@anishaimhasly.bsky.social
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Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
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Can't say it enough, if you are going to build ANYTHING, you are going to be criticized much more than you will be praised. Do not be deterred. Build what you want to exist. Find your people and seek their counsel. Keep it moving.
February 7, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Can't say it enough, if you are going to build ANYTHING, you are going to be criticized much more than you will be praised. Do not be deterred. Build what you want to exist. Find your people and seek their counsel. Keep it moving.
As Timothy Snyder writes in „On Tyranny“, lesson no. 6, „Beware of Paramilitaries“. It’s always those policing the borders who first get conditioned to dehumanizing people. That tactic then gets applied everywhere.
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
As ICE and Border Patrol grow more integrated, aggressive practices shaped by decades of border enforcement are showing up in US cities.
ICE’s Aggressive Urban Tactics Were Forged Along the Southern Border
The convergence of two historically distinct agencies is redefining how immigration law is enforced inside the US.
bloom.bg
February 7, 2026 at 11:47 PM
As Timothy Snyder writes in „On Tyranny“, lesson no. 6, „Beware of Paramilitaries“. It’s always those policing the borders who first get conditioned to dehumanizing people. That tactic then gets applied everywhere.
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
@timothysnyder.bsky.social
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this might be the highest gross things per line ratio piece I've read - if Americans are really following this story, the anti-elite backlash will be fierce.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
Opinion | Now We Know What All Those People Got From Epstein
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
this might be the highest gross things per line ratio piece I've read - if Americans are really following this story, the anti-elite backlash will be fierce.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/o...
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having trouble processing the washington post news on top of all the other news of the worst people in the world gutting or degrading things that matter. I'm just so sad & angry. primarily, the journalists who've been laid off (many of whom i look up to) deserve better. but it hurts all of us.
February 4, 2026 at 8:51 PM
having trouble processing the washington post news on top of all the other news of the worst people in the world gutting or degrading things that matter. I'm just so sad & angry. primarily, the journalists who've been laid off (many of whom i look up to) deserve better. but it hurts all of us.
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“If they showed [the Melania documentary] on a plane, people would still walk out."
- Variety
- Variety
January 30, 2026 at 8:20 AM
“If they showed [the Melania documentary] on a plane, people would still walk out."
- Variety
- Variety
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Every lie told by this regime, no matter how brazen, shocking, or dehumanizing, makes perfect sense when I think about their claim that immigrants were eating pets in Ohio. It's not about evidence or credibility, it's about pushing narratives to facilitate ethnic cleansing.
January 24, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Every lie told by this regime, no matter how brazen, shocking, or dehumanizing, makes perfect sense when I think about their claim that immigrants were eating pets in Ohio. It's not about evidence or credibility, it's about pushing narratives to facilitate ethnic cleansing.
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The term “law enforcement” should not be used by media, except perhaps in quotations. It has sadly become an Orwellian term that is used to magically sanctify violence. Language matters. Be specific. Describe individuals with names and ranks. Say exactly what they did. Don’t repeat fascist hocum.
January 24, 2026 at 10:59 PM
The term “law enforcement” should not be used by media, except perhaps in quotations. It has sadly become an Orwellian term that is used to magically sanctify violence. Language matters. Be specific. Describe individuals with names and ranks. Say exactly what they did. Don’t repeat fascist hocum.
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The deadly shooting in Minneapolis today was a straight-up execution of a protester by Trump's federal brownshirts.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 PM
The deadly shooting in Minneapolis today was a straight-up execution of a protester by Trump's federal brownshirts.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.
We are living in the twilight zone
Nobel Institute says Trump can’t just take María Corina Machado’s Peace Prize. Trump said he’d be ‘honored’ to accept Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize when she visits the White House next week. But the Institute warned that won’t make him a real winner.
Nobel Institute: Trump Can’t Just Take Machado’s Peace Prize
Nobel Institute says Trump can’t just take María Corina Machado’s Peace Prize. Trump said he’d be ‘honored’ to accept Machado’s Nobel Peace Prize when she visits the White House next week. But the Institute warned that won’t make him a real winner.
nymag.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:43 PM
We are living in the twilight zone
MAGA has *always* been DEI for white dudes.
🧵 Vice President JD Vance amplified EEOC Chair Andrea Lucas' recruiting ad for white men to file discrimination complaints against their employers.
The Trump administration continues following Project 2025, the ideological blueprint for white Christian nationalism.
The Trump administration continues following Project 2025, the ideological blueprint for white Christian nationalism.
December 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
MAGA has *always* been DEI for white dudes.
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Since yesterday, many people have DM’d to say that they were strongly affected by my essay & wished they could share it.
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Since yesterday, many people have DM’d to say that they were strongly affected by my essay & wished they could share it.
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
So I've revised, expanded, & posted it for free on both Substack & Patreon.
