The Ides Of Marx
@underdog-toby.bsky.social
Musician/writer/pop culture junkie. Probably way too invested in things. May contain traces of socialism.
I often wonder if these people ever pause for a moment and just think about the shit they are saying.
January 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
I often wonder if these people ever pause for a moment and just think about the shit they are saying.
But don't you say anything too harsh or make actionable demands on that podcast. That's not helpful to the cause (of sweeping any discontent under the rug).
The masses have the right to speak up and shout but no power to change things. This is free speech of bourgeois society
Republican on CNN: You peacefully protest with a letter to the editor. You peacefully protest by starting a Substack or a podcast.
January 15, 2026 at 5:43 AM
But don't you say anything too harsh or make actionable demands on that podcast. That's not helpful to the cause (of sweeping any discontent under the rug).
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Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory.
Before Trump, law enforcement were trained to behave professionally. At a traffic stop they would start with words such as "Mam, may I see your drivers license and registration."
ICE evidently trains their goons to start a stop with screamed profanity, quickly followed by violence.
ICE evidently trains their goons to start a stop with screamed profanity, quickly followed by violence.
January 12, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Nothing is more responsible for the good old days than a bad memory.
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historically accurate☑️
January 12, 2026 at 5:32 AM
historically accurate☑️
"One Battle After Another" is going to utterly sweep the Oscars, isn't it?
I don't remember a time when there was such an inevitable front runner.
I don't remember a time when there was such an inevitable front runner.
January 12, 2026 at 5:49 AM
"One Battle After Another" is going to utterly sweep the Oscars, isn't it?
I don't remember a time when there was such an inevitable front runner.
I don't remember a time when there was such an inevitable front runner.
Liberals love nothing more than to not engage with a subject matter and just assume that both sides are wrong - which then in turn justifies them not doing anything themselves.
January 11, 2026 at 10:24 AM
Liberals love nothing more than to not engage with a subject matter and just assume that both sides are wrong - which then in turn justifies them not doing anything themselves.
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When Vichy liberal fucks say ICE just needs more training, *this guy* is literally the person that would be doing that training.
Along with Israeli soldiers with the latest new tips and tricks for enforcing genocidal apartheid.
Along with Israeli soldiers with the latest new tips and tricks for enforcing genocidal apartheid.
NEW: Jonathan Ross is former National Guard and Border Patrol and has been part of ICE's SWAT equivalent, a team leader overseeing FBI, ATF, and IRS agents, and a firearms instructor, according to testimony obtained by WIRED. This is from @hudsongiles.bsky.social and me:
ICE Agent Who Reportedly Shot Renee Good Was a Firearms Trainer, Per Testimony
Jonathan Ross told a federal court in December about his professional background, including “hundreds” of encounters with drivers during enforcement actions, according to testimony obtained by WIRED.
www.wired.com
January 9, 2026 at 6:45 AM
When Vichy liberal fucks say ICE just needs more training, *this guy* is literally the person that would be doing that training.
Along with Israeli soldiers with the latest new tips and tricks for enforcing genocidal apartheid.
Along with Israeli soldiers with the latest new tips and tricks for enforcing genocidal apartheid.
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Another image that sums up the protest.
January 8, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Another image that sums up the protest.
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The scale of the protests in Iran are absolutely unbelievable. Hard to quantify, but I've seen some speculation that this uprising is more significant than the 2023 protests (themselves the largest challenge to the regime since it came into power in '79.)
(Video from @AmirMiresmaeili on Twitter)
(Video from @AmirMiresmaeili on Twitter)
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
The scale of the protests in Iran are absolutely unbelievable. Hard to quantify, but I've seen some speculation that this uprising is more significant than the 2023 protests (themselves the largest challenge to the regime since it came into power in '79.)
(Video from @AmirMiresmaeili on Twitter)
(Video from @AmirMiresmaeili on Twitter)
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stfu, walz.
the ICE murderer didn't do what he did out of fear. it's the opposite. he did it because he wasn't afraid. he knew there would be no consequences. that's why law enforcement always feels comfortable doing this.
cops should be afraid of us. make them afraid.
bsky.app/profile/gove...
the ICE murderer didn't do what he did out of fear. it's the opposite. he did it because he wasn't afraid. he knew there would be no consequences. that's why law enforcement always feels comfortable doing this.
cops should be afraid of us. make them afraid.
bsky.app/profile/gove...
Trump wants a show. Don’t give it to him.
January 8, 2026 at 2:58 AM
stfu, walz.
the ICE murderer didn't do what he did out of fear. it's the opposite. he did it because he wasn't afraid. he knew there would be no consequences. that's why law enforcement always feels comfortable doing this.
cops should be afraid of us. make them afraid.
bsky.app/profile/gove...
the ICE murderer didn't do what he did out of fear. it's the opposite. he did it because he wasn't afraid. he knew there would be no consequences. that's why law enforcement always feels comfortable doing this.
cops should be afraid of us. make them afraid.
bsky.app/profile/gove...
