Kim Ford
@kimford.bsky.social
Rest in peace, sir. Rest in power.
Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Rest in peace, sir. Rest in power.
Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...
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Visually forced prompt-injections happening already or when?
February 15, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Visually forced prompt-injections happening already or when?
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Please read this extremely thoughtful & careful post on Tim Walz, Anne Frank, & the US Holocaust Memorial Museum from Martin Shuster, philosopher, Isaac Swift Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies, former Holocaust Memorial Museum Fellow, & scholar of genocide, the Holocaust, & authoritarianism:
![Not unrelatedly, I am noticing that a lot of--oftentimes even well-intentioned--people are spending time trying to delineate exactly which historical referent best captures what's going on now, as if we have to pick only one. There is the now well-circulated meme that says: no, ICE isn't the Gestapo, it's actually American--it's slave catchers. But this is a kind of odd distinction: the Nazis were themselves influenced by the Americans (if you're curious read the excellent book by James Whitman, _Hitler's American Model_). Nazis came here and studied American legal systems and statutes ... and remarkably a group of "liberal" Nazis decided that they couldn't make German laws as *extreme* as American ones (and this "liberal" group in fact won the day; German laws weren't as extreme as many of ours). Equally, Nazi jurists and theorists like Carl Schmitt were deeply influenced by American notions of manifest destiny. So the Nazi and American contexts were already fused. The idea of foreign/domestic is already quite complex in this context. (And this is before we even speak of the many actual Nazis that existed here and the many people who materially supported Hitler and the regime).
We can complicate this picture more by noting that Nazism itself, even apart from these American influences, wasn't something that sprouted up out of thin air: it, too, had a(n experimental) history. Many of its barbaric practices and aims were developed and tested on colonial and imperial victims (as I have written elsewhere: there is a direct line from Shark Island concentration camp [called frequently simply "Death Island" where the Germans committed genocide against the Herero and Nama people] to the entire Nazi camp system). Thinkers like Hannah Arendt and Aimé Césaire drew our attention to this already in the middle of the last century.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ybkylffhwhn2an2ic2lxh76k/bafkreifucubotcz54scclzmnpxlnv6x5olf2zb6ow5xufzdyqbflhuzcn4@jpeg)
January 30, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Please read this extremely thoughtful & careful post on Tim Walz, Anne Frank, & the US Holocaust Memorial Museum from Martin Shuster, philosopher, Isaac Swift Distinguished Professor of Jewish Studies, former Holocaust Memorial Museum Fellow, & scholar of genocide, the Holocaust, & authoritarianism:
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I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.
The FBI was able to access Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson's Signal messages because she used Signal on her work laptop. The laptop accepted Touch ID for authentication, meaning the agents were allowed to require her to unlock it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 1, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I can’t stress this enough. The state of 4th Amendment law is that the cops can’t force you to type in a passcode but they can force you to swipe your finger or present your face. Never stop using passcodes/passwords to unlock your devices. And consider additional code to unlock Signal.
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To be clear:
Gassing a big crowd of marching protestors
is not ok.
Repeatedly gassing small groups of protestors is not ok.
Repeatedly gassing a neighborhood across from an apartment building is not okay.
Use of chemical weapons, mace, and less lethals is not ok.
Ripping families apart is not ok.
Gassing a big crowd of marching protestors
is not ok.
Repeatedly gassing small groups of protestors is not ok.
Repeatedly gassing a neighborhood across from an apartment building is not okay.
Use of chemical weapons, mace, and less lethals is not ok.
Ripping families apart is not ok.
February 1, 2026 at 3:44 AM
To be clear:
Gassing a big crowd of marching protestors
is not ok.
Repeatedly gassing small groups of protestors is not ok.
Repeatedly gassing a neighborhood across from an apartment building is not okay.
Use of chemical weapons, mace, and less lethals is not ok.
Ripping families apart is not ok.
Gassing a big crowd of marching protestors
is not ok.
Repeatedly gassing small groups of protestors is not ok.
Repeatedly gassing a neighborhood across from an apartment building is not okay.
Use of chemical weapons, mace, and less lethals is not ok.
Ripping families apart is not ok.
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Portland City Council member
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Portland City Council member
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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New: DHS now says that two weeks of missing surveillance footage from ICE's Broadview Detention center isn't "missing," it was never recorded in the first place and thus can't be produced in an abuse lawsuit. An utter shitshow:
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
DHS Says Critical ICE Surveillance Footage From Abuse Case Was Actually Never Recorded, Doesn't Matter
Court records reveal the incredibly sad state of ICE's evidence retention systems.
www.404media.co
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
New: DHS now says that two weeks of missing surveillance footage from ICE's Broadview Detention center isn't "missing," it was never recorded in the first place and thus can't be produced in an abuse lawsuit. An utter shitshow:
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
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Yes! How would they know anyway?! Stop trusting the confidence in someone’s speech. Make them prove it to you.
