Dave Against The Machine🏴
@johnbrownbread.bsky.social
Anarchist/Anticapitalist/Anti-fascist/PhD Candidate/Academic Political Philosophizer/Buddhism/Researcher on Fascism, Authoritarianism & Freedom/opinions are my own
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"They're not extermination camps!" "Nobody is talking about extermination!" --
"Nobody ever talks about it. They just do it. And you go on with your lives, ignoring the signs all around you. And then one day when the air is still and the night is fallen, they come for you."
"Nobody ever talks about it. They just do it. And you go on with your lives, ignoring the signs all around you. And then one day when the air is still and the night is fallen, they come for you."
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Kansas just passed a monstrous bill enabling criminal penalties and vigilante lawsuits for trans people using the bathroom according to their gender identity and requires them to surrender their current drivers licenses and birth certificates if it does not match their sex assigned at birth.
January 28, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Kansas just passed a monstrous bill enabling criminal penalties and vigilante lawsuits for trans people using the bathroom according to their gender identity and requires them to surrender their current drivers licenses and birth certificates if it does not match their sex assigned at birth.
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It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 PM
It’s really difficult & disorienting but the feds hit LA extremely hard today. There were kidnappings all over & reported cluster raids in Chinatown, East LA, Ktown. This list shows to 1130 AM but they haven’t stopped all day
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
Just because the media attention stopped doesn’t mean the abductions have
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I am introducing the Cut It Out And This Time I Really Mean It bill. It provides an additional $57 billion to the murder goons but they will agree to wear business casual Monday through Thursday and if they do any murders they have to put a dollar in this jar.
January 28, 2026 at 11:05 PM
I am introducing the Cut It Out And This Time I Really Mean It bill. It provides an additional $57 billion to the murder goons but they will agree to wear business casual Monday through Thursday and if they do any murders they have to put a dollar in this jar.
I would rather a fucking republican in her seat. At least the republican is gonna be straight up honesty fascist and not give me this shit
Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (one of 7 Democrats who just voted to fund DHS) defends her stance.
Argues funding for ICE "is not the question." Instead, Senate Democrats have leverage for various demands.
"I think they could negotiate to replace Noem with someone that doesn't skirt the filibuster."
Argues funding for ICE "is not the question." Instead, Senate Democrats have leverage for various demands.
"I think they could negotiate to replace Noem with someone that doesn't skirt the filibuster."
January 29, 2026 at 12:17 AM
I would rather a fucking republican in her seat. At least the republican is gonna be straight up honesty fascist and not give me this shit
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For reference, Minneapolis's "Metro Surge" was 25x larger than Chicago's Midway Blitz - ten times as many agents in a city almost a third the size.
The Springfield metro is only 136,000 people. A 1000-agent surge will be the equivalent of TWO HUNDRED MIDWAY BLITZES at once. Utter insanity.
The Springfield metro is only 136,000 people. A 1000-agent surge will be the equivalent of TWO HUNDRED MIDWAY BLITZES at once. Utter insanity.
January 28, 2026 at 11:40 PM
For reference, Minneapolis's "Metro Surge" was 25x larger than Chicago's Midway Blitz - ten times as many agents in a city almost a third the size.
The Springfield metro is only 136,000 people. A 1000-agent surge will be the equivalent of TWO HUNDRED MIDWAY BLITZES at once. Utter insanity.
The Springfield metro is only 136,000 people. A 1000-agent surge will be the equivalent of TWO HUNDRED MIDWAY BLITZES at once. Utter insanity.
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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I'm starting to think the Trumpist mastery of propaganda is failing them. The DHS agents posing this way makes it look like they're ashamed of themselves.
January 28, 2026 at 8:49 PM
I'm starting to think the Trumpist mastery of propaganda is failing them. The DHS agents posing this way makes it look like they're ashamed of themselves.
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Omg! Local San Antonio news is at a protest in Dilley, Texas at the Family Prison where Liam Ramos is being held.
Y'all I'm crying so hard. These young people are so brave. I'm guessing most are from San Antonio.
Absolutely clear video proof that the cops were the only violent actors here.
Y'all I'm crying so hard. These young people are so brave. I'm guessing most are from San Antonio.
Absolutely clear video proof that the cops were the only violent actors here.
Protesters detained, hit by tear gas near Dilley family detention facility
YouTube video by KSAT 12
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January 28, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Omg! Local San Antonio news is at a protest in Dilley, Texas at the Family Prison where Liam Ramos is being held.
Y'all I'm crying so hard. These young people are so brave. I'm guessing most are from San Antonio.
Absolutely clear video proof that the cops were the only violent actors here.
Y'all I'm crying so hard. These young people are so brave. I'm guessing most are from San Antonio.
Absolutely clear video proof that the cops were the only violent actors here.
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@mmasnick.bsky.social:
“The thing that seems to have broken the MAGA brain is that even people who might have supported targeted enforcement of immigration law looked around at what was actually happening … and said “no.” Not because they’d been radicalized … because they have eyes and consciences.”
“The thing that seems to have broken the MAGA brain is that even people who might have supported targeted enforcement of immigration law looked around at what was actually happening … and said “no.” Not because they’d been radicalized … because they have eyes and consciences.”
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
@mmasnick.bsky.social:
“The thing that seems to have broken the MAGA brain is that even people who might have supported targeted enforcement of immigration law looked around at what was actually happening … and said “no.” Not because they’d been radicalized … because they have eyes and consciences.”
“The thing that seems to have broken the MAGA brain is that even people who might have supported targeted enforcement of immigration law looked around at what was actually happening … and said “no.” Not because they’d been radicalized … because they have eyes and consciences.”
