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Ill Will

@illwill.bsky.social

New piece from folks in the Twin Cities reflecting on the lessons of the strikes of January 23 and 30, and how liberal appeasement and authoritarian vanguardism have functioned as obstacles to the growth of the movement.
crimethinc.com/2026generals...

Crowd Control: Appeasement, Vanguardism, and the General Strike

Participants in the resistance to ICE in the Twin Cities reflect on the lessons of the strikes of January 23 and January 30, looking for ways to expand and strengthen the movement.

crimethinc.com

February 1, 2026 at 9:24 PM

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William Gillis 🏴

@rechelon.bsky.social

Chomsky really is just the standard bearer for the old left in a ton of ways from the rape apologia to the anti-antifa takes, but it makes me particularly livid that he dismisses out of hand Epstein being a nazi when Epstein had approvingly sent him links to the most prominent nazi website.

February 1, 2026 at 8:14 PM

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James Stout

@jamesstout.bsky.social

Today marks 5 years of struggle in Burma. So many lives lost, and so much liberty gained. Not a single state has raised a finger to help these people and the combined might of Russia and China stands against them. Despite all of that they’re still fighting.

Milk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 8d

Then statements from @womenspeacenetwork.org &
@sisters2sistersmm.bsky.social marking the 5 year since coup.

WPN:
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S2S:
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Today marks five years since the Burmese military’s violent overthrow of an
elected government in Myanmar, and subsequent commission of war crimes,
crimes against humanity, and genocide against our fellow people.
The military’s atrocities – including air and drone strikes, arbitrary arrest and
detention, mass killing, sexual and gender-based violence – have forced millions of
civilians to become internally displaced persons in areas of armed conflict and
famine, or refugees in life-threatening conditions of exile over land and sea.
We strongly reject the military’s recent sham election, which will only embolden
its forces to intensify its campaign of terror across the country. Even during its
so-called election period, in just weeks, the military murdered over 170 civilians
with its airstrikes. This month, at the International Court of Justice’s public
hearings on The Gambia v. Myanmar case, the military publicly denied its genocide
against the Rohingya and the Rohingya identity.
We urge the international community to hold the Burmese military accountable for
international crimes. Holding the key agent of Myanmar’s catastrophe will help end
the country’s decades-long impunity, which is now being exercised by the Arakan
Army to ethnically cleanse Rakhine State of the Rohingya. Myanmar’s future must
rest on the rule of law, equality, and fundamental freedoms of all of the
country’s diverse peoples.
At the same time, we call for immediate protection and relief to all civilians in
Myanmar. The international community must enable cross-border aid via credible
actors to Myanmar, as well as comprehensive support to women-led groups and
other local civil society.
We urge the international community to join our brave people’s resistance
against authoritarianism, dictatorship, patriarchy, and all other forms of
oppression.

$In MemoryofOur Fallen Sisters, Five Years into Myanmar's Spring Revolution Breaking Patriarchy One Htamein At A Time. #OneHtamein5Years 1 February 2026 The 2021 coup attempt was born out of a deeply entrenched patriarchal system that sought to erase women's leadership and directly attack the existence, autonomy, and visibility of women in Myanmar. Women make up more than half of Myanmar's nearly 55 million population, yet power has long been monopolized by a hyper-militarized, male-dominated institution with no experience of genuine democratic transition. The Myanmar military, operating under the 2008 Constitution, attempted to reclaim control over women's bodies, lands, resources, and territories through violence and fear. Since the coup, more than 6,400 civilians have been killed, including over 1,400 women, while sexual and gender-based violence has risen sharply. According to the Women's League of Burma, at least 900 conflict-related sexual violence cases committed by junta forces have been documented since February 2021, a figure that represents only a fraction of the real scale due to stigma, insecurity, and systematic under-reporting. This violence is not incidental but deliberate, rooted in patriarchal norms that punish women for defying social hierarchy. Yet Myanmar is a nation defined by diversity, resilience, and women's collective strength. When soldiers attempted to control our bodies and silence our voices, women from the garment sector, farming and rural communities, ethnic areas, urban neighbourhoods, refugee camps, and the informal economy across the country rose in resistance together with the country - and we call this uprising the Spring Revolution. The Spring Revolution is backed and raised by the htamein (sarongs). In the early days following the coup, women transformed the htamein into a powerful tool of resistance. On International Women's Day 2021, female sarongs were raised as flags of our resistance by feminist and activist sisters of the …$

