoted
The Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats.
bit.ly
January 27, 2026 at 6:15 AM
Nuremberg trials are the floor.
Early retirement isn't good enough.
Early retirement isn't good enough.
Me: I escaped the dying empire!
Also me: making plans to return to the dying empire to help others survive the collapse or get out
Also me: making plans to return to the dying empire to help others survive the collapse or get out
Me: I live in a dying empire everything is going to shit
Also me: ok but I still gotta turn in this proof by 11:59 PM
Also me: ok but I still gotta turn in this proof by 11:59 PM
January 27, 2026 at 5:42 AM
Me: I escaped the dying empire!
Also me: making plans to return to the dying empire to help others survive the collapse or get out
Also me: making plans to return to the dying empire to help others survive the collapse or get out
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This country has locked up so many children in one prison that the CHILDREN ARE LEADING PRISON UPRISINGS. As a country we are not furious enough yet.
January 27, 2026 at 5:31 AM
This country has locked up so many children in one prison that the CHILDREN ARE LEADING PRISON UPRISINGS. As a country we are not furious enough yet.
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Imagine a paramilitary gang kills 2 observers over 2 weeks, then shows up at your home to say, "You, observer, we know where you live."
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
One human rights observer in Maine said agents followed her home, blocked off her street, and came to her door to say they know where she lives. Her children are now staying elsewhere, to keep them safe.
Now in Maine: ICE watchers say federal agents are coming to their house to threaten and intimidate them.
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
January 27, 2026 at 5:38 AM
Imagine a paramilitary gang kills 2 observers over 2 weeks, then shows up at your home to say, "You, observer, we know where you live."
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
That's a death threat.
If it happened to me or a colleague when I was a human rights observer in N. Ireland, we would've lodged complaints with three govts.
Reminds me of the time I interviewed for an internship at Palantir.
I aced all of the tech sections, hit it off with one of the creepy founders, and got a generous offer that evening...
Which I promptly declined.
Thanks for the free flights to hang out with my friends in SF for a weekend! 🖕
I aced all of the tech sections, hit it off with one of the creepy founders, and got a generous offer that evening...
Which I promptly declined.
Thanks for the free flights to hang out with my friends in SF for a weekend! 🖕
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Reminds me of the time I interviewed for an internship at Palantir.
I aced all of the tech sections, hit it off with one of the creepy founders, and got a generous offer that evening...
Which I promptly declined.
Thanks for the free flights to hang out with my friends in SF for a weekend! 🖕
I aced all of the tech sections, hit it off with one of the creepy founders, and got a generous offer that evening...
Which I promptly declined.
Thanks for the free flights to hang out with my friends in SF for a weekend! 🖕
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I don't keep doomers in my feed but since apparently some folks do: "celebrate each and every win, loudly" is Organizing 101
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 AM
I don't keep doomers in my feed but since apparently some folks do: "celebrate each and every win, loudly" is Organizing 101
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The ocean freighting industry is woke now (the containers spell Renee, for Renee Good).
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
January 27, 2026 at 4:13 AM
The ocean freighting industry is woke now (the containers spell Renee, for Renee Good).
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
www.reddit.com/r/Tacoma/com...
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also, it's a great app to use for ordinary everyday chatter. yes it's secure but it's not about being secure, it's about being NORMAL in a way that chat apps mostly fail to be. Having your conversations be ephemeral and not having everything logged somewhere is the normal state of talking to people
Also a huge benefit of using an app just like Signal, in addition to the encryption, is that it's just a normal app and you can blend in with the crowd among people who just use it for ordinary everyday chatter
Needle in a haystack
Needle in a haystack
If you're running around telling people not to use Signal right now, you're either dangerously foolish or actively fighting against the cause, and I believe we lack the time to sort out which is which right now.
January 27, 2026 at 1:54 AM
also, it's a great app to use for ordinary everyday chatter. yes it's secure but it's not about being secure, it's about being NORMAL in a way that chat apps mostly fail to be. Having your conversations be ephemeral and not having everything logged somewhere is the normal state of talking to people
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Signal is also infinitely better for sharing cute videos of your children or cats with your friends
Everyone should be on Signal at a minimum, simply because acting like you have nothing to hide until you need it harms all of our privacy rights.
also, it's a great app to use for ordinary everyday chatter. yes it's secure but it's not about being secure, it's about being NORMAL in a way that chat apps mostly fail to be. Having your conversations be ephemeral and not having everything logged somewhere is the normal state of talking to people
January 27, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Signal is also infinitely better for sharing cute videos of your children or cats with your friends
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Political Scientists would call it a "tactical concession" (RRS' Spiral Model). Human rights and democracy campaigners need to make sure it leads to more gains (positive spiral) instead of stalling progress (negative spiral).
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 27, 2026 at 12:40 AM
Political Scientists would call it a "tactical concession" (RRS' Spiral Model). Human rights and democracy campaigners need to make sure it leads to more gains (positive spiral) instead of stalling progress (negative spiral).
Are AIs the new rely-guys in an unhealthy parasocial relationship with you? In this essay I will...
January 26, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Are AIs the new rely-guys in an unhealthy parasocial relationship with you? In this essay I will...
"altNOAA" asks us to "explain the grift" 💀
Explain the grift then.
January 26, 2026 at 9:30 PM
"altNOAA" asks us to "explain the grift" 💀
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Important not to lose sight of what’s starting up in Maine right now.
Why is the msm outside of Maine not covering this? It seems like a huge and very troubling story to me. ICE coming to observers houses or calling them on the phone warning them to back off??!! www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Important not to lose sight of what’s starting up in Maine right now.
