Bartlebybyday
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#RadicalLove 🇺🇦
#RadicalLove 🇺🇦
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I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I am trying not to post on these events in this state of mind but: I hope people understand what the observers are doing is brave and dangerous.
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Here is the video. Trigger warning: MURDER
January 24, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Here is the video. Trigger warning: MURDER
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ICE detains 2-year-old in Minneapolis after outrage over 5-year-old’s arrest
ICE detains 2-year-old in Minneapolis after outrage over 5-year-old’s arrest
ICE detains 2-year-old in Minneapolis after outrage over 5-year-old’s arrest
www.independent.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 12:04 AM
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A stain on the conscience never goes away. That’s how it’s a stain.
To quote one source:
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
“They’re terrified of being labeled anti–law enforcement. They want this to go away so they can talk about the cost of living more. Problem is, it’s not going away.”
prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...
Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect
While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.
prospect.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:58 AM
A stain on the conscience never goes away. That’s how it’s a stain.
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One day you're a violent protestor beating the shit out of cops at the Capitol. The next you're pardoned, given a badge, and beating the shit out of non-violent protestors. What a great country!
January 22, 2026 at 1:56 AM
One day you're a violent protestor beating the shit out of cops at the Capitol. The next you're pardoned, given a badge, and beating the shit out of non-violent protestors. What a great country!
Three long years
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“The uncomfortable truth is that the president of the United States is a man with the mind of a spoiled child. His debilitating solipsism is a threat to the stability of the entire world,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
“The uncomfortable truth is that the president of the United States is a man with the mind of a spoiled child. His debilitating solipsism is a threat to the stability of the entire world,” our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes.
Opinion | Trump’s ‘Dear Jonas’ Letter Is No Prize
We have three years left with a mad king. It doesn’t feel sustainable.
nyti.ms
January 22, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Three long years
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If you are appalled at the tactics of ICE and CBP, you should be! They in fact are *NOT* trained for the work they're doing in America's interior right now—and they're scared of interacting with US citizens. That's a recipe for the exact disaster we see: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police
ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 20, 2026 at 6:47 PM
If you are appalled at the tactics of ICE and CBP, you should be! They in fact are *NOT* trained for the work they're doing in America's interior right now—and they're scared of interacting with US citizens. That's a recipe for the exact disaster we see: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
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Malcolm Nance warns that the claim that the US is mobilizing elite cold weather warriors from Alaska to police Minnesota could be a strategic deception to cover an invasion of Greenland:
GREENLAND WARNING: US Arctic Forces placed on Alert to go to "Minnesota."
YouTube video by Malcolm Nance
www.youtube.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Malcolm Nance warns that the claim that the US is mobilizing elite cold weather warriors from Alaska to police Minnesota could be a strategic deception to cover an invasion of Greenland:
Meaningful change required not only the end of war in Vietnam, but the replacement of allegiances to “tribe, race, class, and nation” with “loyalty to mankind as a whole.” Without
these radical transformations, King concluded, the US would remain “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world.”
these radical transformations, King concluded, the US would remain “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world.”
Exactly a year before he was murdered, MLK Jr. gave one of the greatest speeches of his life, a piercing critique of the war in Vietnam. 2,000 people jammed into New York’s Riverside Church to hear him shred the claims U.S. leaders had long made to justify their counterrevolutionary foreign policy.
Exceptional Victims
The resistance to the Vietnam War was the most diverse and dynamic antiwar movement in U.S. history. We have all but forgotten it today.
www.bostonreview.net
January 19, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Meaningful change required not only the end of war in Vietnam, but the replacement of allegiances to “tribe, race, class, and nation” with “loyalty to mankind as a whole.” Without
these radical transformations, King concluded, the US would remain “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world.”
these radical transformations, King concluded, the US would remain “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world.”
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Even a doomed-to-fail impeachment effort offers Democrats some advantages. Remember: Democrats are in a content-creation war with the Trump regime.
There’s no reason an impeachment effort can’t be a kaleidoscopic panoply of Trumpian misdeeds presented to the public. trib.al/cEbGtPs
There’s no reason an impeachment effort can’t be a kaleidoscopic panoply of Trumpian misdeeds presented to the public. trib.al/cEbGtPs
January 19, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Even a doomed-to-fail impeachment effort offers Democrats some advantages. Remember: Democrats are in a content-creation war with the Trump regime.