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An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 PM
An extraordinary document. Read it.
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
“Attached to this order is an appendix that identifies 96 court orders that ICE has violated in 74 cases. … ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence.”
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kind of a big deal
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on Wed. at a press conference that he supports disbanding the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group (SRG), the counterterrorism unit that carried out the first mass arrests of his admin. on Tue. evening during anti-ICE protests at a Manhattan hotel.
Mamdani said he is in...
Mamdani said he is in...
January 28, 2026 at 9:43 PM
kind of a big deal
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Page after page of DHS agents too ashamed to be pictured doing their job isn’t actually sending the power signal Pam Bondi thinks it is.
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Page after page of DHS agents too ashamed to be pictured doing their job isn’t actually sending the power signal Pam Bondi thinks it is.
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The immanent contradiction of dominance masculinity is that it both claims absolute authority and strength and also cannot countenance even the slightest challenge.
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
January 28, 2026 at 10:04 PM
The immanent contradiction of dominance masculinity is that it both claims absolute authority and strength and also cannot countenance even the slightest challenge.
True American heroes. Cowardly fascist filth behind them.
Scrolling through the photos of Pam Bondi's "Minnesota rioters," it's just hero after hero. Every photo includes a cowardly DHS agent with their back to the camera.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
Bondi thinks she's going to win the propaganda war with this shit, but it's never been more clear that they're losing.
January 28, 2026 at 9:59 PM
True American heroes. Cowardly fascist filth behind them.
These are amazing people. True American Heroes. All power to the people.
Bondi has now begun posting mugshots of the people in Minnesota who have been arrested.
My understanding is what Bondi is doing here is forbidden under DOJ rules.
(The faces of those who were arrested are visible in Bondi’s posts, but I’ve chosen to leave them cropped out in this screenshot.)
My understanding is what Bondi is doing here is forbidden under DOJ rules.
(The faces of those who were arrested are visible in Bondi’s posts, but I’ve chosen to leave them cropped out in this screenshot.)
![Attorney General…
@AGPamBondi
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January 28, 2026 at 9:56 PM
These are amazing people. True American Heroes. All power to the people.
All of these people will be found not guilty. They know this. They are doing this to intimidate and harass people.
⚠️ Bondi says 16 people in Minnesota have been arrested today:
January 28, 2026 at 9:55 PM
All of these people will be found not guilty. They know this. They are doing this to intimidate and harass people.
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We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
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What we are witnessing right now in Minneapolis is one of the greatest acts of solidarity in human history. It will haunts the nightmares of fascists for eternity, for it is living proof of the very antithesis of their entire world view. Solidarity forever.
January 28, 2026 at 9:29 PM
What we are witnessing right now in Minneapolis is one of the greatest acts of solidarity in human history. It will haunts the nightmares of fascists for eternity, for it is living proof of the very antithesis of their entire world view. Solidarity forever.
What we are witnessing right now in Minneapolis is one of the greatest acts of solidarity in human history. It will haunts the nightmares of fascists for eternity, for it is living proof of the very antithesis of their entire world view. Solidarity forever.
January 28, 2026 at 9:29 PM
What we are witnessing right now in Minneapolis is one of the greatest acts of solidarity in human history. It will haunts the nightmares of fascists for eternity, for it is living proof of the very antithesis of their entire world view. Solidarity forever.
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ICE took the Baileys
Schumer calls for Kristi Noem and Stephen Miller to be removed from their jobs.
January 28, 2026 at 7:20 PM
ICE took the Baileys
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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This is what it's always been.
"Race traitors" Renee Good and Alex Pretti were "not acting like citizens," Fuentes says. I don't think I have seen anyone on the right link whiteness and citizenship so explicitly.
January 28, 2026 at 8:04 PM
This is what it's always been.
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damn, surprised they didn’t go for this one
January 28, 2026 at 8:17 PM
damn, surprised they didn’t go for this one
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What’s the point of legislative reforms when (1) the administration refuses to follow the law and (2) the Supreme Court‘s obedient majority consistently prevents lower courts from enforcing the law against the administration?
Seems masturbatory.
Seems masturbatory.
SCHUMER says Democrats are “united” behind three DHS reforms
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
1/ End roving patrols; tighten the rules on warrants and require ICE to coordinate with local authorities.
2/ Enforce accountability; a uniform code of conduct.
3/ Require masks off, body cameras on, agents carry ID.
January 28, 2026 at 8:20 PM
What’s the point of legislative reforms when (1) the administration refuses to follow the law and (2) the Supreme Court‘s obedient majority consistently prevents lower courts from enforcing the law against the administration?
Seems masturbatory.
Seems masturbatory.
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Oh god it's another caput lupinum. Let me just add that this *is* a legal problem. "This interpretation creates a class of outlaws who are beneath the protection of the laws" is a legal objection to an argument that sounds in basic jurisprudential principles about what well-organized law doesn't do
Oh there’s another problem that I’ll mention at the risk of dismissal on the ground that it’s not a “legal” problem. It’s that he intimates that, on his theory, unlawful entrants have no right to sue in U.S. courts.
This is not the law. It has never been the law. And yeah, it‘s also wildly unjust.
This is not the law. It has never been the law. And yeah, it‘s also wildly unjust.
January 28, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Oh god it's another caput lupinum. Let me just add that this *is* a legal problem. "This interpretation creates a class of outlaws who are beneath the protection of the laws" is a legal objection to an argument that sounds in basic jurisprudential principles about what well-organized law doesn't do