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I don't description well. Not a bot, last I checked. Sometimes I crochet things. I like cats. I dislike billionaires and their apologists.
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The people make the social media platforms are not the people who use them and so they don't understand them
They understand them fine.
Their goals just aren't coincident with their users' goals.
User: I want to catch up with my friends.
Them: Cool. Who are your friends? What are their ages? Where do they live? What are they into? WHAT CAN WE SELL THEM? WHAT CAN WE SELL YOU?!!
Not a misunderstanding.
Their goals just aren't coincident with their users' goals.
User: I want to catch up with my friends.
Them: Cool. Who are your friends? What are their ages? Where do they live? What are they into? WHAT CAN WE SELL THEM? WHAT CAN WE SELL YOU?!!
Not a misunderstanding.
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Remember: a white supremacist tactic is to blame victim.
For example: brave & effective Mississippi voting rights activist, Rev. George W. Lee, was murdered by shotgun in 1955.
Sheriff said it was a traffic accident & the shotgun pellets were dental fillings.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/re...
For example: brave & effective Mississippi voting rights activist, Rev. George W. Lee, was murdered by shotgun in 1955.
Sheriff said it was a traffic accident & the shotgun pellets were dental fillings.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/re...
May 7, 1955: Murder of Rev. George W. Lee
Rev. George W. Lee, one of the first African Americans registered to vote in Humphreys County since Reconstruction and head of the Belzoni, Mississippi NAACP, was murdered.
www.zinnedproject.org
January 26, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Remember: a white supremacist tactic is to blame victim.
For example: brave & effective Mississippi voting rights activist, Rev. George W. Lee, was murdered by shotgun in 1955.
Sheriff said it was a traffic accident & the shotgun pellets were dental fillings.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/re...
For example: brave & effective Mississippi voting rights activist, Rev. George W. Lee, was murdered by shotgun in 1955.
Sheriff said it was a traffic accident & the shotgun pellets were dental fillings.
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/re...
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This tells you pretty much all you need to know about the political landscape of the US.
Genuinely the funniest possible panel line-up of all time and it's for a real estate conference in Riyadh
January 26, 2026 at 4:49 AM
This tells you pretty much all you need to know about the political landscape of the US.
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Real club you aren't in moment and proof that if you ever believed any of these people had your welfare in mind you are a prize sucker
Genuinely the funniest possible panel line-up of all time and it's for a real estate conference in Riyadh
January 26, 2026 at 5:17 AM
Real club you aren't in moment and proof that if you ever believed any of these people had your welfare in mind you are a prize sucker
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Bro is crashing out in full tactical gear outside the lobby entrance of a Home2Suites and gave himself a bloody nose by gassing himself because of a noise demonstration.
Minneapolis, MN -
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
January 26, 2026 at 4:28 AM
Bro is crashing out in full tactical gear outside the lobby entrance of a Home2Suites and gave himself a bloody nose by gassing himself because of a noise demonstration.
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Wrote about him in TNR, prior to Renee Good. Remarkably similar incident. He’d just dropped off his kid. They rushed his car. He tried to flee. Cops then claimed he tried to run them over, despite video evidence to the contrary.
Should’ve been a warning.
Should’ve been a warning.
January 26, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Wrote about him in TNR, prior to Renee Good. Remarkably similar incident. He’d just dropped off his kid. They rushed his car. He tried to flee. Cops then claimed he tried to run them over, despite video evidence to the contrary.
Should’ve been a warning.
Should’ve been a warning.
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LA folks in Echo Park/Silverlake: ICE is staging at Vons on Alvarado, and have kidnapped vendors on Sunset and Alvarado and Sunset and Echo.
January 25, 2026 at 6:58 PM
LA folks in Echo Park/Silverlake: ICE is staging at Vons on Alvarado, and have kidnapped vendors on Sunset and Alvarado and Sunset and Echo.
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well there's MPD arresting protesters again with a fuckin' tank so I guess the mayor really just talks big eh
Minneapolis, MN -
Many many more agents filing into the area around the hotel. Minneapolis PD announcing everyone is under arrest, telling them to sit down with their hands up. An ad hoc journalist squad being told to go further down the street. Chemicals irritant deployed in the road.
Many many more agents filing into the area around the hotel. Minneapolis PD announcing everyone is under arrest, telling them to sit down with their hands up. An ad hoc journalist squad being told to go further down the street. Chemicals irritant deployed in the road.
January 26, 2026 at 4:58 AM
well there's MPD arresting protesters again with a fuckin' tank so I guess the mayor really just talks big eh
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Bc a lot of those (mainly white) folks don't hate the machine. They hate it being pointed at them. They want the police. They want ICE. But not this version of it. It's not abolish they fear. It's the idea behind it. Losing their way to control and punish the "others".
Question for the crowd:
Why do you think moderates, liberals, and other folks are scared or have an aversion to the word “abolish”?
