janrather
@janrather.bsky.social
i make music & cohost the monthly concert series PLEASE Y.S. in brooklyn. italian-american, nyc born+raised, they/them
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Its plenty of exciting things (derogatory) happening right now and i dont need none of them in my house
September 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Its plenty of exciting things (derogatory) happening right now and i dont need none of them in my house
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this happened to my friend in berlin of all places. he said “i was scared what you’d think” yeah no shit, full grown men who vote republican are scared of literally everything
September 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
this happened to my friend in berlin of all places. he said “i was scared what you’d think” yeah no shit, full grown men who vote republican are scared of literally everything
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Oh, good…
Nice to see how the “new” Bluesky Moderation is being handled.
Nice to see how the “new” Bluesky Moderation is being handled.
August 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Oh, good…
Nice to see how the “new” Bluesky Moderation is being handled.
Nice to see how the “new” Bluesky Moderation is being handled.
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A mutual just DMed me six pictures of the inside of my mouth and deactivated their account. All power to my house just went out suddenly or I would say more. Gotta save juice.
August 14, 2025 at 2:34 AM
A mutual just DMed me six pictures of the inside of my mouth and deactivated their account. All power to my house just went out suddenly or I would say more. Gotta save juice.
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The more you know. 💫
August 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The more you know. 💫
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Congress just handed the Department of Homeland Security “an amount larger than the annual military budgets of every country in the world except the United States and China,” Caitlin Dickerson writes:
ICE’s Mind-Bogglingly Massive Blank Check
Congress has appropriated billions with few strings attached, creating a likely windfall for well-connected firms.
www.theatlantic.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Congress just handed the Department of Homeland Security “an amount larger than the annual military budgets of every country in the world except the United States and China,” Caitlin Dickerson writes:
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85% of young men support Zohran Mamdani.
79% of young women support Zohran Mamdani.
67% of Jewish people aged 18-44 support Zohran Mamdani.
65% of Black people aged 18-44 support Zohran Mamdani.
Would you have guessed *any* of that with how the media has covered all this?
79% of young women support Zohran Mamdani.
67% of Jewish people aged 18-44 support Zohran Mamdani.
65% of Black people aged 18-44 support Zohran Mamdani.
Would you have guessed *any* of that with how the media has covered all this?
July 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
85% of young men support Zohran Mamdani.
79% of young women support Zohran Mamdani.
67% of Jewish people aged 18-44 support Zohran Mamdani.
65% of Black people aged 18-44 support Zohran Mamdani.
Would you have guessed *any* of that with how the media has covered all this?
79% of young women support Zohran Mamdani.
67% of Jewish people aged 18-44 support Zohran Mamdani.
65% of Black people aged 18-44 support Zohran Mamdani.
Would you have guessed *any* of that with how the media has covered all this?
there’s something blood freezing about imagining a bunch of zionist sociopaths sitting around fantasizing about getting revenge on the ppl who made this film and then just..doing it. with no pushback from anywhere. if i were them id probably come up with more ways to get revenge, bc why not. horror
Israeli soldiers raided a tent set up for mourning Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen on Tuesday as his killer, an Israeli settler infamous for terrorizing Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, was released by an Israeli court.
“No Other Land” Contributor’s Killer Released as Israeli Soldiers Raid Mourners
A judge deemed Awdah Hathaleen’s killer, who reportedly said “I’m glad I did it,” as not dangerous enough for detention.
truthout.org
July 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
there’s something blood freezing about imagining a bunch of zionist sociopaths sitting around fantasizing about getting revenge on the ppl who made this film and then just..doing it. with no pushback from anywhere. if i were them id probably come up with more ways to get revenge, bc why not. horror
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i just learned that shoegaze is not pronounced like fugazi
July 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
i just learned that shoegaze is not pronounced like fugazi
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A candidate who is willing to throw transgender people under the bus is a candidate who will use anyone’s rights as a bargaining chip to win elections.
July 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A candidate who is willing to throw transgender people under the bus is a candidate who will use anyone’s rights as a bargaining chip to win elections.
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This story is wild. The FBI violated a warrant & took an innocent woman’s life savings. They never said why—because they don’t have to.
She sued to stop that. Her case was thrown out last week. So the feds can keep seizing people’s stuff without charges or explanation. reason.com/2025/07/28/t...
She sued to stop that. Her case was thrown out last week. So the feds can keep seizing people’s stuff without charges or explanation. reason.com/2025/07/28/t...
The FBI took her $40,000 without explaining why. She fought back—and lost.
There is little accountability in civil forfeiture, which allows law enforcement to seize assets without charging the owner with a crime.
reason.com
July 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This story is wild. The FBI violated a warrant & took an innocent woman’s life savings. They never said why—because they don’t have to.
She sued to stop that. Her case was thrown out last week. So the feds can keep seizing people’s stuff without charges or explanation. reason.com/2025/07/28/t...
She sued to stop that. Her case was thrown out last week. So the feds can keep seizing people’s stuff without charges or explanation. reason.com/2025/07/28/t...
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Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian activist and community leader who helped make Oscar-winning doc ‘No Other Land,’ was fatally shot by an Israeli settler in the West Bank. ‘This is how Israel erases us — one life at a time,’ director Basel Adra wrote.
