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The future is up for grabs. The world we live in is awful but the one we're building is worth it. Bringing my whole self to the apocalypse.
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Director of Development @distributeaid.org
he/they, often a newcomer
views my own
trust + supplychains + tech
🚛💻🏴🖤
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I weep for the world we live in, and cry tears of joy for the one we're building.
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NEW in Bolts: As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.
Inside ICE’s Only Contract with a Blue State
As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.
boltsmag.org
February 9, 2026 at 6:28 PM
NEW in Bolts: As part of a 287(g) contract between state officials and ICE, Massachusetts continues to release prisoners into deportation—even as state lawmakers look to ban other forms of ICE collaboration.
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“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken.
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
Hundreds of kids are still detained.
We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵
February 9, 2026 at 6:31 PM
“Collection of Handwritten Letters from Children in Detention Center” sounds like an exhibit in the Holocaust Museum.
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ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
ICE to begin detaining immigrants inside Social Circle warehouse in April
Homeland Security plans to build warehouse detention facilities in other cities being met with opposition.
www.ajc.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM
ICE has now spent over half a BILLION dollars just on purchasing warehouses around the country to convert into detention camps.
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If these mega-camps are utilized to the full capacity ICE intends, they'll be the largest prisons in the country, with little real oversight. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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EpsteIn allows you to take your downloaded LinkedIn archive, and check it for which of your connections was in the Epstein files. (Note: some potentially false positives for common names!)
github.com/cfinke/EpsteIn
github.com/cfinke/EpsteIn
GitHub - cfinke/EpsteIn: See which of your LinkedIn connections appear in the Epstein files.
See which of your LinkedIn connections appear in the Epstein files. - cfinke/EpsteIn
github.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
EpsteIn allows you to take your downloaded LinkedIn archive, and check it for which of your connections was in the Epstein files. (Note: some potentially false positives for common names!)
github.com/cfinke/EpsteIn
github.com/cfinke/EpsteIn
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You don't know what else someone who's wearing a red knitted cap is doing, and they prob shouldn't announce all the things they are doing — nor do we want the fash to be able to identify who is and isn't doing heavy resistance work by virtue of a hat. Let symbols be popular.
February 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
You don't know what else someone who's wearing a red knitted cap is doing, and they prob shouldn't announce all the things they are doing — nor do we want the fash to be able to identify who is and isn't doing heavy resistance work by virtue of a hat. Let symbols be popular.
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I say this regularly. People use performative as a substitute for 'inauthentic' and we could all just say the words we mean to say. Erving Goffman helps us to understand that we perform all of the time in real life. Life itself is often a performance of self.
People have worn out "performative." We often perform things that are real, you know. Posting is a kind of performance of one's politics. Performative doesn't actually mean "fake" or "empty," it just gets deployed that way. We actually need performance. Case in point: last night's performance.
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I say this regularly. People use performative as a substitute for 'inauthentic' and we could all just say the words we mean to say. Erving Goffman helps us to understand that we perform all of the time in real life. Life itself is often a performance of self.
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Is it "based on maths" in the sense that a computer wrote it
February 9, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Is it "based on maths" in the sense that a computer wrote it
dudes rock
British Olympic skier Gus Kenworthy says he has received death threats & messages hoping that he breaks his neck after posting an image showing him urinating the words “f*ck ICE” in the snow. He doubled down, calling ICE “absolutely evil and awful and terrifying” www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
Winter Olympian Gus Kenworthy says he has received death threats over anti-ICE protest
British freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy says he has received death threats in the wake of a social media post that targeted ICE last week
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:36 PM
dudes rock
Tapping the sign again... 😮💨
Words mean things.
If you're calling yourself a Twitter refugee, you should donate $5 to @distributeaid.org.
They help actual refugees who lost everything fleeing for their lives from war, persecution, etc.
www.omprakash.org/global/distr...
If you're calling yourself a Twitter refugee, you should donate $5 to @distributeaid.org.
They help actual refugees who lost everything fleeing for their lives from war, persecution, etc.
www.omprakash.org/global/distr...
February 9, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Tapping the sign again... 😮💨
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"The [nursing home] director said many of her Jewish residents were distraught at the prospect of losing their Haitian caregivers—and asked if they could hide them, as some gentiles had done for Jews during the Holocaust."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-atta...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-atta...
Why Trump’s Attack on Refugees Could Hurt Grandma
It’s immigrants from ‘shithole’ countries who care for our elderly, and nobody’s lining up to take their place.
www.thebulwark.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
"The [nursing home] director said many of her Jewish residents were distraught at the prospect of losing their Haitian caregivers—and asked if they could hide them, as some gentiles had done for Jews during the Holocaust."
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-atta...
www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-atta...
