Zakisbak
@zakisbak.bsky.social
plays music, makes coffee, reads radical left theory/history, eats and eats and eats. he/him. white, but anti-white. cis. @zakisbak on twitter
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Ok, you can stop texting me, I saw the Ring ad. Troubling things about it 🧵:
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Ok, you can stop texting me, I saw the Ring ad. Troubling things about it 🧵:
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
-The long awaited (much warned about) intro of “AI” recognition. It starts w/ searching for a “brown dog” but means the tech is there for lisence plate reading, face recognition, searching for suspects by description, etc
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700 agents leaving mn is simply not enough. 2k more losers remain to cause terror. do not let anyone tell you that things are better. it will not be better for a long, long time.
again, the voice and power of the people inch progress forward. keep taking care xoxo
again, the voice and power of the people inch progress forward. keep taking care xoxo
February 4, 2026 at 3:51 PM
700 agents leaving mn is simply not enough. 2k more losers remain to cause terror. do not let anyone tell you that things are better. it will not be better for a long, long time.
again, the voice and power of the people inch progress forward. keep taking care xoxo
again, the voice and power of the people inch progress forward. keep taking care xoxo
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Dear community-We need your support!
I am proud to be bringing forward a resolution alongside Commissioner Frederick to call on Governor Tim Walz to pass an eviction moratorium.
I am proud to be bringing forward a resolution alongside Commissioner Frederick to call on Governor Tim Walz to pass an eviction moratorium.
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Dear community-We need your support!
I am proud to be bringing forward a resolution alongside Commissioner Frederick to call on Governor Tim Walz to pass an eviction moratorium.
I am proud to be bringing forward a resolution alongside Commissioner Frederick to call on Governor Tim Walz to pass an eviction moratorium.
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i just want to cry. i have literally just spent the last 6 hours responding to email after email of people begging for rent money or for me to point them in the direction of help, which does not exist.
please @governorwalz.mn.gov. we need an eviction moratorium. there is no other solution.
please @governorwalz.mn.gov. we need an eviction moratorium. there is no other solution.
January 28, 2026 at 8:45 PM
i just want to cry. i have literally just spent the last 6 hours responding to email after email of people begging for rent money or for me to point them in the direction of help, which does not exist.
please @governorwalz.mn.gov. we need an eviction moratorium. there is no other solution.
please @governorwalz.mn.gov. we need an eviction moratorium. there is no other solution.
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"CBP stays at the border" might sound like a win, but keep in mind that this is what "the border" means to them www.aclumaine.org/know-your-ri...
January 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
"CBP stays at the border" might sound like a win, but keep in mind that this is what "the border" means to them www.aclumaine.org/know-your-ri...
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Then we must be clearer:
We will not elect any Democrat who does not push to abolish ICE
That's the platform. That's the whole fucking thing.
If you can't do this, you can't govern in these times. Period.
We will not elect any Democrat who does not push to abolish ICE
That's the platform. That's the whole fucking thing.
If you can't do this, you can't govern in these times. Period.
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 28, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Then we must be clearer:
We will not elect any Democrat who does not push to abolish ICE
That's the platform. That's the whole fucking thing.
If you can't do this, you can't govern in these times. Period.
We will not elect any Democrat who does not push to abolish ICE
That's the platform. That's the whole fucking thing.
If you can't do this, you can't govern in these times. Period.
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how many are leaving and when will the rest
My statement after speaking with President Trump this afternoon:
January 26, 2026 at 10:45 PM
how many are leaving and when will the rest
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Who takes notes and does the dishes for the revolution is a political matter. Look around you at your organizing meetings. If women are always the ones keeping minutes, assign a man. If women are always volunteering to get shit going, assign some men.
I think @sarahjeong.bsky.social said it's because they devalue women's labor and a LOT of this Scary Logistics stuff comes from people who don't understand that basically all of the civic life they enjoy is created with the help of free labor, largely by women.
Tho I will say, in his defense, he's not the first person to be confused by how quickly the romance authors & readers can whip up finely tuned logistics out of nothing. 😂
January 26, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Who takes notes and does the dishes for the revolution is a political matter. Look around you at your organizing meetings. If women are always the ones keeping minutes, assign a man. If women are always volunteering to get shit going, assign some men.
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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum.
Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum.
ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
January 24, 2026 at 4:51 PM
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
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Unfollowed someone who was going on about how white people need to start shooting back, because that kind of fed posting is either extremely dumb to put online to the point that they're a hazard to other people, or it's an actual fed trying to bait people into posting something they can prosecute.
January 24, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Unfollowed someone who was going on about how white people need to start shooting back, because that kind of fed posting is either extremely dumb to put online to the point that they're a hazard to other people, or it's an actual fed trying to bait people into posting something they can prosecute.
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crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.
please keep sharing with your networks.
please keep sharing with your networks.
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Time for everyone paying attention to Minnesota's General Strike to read up on Aquatennial & Bloody Friday - Minneapolis
The last general strike in Minneapolis was in 1934.
It started in May, leading to a series of small battles between strikers and police. The two sides agreed to a contract on May 25.
Employers reneged in July, and police opened fire on protesters who flooded the streets. Two died, 67 were wounded.
It started in May, leading to a series of small battles between strikers and police. The two sides agreed to a contract on May 25.