The future is not fixed. No matter who tells you it is.
January 27, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Yes! How would they know anyway?! Stop trusting the confidence in someone’s speech. Make them prove it to you.
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The Hudson River Park Trust, a publicly-owned corporation overseen by New York State and the city, will end its longstanding contract with ICE amid growing concerns about the Trump administration’s heavy-handed tactics.
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Hudson River Park Ending Decades-Long Parking Contract with ICE
The contract with the publicly-owned corporation that allows ICE to park vehicles on Pier 40 won’t be renewed when it expires at the end of June.
www.thecity.nyc
January 21, 2026 at 7:53 PM
The Hudson River Park Trust, a publicly-owned corporation overseen by New York State and the city, will end its longstanding contract with ICE amid growing concerns about the Trump administration’s heavy-handed tactics.
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Following international pressure, Israel has halted its plans to demolish a children’s soccer field, the only sports facility available to Palestinians in the Aida Refugee Camp.
“It is one of the few spaces in the area where kids can play and actually be kids.”
“It is one of the few spaces in the area where kids can play and actually be kids.”
What It Took to Save a Soccer Field in Palestine
Europe’s governing soccer body saves a pitch in the West Bank—but is it only because the Swiss Parliament is threatening to pull its tax exemption over its inclusion of Israel?
www.thenation.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Following international pressure, Israel has halted its plans to demolish a children’s soccer field, the only sports facility available to Palestinians in the Aida Refugee Camp.
“It is one of the few spaces in the area where kids can play and actually be kids.”
“It is one of the few spaces in the area where kids can play and actually be kids.”
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When we made our faith leaders Call To #Minneapolis last week we had hopes of gathering at least 100.
Guess what(!) 600+ clergy from around the country showed up, were trained & grounded for action yesterday & are taking those lessons into action with our partners RN.
More later from me. #iceout
Guess what(!) 600+ clergy from around the country showed up, were trained & grounded for action yesterday & are taking those lessons into action with our partners RN.
More later from me. #iceout
Singing
January 23, 2026 at 5:09 PM
When we made our faith leaders Call To #Minneapolis last week we had hopes of gathering at least 100.
Guess what(!) 600+ clergy from around the country showed up, were trained & grounded for action yesterday & are taking those lessons into action with our partners RN.
More later from me. #iceout
Guess what(!) 600+ clergy from around the country showed up, were trained & grounded for action yesterday & are taking those lessons into action with our partners RN.
More later from me. #iceout
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Buddy is making a KILLING on Substack. He found his full grift from co-opting outrage over the Palestinian genocide
Shaun King should be arrested for fraud, stealing, lying about being black and so many other crimes
January 23, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Buddy is making a KILLING on Substack. He found his full grift from co-opting outrage over the Palestinian genocide
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Instead of high-speed rail or sorely needed infrastructure overhaul, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is using his powers to try to bring IndyCar racing to the streets of downtown Washington, D.C. as a part of the America250 celebrations. trib.al/HQts9va
January 23, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Instead of high-speed rail or sorely needed infrastructure overhaul, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is using his powers to try to bring IndyCar racing to the streets of downtown Washington, D.C. as a part of the America250 celebrations. trib.al/HQts9va
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And he can because the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” crowd will still cast that ballot.
A Republican candidate for governor in California will instead run for Congress as a Democrat despite floating Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi concentration camp, as an "unemployment plan.
Pro-Auschwitz Republican flips to Democrat in bid to win after California redistricting
A Republican candidate for governor in California will instead run for Congress as a Democrat despite floating Auschwitz, the infamous Nazi concentration camp, as an "unemployment plan."In paperwork filed on Monday, Kyle Langford indicated that he would be vying for Democratic Rep. Julia Brownley's ...
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January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
And he can because the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” crowd will still cast that ballot.
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It is hilariously sad hypocrisy. Im over on Twitter explaining how police
- rape women DAILY
- incarcerate people unnecessarily
- stalk people in neighborhoods
- pull people over and rape and kill them REGULARLY
- are covered for DAILY
Prison, police, ICE. It’s ALL the same.
- rape women DAILY
- incarcerate people unnecessarily
- stalk people in neighborhoods
- pull people over and rape and kill them REGULARLY
- are covered for DAILY
Prison, police, ICE. It’s ALL the same.