Long used to shame women's bodies and label them as "unclean" or "inferior", the htamein
was reclaimed and weaponized against patriarchy. This act of defiance -- and the use of
htamein as flags and protection for communities -- came to be known as the Sarong
Revolution, exposing the junta's fragility and the enduring power of feminist resistance.
As the human rights crisis in Myanmar has worsened, the htamein has evolved from a once
silenced meaning of power that was overshadowed by patriarchy, to one of resistance. In
times of worsening displacement, when fleeing for their lives, men and women have only a
short time to gather their belongings. For nearly everyone, one htamein is among them, a
symbol of home and where they come from. For young men fighting against the junta, the
htamein remains significant, as they often take pieces of their mothers' htamiens for luck
and safety on the battlefield. Young generations and feminists are reclaiming the power of
htamein, using it as a flag of a revolutionary frontline that shapes society and as a shield
against oppressive patriarchal ideas.
On this fifth anniversary, we remind the world that the future we are actively shaping is
inclusive, safe, and dignified for all gender-diverse individuals, grounded in a federal
democratic political framework.
Further, Sisters2Sisters affirms that the struggle for democracy is inseparable from the
struggle against patriarchy. In our fight against dictatorship under a patriarchal system,
women who wear the htamein understand that justice and accountability are
non-negotiable--without them, any future system will reproduce the same violence we are
resisting. From ongoing efforts at the International Court of Justice to accountability
initiatives pursued through Timor-Leste and other countries invoking universal
jurisdiction, these actions reflect a collective refusal to allow crimes against women and
civilians to go unpunished.
We pledge to confront the systems that normalize violence,…

February 1, 2026 at 8:45 PM

Blackhearth🏴

@blackhearth.bsky.social

Yikes. That Pro Publica piece really brought out blue maga in full force..

February 2, 2026 at 1:18 AM

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Aliza Adi (she/her)

@alizaadi.bsky.social

2008: Epstein is convicted of procuring a minor for prostitution

2018: Despite that conviction, [files indicate] he was invited by Rowling’s team - along with a guest of his choosing - to the Broadway opening of Harry Potter and the private after-party

Protecting women and children, is it?

Beth 💜 @picklebee.bsky.social · 8d

JK Rowling's team invited Jeffery Epstein to the deathly hallows play and to a Harry potter dinner.

www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

www.justice.gov

February 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM

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Bobby

@bobbyspumoni.bsky.social

This is exactly how the IDF framed how they attacked families in the West Bank in the 90s. Precisely the same thing.

Blasting everyone and blaming the families for being there.

This was all protected 1A speech today. All of it.

None of these kids or their families did jack but waving fkn signs.

Uzza @uzzamodea.bsky.social · 8d

The story they're going w is that the children were used as pawns. So Brandon went to where some kids were recovering and got aggressive and loud. Totally not extra traumatic.

Guyer writes, "Parents used their own children as pawns in Portland on the front lines. Absolutely disgusting! Guyer is pissed!"

Kim USA writes, "Dragging 7-year-olds to felony riots and calling it raising awareness. Peak liberal parenting. Brainwashed from the bassinet. Don't be shocked when their daughters grow up 10x louder, 10x crazier, and twice as entitled."

February 1, 2026 at 10:59 AM

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Rita, antifascist🏴

@oldsquida.bsky.social

THIS MAN KIDNAPS CHILDREN
Chatham L. McCutcheon
Portland ICE Supervisor

details within

Poster: ICE Supervisor Chatham McCutcheon – Rose City Counter-Info

rosecitycounterinfo.noblogs.org

February 1, 2026 at 3:04 AM

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Molly Shah

@mommunism.bsky.social

Literally everyone from Gaza getting their account suspended this week so I guess the racism dial must be turned up high

February 1, 2026 at 6:26 PM

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Strangers in a Tangled Wilderness

@tangledwilderness.bsky.social

What a coincidence we have also developed an app for this it's called leaving your phone at home.

