Ravi Pillalamarri
@mrpillalamarri.bsky.social
Class sizes, caseloads, and bears, oh my! https://linktr.ee/rpillala
Pinned
me: here
student 1: oh I LOVE glue sticks
me: well you've come to the right pla- DON'T EAT IT
1: hehehehe
2: ?
me: something about the way she said that is making me worry
1: you should be worried muhuhehehah
me: do not - no do not eat it
student 1: oh I LOVE glue sticks
me: well you've come to the right pla- DON'T EAT IT
1: hehehehe
2: ?
me: something about the way she said that is making me worry
1: you should be worried muhuhehehah
me: do not - no do not eat it
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Tapper has spent the better part of two and a half years legitimizing this kind of rhetoric with how he's used his cable television news slot but wants to act like Fine is now suddenly beyond the pale.
Remember that Tapper *made up a quote* from Tlaib but has never said anything on CNN about Fine.
Remember that Tapper *made up a quote* from Tlaib but has never said anything on CNN about Fine.
February 17, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Tapper has spent the better part of two and a half years legitimizing this kind of rhetoric with how he's used his cable television news slot but wants to act like Fine is now suddenly beyond the pale.
Remember that Tapper *made up a quote* from Tlaib but has never said anything on CNN about Fine.
Remember that Tapper *made up a quote* from Tlaib but has never said anything on CNN about Fine.
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Has anyone in the Epstein Files who didn’t do anything wrong been punished? Maybe someone who was at a meeting Epstein was at. Never went to the island, didn’t get money from him, nor had a bunch of friendly emails.
Anyone get arrested, fired, etc.? Because moral panics feature that sort of thing.
Anyone get arrested, fired, etc.? Because moral panics feature that sort of thing.
Noah Rothman on the Epstein files: "It is a witch hunt. It‘s a moral panic."
February 17, 2026 at 1:36 AM
Has anyone in the Epstein Files who didn’t do anything wrong been punished? Maybe someone who was at a meeting Epstein was at. Never went to the island, didn’t get money from him, nor had a bunch of friendly emails.
Anyone get arrested, fired, etc.? Because moral panics feature that sort of thing.
Anyone get arrested, fired, etc.? Because moral panics feature that sort of thing.
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Major Owens was a librarian who helped found the NY Social Responsibilities Round Table. He went on to become a NY State Senator and then a US Rep, following Shirley Chisolm. He shepherded the Americans with Disabilities Act through the House. #BlackHistoryMonth
www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/05...
www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/05...
February 16, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Major Owens was a librarian who helped found the NY Social Responsibilities Round Table. He went on to become a NY State Senator and then a US Rep, following Shirley Chisolm. He shepherded the Americans with Disabilities Act through the House. #BlackHistoryMonth
www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/05...
www.bklynlibrary.org/blog/2021/05...
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There's a @adambonica.bsky.social blog post for everything
data4democracy.substack.com/p/how-regula...
data4democracy.substack.com/p/how-regula...
February 16, 2026 at 7:22 PM
There's a @adambonica.bsky.social blog post for everything
data4democracy.substack.com/p/how-regula...
data4democracy.substack.com/p/how-regula...
Then it should be very easy to agree to that
Homan: "When they say 'stop racial profiling' -- that's just not occurring. ICE will briefly detain and question somebody based on reasonable suspicion. It has nothing to do with racial profiling."
February 16, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Then it should be very easy to agree to that
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Shock around Rubio speech seems a variation of same delusion that led legacy media to inaccurately declare it a softer touch, as if Rubio, a Latino man who once disputed Trumpism, is an alternative voice. He’s not. He joined fascism; now he’s a fascist; he gave a fascist speech, because fascism.
February 15, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Shock around Rubio speech seems a variation of same delusion that led legacy media to inaccurately declare it a softer touch, as if Rubio, a Latino man who once disputed Trumpism, is an alternative voice. He’s not. He joined fascism; now he’s a fascist; he gave a fascist speech, because fascism.
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NEW: For the second time in 2026, Kentucky state police have charged a woman with homicide after a pregnancy loss.
Both were criminalized after seeking medical care—one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion—and face charges of abuse of a corpse and concealing a birth @autonomynews.co
Both were criminalized after seeking medical care—one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion—and face charges of abuse of a corpse and concealing a birth @autonomynews.co
Second Kentucky Woman in 6 Weeks Charged With Homicide After Pregnancy Loss
Both women were criminalized after they sought medical care, one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion.
www.autonomynews.co
February 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
NEW: For the second time in 2026, Kentucky state police have charged a woman with homicide after a pregnancy loss.
Both were criminalized after seeking medical care—one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion—and face charges of abuse of a corpse and concealing a birth @autonomynews.co
Both were criminalized after seeking medical care—one for a miscarriage and one for self-managed abortion—and face charges of abuse of a corpse and concealing a birth @autonomynews.co
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This is nothing particularly new but its broad and popular adoption seems to be. “For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.”
February 14, 2026 at 8:27 AM
This is nothing particularly new but its broad and popular adoption seems to be. “For my friends, everything; for my enemies, the law.”
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White nationalist is a white supremacist who doesn't want to be called a white supremacist.
February 12, 2026 at 9:26 PM
White nationalist is a white supremacist who doesn't want to be called a white supremacist.
