Geoff Dutton
@americanauthor.bsky.social
Ex-techie turned tech critic. AI is a capitalist plot.
Novelist, social commentator, anti-capitalist and anti-fascist.
Supporter of human, animal, and environmental rights.
Despairs of MAGAts every changing their minds.
See what I write at perfidy.press
Novelist, social commentator, anti-capitalist and anti-fascist.
Supporter of human, animal, and environmental rights.
Despairs of MAGAts every changing their minds.
See what I write at perfidy.press
Pinned
A fair number of people who have no posts or only a few reposts have followed me. I like to follow folks back, but not when they have nothing to say for themselves. And why should I?
Much more inspiring and effective than No Kings rallies, this is what anarchy looks like in practice.
truthout.org/articles/ant...
truthout.org/articles/ant...
Anti-ICE Organizing Is Creating Counter-Institutions Based on Care
Rapid-response networks and mutual aid are not charity. They’re shared infrastructure for collective care and survival.
truthout.org
February 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Much more inspiring and effective than No Kings rallies, this is what anarchy looks like in practice.
truthout.org/articles/ant...
truthout.org/articles/ant...
A publisher who lays off a reporter whose pen is freezing because she's covering a frigid war zone while dodging missiles is not an editor you want to work for, in a more perfect world
February 4, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Must watch John Stewart conversing with investigative journalists Radley Balko (The Watch) and Joseph Cox (404 Media) on the militarization of DHS and the tools it uses to gather data about everyone.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hEh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hEh...
The ICE Age of Surveillance and Enforcement | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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February 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Must watch John Stewart conversing with investigative journalists Radley Balko (The Watch) and Joseph Cox (404 Media) on the militarization of DHS and the tools it uses to gather data about everyone.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hEh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hEh...
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Don’s right. Let’s impeach him.
February 2, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Don’s right. Let’s impeach him.
I guess it didn't happen.
February 3, 2026 at 2:05 AM
I guess it didn't happen.
@wbur.org The lack of accountability by American politicians goes hand in hand with their (and many others) inability to feel or express shame. As a country, we are big on guilt but don't tend to feel shame, unlike other cultures. Listen:
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...
What happened to shame in politics?
Shame is a powerful feeling that can keep behavior in check. So what happens when political leaders feel no shame at all?
www.wbur.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:51 AM
@wbur.org The lack of accountability by American politicians goes hand in hand with their (and many others) inability to feel or express shame. As a country, we are big on guilt but don't tend to feel shame, unlike other cultures. Listen:
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...
www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...
The DOJ is hiring after a number of ethical attorneys were dismissed or quit. Hurry, hurry!
All you need is a JD and a loyalty oath.
All you need is a JD and a loyalty oath.
February 3, 2026 at 1:28 AM
The DOJ is hiring after a number of ethical attorneys were dismissed or quit. Hurry, hurry!
All you need is a JD and a loyalty oath.
All you need is a JD and a loyalty oath.
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BLAKE AUSTIN
IAN AUSTIN
CALL: US Marshal’s office and request / demand Ian Austin’s IMMEDIATE release from the Sherburne County Jail in Minnesota: 612-664-5900
CALL IAN’S STATE REPS IN PA & MN, and demand his immediate release.
IAN AUSTIN
CALL: US Marshal’s office and request / demand Ian Austin’s IMMEDIATE release from the Sherburne County Jail in Minnesota: 612-664-5900
CALL IAN’S STATE REPS IN PA & MN, and demand his immediate release.
February 2, 2026 at 10:15 AM
BLAKE AUSTIN
IAN AUSTIN
CALL: US Marshal’s office and request / demand Ian Austin’s IMMEDIATE release from the Sherburne County Jail in Minnesota: 612-664-5900
CALL IAN’S STATE REPS IN PA & MN, and demand his immediate release.
IAN AUSTIN
CALL: US Marshal’s office and request / demand Ian Austin’s IMMEDIATE release from the Sherburne County Jail in Minnesota: 612-664-5900
CALL IAN’S STATE REPS IN PA & MN, and demand his immediate release.
Almost perfect reverse order today. Had to look up alternative meanings of words, which is easy on Mac (3-finger tap).
Connections
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February 1, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Almost perfect reverse order today. Had to look up alternative meanings of words, which is easy on Mac (3-finger tap).
Connections
Puzzle #966
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I hate to be paranoid, but this is just about the worst thing that could happen to democracy in America. Who can stop this?
Musk owns Starkink, Thiel owns several relevant tech cos &Leo sold his smart cord co to them. Prov&V and ES&S are cos implicated in 2024 vote chgs, Leo’s smart cords connect directly. Allow trail-less remote access. Now they bought Dominion.🤔Tech scans paper ballots, Führer wants ALL paper ballots.
February 1, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I hate to be paranoid, but this is just about the worst thing that could happen to democracy in America. Who can stop this?
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What could possibly go wrong?
The Trump administration is planning to use Google Gemini’s artificial intelligence to write federal transportation regulations, according to U.S. Department of Transportation records and interviews with six agency staffers.
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
By @jessecoburn.bsky.social
Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence
The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. “We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer....
www.propublica.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:44 AM
What could possibly go wrong?
