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Randall Blazak
@rblazak.bsky.social
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Sociologist and critic of society, writ large.
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For the love of Miles Davis

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100 Albums That Matter - In a Silent Way
YouTube video by Vinyl Fetish Club
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December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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Yo, Pam! I am antifa.

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Bondi orders US law enforcement to investigate 'extremist groups'
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday ordered federal law enforcement to step up investigations into the anti-fascist antifa movement and similar "extremist groups," and asked the FBI to compile...
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December 5, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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On ICE and the Gestapo

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Cops and Fascists and Racists, Oh My
Excerpt from an upcoming book on anti-fascism
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December 3, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Let the Nazis split MAGA

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The 27-year-old white supremacist radicalising MAGA – podcast
Where is Nick Fuentes trying to lead the Republican party? J Oliver Conroy reports
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December 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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I think we can do better.

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Yo, bro, can you not?
Dealing with misogyny at the ICE protests
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December 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Make this a day of reparations.

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Login • Instagram
Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.
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November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Indigenous Activists Legal Fund chuffed.org/project/1582...
Indigenous Activists Legal Fund
My name is Tunustenmi and I am an indigenous activist based in the PDX Area, where I help host and facilitate community actions/events with the group me and my close family/friends co-founded; DHR(Dec...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Gen Z AF. - Nihilist Violent Extremism

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New form of violent extremism emerging in Minnesota
The FBI identified Nihilist Violent Extremism, or NVE, as an emerging trend in violent extremism across the country, including Minnesota.
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November 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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The hate is real.

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Texas governor declares Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a proclamation declaring the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S. a “foreign terrorist organization.”
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November 21, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Oh, MAGA...

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GOP staffer accused of faking kidnapping by anti-Trump activists
The staffer allegedly gave $500 to a body modification artist so that he would carve deep scars into her body, as part of her alleged scheme
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November 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Trump calls for the death of Democratic officials.

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Randall Blazak on Instagram: "Trump calls for the death of U.S. senators #resist #antifascism #stoptrump #fyp #reels #politics"
In a shocking turn of events, President Trump has sparked controversy by calling for the death penalty for US senators who disagree with him. This raises concerns about the state of democracy and the ...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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In the "war on woke," Nazis win.

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Coast Guard ends hate symbol labels for swastikas, nooses: report
USCG won't classify swastikas and nooses as hate symbols, shifting them to “potentially divisive."
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November 20, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Birds of a feather...

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As Trump officials cozy up to Germany's far right, everything alt is neu again
The cozy relationship between Trump administration officials, the MAGA movement and AfD offers discomfiting echoes of events of the 1930's.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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They're still out there.

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Far-right group with links to neo-Nazi leader offers online military training
Experts say Observations Group’s connections to the Base and Rinaldo Nazzaro present ‘urgent danger’
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November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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When MAGA has to deal with ACTUAL antisemitism.

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Tucker Carlson's interview with Nick Fuentes exposes widening MAGA antisemitism rift
In recent weeks, Carlson's friendly chat with the white nationalist has caused a rift among Republicans and drama at a leading think tank.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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That is even an issue for the GOP is evidence of how bad things have gotten.

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Far-right provocateur Nick Fuentes is triggering a MAGA civil war
Once barred from nearly every social media platform, Fuentes’s resurgence has driven a wedge through the conservative movement.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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My webinar is open for registration!
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Elegy for a Land Line

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Elegy for a Land Line
November 1, 2025 I was trying to respond to a message on Signal but I got a message that there was not enough space on my iPhone to open the app. So I had to find some old videos of the kid to dele…
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November 2, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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"Stop calling Trump a Nazi!" Bru....

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October 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Why do we give these Nazis airtime? Oh, it's Tucker Carlson.

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Nick Fuentes Says He Was ‘Radicalized on Race’ by Listening To Mark Levin
Christian nationalist commentator Nick Fuentes claimed on Monday that he became "radicalized on race" after listening to Mark Levin's show in high school.
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October 30, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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How to Prevent a Civil War (with only the change in your pocket)
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How to Prevent a Civil War (with only the change in your pocket)
Reporting on the MAGA threat at Portland ICE
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October 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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You may have seen the video of the Portland protestor maced in the face by ICE. Help her fight on!

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Donate to Equipment for 19 yo girl assaulted at peaceful protest, organized by Leilani P
Hi, my name's Leilani. I’m an activist in Portland, and on October 2… Leilani P needs your support for Equipment for 19 yo girl assaulted at peaceful protest
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October 24, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Great piece in The Nation. So glad they linked my video of the violinist playing the theme from Schindler's List.

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Portland’s Theater-of-the-Absurd Protests Reflect the Ridiculousness of Trump’s Lies
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October 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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We cared about science in 1945. We should in 2025.

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October 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Social Media and the Normalization of Hate

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Social Media and the Normalisation of Hate: October 7 Two Years On - Online Hate Prevention Institute
This OHPI report examines changes to antisemitism across ten social platforms from the year before October 7 through to the second anniversary of the attack.
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October 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM