Jody (With a Showdy)
@jodyshowdy.bsky.social
He/They. Socialist. I review music. The Showdy will return at some unspecified time in the future. Free Palestine.
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I need people to understand that it’s not just Epstein, it’s the entire rape culture that existed before and after him at every socioeconomic level. That’s why Epstein, who I’ve never thought was particularly smart or interesting, was able to pull this all off—he recognized how abuse functions
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 PM
I need people to understand that it’s not just Epstein, it’s the entire rape culture that existed before and after him at every socioeconomic level. That’s why Epstein, who I’ve never thought was particularly smart or interesting, was able to pull this all off—he recognized how abuse functions
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This elite project taking place right now to distance Epstein from his friends and allies and try to wipe their slates clean is a way to protect elitism itself in the face of more evidence that it is a house of cards, filled with people who do not deserve to be there.
February 1, 2026 at 4:27 PM
This elite project taking place right now to distance Epstein from his friends and allies and try to wipe their slates clean is a way to protect elitism itself in the face of more evidence that it is a house of cards, filled with people who do not deserve to be there.
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the last thing Oddnon ever said to me was "Disco slysium"
January 31, 2026 at 5:33 PM
the last thing Oddnon ever said to me was "Disco slysium"
Oddnon was one of the few people I considered a close friend even though we had never met in person. A true legend, and one of the kindest persons I've known. Rest in power friend.
my friend Oddnon passed on wednesday evening.
they were a joyous, creative, revolutionary spirit.
they helped dig me out of a creative hole in 2023 and was always there when i needed them.
their absence will leave a vacuum in my life.
may their memory be a blessing.
they were a joyous, creative, revolutionary spirit.
they helped dig me out of a creative hole in 2023 and was always there when i needed them.
their absence will leave a vacuum in my life.
may their memory be a blessing.
January 31, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Oddnon was one of the few people I considered a close friend even though we had never met in person. A true legend, and one of the kindest persons I've known. Rest in power friend.
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insisting on calling every mass day of protest or one-day boycott a "general strike" is not the move. it's good to see people rallying around the cause, it matters, but if you want to be part of a large-scale labor action that shuts down the gears of capital, start by unionizing your workplace!!!
January 30, 2026 at 6:39 PM
insisting on calling every mass day of protest or one-day boycott a "general strike" is not the move. it's good to see people rallying around the cause, it matters, but if you want to be part of a large-scale labor action that shuts down the gears of capital, start by unionizing your workplace!!!
I am voting for Avi, if you would like to, you need to become a member by 12 tomorrow.
1 day left. This is it!
Join the NDP to vote in the leadership race and be part of this surging campaign.
Don't sit on the sidelines.
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Join the NDP to vote in the leadership race and be part of this surging campaign.
Don't sit on the sidelines.
Join today: https://avilewis.link/join
January 28, 2026 at 3:31 AM
I am voting for Avi, if you would like to, you need to become a member by 12 tomorrow.
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This should be a huge story
Two Democratic members of Congress attacked in three days. Maxwell Frost was assaulted on Saturday, Ilan Omar tonight.
January 28, 2026 at 2:24 AM
This should be a huge story
What an incredible person.
REP. OMAR after being attacked with liquid: “We will continue! These fucking assholes are not gonna get away with this! Here is the reality people like this ugly man don’t understand — we are Minnesota Strong. We’ll stay resilient in the face of whatever they might throw at us.”
January 28, 2026 at 2:45 AM
What an incredible person.
My friend writes important things and you should read them.
This story really stuck with me. Im glad it's out.
Thanks for sharing it Richie
Thanks for sharing it Richie
More than 100 Palestinians from Gaza have been accepted to Canadian universities. But the government refuses to let them enter.
Important story by @ericwickham.ca
Important story by @ericwickham.ca
January 27, 2026 at 9:21 PM
My friend writes important things and you should read them.
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it’s important to keep your lib friends in your thoughts today as they are convinced, against the weight of reality and historical precedent, that things are going back to “normal” bc of the temporary ICE changes, as if the entire country didn’t see a city under siege by the feds
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 PM
it’s important to keep your lib friends in your thoughts today as they are convinced, against the weight of reality and historical precedent, that things are going back to “normal” bc of the temporary ICE changes, as if the entire country didn’t see a city under siege by the feds
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And the useless fucking Dems think that ‘more law and oversight’ will change their behavior in the slightest? Fascist enablers the lot of them.
CALL YOUR SENATOR ALL DAY LONG.
CALL YOUR SENATOR ALL DAY LONG.
Chief Judge Schilitz of MN (Scalia clerk) orders ICE director Todd Lyons to appear before him Friday. Says his "patience is at an end." Says his order to release or hold bail hearing for a detainee was defied as have dozens of other such orders.
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January 27, 2026 at 1:40 PM
And the useless fucking Dems think that ‘more law and oversight’ will change their behavior in the slightest? Fascist enablers the lot of them.
CALL YOUR SENATOR ALL DAY LONG.
CALL YOUR SENATOR ALL DAY LONG.
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Chris Murphy helped draft one of the most fascist immigration bills in the history of the United States.
That he appears to be the Democrat lead on what to do about ICE is immensely disturbing.
That he appears to be the Democrat lead on what to do about ICE is immensely disturbing.
The Democrats’ Hard-Right Turn on Immigration Is a Disaster in Every Way
It’s amoral. It’s desperate. It’s politically reckless. It’s wrong no matter how you look at it.
www.thenation.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Chris Murphy helped draft one of the most fascist immigration bills in the history of the United States.