Why do you think moderates, liberals, and other folks are scared or have an aversion to the word “abolish”?
January 26, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Bc a lot of those (mainly white) folks don't hate the machine. They hate it being pointed at them. They want the police. They want ICE. But not this version of it. It's not abolish they fear. It's the idea behind it. Losing their way to control and punish the "others".
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Man…I’m just really freakin happy for Sam Darnold. We were in Arizona for his loss to the Rams last year—to go from that to this, and from castoff to the Super Bowl.
What an incredible journey. What a game. What a moment for him.
What an incredible journey. What a game. What a moment for him.
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Man…I’m just really freakin happy for Sam Darnold. We were in Arizona for his loss to the Rams last year—to go from that to this, and from castoff to the Super Bowl.
What an incredible journey. What a game. What a moment for him.
What an incredible journey. What a game. What a moment for him.
Because worrywarts refuse to let them grow accustomed to hearing, seeing, and using it. We should use it MORE, not less.
You do not move the Overton window leftward by accommodating moderates. It has moved steadily rightward for at least the last 40 damned years. The "center" is now far right.
You do not move the Overton window leftward by accommodating moderates. It has moved steadily rightward for at least the last 40 damned years. The "center" is now far right.
Question for the crowd:
Why do you think moderates, liberals, and other folks are scared or have an aversion to the word “abolish”?
Why do you think moderates, liberals, and other folks are scared or have an aversion to the word “abolish”?
January 26, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Because worrywarts refuse to let them grow accustomed to hearing, seeing, and using it. We should use it MORE, not less.
You do not move the Overton window leftward by accommodating moderates. It has moved steadily rightward for at least the last 40 damned years. The "center" is now far right.
You do not move the Overton window leftward by accommodating moderates. It has moved steadily rightward for at least the last 40 damned years. The "center" is now far right.
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i think a lot of well meaning people underestimate how many people actually like, trust, and want to keep funding a militarized police force. the "aversion" to the word "abolish" is that people want to keep cops around.
Question for the crowd:
Why do you think moderates, liberals, and other folks are scared or have an aversion to the word “abolish”?
Why do you think moderates, liberals, and other folks are scared or have an aversion to the word “abolish”?
January 26, 2026 at 2:56 AM
i think a lot of well meaning people underestimate how many people actually like, trust, and want to keep funding a militarized police force. the "aversion" to the word "abolish" is that people want to keep cops around.
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Vocubulary lesson:
“Outside agitators” is a trope used throughout U.S. history in reference to slave resistance, Reconstruction, labor movement, the anti-apartheid movement, the Civil Rights Movement, & more to dismiss and repress the legitimate agency, intellect, and concerns of local people.
“Outside agitators” is a trope used throughout U.S. history in reference to slave resistance, Reconstruction, labor movement, the anti-apartheid movement, the Civil Rights Movement, & more to dismiss and repress the legitimate agency, intellect, and concerns of local people.
Outside Agitators
“Outside agitators” is a trope used throughout history in response to slave resistance, Reconstruction, the labor movement, the anti-apartheid movement, the Civil Rights Movement, and more to dismiss ...
www.zinnedproject.org
January 26, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Vocubulary lesson:
“Outside agitators” is a trope used throughout U.S. history in reference to slave resistance, Reconstruction, labor movement, the anti-apartheid movement, the Civil Rights Movement, & more to dismiss and repress the legitimate agency, intellect, and concerns of local people.
“Outside agitators” is a trope used throughout U.S. history in reference to slave resistance, Reconstruction, labor movement, the anti-apartheid movement, the Civil Rights Movement, & more to dismiss and repress the legitimate agency, intellect, and concerns of local people.
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Chat GPT funds Nazism.
The largest Trump superPAC donor so far this cycle is the president of OpenAI
January 26, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Chat GPT funds Nazism.
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AI users heads up
The largest Trump superPAC donor so far this cycle is the president of OpenAI
January 26, 2026 at 1:48 AM
AI users heads up
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At least 180,000 Mississippians are without power tonight as a historic winter storm is devastating large swaths of the state.
Gov. Tate Reeves is urging people to stay off the roads as 70 school districts are set to close.
Links to school closures and warming shelters are in the story:
Gov. Tate Reeves is urging people to stay off the roads as 70 school districts are set to close.
Links to school closures and warming shelters are in the story:
Winter Storm Leaves Thousands in Mississippi Without Power; 70 School Districts Closing
Dozens of Mississippi school districts will close Monday as a historic winter storm left thousands without power.
www.mississippifreepress.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:56 AM
At least 180,000 Mississippians are without power tonight as a historic winter storm is devastating large swaths of the state.
Gov. Tate Reeves is urging people to stay off the roads as 70 school districts are set to close.
Links to school closures and warming shelters are in the story:
Gov. Tate Reeves is urging people to stay off the roads as 70 school districts are set to close.