Phil Mandelbaum @philmandelbaum.bsky.social · 7d

Um, no

A man speaking into a microphone with his hand raised. Text reads, "Jack Dorsey has built a new app designed for protesters." A small inset photo shows a person speaking at an event. The background is black, and the text is in bold green.

February 1, 2026 at 11:38 PM

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Rural Anarchy

@ruralanarchy.bsky.social

ProPublica doing the Lord's work again. But the amount of blatant racism in the comments is something to behold.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 8d

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting

The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raym...

www.propublica.org

February 2, 2026 at 12:05 AM

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Gretchen Felker-Martin 🍉

@scumbelievable.bsky.social

Thinking about Fellini's SATYRICON again. I wrote about it last year.

If you're a cinephile and you haven't gotten into Fellini yet, it's a good place to start figuring him out.

www.patreon.com/posts/90622405

December 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM

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Critical Criminology

@critcrim.bsky.social

Grow a Whole New World, Compost Cops

Seen in Vancouver.

#ACAB #FTP

Grow a Whole New World, Compost Cops sticker on street pole.

December 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM

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Decoherence Media

@decoherence.media

We’ve identified a website that’s become the go-to store for the most radical fringe of the far-right to design and order patches from.

The Lithuanian online shop selling patches of designated Nazi terror groups

We discovered more than 300 patches for sale, from nearly every strain of the American and European far-right

decoherence.media

December 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM

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CZEdwards

@czedwards.bsky.social

I see there’s a post about microplastics going around with a photo of drinking straws, so here is my semi-regular reminder that the 3 biggest sources of microplastics are tires (45%), synthetic clothing particles (35%) and paint (~10%).
Lay article attached:

One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires

Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go? The answer, unfortunately, is often waterways, where the tiny microplastic particle...

www.pbs.org

December 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM

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Rita, antifascist🏴

@oldsquida.bsky.social

yeah. like that’ll stop em

The Associated Press @apnews.com · Nov 6

BREAKING: A judge will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against protesters and media.

Judge will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against protesters and media

A judge said Thursday she will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against peaceful protesters and media, saying current practices violate their constitutional rights.

bit.ly

November 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM

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Dalia ☾⭒

@turkishmeatchugger.bsky.social

Posting this again because I need to find an illustrator to help me with a project. Anyone currently taking commissions? Let's talk about details and quotations.

November 6, 2025 at 9:40 PM

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Firestorm Books

@firestorm.coop

As a bookstore that sells pamphlets and magazines, the criminalization of such materials feels pretty close to home. So let's take a closer look at the materials the federal government is claiming tie readers to "antifa terrorism." We can pick out six titles in these grainy photos. 1/

A set of four horrible grainy photos of zines, released in discovery during the trial of Des Revol. Nothing is legible in the first image, but the others include "War in the Streets", "It's Vacant, Take It!" and "Another Critique of Insurrectionalism."

A horrible grainy photo of zines in a box. Visible titles include "Insurrectionary Anarchy", "Earth First Journal", and "Another Critique of Insurrectionalism", and "For the Love of Winning: An Open Letter to Extinction Rebellion."

November 6, 2025 at 4:36 PM

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Paul Fairie

@paulisci.bsky.social

A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women

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November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM

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androgynous tiefling enjoyer

@riotlinguist.bsky.social

i for one welcome our new sexual anarchist wives

Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · Nov 6

Marriage

November 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM

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Szabolcs Panyi

@szabolcspanyi.bsky.social

💥🔎🇷🇺 This new analysis reveals the scale of Russia’s massive propaganda offensive in Moldova: 9,900 AI-generated TikTok videos with over 93 million views. Yet despite Moscow’s efforts, the pro-European PAS won the election. Read the full details on @vsquare.bsky.social: