Ishtar
@lifeuncalculated.me
I'm a nobody; genx; left leaning Democrat; a bit witchy; navy vet; what do you want to know? Fuck elon musk. Fuck Donald Trump. Fuck fascists
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When you're a paramilitary force, they let you do it
CBP chief Bovino has confirmed that the officers who executed Alex Pretti in the street yesterday are not only *not on administrative leave,* they have all been reassigned to other jurisdictions and are all on the street today.
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
This is totally unheard of for any officer-involved shooting
January 25, 2026 at 9:48 PM
When you're a paramilitary force, they let you do it
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BREAKING: Hundreds gathered at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach to form a human banner reading “It Was Murder 🇺🇸 ICE Out,
January 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
BREAKING: Hundreds gathered at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach to form a human banner reading “It Was Murder 🇺🇸 ICE Out,
Fucking hell - we knew shit like this would happen.
Mayor Jacob Frey: "They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly that is bullshit."
January 7, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Fucking hell - we knew shit like this would happen.
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NEW: MAYOR FREY: “They are already trying to spin this as an act of self defense. I’ve seen the video myself and I want to tell everybody directly; that is bullshit.”
January 7, 2026 at 6:52 PM
NEW: MAYOR FREY: “They are already trying to spin this as an act of self defense. I’ve seen the video myself and I want to tell everybody directly; that is bullshit.”
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Then they were the only ones surprised.
January 4, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Then they were the only ones surprised.
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Have you ever heard someone go off, and their words are so perfectly chosen, so well said in that moment, that you’re in awe? You think, “There’s nothing to add here,” and you applaud in your head.
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
December 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Have you ever heard someone go off, and their words are so perfectly chosen, so well said in that moment, that you’re in awe? You think, “There’s nothing to add here,” and you applaud in your head.
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
That’s exactly this. Pure perfection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
In response to this claim that the "strategy didn't work."
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
The people were on our side. We were building momentum to help save our democracy. We could have won - the premium increase notices were just starting.
And giving in now will embolden him. Things will likely get worse.
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Sen. Ruben Gallego: "Just last week we introduced a bill to pay all federal workers through the shutdown, and it was not even given a vote. Republicans came down and stopped unanimous consent."
October 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Sen. Ruben Gallego: "Just last week we introduced a bill to pay all federal workers through the shutdown, and it was not even given a vote. Republicans came down and stopped unanimous consent."
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⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 As a response to the 1967 Detroit Riot, a controversial police unit known as STRESS (Stop the Robberies Engage Safe Streets) was establised that targeted Black people.(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
newrepublic.com/article/1417...
🧵 As a response to the 1967 Detroit Riot, a controversial police unit known as STRESS (Stop the Robberies Engage Safe Streets) was establised that targeted Black people.(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
newrepublic.com/article/1417...
Inside the Secretive Police Squad That Terrorized Detroit's Black Community in the 1970s
The elite team was supposed to clean up the streets. It turned the city into a deadly battleground instead.
newrepublic.com
October 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️
🧵 As a response to the 1967 Detroit Riot, a controversial police unit known as STRESS (Stop the Robberies Engage Safe Streets) was establised that targeted Black people.(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
newrepublic.com/article/1417...
🧵 As a response to the 1967 Detroit Riot, a controversial police unit known as STRESS (Stop the Robberies Engage Safe Streets) was establised that targeted Black people.(cont)
#ProudBlue
#ResistanceRoots
#USDemocracy
#Voices4Victory
newrepublic.com/article/1417...
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“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.
October 19, 2025 at 11:43 PM
“We found over 35 cases in which the judges have specifically said what the government is providing…false information. It might be intentionally false information, including false sworn declarations time and again," says Ryan Goodman, law professor at New York University.
October 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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looking into the article, important part to it is this was initiated by italian unions, making it possible to organize such action at all. which reinforces for what and why such union restrictions exist in america. keeping labor down doesn't just generate wealth, it also suppresses other movements.
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services
Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.
bit.ly
October 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
looking into the article, important part to it is this was initiated by italian unions, making it possible to organize such action at all. which reinforces for what and why such union restrictions exist in america. keeping labor down doesn't just generate wealth, it also suppresses other movements.