Employers reneged in July, and police opened fire on protesters who flooded the streets. Two died, 67 were wounded.
January 23, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Time for everyone paying attention to Minnesota's General Strike to read up on Aquatennial & Bloody Friday - Minneapolis
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If you're in Minnesota or other areas experiencing extreme cold during this strike, know how to keep yourself safe at those temperatures.
January 23, 2026 at 1:59 PM
If you're in Minnesota or other areas experiencing extreme cold during this strike, know how to keep yourself safe at those temperatures.
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If every Democrat voted NO on funding ICE, it would not have passed the House. But, 7 House Democrats voted to fund Trump's lawless, masked goons, so it passed.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
NEW: DHS appropriations bill funding ICE passes 220-207
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
7 Democrats voted YES on the bill:
- Jared Golden
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez
- Henry Cuellar
- Tom Suozzi
- Laura Gillen
- Don Davis
- Vicente Gonzalez
One Republican voted NO: Thomas Massie
January 22, 2026 at 9:50 PM
If every Democrat voted NO on funding ICE, it would not have passed the House. But, 7 House Democrats voted to fund Trump's lawless, masked goons, so it passed.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
Hakeem Jeffries refused to whip his members to vote against ICE funding. Genuinely unforgivable.
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Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped from Minneapolis. He was my neighbor and he died in an American concentration camp. He was not "illegal," he was a human being made in the image of the divine. May his memory be a blessing, and may the rest of us fight like hell until we stop this brutality.
This is the sixth death in ICE custody in 18 days. This isn’t enforcement, it’s a system that cages people, outsources care, and shrugs when they die. Abolish ICE.
January 18, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Victor Manuel Diaz was kidnapped from Minneapolis. He was my neighbor and he died in an American concentration camp. He was not "illegal," he was a human being made in the image of the divine. May his memory be a blessing, and may the rest of us fight like hell until we stop this brutality.
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Trump is threatening war with Europe. Seems like a pretty easy case to make to the public
The incredibly lukewarm Democratic response on Greenland is being noticed in Europe, incidentally.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
Chuck Schumer not finding a stronger word than “quixotic” for Trump’s plan to seize Greenland has been name checked to me more than once.
But Americans who want to save the alliance with Europe must have no illusions about how bad a condition this transatlantic partnership is in.
January 18, 2026 at 11:37 PM
Trump is threatening war with Europe. Seems like a pretty easy case to make to the public
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Camp East Montana, is a $1.24 billion privately operated immigration detention facility funded by taxpayers. There are reports of a lack of access to medication and more. This facility needs to shut down.
Jason Chavez 2/
Jason Chavez 2/
January 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Camp East Montana, is a $1.24 billion privately operated immigration detention facility funded by taxpayers. There are reports of a lack of access to medication and more. This facility needs to shut down.
Jason Chavez 2/
Jason Chavez 2/
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Rest in peace Victor Manuel Diaz. He was a Latino immigrant kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis. He died in ICE custody at Camp East Montana, Texas while facing deportation.
We have unjust immigration system that continues to take the lives of our neighbors while tearing families apart. 1/
We have unjust immigration system that continues to take the lives of our neighbors while tearing families apart. 1/
January 18, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Rest in peace Victor Manuel Diaz. He was a Latino immigrant kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis. He died in ICE custody at Camp East Montana, Texas while facing deportation.
We have unjust immigration system that continues to take the lives of our neighbors while tearing families apart. 1/
We have unjust immigration system that continues to take the lives of our neighbors while tearing families apart. 1/
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Another thing you should know about the Twin Cities, if you're not here, is that while the mayor and governor tell us to stay calm on TV, our council members and other local electeds are on the street patrolling and protecting neighbors, doing mutual aid, and otherwise serving the community.
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Another thing you should know about the Twin Cities, if you're not here, is that while the mayor and governor tell us to stay calm on TV, our council members and other local electeds are on the street patrolling and protecting neighbors, doing mutual aid, and otherwise serving the community.
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when ICE asks you questions about your neighbors, you've never met your neighbors in your life. you've never even seen them from afar. neighbors? what neighbors?
ICE is targeting Hmong families in St. Paul as they go door to door looking for people to kidnap. they’re asking “do you have any Asian neighbors”
January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
when ICE asks you questions about your neighbors, you've never met your neighbors in your life. you've never even seen them from afar. neighbors? what neighbors?
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better way to think of this is “20,000 of the dumbest, most violent people in the country currently receive government subsidies for their stupidity and violence. should we continue doing that?”
January 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
better way to think of this is “20,000 of the dumbest, most violent people in the country currently receive government subsidies for their stupidity and violence. should we continue doing that?”
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Good morning! We’re seeing a ton of immigration enforcement in South Minneapolis this morning with many neighbors reporting kidnappings by ICE.
I also wanted to let you know my concerns with the behavior of these ICE agents yesterday… 1/
I also wanted to let you know my concerns with the behavior of these ICE agents yesterday… 1/
January 6, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Good morning! We’re seeing a ton of immigration enforcement in South Minneapolis this morning with many neighbors reporting kidnappings by ICE.
I also wanted to let you know my concerns with the behavior of these ICE agents yesterday… 1/
I also wanted to let you know my concerns with the behavior of these ICE agents yesterday… 1/