The Know Where You Live, Where You Go, and Who Your Friends Are
How Homeland Security and the White House have mismanaged the situation in Minneapolis is technically known as a clusterfuck, per the US Marine Corps.
How Homeland Security and the White House have mismanaged the situation in Minneapolis is technically known as a clusterfuck, per the US Marine Corps.
The Know Where You Live, Where You Go, and Who Your Friends Are
How Homeland Security and the White House have mismanaged the situation in Minneapolis is technically known as a clusterfuck, per the US Marine Corps.
perfidy.press
January 31, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Know Where You Live, Where You Go, and Who Your Friends Are
How Homeland Security and the White House have mismanaged the situation in Minneapolis is technically known as a clusterfuck, per the US Marine Corps.
How Homeland Security and the White House have mismanaged the situation in Minneapolis is technically known as a clusterfuck, per the US Marine Corps.
How Homeland Security and the White House have mismanaged the situation in Minneapolis is technically known as a clusterfuck. Minnesotan's don't deserve this and, were I them, would consider making Minnesota a province of Canada. They're made for each other.
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
How Homeland Security and the White House have mismanaged the situation in Minneapolis is technically known as a clusterfuck. Minnesotan's don't deserve this and, were I them, would consider making Minnesota a province of Canada. They're made for each other.
The voting system was compromised in 2024. The only thing that will prevent the GOP from stealing the midterms is a huge Democratic turnout.
There’s a court case proceeding in NY. When have all swing states been called before breakfast the next morning? Never.
www.planetcritical.com/cyber-securi...
www.planetcritical.com/cyber-securi...
Cyber-Security Experts Warn Election Was Hacked
'Musk is guilty as fuck'
www.planetcritical.com
January 28, 2026 at 6:33 PM
The voting system was compromised in 2024. The only thing that will prevent the GOP from stealing the midterms is a huge Democratic turnout.
Even Fox News says economy isn't working for people, in this case Iowans.
Even Fox News can't deny that Iowans are struggling with rising costs in Trump's economy.
January 28, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Even Fox News says economy isn't working for people, in this case Iowans.
Thanks to @kenklippenstein.bsky.social we now have inside information on what some Federal ICE agents are thinking: that operations have gone off the wire and newbie agents are being told to fear retaliation for Minn. shootings. And that will make them more trigger-happy.
Anonymous ICE Officers MUTINY As Agency COLLAPSES
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Anonymous ICE Officers MUTINY As Agency COLLAPSES
twp.ai
January 28, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Thanks to @kenklippenstein.bsky.social we now have inside information on what some Federal ICE agents are thinking: that operations have gone off the wire and newbie agents are being told to fear retaliation for Minn. shootings. And that will make them more trigger-happy.
In Maine, ICE is closely watched and they threaten watchers
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
ICE watchers in Maine say they were threatened by federal agents
Community members have been monitoring the activity of immigration agents in Greater Portland.
www.pressherald.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:59 AM
In Maine, ICE is closely watched and they threaten watchers
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/23/i...
@fair.org.web.brid.gy There’s no way to reform ICE. And the infrastructure that they have been able to build up over the last many decades is what is allowing them to do what they’re doing today, on the streets of Minneapolis and across the country.
fair.org/home/were-se...
fair.org/home/were-se...
‘We’re Seeing the Result of Decades of ICE Being Able to Act With Impunity’: CounterSpin interview with Setareh Ghandehari on ICE violence
"If ICE is acting with such impunity and disregard for human life in broad daylight...what happens inside of immigration detention centers?"
fair.org
January 27, 2026 at 1:50 AM
@fair.org.web.brid.gy There’s no way to reform ICE. And the infrastructure that they have been able to build up over the last many decades is what is allowing them to do what they’re doing today, on the streets of Minneapolis and across the country.
fair.org/home/were-se...
fair.org/home/were-se...
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Reposted by Geoff Dutton
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 24, 2026 at 11:30 PM
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
You need to know at least a little law to fully appreciate what bullshit is being thrown at you.
Definitely read @stevevladeck.bsky.social on how pissed off Pam Bondi made the former Scalia clerk who's the Chief Judge in MN.
www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
www.stevevladeck.com/p/205-chief-...
205. Chief Judge Schiltz and the Department of Justice
Every federal judge (and justice) should read the two letters from Chief Judge Patrick Schiltz in the church protest case—and what they tell us about the Department of Justice's litigation behavior.
www.stevevladeck.com
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 AM
You need to know at least a little law to fully appreciate what bullshit is being thrown at you.
What Mamdani says is good to know, but more important is that he is communicating actionable intelligence. It is rare for a political leader to do that.
I love everything about this video, and not just because I’m a native New Yorker.
We're getting a snowstorm tomorrow. But New York City is prepared.
January 26, 2026 at 2:24 AM
What Mamdani says is good to know, but more important is that he is communicating actionable intelligence. It is rare for a political leader to do that.
In plain words, why DHS is violating the law when battering into people's homes.
This morning, I recorded a video on TikTok about why DHS’s arguments for the power to enter homes without judicial warrants in immigration cases are bunk.
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
Nine hours later, TikTok still says my video is “under review,” and can’t be shared.
Well, here’s a link:
georgetown.box.com/v/Vladeck-IC...
January 26, 2026 at 2:15 AM
In plain words, why DHS is violating the law when battering into people's homes.