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i have to thank american racism for letting my italian grandfather and my irish grandmother meet and have babies because they couldn't date whites
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
i have to thank american racism for letting my italian grandfather and my irish grandmother meet and have babies because they couldn't date whites
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BREAKING: Following Law Dork's filing on Tuesday, the court in U.H.A. v. Bondi lifted the sealing requirement — aka, our third request — for the documents to be submitted, including the ICE rescission memo relating to 8 USC 1159.
Subscribe to Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
Subscribe to Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:32 PM
BREAKING: Following Law Dork's filing on Tuesday, the court in U.H.A. v. Bondi lifted the sealing requirement — aka, our third request — for the documents to be submitted, including the ICE rescission memo relating to 8 USC 1159.
Subscribe to Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
Subscribe to Law Dork: www.lawdork.com
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Family grieving child lost in B.C. school shooting wants people to focus on the victims, not the perpetrator
www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
Family grieving child lost in B.C. school shooting wants people to focus on the victims, not the perpetrator
Twelve-year-old Kylie Smith, who was the “light of her family,” is being identified by her grieving father as one of the students killed in a shooting at a Tumbler Ridge, B.C., high school Wednesday.
www.cp24.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Family grieving child lost in B.C. school shooting wants people to focus on the victims, not the perpetrator
www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
www.cp24.com/news/canada/...
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The bravery Marimar Martinez has shown in fighting the very federal government that tried to execute her to make it possible for all of us to see these messages is “name an elementary school after you” level of hero status.
Hours after Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot Marimar Martinez five times, Gregory Bovino emailed him to ask he continue working past retirement:
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much yet left to do!!" he wrote.
"In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much yet left to do!!" he wrote.
February 11, 2026 at 12:26 AM
The bravery Marimar Martinez has shown in fighting the very federal government that tried to execute her to make it possible for all of us to see these messages is “name an elementary school after you” level of hero status.
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
How many news stories do we need about Wes Moore not being invited to that event? Is this supposed to be a revelation?
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 AM
How many news stories do we need about Wes Moore not being invited to that event? Is this supposed to be a revelation?
looks inconsequential
Exclusive: Centrist Dems strike back with new group www.axios.com/2026/02/08/c...
Exclusive: Centrist Dems strike back with new group
It's the latest effort by moderate Democrats to shape national politics and expand their influence.
www.axios.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:31 PM
looks inconsequential
maybe they should get a job, or sell
In a city packed with mighty real estate titans, they are the small ones.
New York landlords say they are at their breaking point as Mayor Zohran Mamdani begins to implement even more aggressive tenant-friendly policies.
New York landlords say they are at their breaking point as Mayor Zohran Mamdani begins to implement even more aggressive tenant-friendly policies.
NYC’s small landlords say they won’t survive Mamdani plan to freeze rent
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has criticized landlords and vowed to freeze what tenants in rent-stabilized apartments pay monthly.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:57 AM
maybe they should get a job, or sell
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ICE and CBP face-scanned 100,000 people last year. So EFF is proud to support Senator Markey’s “ICE Out of My Face Act,” which will stop these agencies’ biometric surveillance. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Yes to the “ICE Out of My Face Act”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have descended into utter lawlessness, most recently in Minnesota. The violence is shocking. So are the intrusions on
www.eff.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
ICE and CBP face-scanned 100,000 people last year. So EFF is proud to support Senator Markey’s “ICE Out of My Face Act,” which will stop these agencies’ biometric surveillance. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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The "it's actually ephebophilia" crowd is really having a moment
This level of apologia (from Megan McArdle in a podcast with Josh Barro and Ross Douthat) is fucking appalling. Idk what else there is to say.
February 5, 2026 at 9:40 PM
The "it's actually ephebophilia" crowd is really having a moment
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A rare misstep
Stephen Miller called Alex Pretti a “domestic terrorist” after the VA nurse was killed by federal agents, a rare misstep for Miller, the White House aide stoking Trump’s boundary-pushing impulses.
How Stephen Miller Stokes Trump’s Boundary-Pushing Impulses
The White House aide has been an architect of aggressive immigration sweeps in U.S. cities and deadly boat strikes in the Caribbean.
on.wsj.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:05 AM
A rare misstep
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Yes. I was heartened to see all Senate Dems vote to cut the ICE budget back to 2024 numbers (didn’t pass)…but that’s still $12B a year for an ethnic cleansing paramilitary force.
As w/ many things, trying futilely to restore an old violent, bigoted system is a nonstarter. We need new, just systems.
As w/ many things, trying futilely to restore an old violent, bigoted system is a nonstarter. We need new, just systems.
Political buy-in for ICE--and brutal immigration policy more generally--is bipartisan, with Democrats regularly supporting massive expenditures that help target vulnerable folks looking for a better life.
February 1, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Yes. I was heartened to see all Senate Dems vote to cut the ICE budget back to 2024 numbers (didn’t pass)…but that’s still $12B a year for an ethnic cleansing paramilitary force.
As w/ many things, trying futilely to restore an old violent, bigoted system is a nonstarter. We need new, just systems.
As w/ many things, trying futilely to restore an old violent, bigoted system is a nonstarter. We need new, just systems.
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If you care about Don Lemon, don't forgot Mario Guevara (reporter who was filming police at a No Kings rally in June) was targeted for his journalistic activity; detained for 112 days; and deported. He had no criminal charges against him and was on the path to getting a green card.
February 1, 2026 at 9:40 AM
If you care about Don Lemon, don't forgot Mario Guevara (reporter who was filming police at a No Kings rally in June) was targeted for his journalistic activity; detained for 112 days; and deported. He had no criminal charges against him and was on the path to getting a green card.
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