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This is the Democratic Party’s suicide. Schumer and Jeffries are out of touch and letting it happen. This is failed leadership and the country deserves better.
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
September 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is the Democratic Party’s suicide. Schumer and Jeffries are out of touch and letting it happen. This is failed leadership and the country deserves better.
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
@schumer.senate.gov
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
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Watch ICE shoot everyone with everything indiscriminately:
Bro was shot up 🤬
Bro was shot up 🤬
September 28, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Watch ICE shoot everyone with everything indiscriminately:
Bro was shot up 🤬
Bro was shot up 🤬
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The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders
National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe
www.chosun.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
www.chosun.com/english/nati...
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🚨 Trump's war on DEI causes shortage of aircraft mechanical talent.
Industry group expects 10% shortfall in certified mechanics required to meet U.S. commercial aviation needs.
What could possibly go wrong?
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Industry group expects 10% shortfall in certified mechanics required to meet U.S. commercial aviation needs.
What could possibly go wrong?
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
September 18, 2025 at 3:41 PM
🚨 Trump's war on DEI causes shortage of aircraft mechanical talent.
Industry group expects 10% shortfall in certified mechanics required to meet U.S. commercial aviation needs.
What could possibly go wrong?
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Industry group expects 10% shortfall in certified mechanics required to meet U.S. commercial aviation needs.
What could possibly go wrong?
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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we used four decades of Landsat imagery, from 1985-2025, to identify newly developed areas in the West Bank. our analysis shows that since Oct. 7, Israeli controlled areas have grown 5 times faster compared to the past two decades.
read more 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
read more 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
September 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
we used four decades of Landsat imagery, from 1985-2025, to identify newly developed areas in the West Bank. our analysis shows that since Oct. 7, Israeli controlled areas have grown 5 times faster compared to the past two decades.
read more 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
read more 🎁: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
September 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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A CoreCivic detention facility quietly opened in CA’s Mojave Desert even though it failed a fire department inspection and lacks required permits. It can house 3,500 people
www.kqed.org/news/1205454...
www.kqed.org/news/1205454...
California’s Newest Immigration Facility Is Also Its Biggest. Is It Operating Legally? | KQED
The Mojave Desert facility reopened by the Trump administration has begun housing ICE detainees, but lacks at least one key city permit.
www.kqed.org
September 6, 2025 at 6:47 PM
A CoreCivic detention facility quietly opened in CA’s Mojave Desert even though it failed a fire department inspection and lacks required permits. It can house 3,500 people
www.kqed.org/news/1205454...
www.kqed.org/news/1205454...
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Thank you to Catie Laffoon and Memo Torres @lataco.bsky.social for following the prison bus and filming the illegally-opened Mojave Desert detention facility. Shut this down! They didn’t pass fire inspection, missing other permits @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Thank you to Catie Laffoon and Memo Torres @lataco.bsky.social for following the prison bus and filming the illegally-opened Mojave Desert detention facility. Shut this down! They didn’t pass fire inspection, missing other permits @agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov @gavinnewsom.bsky.social
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Honestly love that the vibe here on a late Friday night going into the last weekend of summer is “gosh I really hope he’s dead, we’re gonna throw one hell of a party”
August 30, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Honestly love that the vibe here on a late Friday night going into the last weekend of summer is “gosh I really hope he’s dead, we’re gonna throw one hell of a party”
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Now we know why Kristi Noem sits like a stupid statue at Congressional hearings. Instead of doing her job and managing DHS, she’s going around with camera crews making promos for herself 🤦♂️
August 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Now we know why Kristi Noem sits like a stupid statue at Congressional hearings. Instead of doing her job and managing DHS, she’s going around with camera crews making promos for herself 🤦♂️
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If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.
August 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
If you want to put back statues and memorials and names of Confederate traitors while tearing down museum exhibitions on slavery because they don't show the greatness of the nation... the nation whose history you're celebrating is whiteness. The kind of nationalist you are is a white nationalist.