Scott Patrick, PhD
@neimanmarxist.bsky.social
DC teacher. PhD. Marxist. Examining the US empire from the belly of the beast. All power to the people.
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This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
“Bernard-Henri Lévy, whom my doorman takes for a journalist, journalists take for a philosopher, and philosophers take for my doorman.”
— Pierre Bourdieu, Recueil d’interventions, 1961–2001
— Pierre Bourdieu, Recueil d’interventions, 1961–2001
February 7, 2026 at 9:58 PM
“Bernard-Henri Lévy, whom my doorman takes for a journalist, journalists take for a philosopher, and philosophers take for my doorman.”
— Pierre Bourdieu, Recueil d’interventions, 1961–2001
— Pierre Bourdieu, Recueil d’interventions, 1961–2001
The United States, now featuring death squads
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The United States, now featuring death squads
Reposted by Scott Patrick, PhD
Please take the time to read this superb @jamellebouie.net column. It establishes a baseline of truth for anyone who wants to think, talk, and write honestly about Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
February 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Please take the time to read this superb @jamellebouie.net column. It establishes a baseline of truth for anyone who wants to think, talk, and write honestly about Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
February 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
This is bleak: Jes Staley, currently CEO of Barclays, reassuring Epstein that popular revolt against financial elites is unlikely because capitalism and pop culture have defanged social movements, leaving people more invested in consumption than justice.
ICE cannot be reformed. DHS cannot be reformed. They must be splintered to the wind and their members put on trial. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Democrats’ 10 demands to ‘rein in’ ICE – the full list of proposed reforms
Party says it will not back funding bill without reforms on – among other things – masks, ID and judicial warrants
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:23 PM
ICE cannot be reformed. DHS cannot be reformed. They must be splintered to the wind and their members put on trial. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
All those folks who preferred Parenti have been vindicated www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Author who co-wrote two books with Noam Chomsky condemns scholar’s ties to Epstein
Vijay Prashad said he was ‘disgusted’ by linguist’s friendship with Epstein as new files shed light on their relationship
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:08 PM
All those folks who preferred Parenti have been vindicated www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Fanny Schoonheyt, born in Rotterdam in 1912, was the only woman among the contingent of Dutch volunteers to take up arms in defense of the Spanish Republic.
February 2, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Fanny Schoonheyt, born in Rotterdam in 1912, was the only woman among the contingent of Dutch volunteers to take up arms in defense of the Spanish Republic.
Altering an arrest photo to smear a protester is propaganda. The way the White House did it is nakedly racist. This is how the fascist state manufactures consent: reshape reality, then punish dissent. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Altering an arrest photo to smear a protester is propaganda. The way the White House did it is nakedly racist. This is how the fascist state manufactures consent: reshape reality, then punish dissent. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
If you care about Iranians, demand an end to Western sanctions that punish civilians, fuel misery, and destabilize society. No country can freely choose its future while under siege. Westerners’ only role is to pressure their governments to stop regime-change warfare.
January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
If you care about Iranians, demand an end to Western sanctions that punish civilians, fuel misery, and destabilize society. No country can freely choose its future while under siege. Westerners’ only role is to pressure their governments to stop regime-change warfare.
Reposted by Scott Patrick, PhD
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
January 13, 2026 at 10:20 PM
This is 10th-grader Arnoldo Bazan.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
A citizen.
Immigration agents grabbed him and put him in a chokehold.
"We're from the United States bro!' he screamed.
Agents took and sold his phone
And when he finally got home hours later, his shirt was ripped, he neck had angry, red welts, and he sobbed.
The fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross has led to a major leak of ICE personnel data to the ICE List, an online database aimed at holding masked federal agents accountable.
ICE List – Put ICE on ice
The ICE List is an open journalistic project, created by Crust News, aimed at collecting and sharing information that can hold ICE members legally accountable.
icelist.is
January 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM
The fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross has led to a major leak of ICE personnel data to the ICE List, an online database aimed at holding masked federal agents accountable.
If you’re curious about the heated rivalry emerging between #SaudiArabia and the #UAE in Yemen and Sudan, this piece by Annelle Sheline will be an interesting read:
Is the Saudi-UAE rivalry heading for more violence?
The Emiratis' desire to crush Islamists and dominate geopolitically at all costs, particularly in Yemen and Sudan, is clashing with old friends in Riyadh
responsiblestatecraft.org
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
If you’re curious about the heated rivalry emerging between #SaudiArabia and the #UAE in Yemen and Sudan, this piece by Annelle Sheline will be an interesting read:
The same people who stayed silent—or applauded—while Palestinians were burned alive by the hundreds now claim to oppose the killing of Iranians in the streets. Hypocritical, but predictable.
January 12, 2026 at 12:08 AM
The same people who stayed silent—or applauded—while Palestinians were burned alive by the hundreds now claim to oppose the killing of Iranians in the streets. Hypocritical, but predictable.
“If the communist Party is the party of revolutionary hope, then fascism, as a mass movement, is the party of counter-revolutionary despair.” — Leon Trotsky, Fascism: What It Is & How to Fight It
January 11, 2026 at 9:11 PM
“If the communist Party is the party of revolutionary hope, then fascism, as a mass movement, is the party of counter-revolutionary despair.” — Leon Trotsky, Fascism: What It Is & How to Fight It
Jonathan Ross is a white supremacist, confirmed
January 11, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Jonathan Ross is a white supremacist, confirmed
Reposted by Scott Patrick, PhD
“Do not pledge loyalty to people who would sell you out in the blink of an eye.”