That he appears to be the Democrat lead on what to do about ICE is immensely disturbing.
That he appears to be the Democrat lead on what to do about ICE is immensely disturbing.
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(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Palantir employees are pressing company leadership over its work for ICE in internal company Slacks obtained by @wired.com
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
"In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this."
Scoop from @makenakelly.bsky.social
Palantir Defends Work With ICE to Staff Following Killing of Alex Pretti
“In my opinion ICE are the bad guys. I am not proud that the company I enjoy so much working for is part of this,” one worker wrote on Slack.
www.wired.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:51 AM
(Dude suddenly stops pushing his broom across the floor of the Death Star)
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
Does this look like a big laser to anyone else
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The usefulness of police officers is overstated in almost every single way, because they use their own judgement to decide if they think it’s worth helping you or not. If you aren’t in the demographic which makes your suffering worth an investigation, you are already in a copless society.
January 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The usefulness of police officers is overstated in almost every single way, because they use their own judgement to decide if they think it’s worth helping you or not. If you aren’t in the demographic which makes your suffering worth an investigation, you are already in a copless society.
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According to the largest union in Canada’s federal public sector, workers in the government’s health, transportation, foreign affairs and public safety departments have all been told their departments will start to see layoffs.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
Thousands of Federal Public Service Layoffs Are Beginning | The Tyee
Policy experts warn Canada could be losing vital resources as trade and geopolitics shift.
thetyee.ca
January 26, 2026 at 4:12 PM
According to the largest union in Canada’s federal public sector, workers in the government’s health, transportation, foreign affairs and public safety departments have all been told their departments will start to see layoffs.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #canlab
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All the anti-war and anti-occupation protestors were right. All the far leftists were right. All the “woke scolds” and your friend who’s “too woke” were right. They were somehow even more right than they may have realized at the time. But really, it was always obvious they were right.
January 25, 2026 at 4:59 PM
All the anti-war and anti-occupation protestors were right. All the far leftists were right. All the “woke scolds” and your friend who’s “too woke” were right. They were somehow even more right than they may have realized at the time. But really, it was always obvious they were right.
'This isn't about left or right' I say, while strictly pointing out something evil the right has done.
January 25, 2026 at 3:20 PM
'This isn't about left or right' I say, while strictly pointing out something evil the right has done.
It is like the liberal pundit class was bonked in the head and completely forgot about the summer of 2020
Law enforcement officers are trained to de-escalate conflict. These guys seem to be doing the exact opposite.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded (Gift Article)
A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:33 PM
It is like the liberal pundit class was bonked in the head and completely forgot about the summer of 2020
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Bartender just shared a shot with some patrons and instead of saying “Cheers” or “Salut” they all said “Fuck ICE.”
January 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Bartender just shared a shot with some patrons and instead of saying “Cheers” or “Salut” they all said “Fuck ICE.”
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just gonna throw out a quick reminder that in America police kill a yearly average of 3 civilians per day, routinely in situations very similar to these ICE killings, and decades of explicit support for police impunity by US politicians is why ICE feels theyre able to get away with this right now
Our government is murdering the citizens of this country. They are doing it without any checks on their violence
January 25, 2026 at 12:26 AM
just gonna throw out a quick reminder that in America police kill a yearly average of 3 civilians per day, routinely in situations very similar to these ICE killings, and decades of explicit support for police impunity by US politicians is why ICE feels theyre able to get away with this right now
From the End of the Myth by Greg Grandin.
January 25, 2026 at 6:12 AM
From the End of the Myth by Greg Grandin.
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Feels like it should be a pretty big deal that a Trump supporter physically assaulted a Democratic congressman
Last night, I was assaulted by a man at Sundance Festival who told me that Trump was going to deport me before he punched me in the face. He was heard screaming racist remarks as he drunkenly ran off. The individual was arrested and I am okay.
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Man Arrested at Sundance For Racially Motivated Incident at CAA Party
A man was arrested at CAA's Sundance party after he declared he was proud to be "white" and allegedly punched a person of color.
variety.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Feels like it should be a pretty big deal that a Trump supporter physically assaulted a Democratic congressman
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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Hootsuite is also working with ICE.
Corporations profiting from fascism and state execution abroad
Corporations profiting from fascism and state execution abroad
Canadian-built Roshel armored vehicles are being used by ICE right now in Minneapolis, including in today's operation where ICE murdered someone else.
I wrote about this company in December. And we know this thanks to the work of World Beyond War Canada.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canadian-b...
I wrote about this company in December. And we know this thanks to the work of World Beyond War Canada.
noraloreto.substack.com/p/canadian-b...
Canadian-built machines of war
“As we move from fighting the war to fighting the peace, I think we really have to see this as an opportunity for an economic renaissance" - Chrystia Freeland
noraloreto.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Hootsuite is also working with ICE.
Corporations profiting from fascism and state execution abroad
Corporations profiting from fascism and state execution abroad
Anyone who mentions training is not acknowledging the fascism. Unless the training is re-education.
The officer who fatally shot a Minneapolis man during a protest is an 8-year Border Patrol veteran, federal officials say.
Police chief calls for calm after a man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
Federal immigration officers have shot and killed a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds of protesters in a city already shaken by another fatal shooting weeks earlier.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Anyone who mentions training is not acknowledging the fascism. Unless the training is re-education.