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“Independent” is doing too much work in this first wave. They are arresting journalists and just like everything else they’ve done, they’re testing the limits of our resistance by starting wt vulnerable margins.
January 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
“Independent” is doing too much work in this first wave. They are arresting journalists and just like everything else they’ve done, they’re testing the limits of our resistance by starting wt vulnerable margins.
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In fact most of the proposals I see tossed around appear designed to make immigration arrests more seamless and less upsetting, rather than actually reduce the number of people arrested and sent to jail.
January 29, 2026 at 2:28 AM
In fact most of the proposals I see tossed around appear designed to make immigration arrests more seamless and less upsetting, rather than actually reduce the number of people arrested and sent to jail.
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Other than when it was imposed by outside military force, there's not a single case of fascists taking power without the collaboration/complicity of centrists and liberals. Including now.
If radicals pointing out this reality upsets you, go do something about it rather than yelling at trans women.
If radicals pointing out this reality upsets you, go do something about it rather than yelling at trans women.
A lot of Democrats hate leftists more than they hate fascists.
January 28, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Other than when it was imposed by outside military force, there's not a single case of fascists taking power without the collaboration/complicity of centrists and liberals. Including now.
If radicals pointing out this reality upsets you, go do something about it rather than yelling at trans women.
If radicals pointing out this reality upsets you, go do something about it rather than yelling at trans women.
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A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
January 27, 2026 at 7:57 PM
A reminder that ICE hasn’t slowed down in Minneapolis at all.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
Outside of Minnesota, it might feel like everything has changed since Alex Pretti’s murder. But ICE hasn’t actually lost any power and they’re continuing to terrorize our communities.
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If we win, and I believe we will, we will look back on this duopolistic system and see it for the sham it has always been, a performance benefiting the wealthy to all of our detriment.
There’s no reforming this like there’s no reforming ICE. We have to burn it down and rebuild.
There’s no reforming this like there’s no reforming ICE. We have to burn it down and rebuild.
January 27, 2026 at 5:27 PM
If we win, and I believe we will, we will look back on this duopolistic system and see it for the sham it has always been, a performance benefiting the wealthy to all of our detriment.
There’s no reforming this like there’s no reforming ICE. We have to burn it down and rebuild.
There’s no reforming this like there’s no reforming ICE. We have to burn it down and rebuild.
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Thread:
Body cams won't stop this.
We want abolition. They want surveillance.
Share this thread and read these 5 essential abolitionist resources exposing the body cam lie.
PS these other reforms are garbage, too.
bsky.app/profile/greg...
Body cams won't stop this.
We want abolition. They want surveillance.
Share this thread and read these 5 essential abolitionist resources exposing the body cam lie.
PS these other reforms are garbage, too.
bsky.app/profile/greg...
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Thread:
Body cams won't stop this.
We want abolition. They want surveillance.
Share this thread and read these 5 essential abolitionist resources exposing the body cam lie.
PS these other reforms are garbage, too.
bsky.app/profile/greg...
Body cams won't stop this.
We want abolition. They want surveillance.
Share this thread and read these 5 essential abolitionist resources exposing the body cam lie.
PS these other reforms are garbage, too.
bsky.app/profile/greg...
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The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The biggest risk in this moment is something sociologists call “symbolic compliance.”
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
That’s when an institution that is violating civil rights gives the public just enough symbolic victories that accountability efforts lose steam before there has been any meaningful change.
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By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
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Border Patrol agents are very sad that everyone in Minnesota hates them.
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
January 22, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Border Patrol agents are very sad that everyone in Minnesota hates them.
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
“At each gas station where the agents stopped to use the restroom, groups of agitators appeared, yelled at them, stalked them, and even tried to prevent law enforcement vehicles from leaving…”
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The police are the guarantors of private property. Abolishing the police is the project of abolishing the intentional destruction and immiseration of the globe. It all becomes reform and training and perfecting the institutions of violence without this part
January 20, 2026 at 5:55 PM
The police are the guarantors of private property. Abolishing the police is the project of abolishing the intentional destruction and immiseration of the globe. It all becomes reform and training and perfecting the institutions of violence without this part
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"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." —MLK Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly." —MLK Jr.
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a lot of D pols just really like cops, in every form. they want more cops, they want more ICE.
they don't want occupation of blue cities, but they keep quibbling about technical issues (not enough training! body cams!) because they *do not want* to reduce ICE funding.
they don't want occupation of blue cities, but they keep quibbling about technical issues (not enough training! body cams!) because they *do not want* to reduce ICE funding.
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 PM
a lot of D pols just really like cops, in every form. they want more cops, they want more ICE.
they don't want occupation of blue cities, but they keep quibbling about technical issues (not enough training! body cams!) because they *do not want* to reduce ICE funding.
they don't want occupation of blue cities, but they keep quibbling about technical issues (not enough training! body cams!) because they *do not want* to reduce ICE funding.
@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social might be interested to know my 8-year old niece’s most recent utterance:
January 15, 2026 at 3:41 AM
@jeffvandermeer.bsky.social might be interested to know my 8-year old niece’s most recent utterance:
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I'm genuinely waiting for the good faith response as to why abolish ICE is not a plan. It's been around for 20 years. They just effectively abolished USAID which had been around 3 times as long.
