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at what point is it okay to say the reason this country is sliding into fascism is actually that we have full-time paid activists and organizers that either willingly or unwillingly are locked into positions where their moves are choreographed such that they can not win
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hey team for those who know where I work yes there were layoffs and I am still employed thank you for your attention to this matter
January 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
hey team for those who know where I work yes there were layoffs and I am still employed thank you for your attention to this matter
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this would fix me
January 14, 2026 at 2:27 AM
this would fix me
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this, driving a person to suicide because they had the temerity to want to work in public service, is what russ vought hoped to accomplish
“One day, a woman wrote to me on Signal, asking me not to respond. She lived alone, she messaged, and planned to die that weekend. Before she did, she wanted at least one person to understand: Trump had unraveled the government, and with it, her life.” @hannahnatanson.bsky.social essay:
I am The Post’s ‘federal government whisperer.’ It’s been brutal.
One reporter’s effort to show how Trump was transforming government brought her 1,168 new sources — and nearly broke her.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:13 PM
this, driving a person to suicide because they had the temerity to want to work in public service, is what russ vought hoped to accomplish
every time I get exposed to like BadEmpanada or r/socialism or something I am like...wow...these people are in Plato's cave. in a number of ways. but mostly in that they have a completely distorted view of their own ideologies in practice
January 14, 2026 at 3:14 AM
every time I get exposed to like BadEmpanada or r/socialism or something I am like...wow...these people are in Plato's cave. in a number of ways. but mostly in that they have a completely distorted view of their own ideologies in practice
vatanam...
The Economic Roots of Iran’s Protests
The protests in Iran that began last month were triggered by the collapse of the country's currency. But the challenge for Iranian leaders now is economic as much as it is political, writes Djavad Salehi-Isfahani.
zeteo.com/p/the-econom...
The protests in Iran that began last month were triggered by the collapse of the country's currency. But the challenge for Iranian leaders now is economic as much as it is political, writes Djavad Salehi-Isfahani.
zeteo.com/p/the-econom...
The Economic Roots of Iran’s Protests
The protests in Iran that began last month were triggered by the collapse of the country's currency. But the challenge for Iranian leaders now is economic as much as it is political.
zeteo.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:31 PM
vatanam...
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The Economic Roots of Iran’s Protests
The protests in Iran that began last month were triggered by the collapse of the country's currency. But the challenge for Iranian leaders now is economic as much as it is political, writes Djavad Salehi-Isfahani.
zeteo.com/p/the-econom...
The protests in Iran that began last month were triggered by the collapse of the country's currency. But the challenge for Iranian leaders now is economic as much as it is political, writes Djavad Salehi-Isfahani.
zeteo.com/p/the-econom...
The Economic Roots of Iran’s Protests
The protests in Iran that began last month were triggered by the collapse of the country's currency. But the challenge for Iranian leaders now is economic as much as it is political.
zeteo.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:25 PM
The Economic Roots of Iran’s Protests
The protests in Iran that began last month were triggered by the collapse of the country's currency. But the challenge for Iranian leaders now is economic as much as it is political, writes Djavad Salehi-Isfahani.
zeteo.com/p/the-econom...
The protests in Iran that began last month were triggered by the collapse of the country's currency. But the challenge for Iranian leaders now is economic as much as it is political, writes Djavad Salehi-Isfahani.
zeteo.com/p/the-econom...
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At least I have consistently good takes on soup
January 12, 2026 at 7:57 PM
At least I have consistently good takes on soup
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Fire ripped through Jackson's only synagogue on Saturday, heavily damaging the historic house of worship in what authorities say was an act of arson.
Beth Israel synagogue, the largest in Mississippi, has long been a target of antisemites. It was the site of a Ku Klux Klan bombing in 1967.
Beth Israel synagogue, the largest in Mississippi, has long been a target of antisemites. It was the site of a Ku Klux Klan bombing in 1967.
Arson Suspect Arrested After Fire at Jackson Synagogue, the Site of a 1967 KKK Bombing
Authorities arrested a man after a blaze erupted early Saturday at the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson.
www.mississippifreepress.org
January 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Fire ripped through Jackson's only synagogue on Saturday, heavily damaging the historic house of worship in what authorities say was an act of arson.
Beth Israel synagogue, the largest in Mississippi, has long been a target of antisemites. It was the site of a Ku Klux Klan bombing in 1967.
Beth Israel synagogue, the largest in Mississippi, has long been a target of antisemites. It was the site of a Ku Klux Klan bombing in 1967.
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Eve Sedgewick said "what I'm proudest of is having a life where work and love are impossible to tell apart" and I'm going to wear this like a locket
January 11, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Eve Sedgewick said "what I'm proudest of is having a life where work and love are impossible to tell apart" and I'm going to wear this like a locket
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One reason reliable information about Iran is difficult is the sheer number of well-funded campaigns to deliberately muddle information and shape public opinion. This lengthy article is a must-read to understand what you see online, particularly on X:
Our Man for Tehran
The U.S.- and Israel-backed campaign positioning Reza Pahlavi, son of the Shah, for regime change in Iran.
www.bostonreview.net
January 9, 2026 at 4:44 AM
One reason reliable information about Iran is difficult is the sheer number of well-funded campaigns to deliberately muddle information and shape public opinion. This lengthy article is a must-read to understand what you see online, particularly on X:
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This really was lenghty article but indeed a must read, also to understand one of the global issue on the frame more than the western mainstream media report and write, or politicians speak, or the narratives of the white feminist. Strong recommendation.
