For what it's worth, I don't think we get the current mass resistance to Trump and outrage over the murder of Alex Pretti without decadss of BLM, pro-immigrant organizing, and anti-Trump organizing. That's not to say him being white plays no role, but good organizing brings in new people.
January 29, 2026 at 2:32 AM
For what it's worth, I don't think we get the current mass resistance to Trump and outrage over the murder of Alex Pretti without decadss of BLM, pro-immigrant organizing, and anti-Trump organizing. That's not to say him being white plays no role, but good organizing brings in new people.
Not gonna lie, if I was going to name a no. 1 hit song of 2025, it would probably be Golden.
Last Friday was KPop Demon Hunters Cast (No. 6), a very strange artist-not-artist to place in a very strange year of pop stardom. (Fun one though!) megaphone.link/PMC7634530808
Greatest Pop Stars of 2025: No. 6, KPop Demon Hunters Cast by Greatest Pop Stars
megaphone.link
January 28, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Not gonna lie, if I was going to name a no. 1 hit song of 2025, it would probably be Golden.
I argued with a right-wing guy a bunch last year and all it convinced me of was that he was an incredibly stupid person.
Another sneaky attempt by the NYT to convince you that the far right is intriguing because it is taboo
these people seem like idiots
January 27, 2026 at 10:24 PM
I argued with a right-wing guy a bunch last year and all it convinced me of was that he was an incredibly stupid person.
I'm reading this book that describes catfish "the size of baby whales" as if I'm supposed to have a lot of experience with baby whales to draw on.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 AM
I'm reading this book that describes catfish "the size of baby whales" as if I'm supposed to have a lot of experience with baby whales to draw on.
The ghost of Erik the Red is smiling.
Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
January 21, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The ghost of Erik the Red is smiling.
Ironically, Bud Light trying to appease the transphobes resulted in none of them coming back, and lost any good will they might have gained from the left. There's a pretty clear lesson there.
So apparently Dylan Mulvaney got cast in a Broadway musical... which resulted in transphobes losing their minds and threatening to "Bud Light" the show... and now the show's Twitter page is locked down. Cool cool.
January 19, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Ironically, Bud Light trying to appease the transphobes resulted in none of them coming back, and lost any good will they might have gained from the left. There's a pretty clear lesson there.
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The Trump admin is moving to quickly deport two men who witnessed, they say, ICE guards choke a fellow detainee to death.
The admin moved to deport men right after they spoke the Washington Post.
This is the death that the medical examiner has already ruled likely homicide.
wapo.st/4qR1T1U
The admin moved to deport men right after they spoke the Washington Post.
This is the death that the medical examiner has already ruled likely homicide.
wapo.st/4qR1T1U
DHS seeking to deport two men who said fellow ICE detainee was killed
The two men’s eyewitness accounts of the Jan. 3 death of Geraldo Lunas Campos at a Texas detention camp differ from the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident.
wapo.st
January 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
The Trump admin is moving to quickly deport two men who witnessed, they say, ICE guards choke a fellow detainee to death.
The admin moved to deport men right after they spoke the Washington Post.
This is the death that the medical examiner has already ruled likely homicide.
wapo.st/4qR1T1U
The admin moved to deport men right after they spoke the Washington Post.
This is the death that the medical examiner has already ruled likely homicide.
wapo.st/4qR1T1U
I remember some years back a young woman telling me she wanted to keep talking to this guy because she wanted to get through to him how he was making her feel, and, like, sometimes the only way people learn is by experiencing consequences.
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 6:57 PM
I remember some years back a young woman telling me she wanted to keep talking to this guy because she wanted to get through to him how he was making her feel, and, like, sometimes the only way people learn is by experiencing consequences.
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Hennepin DA asks for submissions of videos and photos of the killing to her office so that they can develop independent body of evidence and ensure it's collected and preserved independent of feds. Reading between the lines, they're moving forward with an independent investigation but nervous.
January 9, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Hennepin DA asks for submissions of videos and photos of the killing to her office so that they can develop independent body of evidence and ensure it's collected and preserved independent of feds. Reading between the lines, they're moving forward with an independent investigation but nervous.
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ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Nicole Good Identified as Jonathan Ross
@theintercept.com discovered a photo captioned “Jon Ross in Iraq”
More incredible reporting by
@jsweetli.bsky.social
@jesswash.bsky.social
@noahhurowitz.bsky.social
theintercept.com/2026/01/08/i...
@theintercept.com discovered a photo captioned “Jon Ross in Iraq”
More incredible reporting by
@jsweetli.bsky.social
@jesswash.bsky.social
@noahhurowitz.bsky.social
theintercept.com/2026/01/08/i...
ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Nicole Good Identified as Jonathan Ross
Identifying the shooter in Minneapolis, The Intercept found a photo captioned “Jon Ross in Iraq” posted by a man noted in public records as his father.
theintercept.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:02 PM
ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Nicole Good Identified as Jonathan Ross
@theintercept.com discovered a photo captioned “Jon Ross in Iraq”
More incredible reporting by
@jsweetli.bsky.social
@jesswash.bsky.social
@noahhurowitz.bsky.social
theintercept.com/2026/01/08/i...
@theintercept.com discovered a photo captioned “Jon Ross in Iraq”
More incredible reporting by
@jsweetli.bsky.social
@jesswash.bsky.social
@noahhurowitz.bsky.social
theintercept.com/2026/01/08/i...