Links to school closures and warming shelters are in the story:
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Operation Paperclip is the name if you want to dig deeper.
people do understand that the nuremberg trials were largely show trials to distract from the fact that the US was poaching any high profile nazis that were beneficial to their cause & that denazification in the west sectors didn't really take off
January 26, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Operation Paperclip is the name if you want to dig deeper.
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January 26, 2026 at 1:17 AM
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People never really understand how surreal being black is
lol never forget
January 26, 2026 at 12:25 AM
People never really understand how surreal being black is
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Do not forget Silverio Villegas González and Keith Porter when you talk about the people murdered in the streets by federal agents under this regime. They and their loved ones deserve the same attention, righteous anger, and solidarity that Good and Pretti are receiving.
January 25, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Do not forget Silverio Villegas González and Keith Porter when you talk about the people murdered in the streets by federal agents under this regime. They and their loved ones deserve the same attention, righteous anger, and solidarity that Good and Pretti are receiving.
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NOW: There are about 200 local faith leaders and congregants gathered at the Central United Methodist Church and holding an interfaith procession to the ICE Phoenix Field Office where they will hold a vigil for Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 11:14 PM
NOW: There are about 200 local faith leaders and congregants gathered at the Central United Methodist Church and holding an interfaith procession to the ICE Phoenix Field Office where they will hold a vigil for Alex Pretti.
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This is also connected to that whole thing where all their fantasies of protecting their own *family* centers on enacting violence and not, like, vaccinating their kids and making sure they're prepared for a power outage etc.
Even people they know, they only think of in terms of violence.
Even people they know, they only think of in terms of violence.
rightwingers see people caring about others in their community and instead of finding that inspiring they think it’s some sort of grand conspiracy because they don’t understand what it means to care for others you don’t personally know
January 25, 2026 at 11:09 PM
This is also connected to that whole thing where all their fantasies of protecting their own *family* centers on enacting violence and not, like, vaccinating their kids and making sure they're prepared for a power outage etc.
Even people they know, they only think of in terms of violence.
Even people they know, they only think of in terms of violence.
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Maybe in 2016 you could say this but not today, not at all.
If they voted for Trump a THIRD TIME they knew what they wanted.
If they voted for Trump a THIRD TIME they knew what they wanted.
Seriously, folks, people did NOT vote for murder on the streets. A majority of those who voted went for Trump, and to win power, those against Trump will have to win many of them over, not reject them all as people who want fascism.
January 25, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Maybe in 2016 you could say this but not today, not at all.
If they voted for Trump a THIRD TIME they knew what they wanted.
If they voted for Trump a THIRD TIME they knew what they wanted.
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Everybody was like these playoffs will be wild, the Chiefs aren’t in it, and then the Patriots were like we’re doing this for the poor second graders who’ve never seen us in the big game
January 25, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Everybody was like these playoffs will be wild, the Chiefs aren’t in it, and then the Patriots were like we’re doing this for the poor second graders who’ve never seen us in the big game
This is beautiful.
"Unity that refuses to name violence is just loyalty to the ones holding the weapons."
"Unity that refuses to name violence is just loyalty to the ones holding the weapons."
January 26, 2026 at 12:31 AM
This is beautiful.
"Unity that refuses to name violence is just loyalty to the ones holding the weapons."
"Unity that refuses to name violence is just loyalty to the ones holding the weapons."
Don't you dare lecture us about having eyes wide open, you old bat. Not when we're the ones getting pepper-sprayed in them!
ICE has a slush fund?--Sounds like Congress should do something about that.
Do.
Your damn.
Jobs.
It's why we're paying for your healthcare. Want us to come for that next?
ICE has a slush fund?--Sounds like Congress should do something about that.
Do.
Your damn.
Jobs.
It's why we're paying for your healthcare. Want us to come for that next?
Americans must be eyes wide open that blocking the DHS funding bill will not shut down ICE.
ICE is now sitting on a massive slush fund it can tap, whether or not we pass a funding bill.
ICE is now sitting on a massive slush fund it can tap, whether or not we pass a funding bill.
Federal agents cannot murder people in broad daylight and face zero consequences.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
I will NOT support the DHS bill as it stands.
The DHS bill needs to be split off from the larger funding package before the Senate—Republicans must work with us to do that.
I’ll keep fighting to rein in DHS and ICE.
January 26, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Don't you dare lecture us about having eyes wide open, you old bat. Not when we're the ones getting pepper-sprayed in them!
ICE has a slush fund?--Sounds like Congress should do something about that.
Do.
Your damn.
Jobs.
It's why we're paying for your healthcare. Want us to come for that next?
ICE has a slush fund?--Sounds like Congress should do something about that.
Do.
Your damn.
Jobs.
It's why we're paying for your healthcare. Want us to come for that next?