Ruby S.
@rubyji.bsky.social
❤️🩹Hope is a discipline.
💀Capitalism is a death cult.
🍉Solidarity is the antidote to fascism.
Awakening 🙈🤩
Living 🐈🪴🌌
Loving ♾️🏳️🌈
Raising a teen 🎮🏹
Durham 🐂🚬 NC, USA
https://lotusmedia.org
💀Capitalism is a death cult.
🍉Solidarity is the antidote to fascism.
Awakening 🙈🤩
Living 🐈🪴🌌
Loving ♾️🏳️🌈
Raising a teen 🎮🏹
Durham 🐂🚬 NC, USA
https://lotusmedia.org
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Ruby S.
@rubyji.bsky.social
· Nov 24
"Not everyone is rising to the occasion because the times you live in do not immediately shape who you are and what you do... you rise to the level of your training and practice, not to the level of your imagined self." @prisonculture.bsky.social
prisonculture.substack.com/p/we-dont-kn...
prisonculture.substack.com/p/we-dont-kn...
We Don’t Know Where We Will End Up…
A Year Since the 2024 Election
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"We need to be encouraged to take some big swings... and that means we will make mistakes. The current construct seeks to limit our imaginations. Who will remind us to shoot for a place beyond the moon? The status quo is unrealistic and impractical."
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You've never heard Chappell Roan like this: Intergalactic rockers GWAR swung by The AV Club Undercover to perform a thrash metal rendition of the new pop classic "Pink Pony Club." consequence.net/2026/01/gwar...
GWAR Covered Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" and It's Out of This World
Intergalactic rockers GWAR covered Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club," and it's out of this world. Watch it here.
consequence.net
January 15, 2026 at 7:12 PM
You've never heard Chappell Roan like this: Intergalactic rockers GWAR swung by The AV Club Undercover to perform a thrash metal rendition of the new pop classic "Pink Pony Club." consequence.net/2026/01/gwar...
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“Like, it was the most miserable day of my whole life. But I would do it again because I think that people need to know how evil ICE is and that this is happening." www.thehandbasket.co/p/queer-tran...
Queer trans ICE protester in small Minn. city recounts agents' violence and humiliation
Alice Valentine of St. Cloud was pepper sprayed and jailed by ICE for trying to protect immigrant neighbors.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 17, 2026 at 3:43 AM
“Like, it was the most miserable day of my whole life. But I would do it again because I think that people need to know how evil ICE is and that this is happening." www.thehandbasket.co/p/queer-tran...
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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Ok but who will enforce it bc I don’t think these guys are listening. bsky.app/profile/zoet...
At the Whipple Building, where ICE is operating out of in Minneapolis. They just arrested two protesters violently. One was tackled from behind while on their phone.
January 17, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Ok but who will enforce it bc I don’t think these guys are listening. bsky.app/profile/zoet...
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DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
January 17, 2026 at 12:23 AM
DHS employees entered our store this afternoon and served us a Notice of Inspection, demanding copies of I9 forms for each employee.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
In 27 years as shopkeepers, we have never been subjected to this type of investigation.
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incandescent rage. people not subject to criminalization in this country don’t understand that this. is. policing. and this type of sexual violence is completely inseparable from it.
January 16, 2026 at 7:26 PM
incandescent rage. people not subject to criminalization in this country don’t understand that this. is. policing. and this type of sexual violence is completely inseparable from it.
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you cannot "call for peace" when you are being assaulted...
you must call for something else
you must call for something else
January 16, 2026 at 7:58 PM
you cannot "call for peace" when you are being assaulted...
you must call for something else
you must call for something else
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Israeli forces have also killed 463 Palestinians in Gaza since the ceasefire
January 16, 2026 at 11:48 AM
Israeli forces have also killed 463 Palestinians in Gaza since the ceasefire
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the point is destroying the alliances
The United States needs military access to Greenland, which it already has, to defend the Arctic, which it already does, from Russian and Chinese ships, which aren’t actually there, and this is so important we should destroy the Western alliance to get it, do I have that right?
January 16, 2026 at 5:13 AM
the point is destroying the alliances
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Schrodinger's left: not worth courting their votes while also powerful enough to lose the election if they don't vote.
January 16, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Schrodinger's left: not worth courting their votes while also powerful enough to lose the election if they don't vote.
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It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.
ICE agents to begin checking documents at MSP airport, patrol jet bridges - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will begin checking documents of travelers and workers at MSP airport, with patrols inside jet bridges.
www.bizjournals.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:11 AM
It’s been reported locally, but I’m not sure how much national notice this has gotten. As part of this invasion by shithead goons, they are putting ICE agents in jetbridges and other parts of the airport at Minneapolis-Saint Paul. If you are flying Delta via MSP, you are putting yourself at risk.
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me again
January 15, 2026 at 9:17 PM
me again
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White people using whiteness to combat white supremacy is key to defeating white supremacy.
A big part of why the Right is furious at White women right now is because they're increasingly using their Whiteness as shield and a weapon and it's honestly fucking great.
what a legend lmao
January 15, 2026 at 10:49 PM
White people using whiteness to combat white supremacy is key to defeating white supremacy.