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It's not often we get to report on hopeful news
Alaa Hamoudi won in the EU's top court against Frontex! This opens doors for many survivors of Frontex pushbacks.
@bdeeb.bsky.social tells how he reported on Alaa's case back in 2020 with @bellingcat.com. And how this evidence ended up in court.
Alaa Hamoudi won in the EU's top court against Frontex! This opens doors for many survivors of Frontex pushbacks.
@bdeeb.bsky.social tells how he reported on Alaa's case back in 2020 with @bellingcat.com. And how this evidence ended up in court.
February 9, 2026 at 11:12 AM
It's not often we get to report on hopeful news
Alaa Hamoudi won in the EU's top court against Frontex! This opens doors for many survivors of Frontex pushbacks.
@bdeeb.bsky.social tells how he reported on Alaa's case back in 2020 with @bellingcat.com. And how this evidence ended up in court.
Alaa Hamoudi won in the EU's top court against Frontex! This opens doors for many survivors of Frontex pushbacks.
@bdeeb.bsky.social tells how he reported on Alaa's case back in 2020 with @bellingcat.com. And how this evidence ended up in court.
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I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 8, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
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My armchair post-game assessment of the Super Bowl halftime show is that Culture is winning the Culture War.
February 9, 2026 at 11:17 AM
My armchair post-game assessment of the Super Bowl halftime show is that Culture is winning the Culture War.
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
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when my pets went missing my neighbors helped us find them, not surveillance.
February 9, 2026 at 2:56 AM
when my pets went missing my neighbors helped us find them, not surveillance.
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you know what's cheaper and safer than a ring camera? a fake camera. I've had one since my last porch theft three years ago and it even fooled the eye of a cop trying to get me to snitch on my neighbors. you can't subpoena a recording that doesnt exist.
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
you know what's cheaper and safer than a ring camera? a fake camera. I've had one since my last porch theft three years ago and it even fooled the eye of a cop trying to get me to snitch on my neighbors. you can't subpoena a recording that doesnt exist.
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I will eventually shut up about this but Bad Bunny’s use of the power lines is an outstanding example of how to communicate about climate and energy issues. Not about who is the smartest nerd in the room and spewing numbers but about people’s actual lives. Genius.
February 9, 2026 at 2:29 AM
I will eventually shut up about this but Bad Bunny’s use of the power lines is an outstanding example of how to communicate about climate and energy issues. Not about who is the smartest nerd in the room and spewing numbers but about people’s actual lives. Genius.
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Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
In other words: waste their time and wear them down. Lots of drawn-out, low-risk interactions.
Unless you're exercising violent force or lethal force, the most effective tool you have is temporal attrition and moral depletion. Effectively making every action cost more, every person you have assigned to one task can't do another task, and they can only do so much before they're forced to rest.
February 9, 2026 at 3:13 AM
In other words: waste their time and wear them down. Lots of drawn-out, low-risk interactions.
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This is a matter of temporal attrition - how many hours and resources can you force them to allocate every day and how certain are they that they can exercise their power - you raise the opportunity cost of very action even if they encounter no resistance if they have to allocate more officers.
February 9, 2026 at 3:07 AM
This is a matter of temporal attrition - how many hours and resources can you force them to allocate every day and how certain are they that they can exercise their power - you raise the opportunity cost of very action even if they encounter no resistance if they have to allocate more officers.
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But barricades aren't intended to effectively keep people out indefinitely because they can't be defended against lethal force here. Ignoring money, the real value is controlling space and time, increasing systemic entropy, forcing immediate allocation of manpower and resources.
February 9, 2026 at 3:07 AM
But barricades aren't intended to effectively keep people out indefinitely because they can't be defended against lethal force here. Ignoring money, the real value is controlling space and time, increasing systemic entropy, forcing immediate allocation of manpower and resources.
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Even though ICE was assigned billions and billions by Congress recently, that money is earmarked for contractors and graft so they're loathe to spend it. Moreover, despite the money they're effectively shortstaffed even when they try to flood the zone, so they shift resource spending to the locals.
February 9, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Even though ICE was assigned billions and billions by Congress recently, that money is earmarked for contractors and graft so they're loathe to spend it. Moreover, despite the money they're effectively shortstaffed even when they try to flood the zone, so they shift resource spending to the locals.
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I tell you what, Ring figured out exactly how to weaponize white people’s empathy in service to a corporately controlled surveillance state.
Tell them it will find your dog.
Tell them it will find your dog.
February 9, 2026 at 2:08 AM
I tell you what, Ring figured out exactly how to weaponize white people’s empathy in service to a corporately controlled surveillance state.
Tell them it will find your dog.
Tell them it will find your dog.
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Its neat that congress has never defined an official language for the USA.
February 9, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Its neat that congress has never defined an official language for the USA.