Derin Dacey
@derindacey.bsky.social
Interested in a better world… racial justice, disability justice, labor rights, and collective liberation
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My dear friends, please be angry. Be energized. Be smart and kind and flexible. Be water. Be brave.
But above all, be intentional. Be tactical. Be cunning.
That is how we can be dangerous.
But above all, be intentional. Be tactical. Be cunning.
That is how we can be dangerous.
January 30, 2026 at 6:56 PM
My dear friends, please be angry. Be energized. Be smart and kind and flexible. Be water. Be brave.
But above all, be intentional. Be tactical. Be cunning.
That is how we can be dangerous.
But above all, be intentional. Be tactical. Be cunning.
That is how we can be dangerous.
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It's really distressing the extent to which in all of this Silverio Villegas González, the first man to be murdered by ICE in the streets, has been almost completely forgotten
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
January 25, 2026 at 7:14 AM
It's really distressing the extent to which in all of this Silverio Villegas González, the first man to be murdered by ICE in the streets, has been almost completely forgotten
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 PM
People already working hard to prove how perfect Alex Pretti was. To show he didn't "deserve" to be killed. But it's a trap folks. You're only feeding into a dynamic where people who are considered lesser get no protection. You don't have to be an Alex Pretti to deserve to live.
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I spent the last year writing a book about the ridiculous demands of what it means to be masculine. But a guy who takes care of people who served our country, asks a woman “are you ok?” When she is in distress and looks out for his vulnerable neighbors seems like a pretty good role model for a man.
January 25, 2026 at 4:23 AM
I spent the last year writing a book about the ridiculous demands of what it means to be masculine. But a guy who takes care of people who served our country, asks a woman “are you ok?” When she is in distress and looks out for his vulnerable neighbors seems like a pretty good role model for a man.
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A war on people who contribute to society by people who don't and don't want to
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 9:27 PM
A war on people who contribute to society by people who don't and don't want to
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they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM
they're executing moms and nurses in the street. they're using preschoolers as bait. they're stealing people's dads and grandmas and children. they're tear gassing babies. they're staking out schools. there is no remedy but abolition. any proposal that doesn't start there is an act of violence.
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What's making me really livid right now is thinking back to the years of commentary lecturing us that the rise of MAGA was rooted in a sense of righteous victimization by overbearing liberal elites, and sneering at those who insisted that it was fundamentally about domination and sadism all along.
They are telling us in unequivocal terms that if you show solidarity with immigrants who are in the literal crosshairs of Trump/MAGA, you're risking a death sentence.
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
newrepublic.com/article/2055...
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
What's making me really livid right now is thinking back to the years of commentary lecturing us that the rise of MAGA was rooted in a sense of righteous victimization by overbearing liberal elites, and sneering at those who insisted that it was fundamentally about domination and sadism all along.
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Showing cross-racial solidarity is a potential death sentence. There are few things white supremacists hate more.
37 year old white male citizen with a lawful permit to carry a firearm, says the Minneapolis Police Department.
January 24, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Showing cross-racial solidarity is a potential death sentence. There are few things white supremacists hate more.
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Thousands of Minnesotans marched in downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE. The wind chill was 30 below during the march.
Hundreds of businesses closed their doors Friday in support of the protest as activists urged Minnesotans to abstain from economic activity.
Hundreds of businesses closed their doors Friday in support of the protest as activists urged Minnesotans to abstain from economic activity.
January 23, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Thousands of Minnesotans marched in downtown Minneapolis to protest ICE. The wind chill was 30 below during the march.
Hundreds of businesses closed their doors Friday in support of the protest as activists urged Minnesotans to abstain from economic activity.
Hundreds of businesses closed their doors Friday in support of the protest as activists urged Minnesotans to abstain from economic activity.
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His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 11:27 PM
His name is Liam Ramos, and he is 5. He was abducted from Minneapolis and trafficked to a detention camp in Texas.
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a queer woman lightly mocked an ICE officer so they shot her wife right in front of her. now they’re trying to justify it by making it a capital crime to mock them
in many ways that’s a core tenet of right-wing ideology: Lesser People should be forbidden (by force if necessary) to laugh at you
in many ways that’s a core tenet of right-wing ideology: Lesser People should be forbidden (by force if necessary) to laugh at you
This is appalling: Top DOJ officials are actively pushing for a criminal investigation into the widow of Renee Good, leading prosecutors to quit en masse, NYT is reporting.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
Who in the White House ordered DOJ to do this? That's the next thing to establish.
January 13, 2026 at 10:35 PM
a queer woman lightly mocked an ICE officer so they shot her wife right in front of her. now they’re trying to justify it by making it a capital crime to mock them
in many ways that’s a core tenet of right-wing ideology: Lesser People should be forbidden (by force if necessary) to laugh at you
in many ways that’s a core tenet of right-wing ideology: Lesser People should be forbidden (by force if necessary) to laugh at you
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The gamerculturification of the American right has made it so that a federal agent can kill a queer woman while calling her a fucking bitch and antisocial, angry streamers and politicians will unanimously agree she deserved to die because of pronouns and nose rings and being a woman.