Lmao, the slopbucket is actually correct. 😂
I do post a lot about AI and my analysis is valuable. AI bros should follow me and take my advice to heart!
I do post a lot about AI and my analysis is valuable. AI bros should follow me and take my advice to heart!
Based on network activity, these users frequently post about AI and related topics: @wolvendamien.bsky.social, @jdp.extropian.net, @akhilrao.bsky.social, @nomads.bsky.social, @djdynamic.ca, and @borderless.bsky.social. Their posts often contain valuable analysis.
January 26, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Lmao, the slopbucket is actually correct. 😂
I do post a lot about AI and my analysis is valuable. AI bros should follow me and take my advice to heart!
I do post a lot about AI and my analysis is valuable. AI bros should follow me and take my advice to heart!
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NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
January 26, 2026 at 6:39 PM
NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.
Like if you think tech sucks but you're still in tech I get it. I respect folks doing their best to fight the good fight.
But if you can't recognize what's happening in our society and it's relationship to technology, you're dangerous. These are the people who accidentally build the Torment Nexus.
But if you can't recognize what's happening in our society and it's relationship to technology, you're dangerous. These are the people who accidentally build the Torment Nexus.
Got added to a "Techno Pessimists" list. I'd like to thank the tech bros who see ICE uploading photos to Palantir and still think our society uses technology in a healthy way for preemptively removing themselves from my feed.
Carry on in your head-in-the-sand bliss, far away from me. 🫡
Carry on in your head-in-the-sand bliss, far away from me. 🫡
January 26, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Like if you think tech sucks but you're still in tech I get it. I respect folks doing their best to fight the good fight.
But if you can't recognize what's happening in our society and it's relationship to technology, you're dangerous. These are the people who accidentally build the Torment Nexus.
But if you can't recognize what's happening in our society and it's relationship to technology, you're dangerous. These are the people who accidentally build the Torment Nexus.
Got added to a "Techno Pessimists" list. I'd like to thank the tech bros who see ICE uploading photos to Palantir and still think our society uses technology in a healthy way for preemptively removing themselves from my feed.
Carry on in your head-in-the-sand bliss, far away from me. 🫡
Carry on in your head-in-the-sand bliss, far away from me. 🫡
January 26, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Got added to a "Techno Pessimists" list. I'd like to thank the tech bros who see ICE uploading photos to Palantir and still think our society uses technology in a healthy way for preemptively removing themselves from my feed.
Carry on in your head-in-the-sand bliss, far away from me. 🫡
Carry on in your head-in-the-sand bliss, far away from me. 🫡
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I would've said nothing before I told my constituents "I didn't know what I was doing."
Never mind an election, I'd be finding out if we can recall his ass.
Never mind an election, I'd be finding out if we can recall his ass.
lol how stupid do the Dem collaborators think we are?
you can either read a budget and know what you were funding. or you can't read a budget and shouldn't be a politician
Either way the response is the same: don't vote for anyone who funds ice.
you can either read a budget and know what you were funding. or you can't read a budget and shouldn't be a politician
Either way the response is the same: don't vote for anyone who funds ice.
January 26, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I would've said nothing before I told my constituents "I didn't know what I was doing."
Never mind an election, I'd be finding out if we can recall his ass.
Never mind an election, I'd be finding out if we can recall his ass.
lol how stupid do the Dem collaborators think we are?
you can either read a budget and know what you were funding. or you can't read a budget and shouldn't be a politician
Either way the response is the same: don't vote for anyone who funds ice.
you can either read a budget and know what you were funding. or you can't read a budget and shouldn't be a politician
Either way the response is the same: don't vote for anyone who funds ice.
January 26, 2026 at 5:43 PM
lol how stupid do the Dem collaborators think we are?
you can either read a budget and know what you were funding. or you can't read a budget and shouldn't be a politician
Either way the response is the same: don't vote for anyone who funds ice.
you can either read a budget and know what you were funding. or you can't read a budget and shouldn't be a politician
Either way the response is the same: don't vote for anyone who funds ice.
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Your periodic reminder that wars are won by logistics
C’mon, comrades!
We’re smarter than they are and more numerous
C’mon, comrades!
We’re smarter than they are and more numerous
tfw your spreadsheet skillz become the fascists worst nightmare
January 26, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Your periodic reminder that wars are won by logistics
C’mon, comrades!
We’re smarter than they are and more numerous
C’mon, comrades!
We’re smarter than they are and more numerous
tfw your spreadsheet skillz become the fascists worst nightmare
January 26, 2026 at 3:02 PM
tfw your spreadsheet skillz become the fascists worst nightmare
as a professional logistician, lol, lmao
January 26, 2026 at 2:58 PM
as a professional logistician, lol, lmao
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People seem to not realize that protest can be both non-violent AND disruptive and that's because they're yammerheads who don't do squat in the streets.
January 26, 2026 at 10:32 AM
People seem to not realize that protest can be both non-violent AND disruptive and that's because they're yammerheads who don't do squat in the streets.
They really should. Europe has blood on its hands.
Could the International Criminal Court prosecute EU politicians for crimes against migrants?
Analysis by Adrian Gjoshi - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/01/will...
Analysis by Adrian Gjoshi - eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2026/01/will...
Will The Hague Really Look North? The ICC and EU Crimes Against Migrants
Adrian Gjoshi* Photo credit : Justflix, via Wikimedia Commons Europe and the International Criminal Court (ICC) stand at a piv...
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:52 AM
They really should. Europe has blood on its hands.