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🧊✈️ HEADS UP MINNESOTA‼️
SECOND ICE FLIGHT inbound to MSP
⚠️ GlobalX A321 – Tail: N570TA
ETA: 12:20pm 👀
SECOND ICE FLIGHT inbound to MSP
⚠️ GlobalX A321 – Tail: N570TA
ETA: 12:20pm 👀
January 8, 2026 at 5:55 PM
🧊✈️ HEADS UP MINNESOTA‼️
SECOND ICE FLIGHT inbound to MSP
⚠️ GlobalX A321 – Tail: N570TA
ETA: 12:20pm 👀
SECOND ICE FLIGHT inbound to MSP
⚠️ GlobalX A321 – Tail: N570TA
ETA: 12:20pm 👀
The thing that gets me about "nearly 50 countries" is that means like 75% of countries have not adopted it.
Sure, it probably is true that it's more widespread than any other definition, but that doesn't mean there's some sort of consensus about it.
Sure, it probably is true that it's more widespread than any other definition, but that doesn't mean there's some sort of consensus about it.
The IHRA is an antisemitism-generator that redefines antisemitism to criminalize criticism of ethnic cleansing and apartheid. This is why genocide activists are typing in all-caps today ⬇️
January 2, 2026 at 11:08 PM
The thing that gets me about "nearly 50 countries" is that means like 75% of countries have not adopted it.
Sure, it probably is true that it's more widespread than any other definition, but that doesn't mean there's some sort of consensus about it.
Sure, it probably is true that it's more widespread than any other definition, but that doesn't mean there's some sort of consensus about it.
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I just saw a video talking about the Tesla door safety problem and the number of comments that are like, "well you should read the manual" are...shocking.
No, cars should be intuitively safe. Passengers are not reading the manual. Are you doing a safety briefing every time you give someone a ride?
No, cars should be intuitively safe. Passengers are not reading the manual. Are you doing a safety briefing every time you give someone a ride?
January 2, 2026 at 6:26 PM
I just saw a video talking about the Tesla door safety problem and the number of comments that are like, "well you should read the manual" are...shocking.
No, cars should be intuitively safe. Passengers are not reading the manual. Are you doing a safety briefing every time you give someone a ride?
No, cars should be intuitively safe. Passengers are not reading the manual. Are you doing a safety briefing every time you give someone a ride?
I'm not sure it's "co-opting" when that's more or less what The Crusades were.
Far-right groups are co-opting the aesthetics of the Crusades for their own objectives, transforming an obsession with feudal justice into a campaign for a White Christian nation.
Why We Should All Be Worried About "Crusadercore"
This online trend equips young, White men with a historically bastardized visual lexicon — one that gives new credence and religious authority to far-right bigotry.
hyperallergic.com
December 29, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I'm not sure it's "co-opting" when that's more or less what The Crusades were.
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Elite free speech discourse has culminated in state action to compel labor
This is the logical and inevitable conclusion of the last decade of elite media "free speech" discourse.
December 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Elite free speech discourse has culminated in state action to compel labor
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I think this is true and one reason why I dislike the casual bashing of libs, wine-moms/soccer-moms, MSNBC watchers etc instead of the criticism of specific elite institutions and individuals for junkyard dog defense of indefensible government policies
December 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I think this is true and one reason why I dislike the casual bashing of libs, wine-moms/soccer-moms, MSNBC watchers etc instead of the criticism of specific elite institutions and individuals for junkyard dog defense of indefensible government policies
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"but do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?" I mean yeah that's the easy one
December 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
"but do you recall the most famous reindeer of all?" I mean yeah that's the easy one
The thing is, you've been able to make a quick buck by cutting corners on quality for a long time.
Can't wait for the loosened up, non-perfect, but quickly shipped AI-enhanced updates to hit my banking and insurance services next year.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
Im sure there will be no issues there at all.
December 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
The thing is, you've been able to make a quick buck by cutting corners on quality for a long time.
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41 years old.
ICE Detainee Dies After Being Held at a Troubled Jailhouse in Newark — one of four in a week
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...
ICE Detainee Dies After Being Held at a Troubled Jailhouse in Newark — one of four in a week
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...
ICE Detainee Dies After Being Held at a Troubled Jailhouse in Newark
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:20 PM
41 years old.
ICE Detainee Dies After Being Held at a Troubled Jailhouse in Newark — one of four in a week
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...
ICE Detainee Dies After Being Held at a Troubled Jailhouse in Newark — one of four in a week
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/n...
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Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
ICE Says U.S. Citizen’s Birth Certificate Is Fake After Arresting Her: Attorneys
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
www.huffpost.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was arrested on Sunday. ICE won’t release her despite extensive documentation of her citizenship, her attorneys told HuffPost.
Probably means they found out Harris was hurt by not condemning genocide in Gaza.
BREAKING: The Democratic National Committee will NOT release its long-awaited autopsy on Trump's 2024 win. The report is completed but Dem leaders decided it could distract from their winning streak, so it will remain secret. Not good.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/2045...
Dem Leaders Decide to Bury Damning Report on Why Trump Won in 2024
The Democratic National Committee has completed its long-awaited analysis on what went wrong in the 2024 campaign. But in a move that will attract intense criticism, it’s keeping the findings secret.
newrepublic.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Probably means they found out Harris was hurt by not condemning genocide in Gaza.
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Tapping the sign again.
December 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Tapping the sign again.
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
I do not particularly like ambiguous endings, but I feel like, like a lot of "artsy" techniques, they have legitimate uses.
December 11, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I do not particularly like ambiguous endings, but I feel like, like a lot of "artsy" techniques, they have legitimate uses.
First time I've looked at a news story and thought "just conduct a seance like a normal person".
IN DEPTH | If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
If you could speak to your dead grandmother forever, would you?
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM
First time I've looked at a news story and thought "just conduct a seance like a normal person".