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The Nazis studied Jim Crow laws in the United States as a model for their own racial policies. If this is news to you, we recommend reading "Hitler’s American Model" by Yale Law School professor James Q. Whitman.
Sincerely,
A BLACK-Owned Online Bookstore
✊🏾📚
#booksky #blackbooksky #blacksky
Sincerely,
A BLACK-Owned Online Bookstore
✊🏾📚
#booksky #blackbooksky #blacksky
January 15, 2026 at 10:02 PM
The Nazis studied Jim Crow laws in the United States as a model for their own racial policies. If this is news to you, we recommend reading "Hitler’s American Model" by Yale Law School professor James Q. Whitman.
Sincerely,
A BLACK-Owned Online Bookstore
✊🏾📚
#booksky #blackbooksky #blacksky
Sincerely,
A BLACK-Owned Online Bookstore
✊🏾📚
#booksky #blackbooksky #blacksky
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Naaaaaaailed it
January 15, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Naaaaaaailed it
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proud of all the kids who organized the Students Against ICE rally today in Harrisburg, PA today
![two kids holding hand made signs on the steps of Harrisburg's capitol building.
One sign says IT'S [clock drawing] TO [stop sign] [ice cube]
The other sign reads: I'M JUST A KID, WHY AM I INVOLVED IN THIS. I'M 12 AND I WOULD NEVER SUPPORT ICE](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2dcugajbtsn44h5n2kgt7ox/bafkreidn54zuqsaifsljzin6f6j6fxy6oyqo66qcasez2btq2zgjw6v72y@jpeg)
January 15, 2026 at 10:26 PM
proud of all the kids who organized the Students Against ICE rally today in Harrisburg, PA today
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I think Dem electeds should take moral stances & then work to change public opinion.
But it's notable that another centrist Dem group has a memo that 1) contradicts Third Way's "don't say 'Abolish ICE'", 2) is based on actual research, 3) didn't get an NYT story.
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
But it's notable that another centrist Dem group has a memo that 1) contradicts Third Way's "don't say 'Abolish ICE'", 2) is based on actual research, 3) didn't get an NYT story.
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
Joe Rogan’s Harsh New Takedown of Trump ICE Raids Hands Dems a Weapon
When a Trump supporter refers to ICE as the “gestapo,” a door has definitely opened. Will Democrats charge through it?
newrepublic.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:19 PM
I think Dem electeds should take moral stances & then work to change public opinion.
But it's notable that another centrist Dem group has a memo that 1) contradicts Third Way's "don't say 'Abolish ICE'", 2) is based on actual research, 3) didn't get an NYT story.
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
But it's notable that another centrist Dem group has a memo that 1) contradicts Third Way's "don't say 'Abolish ICE'", 2) is based on actual research, 3) didn't get an NYT story.
newrepublic.com/article/2052...
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Reuters confirms Semafor’s reporting. Trump is putting the money in Qatar rather than US banks or the Treasury.
US completes first Venezuelan oil sales valued at $500 million, US official says
The U.S. has completed the first sales of Venezuelan oil that are part of a $2 billion deal reached earlier this month between Caracas and Washington, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Reuters confirms Semafor’s reporting. Trump is putting the money in Qatar rather than US banks or the Treasury.
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You aren't actually overreacting other people are sleepwalking.
January 15, 2026 at 10:39 PM
You aren't actually overreacting other people are sleepwalking.
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i don't really give a shit if consultants think being anti-ICE is "good messaging" or whatever when people are actively being shot, beat, gassed and jailed.
January 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
i don't really give a shit if consultants think being anti-ICE is "good messaging" or whatever when people are actively being shot, beat, gassed and jailed.
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its so consistent you could set your watch by it. last year i personally caught them dead to rights doing this and they edited the story after we caught them red-handed.
One thing to remember about NYT pieces where they interview people to get a sense of the vox populi is that there's usually at least one person in those articles who's like "I'm not a political person", and then it turns out they're a former local Republican Party chairman.
January 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
its so consistent you could set your watch by it. last year i personally caught them dead to rights doing this and they edited the story after we caught them red-handed.
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can you afford to be faithful to things that are not faithful to you?
January 15, 2026 at 2:12 PM
can you afford to be faithful to things that are not faithful to you?
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Met a neighbor yesterday who is recruiting midwives to assist childbirth for Twin Cities families who fear harassment or arrest if they go to the hospital. I didn't imagine I could get more angry than I already was.
January 15, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Met a neighbor yesterday who is recruiting midwives to assist childbirth for Twin Cities families who fear harassment or arrest if they go to the hospital. I didn't imagine I could get more angry than I already was.
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I've read most of the scholarship about US policing since the early 20th century. What you learn from this is that violence is inherent. You cannot "separate" out violence from policing. Police in the U.S. are violence workers.
January 15, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I've read most of the scholarship about US policing since the early 20th century. What you learn from this is that violence is inherent. You cannot "separate" out violence from policing. Police in the U.S. are violence workers.