Awdah Hathaleen of No Other Land Killed by Israeli Settler
Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian activist and community leader who helped make Oscar-winning doc ‘No Other Land,’ was fatally shot by an Israeli settler in the West Bank. ‘This is how Israel erases us — one life at a time,’ director Basel Adra wrote.
www.vulture.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Awdah Hathaleen, a Palestinian activist and community leader who helped make Oscar-winning doc ‘No Other Land,’ was fatally shot by an Israeli settler in the West Bank. ‘This is how Israel erases us — one life at a time,’ director Basel Adra wrote.
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his great genius is declared in his doing nothing particular to prove it
July 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
his great genius is declared in his doing nothing particular to prove it
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i'm not voting for any candidate that won't full throatedly support trans kids playing whatever fucking sport they want to.
I'm so irritated with these focus group tested answers about a subject that liberals and Democrats are literally being brainwashed into thinking is a critical issue.
I'm so irritated with these focus group tested answers about a subject that liberals and Democrats are literally being brainwashed into thinking is a critical issue.
July 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
i'm not voting for any candidate that won't full throatedly support trans kids playing whatever fucking sport they want to.
I'm so irritated with these focus group tested answers about a subject that liberals and Democrats are literally being brainwashed into thinking is a critical issue.
I'm so irritated with these focus group tested answers about a subject that liberals and Democrats are literally being brainwashed into thinking is a critical issue.
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great things are possible when you physically beat the shit out of fascists
#OtD 29 Jul 1962 fascist Oswald Mosley tried to march with the Union Movement in Manchester, UK. However, he was attacked by anti-fascists and had to be rescued by police. A Mosley speech later was drowned out by a crowd of anti-fascists. More info: www.patreon.com/posts/e37b-6...
July 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
great things are possible when you physically beat the shit out of fascists
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I say this all of the time. THANK YOU.
there are over 8 million people in this city and the fact that bananas shit doesn’t happen more often is a testament not to cops or politicians but to the fact that people aren’t as violent or scary as some would like us to think
July 29, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I say this all of the time. THANK YOU.
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"Now, with the massive funding for ICE detention passed by Congress, it’s possible that the immigrant detention system will eclipse even the U.S. prison system."
What's in a name?
Defining concentration camps and how to stop them.
degenerateart.beehiiv.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"Now, with the massive funding for ICE detention passed by Congress, it’s possible that the immigrant detention system will eclipse even the U.S. prison system."
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Just to reiterate: What this administration is doing right now is orders of magnitude more dangerous for academic freedom and free speech than anything the right has spent the last 30 years complaining about.
Faculty who wrote to defend their president and object to a DOJ investigation of their university...are now being investigated by the DOJ.
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
The most banal defense of free speech and academic freedom will trigger the full wrath of the US government now.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/u...
Faculty Support of George Mason’s President Draws Federal Investigation
www.nytimes.com
July 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Just to reiterate: What this administration is doing right now is orders of magnitude more dangerous for academic freedom and free speech than anything the right has spent the last 30 years complaining about.
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"This is a pattern of environmental destruction that began long before Oct. 7, 2023. Over 97% of the water in Gaza was already unsuitable for consumption before this war began; the remainder is being polluted on a daily basis"
newlinesmag.com/argument/the...
newlinesmag.com/argument/the...
The Toxic Blowback of Israel’s Bombs
How military action in Gaza is polluting the land, air and water far beyond the enclave’s bounds
newlinesmag.com
July 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"This is a pattern of environmental destruction that began long before Oct. 7, 2023. Over 97% of the water in Gaza was already unsuitable for consumption before this war began; the remainder is being polluted on a daily basis"
newlinesmag.com/argument/the...
newlinesmag.com/argument/the...
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That's always been Israel's project. They've been murdering Palestinian journalists by the hundreds all in an attempt to keep people from reporting the genocide.
July 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
That's always been Israel's project. They've been murdering Palestinian journalists by the hundreds all in an attempt to keep people from reporting the genocide.
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Any government that knowingly chooses not to try to stop a genocide, is complicit in that genocide.
This is not rhetoric.
After 21 months, this is criminal responsibility and leaders and officials will be held accountable sooner or later.
This is not rhetoric.
After 21 months, this is criminal responsibility and leaders and officials will be held accountable sooner or later.
July 29, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Any government that knowingly chooses not to try to stop a genocide, is complicit in that genocide.
This is not rhetoric.
After 21 months, this is criminal responsibility and leaders and officials will be held accountable sooner or later.
This is not rhetoric.
After 21 months, this is criminal responsibility and leaders and officials will be held accountable sooner or later.
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If you compare Greta Thunberg's treatment to Chris Smalls' then you can understand why we say that this can all stop as soon as white people decide it's important enough.
July 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
If you compare Greta Thunberg's treatment to Chris Smalls' then you can understand why we say that this can all stop as soon as white people decide it's important enough.
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Fuck Pete Buttigieg.
Fuck any quislings willing to throw minorities (especially kids) under the bus to score political points.
He and and other Dems that come out as transphobes are dead to me and should be purged from the party
Fuck any quislings willing to throw minorities (especially kids) under the bus to score political points.
He and and other Dems that come out as transphobes are dead to me and should be purged from the party
July 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Fuck Pete Buttigieg.
Fuck any quislings willing to throw minorities (especially kids) under the bus to score political points.
He and and other Dems that come out as transphobes are dead to me and should be purged from the party
Fuck any quislings willing to throw minorities (especially kids) under the bus to score political points.
He and and other Dems that come out as transphobes are dead to me and should be purged from the party