Please feel free to share.
www.patreon.com/posts/this-i...
catvalente.substack.com/p/this-is-wh...
Stop threatening us with a good time, META! We'll happily not subscribe to your shitty platform.
Facebook is testing a monthly $14.99 subscription, and telling users they need to subscribe if they want to post more than 2 links a month.
techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/f...
techcrunch.com/2025/12/17/f...
Facebook is testing a link-posting limit for professional accounts and pages | TechCrunch
Meta said that the test impacts professional accounts and pages on Facebook.
techcrunch.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Stop threatening us with a good time, META! We'll happily not subscribe to your shitty platform.
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Besonders in den USA, aber auch in der Schweiz geraten Medien unter starken Druck. An der SRG kann man vieles kritisieren. Aber darum geht es bei der #Halbierungsinitiative nicht.
Der Leitartikel von @ksurber.bsky.social
Der Leitartikel von @ksurber.bsky.social
Medienfreiheit: Klartext statt Teflon
Es gab Montage in diesem Jahr, da handelte die erste Radionachricht frühmorgens von Donald Trump. Darauf folgten Dienstage mit der ersten Meldung ebenfalls zu Trump. Und so weiter, bis am nächsten Montag.
www.woz.ch
December 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Besonders in den USA, aber auch in der Schweiz geraten Medien unter starken Druck. An der SRG kann man vieles kritisieren. Aber darum geht es bei der #Halbierungsinitiative nicht.
Der Leitartikel von @ksurber.bsky.social
Der Leitartikel von @ksurber.bsky.social
This
I want us to be very clear about what Trump is hoping to do re Reiner. He’s laying out a justification for murder in the name of defending Donald Trump. He’s declaring that deciding someone has “Trump Derangement Syndrome” is a legible reason to kill someone.
December 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees staggering reduction in homelessness
The state program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years. At the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
www.streetroots.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
An Oregon pilot program giving cash to homeless youths sees a staggering reduction in homelessness. The program gave participants $1,000 cash payments each month for two years, and at the end of the project's first phase, 91% of participants reported being in stable housing.
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You have to understand what pieces like this from the NYT are and are not.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
November 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
You have to understand what pieces like this from the NYT are and are not.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
They are not an honest assessment of the state of politics today.
They are a negotiation tactic—an effort by a calcified, right-leaning legacy institution to steer the discourse in a direction more palatable to elites.
November 4, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Republicans are currently starving millions of people in order to force Democrats to cooperate in cutting health care for millions of people.
We've gotten so inured to this shit. It's just monstrous, horrific behavior.
We've gotten so inured to this shit. It's just monstrous, horrific behavior.
November 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Republicans are currently starving millions of people in order to force Democrats to cooperate in cutting health care for millions of people.
We've gotten so inured to this shit. It's just monstrous, horrific behavior.
We've gotten so inured to this shit. It's just monstrous, horrific behavior.
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"It’s certainly not the first time an old world has been dying as a new world struggles to be born; the clash between past and future is eternal. But each age is gifted its own specific monsters, and ours are doozies." — @rtraister.bsky.social
It’s My Party and I’ll Leave When I Want To
Talking to the gerontocracy.
nymag.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"It’s certainly not the first time an old world has been dying as a new world struggles to be born; the clash between past and future is eternal. But each age is gifted its own specific monsters, and ours are doozies." — @rtraister.bsky.social
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Read this and wrap your head around the way white institutions so often want marginalized people to present their stories in weak, hyper-personalized, depoliticized ways.
I am so upset.
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
Last week Time Magazine solicited a piece from me on Zohran Mamdani & anti-Muslim hate. I pitched a framing re the dehumanization of Muslims & how Mamdani’s inclusive, socialist campaign in its content resists that. They agreed. I wrote the piece. 1/
To be asked to write about racism only to be racially aggressed in the editing process is a new level unlocked I have to say.
November 3, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Read this and wrap your head around the way white institutions so often want marginalized people to present their stories in weak, hyper-personalized, depoliticized ways.
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American exceptionalism aka “it can’t happen here.”
This week I had someone tell me they're not worried about SNAP being cut off because "that's illegal, so it's impossible Trump could do that, so obviously it's just media sensationalism." Another person told me they weren't worried about ICE because "they can't detain you if you're legally here."
November 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
American exceptionalism aka “it can’t happen here.”
This is playing out all the time. Excellent thread
Anyone who has experience in an abusive household, or who has worked with people in them, or has read a lot about them, will be familiar with a particular dynamic:
Dad is full of loud passions & intense moods, sweeping through like a thunderstorm, unpredictable, volatile, often violent. He is ...
Dad is full of loud passions & intense moods, sweeping through like a thunderstorm, unpredictable, volatile, often violent. He is ...
November 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This is playing out all the time. Excellent thread