There’s no reason an impeachment effort can’t be a kaleidoscopic panoply of Trumpian misdeeds presented to the public. trib.al/cEbGtPs
There’s no reason an impeachment effort can’t be a kaleidoscopic panoply of Trumpian misdeeds presented to the public. trib.al/cEbGtPs
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2 yrs ago Lewiston experienced a horrific mass shooting. 18 dead and 13 wounded. A report on the shooting found that police and the Army Reserve were at fault for failing to prevent the violence.
Now more violence and trauma are coming to Lewiston. This time perpetrated by our own damn government.
Now more violence and trauma are coming to Lewiston. This time perpetrated by our own damn government.
BREAKING — Mayor of Lewiston, Maine posts on FB that ICE is coming to the city imminently. This confirms my reporting the agency is planning a surge in the city and state generally.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
Lewiston is home to a large Somali-American population, which made up 4.6% of the population as of the 2020 census.
January 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM
2 yrs ago Lewiston experienced a horrific mass shooting. 18 dead and 13 wounded. A report on the shooting found that police and the Army Reserve were at fault for failing to prevent the violence.
Now more violence and trauma are coming to Lewiston. This time perpetrated by our own damn government.
Now more violence and trauma are coming to Lewiston. This time perpetrated by our own damn government.
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This still feels deeply underreported on a national level. Too many things to cover but this feels like it should be story number one at all times (with Greenland right behind it).
I know people on Bsky know this but I hope it filters out: The feds are OCCUPYING the Twin Cities. This is a blockade, a siege. They are shutting down economic and civic activity. They are conducting "papers please" stops. They are criminalizing being a bystander/witness.
You could be next.
You could be next.
January 14, 2026 at 9:04 PM
This still feels deeply underreported on a national level. Too many things to cover but this feels like it should be story number one at all times (with Greenland right behind it).
No contest
The idea that ICE agents have dangerous jobs is so ludicrous when you think about it. You’re dealing with immigrants (already a low crime population) who generally want to stay in the US (huge incentive to cooperate). It’s so much safer than being a real cop, much less doing food delivery
January 13, 2026 at 10:56 PM
No contest
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Who should we really worry about going too far? Is that what residents are really saying? The passive tense "weapons will be fired" avoids who's wielding and firing those weapons and who murdered a local less than a week ago.
January 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Who should we really worry about going too far? Is that what residents are really saying? The passive tense "weapons will be fired" avoids who's wielding and firing those weapons and who murdered a local less than a week ago.
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If there are *any* Democrats in Congress who will still vote to keep funding this administration when it is using that money to terrorize our cities and refusing to allow congressional representatives their clear right to observe their activities, then those reps need to be primaried into retirement
I was just denied access to the ICE processing center at the Whipple Building.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
Members of Congress have a legal right and constitutional responsibility to conduct oversight where people are being detained.
The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities.
JUST NOW: Huge mass of agents in a standoff, weapons drawn as Reps. Ilhan Omar, Angie Craig, and Kelly Morrison attempt to conduct congressional oversight at the Whipple Building, which has been HQ for thousands of ICE agents.
@zeteo.com
@zeteo.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:49 PM
If there are *any* Democrats in Congress who will still vote to keep funding this administration when it is using that money to terrorize our cities and refusing to allow congressional representatives their clear right to observe their activities, then those reps need to be primaried into retirement
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Burn it down.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/aboli...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/aboli...
Abolish ICE? DHS Too. It’s Time
If you’ve been watching reportage and viral videos of immigration raids over...
talkingpointsmemo.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Burn it down.
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/aboli...
talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/aboli...
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We asked for ICE bodycam footage via FOIA four separate times.
DHS claims it doesn't have any, despite at least one judge ordering its officers to wear them. theintercept.com/2026/01/09/d...
DHS claims it doesn't have any, despite at least one judge ordering its officers to wear them. theintercept.com/2026/01/09/d...
We Asked for ICE Bodycam Footage. DHS Claims They Don’t Have It.
The Secret Service also said it had no records of its request to raise the water level of a river for JD Vance’s kayaking trip.
theintercept.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:18 PM
We asked for ICE bodycam footage via FOIA four separate times.
DHS claims it doesn't have any, despite at least one judge ordering its officers to wear them. theintercept.com/2026/01/09/d...
