@nelopes.bsky.social
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Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
February 15, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.
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Along these lines, I've been reading @profmsinha.bsky.social's book on Reconstruction and I strongly recommend it:
www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Se...
www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Se...
February 16, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Along these lines, I've been reading @profmsinha.bsky.social's book on Reconstruction and I strongly recommend it:
www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Se...
www.amazon.com/Rise-Fall-Se...
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Just 4 days until early voting starts in Texas (Feb 17). Do you have a plan to vote? 👊🏽
Visit: iWillVote.com
Visit: iWillVote.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Just 4 days until early voting starts in Texas (Feb 17). Do you have a plan to vote? 👊🏽
Visit: iWillVote.com
Visit: iWillVote.com
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"I don't see any reason why we can't do what we did with opiates, what we did with tobacco. We need to regulate Big Tech," Scott Galloway tells Tim Miller. "All the problems you're talking about are fixable, and the illusion of complexity is what Big Tech wants you to be overrun with."
February 14, 2026 at 8:01 AM
"I don't see any reason why we can't do what we did with opiates, what we did with tobacco. We need to regulate Big Tech," Scott Galloway tells Tim Miller. "All the problems you're talking about are fixable, and the illusion of complexity is what Big Tech wants you to be overrun with."
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Social media companies notified users that if they don’t seek a court order, the companies will turn over personal identifying information to Homeland Security about users who have done nothing more than exercise their First Amendment Right to criticize ICE.
February 14, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Social media companies notified users that if they don’t seek a court order, the companies will turn over personal identifying information to Homeland Security about users who have done nothing more than exercise their First Amendment Right to criticize ICE.
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Given the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it? | Frances Ryan
Given the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it? | Frances Ryan
With so many platforms rife with racism, misogyny and far-right rhetoric, there must be a point where decent people walk away, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Given the toxicity of social media, a moral question now faces all of us: is it still ethical to use it? | Frances Ryan
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Accountability is not cancel culture. It’s consequence. If powerful women are stepping down over Epstein ties, then powerful men better be next. No more special rules for the boys club.
February 13, 2026 at 3:20 AM
Accountability is not cancel culture. It’s consequence. If powerful women are stepping down over Epstein ties, then powerful men better be next. No more special rules for the boys club.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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Trump posted a video depicting the first Black president and his wife as apes and his excuse for this is that it's a riff on The Lion King, a movie that does not feature any apes. Somehow this was a one-day story and we've already moved on.
February 13, 2026 at 3:30 AM
Trump posted a video depicting the first Black president and his wife as apes and his excuse for this is that it's a riff on The Lion King, a movie that does not feature any apes. Somehow this was a one-day story and we've already moved on.
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Reading @froomkin.bsky.social always helps. He highlights wins without minimizing the stakes. So many people are doing amazing things to prevent autocratic consolidation, to protect neighbors, to provide resources for others.
Inspiration in newsletter form.
👇🏾👇🏼👇🏿👇🏻👇🏽
open.substack.com/pub/headsupn...
Inspiration in newsletter form.
👇🏾👇🏼👇🏿👇🏻👇🏽
open.substack.com/pub/headsupn...
The students are coming
Across the nation, young people are walking out of classes to protest ICE
open.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM
Reading @froomkin.bsky.social always helps. He highlights wins without minimizing the stakes. So many people are doing amazing things to prevent autocratic consolidation, to protect neighbors, to provide resources for others.
Inspiration in newsletter form.
👇🏾👇🏼👇🏿👇🏻👇🏽
open.substack.com/pub/headsupn...
Inspiration in newsletter form.
👇🏾👇🏼👇🏿👇🏻👇🏽
open.substack.com/pub/headsupn...
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Neighbors helping neighbors. That's what it looks like because that's what it is.
Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.
February 12, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Neighbors helping neighbors. That's what it looks like because that's what it is.
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Our political leaders are content creators with poster brain—impulsive, sensational, dishonest—not honest brokers working in good faith to advance public goods. Great work from @donmoyn.bsky.social
substack.com/@donmoynihan...
substack.com/@donmoynihan...
Don Moynihan (@donmoynihan)
New, from me: The Clicktatorship prioritizes content on its virality, not on its accuracy. Kristi Noem said DHS arrested an an immigrant who threatened to kill Trump. Press release still on the DHS w...
substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Our political leaders are content creators with poster brain—impulsive, sensational, dishonest—not honest brokers working in good faith to advance public goods. Great work from @donmoyn.bsky.social
substack.com/@donmoynihan...
substack.com/@donmoynihan...
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Oro Valley, which is not along the border, buying more hyper surveillance technology through a border support grant and after public records showed that Oro Valley PD previously used the tech to spy on protesters.