January 9, 2026 at 8:37 PM
The gamerculturification of the American right has made it so that a federal agent can kill a queer woman while calling her a fucking bitch and antisocial, angry streamers and politicians will unanimously agree she deserved to die because of pronouns and nose rings and being a woman.
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thinking a lot lately about our surprise when the victim of state violence is white, a citizen, a priest, a veteran, some category viewed as exempt from that violence. it’s time to understand you aren’t. no one is. whiteness isn’t the color of your skin it is a conditional privilege you can lose.
January 9, 2026 at 7:18 PM
thinking a lot lately about our surprise when the victim of state violence is white, a citizen, a priest, a veteran, some category viewed as exempt from that violence. it’s time to understand you aren’t. no one is. whiteness isn’t the color of your skin it is a conditional privilege you can lose.
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they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
In the video that the shooter took, which I believe was leaked to be exculpatory, he appears to yell “fucking bitch” after he shoots Renee Good.
January 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
they didn’t leak it to make the shooter look innocent, but to make the victim look guilty. not guilty of a crime. guilty of having a visibly queer wife. guilty of liberalism. guilty of opposing the regime. they don’t seek to exonerate themselves, only to demonstrate who deserves to die.
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For George Floyd for Silvero Villegas-Gonzalez for Renee Nicole Good for a world where we are all free
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
January 8, 2026 at 2:31 AM
For George Floyd for Silvero Villegas-Gonzalez for Renee Nicole Good for a world where we are all free
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
Moreover, ICE must be destroyed
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Can you accept - even w/o agreeing with all our positions - that Black people know profound truths about this country that are not on Schoolhouse Rock?
Now that the tactics they’ve used in our communities are becoming national policy, are you ready to concede that you need our “expertise” as well?
Now that the tactics they’ve used in our communities are becoming national policy, are you ready to concede that you need our “expertise” as well?
I’m glad to see Bill say this. But when after a century of just the type of abuse we saw today - relentless and cruel, ensnaring our children and intimidating our communities - young Black people said in frustration, anger, and demand for change “defund the police” - so many of you denounced them.
January 8, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Can you accept - even w/o agreeing with all our positions - that Black people know profound truths about this country that are not on Schoolhouse Rock?
Now that the tactics they’ve used in our communities are becoming national policy, are you ready to concede that you need our “expertise” as well?
Now that the tactics they’ve used in our communities are becoming national policy, are you ready to concede that you need our “expertise” as well?
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A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
A friend in Minneapolis just sent me this video. Looks like thousands have come together for a vigil after an ICE agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. This was my neighborhood for several years before coming to Portland.
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They get to “fear for their lives” and defend themselves. The public cannot. Police have a monopoly on violence that’s upheld by the legal system and cultural conditioning that convinces us the police are righteous defenders of the public.
January 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
They get to “fear for their lives” and defend themselves. The public cannot. Police have a monopoly on violence that’s upheld by the legal system and cultural conditioning that convinces us the police are righteous defenders of the public.
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gentle reminder on this horrifying day that you can turn off video autoplay on bluesky
settings > content and media > toggle autoplay to off
settings > content and media > toggle autoplay to off
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
gentle reminder on this horrifying day that you can turn off video autoplay on bluesky
settings > content and media > toggle autoplay to off
settings > content and media > toggle autoplay to off
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"This is not immigration enforcement nor is it law enforcement. This is the kind of behavior we expect from a dangerous and authoritarian regime, not the United States of America. aflcio.mn/49szSXl
Statement on Minneapolis ICE killing
Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham made the following statement in response to the killing of an unarmed woman at the hands of an ICE agent in Minneapolis this morning:“Minnesota’s Labor…
mnaflcio.org
January 7, 2026 at 9:36 PM
"This is not immigration enforcement nor is it law enforcement. This is the kind of behavior we expect from a dangerous and authoritarian regime, not the United States of America. aflcio.mn/49szSXl
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We wanted to know what will happen next in Venezuela. So we talked to three oil executives at a Fogo de Chão in Houston.
January 6, 2026 at 2:57 AM
We wanted to know what will happen next in Venezuela. So we talked to three oil executives at a Fogo de Chão in Houston.
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If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
January 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
If your position is that regime change should be forced on countries where the president does not respect democratic norms and regularly kidnaps opponents using an officially sanctioned paramiliatary, have I got news for you about your position on the United States
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Blocking this site for the rest of the night to work on my book. But one last thing: I would love to interview an #ActuallyAutistic man in a same-sex relationship for one of the last two chapters of my book about autism and masculinity. My email is [email protected]. DMs open.
December 16, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Blocking this site for the rest of the night to work on my book. But one last thing: I would love to interview an #ActuallyAutistic man in a same-sex relationship for one of the last two chapters of my book about autism and masculinity. My email is [email protected]. DMs open.