DHS claims it doesn't have any, despite at least one judge ordering its officers to wear them. theintercept.com/2026/01/09/d...
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Historically, we've focused a lot on the brutal actions of authoritarian regimes, and today is no different.
Using imagery online of the shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, we’ve created an animated sequence which highlights the approximate positioning of officers and vehicles at the scene. The red dot represents the agent who fired the shots. Yellow dots are other agents who arrived at the scene.
January 7, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Historically, we've focused a lot on the brutal actions of authoritarian regimes, and today is no different.
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one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
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Again, to you self-righteous folks: a protest non-vote is identical to an apathetic one. No one is coming to your house to ask you why you didn't vote. We're not your parents and, really, we don't think about you at all.
But your "protest" allows your rights to be taken away. Think of the long game.
But your "protest" allows your rights to be taken away. Think of the long game.
January 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Again, to you self-righteous folks: a protest non-vote is identical to an apathetic one. No one is coming to your house to ask you why you didn't vote. We're not your parents and, really, we don't think about you at all.
But your "protest" allows your rights to be taken away. Think of the long game.
But your "protest" allows your rights to be taken away. Think of the long game.
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From March:
“In short, the United States behaving as a predatory hegemon unconstrained by the UN Charter and threatening other states with territorial conquest may spur more countries to acquire their own atomic insurance policies.”
www.justsecurity.org/109537/upend...
“In short, the United States behaving as a predatory hegemon unconstrained by the UN Charter and threatening other states with territorial conquest may spur more countries to acquire their own atomic insurance policies.”
www.justsecurity.org/109537/upend...
Upending the International Order
Through both word and deed, President Trump has been aggressively undermining the rule of law internationally.
www.justsecurity.org
January 4, 2026 at 3:19 AM
From March:
“In short, the United States behaving as a predatory hegemon unconstrained by the UN Charter and threatening other states with territorial conquest may spur more countries to acquire their own atomic insurance policies.”
www.justsecurity.org/109537/upend...
“In short, the United States behaving as a predatory hegemon unconstrained by the UN Charter and threatening other states with territorial conquest may spur more countries to acquire their own atomic insurance policies.”
www.justsecurity.org/109537/upend...
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USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
December 29, 2025 at 7:14 PM
USPS quietly changed its postmark rules — mail is no longer dated when you drop it off. The “official” date is when it hits automated sorting — sometimes days later
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Which could have major implications for mail in voting — it’s a clever way to disenfranchise voters that’s going largely overlooked
Who said it? “The myth is deliberately cultivated that we are embarking on a new course not out of free will but because competition is spontaneously eliminated by technological changes which we can neither reverse nor should we wish to prevent.”
December 29, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Who said it? “The myth is deliberately cultivated that we are embarking on a new course not out of free will but because competition is spontaneously eliminated by technological changes which we can neither reverse nor should we wish to prevent.”
Feeding the bots 🤖
Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify.
Platform with 700m users says it is investigating after Anna’s Archive claims to have scraped tracks and metadata.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Platform with 700m users says it is investigating after Anna’s Archive claims to have scraped tracks and metadata.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Activist group says it has scraped 86m music files from Spotify
Platform with 700m users says it is investigating after Anna’s Archive claims to have scraped tracks and metadata
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Feeding the bots 🤖
It’s not about making a coherent theological argument it’s about building a coherent ideological argument that American violence, as wielded by the Trump administration, is sacred. If violence is sacred, holy it also cannot be questioned. To do so is heretical, sacrilegious.
Despite the writer's block and with an awful lot of help from my friends, @ardenthistorian.bsky.social and I have a piece up on @religiondispatches.org on the Jerusalem Cross patch Southcom posted.
religiondispatches.org/that-jerusal...
religiondispatches.org/that-jerusal...
That Jerusalem Cross is a Commitment to a Military Operation so Far Beyond the Mere Disruption of Drug Trafficking
It’s never a good sign when the Jerusalem Cross hits the news in the United States. Which is unfortunate, since the symbol, which features prominently on the flag of Georgia (the country, not the stat...
religiondispatches.org
December 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
It’s not about making a coherent theological argument it’s about building a coherent ideological argument that American violence, as wielded by the Trump administration, is sacred. If violence is sacred, holy it also cannot be questioned. To do so is heretical, sacrilegious.