ophelia
@kemigisha.bsky.social
queer feminist, international human rights lawyer, known socialist. Ancestors’ baby. A menace to my enemies. she/her. IG: kemigisha.
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It can get lower!
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
Morale plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:43 PM
It can get lower!
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I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
January 20, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I’m sharing this video again because people don’t really get what these data centers and ai are doing to our planet and our communities. Especially Black communities because they were strategically placed there.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
I need you to listen to these people.
STOP USING AI. STOP SUPPORTING AI.
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I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I think a lot of us get hope wrong. Hope, I do not believe, is an emotion. In fact, hope makes space for lots of emotions to exist alongside it. You can DO hope scared, angry, sad etc...
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
Hope doesn't find us. We make hope through action and struggle. It's a practice of living and is re-made daily.
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All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 225 of The Continent
Superpowers don’t only control African minerals with loans, bribes and threats. Sometimes it’s through financial sleight of hand, as is the case of a Malawian mining licence granted in 2017.
bit.ly/225_TC
Welcome to Issue 225 of The Continent
Superpowers don’t only control African minerals with loans, bribes and threats. Sometimes it’s through financial sleight of hand, as is the case of a Malawian mining licence granted in 2017.
bit.ly/225_TC
January 23, 2026 at 8:13 PM
All Protocol Observed
Welcome to Issue 225 of The Continent
Superpowers don’t only control African minerals with loans, bribes and threats. Sometimes it’s through financial sleight of hand, as is the case of a Malawian mining licence granted in 2017.
bit.ly/225_TC
Welcome to Issue 225 of The Continent
Superpowers don’t only control African minerals with loans, bribes and threats. Sometimes it’s through financial sleight of hand, as is the case of a Malawian mining licence granted in 2017.
bit.ly/225_TC
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In Minnesota, hundreds of businesses are expected to close today as part of a one-day economic blackout to protest the ongoing ICE immigration crackdown. Organizers of today’s strike include faith leaders and unions. They are calling for people to not work, go to school or shop.
January 23, 2026 at 9:10 PM
In Minnesota, hundreds of businesses are expected to close today as part of a one-day economic blackout to protest the ongoing ICE immigration crackdown. Organizers of today’s strike include faith leaders and unions. They are calling for people to not work, go to school or shop.
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had an interesting convo earlier about how the music biz is tantamount to fleeting reality TV stardom now, b/c there's no real 💰 left in the current industry structure
the "vehicles” aren't the moneymakers anymore. leveraging that starpower into other ventures [beyond touring] is how you get paid.
the "vehicles” aren't the moneymakers anymore. leveraging that starpower into other ventures [beyond touring] is how you get paid.
January 21, 2026 at 5:14 PM
had an interesting convo earlier about how the music biz is tantamount to fleeting reality TV stardom now, b/c there's no real 💰 left in the current industry structure
the "vehicles” aren't the moneymakers anymore. leveraging that starpower into other ventures [beyond touring] is how you get paid.
the "vehicles” aren't the moneymakers anymore. leveraging that starpower into other ventures [beyond touring] is how you get paid.
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It is amazing how far Google is going to make their products worse.
They had total market domination and now I am actively looking for ways to stop using it.
They had total market domination and now I am actively looking for ways to stop using it.
January 21, 2026 at 7:20 PM
It is amazing how far Google is going to make their products worse.
They had total market domination and now I am actively looking for ways to stop using it.
They had total market domination and now I am actively looking for ways to stop using it.
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Pleased to see that the Working Families Party in New York asks candidates seeking endorsement if they would support two cornerstone pieces of legislation designed to restrict and curtail military assistance to Israel, and whether or not they'd support Tlaib's reso to recognize the Gaza genocide.
January 21, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Pleased to see that the Working Families Party in New York asks candidates seeking endorsement if they would support two cornerstone pieces of legislation designed to restrict and curtail military assistance to Israel, and whether or not they'd support Tlaib's reso to recognize the Gaza genocide.
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I am more worried about war in Minnesota than in Greenland or Canada.
The US is hours or days away from civil war. This might sound extreme, but if Walz has the Minn National Guard blocking ICE ops, the usual response of the fed govt to governors using NG against feds is to call out the army. 1/
The US is hours or days away from civil war. This might sound extreme, but if Walz has the Minn National Guard blocking ICE ops, the usual response of the fed govt to governors using NG against feds is to call out the army. 1/
"This is why Judge Menendez’s ruling is so critical: it may be the last opportunity a federal judge has to intervene before matters spiral completely out of control."
January 21, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I am more worried about war in Minnesota than in Greenland or Canada.
The US is hours or days away from civil war. This might sound extreme, but if Walz has the Minn National Guard blocking ICE ops, the usual response of the fed govt to governors using NG against feds is to call out the army. 1/
The US is hours or days away from civil war. This might sound extreme, but if Walz has the Minn National Guard blocking ICE ops, the usual response of the fed govt to governors using NG against feds is to call out the army. 1/
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Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
This is so smart. I’m so impressed with all the different ways you’re helping your neighbors.
January 19, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Minneapolis and Saint Paul have basically mobilized into a war economy of mutual aid and non-violent defense. I’ve never seen anything like it, even during Covid. People who barely vote are guarding their schools from ICE and doing the shopping for neighbors in hiding.
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In this News Brief, we discuss corporate media uncritically framing a potential military attack on Iran by Trump as being motivated by concern for human rights—a premise that, while laughable on its face, has quickly morphed into elite media consensus.
News Brief: For Media Reporting on Iran, Trump Suddenly Morphs into Pro-Democracy Humanitarian
In this News Brief, we discuss corporate media uncritically framing a potential military attack on Iran by Trump as being motivated by concern for human rights—a premise that, while laughable on its f
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January 18, 2026 at 12:59 AM
In this News Brief, we discuss corporate media uncritically framing a potential military attack on Iran by Trump as being motivated by concern for human rights—a premise that, while laughable on its face, has quickly morphed into elite media consensus.