January 12, 2026 at 11:12 PM
It is hilariously sad hypocrisy. Im over on Twitter explaining how police
- rape women DAILY
- incarcerate people unnecessarily
- stalk people in neighborhoods
- pull people over and rape and kill them REGULARLY
- are covered for DAILY
Prison, police, ICE. It’s ALL the same.
- rape women DAILY
- incarcerate people unnecessarily
- stalk people in neighborhoods
- pull people over and rape and kill them REGULARLY
- are covered for DAILY
Prison, police, ICE. It’s ALL the same.
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Another important part of the story: The congregation’s president, Zach Shemper, has vowed to rebuild the synagogue and said several churches had offered their spaces for worship during the rebuilding process.
www.mississippifreepress.org/suspect-in-b...
www.mississippifreepress.org/suspect-in-b...
Jackson Synagogue Burning Suspect Tells Judge, 'Jesus Christ Is Lord'
A suspect in the arson fire at the Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, allegedly admitted to targeting it because of its “Jewish ties.”
www.mississippifreepress.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Another important part of the story: The congregation’s president, Zach Shemper, has vowed to rebuild the synagogue and said several churches had offered their spaces for worship during the rebuilding process.
www.mississippifreepress.org/suspect-in-b...
www.mississippifreepress.org/suspect-in-b...
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Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Breaking NYT:
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.
The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.
That is a war crime called "perfidy."
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so this is pretty clearly “tying what’s happening with ICE back to kitchen table issues” but in stronger, less fusty language, which I actually think is fine. sometimes that’s what you need. it’s a funny game.
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
January 13, 2026 at 1:47 AM
so this is pretty clearly “tying what’s happening with ICE back to kitchen table issues” but in stronger, less fusty language, which I actually think is fine. sometimes that’s what you need. it’s a funny game.
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NOBODY is immune to propaganda
TikTok transfers ownership on Jan 22nd and Oracle will be in charge of the algorithm. Much of the news and topics you go to TikTok for will be suppressed and propaganda will likely be pushed to the front.
A reminder: you are not innately immune to propaganda. Stay vigilant.
A reminder: you are not innately immune to propaganda. Stay vigilant.
January 13, 2026 at 4:09 PM
NOBODY is immune to propaganda
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This is a trap. If you accept their framing of the problem and then "offer ideas," your ideas are half as effective as the ones the Nazis (literally!) propose
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
As birthrates tumble, some progressives say the left needs to offer ideas and solutions
The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is a trap. If you accept their framing of the problem and then "offer ideas," your ideas are half as effective as the ones the Nazis (literally!) propose
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North California is where shit like this could fly. Them people are more racist than anybody Ive ever met in the south lmao
January 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
North California is where shit like this could fly. Them people are more racist than anybody Ive ever met in the south lmao
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Justice for Keith Porter Jr.
Loved ones gather at vigil for man killed by off-duty ICE agent in Northridge
Friends, relatives and civil rights advocates gathered at a candlelight vigil to remember a man killed by an off-duty ICE agent in Northridge, calling for transparency and accountability in the invest...
abc7.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Justice for Keith Porter Jr.
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Trump's strategy has always been to work the media through provocation.
Any time the narrative is looking bad for him, he does something so extreme that it pulls focus.
But once you're executing white moms in the street and declaring war on three fronts, what's left?
Where do you escalate to?
Any time the narrative is looking bad for him, he does something so extreme that it pulls focus.
But once you're executing white moms in the street and declaring war on three fronts, what's left?
Where do you escalate to?
On the verge of infuriating the tech bros, threatening their ability to do business in the EU because... Greenland?
Trying to strong arm the oil lobby into questionable overseas extraction projects?
Coming for the dollar with a knife with the Powell shit?
All against the backdrop of MN
Trying to strong arm the oil lobby into questionable overseas extraction projects?
Coming for the dollar with a knife with the Powell shit?
All against the backdrop of MN
Certainly I could be wrong and it would not be the first time.
But it sure feels like the regime is way out over its skis here
But it sure feels like the regime is way out over its skis here
January 13, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Trump's strategy has always been to work the media through provocation.
Any time the narrative is looking bad for him, he does something so extreme that it pulls focus.
But once you're executing white moms in the street and declaring war on three fronts, what's left?
Where do you escalate to?
Any time the narrative is looking bad for him, he does something so extreme that it pulls focus.
But once you're executing white moms in the street and declaring war on three fronts, what's left?
Where do you escalate to?