Priya
@priaad.bsky.social
Working as a teacher. Reading scifi, watching football, fostering dogs, and walking the hills of #SWVA. Summers in Nepal.
This is what happened to most of my US family who're strong on "I don't engage in politics" nonsense
one upside of trump insisting on a "presidential address" is it interrupted programming on every major broadcast network. so a whole bunch of normies who only see sanitized versions of
him were treated to live video of a rabid fucking hyena behind the presidential seal.
him were treated to live video of a rabid fucking hyena behind the presidential seal.
December 18, 2025 at 5:20 AM
This is what happened to most of my US family who're strong on "I don't engage in politics" nonsense
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December 18, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Via Omar Suleiman over at @rns.org: When Muslims save lives, the Islamophobia machine looks the other way —> religionnews.com/2025/12/16/w...
When Muslims save lives, the Islamophobia machine looks the other way
(RNS) — The far-right response to a Muslim’s heroism in the Bondi Beach attack shows how Islamophobia depends on distortion and dehumanization.
religionnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Via Omar Suleiman over at @rns.org: When Muslims save lives, the Islamophobia machine looks the other way —> religionnews.com/2025/12/16/w...
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CNN has suddenly discovered Tennessee's Patriot Front compound that was a subject of an extensive NewsChannel 5 investigation back in March. Here is my report: 1/ www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
'This isn't your granddad's KKK.' Inside the hate group expanding its presence in Tennessee
They are the largest hate group in America, wrapping themselves in the red-white-and-blue of the flag, marching into the middle of American cities and claiming to be patriots.
www.newschannel5.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:34 PM
CNN has suddenly discovered Tennessee's Patriot Front compound that was a subject of an extensive NewsChannel 5 investigation back in March. Here is my report: 1/ www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
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New from me today: Heritage has appointed Scott Yenor Director of its American Studies center. Yenor is the founder of the far right men only Society for American Civic Renewal lodges, and appears to oppose full legal equality for women www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Just disgraceful’: outcry as Heritage thinktank appoints far-right figure to key post
Scott Yenor, who has offered views on women, marriage and LGBTQ rights, helped to found secretive fraternal order
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
New from me today: Heritage has appointed Scott Yenor Director of its American Studies center. Yenor is the founder of the far right men only Society for American Civic Renewal lodges, and appears to oppose full legal equality for women www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/15/u... even in the vastness of USA, can a "124 acre" racist compound be considered "hidden"?
Inside the White supremacist compound hiding in plain sight | CNN
Patriot Front, a White supremacist group, has been quietly building a 124-acre compound in the mountains of east Tennessee, where they train members and host fight clubs.
edition.cnn.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:07 AM
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/15/u... even in the vastness of USA, can a "124 acre" racist compound be considered "hidden"?
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If you can believe it, January 1, 2026 marks ten years since the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. For Portland Monthly, I wrote about how the ensuing decade was dominated by anxious men and a culture of lawlessness.
www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...
www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...
The Takeover of Malheur Kicked Off a Decade of Lawlessness
The wildlife refuge occupation set the stage for Trump, January 6, and so much more.
www.pdxmonthly.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
If you can believe it, January 1, 2026 marks ten years since the armed takeover of Oregon’s Malheur National Wildlife Refuge. For Portland Monthly, I wrote about how the ensuing decade was dominated by anxious men and a culture of lawlessness.
www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...
www.pdxmonthly.com/news-and-cit...
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Or perhaps Grok is simply doing what it was designed to do... gizmodo.com/grok-is-glit...
Grok Is Glitching And Spewing Misinformation About The Bondi Beach Shooting
Among other problems, the chatbot is spewing misinformation about the horrific Bondi Beach shooting in Australia.
gizmodo.com
December 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Or perhaps Grok is simply doing what it was designed to do... gizmodo.com/grok-is-glit...
Unarmed fruit shop owner named Ahmed al Ahmed disarmed one of the shooters in Sydney. Absolute hero. www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
www.news.com.au
December 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Unarmed fruit shop owner named Ahmed al Ahmed disarmed one of the shooters in Sydney. Absolute hero. www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
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NEW: From the Bronx to Accra, lives are being rebuilt — or dismantled — under a U.S.–Ghana deportation pact few know exists.
In Ghana, I met the people caught in between: the deported, the waiting, the afraid.
Read the story: capitalbnews.org/ghana-us-dep...
In Ghana, I met the people caught in between: the deported, the waiting, the afraid.
Read the story: capitalbnews.org/ghana-us-dep...
Fear, Flights, and Forced Returns: How a U.S.–Ghana Deportation Pact Is Reshaping Lives
Ghanaians at home and abroad are navigating hope and an uneasy partnership between Washington and Accra.
capitalbnews.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
NEW: From the Bronx to Accra, lives are being rebuilt — or dismantled — under a U.S.–Ghana deportation pact few know exists.
In Ghana, I met the people caught in between: the deported, the waiting, the afraid.
Read the story: capitalbnews.org/ghana-us-dep...
In Ghana, I met the people caught in between: the deported, the waiting, the afraid.
