David Menestres
@abstracttruth.bsky.social
Destroy the original. Fax the images to Newark.
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What a twisted up way of saying Israel steals more land
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
What a twisted up way of saying Israel steals more land
"king of you're city"
February 9, 2026 at 10:25 PM
"king of you're city"
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Ring also has partnerships (or pending) with two of the biggest police surveillance companies that are growing apps that merges dozens of data streams, Flock and Axon—how will search party show up in that partnership? Maybe not at all but it’s always a fluid and secretive situation!
February 9, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Ring also has partnerships (or pending) with two of the biggest police surveillance companies that are growing apps that merges dozens of data streams, Flock and Axon—how will search party show up in that partnership? Maybe not at all but it’s always a fluid and secretive situation!
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The largest federal prison in the nation is Fort Dix, which has a rated capacity of 4,600 people. The largest of these warehouse camps may hold more than twice that number of people.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
The largest federal prison in the nation is Fort Dix, which has a rated capacity of 4,600 people. The largest of these warehouse camps may hold more than twice that number of people.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
The federal government hasn't operated a prison camp inside the United States that large since Japanese Internment.
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Right now Rikers Island, the physically largest jail in the entire United States, is holding under 7,000 people.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Right now Rikers Island, the physically largest jail in the entire United States, is holding under 7,000 people.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
ICE's warehouse plans include detention camps which will hold between 8,500-10,000 people in buildings not designed for human habitation.
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dear every elected official of every party: if you are more afraid of seeming like a radical by abolishing ICE than you are of ICE’s explicit plans to pack all these warehouses full of the people they kidnap, I don’t know what to say to you at this point.
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 7:34 PM
dear every elected official of every party: if you are more afraid of seeming like a radical by abolishing ICE than you are of ICE’s explicit plans to pack all these warehouses full of the people they kidnap, I don’t know what to say to you at this point.
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you can also just tell people to pirate shit
February 9, 2026 at 6:52 PM
you can also just tell people to pirate shit
Getting feedback on a current writing project really reminds me how much of fifth grade English I spent out in the hall because I didn't get along with the teacher. My writing is 98% grammatically correct, but I have no idea what most of the technical words we use to describe language mean.
February 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Getting feedback on a current writing project really reminds me how much of fifth grade English I spent out in the hall because I didn't get along with the teacher. My writing is 98% grammatically correct, but I have no idea what most of the technical words we use to describe language mean.
Every job listing is "we develop AI" or "we build concentration camps"
February 9, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Every job listing is "we develop AI" or "we build concentration camps"
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Last quarter. Right now.
February 9, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Last quarter. Right now.
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NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center
ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...
www.propublica.org
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
NEW: ProPublica went inside the detention center for immigrant families in Dilley, Texas.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of what comes next.
It me
perfect for: discos, conventions, SF parties, school activities
February 8, 2026 at 10:37 PM
It me
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also it's very telling he didn't talk to his wife about this, he just let AI blow away her files. guys like this see AI's personhood before they see women's personhood
February 8, 2026 at 10:06 PM
also it's very telling he didn't talk to his wife about this, he just let AI blow away her files. guys like this see AI's personhood before they see women's personhood
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Agnès Varda @ IMS Paulista, São Paulo
February 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Agnès Varda @ IMS Paulista, São Paulo
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posting this here first: new ekko astral out wednesday
February 8, 2026 at 6:28 PM
posting this here first: new ekko astral out wednesday
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This is very good, as are the previous John McGuire releases on UW.
New for @bandcamp.com Friday: John McGuire DOUBLE STRING TRIOS —three major works for two string trios, composed between 2012-21, conducted by Axel Lindner. This release began with Walter Zimmermann arranging a concert premiere for McGuire’s 80th birthday.
johnmcguire.bandcamp.com/album/double...
johnmcguire.bandcamp.com/album/double...
Double String Strios, by John McGuire
3 track album
johnmcguire.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
This is very good, as are the previous John McGuire releases on UW.
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Reading about Epstein files has got me feeling like I’m living in a DeLillo novel. And while it gives my thoughts a nice slick rhythm, the constant creeping sense of paranoia is a real bummer
February 7, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Reading about Epstein files has got me feeling like I’m living in a DeLillo novel. And while it gives my thoughts a nice slick rhythm, the constant creeping sense of paranoia is a real bummer
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“Playing from the inside-out is exactly how I think about the drums when I’m playing with different concepts. I was able to get to so many different places not just because of all of the people I’d played with before Cecil Taylor, but because when I got to Cecil, I could go anyplace I wanted.“
The Living History of Andrew Cyrille
Midway through August, a few days after concluding a week at the Village Vanguard with the quartet that Andrew Cyrille convened in 2019 for his third ECM album, The News, Bill Frisell distilled the ra...
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February 7, 2026 at 6:10 PM
“Playing from the inside-out is exactly how I think about the drums when I’m playing with different concepts. I was able to get to so many different places not just because of all of the people I’d played with before Cecil Taylor, but because when I got to Cecil, I could go anyplace I wanted.“
Fuck it. Just gonna wang chung it till something changes.
February 7, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Fuck it. Just gonna wang chung it till something changes.
Cecil McBee
Music from the Source (1978)
Don Moye
Steve McCall
Chico Freeman
Joe Gardner
Dennis Moorman
Music from the Source (1978)
Don Moye
Steve McCall
Chico Freeman
Joe Gardner
Dennis Moorman
Music from the Source - YouTube
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February 7, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Cecil McBee
Music from the Source (1978)
Don Moye
Steve McCall
Chico Freeman
Joe Gardner
Dennis Moorman
Music from the Source (1978)
Don Moye
Steve McCall
Chico Freeman
Joe Gardner
Dennis Moorman
I fucking love paying taxes to a country that locks people in concentration camps. Not that this is new for us.
February 7, 2026 at 1:13 PM
I fucking love paying taxes to a country that locks people in concentration camps. Not that this is new for us.
Joe Morris, Scott Clark, Adam Hopkins, Rinatt Montoya
February 7, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Joe Morris, Scott Clark, Adam Hopkins, Rinatt Montoya
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essay i mentioned previously on how independent music gives you the basic tools for organizing even if you didn’t realize you were building those skills, and how great it’s been to watch people hit the ground running
TODAY: @supremenothing.myatproto.social shares the good news from indie music: "People from all over, regardless of scene or genre, are really showing up. This isn’t just a punk thing; this isn’t about protest songs, or music that’s always been explicitly political." flaminghydra.com/issue-497/?a...
Wisdom of the crowd / Star power
jj skolnik on underground organizing; Laurie Woolever talks with culinary superstars in Mexico City
flaminghydra.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
essay i mentioned previously on how independent music gives you the basic tools for organizing even if you didn’t realize you were building those skills, and how great it’s been to watch people hit the ground running
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The 'poor people need AI to make art' line is about as opposite of this as you can get
nobody needs to rely on huge corporations to make art
nobody needs to rely on huge corporations to make art
February 6, 2026 at 10:17 PM
The 'poor people need AI to make art' line is about as opposite of this as you can get
nobody needs to rely on huge corporations to make art
nobody needs to rely on huge corporations to make art