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Lefty guy in Oakland
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I recorded this today, in Portland, Oregon, at a huge march to the ICE facility in SW. The crowd was full of cyclists who had ridden there in memory of Alex Pretti; members of several labor unions; and ordinary citizens of every age, including this little girl. So of course ICE deployed tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 2:05 AM
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#ICEOUT #SanFrancisco #California

San Francisco, California on January 30th, 2026

From an aerial viewpoint: Market and Van Ness / 11th Street:
January 31, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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One Oakland police officer made $490,000 in overtime in 2024. The city can’t find records detailing much of what he did.

Reporter Beck Klein examines OPD's overtime use through 1 officer's astonishing schedule, revealing multiple problems and raising big questions.

oaklandside.org/2026/01/29/o...
One Oakland police officer made $490,000 in overtime. The city can’t find records detailing much of what he did
One OPD officer logged 5,242 total working hours, racking up $490,000 in overtime pay. If he worked more than half of the time in a calendar year, why can't the city tell us what he did?
oaklandside.org
January 29, 2026 at 5:06 PM
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I woke up horrified by what happened at the candlelight vigil in Eugene last night.

As the Oregon Nurses Association held a vigil for Alex Pretti outside the Federal Building, after Mayor Kaarin, Senator James Manning, and Representative Lisa Fragala left…Flash-bangs. Tear gas. Pepper balls.
January 28, 2026 at 2:48 PM
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This is the scene in downtown Minneapolis this afternoon, where thousands of people have braved -25F wind chills to protest ICE operations in Minnesota.

More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/a-sea-of-people-thousands-turn-out-for-anti-ice-march-in-downtown-minneapolis

Pic: Mike Auger
January 23, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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were going to win
You don’t know your role yet maybe, but we are all finding out just what we have to offer.

In Minneapolis, one man knew immediately what he could offer and said “Bring me your clothing”.
January 23, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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I know people keep saying this but it’s hard to communicate the depth of active resistance here. Like, I’m on random cafes and people are checking in for observation shifts. Signs everywhere. Folks in visibility vests on the corners. It’s wild. Absolutely wild.
January 22, 2026 at 4:04 PM
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Here's the map after 24 hours of launch. Find your event or get one up here: www.mobilize.us/map/?tag_ids...
January 10, 2026 at 4:11 AM
I’m as leftist as they come and think trump’s Venezuelan actions are awful and dangerous but I also think Madura is an authoritarian dirtbag and fucked up his country. I believe in democracy, the rule of law and good government more than socialism or whatever.
January 4, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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Private unions: labor vs capital ✅

Public unions: labor vs voters ❌
December 16, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I used to be a strong union supporter, and I still am for non-government unions, but government unions are a disaster. OPD and Fire never stop ransacking us and corrupting our politics. OUSD's teacher union is threatening to strike as the district goes bankrupt. How do we get rid of them?
December 16, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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As Trump drags us into an Iraq-style war in Venezuela, 312 members of the House — including 115 Democrats — just voted to authorize over $900 billion in military spending.
December 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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As Trump drags us into an Iraq-style war in Venezuela, 312 members of the House — including 115 Democrats — just voted to authorize over $900 billion in military spending.
December 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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Larry Summers is on the board of OpenAI
November 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.

And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*

Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I demand my politicians label West Bank settlers terrorists.
Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to this young boy.

They. Set. Fire. To. A. Child.

This is life in the West Bank.

READ THAT AGAIN

MONSTERS 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
November 8, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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Wikipedia founder Jimbo Wales is trying to use his name to convince Wikipedia editors to deny the Gaza Genocide, recognized by many human rights organizations.

Although he's not seizing control, this is an extreme attempt to sway Wikipedia content in violation of its founding principles.
November 3, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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fun fact: Wikipedians have hated this guy for decades. In 2010, he has many of his founder privileges stripped after users accused him of being an "elephant in a china shop" and abusing his power. Good thing he lost those privileges!

meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Request...
November 3, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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Burglars stole more than 1,000 items, including jewelry and historic artifacts, from the Oakland Museum of California this month in a major art heist now being probed by a special FBI team.
More than 1,000 items stolen from Oakland Museum of California storage facility in huge art heist
Burglars stole more than 1,000 items, including jewelry and historic artifacts, from the Oakland Museum of California this month in a major art heist now being probed by a special FBI team.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:30 AM
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BREAKING NEWS: Coast Guard Security Forces opened fire on a U-Haul van advancing through their barricade just before 10pm during protests at Alameda Coast Guard Island in Oakland.
October 24, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Not simply fascism. Monarchism.
October 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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With the GOP megabill’s $75 billion in extra ICE funding (on top of ICE’s regular annual budget), the Trump administration expects 50% more personnel, 100% more detention capacity, and 268% more deportations by 2029.

www.stephensemler.com/p/ice-budget...
ICE budget set to triple in 2026
Polygraph | Newsletter n°311 | 22 Jul 2025
www.stephensemler.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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They're waiting half a mile north of Coast Guard Island
October 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Photo: loser ICE/DHS brownshirt shoots a pepper-ball point blank into a local clergyman’s face as protestors blockade the coast guard entrance in Alameda (where the feds are currently staging to invade the Bay Area) with peepee in his big boy pants
October 24, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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CHP officers arrived at the Coast Guard Bridge on Thursday afternoon, where dozens of protesters remained.

📸: @stephenlamphoto.bsky.social

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October 23, 2025 at 9:58 PM