One reason reliable information about Iran is difficult is the sheer number of well-funded campaigns to deliberately muddle information and shape public opinion. This lengthy article is a must-read to understand what you see online, particularly on X:
Our Man for Tehran
The U.S.- and Israel-backed campaign positioning Reza Pahlavi, son of the Shah, for regime change in Iran.
www.bostonreview.net
January 9, 2026 at 10:21 AM
This really was lenghty article but indeed a must read, also to understand one of the global issue on the frame more than the western mainstream media report and write, or politicians speak, or the narratives of the white feminist. Strong recommendation.
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The scale of the protests in Iran are absolutely unbelievable. Hard to quantify, but I've seen some speculation that this uprising is more significant than the 2023 protests (themselves the largest challenge to the regime since it came into power in '79.)
(Video from @AmirMiresmaeili on Twitter)
(Video from @AmirMiresmaeili on Twitter)
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The scale of the protests in Iran are absolutely unbelievable. Hard to quantify, but I've seen some speculation that this uprising is more significant than the 2023 protests (themselves the largest challenge to the regime since it came into power in '79.)
(Video from @AmirMiresmaeili on Twitter)
(Video from @AmirMiresmaeili on Twitter)
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I do not understand how to function in a world where Polite Society ignores multiple co-occurring genocides and violent oppression by a patriarchal white supremacist state, so hopefully that Polite Society starts to crumble and start seeing reality.
January 8, 2026 at 9:17 PM
I do not understand how to function in a world where Polite Society ignores multiple co-occurring genocides and violent oppression by a patriarchal white supremacist state, so hopefully that Polite Society starts to crumble and start seeing reality.
Charlotesville is one of those moments that shaped a slightly older crew of organizers (by organizing turnover standards) and then their warnings were ignored by us (2020-2022 organizing cohort) and then forgotten. But they are still doing the work and have a lot to teach us.
I was surprised to see so few references to Heather Heyer as I doomscrolled yesterday; she was the first person I thought of once I saw the footage of the car and the protestors and the armed goons, and will be back in my nightmares like usual tonight.
Today @kimkelly.bsky.social writes about the parallels between the killings of Renee Nicole Gold and Heather Heyer in Charlottesville in 2017.
www.welcometohellworld.com/justificatio...
www.welcometohellworld.com/justificatio...
January 8, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Charlotesville is one of those moments that shaped a slightly older crew of organizers (by organizing turnover standards) and then their warnings were ignored by us (2020-2022 organizing cohort) and then forgotten. But they are still doing the work and have a lot to teach us.
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Added color-coded subtitles so the hearing-impaired can enjoy this absolutely wonderful internet classic
January 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Added color-coded subtitles so the hearing-impaired can enjoy this absolutely wonderful internet classic
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...make it seem like a bad apple situation and not the predictable consequence of the tens of billions they voted for and the shameless rhetoric they peddled fear-mongering about immigration and how the solution to supposed problems was more violent immigration enforcement.
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
...make it seem like a bad apple situation and not the predictable consequence of the tens of billions they voted for and the shameless rhetoric they peddled fear-mongering about immigration and how the solution to supposed problems was more violent immigration enforcement.
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And, separately, it will be important as public anger rightly increases, for all the Minnesota and national Democrats--who boosted ICE, celebrated arming and growing ICE, taunted Republicans for being too weak on immigration enforcement, and bragged about building this fascist infrastructure--to...
January 7, 2026 at 8:35 PM
And, separately, it will be important as public anger rightly increases, for all the Minnesota and national Democrats--who boosted ICE, celebrated arming and growing ICE, taunted Republicans for being too weak on immigration enforcement, and bragged about building this fascist infrastructure--to...
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annual repost of Trashed Bathrooms
January 7, 2026 at 2:22 PM
annual repost of Trashed Bathrooms
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Everyone, please, I know of “enshittification”. Which is fine not to assume. But every single gotdamn time it’s 5000 of you and I’m so old and tired.
January 7, 2026 at 2:33 AM
Everyone, please, I know of “enshittification”. Which is fine not to assume. But every single gotdamn time it’s 5000 of you and I’m so old and tired.
I might have to go offline. The internet...it is bad...
I have tried to indieweb/rehabilitate it...but I think I might just need to leave.
I have tried to indieweb/rehabilitate it...but I think I might just need to leave.
January 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I might have to go offline. The internet...it is bad...
I have tried to indieweb/rehabilitate it...but I think I might just need to leave.
I have tried to indieweb/rehabilitate it...but I think I might just need to leave.
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The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations
Corporation For Public Broadcasting Is Dissolved After 58 Years Of Service
www.huffpost.com
January 5, 2026 at 8:04 PM
The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.
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BREAKING: An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said in the first official acknowledgement of the deaths.
Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in US action in Venezuela
An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday in the first official acknowledgement of the deaths.
bit.ly
January 5, 2026 at 2:27 AM
BREAKING: An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said in the first official acknowledgement of the deaths.
FYI this is one of the rare but existing risks to most estrogen meds rn. I hope one day our sisters can take it for granted that they will live past 40
A really sad follow-up to this story — Alexis Erlinmeyer, one of the trans federal intelligence workers who was fired, has died of a pulmonary embolism. She was 31. Her family is burying her under her deadname, so friends are fundraising for an accurate memorial: www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-...
NEW—In late Feb, Chris Rufo published leaked chats between queer/trans employees at US intel agencies. Then Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she’d fire all involved.
I spoke to chat members who were fired, are on admin leave, and who kept their jobs about the new lavender scare:
I spoke to chat members who were fired, are on admin leave, and who kept their jobs about the new lavender scare:
January 5, 2026 at 12:56 AM
FYI this is one of the rare but existing risks to most estrogen meds rn. I hope one day our sisters can take it for granted that they will live past 40