Read the story: capitalbnews.org/ghana-us-dep...
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WATCH: Advocates for political violence among those welcomed to conference at Tennessee state park www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Advocates for political violence among those welcomed to conference at Tennessee state park
For years, the guest list for an annual white nationalist gathering at Tennessee’s Montgomery Bell State Park has been a closely guarded secret.
www.newschannel5.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
WATCH: Advocates for political violence among those welcomed to conference at Tennessee state park www.newschannel5.com/news/newscha...
Would like a nice design with this phrase on a t shirt please (odd that I can't seem to find one)
December 9, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Would like a nice design with this phrase on a t shirt please (odd that I can't seem to find one)
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/pol...
Reporter talking to people interested in joining ICE at DHS job fair.
Reporter talking to people interested in joining ICE at DHS job fair.
Two Days Talking to People Looking for Jobs at ICE | Yanis Varoufuckice
Naturally there were lots of law enforcement types hanging around the convention — men with military fades, moisture-wicking shirts, and tattoos of the Bible and the Constitution and eagles and flags ...
www.nplusonemag.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:36 AM
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/pol...
Reporter talking to people interested in joining ICE at DHS job fair.
Reporter talking to people interested in joining ICE at DHS job fair.
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‘Since the US-brokered ceasefire was announced on 10 October, Israeli forces have killed more than 360 Palestinians in Gaza; according to a UN official, at least 70 are children… On average, Israeli weapons now kill seven people a day’ www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Bloodshed was supposed to stop’: no sign of normal life as Gaza’s killing and misery grind on
The term ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion life is returning to normal’ for Palestinians squeezed into the remaining 42% of their land behind Israel’s ‘yellow line’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:09 AM
‘Since the US-brokered ceasefire was announced on 10 October, Israeli forces have killed more than 360 Palestinians in Gaza; according to a UN official, at least 70 are children… On average, Israeli weapons now kill seven people a day’ www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Cool that a racist false conspiracy theory is now official U.S. policy, because the people who peddled it are now in charge. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Europe will be 'unrecognizable' in 20 years due to immigration, White House strategy document claims
Political experts told NBC News that the reports' language regarding "civilization erasure" and immigration echoes "great replacement theory."
www.nbcnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Cool that a racist false conspiracy theory is now official U.S. policy, because the people who peddled it are now in charge. www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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“the USPS must turn a profit” makes me want to set things on fire
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
🚨SCOOP: Amazon is preparing to sever ties with USPS and expand its shipping network as a true coast-to-coast rival.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
It could cost USPS more than *$6 billion* a year in lost revenue, and lead Amazon to dominate yet another facet of the economy.
USPS posted a *$9 billion* loss in 2025.
Amazon explores cutting ties with USPS, building its own delivery network
Amazon looks into expanding its nationwide delivery network and giving up its longstanding partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:32 PM
“the USPS must turn a profit” makes me want to set things on fire
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
they put a clause in the fucking constitution about postal service, that’s how important it is
nothing in there about “only if you can make money on it”
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i know that this sounds slightly doomer, but i don't really get how you go back to normal politics when stuff like this is normalized and made into memes
Look, even if these attacks were completely legitimate acts of national defense (they aren't), treating the killing of people like it's entertainment, rather than a terrible but perhaps necessary evil, is depraved and sickening.
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
i know that this sounds slightly doomer, but i don't really get how you go back to normal politics when stuff like this is normalized and made into memes
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
You Can’t Fight Fascism While Defunding Libraries
“Libraries embody everything that we need right now to fight back against fascism," says Sara Heymann.
organizingmythoughts.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has proposed disastrous cuts to our city's libraries while setting aside $5M for a ShotSpotter replacement. As library associate Sara Heymann told me, “Libraries embody everything we need to fight back against fascism.” My piece on what’s at stake and how to fight back:
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it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 AM
it should probably be a bigger story that the richest man on earth and leading Republican is a fucking Nazi
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
media needs to stop beating around the bush. this is Nazi shit.
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“The alt-right label doesn’t make sense anymore because there is no longer any need to describe these views as an “alternative” to the mainstream right. Many are now the Republican Party’s stated positions.”
www.vox.com/politics/470...
www.vox.com/politics/470...
The alt-right won
Trump’s call to ban “Third World” immigration proves it.
www.vox.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“The alt-right label doesn’t make sense anymore because there is no longer any need to describe these views as an “alternative” to the mainstream right. Many are now the Republican Party’s stated positions.”
www.vox.com/politics/470...
www.vox.com/politics/470...
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Woah. Newsmax’s legal analyst just said Pete Hegseth and everyone involved in the illegal boat strike should be “prosecuted for a war crime.”
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
December 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Woah. Newsmax’s legal analyst just said Pete Hegseth and everyone involved in the illegal boat strike should be “prosecuted for a war crime.”
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
They’ve even lost Newsmax on this one.
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This year, universities are giving $228 million to football coaches who failed at coaching football so that they won't coach football anymore.
December 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This year, universities are giving $228 million to football coaches who failed at coaching football so that they won't coach football anymore.