January 9, 2026 at 3:22 AM
I'm genuinely waiting for the good faith response as to why abolish ICE is not a plan. It's been around for 20 years. They just effectively abolished USAID which had been around 3 times as long.
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Hello Tim Cook I worked at Tumblr when you gave us 48 hours to get rid of all the consenting, adult boobs. Up all night at your whim, out of the blue. But you're still cool with Twitter and its CSAM and revenge porn and whatever the fuck this is? Why do you even HAVE guidelines?
Previously, several of these companies, like Apple, IBM, and Disney, have paused advertising on X in response to antisemitic content. But antisemitism on X never slowed, sexual abuse imagery increased, and all of these companies quietly resumed advertising anyways.
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
spitfirenews.com/p/grok-deepf...
Why isn't there a bigger Grok boycott?
Advertisers, politicians, and investors are still all-in on X, despite a sexual abuse crisis.
spitfirenews.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Hello Tim Cook I worked at Tumblr when you gave us 48 hours to get rid of all the consenting, adult boobs. Up all night at your whim, out of the blue. But you're still cool with Twitter and its CSAM and revenge porn and whatever the fuck this is? Why do you even HAVE guidelines?
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I’m glad to see Bill say this. But when after a century of just the type of abuse we saw today - relentless and cruel, ensnaring our children and intimidating our communities - young Black people said in frustration, anger, and demand for change “defund the police” - so many of you denounced them.
January 8, 2026 at 2:58 AM
I’m glad to see Bill say this. But when after a century of just the type of abuse we saw today - relentless and cruel, ensnaring our children and intimidating our communities - young Black people said in frustration, anger, and demand for change “defund the police” - so many of you denounced them.
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The Gilded Age didn’t end because rich people were sick of it
January 8, 2026 at 1:51 AM
The Gilded Age didn’t end because rich people were sick of it
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One thing today has shown is that ordinary people who are politically active protesting their Govt, they are far braver than any of the career politicians running the Govt.
And frankly without such brave people, we would not even have the limited rights that we do have.
And frankly without such brave people, we would not even have the limited rights that we do have.
January 7, 2026 at 11:52 PM
One thing today has shown is that ordinary people who are politically active protesting their Govt, they are far braver than any of the career politicians running the Govt.
And frankly without such brave people, we would not even have the limited rights that we do have.
And frankly without such brave people, we would not even have the limited rights that we do have.
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You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.
This could be you.
This could be you.
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"The objective here is literally, physically to destroy this group."
Experts in genocide prevention warn that current U.S. policies toward the trans community match historical patterns of mass atrocity.
www.accountabilityjournalism.org/trump-admini...
Experts in genocide prevention warn that current U.S. policies toward the trans community match historical patterns of mass atrocity.
www.accountabilityjournalism.org/trump-admini...
Experts Warn U.S. in Early Stages of Genocide Against Trans Americans — AJI
Genocide scholars say policies targeting transgender Americans match early warning signs of mass atrocity. Written By: Walker Bragman Originally Published: Jan 05, 2026 This piece has...
www.accountabilityjournalism.org
January 7, 2026 at 2:30 AM
"The objective here is literally, physically to destroy this group."
Experts in genocide prevention warn that current U.S. policies toward the trans community match historical patterns of mass atrocity.
www.accountabilityjournalism.org/trump-admini...
Experts in genocide prevention warn that current U.S. policies toward the trans community match historical patterns of mass atrocity.
www.accountabilityjournalism.org/trump-admini...
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one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
January 6, 2026 at 9:06 PM
one takeaway from the grok noncon porn thing is that much of the media just isn't interested in an issue they can't pretend has two sides or that doesn't give them an opportunity to shit on the left. Also it would be uncomfortable to justify remaining on twitter after acknowledging it
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Found the actual men in women's bathrooms assaulting women.
ICE agents illegally break into a woman's bathroom in a NY nutrition bar manufacturing plant. "Pull up your pants," says a male agent. The agents only had a warrant to review employer documents. They didn't have a warrant to search for, detain, or arrest anyone there.
December 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Found the actual men in women's bathrooms assaulting women.
Really alarmed when I ran across this and thought, “wait, I don’t remember posting this!”
December 17, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Really alarmed when I ran across this and thought, “wait, I don’t remember posting this!”
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I think if you oppose war with Venezuela (correct) you should open with that. Illegal and unconstitutional can follow. But the cause is monstrous and legality could never justify it.
December 17, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I think if you oppose war with Venezuela (correct) you should open with that. Illegal and unconstitutional can follow. But the cause is monstrous and legality could never justify it.
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a very important superpower you can develop is learning to enjoy having a bad time, it's cool and fun to do shit that sucks
Being unable to tolerate frustration + chasing social media clout gotta be a big reason why ppl jumped on the gen ai machine to churn out slop
December 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
a very important superpower you can develop is learning to enjoy having a bad time, it's cool and fun to do shit that sucks