Pure. Fucking. Evil.
Federal agents blocked a man identifying himself as a doctor from reaching the woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis, video shared with HuffPost shows www.huffpost.com/entry/latest...
January 7, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Pure. Fucking. Evil.
The US Gestapo is now murdering people in the streets unprovoked.
I have a hunch that this is not going to go well for them (and it shouldn't).
I have a hunch that this is not going to go well for them (and it shouldn't).
January 7, 2026 at 6:11 PM
The US Gestapo is now murdering people in the streets unprovoked.
I have a hunch that this is not going to go well for them (and it shouldn't).
I have a hunch that this is not going to go well for them (and it shouldn't).
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ICE agents stopped by protesters after the shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed pepper spray and tear gas.
January 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
ICE agents stopped by protesters after the shooting an observer in Minneapolis, according to witnesse. ICE deployed pepper spray and tear gas.
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My backlog of Blu-Rays and games is getting irresponsibly huge at this point.
So I think this year I will give up preemptively trying to keep up with new releases and get to work on my pile of shame.
So I think this year I will give up preemptively trying to keep up with new releases and get to work on my pile of shame.
January 7, 2026 at 6:12 AM
My backlog of Blu-Rays and games is getting irresponsibly huge at this point.
So I think this year I will give up preemptively trying to keep up with new releases and get to work on my pile of shame.
So I think this year I will give up preemptively trying to keep up with new releases and get to work on my pile of shame.
Corporate media is doing their usual thing of whitewashing imperialism.
Meanwhile Donald Trump just outright says that they kidnapped Maduro to steal the oil.
Meanwhile Donald Trump just outright says that they kidnapped Maduro to steal the oil.
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 7, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Corporate media is doing their usual thing of whitewashing imperialism.
Meanwhile Donald Trump just outright says that they kidnapped Maduro to steal the oil.
Meanwhile Donald Trump just outright says that they kidnapped Maduro to steal the oil.
President Putin,
My country yearns for freedom...
My country yearns for freedom...
January 5, 2026 at 5:50 PM
President Putin,
My country yearns for freedom...
My country yearns for freedom...
It doesn't matter if your country is ruled by a despotic dictator or a purring kitten that farts rainbows: If you don't let the US have all your resources, they will try to overthrow your government - for decades if they have to.
It is important to understand that what happened in Venezuela did not happen in a vacuum
US media has refused to cover the material and historical factors that led up to the US's special military operation, because if it did, public opinion would be even more negative towards its actions
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US media has refused to cover the material and historical factors that led up to the US's special military operation, because if it did, public opinion would be even more negative towards its actions
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January 5, 2026 at 6:36 AM
It doesn't matter if your country is ruled by a despotic dictator or a purring kitten that farts rainbows: If you don't let the US have all your resources, they will try to overthrow your government - for decades if they have to.
Remember: The complexity of human rights and international law increases proportionally with how much we agree with them being violated.
That's why Russia's invasion of Ukraine is an unacceptable & unprovoked act of war, while Gaza or Venezuela are complex issues with layered history.
That's why Russia's invasion of Ukraine is an unacceptable & unprovoked act of war, while Gaza or Venezuela are complex issues with layered history.
January 4, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Remember: The complexity of human rights and international law increases proportionally with how much we agree with them being violated.
That's why Russia's invasion of Ukraine is an unacceptable & unprovoked act of war, while Gaza or Venezuela are complex issues with layered history.
That's why Russia's invasion of Ukraine is an unacceptable & unprovoked act of war, while Gaza or Venezuela are complex issues with layered history.
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"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
January 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
"Maduro is a brutal authoritarian dictator," I wisely intone, as the corrupt demented paedophile US President violating Constitutional Law while operating a gestapo and concentration camps illegally arrests a foreign leader on charges which read like they were written on a paper placemat in crayon.
Now and always, d**** to the Great Satan!
January 3, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Now and always, d**** to the Great Satan!
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Tech wants to hold two things true: that chatbots are sentient and they are not accountable for them. The opposite should be true. Chatbots are word predicting machines and they should be accountable for them.
January 3, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Tech wants to hold two things true: that chatbots are sentient and they are not accountable for them. The opposite should be true. Chatbots are word predicting machines and they should be accountable for them.
"If only we deported all the non-white people, our country would look just like this idealized album cover we stole from Japan"
A government of Nazi incels supervised by Nazi pedophiles who dream of deporting one-third of the country
January 3, 2026 at 4:37 AM
"If only we deported all the non-white people, our country would look just like this idealized album cover we stole from Japan"
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It's worth reading the whole interview in full. It basically verifies that the NYT has spent the past decade-plus doubling down on top-down narratives for coverage, getting more intense over time.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
It's worth reading the whole interview in full. It basically verifies that the NYT has spent the past decade-plus doubling down on top-down narratives for coverage, getting more intense over time.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.
Sulzberg personally picked & chose whom the news apparatus would target and whom it would kiss up to.