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MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.
January 19, 2026 at 2:55 PM
MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But I’m 43 now and I’m stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. I’m also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.
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Dr. King suffered many bouts of severe depression. His autopsy found that he had a heart consistent with a 60 year old. He was murdered at 39. Stress, threats and exhaustion will do that to a person.
#TheUnSanitizedKing
#TheUnSanitizedKing
January 19, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Dr. King suffered many bouts of severe depression. His autopsy found that he had a heart consistent with a 60 year old. He was murdered at 39. Stress, threats and exhaustion will do that to a person.
#TheUnSanitizedKing
#TheUnSanitizedKing
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On #MLKDay, we remember @prisonculture.bsky.social 's call that "hope is a discipline."
Our new zine explores how creators sustain political hope through expression and community.
It asks: What gives you political hope right now?
Read it here: www.transformationalchange.co/news-stories...
Our new zine explores how creators sustain political hope through expression and community.
It asks: What gives you political hope right now?
Read it here: www.transformationalchange.co/news-stories...
The urgency of political hope — CfTC
What good is hope in a time led by charlatans and monsters? In our present moment, forces aligned toward extraction, opportunism, oppression, and violence seem to have gained momentum over our ...
www.transformationalchange.co
January 19, 2026 at 4:28 PM
On #MLKDay, we remember @prisonculture.bsky.social 's call that "hope is a discipline."
Our new zine explores how creators sustain political hope through expression and community.
It asks: What gives you political hope right now?
Read it here: www.transformationalchange.co/news-stories...
Our new zine explores how creators sustain political hope through expression and community.
It asks: What gives you political hope right now?
Read it here: www.transformationalchange.co/news-stories...
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I will also not be attending Davos due to my tension with the United States
Danish officials will not attend Davos as tensions with the US escalate, Bloomberg reports.
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
I will also not be attending Davos due to my tension with the United States
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(I'm certain it's on purpose, because it's how all this continues.
White people continue to "forget" what they know is true so that this whole trash-ass society continues to kill us all. . . as long as it's us more than them.)
White people continue to "forget" what they know is true so that this whole trash-ass society continues to kill us all. . . as long as it's us more than them.)
January 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM
(I'm certain it's on purpose, because it's how all this continues.
White people continue to "forget" what they know is true so that this whole trash-ass society continues to kill us all. . . as long as it's us more than them.)
White people continue to "forget" what they know is true so that this whole trash-ass society continues to kill us all. . . as long as it's us more than them.)
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People who were actually enslaved believed that chattel slavery would end one day.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
January 17, 2026 at 6:02 PM
People who were actually enslaved believed that chattel slavery would end one day.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
I'm sorry but to me that suggests that you [who are not enslaved in 2026] can also imagine an end to the current horrors.
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I am begging: Do not learn how to do activism or organizing from social media influencers. Do not join massive unvetted Signal groups promoted by “revolutionary” influencers.
If you want to be an activist, you need to be embedded in local community with people you know and trust.
I am BEGGING here
If you want to be an activist, you need to be embedded in local community with people you know and trust.
I am BEGGING here
January 15, 2026 at 12:29 PM
I am begging: Do not learn how to do activism or organizing from social media influencers. Do not join massive unvetted Signal groups promoted by “revolutionary” influencers.
If you want to be an activist, you need to be embedded in local community with people you know and trust.
I am BEGGING here
If you want to be an activist, you need to be embedded in local community with people you know and trust.
I am BEGGING here
Unfortunately opting out of the Ugandan election has not taken away my angst about it.
January 16, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Unfortunately opting out of the Ugandan election has not taken away my angst about it.
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She is aggressively trying to turn the wheel AWAY from the ICE agent. It is her very last action. They provoke her, surround her, then kill her in cold blood. I have barely slept since this happened and I don't think I'll ever stop being angry about this.
i have watched the shooter's video. it's going to make you way the fuck madder.
I have watched the video. I think you probably do not need to watch the video. it shows what you think it's gonna show in terms of lack of justification.
January 9, 2026 at 7:14 PM
She is aggressively trying to turn the wheel AWAY from the ICE agent. It is her very last action. They provoke her, surround her, then kill her in cold blood. I have barely slept since this happened and I don't think I'll ever stop being angry about this.
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lmao machado is so desperate to get trump to install her as venezuelan president she’s offering to give him her nobel peace prize now.
nothing says peace like invading a country, kidnapping its leader, and installing a new one to do your bidding!
nothing says peace like invading a country, kidnapping its leader, and installing a new one to do your bidding!
Hannity: Did you at any point offered to give him the Nobel peace prize?
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
January 6, 2026 at 2:28 PM
lmao machado is so desperate to get trump to install her as venezuelan president she’s offering to give him her nobel peace prize now.
nothing says peace like invading a country, kidnapping its leader, and installing a new one to do your bidding!
nothing says peace like invading a country, kidnapping its leader, and installing a new one to do your bidding!
Wait, there’s a new season of Industry out? A reason to live!
January 6, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Wait, there’s a new season of Industry out? A reason to live!
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Sending love to the imprisoned Palestine Action hunger strikers in the UK, whose well-being and survival I am deeply worried about. In Let This Radicalize You, @prisonculture.bsky.social and I wrote about the escalating repression in the UK. For those who aren't aware, the situation has worsened.
January 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Sending love to the imprisoned Palestine Action hunger strikers in the UK, whose well-being and survival I am deeply worried about. In Let This Radicalize You, @prisonculture.bsky.social and I wrote about the escalating repression in the UK. For those who aren't aware, the situation has worsened.