Agencies with the drones see response times to calls from 90 and 100 seconds, with the drone often arriving before an officer, officials said.
Oro Valley to lease Flock Safety drones. What to know
Agencies with the drones see response times to calls from 90 and 100 seconds, with the drone often arriving before an officer, officials said.
bit.ly
February 2, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Oro Valley, which is not along the border, buying more hyper surveillance technology through a border support grant and after public records showed that Oro Valley PD previously used the tech to spy on protesters.
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Striking from new Quinnipiac poll:
*Voters prefer path to legalization over deportations for most undocs by 59-34. Among independents it's 61-33
*Majority says Trump on immigration is making America less safe
Again, there's broad rejection of the whole project, not just ICE tactics (see below)
*Voters prefer path to legalization over deportations for most undocs by 59-34. Among independents it's 61-33
*Majority says Trump on immigration is making America less safe
Again, there's broad rejection of the whole project, not just ICE tactics (see below)
February 4, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Striking from new Quinnipiac poll:
*Voters prefer path to legalization over deportations for most undocs by 59-34. Among independents it's 61-33
*Majority says Trump on immigration is making America less safe
Again, there's broad rejection of the whole project, not just ICE tactics (see below)
*Voters prefer path to legalization over deportations for most undocs by 59-34. Among independents it's 61-33
*Majority says Trump on immigration is making America less safe
Again, there's broad rejection of the whole project, not just ICE tactics (see below)
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Portland judge writes: "In a well-functioning constitutional democratic republic, free speech, courageous newsgathering, and nonviolent protest are all permitted, respected, and even celebrated. In an authoritarian regime, that is not the case."
katu.com/news/local/j...
katu.com/news/local/j...
Judge rules DHS has used excessive force at ICE facility in Portland
According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), on Tuesday a federal judge will decide whether to grant a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on what the
katu.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Portland judge writes: "In a well-functioning constitutional democratic republic, free speech, courageous newsgathering, and nonviolent protest are all permitted, respected, and even celebrated. In an authoritarian regime, that is not the case."
katu.com/news/local/j...
katu.com/news/local/j...
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They told us there was no money for healthcare.
No money for kids.
No money for families drowning in medical bills.
But there’s always money for ICE. More cages. More raids. More cruelty.
That’s not a budget problem. That’s a values problem.
Fund care, not punishment.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
No money for kids.
No money for families drowning in medical bills.
But there’s always money for ICE. More cages. More raids. More cruelty.
That’s not a budget problem. That’s a values problem.
Fund care, not punishment.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
February 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
They told us there was no money for healthcare.
No money for kids.
No money for families drowning in medical bills.
But there’s always money for ICE. More cages. More raids. More cruelty.
That’s not a budget problem. That’s a values problem.
Fund care, not punishment.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
No money for kids.
No money for families drowning in medical bills.
But there’s always money for ICE. More cages. More raids. More cruelty.
That’s not a budget problem. That’s a values problem.
Fund care, not punishment.
#FundHealthcareOverICE
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A reminder that the New England Patriots plane is flown by Omni air who contracts with ICE to fly people in chains to Africa and Asia several times per week.
Go Seahawks.
Go Seahawks.
February 2, 2026 at 12:16 AM
A reminder that the New England Patriots plane is flown by Omni air who contracts with ICE to fly people in chains to Africa and Asia several times per week.
Go Seahawks.
Go Seahawks.
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The Trump administration's “war on empathy,” Hillary Rodham Clinton writes, “threatens to pave the way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America”:
The Triumph of Empathy in Minneapolis
MAGA sees a world of vengeance, scorn, and humiliation, and cannot imagine generosity or solidarity.
bit.ly
February 1, 2026 at 2:15 AM
The Trump administration's “war on empathy,” Hillary Rodham Clinton writes, “threatens to pave the way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America”:
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Just got gassed pretty good at the labor union anti-ICE protest in Portland. Massive march, 5-10k strong. Vibes were very much liberal rather than radical. Lots of kids and older folks.
They gassed the whole crowd as soon as it marched on ICE, in broad daylight.
They gassed the whole crowd as soon as it marched on ICE, in broad daylight.
February 1, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Just got gassed pretty good at the labor union anti-ICE protest in Portland. Massive march, 5-10k strong. Vibes were very much liberal rather than radical. Lots of kids and older folks.
They gassed the whole crowd as soon as it marched on ICE, in broad daylight.
They gassed the whole crowd as soon as it marched on ICE, in broad daylight.
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January 31, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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They tried intimidation. Minnesota answered with people.
January 31, 2026 at 1:08 AM
They tried intimidation. Minnesota answered with people.