@premthakker.bsky.social sits down w/ MN Attorney General Keith Ellison amidst an effort to investigate Renee Nicole Good’s murder after she was killed by an ICE agent earlier this week.
🔗: zeteo.com/p/keith-elli...
@premthakker.bsky.social sits down w/ MN Attorney General Keith Ellison amidst an effort to investigate Renee Nicole Good’s murder after she was killed by an ICE agent earlier this week.
🔗: zeteo.com/p/keith-elli...
January 11, 2026 at 3:23 AM
“Do not pledge loyalty to people who would sell you out in the blink of an eye.”
@premthakker.bsky.social sits down w/ MN Attorney General Keith Ellison amidst an effort to investigate Renee Nicole Good’s murder after she was killed by an ICE agent earlier this week.
🔗: zeteo.com/p/keith-elli...
@premthakker.bsky.social sits down w/ MN Attorney General Keith Ellison amidst an effort to investigate Renee Nicole Good’s murder after she was killed by an ICE agent earlier this week.
🔗: zeteo.com/p/keith-elli...
Reposted by Scott Patrick, PhD
🔴 BREAKING: Israel says it will suspend 37 humanitarian orgs operating in Gaza starting Jan 1, claiming they failed to comply w/ new Israeli vetting rules, according to the Associated Press.
The affected groups include some of the world’s best-known aid organizations, among them:
▪️ Multiple...
The affected groups include some of the world’s best-known aid organizations, among them:
▪️ Multiple...
December 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
🔴 BREAKING: Israel says it will suspend 37 humanitarian orgs operating in Gaza starting Jan 1, claiming they failed to comply w/ new Israeli vetting rules, according to the Associated Press.
The affected groups include some of the world’s best-known aid organizations, among them:
▪️ Multiple...
The affected groups include some of the world’s best-known aid organizations, among them:
▪️ Multiple...
The Nazis rationalized their hatred of Jews by portraying Jews as swindlers and crooks, too lazy to work hard but greedy enough to deceive German gentiles.
The ongoing conservative smear of Somali migrants in Minnesota is nothing less than borrowing from Hitler’s playbook.
The ongoing conservative smear of Somali migrants in Minnesota is nothing less than borrowing from Hitler’s playbook.
December 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Nazis rationalized their hatred of Jews by portraying Jews as swindlers and crooks, too lazy to work hard but greedy enough to deceive German gentiles.
The ongoing conservative smear of Somali migrants in Minnesota is nothing less than borrowing from Hitler’s playbook.
The ongoing conservative smear of Somali migrants in Minnesota is nothing less than borrowing from Hitler’s playbook.
How long can racist conspiracy narratives circulating in political discourse persist before they translate into real-world harm against innocent Somali migrants in Minnesota?
FBI deploys more resources to ‘dismantle fraud schemes’ in Minnesota
Kash Patel claims $250m scheme that stole Covid aid is ‘tip of iceberg’ and alleges state’s Somalia population is to blame
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
How long can racist conspiracy narratives circulating in political discourse persist before they translate into real-world harm against innocent Somali migrants in Minnesota?
The move to drop Juneteenth and MLK free-entry days while adding Trump’s birthday shows how the capitalist state uses public spaces to reinforce racist ideology, erasing liberation struggles and centering power instead. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump administration alters national parks' free-entry days, cutting MLK Day and Juneteenth
The change is part of a broader shift in the National Park Service's free-entry day schedule, which includes adding President Donald Trump's birthday.
www.nbcnews.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The move to drop Juneteenth and MLK free-entry days while adding Trump’s birthday shows how the capitalist state uses public spaces to reinforce racist ideology, erasing liberation struggles and centering power instead. www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Senate Republicans — joined by 8 Democrats — passed a bill that will raise health care premiums for millions. After 40 days of standoffs, Democrats got nothing. Establishment politics failed—again. abcnews.go.com/Politics/bad...
'A very bad night': Democrats face blowback from their own party over shutdown deal
Sen. Chris Murphy argued there was "no way to defend" the yes vote.
abcnews.go.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Senate Republicans — joined by 8 Democrats — passed a bill that will raise health care premiums for millions. After 40 days of standoffs, Democrats got nothing. Establishment politics failed—again. abcnews.go.com/Politics/bad...
This is what conservatives want: a return to the days of slave patrols chaining up Black people like animals. This was never about public safety. It’s always been about reminding Black people who holds the whip.
August 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This is what conservatives want: a return to the days of slave patrols chaining up Black people like animals. This was never about public safety. It’s always been about reminding Black people who holds the whip.
"I think it’s unfair for the young people in the city. Give them more resources; all these resources that are going to stadiums and other places, why don’t you put a community center, or the community centers that we have, more funding into them?"
DC youth curfew credited with quieter streets and no violations in designated zones
If you've noticed fewer teenagers on the streets of DC this summer, that's because a youth curfew appears to be working to keep them out of trouble.
wjla.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"I think it’s unfair for the young people in the city. Give them more resources; all these resources that are going to stadiums and other places, why don’t you put a community center, or the community centers that we have, more funding into them?"
Turns out when you flood the streets with improperly trained federal law enforcement, you get more random violence, not less
www.washingtonpost.com
August 11, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Turns out when you flood the streets with improperly trained federal law enforcement, you get more random violence, not less