And YES. Anything you saw people in power do in response to those movements? Those are the red flags of symbolic compliance.
We need big structural changes that would fundamentally make our society less violent and more equal.
And YES. Anything you saw people in power do in response to those movements? Those are the red flags of symbolic compliance.
We need big structural changes that would fundamentally make our society less violent and more equal.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
And I’d say that even ICE’s abolition should only be the start of ending the violence that came to feel “normal” under Trump.
ICE there with their kindness, we should be ready for them to find a new site that will react as they're clearly hoping we'll react -- with some kind of violence they can use as a pretext for cracking down.
ICE there with their kindness, we should be ready for them to find a new site that will react as they're clearly hoping we'll react -- with some kind of violence they can use as a pretext for cracking down.
All it has are vassals and victims, and those two categories are becoming less distinct.
All it has are vassals and victims, and those two categories are becoming less distinct.
“I’ve waited 30 years. I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...
“I’ve waited 30 years. I can’t believe it. They can’t call me a liar anymore.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/u...